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ABP Cadet class World Championship 2024 in Plymouth - Day 1

by Andre Edwards 5 Aug 10:10 UTC 4-9 August 2024

The 2024 Cadet World Championship opened with a spectacle of colour on Friday 2 August with over 200 sailors representing ten countries parading with flags flying and horns sounding from the breakwater to the activity centre in Mountbatten, Plymouth.

The event was officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Plymouth, with the raising of flags of the competing nations and the Cadet oath read by Emily Krailing, the youngest helm in the competition.

Sadly, for some sailors this will be their last event, due to reaching the age of 17. We caught up with Rhona, Gwen, Tom, Sam, George, Alex and Ned, some of the sailors for whom this will be their last Cadet World Championship, to ask what they were looking forward to most at the event. As you might expect they were looking forward to the competition, and the last chance to beat personal bests.

However, overwhelmingly, it was the opportunity the Worlds presented to socialise, have fun, catch up with old friends and make new friends from other countries.

Reflecting on their favourite memories from previous World Championships, highlights included sailing in the strong winds at last year's event in Nieuwpoort, Belgium and also off water fun in event tents as well as opportunities for new experiences such as sailing Wasps at the Worlds in Australia in 2022.

Thinking about the future, all the sailors are intending to continue sailing; with 420s, RS200s, National 12s and 29ers favourites on the list, these classes will be incredibly lucky to have such fantastic sailors competing in them. Some are also planning to pass on their skills and inspire future Cadets through coaching.

The first day started with much excitement as the BBC came to Mountbatten to film the Cadets in action and speak to sailors and members of the hard working organising team. The wind on day 1 started light, moving from the north to the south and picking up to 10 knots. Once HMS Somerset moved through the bay, the marks were laid under JennyCliff and race 1 started around 1.15pm. The plan was for three races and these were delivered excellently by race officer Arky and his team.

It was a tough first day for home nation sailors in the main fleet with Josh Garner and Jack Bunyan (Australia) picking up where they had left off last week during the UK Nationals to lead at the end of the day. In second were Uliana Postrelko and David Gujtiiev (Ukraine) and Sam Hooper and Thomas Pitt (Australia) in third.

Australian sailors also led the open promo fleet, Olive Hooper and Samantha Archer, with Jemima McMorris and Harriet Davies (Great Britain) in second and Mia Stanislaus and Jemima Cox-Olliff (Great Britain) in third. Racing continues tomorrows.

The Cadet Class are extremely grateful to the support of all our sponsors, in particular Associated British Ports, Minerva's Virtual Academy, Stubborn Mule, Pure Storage, NFU Mutual, Royal Hospital School, GOAT Marine, West System, Optimum Time, Exe Sails, The Cornwall Bakery, Stitchprint, Golden Duck, Indigo Concept, Clamcleat and Llandow Caravan Park. The event is being run by Plymouth Youth Sailing, at the Mountbatten Centre for Watersports.

You can follow the event live on the Sailracer Tracker via the link www.cadetworlds.co.uk/tracker and on Instagram and Facebook @GBRCadets. David Simmonds has been producing videos (see the Youtube Short 'Welcome') and Paul Gibbins has been taking photos.

Main Fleet Results after day 1:

