Sailing Chandlery RS400 Southern Tour 2025

 

Congratulations to Chris and Rachel Eames, Royal Thames YC, winners of the Sailing Chandlery RS400 Southern Tour 2025.

Counting a win at Chew, second at Parkstone and third at Warsash, their score of 6 points put them 4 points ahead of second-placed Jon Gorringe and Toby Lewis, Parkstone YC, who were just one point ahead of Chew's Paul and Anna Smalley.

It's once again testament to the enduring popularity of the RS400 that the tour results list 51 boats from 26 clubs, with the final top ten all from different clubs and four different event winners across the series of 5 events.

The challenge this popularity poses is how to get them all in one place for competitive racing and the friendly, welcoming atmosphere that the fleet are known for. For 2026 we are planning a well-spaced calendar of four Southern Tour events, at popular clubs with good home fleets.

So far we have confirmed the Southern Championships at Warsash, 6/7 June and Parkstone 18/19 July and are hoping to add the Salcombe May regatta and a Chew date soon.

Thanks go to Sailing Chandlery for their generous sponsorship, we are delighted that they have agreed to continue for 2026, so their members' discount code, offering £10 off orders over £50 is still valid - ideal for Christmas! (email Sally if you have lost it).

Thank you also to Paul Hilliar, our Southern Tour Rep, who has produced these results and also agreed to continue for another year.

Dates for the diary, including National and Northern Tour events (both complete) are at

 www.rs400.org/index.asp?fleet=RS400&pg=eventsgrid

Overall Results: Top Twenty 

Pos Sail No Helm Crew Club BCYC Salc Parks Warsash Pts

1st 1528 Chris Eames Rachel Eames Royal Thames YC 2 3 6

2nd 1555 Jon Gorringe Toby Lewis Parkstone YC 2 5 10

3rd 1557 Paul Smalley Anna Smalley Chew Valley SC 3 ‑4 4 ‑9 11

4th 1376 Tim Le Coulliard James Le Coulliard King George SC 2 15 22

5th 1535 Tom Halhead Paul Hilliar Llandegfedd SC 1 1 57

6th 1981 Howard Farbrother Louise Hosken Lymington Town SC 5 6 66

7th 1504 San Knight Chris Bownes Lyme Regis SC 1 111

8th 411 Figs Cain Oliver Scrimshaw Starcross YC 1 111

9th 1502 Jon Heissig Nicky Griffin Llangorse SC 112

10th 1444 Robin Kirby Alex Horlock Warsash SC 2 112

11th 1469 Martin Powell Phil Jackson Parkstone YC 3 113

12th 1327 Jonathan Moss Rich Sheridan Bough Beech SC 3 113

13th 1481 Ian Walker Anna Warren Warsash SC 4 114

14th 1324 Richard Watney Grant Showbridge Hayling Island SC 4 114

15th 1210 Niall Houston George Zavos 5 115

16th 1292 Will Fennelly Rob Clarke Chew Valley SC 116

17th 1189 Steve Restall Katie Walworth Downs SC 6 116

18th 1448 Mike Baker June Baker Weybread SC 6 116

19th 1526 Ollie Groves Esther Parkhurst Beaver SC 7 117

20th 1369 Leo Dixon Mellissa Franklin Parkstone YC 7 117