RS Feva Inland Championship and GP5 at Draycote Water Sailing Club

by Chrissie Le Petit 8 May 17:54 BST 20-21 April 2024

Saturday 20th April saw nearly 100 sailors busy in the boat park rigging 47 boats, eager to get sailing on a cold but sunny morning. A great start to a fabulous weekend at Draycote Water Sailing Club.

Racing soon was upon us and with a north easterly wind it allowed spectators to see the busy starts and watch the line of colours racing towards the shore with boats racing through the finish line. With shifty conditions throughout the day, sailors were battling for a frontline start and we saw competitive racing on the course with coaches on the water noting the starts got better as the event went on.

Race one - Full of girl power, the first bullet of the weekend went to Rebecca Knock and Megan Gowers of Port Dinorwic Sailing Club, with Zoe Lomas-Clark and Mark Soars of Frensham Pond claiming second place and in third was Ed Stubbs and Noah Kenny of Lyme Regis Sailing Club.

Race two - Port Dinorwic Sailors were at the front of the fleet again, this time it was Ben Greenhalgh and Tom Sinfield that claimed first place with Rebecca and Megan on their stern. Brothers Thomas and Daniel Whitehead of Filey Sailing Club came in third place.

Race three - Ben and Tom were on a roll and took their second bullet of the day. Second and third place were claimed by sailors from Rutland Sailing Club, Luke Rowlands and Jude Beatty came second with Annabel Caldecott and Gabe Beatty in third place.

Race four - Zoe and Mark battled for first place, with Ben and Tom in second, and Ed and Noah claiming third place.

Race five - The final race of the day was the start of sprint racing. Finishing off the day with another bullet for Zoe Lomas-Clarke and Mark Soars. Followed by fellow club members Will Stratton-Brown and Will Ahlheid in second place and Ed and Noah placing third.

Sailors received a coaches debrief in the club with the pizza and fish and chips to follow in the club lounge.

There was a bit more breeze than expected on Sunday morning and it was a little chillier. Sailors were excited to have a day of sprint racing to complete their championship weekend, spectators were fortunate to be able to see the starts from the shore again. Close racing continued in the final five races.

Race six - the first race on Sunday morning was won by Ben and Tom with Ed and Noah in second place and Zoe and Mark claiming third place.

Race seven - Zoe and Mark came back and took another win, leaving the top two boats with three bullets each! In second place was Ben and Tom and third place Rebecca and Megan.

Race eight - First place goes to ed and Noah, their first win of the Championships. Second place was claimed by Zoe and Mark and in third was fellow club members Will and Will.

Race nine - Ben and Tom came back to take another win, followed by Ed and Noah in second. Third place went to Will and Will once more.

Race ten - It was the final race of the championships, with two discards now in place this would decide the Inland Champions of 2024. First place went to sailors that had now claimed five bullets over the weekend, Ben and Tom. Second place was Will and Will, their best result of the weekend. Third place went to Rebecca and Megan.

• Crowned Grand Prix 5, Inland Champions - Ben and Tom of Port Dinorwic Sailing Club, Congratulations to you!
• Second Place - Zoe and Mark of Frensham Pond Sailing Club
• Third Place - Ed and Noah of Lyme Regis Sailing Club.
• First School Boat - Daniel Larsen and George Aldridge of Magdalen College School
• Endeavour Award - Charlton Yao and Nikhil Hauser of Magdalen College School
• Fevaship Award - Sirene Le Petit and Felix Chataway of Saundersfoot Sailing Club/ Magdalen College School
• Feva Fun Award - Laura Jubb and Abi Llewellyn of Hayling Island Sailing Club / Emsworth Sailing Club
• Sailors' sailor was Alex Breese of Royal Lymington Yacht Club

Well done to all the sailors that participated over the weekend it was fantastic to see you all enjoying the racing! We look forward to seeing you all at our next event, the big one, our Nationals in May.

