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Noble Marine ILCA 6 Masters UK National Championships 2024 at Hayling Island Sailing Club

by Marshall King 7 Oct 06:43 NZDT 27-29 September 2024

Of the 101 entries 46 ILCA 6 sailors showed up at Hayling Island Sailing Club over the weekend of September 27-29 to contest the 2024 Masters National Championships.

The ILCA Masters fleet split was eight Apprentice Masters (30-44), eight Masters (44-54), fourteen Grand Masters (55-65), twelve Great Grand Master (65-74) and four Legends (75+).

The forecast was for wind and Friday didn't disappoint, as competitors eventually were released by PRO Tim Hancock to race in a strong northerly. Winds pre-start were gusting 30 knots but Tim held his nerve and set the fleet off. The wind abated to the low twenties for most of the first race, but piped up to 30 knots on the last run where the thwack of masts hitting the water could be heard aplenty.

Jon Emmett showed he meant business with a win, followed by Ross Harvey and Steve Cockerill. Only 29 competitors finished this race, and with the winds getting ever stronger, the PRO let us all scuttle back to harbour.

Saturday morning was a completely different picture, blue skies and light winds. Unfortunately a bit too light - several races had to be abandoned on the first leg due to major wind shifts and wind holes.

In the end two races were completed. In the first race, Jon Emmett showed his mastery in light winds as well as heavy and scored a second win, followed by Dutch sailor Roel Ballieux with Steve Cockerill again coming third.

In the second race, Adrian Lynham took an early lead on the first beat coming from the left side, and held on magnificently to win from Steve Cockerill, hotly pursued down the last run by wife Sarah. For once Jon Emmett had found himself on the wrong side of the first beat, but still managed to pull through to sixth.

The fleet had a well-earned curry evening on Saturday night at HISC, and shared stories of windy runs and monster wind holes, before the prize draw for Tideway multitools, Rooster clothing and the big one - a Wildwind holiday in Vassiliki.

Sunday's forecast was for a return to strong winds, this time from the south, and it proved to be fully accurate. The fleet waited ashore whilst the race team checked conditions in the bay, which, with a 20-25 knot from 180 degrees, were just too full-on to take the fleet out over the Chichester bar. However, with high water approaching, the PRO spotted that the wind direction lay perfectly in the axis of Emsworth Channel and managed to set an excellent full-sized W/L course inside the harbour.

Two races in 25-28 knots followed, with the W mark right opposite the sailing club, no doubt to the amusement of onlookers from the balcony who were treated to a fine display of artistic capsizing on the tricky bear away.

Ross Harvey showing himself the master in these conditions with two bullets, with Jon Emmett two seconds. Steve Cockerill was third in the first race and Marshall King was third in the second race.

So though only five races were completed, three were windy, two light, three in the bay and two in the tidal harbour - a full test of sailing skills.

The prize-giving was delayed as we watched INEOS Britannia on the big screen and wondered if Ben still remembered his ILCA days.

Jon Emmett won and was also top Master, with Ross Harvey second and top Apprentice Master, Steve Cockerill third and top Grand Master, Marshall King fourth and Terry Scutcher fifth and top Great Grand Master. Sarah Cockerill was the top Female in 9th position overall.

Many thanks to Tim Hancock and all off and on shore race teams at HISC and our own ILCAUK team for all that they did to get the event away against some serious headwinds.

Once again our sponsors provided a fantastic range of great prizes for the sailing and super prizes for the Saturday evening prize draw. The star prize was a fabulous Wildwind sailing holiday - The lucky winner being Tim Crook.

Colston Nichols and David Binding won ILCA sails from Ovington. Mike Kinnear and David Hartgill won the engraved Tideway Multitools.

Sponsors were: Ovington Boats, Sailingfast, Rooster, Southeast Sailboats, Wildwind Holidays, Tideway Wealth.

