{"id":25493,"date":"2026-04-30T07:12:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T07:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/25493\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T07:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T07:12:52","slug":"finn-uk-masters-championship-at-hayling-island-sailing-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/25493\/","title":{"rendered":"Finn UK Masters Championship at Hayling Island Sailing Club"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Finn UK Masters Championship at Hayling Island Sailing Club
\n by Lawrence Crispin 30 Apr 07:49 BST
\n 25-26 April 2026<\/p>\n

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Finn UK Masters Championship at Hayling Island Sailing Club \u00a9 HISC<\/a><\/p>\n

Finn UK Masters Championship at Hayling Island Sailing Club \u00a9 HISC<\/a><\/p>\n


\n35 eager Finn sailors entered this year’s UK Masters Championship, ably hosted by Hayling Island Sailing Club over the 25-26 April. \n<\/p>\n


\nThis year’s competitors included a couple of legends of the Finn fleet, Rob McMillan from Australia, the current IFA President, and Filipe Silva from Portugal, a recent World Masters champion, plus Cameron Tweedle, a recent three-time National Champion. It was great to see many new sailors in the fleet and several returning Finnsters. Several new Finn clubs were represented, with three entries from Rutland and Blackwater apiece, proving that it\u2019s more fun to travel to BFA events with your mates and save on travel costs. \n<\/p>\n


\nA 5-8 knot south easterly with sunshine was forecast for Saturday, and racing was held in Bracklesham Bay, east of Chichester Harbour, off the Witterings. In race one at the top mark, the fleet was led round by Lawrence Crispin from Stone SC, closely followed by John Greenwood of West Kirby SC, a two-time World Masters champion, followed by Silva and McMillan. These positions more or less stayed the same until the last downwind, when Tim Carver from Warsash SC, noticing a tide change, gybed early at the top mark and managed to pass all five boats and crossed for a deserved win. It was noticeable that the top sailors at the front of the fleet followed the wind shifts closely downwind, frequently gybing to maintain the optimal VMG to the bottom gate. \n<\/p>\n


\nIn race two the ever-consistent Greenwood and John Heyes from Warsash SC led round the top mark, these two had a great battle round the course, with Greenwood getting the nod as they crossed the line. \n<\/p>\n


\nRace three sailed in a decreasing wind; most of the fleet headed out to sea hoping for a possible clocking sea breeze, but a few stayed left and were rewarded with a touch more wind. Daniel Dixon from Blackwater SC, with superior upwind speed, led round the top mark followed by Greenwood and local sailor Mark MacDonald from Mengeham Rythe SC . \n<\/p>\n


\nAs the fleet crawled downwind in the dying wind, the race officer wisely decided to shorten course, and Dixon crossed for the win with a sizeable gap behind. \n<\/p>\n


\nSunday dawned with a chilly wind of 10-15 knots, and cloudy skies greeted the sailors for day two, with racing taking place on the more traditional area of Hayling Bay. \n<\/p>\n

In race four started in a choppy sea, with the breeze gusting to 18-20 knots, the majority of the fleet heading left into the shore to keep out of the ebbing tide. Rob McMillan led, followed by a Cam Tweedle, a successful product of the BFA Under 23 squad and recent three-time British champion. The consistent Rob McMillan managed to stay comfortably ahead and crossed for his only win of the weekend. <\/p>\n


\nRace five was almost a repeat of race four, with the fleet heading left, but this time headed by Tweedle, followed by the pretenders of McMillan, Silva and Crispin. On the last run a storming Nick Craig, a multiple world champion in numerous classes, overtook the pretenders with his superior downwind technique, but he was unable to catch race winner Tweedle, who showed strong athleticism in his downwind technique to match Craig\u2019s speed. \n<\/p>\n


\nRace six was sailed in a declining breeze but still with an awkward sea state, and so was far more tricky with an oscillating wind and a turning tide. This was not a problem for 2026 UK Masters champion John Greenwood, who cemented his overall victory with a dominant win. \n<\/p>\n


\nThe UK Finn fleet continues to attract the top sailors, and the standard of competition at this year\u2019s Masters event was particularly high. The depth in the fleet provided close and friendly racing for all levels of experience, across a whole range of wind conditions. \n<\/p>\n


\nThanks must go to HISC for hosting yet again a professionally run regatta, and it was good to see a sprinkling of new faces in the fleet, which bodes well for the rest of the
\nseason ahead. \n<\/p>\n


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


\nposHelmCatSail NoClubR1R2R3R4R5R6Pts
\n1stJohn GreenwoodGGMGBR5WKSC & Blithfield Sailing Club2123\u2011619
\n2ndRob mcmillanGGMAUS 2RPAYC\u201133313313
\n3rdFilipe SilvaMPOR21CNC44\u20111054219
\n4thLawrence CrispinGGM74Stone SC56\u2011725523
\n5thTim CarverGGMGBR8Warsash Sailing Club1\u201113497425
\n6thNICK CRAIGGM2Warsash Burghfield Frensham LoS6\u201126842828
\n7thDaniel DixonGMGBR717Blackwater sc\u2011128189733
\n8thRichard SharpGMGBR 90Emsworth Slipper89578(DNC)37
\n9thCam TweedleU40GBR 64Hyde Sails<\/a>9\u2011241561940
\n10thMichael De CourcyGGm21HISC7\u2011201710101054
\n11thMark MacdonaldMGBR 119MRSC\u20112551411121355
\n12thMark SpruceGGMGBR 776Warsash SC & Lee on Solent SC1414\u2011161613663
\n13thJohn HeyesGGMGBR 61Warsash SC132(DNF)14231668
\n14thDavid HitchcockGGm48HISC1516131311(DNC)68
\n15thJon SimpsonGM715Blackwater sc\u201124191912141276
\n16thRichard EvansMAUS 25Blackwater1822\u20112315151484
\n17thRoman KhodykinM13HISC1030(DNF)18161185
\n18thRUSSELL NEWMGBR40Christchurch SC16\u2011231222201585
\n19thMark CooperGM738Burghfield SC\u20112925919211993
\n20thPaul CarringtonGM124NBYC171720\u201121192093
\n21stAdrian WardGM708HISC2011\u20112925221795
\n22ndSimon RadfordGGM45HISC111227\u2011282724101
\n23rdMatthew WebbGMGBR 26Blithfield Sailing Club26(UFD)18171822101
\n24thChris WaplesGGM12HISC1928(DNF)201718102
\n25thOwen DaviesGGM721Bosham SC211021\u2011292823103
\n26thNick LoganM668Rutland SC23151123(DNC)DNC105
\n27thIvan BurdenGM750Netley22186(DNC)DNCDNC112
\n28thNeil PetersGGM67Eastbourne Sovereign Sailing Club2727222424(DNC)124
\n29thGareth TweedleGMGBR71Emsworth SC30724(DNF)DNCDNC127
\n30thNick MasonGGM16Emsworth Slipper28\u20113126262621127
\n31stTom WatkinsU4063Itchenor\u2011322925272525131
\n32ndIan FrayneGGM30HISC312128(DNC)DNCDNC146 <\/p>\n

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