Miracle National Championship 2024 at Rutland Sailing Club - Overall

The second light wind day of the week started with the wind blowing down the north arm of the water.

Richard and Eric have done a grand job on the committee boat all week along with their team of mark layers and rescue boat drivers, so with the course set Wayne Atherton and Angela Sweeney set off up the beat to lead the fleet round the windward mark with John Tippett and Kathy Boulton in second. There were some place changes on the second reach with Carolyn and Nick Smith up to second.

Miracle Nationals at Rutland Day 5 - photo © Brian Jones

Three races were planned for the day and Jon and Jessica Willars would need to do well to hang on to their championship lead. Then the wind began to fade and they were just beaten round the mark on the second beat by Simon and Vivian Turnball. It was then a slow run down to the finish with Wayne and Angela well ahead and Simon and Vivian pulling well ahead of Jon and Jessica.

Richard and Ben Smith should have taken fourth but allowed Paul and Nathan Robinson to squeeze past on the finish mark. Steven and Harry Langford sailing 4127 the newest Miracle in the class claimed their best result with a 7 th place.

The wind then backed and blew down the south arm so a new course was laid, and the start sequence commenced only for the wind to fade and after a 20 minute wait racing was abandoned. Jon and Jessica Willars had done enough to secure the Championship win, so congratulations to them and to all the fleet for another very enjoyable and close fought Nationals.

Jon and Jessica Willars win the Miracle Nationals at Rutland - photo © Brian Jones

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