The Illuminis RS Vareo Inland National Championships 2023 were held at Milton Keynes Sailing Club over the weekend of 15/16 July with a training day on the preceding Friday. This was also the second event in this year's Rooster National Tour.
The forecast for the weekend built steadily as the date approached, with a huge low coming in threatening gale force winds and thunderstorms. Happily, this did not deter the competitors travelling to Milton Keynes with their fingers crossed, including 5 sailors at their first Vareo open meeting.
The forecast for Saturday was always terrible with every prediction suggesting gusts of over 40mph so a decision was made early on Saturday morning to cancel the racing with a decent chance of being able to do something on Sunday morning.
Sunday's forecast was pretty much on the nail, 22 gusting 30 ish. Nicki Fisher decided it was too strong and joined Mark Warren on the committee boat to officiate over three back-to-back races.
With a slightly unhelpful South Westerly, the best course was set that gave a decent beat and a long broad reach down to a gate at the end of Caldecotte Lake South. After three exhilarating and testing races and back on shore, lunch and more cake awaited followed by prizes presented by Julie Dawes, the Event and Community Engagement Officer of the Parks Trust - the organisation that looks after Milton Keynes' green spaces including our lake.
Many thanks to the great army of volunteers from MKSC for managing the racing and providing much needed safety-cover, and of course to Moira, my sister Lu and Marian for the catering and support.
Overall Results:
Pos Sail No Helm Club R1 R2 R3 Pts
1st 621 Luke Fisher Emberton Park SC 2 1 1 4
2nd 386 John Carron Milton Keynes SC 3 2 6 11
3rd 345 Stuart Bailey Wilsonion SC 4 7 3 14
4th 660 Cheryl Wood Pennine SC 7 3 5 15
5th 649 Chris Abbott The Nottingham SC 6 5 4 15
6th 247 Alan Bassett Pevensey Bay SC 5 4 DNF 22
7th 170 Nick Crickmore Waveney & Oulton Broad YC 8 6 DNF 27
8th 304 Mark Oakton Milton Keynes SC 10 9 9 28
9th 285 Andy Nicoll Oxford SC 9 10 10 29
10th 443 Paul North Milton Keynes SC 11 8 DNF 32
11th 527 Dan Partington Bala SC 1 DNC DNC 37
12th 567 Andy Curtiss Milton Keynes SC DNF DNC 2 37
13th 391 Alastair Mitton Chew Valley SC 12 DNC 8 38
14th 384 Neil Brinkworth The Nottingham SC DNF DNC 7 42
15th 444 Michelle Collier‑Brooks Oxford SC DNF DNF DNC 46
16th 407 Serena Stewardson Emberton Park SC 13 DNC DNC 49
17th 184 Marie Marshall The Nottingham SC DNF DNC DNC 53
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