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Cadet class Inland Championship 2024 at Datchet Water Sailing Club

by Andre Edwards 23 Sep 10:21 UTC 14-15 September 2024

Nestled between Windsor Castle and Heathrow Airport, Datchet Water Sailing Club on the Queen Mother reservoir was the venue for the combined Cadet Class Inland Championship and 420 Class Grand Prix 4.

Having both classes competing at the same time provides an excellent opportunity for the Cadet sailors to see at close quarters one of the possible exciting pathways available to them when their time sailing Cadets sadly comes to an end. An integral part of the Cadet class is to train up young sailors for further sailing adventures in yachts or other dinghy classes. Cadets may even take them to the Americas Cup or the Ocean Globe Race, as it was for Nick Hutton and Willow Bland. It isn't just about sailing skills; sailing in a Cadet provides children with a wide range of skills that will serve them well in adult life off the water such as friendship, teamwork, leadership and resilience.

So it was fantastic to see ex Cadets sailing 420's, with particular mention to Sam Nee (this year's Cadet National Champion) and Gwen Thorogood who paired up to test their mettle in the class and acquitted themselves really well. Of her experience in the 420 Gwen said "Sailing a 420 at the Inland Championships was an awesome opportunity to try out a different class of boat and progress in my sailing journey". However ex Cadets were not just sailing, Rhona Enkle who 'aged out' of Cadets this year, was on the water providing coaching to the Regatta Fleet, and the high standard of sailing was testament to Rhona's excellent support.

Winds were forecasted to be relatively light. When competitors and their families arrived the reservoir looked like a desert oasis in the brilliant sunshine with low lying mirror like water. After briefing the AP flag was hoisted, though it didn't stay up for long. As ripples formed across the water and the wind filled in nicely, racing started!

On the first day racing in the Cadet main fleet was really competitive around the trapezoid course set by race officer Arky. With first, second and third places generally being shared around, at the end of the first day Zachary Windibank and Alice Boddy led, though everything was very open for the next day.

The quality of sailing in the Regatta fleet was very good, and a pattern emerged with all three races being won by Lewis Walker and Oliver Walker, with Samuel English and Minnie Palmer finishing second, and Ella Edwards and Margot Pynn finishing third.

On the final day conditions were very similar to the previous day with winds picking up a little. Arky efficiently delivered the three races for the Cadets (plus four races for the 420s). At the end of the competition there had been change a the top of the main fleet, Monty Hampton and Charlie Jones having picked up two wins secured first place overall, with Zachary and Alice finishing in second place and Alex Enkle and Jude Baldock coming in third. The first placed silver fleet boat was Ava Stoddart and Jemima Cox-Olliff with Monty Slump and Frankie Sherwood coming in second and Teya Brezan and Harriet Dearsley coming third. The top three positions in the Regatta fleet remained the same as at the end of day 1, with Lewis and Ollie narrowly missing out on a clean sweep of first places to top the table with Sam and Minnie finishing second and Ella and Margot in third place.

Other Awards included:

  • Highest place boat helmed by an under 15: Mia Stanislaus and Sophie Baer
  • Highest placed boat helmed by an under 14: Ava Stoddart and Jemima Cox-Olliff
  • Highest placed boat helmed by an under 13: Emily Krailing and Edith Pynn
  • Youngest crew: Margot Pynn

The Cadet class is run by hardworking volunteers and those on the committee work particularly hard to make this a successful class. So it was fitting during the awards to also recognise and thank outgoing members of the committee who have made such significant contributions to the class over many years, including Frank Thorogood (class chair), Alice Thorogood (safeguarding and social media), Toby Davidson (event safety officer), Mark Bailey (training co-ordinator), Trish Shepherd (trophies) and David Boddy.

The class is very grateful to our fantastic hosts Datchet Water Sailing Club, sponsorship from Minerva's Virtual Academy, all the volunteers and the 420 class who made this event possible.

Next up in the Cadet calendar is training at Frensham Pond SC and Waldringfield SC and the Waldringfield Open on 2 and 3 November. Visit www.cadetclass.org.uk for further information.

You can follow the Cadet class on Instagram and Facebook @GBRCadets.

Overall Results:

Main Fleet

PosHelmCrewBoat NameSail NoR1R2R3R4R5R6Pts
1stMonty HamptonCharlie JonesMorwenna1012710th3rd3rd1st3rd1st11
2ndZachary WindibankAlice BoddyJungle is Massive96735th1st4th2nd17th3rd15
3rdAlexander EnkelJude BaldockJoint Effort1001211th2nd5th3rd7th14th28
4thAva StoddartJemima Cox‑OlliffAeolus100022nd6th11th8th9th5th30
5thHettie ThorogoodClementine Denny‑PickessBoombastic100328th15th2nd11th2nd8th31
6thJemima McMorrisIslay BromheadMaster Mariner835213th13th1st4th8th6th32
7thMia StanislausSophie BaerUtopia85294th5th7th12th12th4th32
8thBenjy BullockEmily RichardsonHydrosphere844718th4th10th9th5th7th35
9thDominik McArdlePrimrose Denny‑PickessHammerhead963112th11thOCS5th1st10th39
10thMonty SlumpFrankie SherwoodHot Rocks88451st9th15th6th14th9th39
11thDaniel RinglandSophie RinglandVortex100559th8th9th16th15th2nd43
12thGeorge Cox‑OlliffEvelyn WinchesterHypersonic101283rd14th6th15th22nd16th54
13thTeya BrezanHarriet DearsleyAqueous101306th16th19th10th6th17th55
14thEmily KrailingEdith PynnMatador1012922nd10th13th14th11th13th61
15thDylan McArdleHarriet WalkerEnigma1000321st7th18th19th4th18th66
16thKali KaraskasAraminta Denny‑PickessKiwi907815thDNF8th20th13th11th67
17thNoah SauvenTheo SauvenAlbatross1013124th17th21st7th10th26th79
18thBruce WardOscar WardDi Maggio851319thOCS14th18th16th12th79
19thMimi WindibankRose LittleNever Look Back853717th20th16th13th24th15th81
20thWilliam HancockBenjie RussellThunderstruck10094RET12th23rd17th19th19th90
21stKyla BrezanAlexander NailerAzure908014th19th17th21st23rd20th91
22ndKemmel ThorogoodGeorgina LoaderPushing It100017thDNF22nd23rd18th22nd92
23rdOlivia StampSebastian BaerEl Nino904316thDNF12th24th21st21st94
24thHolly JonesFrancis LonardoAquilo997720th18th25th22ndDNF23rd108
25thGregory BoddyEvie BoddyGood Vibes1009223rdDNF20th26th20th24th113
26thPaige DavidsonLivia Cesari‑WrigleyGnat852126th21st26th25th26th25th123
27thTom StoddartAustin BerryMischief and Mayhem996425thDNF24th27th25th27th129

Regatta Fleet

PosHelmCrewBoat NameSail No.R1R2R3R4R5R6Pts
1stLewis WalkerOliver WalkerHurricane101211st1st1st1st1st2nd5
2ndSamuel EnglishMinnie PalmerI am a bullet too92922nd2nd2nd2nd2nd1st9
3rdElla EdwardsMargot PynnTrue Colours99843rd3rd3rd4th3rd4th16
4thMaxwell StanislausZoe ThomasPurple Haze94544th5th5th3rd4th3rd19
5thSophia StampIsabella StockAnimal83785th4th4th5th7th6th24
6thRosie HancockPenelope BromheadScallywag90837thDNC7th6th5th5th30
7thIsobel StampPenelope ReidHi‑Velocity92156th6th6th7th6th7th31

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