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Sailingfast ILCA Welsh National Championships 2024 at Plas Heli Welsh National Sailing Academy

by Iain MacLaverty 4 Sep 09:45 BST 20-21 July 2024
Sailingfast ILCA Welsh National Championships at Plas Heli © Plas Heli

July saw the 2024 ILCA Welsh National Championships. Two days of racing and seven races completed. Day 1 was a combination of overcast and very wet with the breeze building throughout the day to about 8-9 knots. Day 2 was sunny with a building breeze as the day went on.

Race one saw lots of tactical decisions and Toby Waggett opened up a lead over Nina Marsh leaving Katherine Gunnand Alex Jones to have a battle. First major event for Alex Saunders and he finished fourth - great start to his ILCA 4 racing.

Races two and three each set away in slightly more breezethan the last, the race being split with boats going both left and right but also up the middle. Toby Waggett taking bothwins and 2nd each for Thomas Saunders and Kat Gunn, 3rdplaces going to Oscar Bartlett and Nina Marsh.

That was day 1 done, Toby had the overnight lead after three bullets followed by Nina Marsh and Kat Gunn rounding out the top three.

Day 2 kicked out with an already 9-10 knots of breeze but again large oscillating shifts. After a long hold on starboard tack Toby rounded the windward in first and went on to take the race win followed by Kat Gunn and Alex Jones taking third.

Race 5 set off with again slightly more breeze and with the sea state slowly building good boat speed was key to a good finish. Toby took first after a close battle with Kat second and Oscar closely following in third. Race 6 was similar conditions but the close battle this time was resulted with Toby, Oscar and Nina.

The breeze built to good hiking conditions as Race 7 started, Toby opened up a lead over Alex J closely followed by Oscar.

The event saw competitors travel from the North East, South Coast, South East, Scotland and the varying corners of Wales - a great event with lots of support from sailors.

ILCA 4 Results:

PosSail NoHelmClubR1R2R3R4R5R6R7Pts
1st221318Toby WaggettDerwent Res S.C.‑11111116
2nd213658Oscar BartlettHayling Island S.C.‑834432319
3rd213140Katherine GunnNotts County S.C.5‑62225420
4th217303Alex JonesParkstone Y.C.3563‑76225
5th212109Nina MarshTenby S.C.2‑73753626
6th220457Thomas SaundersWarsash S.C.625644‑1227
7th222567William MossBarnt Green S.C.781456(OCS)545
8th220518Fred BuckleyYorshire Dales S.C104‑118107746
9th214942Alex Saunders 491010‑168950
10th212233Amelia NuttallTenby S.C.(BFD)10811891056
11th210220Mortimer MastinDabchicks12127‑13910858
12th187036Kit LesterRoyal Harwich Y.C.9‑16121413131172
13th212946Ben AngellDraycote Water S.C.14141591112‑1675
14th221322George HutcheonBurnham on Crouch S.C.13119‑1614151375
15th210611Kate Shelley ‑1513131215111478
16th160649Sarah HardingChew Valley Lake S.C.1115‑161512141582

ILCA 6 Results:

PosSail NoHelmClubR1R2R3R4R5R6R7Pts
1st221583Freddie MacLavertyRWBSWC1‑84422114
2nd223088Iris Singleton ‑731165521
3rd215383Thomas Bates ‑852541623
4th224685Lewis Bacon 34823‑9424
5th201872Hugh Andrews 6‑117713226
6th185604Nathan Russell 413‑994728
7th206301James Russell 5753‑87330
8th213678Derin Can Soyer 229‑1058834
9th222773Bronwen Thomas 116106106‑1349
10th223085Felicity AngellDraycote Water SC13968711‑1454
11th221508Billy MorrisDelph SC101411(UFD)1310967
12th210230John Blundelll 91312(UFD)15171177
13th213589Jacob BennettGlossop SC161213141612‑1783
14th222765Flo Tovey 2017(UFD)1211151085
15th221319Edward Roberts‑StrawCBYC‑2119151812191295
16th216647James Gosson ‑1916141518131995
17th214587Ethan Wild 1418‑211614142197
18th22158Richard RobertsPDSA‑2510161320211898
19th160507Dan Powell 151519111922‑26101
20th223450Sam ClarkeGlossop SC17202020‑231816111
21st4Dilara Soyer 122618(UFD)211623116
22nd147059Noah Edwards 182423(UFD)172315120
23rd160482Honor Hopkin 22‑251719242020122
24th209933Julian LloydNotts County SC2323221722‑2422129
25th217500Emelia TinchCBYC24222521‑262524141
26th214321Wilf Tovey ‑26212422252625143

ILCA 7 Results:

PosSail NoHelmR1R2R3R4R5R6R7Pts
1st224124Christopher Jones‑21111116
2nd219660Rhys Powell1‑53324316
3rd221330Jon Nuttall732(UFD)42422
4th222540George Colquitt325465‑725
5th216704Finn Sinclair8487‑93232
6th218700Andy Fox‑1096257534
7th203965Oliver Hirst564(UFD)391239
8th220826Gordon Riddell67758‑10942
9th213580Stuart Belfield9‑109676643
10th195412John Jones‑111110910111162
11th179838Steve Sinfield‑13121281212864
12th164746Rhys Griffiths121311(UFD)1181065
13th221314Paul Heath4813(DNC)DNCDNCDNC67

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