{"id":739094,"date":"2026-08-15T18:40:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T18:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/739094\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T18:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T18:40:17","slug":"hansa-uk-national-championships-2026-at-the-weymouth-portland-national-sailing-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/739094\/","title":{"rendered":"Hansa UK National Championships 2026 at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hansa UK National Championships 2026 at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy
\n by David Durston 15 Aug 17:48 BST
\n 17-19 July 2026<\/p>\n


\n Windward mark rounding during the Hansa UK Nationals at the WPNSA \u00a9 Chris Hargreaves<\/p>\n

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Jayleigh during the Hansa UK Nationals at the WPNSA \u00a9 Tim Hopes<\/a><\/p>\n

Downwind during the Hansa UK Nationals at the WPNSA \u00a9 Chris Hargreaves<\/a><\/p>\n


\nThis year’s Hansa National Championships were held as part of the Inclusive Games which were hosted by WPNSA with support from the RYA<\/a> and Chesil Sailability. The event combined the Hansa class nationals, the Challenger class nationals, and sailing for both deaf and blind groups. \n<\/p>\n


\nEight Libertys lined up for the event. Paul Philips opened strongly, leading Race 1 until weed slowed him and David Durston snatched the win. David then controlled Race 2 from the start. \n<\/p>\n


\nLight winds shaped day two. Mike Everitt won the morning race, with David second and Paul pushed to fourth by a late charge from Paul Pearson. After a course reset, Paul took 2nd behind Mike and ahead of newcomer James Woosnam, with David closing fast but finishing fourth. \n<\/p>\n


\nRace 5 was another win for Mike, with James taking the inside at the final mark to beat David, while Paul’s rare mistake sent him to start an extra lap and put him down to fifth. Mike’s success on day 2 gave the overnight scores of Mike 6, David 7, Paul 10. \n<\/p>\n


\nPaul fought back on the final morning with a decisive win, while Paul Pearson grabbed second and Mike third. That left Mike on 9, David and Paul on 11 going into the last race. \n<\/p>\n


\nMike delivered when it mattered, winning the final race and the national championship. David edged Paul by inches to secure second overall. \n<\/p>\n


\nIn the 11 strong 303 1-person fleet, Rory McKinna again demonstrated why he is a world champion contender, taking 1st in every race. The battle of for second third and fourth was more closely fought. \n<\/p>\n


\nOn day one, there was some confusion on the start sequence, unfortunately Margaret Foreman had not noticed that the race officer had decided to build in a gap between the liberty finish and the start of the countdown for the 303 singles. This meant starting the event with two scores of OCS, a big deficit to be made up. Her consistent, top 4 results across all of the remaining races enabled her to achieve a podium place, pipping Phil Monk to 3rd place on count back. Both finished on net 28, but Phil’s results had been more erratic. \n<\/p>\n


\nIn second place, Sophie Brisley built on her 3rd place in 2025. Sophie achieved 5 second places, a 3rd, and a disappointing 6th which was her discard, finishing with a net 13, justifying her position over Margaret. \n<\/p>\n


\nIn the 303 2-person fleet the winning spot was again taken by Lynne and Stuart Swann with 7 1sts. The fight for the other 2 podium spots was much closer; all 5 of the other teams achieved at least one top 3 places across the 7 races. As with the Liberty fleet it came down to the last race, with Lara and Katy and Sue and Rick Jillings both on 16 points after discards. Lara having previously sailed in the 2.3 fleet held her nerve with Katy, taking 2nd, two ahead of their rivals. \n<\/p>\n


\nUnfortunately there were only 2.3 entries so their races were run alongside the 303 2-person class. That was again won by Lindsay Burns over Andrew Lebec. \n<\/p>\n


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


\nPosHelmClubR1R2R3R4R5R6R7Pts
\n2026 Hansa UK Nationals Liberty
\n1Mike EverittFrensham Pond Sailability351113110
\n2David DurstonWhitefriars Sailing Club112434213
\n3Paul PhillipsFrensham Pond Sailability224251314
\n4Paul PearsonRutland Sailing Club\/Sailability433642420
\n5James WoosnamFrensham Pond Sailability645325524
\n6Mary DuffyBray Sailing Club
\nIreland568578738
\n7Tessa WatkissFrensham Pond Sailability876866841
\n8Terry HewlettWhitefriars Sailing Club787787642
\n2026 Hansa UK Nationals 303 1 Person
\n1Rory McKinnaClyde Cruising Club11111116
\n2Sophie BrisleyWhitefriars Sailing Club223262213
\n3Margaret ForemanFrensham Pond SailabilityCS)CS)2433428
\n4Phil MonkWhitefriars Sailing Club448329728
\n5Leslie PhilipTideway Sailability (London)554745629
\n6Jayleigh TilleyWhitefriars Sailing Club3355107932
\n7Katie ApseFrensham Pond SailabilityCS)CS)6684339
\n8Rebecca WillcoxWhitefriars Sailing ClubCS)CS)7956544
\n9Richard RochesterWhitefriars Sailing ClubCS)6987101050
\n10Nia FaulderLeigh & Lowton SC6NS)111098852
\n11Ellie ScottChesil SailabilityCS)ET)101111111166
\n2026 Hansa UK Nationals 303 2 Person
\n1Lynne SwanFrensham Pond Sailability11111116
\n2Lara SturgisFrensham Pond Sailability442524218
\n3Rick JillingsCarsington Sailing Club324345420
\n4Kim DaviesFrensham Pond Sailability556433323
\n5Philip HallChesil Sailability233666525
\n6Kiran WadeUni of Lincs\/NCSC665252626
\n2026 Hansa UK Nationals 2.3
\n1Lindsay BurnsFrensham Pond Sailability111111NS)6
\n2Andrew LebecFrensham Pond Sailability2NS)2222111 <\/p>\n

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