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ILCA 4 UK Open and National Championships 2026 at Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy
\n by Philippa Knights 31 Jul 21:19 BST
\n 22-28 July 2026<\/p>\n

\"Henri-Lloyd
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\nThe 2026 ILCA National Championships took place at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) from 22-29 July, with over 240 sailors competing across the ILCA 4, 6 and 7 fleets. Most competitors came from around the UK, but there were also sailors from overseas, including Australia and New Zealand, making for a really competitive week. \n<\/p>\n


\nThe event got off to a great start with all three fleets racing in Weymouth Bay. The day began with light winds, but a sea breeze gradually filled in during the afternoon, giving everyone some good racing. The breeze slowly shifted to the right as the day went on, and after some close racing, there were wins for Jasper Jenkinson and Fraser Hakes, with Toby Turner leading the ILCA 4 fleet at the end of the day. \n<\/p>\n


\nOn day two, the ILCA 4s and 7s raced in Portland Harbour while the ILCA 6s headed back out into the bay. It was another light-wind day were getting off the start line cleanly and finding a clear lane made all the difference. Three races were completed, with Jasper Jenkinson taking another race win in Race 4. Harry Brown had an excellent day, scoring a 7th, 2nd and 1st to move into the overall lead. \n<\/p>\n


\nSaturday (day 3) brought a completely different challenge as the wind really picked up. The ILCA 4 fleet launched early to try and squeeze in two races before it got even windier. The shifty conditions meant the committee boat end of the line paid off, with Finlay Rhodes winning Race 5 ahead of Sam Mason and Felix Harle. Fraser Hakes then won Race 6, followed by Pippa Knights in second and Meri Greenway in third. \n<\/p>\n


\nSunday (day 4) was one of the windiest days of the week and produced some brilliant racing in the sunshine inside Portland Harbour. Thomas Knight was on top form, taking two race wins after some close battles with Australia’s Sebastian Behrens and Sam Mason. \n<\/p>\n


\nMonday’s (day 5) breeze eased slightly but still made for some amazing sailing. The conditions stayed shifty, keeping everyone on their toes, with race wins going to Toby Turner, with Callum Marshall in 2nd, Megan Gowers finishing 3rd, and Thomas Knight taking another bullet, with Fraser Hakes and Sebastian Behrens close behind. \n<\/p>\n


\nThe final day wasn’t quite what everyone had hoped for, with very little wind arriving. After a postponement ashore, all three fleets launched hoping the sea breeze would fill in. Unfortunately, the ILCA 6 gold fleet couldn’t get another race completed, but the ILCA 4s managed one final shortened-course race in very light conditions. Monte Morse took the win, with Callum Marshall second and Amelie Ballantyne taking an impressive third. \n<\/p>\n


\nCongratulations to Fraser Hakes, who became the 2026 ILCA 4 National Champion after putting together an incredibly consistent series across all conditions over the week. Sam Mason finished second overall, with Callum Marshall taking third. \n<\/p>\n


\nPippa Knights was the first female sailor, finishing sixth overall. Ebony Aloof was second female, while New Zealand’s Sophia Turner finished as third female. \n<\/p>\n


\nA massive thank you goes to the race committee for doing such a great job all week and managing to complete 13 races despite the mixed conditions. Thanks also to everyone at WPNSA for putting on another fantastic championship. A huge thank you goes to all the volunteers who helped make the week run so smoothly both on and off the water, which enabled us all to have such a great week sailing. \n<\/p>\n


\nThe sailing wasn’t the only highlight of the week either, as we all had a lot of fun off the water with the Quiz night and the casino being two of the highlights. \n<\/p>\n


\nOverall, it was an awesome week of sailing with everything from drifting sea breezes to full-on windy harbour racing, and another brilliant ILCA Nationals at WPNSA. \n<\/p>\n


\nThanks to our sponsors Ovington<\/a>, Sailingfast<\/a>, Rooster<\/a>, Noble Marine<\/a> and Fernhurst Books and we used Trac Trac technology on the race course. \n<\/p>\n