We would like to say thank you to our series sponsors Rooster for their continued support throughout the series and Coastwatersports for coming onboard as a series sponsor. Many thanks to the Race Officer Matt Rowe and the whole team at Draycote Water Sailing Club. Thank you to our coaches Simon Greenhalgh and Jacob Knocks, our volunteers on safety and to Phil Rydin-Orwin for all the photos. Final thanks go to the sailors parents and friends, we love your enthusiasm for the sport and all your smiles!

Overall Results: (Series Results can be found here)

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pts
1st	8600	Ben Greenhalgh	Tom Sinfield	PDSC	4	1	1	2	‑5	1	2	‑10	1	1	13
2nd	5144	Zoe Lomas‑Clarke	Mark Soars	Frensham Pond Sailing Club	2	4	(BFD)	1	1	3	1	2	6	(UFD)	20
3rd	7070	Ed Stubbs	Noah Kenny	Lyme Regis SC	3	‑8	‑5	3	3	2	5	1	2	5	24
4th	5064	William Stratton‑Brown	Will Ahlheid	Frensham Pond SC	‑26	‑9	8	6	2	4	4	3	3	2	32
5th	8501	Rebecca Knock	Megan Gowers	PDSC	1	2	‑10	4	4	8	3	8	‑29	3	33
6th	2431	Luke Rowlands	Jude Beatty	Rutland Sailing Club	9	14	2	7	6	‑19	8	4	(DNC)	7	57
7th	8686	Thomas Whitehead	Daniel Whitehead	Filey SC	5	3	6	9	11	9	6	‑18	12	‑24	61
8th	8762	Cassius Day	Harry O Callaghan	Gurnard	10	10	‑11	5	10	10	9	5	8	‑15	67
9th	6680	William Hutchinson	Raffy Seddon	R.Lym.Y.C	13	11	4	8	‑18	12	10	6	9	‑14	73
10th	8377	Jack Hodgkins	Isabella Barnes	South Staffs & Drayecote Water	6	12	‑16	‑20	14	5	7	14	7	12	77
11th	5561	Daniel Larsen	George Aldridge	MCS	22	‑28	13	14	‑24	7	12	7	4	8	87
12th	1036	Annabel Caldecott	Gabe Beatty	Rutland sailing Club	14	5	3	12	17	‑21	‑20	13	15	18	97
13th	5172	Alex Vollmer	Amy Parker	Trearddur Bay Sailing Club / Oxford Sail	8	‑35	‑31	10	15	6	15	11	11	25	101
14th	8624	Matthew Boatman	Archie Denley	Sunderland YC	11	19	9	‑21	8	11	(DSQ)	19	13	13	103
15th	7530	Ruby Callaghan	Lauren Barber	HISC	16	15	7	13	12	‑32	17	‑24	22	4	106
16th	8034	Mia Hateley	Mona Nygard	Draycote Water SC / South Staffs	12	7	14	19	13	(UFD)	‑21	15	17	11	108
17th	8243	Sam Brown	Henry Adamson	Claires Court Race Team	19	‑23	(BFD)	17	22	17	11	12	5	10	113
18th	6199	Ben Mcewen	Ollie Keeton	Royal Lymington	17	16	19	15	19	18	‑34	‑28	24	9	137
19th	6611	Fallon Day	Hannah Yates	Gurnard sailing Club	(UFD)	6	‑26	18	23	20	24	9	21	20	141
20th	4647	Rafe Bradley	Will Haines	Gurnard Sailing Club	7	‑31	28	27	9	22	13	20	16	(UFD)	142
21st	8424	Amelia Hutchinson	Lauren Mecklenburgh	RLYMYC	18	17	12	‑35	29	13	16	25	19	‑30	149
22nd	1287	Harry Wilson	Molly Wilson	Filey Sailing Club	(UFD)	18	15	29	7	30	(DNS)	16	23	17	155
23rd	3373	James Cox	William West	Restronguet SC / Starcross YC	21	22	17	24	28	16	‑30	26	‑33	6	160
