101 competitors took part in the UKLA, previously UK Laser Class Association, 50th Anniversary Regatta and Masters Qualifier at Stokes Bay SC.
Five races were completed for both the Laser/ILCA 7 and Radial/ILCA 6 fleets in light breeze conditions on the Solent.
Overall Winner of the ILCA 7 class event was Finley Dickinson of Hayling Island SC.
Dickinson finished with a one point advantage ahead of Kai Wolgram of Llyn Brenig SC, with in third place James Foster of Poole YC.
Overall Winner in the ILCA 6 class was Tom Mitchell of Royal Tay YC.
Again Mitchell had just a one point advantage, with second Ben Elvin of Stokes Bay SC and in third place Alastair Brown of Great Moor SC.
The Anniversary Regatta was also a fundraiser for the Andrew Simpson Foundation, the UKLA official charity, and £750 was raised for the ASF.
As part of the 50th Anniversary of the class a special Golden National Championships, followed by the Festival Regatta and the ILCA Transition Week will be held at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy.
The UKLA Open and National Championship will be held from Friday 13 to Wednesday 18 August 2021.
Laser/ILCA 7 Leaders afte 5 races, 1 discard (36 entries)
1st Finley Dickinson – Hayling Island SC U19 – – 1 1 4 (BFD) 5 – – 11 pts
2nd Kai Wolgram – Llyn Brenig SC U19 – – 2 ‑7 5 2 3 – – 12 pts
3rd James Foster – Poole YC U21 – – ‑17 5 6 5 1 – – 17 pts
4th Gareth Kelly – Leigh and Lowton M – – 5 3 ‑11 8 7 – – 23 pts
5th Orlando Gledhill – Queen Mary SC M – – 7 2 ‑17 9 6 – – 24 pts
6th Charlie South – Emsworth SC U19 – – ‑15 4 8 12 4 – – 28 pts
7th Nick Harrison – Stokes Bay SC GM – – 12 6 10 ‑25 2 – – 30 pts
8th Thomas Parkhurst – SC Not Known U21 – – 6 11 ‑16 6 12 – – 35 pts
9th Jake Bowhay – Stokes Bay SC A – – 10 8 9 ‑13 11 – – 38 pts
10th Mark Lyttle – Queen Mary SC GM – – 3 21 ‑31 3 13 – – 40 pts
Radial/ILCA 6 Leaders afte 5 races, 1 discard (65 entries)
1st Tom Mitchell – Royal Tay YC U19 – – 4 3 2 ‑8 4 – – 13 pts
2nd Ben Elvin – Stokes Bay SC AM – – 2 ‑20 5 2 5 – – 14 pts
3rd Alastair Brown – Great Moor SC U21 – – 1 9 ‑10 5 1 – – 16 pts
4th Oliver Allen‑Wilcox – Chew Valley SC U19 – – 3 5 6 ‑13 2 – – 16 pts
5th Hannah Snellgrove – Lymington Town SC A – – 5 10 ‑12 1 3 – – 19 pts
6th James Curtis – SC Not Known U17 – – ‑11 7 3 6 6 – – 22 pts
7th Sam Dickinson – SC Not Known U17 – – ‑15 4 8 4 10 – – 26 pts
8th Joe Scurrah – Carsington Lake SC A – – 10 1 9 ‑21 14 – – 34 pts
9th Jack Graham‑Troll – Royal Lymington YC U17 – – ‑22 19 1 9 8 – – 37 pts
10th Luke Anstey – Frensham Pond SC U19 – – 13 15 ‑20 3 7 – – 38 pts