Noble Marine ILCAuk ILCA 4 Inland Championships at Grafham Water Sailing Club
by Chloe Grayton 8 Nov 06:50 GMT
2-3 November 2024
The ILCA 4 Inland Championships were tough this year, with loads of competition between the boys and girls in the fleet! Unfortunately, Saturday's races didn't go as planned since the wind was so light and shifty that we couldn't get any racing in, despite the race team's best efforts. But Sunday definitely made up for it with four solid races completed.
The day ended with a prize draw. Several fabulous prizes from Tideway Wealth, Ovington Boats and Rooster were handed out to many happy recipients. Thank you sponsors.
In Race 1, Thomas Semmens took the lead early on, securing first place with Ava Harris-Scott close behind in second and Felix Harle in third. It was a tight race, and everyone was pushing hard to get a strong start to the day.
Things really started heating up in Race 2 when Chloe Grayton took an early lead and kept it all the way to the finish. Merry Lewis wasn't far behind Chloe, closely followed by Noah Mathers who, in the last few boat lengths before the finish line, overtook Merry taking second place with Merry ending third in a pretty intense finish.
By race three, Thomas Knight pulled ahead of the fleet and kept a solid lead, with Chloe and Emily Shearer battling it out for second and third. This race ended with a shortened course, finishing at the top of the inner loop.
The final race of the day had Chloe in the lead, creating a decent gap ahead of Thomas Knight in second, while Ava took third. The competition was tough all day, and even with light, shifty winds, everyone gave it their all.
Coming down to the final race, Chloe Grayton came 1st overall, with Thomas Semmens 2nd and Thomas Knight 3rd.
Overall, the conditions were challenging, with light and shifty winds keeping us all on our toes. The race team did an amazing job making sure we could get four races in, especially after no races on Saturday. Huge thanks to them for their hard work and keeping everything running smoothly. It was definitely a weekend of patience, tactics, and some amazing racing!
Thank you to UKLA and Grafham Water Sailing Club for hosting such a great event.
And thank you to our great sponsors for no only sponsoring this event but for supporting ILCAuk this season.
Overall Results:
Pos | Sail number | Helm | Club | Age Category | Gender | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
1st | 224296 | Chloe Grayton | Notts County SC | U16 | Female | ‑21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
2nd | 224335 | Thomas Semmens | Brixham YC / Paignton SC | U16 | Male | 1 | 4 | ‑11 | 5 | 10 |
3rd | 186111 | Thomas Knight | | U16 | Male | 9 | ‑10 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
4th | 198964 | Merry Lewis | Hayling Island Sailing Club | U18 | Female | 8 | 3 | 5 | ‑11 | 16 |
5th | 222567 | William Moss | Barnt Green SC | U18 | Male | 7 | 5 | 4 | ‑13 | 16 |
6th | 206192 | Felix Harle | Parkstone Yacht Club | U16 | Male | 3 | 11 | ‑16 | 6 | 20 |
7th | 223535 | Tristan Harding | Frensham Pond Sailing Club | U18 | Male | 5 | ‑13 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
8th | 212026 | Ellie Thwaites | Norwich School | U18 | Female | 4 | 9 | ‑13 | 9 | 22 |
9th | 212055 | Ava Harris‑Scott | Elton SC | U16 | Female | 2 | 18 | ‑24 | 3 | 23 |
10th | 212408 | Fraser Hakes | | U16 | Male | 6 | 12 | 6 | ‑20 | 24 |
11th | 221799 | Emily Shearer | Clyde Cruising Club | U16 | Female | ‑20 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 26 |
