Challenger Class Association

2025 Ranking ladders

Challenger Programme 2025

Date Event
22-23 February (Sat & Sun) RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show, Farnborough International Exhibition Centre
12-13 April (Sat & Sun) Challenger Open, Hykeham Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results
12-13 April (Sat & Sun) Scottish Traveller 1, Castle Semple Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results
26-27 April (Sat & Sun) WISH Challenger Regatta, Wigan and St Helens Sailing Club
10-11 May (Sat & Sun) Scottish Traveller 2 incorporating the Scottish Open Challenger Championship, The Solway Yacht Club, Kippford
Yachts and Yachting report with results
24-25 May (Sat & Sun) Scottish Traveller 3, Lochaber Yacht Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results
7-8 June (Sat & Sun) English Open Challenger Championship, Oxford Sailability and Oxford Sail Training Trust
Yachts and Yachting report with results
21-22 June (Sat & Sun) Challenger Open Regatta, Scaling Dam Sailing and Watersports Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results
5-6 July (Sat & Sun) Scottish Traveller 4 CCC Duncan's Regatta, Bardowie Loch
Yachts and Yachting report with results
12-13 July (Sat & Sun) Welsh Open Challenger Championship, Llyn Brenig Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results
2-3 August (Sat & Sun) Scottish Traveller 5, Loch Venachar Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results
15-16 August (Fri & Sat) Burghfield Challenger Regatta, Burghfield Sailability and Burghfield Sailing Club
Results
23-24 August (Sat & Sun) Scottish Traveller 6, Loch Earn Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results.
12-14 September (Fri - Sun) UK Open Challenger Championship, Rutland Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results.
4-5 October (Sat & Sun) Challenger Open, Ogston Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results.

Open handicap events

If you are an experienced Challenger sailor, who can tow your own boat and have sufficient help to build, dismantle, launch and recover it independently, then you may be interested in competing in open handicap events. Challengers regularly take part in the Selden SailJuice Winter Series. Please email us before entering as not all venues are suitable for Challengers. These events usually have big fleets (over 100 boats) and attract sailors of exceptionally high standards.

Challengers also take part in other open events. Before doing so it is prudent to contact the venue to check it is suitable for a Challenger. Please email us if you have competed in open events at Challenger friendly venues and would like to recommend them to others.

Southern Ladder 2025

Rank Sailor Points Events sailed
1Graham Hall69.007
2Val Millward67.0011
3Duncan Greenhalgh65.0011
4Nick Bett61.964
5James Coxon54.632
6Richard Triffitt52.332
7Rory McKinna50.312
8Chi Chian Wu46.772
9Steve Lee44.282
10David Driffill40.042
11Bex Foulsham39.752
12David Hodson35.215
13Alex Hovden34.426
14Carolyn Jerromes32.235
15Diana Faulks29.503
16David Craig28.723
17Lydia Johnston27.322
18Mike O'Connor23.892
19Stephen Laycock20.503
20Chris Keats-Hannan20.022
21Alan Bradley18.883
22Lynn Steward16.925
23Stephen Thomas Bate16.372
24Cody Braithwaite14.452
25Ray Andrews13.185
26Bill Poupart12.422
27Neil Bartlett7.452

Northern Ladder 2025

Rank Sailor Points Events sailed
1 Duncan Greenhalgh 67.00 12
2 Val Millward 63.00 7
3 Rory McKinna 46.48 4
4 Chi Chian Wu 40.65 2
5 Alan Gillman 36.18 4
6 Jon Hasler 35.43 2
7 John McPartlin 35.38 4
8 Diana Faulks 31.47 2
9 David Driffill 29.66 3
10 Liz Eaton 27.21 2
11 Stephen Laycock 25.00 9
12 Stephen Thomas Bate 22.72 5
13 Lynn Steward 22.00 8
14 Dorothy Bennett 17.33 5
15 Zoe McPartlin 10.70 4
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