\n \n<\/p>\n


\nPrizes: \n<\/p>\n


\nOpen Championship\t1st\tGBR – ILCA 4 222548 Fraser Hakes

\nOpen Championship\t2nd\tGBR – ILCA 4 229112 Sam Mason

\nOpen Championship\t3rd\tGBR – ILCA 4 226641 Callum Marshall

\nNational Championship U16 Girl\t1st\tGBR – ILCA 4 220152 Philippa Knights

\nNational Championship U16 Girl\t2nd\tGBR – ILCA 4 149619 Megan Gowers

\nNational Championship U16 Girl\t3rd\tGBR – ILCA 4 218989 Ruby Coster

\nNational Championship U16 Boy\t1st\tGBR – ILCA 4 222548 Fraser Hakes

\nNational Championship U16 Boy\t2nd\tGBR – ILCA 4 226641 Callum Marshall

\nNational Championship U16 Boy\t3rd\tGBR – ILCA 4 221490 Toby Turner

\nNational Junior Champion\t1st\tGBR – ILCA 4 222548 Fraser Hakes

\nNational Championship U18 Girl\t1st\tGBR – ILCA 4 224758 Ebony Aloof

\nNational Championship U18 Girl\t2nd\tGBR – ILCA 4 224654 Meri Greenaway

\nNational Championship U18 Boy\t1st\tGBR – ILCA 4 229112 Sam Mason

\nNational Championship U18 Boy\t2nd\tGBR – ILCA 4 225361 Thomas Knight

\nNational Youth Champion\t1st\tGBR – ILCA 4 229112 Sam Mason

\nNational Champion Girl\t1st\tGBR – ILCA 4 220152 Philippa Knights

\nNational Champion Girl\t2nd\tGBR – ILCA 4 224758 Ebony Aloof

\nNational Champion Girl\t3rd\tGBR – ILCA 4 224654 Meri Greenaway

\nNational Champion Boy\t1st\tGBR – ILCA 4 222548 Fraser Hakes

\nNational Champion Boy\t2nd\tGBR – ILCA 4 229112 Sam Mason

\nNational Champion Boy\t3rd\tGBR – ILCA 4 226641 Callum Marshall

\nNational Champion\t1st\tGBR – ILCA 4 222548 Fraser Hakes
\n<\/p>\n


\nOverall Results: \n<\/p>\n


\nPosNatSail NoHelmR1R2R34R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13Pts
\n1stGBR222548Fraser Hakes\u20111113610711088102\u20111666
\n2ndGBR229112Sam Mason\u2011234(DSQ)182214231774578
\n3rdGBR226641Callum Marshall10353121511\u201119(TLY)15213291
\n4thGBR225361Thomas Knight29\u201119\u2011341716151111121792
\n5thAUS204601Sebastian Behrens\u20114322\u201126814618421531396
\n6thGBR220152Philippa Knights6511620\u20112621710697.5\u20113099.5
\n7thGBR221490Toby Turner32892621885(RET)1(RET)10101
\n8thAUS226568Monte Morse5186195\u201120\u20112314994171107
\n9thGBR206192Felix Harle128214328107(DNC)711\u2011318110
\n10thGBR227503Harry Brown41472117\u20112216111318\u20112315118
\n11thGBR224758Ebony Aloof242121\u201136913\u20112956224523153
\n12thNZL223091Sofia Turner934157\u20113936202626\u2011421211169
\n13thGBR224654Meri Greenaway30\u20113117522\u201153328291861114183
\n14thGBR208712Harry Whelan\u20114610\u201135248193115185162017183
\n15thGBR210368Noah Mathers261720\u20113716428111616219\u201133184
\n16thGBR227764Victory Montgomery\u201157\u201149181541434123030177.512193.5
\n17thGBR227518Charlie MacKenzie223594\u201152257231727206\u201158195
\n18thGBR209134Jasper Jenkinson11114172333\u201170\u2011492934404197
\n19thGBR220151Finlay Rhodes16203930\u20115511661433121\u201148197
\n20thGBR224156Sam Dence\u20113816427682430\u20114414331422198
\n21stGBR149619Megan Gowers39\u20114730\u20115845513313431925199
\n22ndCHN223813Sun Peixuan1413241319325TLY\u201156211927\u201149216
\n23rdGBR224295Theodore Valantin27272221303026\u20116615\u20113413109230
\n24thGBR218989Ruby Coster1726273250114221910(UFD)(DNC)19237
\n25thGBR205878Fynley Britton321531232710\u20114121\u20113428151527244
\n26thGBR209412Rafe Bradley136162228\u201155\u201163443222223920264
\n27thGBR216655Evan Hellyer332934\u201160\u20115135279712252429264
\n28thGBR203300Dominic West2525322923\u201141938\u20115838142231286
\n29thGBR220514Faith Turner15281112115447\u201161(BFD)4426466300
\n30thGBR225213Olivia Dembinska1951383836\u20115732262020833(DNC)321
\n31stCHN225283Langting Qin\u2011471933284224452937312335(DSQ)346
\n32ndGBR219022Thomas Matthews\u20116136254438\u2011461240441304439353
\n33rdGBR203981Rupert Purnell4046281725512118\u20117542\u2011563035353
\n34thCHN220209Ruizhe Hu37\u2011621326\u2011533735333623522537354
