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Noble Marine & Sailingfast ILCA 6 Autumn Qualifier (Q6) at Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy

by Iris Singleton 26 Oct 2023 16:07 BST 21-22 October 2023

This weekend saw the second of the ILCA qualifiers at WPNSA which ran in a very similar way to the last. The fleet of 76 ILCA 6s was split into four flights for a qualifying series on day one before being separated into a gold and a silver fleet for day two. The weather was a little warmer and the wind a little stronger than the previous event making it a tough, but enjoyable weekend.

Saturday began with northerly wind of 9-11 knots meaning a long beat out of the harbour and into Weymouth Bay. There was a short postponement before the ILCA 7s started their first race however, within minutes, conditions changed quite drastically bringing heavy wind and rain, and a large left shift. The race was quickly abandoned, and, after some course adjustment, all fleets managed to start their first race, now in a breezy 22-25 knots of wind.

In the red and green fleet, Alfie Noel led at the first windward mark and protected his position well throughout the race, only being beaten by Hamish Collingridge who won the race with Carys Attwell coming in 3rd. In the yellow and blue fleet, another Collingridge took the win with Daisy in 1st, Mathilda Nicholls in 2nd and Jon Emmett in 3rd. The race was a real test of physical endurance while sailors had to remain conscious of the frequent shifts as the wind came over the surrounding hills and through Weymouth town.

This test of stamina continued into the second race as the wind continued to build to a high of 30 knots and there were little to no opportunities for significant gain, with small shifts and the wind consistently random across the course. A good start, clear lane and flat boat were essential and, proving their skills in these areas, nearly all the same sailors took the podium positions once again.

In the third race, the wind shifted left and dropped quite significantly, steadily decreasing further throughout the race. This led to a very different race to the other two and a different group of sailors at the top, apart from Daisy Collingridge and Mathilda Nicholls who achieved race wins once again.

After day one, the top 39 sailors were assigned to the gold fleet with the remaining sailing in silver, which made for some very tight racing in both fleets on Sunday. Due to the lighter wind of 14-20 knots and west/south-west wind direction, racing took place in Portland harbour for all fleets.

The conditions were relatively unchanging throughout the day and all three races were mainly about getting a good start and playing the shifts. With a closely packed fleet, the downwind leg was also a key area for gaining and losing with difficult decisions between pressure or sailing a shorter distance.

The final race of the day for gold fleet saw a considerable left shift and a black-flag start meant that getting off the line and finding a clear lane to hold on port was vital but tricky. Across all three races, Daisy, Mathilda and Jon dominated the top three positions with only Freddie Sunderland managing to sneak in with a third in the second race of the day.

At the end of the event, Daisy Collingridge came out on top with 5 bullets across the weekend, Mathilda Nicholls came in 2nd and Jon Emmet finished in 3rd as first male and first master. An impressive performance put Hamish Collingridge in 4th overall and first U19 male while first U19 female was Carys Attwell. Third female and first U21 female was Charlotte Videlo, who achieved three top 5 results over the weekend, and first U17 was Alfie Noel.

Silver fleet was won by U19 sailor Kaitlyn Wyatt after consistent racing throughout the event and Noah Evans and Edward Smith came in 2nd and 3rd.

As always, a huge thank you to the sponsors of the event - Sailingfast, Ovington, Noble Marine and Rooster - as well as all the volunteers, both on and off the water, who make these events possible.

ILCA 6 Gold Fleet Results:

