2019 Cumbley, davis and davenport stood on the spring Championship podium, birkin-walls and walters just off it, the solo fleet has talent in depth and many have raced since the eighties. The dutch spring cup is always a bucket list event and Medemblik delivers with quite a punch. gillard took the win from Mayger and McCarthy but the home fleet were threatening to spoil the uk dominance. In contrast but no less competitive, 19 solo sailors contested the jack holt trophy at silver wing in staines, the event a relic from yesteryear and originally fought for at nearby wraysbury lake. Frazer haydon took the win from Tony thresher and Tim lewis in Blustery weather. HISC annually host the Tyler trophy, a three handled goblet etched with the good and great of the solo class which was donated by the Tyler family since time began. After day 1 Pete mitchell led with a third and two bullets but, after a solid fourth was taken ill, this left the door ajar and Richard lovering made no mistakes to take the overall title from Alex butler and davenport. The Nation’s cup was held in Carnac and 80 competitors, split almost perfectly between dutch and british but with a peppering of Portuguese enjoyed four days of fierce but friendly competition, the winner James Boyce pipping Charlie Cumbley in a last race showdown with Tim law third. A venue we all enjoyed and the fleet will be returning to this part off the world in 2026. Wpnsa hosted a national championship which required olympian qualities and cumbley made no mistakes, taking the victory from junior Finley Dickinson and jack Hopkins. The Athleticism and tactical nouse of someone as young as dickinson was sobering. Ellie cumpsty was equally impressive and defended the vacher cup. Davis, Boyce and mc’carthy filled the inlands podium, Andy davis’s sixth inland championship and an outstanding achievement. Gillard won the Eos (54 entries) and mark lee was the lucky winner of a north p2 in the super series, much to his delight.
Birkin-walls, walters, Davies, gillard and honnor
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