Macmillan Coffee Morning 2025
On Saturday, 6th December, a Macmillan Coffee Morning was held in the Clubhouse Bar & Restaurant and was a great success!
Dedicated club members organised, hosted, baked, attended, and enjoyed plenty of cake!
Thanks to their valuable efforts, we raised £335 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Checkmate XV - Summer Adventures!
This year, Checkmate XV, owned by club member Phil Cook, competed in the Half Ton Cup 2025, held in Torquay.
She finished 7th overall, expertly crewed by Mark Lewis, Geoff Carter, Simon Gadsby, Gethin Gronow, Jack Preece, Owen Kinsella, and Phil Cook.
It was quite the adventure—from high, hard winds and missing sheets to the recovery of said sheets, epic racing after the winds eased, and some superb post-race socialising!
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Simon Leek Trophy 2025
Congratulations to Gracie Allsopp
A huge congratulations to Gracie, who delivered a fantastic performance at the IOCA End of Season Championships held at Parkstone Yacht Club.
The event saw around 170 sailors from across the UK, with 100 in the main fleet, where Gracie secured an impressive 7th overall and was 1st Girl an outstanding result in a highly competitive national field.
This marks a brilliant finish to the season, with Gracie bringing home some well-earned trophies and recognition. A special touch to her victory the trophy she won bears the name of Hannah Mills, Olympic sailor and SailGP competitor, who was the inspiration for Gracie when she first began sailing.
Well done, Gracie a fantastic achievement and a proud moment for both her and the club!
Holms Race 2025
Congratulations!
Congratulations to FLY, Ruba Dub Dub and Kraken for finishing in 1st, 2nd and 3rd places respectively and to Ctrl-J for winning the IRC class. The Bristol Channel Yachting Association (BCYA) Rose Bowl, awarded to the club whose top three boats rank the highest, was awarded to Cardiff Bay Yacht Club.
Photo credits: Tim Pearson, Timothy Gifford and Nick Stone
ITCA Nationals 2025
Largs Sailing Club was the venue for the ITCA Topper Nationals 2025, held from 2nd – 8th August.
The championship attracted a strong fleet of 97 boats in the Main Fleet and delivered a real challenge of Scottish sailing conditions.
CBYC Sailors
Silver Fleet
Griff Attrill - 2nd overall
Max Attrill - 9th overall
Rhys Doyle - 28th overall
Link to results: https://www.sailwave.com/results/ITCA_GBR_Nationals2025_Largs_5.3_Finals.html
420 Nationals 2025
Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club was the venue for the 420 Gill Xtremity British National Championships held from 21st – 25th August.
The event had 44 entries and delivered a true test of sailing skills, with a mix of light winds in the early part of the week before building to stronger breeze and challenging sea states by the final days.
CBYC Sailors
Melre Nieuwland – 1st Overall
Laragh Epstein – 13th overall
Niamh Epstein & Molly Martin – 21st overall
Ella Martin – 23rd overall
Roisin Epstein & Cian Epstein – 29th overall
Link to results: https://gbr420.ourclubadmin.com/docs/320/420_Gill_Xtremity_British_Nationals_2025_-_Provisional_R10.html
420 Junior Europeans 2025
Matosinhos, Portugal hosted the 420 & 470 Junior European Championships from July 20th to 27th. With over 250 boats from 23 countries the event boasts some great competition.
CBYC Sailors
Merle Nieuwland – 47th overall
Laragh Epstein & Charlie Howard – 61st overall
Ella Martin & George Self – 125th overall
Link to results: https://2025junioreuropeans.420sailing.org/en/default/races/race-resultsall
IOCA Nationals 2025
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing academy played host to the IOCA National Championships over the week of 26th July to 31st July.
The event had 243 entries over the 3 fleets and a range of international sailors coming to comptete against the British fleet.
CBYC Sailors
Coached Regatta
Logan Allsopp – 26th overall
Elle Bourke – 35th overall
Carys Harding – 38th overall
Racing Regatta
Martha Hughes – 15th overall
Xenia Hudson – 21st overall
Main Fleet – Silver
Alice Atkin – 2nd overall & 1st Girl
Hugo Thomas – 3rd overall & 2nd Boy
Roisin Epstein – 23rd overall
Ayla Griffiths – 25th overall
Sienna Watts – 34th overall
Eleanor Hughes – 37th overall
Jack Harding – 45th overall
Sam Bourke – 48th overall
Main Fleet – Gold
Gracie Allsopp – 43rd overall & 1st Welsh Senior
Tomos Martin – 58th overall & 1st Welsh Junior
Link to results: https://iocauk.ourclubadmin.com/event-results.php?event=265