PosNatSail NoHelmClubQ1Q2Q3F1F2F3Pts
1GBR221584Daisy CollingridgeWaldringfield SC111‑3115
2GBR219894Matilda NichollsAldeburgh Yacht Club21112‑37
3GBR216115Jon EmmettWeir Wood SC32‑524213
4GBR221631Hamish CollingridgeWaldringfield SC1474‑141228
5GBR221800Robin PhippsParkstone Yacht Club11426‑15730
6GBR214203Alfie NoelStokes Bay SC234‑1918532
7GBR221501Fred SalterGurnard Sailing Club‑1632135932
8GBR214007Jack Graham‑TrollRoyal Lymington Yacht Club78‑12107436
9GBR221854Charlotte VideloFrensham Pond SC / Stokes Bay SC45105‑191438
10GBR221236Archie BurtonBeaver8115‑126838
11GBR222470Freddie SunderlandDraycote Water769‑2631742
12GBR221585Carys AttwellRutland SC32208‑261346
13GBR221490Leo YatesIsland Barn SC1493713‑2046
14GBR223458Joe RoweDraycote Academy49611‑231646
15GBR223460Henry RedmondCovenham SC51015‑3111647
16GBR215206Roo PurvesEast Lothian Yacht Club568228‑2649
17GBR221583Freddie MaclavertyRWBSWC12‑14614101052
18GBR219660Rhys Powell 10129917‑1857
19GBR223088Iris SingletonDraycote Water SC981317‑211158
20GBR222281Archie Munro‑PriceCCSC & RLYMYC13113239‑3259
21GBR221327Tom RawlingsLyme Regis Sailing Club‑265715252173
22GBR210022Julien Rohart 1713211612‑3479
23GBR222775Edwin CrossShoreham15131127‑291581
24GBR215383Thomas BatesYorkshire Dales SC1215132122‑2483
25GBR214074Samuel OsborneRoyal Victoria yacht club1316182020‑2587
26GBR206959Toby SmithRutland SC / Royal Hospital School671930‑332284+5
27GBR218432Honor ProcterCardiff Bay YC1418311816‑3997
28GBR220041Ian GregoryFrensham Pond SC & Stokes Bay SC1072533‑352398
29GBR222776Samson CrossShoreham8172728‑301999
30 219391Ruairi HerringtonLargs Sailing Club6198‑373631100
31GBR220823Spirit AldersonDerwent Reservoir Sailing Club18141132‑3727102
32GBR185604Nathan RussellRHYC2020142524‑28103
33GBR209949Poppy LuxtonRestronguet SC181210‑382738105
34GBR214560Amelie HackerAldeburgh YC / Rutland SC9181635‑3929107
35GBR212008Samantha Edwards 1510282932‑33114
36GBR211145Lewis BaconLeigh and Lowton2922122428‑35115
37GBR201706Hugh AndrewsBlackwater SC(UFD)164343830122
38GBR216513Megan ThomsonIsland Barn Reservoir Sailing Club251519‑363136126
39GBR212943Monty DesforgesGuernsey Yacht Club192315‑393437128

ILCA 6 Silver Fleet Results:

PosNatSail NoHelmClubQ1Q2Q3F1F2F3Pts
1GBR222770Kaitlyn WyattShoreham SC / Papercourt SC‑21211749556
2GBR223080Noah EvansRoyal Victoria Yacht Club27‑292023759
3GBR216616Edward Smithchipstead(DNF)1916713661
4GBR217435Olly MayoGurnard SC1725‑30146163
5GBR203312Lauren IronsPapercourt SC / Island Barn RSC21‑2828510367
6CHN217034Yizhuo LIUBeijing Sailing Center29171787(DNC)78
7GBR204013Lauren AttwellRutland SC‑2621211281880
8GBR214960Lucy DavisRSrnYC & RTYC202022(UFD)41581
9GBR223089Jessica WatsonGuernsey Yacht Club28‑32256121182
10GBR220514Millie LewisMedway YC28‑2929319483
11GBR223674Steve Jackson 16‑231813152183
12GBR220441Finlay CochraneYorkshire Dales & Draycote Water‑32252310161387
13GBR213678Derin Can Soyer (RET)DNCDNC11288
14GBR213520Filip WojcikHythe Sailing Club / Royal Lymington Yac22‑37241952090
15GBR204915Cameron Bignold‑KylesLymington Town Sailing Club303614(UFD)21294
16GBR223085Felicity AngellDraycote Water Sailing Club2426221111‑2794
17GBR222765Flo ToveyCardiff Bay YC / TATA‑3122262117995
18GBR220776Alexander Van DorenOxford Sailing Club / Abingdon School Sa22‑3326161422100
19GBR208325Dru TownsendPortishead Yacht & Sailing Club113030921(DNC)101
20GBR216431Oliver Gatton 25‑3429182410106
21GBR221508Billy MorrisDelph Sailing Club2324‑3227278109
22GBR217000Gretel HainesGurnard Sailing Club‑322723151831114
23GBR218865Maia DelinWPNSA1928‑31262817118
24GBR203965Oliver HirstScammonden Water Sailing Club24262717‑3324118
25GBR219658Will DysonDelph SC23273223(BFD)14119
26GBR215417Stella NygardDraycote Water Sailing Club30(DNS)DNC282019139
27GBR209979Jack McCormickParkstone YC3432(DNC)252328142
28GBR198827Joseph HendersonWelsh Harp Sailing Club‑343133313216143
29GBR209413Alistair MacKinnon ‑353024243432144
30GBR191333Teo Sheffield 33‑3533332230151
31GBR220111Shu LiWarsash3131(DNC)293129151
32GBR206446Lily BrowningTSC / IBRSC33(DNC)DNC302923157
33GBR220732Oliver YatesIsland Barn SC(DNC)DNCDNC222626158
34GBR233453Luke Edwards 272434(DNC)DNCDNC165
35GBR139741Samuel Williams (DNC)DNCDNC322525166
36GBR198755Alfred CraigieWaldringfield sailing club(DNC)DNCDNC2030DNC174
37GBR215565Nolan DawsonOxford Sailing Club(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNCDNC204
37GBR220521David SummervilleWest Lancashire Yacht Club(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNCDNC204
37FRA198290Nicolas RohartOxford Sailing Club(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNCDNC204

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