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Noble Marine / Ovington Boats UKLA ILCA6 Qualifier 1 at Brightlingsea Sailing Club

by Mish Colingridge 5 Mar 2024 17:23 GMT 2-3 March 2024

This weekend saw the first UKLA Qualifier of the year, held in Brightlingsea. Before the event had even started, it was clear that it was going to be a difficult weekend. All week, the forecast for Saturday had built and built, whilst Sunday was on the other end of the spectrum.

Unfortunately, the forecast was right and sailors arrived to strong onshore winds exceeding 30 knots in the gusts. Subsequently, we were held ashore until 1:30 when the wind finally dropped to a suitable level. The race management team did a stellar job of delivering two great races in prime sailing conditions; 15-20 knots and big waves, what's not to love?

Race 1 was won by Mish Collingridge who had a tough battle with Adriana Penruddocke, with Mish only securing an overlap in the last few boat lengths of the final downwind. Shortly after Ben Elvin came through to round off the podium in 3rd.

Race two was a very different story. Brightlingsea is a very tidal venue, with the tide often flowing at 2-3 knots. Therefore, it is an extremely relevant factor when racing at Brightlingsea. Clearly the fleet had underestimated its strength and failed to realise the tide had turned for the second race. As a result, we had 3 general recalls and only just managed to get a second race under way.

Prior to the start there had also been a left shift, meaning that the Pin end of the line was now biassed. The other advantage of starting at the pin was that it allowed you to lead out to the left where there was more tide going with you upwind. Jon Emmett executed this best and rounded in 1st. He held this position to win the race by a comfortable margin in the end. 2nd and 3rd were closely contested for on the last downwind with four boats only 2 boat lengths apart. However, Alfie Noel and Will Pank, in his first laser event in a long time, impressively finished off the podium. So that was day 1 and sailors rushed ashore to beat the sunset and avoid an even colder packup.

Day 2 was not promising with no forecast predicting more than 7 knots average. Normally this would be fine to race in, however the strong tide meant otherwise. Sailors were inevitably held ashore and a long waiting game consisting of school work (for some) and Virtual Regatta started. Unfortunately, the wind never materialised and after 3 or so hours of waiting the race management team displayed AP over A, no more racing today. The most important thing was that we had done enough races to constitute a series and so a prize-giving was swiftly held in Brightlingsea's lovely clubhouse. It was a nice change to leave the club at 2 O'clock and get home at a suitable time, although there was now no excuse not to do my homework.

The UKLA Qualifier series is kindly sponsored by Noble Marine, Ovington Boats, Sailingfast and Rooster. In Qualifier 1 Noble Marine and Ovington supplied the prizes which were gratefully received by all the sailors.

Massive thanks to all the volunteers, who without this event would not be possible. Brightlingsea sailing club were also fantastic, making pasta after sailing and making us feel very welcome. Sailors are looking forward to the next two weekends where we have back to back qualifiers in Weymouth. Hopefully, we get more fortunate with the wind and get a full series completed!

Overall Results:

PosNatSail NoHelmClubR1R2Pts
1stGBR216115Jon EmmettWeir Wood SC516
2ndGBR221631Hamish CollingridgeWaldringfield SC156
3rdGBR214203Alfie NoelStokes Bay SC628
4thBER223236Adriana PenruddockeRBYC/SPBC268
5thGBR222281Archie Munro‑PriceCCSC & RLYMYC7411
6thGBR215206Roo PurvesEast Lothian Yacht Club41216
7thGBR218711William Pank 15318
8thGBR223458Joe RoweDraycote Academy81018
9thGBR221854Charlotte VideloFrensham Pond SC / Stokes Bay SC13720
10thGBR190471Thommie GritRoyal Hospital School11920
11thIRL219096Daniel PalmerBallyholme Yacht club91322
12thGBR221327Tom RawlingsLyme Regis Sailing Club17825
13thGBR222470Freddie SunderlandDraycote Water181129
14thGBR221490Leo YatesIsland Barn SC121931
15thGBR221575Toby SmithRutland SC / Royal Hospital School221537
16thGBR221583Freddie MaclavertyRWBSWC142438
17thGBR223088Iris SingletonDraycote Water SC102939
18thGBR219833Ralph MustoCorinthian Otters19.52039.5
19thGBR224297Sam GraytonNotts County SC / Draycote Academy231740
20thGBR221793Tom ThwaitesRoyal Hospital School & RNSYC301646
21stGBR218432Honor ProcterCardiff Bay YC252146
22ndGBR214074Samuel OsborneRoyal Victoria yacht club212748
23rdGBR223459Toby bush 292554
24thGBR217435Olly MayoYarmouth SC371855
25thGBR216513Megan ThomsonIsland Barn Reservoir Sailing Club263157
26thGBR222775Edwin CrossShoreham441458
27thGBR222765Flo ToveyCardiff Bay YC / TATA392362
28thGBR215383Thomas BatesYorkshire Dales SC342862
29thGBR222770Kaitlyn WyattShoreham SC / Papercourt SC382664
30thGBR220042Ben ElvinStokes Bay SC3BFD65
31stGBR220441Finlay CochraneYorkshire Dales & Draycote Water323365
32ndGBR217000Gretel HainesGurnard Sailing Club273966
33rdGBR204013Lauren AttwellRutland SC313566
34thGBR218865Maia DelinWPNSA333669
35thGBR220774James ZanengaGurnard Sailing Club423072
36thGBR203312Lauren IronsPapercourt SC / Island Barn RSC353772
37thGBR222776Samson CrossShoreham16BFD78
38thGBR223085Felicity AngellDraycote Water Sailing Club413879
39thGBR221508Billy MorrisDelph Sailing Club404080
40thGBR179834Benjamin Eeles 19.5DNC81.5
41stGBR185604Nathan RussellRHYCDNS2284
42ndGBR214134Amelie HackerAldeburgh YC / Rutland SC24BFD86
43rdGBR211109Alexander Van DorenOxford Sailing Club / Abingdon School Sa464187
44thGBR223089Jessica WatsonGuernsey Yacht Club454287
45thGBR222773Bronwen ThomasPPSA434487
46thGBR210022Julien RohartOxford Sailing Club28BFD90
47thGBR223674Steve JacksonHardway/Stokes BayDNS3294
48thGBR214960Lucy DavisRSrnYC & RTYCRET3496
49thCAY220039Ciara MurphyCISC / Royal Hospital School36BFD98
50thGBR221319Edward Roberts‑StrawCBYCRET43105
51stGBR209409Aspen ChamberlinDorchester Sailing ClubRET45107
52ndGBR220823Spirit AldersonDerwent Reservoir Sailing Club47BFD109
53rdGBR160507Wilf ToveyCardiff Bay yacht club / TATADNCDNC124
53rdGBR219947Joel Simpson DNCDNC124
53rdGBR210611Sonny Simpson DNCDNC124
53rdGBR223452Kieran Vanhoutte DNCDNC124
53rdGBR201706Hugh AndrewsBlackwater SCDNSBFD124
53rdGBR201861Sara GoujonHunts Sailing ClubDNCDNC124
53rdGBR221800Robin PhippsParkstone Yacht ClubRETDNC124
53rdFRA198290Nicolas RohartOxford Sailing ClubDNCDNC124
53rdGBR215565Nolan DawsonOxford Sailing ClubDNCDNC124

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