Last weekend was the much anticipated 2021 UK 18ft Skiff National Championships. After a year away from racing, the UK fleet were keen to show who was the top dog and so the racing was always going to be tight.
The fleet were greeted with 12-14 knots, some sun and a bit of Solent bump... perfect conditions to decide a UK national champion! Union Rose did not have it there way this time and all of the fleet has their nose in front at some point in the day. Babycham and Union Rose took race wins throughout the day, but Union Rose had made their lead too tough to challenge and managed to hold their slot on the podium to remain in first place over the weekend.
So the fleet have themselves a new UK Nationals Champion. Alex Lewin, Dan Harris and Jamie Jobson on Union Rose are well deserved winners of a weekend of exceptionally close racing. With a couple of boats being bought in recent weeks and some addictive racing at the front, it sets the fleet up for an excellent and competitive year in 2022
The next and final round of the Grand Prix Series in 25th/26th September. Be sure to stay tuned!
Overall Results:
Pos Boat Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 Pts
1 Union Rose 1 2 1 1 3 1 3‑ 2 11
2 The Black Dog 2 3 3 5‑ 2 2 4 1 17
3 Babycham 3 5‑ 4 3 1 3 1 4 19
4 Rutland 4 4 5 2 5 5‑ 2 3 25
5 The Time Genie 5 1 2 4 4 4 6‑ 5 25
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