The biggest Lark Class sailing weekend of the year took place over the weekend of 18th/19th November at Barnt Green Sailing Club for the Craftinsure Lark Class Winter Championships. It was a chilly reminder of the delights of the “Peaky Blinders” countryside but super friendly, despite the sometimes machine gun wielding, local sailors.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Fleet | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gold | 2495 | Stuart Hydon | Anne Biglin | Shustoke Sailing Club | ‑4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2nd | Gold | 2528 | John Brickwood | Andy Hicks | Frensham Pond Sailing Club | 2 | 1 | ‑3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3rd | Gold | 2464 | Jonny Coate | Kate Phillips | South Staffs sailing Club | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | (DNC) | 14 |
| 4th | Gold | 2491 | Emma Harris | Rachael Jenkins | Walderingfield sailing Club | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | (DNC) | 20 |
| 5th | Gold | 2541 | Simon Cox | George Cox‑Ollif | Brightlingsea Sailing Club | ‑11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21 |
| 6th | Gold | 2536 | Samuel Bailey | Laura Burch | South Staffs sailing Club | 8 | ‑9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| 7th | Gold | 252 | Megan Brickwood | Connor | Netley sailing club | ‑9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 27 |
| 8th | Gold | 2538 | Nigel Hufton | Harriet Temple | Frensham Pond Sailing Club | 6 | 8 | 8 | ‑9 | 5 | 27 |
| 9th | Bronze | 2468 | Olly Saunders | Zara Frankton | Shustoke Sailing Club | 7 | 10 | ‑13 | 11 | 6 | 34 |
| 10th | Gold | 2520 | Harry Pynn | Gemma Pynn | Walderingfield sailing Club | 3 | 2 | 2 | (DNC) | DNC | 36 |
| 11th | Gold | 2496 | Steve Cumley | James Dyer | Barnt Green sailing Club | 10 | ‑14 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 43 |
| 12th | Gold | 2540 | Guy Brearey | Sam Brearey | Royal Thames Yacht Club | 12 | 11 | ‑22 | 10 | 10 | 43 |
| 13th | Silver | 2539 | Nigel Scott | Tegwyn Tricker | RYA | ‑13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 44 |
| 14th | Bronze | 246 | Rachael Jenkins | Kathryn Burgess | Bowmoor Sailing Club | 16 | 13 | ‑20 | 12 | 12 | 53 |
| 15th | Silver | 2502 | Steve Chatten | George Graham | Netley sailing club | ‑22 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 54 |
| 16th | Silver | 2515 | Mat Newton‑Sherlock | Stuart Mann | Barnt Green sailing Club | ‑17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 60 |
| 17th | Bronze | 2532 | Tony Hotchkiss | Eleanor Davies | South Staffs sailing Club | 14 | ‑16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 62 |
| 18th | Silver | 2467 | Bob Suggitt | Jai Sanehi | Barnt Green sailing Club | ‑20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 66 |
| 19th | Silver | 2443 | Kate Merritt | Vicky Burgess | RYA | 19 | ‑22 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 66 |
| 20th | Bronze | 2421 | Simon Morris | Steven Geogiou | Barnt Green sailing Club | 15 | ‑23 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 66 |
| 21st | Bronze | 2463 | Andrew Paton | Nick Shaw | Barnt Green sailing Club | 21 | 18 | 21 | 18 | (DNC) | 78 |
| 22nd | Bronze | 2466 | Mike Caley | Kristian Brock | Barnt Green sailing Club | 18 | 21 | 17 | (DNC) | DNC | 85 |
| 23rd | Bronze | 0 | Hugh Dyer/Paul Smith | Amba Sanehi | Barnt Green sailing Club | 23 | 24 | (DNC) | 22 | 19 | 88 |
| 24th | Bronze | 2366 | Anila Atkins | Nick Medilicott | Barnt Green sailing Club | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 21 | 17 | 96 |
| 25th | Bronze | 2411 | Phil King | Suzanne King | Barnt Green sailing Club | 24 | 20 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 102 |
| DNQ | Silver | 2531 | Dan Watson | Lee Boehm | Walderingfield/Barnt Green | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 116 |
| DNQ | Bronze | 2481 | Andrew Ward | Toby Ward | Shustoke Sailing Club | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 116 |
| DNQ | Bronze | 2366 | Evan Base | Sophie Forbes | South Staffs sailing Club | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 116 |
