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International 14 POW Week – 2024 Final Overall

Glen Truswell and Ed FitzGerald completed their overall victory at International 14 POW Week, in addition to their fourth consecutive POW Cup win.

The Itchenor SC pair won the week hosted at the Royal Torbay Yacht Club, with 7 pts (excluding the POW) ahead of Archie Massey and Harvey Hillary on 11 pts, with Martin Jones and Harry Kenerdy in third with 14 pts.

Rounding out the top six: Fourth Douglas Pattison and Mark Tait with 22 pts, fifth George Yeoman and Jack Yeoman with 24 pts and sixth the Canadian pair Lauren Laventure and Jason Lemieux on 34 pts.

Benchmark for the class is the Prince of Wales Cup, presented in 1927 and won 12 times by Stewart Morris (1909 – 1991).

Other 2024 POW Week Class winners:

Old Boats – SeaWitch 935 – James Vaughan and Alastair Wilson.

International 14 POW Week 2024 (21 entries) after 6 races excluding POW

1st GBR 1553 Glen Truswell and Ed FitzGerald – Itchenor SC – – 10 7 pts
2nd GBR 1565 Archie Massey and Harvey Hillary – Itchenor SC – – 31 11 pts
3rd GBR 1567 Martin Jones and Harry Kenerdy – Itchenor SC – – 40 14 pts
4th GBR 1561 Douglas Pattison and Mark Tait – Itchenor SC – – 33 22 pts
5th GBR 1570 George Yeoman and Jack Yeoman – Itchenor SC – – 55 24 pts
6th CAN 625 Lauren Laventure and JASON LEMIEUX – Royal Canadian YC – – 54 34 pts
7th CAN 623 Peter Hayward and Chris Leigh – Royal Canadian YC – – 68 38 pts
8th GBR 1569 Andy Shaw and Rob Struckett – Itchenor SC – – 72 48 pts
9th GBR 1575 Andy FitzGerald and Dan Johnson – Itchenor SC – – 96 59 pts
10th GBR 1530 Alex Knight and Rob Higgins – Chew Valley lake – – 90 61 pts
11th GBR 1557 Katie Nurton and Cameron Tweedle – Royal Yacht Squadron – – 91 64 pts
12th GBR 1558 Robin Pascal and Martin Pascal – Itchenor SC – – 108 71 pts
13th CAN 624 Greg Loffree and Sam Bonin – Royal Canadian YC – – 119 75 pts
14th GBR 1548 Julian Pearson and Freddie Cavell – Hayling Island SC – – 121 77 pts
15th GBR 1527 Philip McDanell and Luke Boughton – Itchenor SC – – 128 84 pts
16th GBR 1531 Andrew Penman and Chris Watson – Itchenor SC – – 136 92 pts
17th GBR 1544 James Cunnison and Nick Prince – Royal Thames YC – – 144 100 pts
18th GBR 1566 Charles Duchesne and Tash Gladman – Itchenor SC – – 146 102 pts
19th IRL 1487 Chris Bateman and Rob Bateman – MBSC – – 131 103 pts
20th ITA 1547 Dominic van Essen and Simona Saccani – Itchenor SC – – 140 103 pts
21st GBR 1572 Peter Bromley and Hugh maclean – Thorney island – – 147 110 pts