PosNationSail_NoHelmCrewR1R2R3Pts
1stAUS10072Josh GarnerJack Benyan1135
2ndUKR10097Uliana PostrelkoDavid Gutiiev54413
3rdAUS9613Sam HooperThomas Pitt123116
4thUKR10086Yehor VeretelnykYurii Veretelnyk116219
5thAUS9927Charlie BirchArchie McQuillen132520
6thGBR9994Tom ShepherdAnnabel Shepherd1571335
7thARG9991Franco Carlos BaroneLorenzo Andres Barone622937
8thPOL10068Franciszek MassalskiWojciech Szarynski492841
9thAUS10011Isabel WillcoxGeorge Shugg14211045
10thAUS9527Cate McCoyWilliam Garner17111947
11thPOL9902Iga Debecka StrzyzewskaPola Soldan933749
12thAUS9618Isaac ArcherFlynn Clougher10SCP1449
13thARG10019Valentino RossoValentin Asaf Carloni Hirsch2182453
14thUKR9961Illia DonchenkoAnatolii Moskalenko2SCP855
15thAUS9560William FarnellLouis Davis18192360
16thPOL10064Sebastian CzerwinskiMateusz Dudzinski7134161
17thGBR10032Hettie ThorogoodClementine Denny‑Pickess39121263
18thGBR9028Samantha NeeIsabelle Davies20281664
19thGBR9982Rhona EnkelSophie Ringland24142967
20thBEL10096Cyriel DebruyneFelix Van Besien30162167
21stARG10013Martin Manrique GasmeVincente Carloni Bohl25261869
22ndGBR10076Amelie WhitehouseMaddy Sherwood26242070
23rdAUS9929Arjay LaytonMatthew Cross50101575
24thBEL10113Arthur MoringCedric Peuteman23203679
25thAUS9622Leo ChurchRoss Tolcher3341680
26thAUS9825Martha ReadCharlotte Kratz16303480
27thGBR10127Monty HamptonWilf Kingsnorth27312280
28thCZE9774Tereza DitetovaAnna Marie Ditetova36153283
29thGBR9673Zachary WindibankAlice Boddy22323084
30thPOL9857Krzysztof WozniakBartlomiej Karmasz8354285
31stBEL8997Juul SchaffrathMati Verbeeck38232586
32ndGBR8533George LittleCharlie Jones34361787
33rdGBR10012Alex EnkelJude Baldock35273193
34thGER9694Kai ZolondekEric Alexander Schwartz414811100
35thIND5Thanuja KameswarRizwan Mohammed293440103
36thPOL9755Marcel KowalewskiTomasz Kowalewski3DSQ38106
37thGBR10129Tom KrailingElla Edwards315127109
38thPOL9512Maria SajewiczVictoria Helle‑Blocka472933109
39thGBR9367Ned FairhurstSam English441849111
40thBEL10004Nora Van BesienIaana De Blieck581737112
41stBEL9836Hanna KerreFinn Ysewyn284046114
42ndGER9695Vincent MennengaAnton Hansch523826116
43rdBEL8518Emiel Van daeleVince Moring1939SCP123
44thPOL10074Piotr BuchKazimierz Bielak403753130
45thGBR9985Gwen ThorogoodPrimrose Denny‑Pickess324555132
46thNED8869Barend JoosseCato van Fulpen434644133
47thBEL9212Aron KerreCedric Mannaerts534439136
48thPOL9849Antoni GabryszewskiNatalia Staniszewska465343142
49thGBR10128George Cox‑OlliffGeorge Letts484351142
50thBEL10051Thomas WinandRenee Iserbyt374959145
51stARG9726Azucena Posse MolinaLucila Gonzalez Kuck514258151
52ndGBR10121Dylan McArdleLewis Walker455650151
53rdGER9838Lucy LindemannBennet Rohrlack615935155
54thBEL9754Willemijn CammaerHannelore Cammaer495452155
55thNED9815Bram van GoingaLina Zeilmans4250DSQ157
56thNED9417Huib Ten KateGijs Zijlmans595845162
57thBEL9038August Van daeleIlias Van hulle555256163
58thNED9175Madee VerheulStijn Van den Berg574762166
59thCZE9773Anna WinklerovaMartin Morgan Sebor545561170
60thNED9960Lars van der BurgtEveline Brosens566254172
61stGER9736Aaron SchottArinya Frauen636347173
62ndGER9993Bjarne LawrenzYaron Bartholdy606060180
63rdGER10081Friedjof HeitnerPhil Hermann656157183
64thPOL9127Filip DudzinskiTerencjusz Kosinski645764185
65thPOL9757Jan NowakowskiPatryk Zalewa62DSQ63190

Promo Fleet Results after day 1:

PosNationSail_NoHelmCrewR1R2R3Pts
1stAUS9552Olive HooperSamantha Archer53210
2ndGBR8352Jemima McMorrisHarriet Davies15612
3rdGBR8529Mia StanislausJemima Cox‑Olliff84113
4thGBR8845Monty SlumpFrankie Sherwood102416
5thGBR8447Benjy BullockAlex Nailer210517
6thGBR10007James VellacottOliver Walker141318
7thGBR10055Daniel RinglandJoshua Booth712726
8thGBR8537Mimi WindibankRose Little613827
9thGBR10003Oscar BushHarriet Walker1161128
10thGBR10002Ava StoddartAustin Berry971228
11thGBR9631Dominik McArdleZoe Thomas1291031
12thGBR10092Alex McEwanGregory Boddy382435
13thGBR7274Joshua DavidsonRosie Hancock4201337
14thGBR10001Kemmel ThorogoodGeorgina Loader13141845
15thGBR9984Emily KrailingClara Vellacott15171749
16thIND3Ganesh PeerkatlaVinod Dandu19161550
17thGBR9078Kali KaraskasFreya Cobb2123953
18thGBR9964Tom StoddartMaxwell Stanislaus25112157
19thGBR7279Anna ThomasAmelie Pedley17182257
20thGBR9977Holly JonesFinn Sullam23152058
21stINDIND 4Deekshitha KommaravellyGovardhan Pallara24211661
22ndNED10038Sophie Noor JoosseVictoria van Dijk18192663
23rdGBR8333Jenna BerryDaisy Cox16242565
24thGBR10006Mave Parry‑ShieldAlvy Jones26281973
25thGBR10094William HancockHenry YatesDNF291474
26thGBR8521Paige DavidsonLivia Cesari‑Wrigley20252974
27thGBR9983James BaileyJasper Bush22223074
28thGBR9294Immy SherwoodEvie Boddy28262377
29thNED9965Mylene van der SteltTimo van Dijk27272781
30thGBR9026Imogen BushVivienne Letts29302887
31stGER9496Lina NeufeldLeo NeufeldNSCDNF3193

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