Winners of the Ceilidh Cup 2022

 Alex Colquitt and his team triumphed at the 2022 Ceilidh Cup with Thomas Goodman of Strathclyde University taking the Scottish Student Sailing title.

It was a windy affair for the annual Ceilidh Cup / Scottish Student Sailing (SSS) Match Racing Championship over the weekend, 8-9 October 2022, with a sell-out entry hosted by the Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club in Rhu.

Raced in Sonars and Qualifier 3 of the 2022 RYA Summer Match Racing Series, it is Scotland's sole annual match racing event and this year saw 9 teams duelling for supremacy, including 6 Scottish university teams eligible for the SSS prize.

Winner of the Scottish Student Sailing prize, Thomas Goodman added: "It was great to see so many new competitors on the water this weekend along with some old stalwarts of the Ceilidh Cup keeping the matches competitive. Thank you to the race officials for pushing hard for a long day afloat on Saturday which fortunately gave us a result going into a breezy Sunday."

Overall Results:

1st: Alex Colquitt / Wessex Sailing Club (Southampton University) - 8 wins

2nd: Ali (Mo) Morrish / Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club - 7 wins

3rd: Thomas Goodman / Strathclyde University* - 6 wins

4th: Craig Macdonald / Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club - 5 wins

5th: Jill Reid / Aberdeen University*

6th equal: Evie Tynan / University of Glasgow*

6th equal: Ffinlo Wright/ University of St Andrews*

6th equal: Nathan Dickson / University of Glasgow*

9th Matt Brett / University of Edinburgh*

The RYA Summer Match Racing Series - supported by Marlow Ropes, Harken and Hyde Sails - will conclude with the Grand Final, 21-23 October 2022, at the Royal Southern YC in Hamble, Southampton.

Find out more about RYA Match Racing and all upcoming events at www.ryamatchracing.co.uk