Noble Marine ILCAuk ILCA 4 Inland Championships at Grafham Water Sailing Club

by Chloe Grayton 8 Nov 19:50 NZDT 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.

Noble Marine ILCAuk ILCA 4 Inlands at Grafham Water - photo © Paul Sanwell / OPP

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.

Noble Marine ILCAuk ILCA 4 Inlands at Grafham Water - photo © Paul Sanwell / OPP

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.

Noble Marine ILCAuk ILCA 4 Inlands at Grafham Water - photo © Paul Sanwell / OPP

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.

Noble Marine ILCAuk ILCA 4 Inlands at Grafham Water - photo © Paul Sanwell / OPP

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