24th	7355	Pippa Paley	Noah Helm	Starcross Yacht Club	‑31	13	(BFD)	28	25	25	26	22	14	16	169
25th	6494	Ellie Thwaites	Ryan Surguy	NBYC	20	26	(BFD)	11	21	23	23	30	28	‑32	182
26th	88	Pippa Knight	Kate Craig	Burghfield	25	30	18	26	27	‑37	28	(RET)	10	19	183
27th	4194	Alex Breese	Sienna Mordaunt	Royal Lymington YC	(UFD)	21	(BFD)	30	26	14	18	23	26	29	187
28th	8187	Phoebe Greenhalgh	Harry Bennell	PDSC	15	32	27	16	16	‑35	‑35	33	27	35	201
29th	2915	Theo Smith	Amelia Caldecott	Rutland sailing Club	23	‑33	25	(UFD)	31	26	27	31	18	23	204
30th	5424	Laia Priestley	Isla Mckeown	Ulswater YC	‑37	29	30	23	32	‑33	31	17	20	26	208
31st	6112	Florence Osborne	Francis Harding	Royal Hospital School / Thorpe Bay Yacht	29	27	33	‑41	‑34	15	25	27	30	31	217
32nd	8777	Feva Corduff	George Hunter	RHYC	32	‑44	24	‑40	33	28	22	21	31	27	218
33rd	2422	Ben Angell	Laurie Lamb	Draycote water SC / Staunton Harold SC	30	‑37	20	31	‑36	27	19	32	34	28	221
34th	8230	Jude Armstrong	Isaac Jackson	Claires Court Race Team	24	20	29	38	35	(UFD)	14	29	36	(UFD)	225
35th	7814	Berenice Rydin‑Orwin	Annabel Jenner	Lyme Regis SC	33	39	21	37	20	‑40	29	35	35	(UFD)	249
36th	8294	Haydn Seller	Monty Morgan	Claires Court Race Team	35	25	34	32	38	(UFD)	33	38	‑40	22	257
37th	106	Laura Jubb	Abi Llewellyn	HISC / ESC	34	‑40	(BFD)	22	30	31	36	37	39	37	266
38th	7615	Thomas Robinson	Daisy Charlesworth	Stokes Bay Sailing Club	36	36	38	‑39	‑39	29	37	36	32	33	277
39th	55	Charlton Yao	Nikhil Hauser	MCS	27	‑43	36	‑43	40	34	39	40	38	38	292
40th	5560	Mathis Iavanovic	Cohen‑Kadosh	MCS	38	41	(BFD)	34	41	(UFD)	32	34	37	36	293
41st	1305	Andrew Homewood	Heather Homewood	Oxford Sailing Club / Cokethorpe	39	‑42	(BFD)	33	37	39	38	42	41	34	303
42nd	300b	Sirene Le Petit	Felix Chataway	MSC	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	24	40	39	25	21	305
43rd	6184	Sirene Le Petit	Cerise Le Petit	Saundersfoot Sailing Club	28	24	23	25	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	308
44th	8295	Charlie Oswald	Felix Reason	Claires Court Race Team	41	34	37	‑45	45	42	41	43	43	(RET)	326
45th	18	Johnny Kenyon	Jacob Gilmour	MCS	40	45	39	42	44	41	42	(DNF)	42	(DNC)	335
46th	8286	Max Skelton	Jacob Sims	Claires Court Race Team	42	46	32	44	42	38	(DNF)	41	(DNF)	DNF	337
47th	7056	Trinny Fry	Alexa Fry	Royal Thames Yacht Club	(DNC)	38	22	(RET)	DNC	36	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	356
48th	300	Felix Chataway	Finn Lawrence	MCS	43	47	35	36	43	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	360
49th	61	Stephan Parakhonyak	James Fuller	MCS	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	416