Weekly Roundup
WC Dinghy Champs, Overberg Sailing Champs, Mirror Nationals and GP14 Nationals
1–7 April 2024
David Shilton won the Finn Fleet at the WC Dinghy Champs at Mossel Bay Sailing, where Renier Delie won the Open Slow Fleet at the WC Dinghy Champs. Mark Hawksworth and Mika Malan won the Mirror Nationals at Mossel Bay. Matthew de Villiers and Chris Du Toit won the GP14 Nationals at George Lakes, while Richard Carter and Jesse Anderson led the Open Fleet 2 fleet in the provisional Overberg Sailing Champs standings at Theewater.
Other events in the past week were FBYC Easter Regatta, WC Regional Champs and TSC Overberg Sailing District Championship.
29ER / 505 / FINN / ILCA 6 / ILCA 7 / MOSQUITO · MBSC
WC Dinghy Champs @ Mossel Bay Sailing Club
WC Dinghy Champs 2024 · Full Results
The WC Dinghy Champs at Mossel Bay Sailing Club brought together 70 entries across 29er Fleet, 505 Fleet, Finn Fleet, Ilca 6 Fleet, Ilca 7 Fleet and Mosquito Fleet.
29er Fleet · 9 entries
Sean Kavanagh and Max Celliers won the 29er Fleet fleet on 11 nett points. Patrick Kessel and Theodor Scheder-Bieschin finished second on 12 nett points. Ingrid Holm and Lena Holm finished third on 24 nett points. The margin between first and second was 1 point.
| Rank | Helm | Crew | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|
| 1st | Sean Kavanagh | Max Celliers | SBYC | 533 | 11 |
| 2nd | Patrick Kessel | Theodor Scheder-Bieschin | MAC | 1582 | 12 |
| 3rd | Ingrid Holm | Lena Holm | SYC | 1402 | 24 |
505 Fleet · 10 entries
James Largier and Richard Hutton-Squire won the 505 Fleet fleet on 9 nett points. Peter Funke and Thomas Funke finished second on 12 nett points. Ross Mackinnon and Alex Falcon finished third on 22 nett points. The margin between first and second was 3 points.
| Rank | Helm | Crew | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|
| 1st | James Largier | Richard Hutton-Squire | TSC | 9063 | 9 |
| 2nd | Peter Funke | Thomas Funke | AYC | 9094 | 12 |
| 3rd | Ross Mackinnon | Alex Falcon | RCYC | 6756 | 22 |
Finn Fleet · 19 entries
David Shilton won the Finn Fleet fleet on 6 nett points. Georgou Divaris finished second on 8 nett points. Joe Schubert finished third on 18 nett points. The margin between first and second was 2 points.
| Rank | Helm | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|
| 1st | David Shilton | KYC | 594 | 6 |
| 2nd | Georgou Divaris | KYC | 584 | 8 |
| 3rd | Joe Schubert | EGAA | 1 RSA | 18 |
Ilca 6 Fleet · 19 entries
Noah Clulow won the Ilca 6 Fleet fleet on 14 nett points. Rhys Whitfield finished second on 25 nett points. Amir Yaghya finished third on 36 nett points.
| Rank | Helm | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|
| 1st | Noah Clulow | HMYC | 144324 | 14 |
| 2nd | Rhys Whitfield | IYC | 180130 | 25 |
| 3rd | Amir Yaghya | ZVYC | 199426 | 36 |
Ilca 7 Fleet · 8 entries
Alistair Keytel won the Ilca 7 Fleet fleet on 9 nett points. Alan Keen finished second on 15 nett points. Aaron Ward finished third on 17 nett points.
| Rank | Helm | Crew | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|
| 1st | Alistair Keytel | | ZVYC | 208177 | 9 |
| 2nd | Alan Keen | | ZVYC | 208174 | 15 |
| 3rd | Aaron Ward | | ZVYC | 191015 | 17 |
Mosquito Fleet · 5 entries
Pieter De Villiers won the Mosquito Fleet fleet on 5 nett points. Gideon De Villiers and J Davidoff finished second on 12 nett points. Gideon Snyman finished third on 14 nett points.
| Rank | Helm | Crew | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|
| 1st | Pieter De Villiers | | | 1201 | 5 |
| 2nd | Gideon De Villiers | J Davidoff | | 2006 | 12 |
| 3rd | Gideon Snyman | | | 2007 | 14 |
ILCA 4 / MIRROR / 420 / TOPPER / OPTIMIST A / RS TERA SPORT / GP14 / RS QUBA / FIREBALL / TOPPER 4.2 / TOPAZ UNO / RS FEVA · MBSC
WC Dinghy Champs @ Mossel Bay Sailing Club
WC Dinghy Champs 2024 · Full Results
The WC Dinghy Champs at Mossel Bay Sailing Club brought together 61 entries across ILCA 4, Mirror Fleet, Open Fast Fleet, Open Slow Fleet and Optimist A Fleet.