\n35thGBR228325Isabella Deas4441\u201166484434193222243928\u201150375
\n36thGBR220519Benjamin Wilton2133\u201158424618522738\u201160473432390
\n37thGBR207704Kit Bentall82310\u2011696643(UFD)345033441664391
\n38thGBR219846Henry Cruse353723251852\u20115958\u20117051284236405
\n39thGBR227536Harry Bennell3638\u20116055353637364019\u2011745128411
\n40thGBR219655Tiphaine Ungari\u20117175750135638\u2011722743374344415
\n41stGBR227560Carwyn Parry18322943373842(TLY)53394147\u201163419
\n42ndGBR218413Tara Quayle42434410293940TLY4648\u20115541\u201157424
\n43rdGBR227815Daniel Riley56\u2011676567\u2011712948132125291854425
\n44thGBR227168George Hunter6057(UFD)333333173531553836\u201162428
\n45thGBR223236Rio Mcnab28424311\u201161\u20115957422436365656431
\n46thGBR224755Ellie Bonar5812\u201167624927434833403229\u201173433
\n47thGBR222775Oscar Johnson\u2011745337616492053(DNC)53352643454
\n48thGBR226730Nathanael Sparrow2045\u20116357\u2011755844313552455034471
\n49thGBR224334Jessica Cunningham6968\u201176494142392525354038\u201177471
\n50thGBR211111Alice Atkin3455122024\u2011686465\u20116763666324490
\n51stGBR221319Will Keys\u2011Batson524836\u20116562612539394551\u20116440498
\n52ndGBR208999Theo Forbes\u20115952\u20116154564955494737275441521
\n53rdGBR204283Elsie Jenkinson53405353215060434349\u20116357\u201179522
\n54thAUS206018Addison Greenwood553040631531545145(DNC)(DNC)DNC53530
\n55thGBR224759Charlie Weatheritt49\u2011655939\u2011784451475458434938531
\n56thGBR213973Isobelle Johnson\u201172504646596353(RET)4150463247533
\n57thGBR227533Evie Bennell66545174\u20118522304551325061\u201176536
\n58thGBR224946Amelie Ballantyne50614256\u201172\u2011726754526648533552
\n59thGBR210267Eleanor Hughes484448314866585265\u201177\u2011797242574
\n60thCAY9984Cameron Lloyd5459454147(BFD)\u201180627370495921580
\n61stGBR185656Barney Hall\u20117964\u20118264741236645775613745589
\n62ndGBR220040Digby Werrey\u2011Easterbrook45\u2011827170404056696474\u2011846518612
\n63rdGBR182540Jake Brian\u201168\u2011794759676250562861626259613
\n64thGBR212232Aedan Hadaway645852\u201176\u2011764565555546586660624
\n65thGBR214960Monty Levell4139624760677676(DNC)59\u2011807426627
\n66thGBR227481Charlie Knights51567245584766\u2011796064\u2011866061640
\n67thGBR227319Lucas Rooke707164\u2011733271706048545745(DNC)642
\n68thGBR135464Harry Cunningham65\u201175\u20117766634875594256535275654
\n69thGBR226642Joshua Ayling724493554816968(DNS)86(DNC)DNCDNC659
\n70thGBR217491Sally Kerry62636968316974(DNC)(DNC)47545868663
\n71stGBR224128Blake Brown\u2011816970\u20118080656241TLY69655578682
\n72ndGBR180777Tamsin Rowntree29604151\u201184\u20118573777273647865683
\n73rdGBR198964Martha Lewis76665440577761(DNC)(DNC)76717552705
\n74thGBR180627Hector Jackson777873713478\u20118257687160\u20118146713
\n75thGBR222761Griff Attrill67735579\u20118260726763\u201182707051727
\n76thGBR207082Holly Williams78777978687346(RET)59656948\u201181740
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\n79thGBR223451Daisy Cox7374567570\u201179\u201183737179766866781
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\n81stGBR159180Amber Giumali86887877\u20118984497466(DNS)677170810
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\n85thGBR208281Albert Nehza838383\u201190\u2011908781787468598282860
\n86thGBR204178Anna Sutcliffe63818588657686(DNC)(DNC)84818574868
\n87thGBR186068Josiah Long\u20118887888469868780(DNC)72687685882
\n88thGBR227809Amelia Carthy84867486\u201188\u20118888817685838372898
\n89thGBR210429Freddie Golding89858683866479(DNC)(DNC)837380DNC901
\n90thGBR20097Omar Suliman858489897990(DNF)(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNC83971
\n91stGBR190525Ayman Suliman90908791919189(DNC)(DNC)87NSC8686981
\n92ndGBR221349Jai Mutreja(DNC)(DNC)DNCDNCDNC74DNSDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNC14 <\/p>\n

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