12th | 216391 | Jacob Jull | | U16 | Male | ‑26 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
13th | 208712 | Harry Whelan | Weirwood SC | U16 | Male | 11 | ‑22 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
14th | 207296 | Zachary Chappell | Parkstone Yacht Club | U16 | Male | 10 | 14 | ‑26 | 10 | 34 |
15th | 214942 | Alex Saunders | Warsash SC | U16 | Male | 16 | 8 | 12 | ‑25 | 36 |
16th | 189093 | Noah Mathers | Burnham Sailing Club | U16 | Male | ‑25 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 40 |
17th | 219830 | Gethin Kelly | Llyn Brenig | U18 | Male | 18 | ‑21 | 10 | 18 | 46 |
18th | 191850 | Henry Blades | Scaling Dam | U16 | Male | ‑36 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 46 |
19th | 196714 | Jessica Welch | Blackwater Sailing Club | U16 | Female | 14 | 20 | 15 | ‑24 | 49 |
20th | 216402 | Jake Davies | Warsash SC | U16 | Male | 19 | 6 | 25 | ‑32 | 50 |
21st | 197632 | Thomas Saunders | Warsash | U18 | Male | 13 | 17 | ‑29 | 22 | 52 |
22nd | 151291 | William Sadler | | U16 | Male | 15 | (DNC) | 21 | 21 | 57 |
23rd | 222576 | Finley Moss | Barnt Green SC | A | Male | 12 | 32 | ‑40 | 14 | 58 |
24th | 199495 | Alanna Starkie | Derwent reservoir sailing club | U16 | Female | ‑33 | 25 | 33 | 8 | 66 |
25th | 222777 | William Swann | Grafham Water Sailing Club | U16 | Male | 31 | ‑39 | 22 | 16 | 69 |
26th | 206428 | Sebastian Sitton | Warsash Sailing Club | U16 | Male | 23 | ‑36 | 18 | 28 | 69 |
27th | 187036 | Kit Lester | Royal Harwich YC | U16 | Male | 17 | 35 | 20 | ‑39 | 72 |
28th | 215413 | Holly Cole | Thorpe Bay Yacht Club | U16 | Female | 24 | 24 | ‑27 | 27 | 75 |
29th | 179862 | Jai Mutreja | | U16 | Male | 30 | (UFD) | 17 | 31 | 78 |
30th | 176848 | Nathan Clark | Waveney & Oulton Broad Yacht Club | U18 | Male | ‑37 | 31 | 23 | 26 | 80 |
31st | 221852 | Ollie Rawlings | Lyme Regis Sailing Club | U16 | Male | 22 | ‑34 | 32 | 30 | 84 |
32nd | 212430 | Henry Moss | Downs Sailing Club | U16 | Male | ‑39 | 16 | 34 | 36 | 86 |
33rd | 210611 | Kate Shelley | Largs SC | U16 | Female | 27 | 23 | ‑38 | 34 | 89 |
34th | 221322 | George Hutcheon | Burnham‑on‑Crouch Sailing Club / Corinth | U18 | Male | 28 | 40 | ‑42 | 23 | 91 |
35th | 212232 | Aedan Hadaway | | U16 | Male | 35 | 27 | 31 | (RET) | 93 |
36th | 212946 | Ben Angell | Draycote Water Sailing Club | U16 | Male | 29 | 29 | 37 | ‑41 | 95 |
37th | 220152 | Philippa Knights | Burghfield SC | U16 | Female | 34 | 28 | ‑43 | 35 | 97 |
38th | 183038 | Ellie Bonar | Rutland Sailing Club | U16 | Female | ‑42 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 101 |
39th | 180627 | Dougal Jackson | | U16 | Male | 41 | 30 | 30 | ‑42 | 101 |
40th | 171988 | Oscar Bush | | U18 | Male | 32 | 42 | 28 | ‑43 | 102 |
41st | 222568 | Olivia Dembinska | Ullswater Yacht Club | U16 | Female | ‑38 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 106 |
42nd | 152514 | Freddie Reeves | GWSC/CSC | U18 | Male | 40 | ‑41 | 41 | 33 | 114 |
43rd | 221506 | Nancy Ellis | | M | Female | 44 | 26 | (UFD) | 40 | 115 |
44th | 200434 | Chloe Walmsley | | U16 | Female | ‑43 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 115 |
45th | 198302 | Finley Monks | Winsford Flash Sailing Club | U18 | Male | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 144 |
45th | 208510 | Florence Osborne | Royal Hospital School | U16 | Female | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 144 |
45th | 206839 | George Jacobs | | U18 | Male | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 144 |