ILCA 7 Rooster / Noble Marine Qualifier 5 at the WPNSA
by ILCAUK 26 Oct 02:06 NZDT
19-20 October 2024
Of the 170 entries, 41 ILCA 7s registered for the ILCA UK Qualifier 5 at WPNSA, the competitors were all set for an exciting weekend of racing. However, with Sunday's forecast predicting gusts of up to 50 knots, it was clear Saturday would likely be the only day of racing.
In response to the forecast, the Race Committee scheduled 4 races for Day 1 in Portland Harbour. Fortunately, the sailors were treated to clear skies and a lovely breeze of 8-14 knots. The wind, starting from a WNW direction, ensured this wouldn't be tour typical "smash left" day, offering plenty of opportunities and tight racing across the fleet.
Race 1 - saw Micky Beckett take the win, Ewan McMahon 2nd and Elliot Hanson 3rd.
Race 2 had Finley Dickinson and Tim Evans black flagged. Arthur Farley 1st, Ewan McMahon 2nd and Luke Anstey 3rd. Sam Grayton had his best race of the day with an 8th.
Race 3 - Elliot Hanson 1st, Sebastian Kempe 2nd and James Foster 3rd.
Race 4 - Alastair Brown 1st, Eillot Hanson 2nd and James Juhasz 3rd.
Elliot Hanson
Today we did 4 races in the harbour in a backing breeze which was really tricky. I'm struggling to remember a day in the harbour as challenging - often in the autumn, when the water is still quite warm and the air moves over, it can be deceptive, but we also had a 30 degrees left shift (which was forecast) and therefore we had to change the strategy in every race. But what we had in the ILCA7 fleet was one shift first beats - this meant that overtaking was difficult. Especially in flat water 8 to 10 knots and when boat speeds are so similar. You could argue that 270°/280°the right is good then if it goes to 250° /260° then it's the left. Sure, it certainly wasn't straightforward.
(taken from Jon Emmett's video interview)
A big thank you goes out to all ILCAuk's sponsors and a special mention to Rooster and Noble Marine who sponsored the weekend's racing.
Overall Results:
Pos | Nat | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
1st | GBR | 225205 | Elliot Hanson | Redesmere SC | 3 | ‑7 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
2nd | | 216101 | Ewan McMahon | | 2 | 2 | 6 | ‑9 | 10 |
3rd | GBR | 211119 | James Percival‑Cooke | Norfolk Broads YC | ‑7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
4th | GBR | 223070 | Alastair Brown | Great Moor SC | 5 | ‑11 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
5th | BER | 223238 | Sebastian Kempe | Royal Bermuda YC | 6 | 9 | 2 | ‑20 | 17 |
6th | CAN | 217718 | James Juhasz | Bronte Harbour Yacht Club | 11 | ‑14 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
7th | GBR | 221111 | Arthur Farley | BHYC | 9 | 1 | ‑14 | 10 | 20 |
8th | GBR | 210139 | Michael Beckett | Solva SC | 1 | 12 | 9 | (RET) | 22 |
9th | IRL | 222547 | Tom Coulter | East Antrim Boat Club | ‑28 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 22 |
10th | GBR | 224700 | Kai Wolgram | Llyn Brenig SC | 4 | 13 | 10 | ‑23 | 27 |
11th | | 261126 | Ben Flower | Paignton SC | 8 | ‑20 | 11 | 8 | 27 |
12th | GBR | 216212 | Christopher Marsh | Royal Hospital School | ‑14 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 30 |
13th | GBR | 221798 | Luke Anstey | Frensham Pond SC / Stokes Bay SC | ‑22 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 32 |
14th | GBR | 221582 | Finley Dickinson | Royal Southern Yacht Club/ WPNSA | 12 | (BFD) | 7 | 13 | 32 |
15th | GBR | 212907 | James Foster | Poole YC | ‑18 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 37 |
16th | GBR | 221509 | Oliver Allen‑Wilcox | Chew Valley SC / Parkstone Yacht Club | 16 | 15 | ‑17 | 6 | 37 |
17th | GBR | 224740 | Joe Rowe | Draycote Academy | 10 | ‑28 | 18 | 21 | 49 |
18th | GBR | 219665 | James Curtis | Bosham Sailing Club | 17 | ‑18 | 15 | 18 | 50 |
19th | IRL | 223303 | Fiachra Mcdonnell | RSGYC | 15 | 16 | 20 | ‑26 | 51 |
20th | GBR | 224297 | Sam Grayton | Notts County SC | 24 | 8 | 21 | ‑25 | 53 |
21st | GBR | 224545 | Alfie Noel | Stokes Bay SC | ‑29 | 10 | 27 | 16 | 53 |
22nd | GBR | 224548 | Robin Phipps | Parkstone Yacht Club | 23 | 22 | ‑29 | 11 | 56 |
23rd | GBR | 219907 | Nick Welbourn | Hykeham SC | 13 | 21 | ‑23 | 22 | 56 |
24th | GBR | 219069 | Finlay Tulett | Aberdeenshire Sailing Trust | ‑35 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 69 |
25th | GBR | 220776 | Freddie Howarth | Parkstone YC | ‑33 | 26 | 30 | 15 | 71 |
26th | GBR | 215835 | Tim Evans | Grafham Water SC | 20 | (BFD) | 32 | 19 | 71 |
27th | GBR | 221580 | Josh Morgan | Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club | ‑31 | 25 | 16 | 31 | 72 |
28th | HKG | 209950 | Wai Chak Tsui | Hong Kong Sports Institute | 30 | 24 | 19 | ‑33 | 73 |
29th | GBR | 223460 | Henry Redmond | Covenham SC | 21 | 23 | 31 | ‑34 | 75 |
30th | GBR | 220821 | Archie Wright | Stokes Bay SC | 27 | 19 | ‑36 | 30 | 76 |
31st | GBR | 219655 | Edward Baker | Chew Valley Lake SC | 26 | ‑27 | 25 | 27 | 78 |
32nd | GBR | 214007 | Jack Graham‑Troll | Royal Lymington Yacht Club | 25 | ‑32 | 24 | 32 | 81 |
33rd | GBR | 219658 | Will Dyson | Delph SC | 32 | ‑34 | 34 | 24 | 90 |
34th | GBR | 211324 | Rhys Jones | Cardiff YC | ‑41 | 36 | 33 | 28 | 97 |
35th | GBR | 215421 | Willam Sunderland | Draycote Water | ‑38 | 33 | 28 | 36 | 97 |
36th | GBR | 216239 | Jamie Blake | Great Moor SC | ‑39 | 31 | 37 | 29 | 97 |
37th | GBR | 219660 | Rhys Powell | | 34 | 30 | 35 | ‑37 | 99 |
38th | | 216995 | Matteo Bertacchi | | 19 | (RET) | DNC | DNC | 103 |
39th | GBR | 202316 | Harry Newton | Whitstable YC | ‑40 | 35 | 39 | 35 | 109 |
40th | GBR | 221330 | Jon Nuttall | Neyland Yacht Club | 36 | 37 | ‑40 | 38 | 111 |
41st | GBR | 218700 | Andy Fox | Leigh & Lowton S C. | 37 | 38 | 38 | ‑39 | 113 |