ILCA 4 · 6 entries
Chiara Fruet won the ILCA 4 fleet on 11 nett points. Olivia Purchase finished second on 17 nett points. Nika Du Preez finished third on 17 nett points.
| Rank | Helm | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|
| 1st | Chiara Fruet | USYC | 43792 | 11 |
| 2nd | Olivia Purchase | MAC | 168171 | 17 |
| 3rd | Nika Du Preez | HYC | 160102 | 17 |
Mirror Fleet · 9 entries
Grant Ekermans and Luke Liebrecht won the Mirror Fleet fleet on 9 nett points. Brent October and Fatier Yon finished second on 19 nett points. Athenkosi Mahluma and Simankele Mtshofeni finished third on 21 nett points.
| Rank | Helm | Crew | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|
| 1st | Grant Ekermans | Luke Liebrecht | TSC | 70846 | 9 |
| 2nd | Brent October | Fatier Yon | IZI | 70843 | 19 |
| 3rd | Athenkosi Mahluma | Simankele Mtshofeni | IZI | 70842 | 21 |
Open Fast Fleet · 6 entries
Lance Curtis and Renton Gedult won the Open Fast Fleet fleet on 16 nett points. Jemayne Wolmarans and Joshua September finished second on 20 nett points. Naqeeb Thompson finished third on 20 nett points.
| Rank | Helm | Crew | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|
| 1st | Lance Curtis | Renton Gedult | ZVYC | 1 | 16 |
| 2nd | Jemayne Wolmarans | Joshua September | ZVYC | 52996 | 20 |
| 3rd | Naqeeb Thompson | | ZVYC | 52998 | 20 |
Open Slow Fleet · 23 entries
Renier Delie won the Open Slow Fleet fleet on 8 nett points. Lilitha Malusi finished second on 19 nett points. Lulonke Lenks finished third on 31 nett points.
| Rank | Helm | Crew | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|
| 1st | Renier Delie | | MBSC | 47785 | 8 |
| 2nd | Lilitha Malusi | | MBSC | 47676 | 19 |
| 3rd | Lulonke Lenks | | MBSC | 14 | 31 |
Optimist A Fleet · 17 entries
Joshua Keytel won the Optimist A Fleet fleet on 8 nett points. Ross Mukheiber finished second on 16 nett points. Ben Henshilwood finished third on 24 nett points.
| Rank | Helm | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|
| 1st | Joshua Keytel | ZVYC | 1480 | 8 |
| 2nd | Ross Mukheiber | ZVYC | 1452 | 16 |
| 3rd | Ben Henshilwood | ZVYC | 1444 | 24 |
STADT 23 / TOPAZ / MIRROR / FLAMENCA / OPEN / ILCA 6 / DABCHICK / ILCA 4 · TSC
Overberg Sailing Champs @ Theewater Sports Club
Overberg Sailing Champs 2024 · Full Results
The Overberg Sailing Champs at Theewater Sports Club brought together 22 entries across Open Fleet 1 and Open Fleet 2. The published results remain provisional.
Open Fleet 1 · 7 entries
Anthony Largier and Henning Kock led the provisional standings on 5 nett points. Diana Hutton-Squire and John Hutton-Squire was second on 7 nett points. Marcello Burricks and Kader Williams, Kenwin Daniels, Buhle Majavu was third on 11 nett points. The margin between first and second was 2 points.
| Rank | Helm | Crew | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|
| 1st | Anthony Largier | Henning Kock | TSC | 24 | 5 |
| 2nd | Diana Hutton-Squire | John Hutton-Squire | TSC | 102 | 7 |
| 3rd | Marcello Burricks | Kader Williams, Kenwin Daniels, Buhle Majavu | IZI | 46 | 11 |
Open Fleet 2 · 15 entries
Richard Carter and Jesse Anderson led the provisional standings on 6 nett points. Grant Ekermans and Luke Liebrecht was second on 6 nett points. Jordan Daniels and Logan Oelf was third on 20 nett points. The top two were level on nett points; the published standings rank Richard Carter and Jesse Anderson first.
| Rank | Helm | Crew | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|
| 1st | Richard Carter | Jesse Anderson | TSA | 9630 | 6 |
| 2nd | Grant Ekermans | Luke Liebrecht | TSC | 70846 | 6 |
| 3rd | Jordan Daniels | Logan Oelf | IZI | 70844 | 20 |
MIRROR · MBYC
Mirror Nationals @ Mossel Bay Yacht Club · 20 entries
Mirror Nationals 2024 · Full Results
Mark Hawksworth and Mika Malan dominated the Mirror Nationals at Mossel Bay Yacht Club over 29 March–1 April, scoring 6 nett points across 6 races in a 20-boat Mirror fleet.
Paul Changuion and Polly Changuion finished second on 14 nett points, 8 points behind. Duncan Hawksworth and Maximilian Malan finished third on 18 nett points.
| Rank | Helm | Crew | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|
| 1st | Mark Hawksworth | Mika Malan | HMYC | 70415 | 6 |
| 2nd | Paul Changuion | Polly Changuion | RNYC | 70207 | 14 |
| 3rd | Duncan Hawksworth | Maximilian Malan | HMYC | 69840 | 18 |
GP14 · GLYC
GP14 Nationals @ George Lakes Yacht Club · 11 entries
GP14 Nationals 2024 · Full Results
Matthew de Villiers and Chris Du Toit dominated the GP14 Nationals at George Lakes Yacht Club over 7 April, scoring 9 nett points across 10 races in an 11-boat GP14 fleet.
Dudley Isaac and Connor Williams finished second on 18 nett points, 9 points behind. Alan Keen and Louis de Kock finished third on 22 nett points.
| Rank | Helm | Crew | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|
| 1st | Matthew de Villiers | Chris Du Toit | GLYC | 7646 | 9 |
| 2nd | Dudley Isaac | Connor Williams | KYC | 7486 | 18 |
| 3rd | Alan Keen | Louis de Kock | ZVYC | 5686 | 22 |
