National 12 Dinghy Shack series final and Inland Championships at Northampton Sailing Club

 

This event was the last in the Dinghy Shack 2023 series; the Saturday counted for the Dinghy Shack series, and the whole weekend counted for the inland championships. The event was shared with the Solos, making it busy on the water and around the club.

Saturday was true to the weather forecast with plenty of rain, the wind chill bolstered by lots of wind in the first race which dropped off to a drifter in the afternoon. The 12s got in two races but the Solos only one. The shifty conditions were challenging with plenty of snakes and ladders on the course.

Sunday dawned bright, with a gusty and shifty force 3 to 5. The Race Officer set a large course to try and keep the 12s and Solos separated.

The wind picked up further for the start of the final race. DB Cooper and Jon Brown & Hayden Sellers in Tonto flew off the line with commanding positions but were informed by the rescue boat at the windward mark that they were OCS along with Tim & Chris Hampshire in Carbonara. This handed Catbert the lead which they guarded to the finish.

Overall Results:

First junior: Zoe Meadowcroft & Zoe Ballantyne

First non-foiler: Tim & Chris Hampshire

Pos Sail No Helm Crew Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts

1st 3530 Graham Camm Anya Camm Burghfield SC 2 1 2 2 (RET) 7

2nd 3525 Ian Gore Alex Gore Up River YC 3 2 1 ‑8 3 9

3rd 3531 Steve Sallis Joanne Sallis Hykeham SC 1 ‑8 3 7 1 12

4th 3544 Thomas Stewart Dylan Mcardle Royal Harwich YC 4 4 5 ‑12 2 15

5th 3527 Kevin Iles Katy Meadowcroft West Oxfordshire SC/Upper Thames SC ‑7 3 4 4 4 15

6th 3483 Jon Brown Hayden Sellers Burghfield 5 5 6 6 (OCS) 22

7th 3540 Jon Ibbotson Henry Adamson Burghfield SC 6 6 ‑9 5 8 25

8th 3543 John Meadowcroft Sophie Edwards Upper Thames SC 8 11 8 1 (OCS) 28

9th 3551 George Finch Luke Lazell Royal Harwich YC ‑13 9 7 9 6 31

10th 3449 Mark Addison Jonathan Addison Upper Thames SC (DNC) DNC 10 3 5 36

11th 3471 Zoe Meadowcroft Zoe Ballantyne Upper Thames SC 9 10 ‑11 11 9 39

12th 3501 Robert Stewart Charlotte Stewart Weymouth SC/Royal Harwich YC 11 ‑13 12 10 7 40