More of Jon Emmett's interviews with various fleet members can be found on www.facebook.com/ILCAUK

Overall Results:

PosSail NoHelmClubR1R2R3R4R5Pts
1st216115Jon EmmettWeir Wood SC11‑6226
2nd218942Ross HarveyHayling Island SC / Stokes Bay SC2‑74118
3rd224129Stephen CockerillStokes Bay Sailing Club3323(DNC)11
4th217915Marshall KingQueen Mary Sailing Club55‑74317
5th162576Terry ScutcherShotley SC69‑235424
6th215933John CurranWembley SC84‑97524
7th202119Roel Ballieux ‑142126727
8th219894Adrian LynhamStokes Bay SC12‑34110629
9th224130Sarah CockerillStokes bay sailing club1715311(DNC)46
10th219098Andrew WhittakerQueen Mary SC916‑2213846
11th212201Dick Soderberg 19‑411791055
12th184769Stefan LaegerLyme Regis Sailing Club24‑261014957
13th204368Thomas GyrCircolo Velico Lago di Lugano20‑2113171262
14th202542Julien ShawyerChew Valley Lake Sailing Club22‑4018151166
15th215375Nick LivingstoneOxford SC1311388(UFD)70
16th214073David GoddardWeir Wood SC11816(DNC)DNC87
17th213707Jimmy CarterLancing SC16293512(UFD)92
18th222574Peter EdelKing George SC71927(DNC)DNC105
19th218154Sean CraigRStGYC(DNF)65DNCDNC115
20th222557Bob CudmoreParkstone YC43526(DNC)DNC117
21st222555Max HuntWhitstable YC(DNC)138DNCDNC125
22nd220826Gordon RiddellDelph SC252820(DNC)DNC125
23rd220441Rafael MatarazzoQueen Mary SC29384316(DNF)126
24th222549Peter TaylorParkstone YC272028(DNC)DNC127
25th214110Andy AllanTrimpley SC(DNC)1414DNCDNC132
26th221486John ElderGrafham Water Sailing Club184221(DNC)DNC133
27th218940Christopher KilshawReading Sailing Club212337(DNC)DNC133
28th222772David BindingWeir Wood SC(DNF)2211DNCDNC137
29th209933Julian LloydNotts County SC(DNC)1225DNCDNC141
30th208888Simon RadfordStokes Bay SC(DNC)1029DNCDNC143
31st215377Richard MajorGrafham Water SC283633(DNC)DNC149
32nd203157Mihail YankovQueen Mary SC(DNC)2719DNCDNC150
33rd191405Mark MahySwanage SC233739(DNC)DNC151
34th168090Kerry MorganWarsash SC(DNC)1830DNCDNC152
35th190615Jonathan CouchTorpoint Mosquito Sailing Club(DNC)1736DNCDNC157
36th223870Ian RawetGrafham Water SC(DNC)3024DNCDNC158
37th215416Peter Gee 263942(DNC)DNC159
38th215405Glyn PurnellLeigh & Lowton/West Kirby SC(DNC)2432DNCDNC160
39th217901Guy Hickman (DNC)4415DNCDNC163
40th215198Roger O'Gorman 10(DNC)DNCDNCDNC166
41st219061Bob DraperStokes Bay SC(DNC)3231DNCDNC167
42nd223674Steve JacksonStokes Bay SC15(DNF)DNCDNCDNC171
43rd219663Tom FlinthamFrensham Pond SC(DNC)3141DNCDNC176
44th206502Hilary ThomasLocks SC(DNC)3340DNCDNC177
45th221095Richard HardingFrensham Pond Sailing Club(DNC)25DSQDNCDNC181
46th213093Michael KinnearGrafham Water SC(DNC)4334DNCDNC181
47th222280Neil DunkleySaltash Sailing Club / Looe Sailing Club(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNC208
47th197693Sergio MessinaBough Beech SC(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNC208
47th185966Natalie CampbellHayling Island Sailing Club(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNC208
47th223447Robert BeereFrensham Pond SC(DNF)DNCDNCDNCDNC208
47th168986John GoldsbroughWeston Sailing Club(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNC208

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