Challenger Class Association

2023 Ranking ladders

Reports and results of 2023 Challenger events

Date Event
25-26 February (Sat & Sun) RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show, Farnborough International Exhibition Centre.
15-16 April (Sat & Sun) Coaching weekend, Rutland Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report.
29-30 April (Sat & Sun) Scottish Traveller 1, Annandale Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results.
12-13 May (Fri & Sat) Burghfield Challenger Regatta, Burghfield Sailability and Burghfield Sailing Club
13-14 May (Sat & Sun) Scottish Traveller 2, Monklands Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results.
20-21 May (Sat & Sun) English Open Challenger Championship, Oxford Sailability at Oxford Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results.
3-4 June (Sat & Sun) Scottish Traveller 3, Castle Semple Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results.
10-11 June (Sat & Sun) Grafham Challenger Regatta, Grafham Water Sailability
Yachts and Yachting report with results.
24-25 June (Sat & Sun) Challenger Open Regatta, Scaling Dam Sailing and Watersports Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results.
1-2 July (Sat & Sun) RYA Sailability Multiclass Regatta, Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
8-9 July (Sat & Sun) Scottish Traveller 4, CCC Duncan's Regatta, Bardowie Loch
22-23 July (Sat & Sun) Welsh Open Challenger Championship, Llyn Brenig Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results.
5-6 August (Sat & Sun) Scottish Traveller 5 incorporating the Scottish Open Challenger Championship, Loch Venachar Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results.
12-13 August (Sat & Sun) WISH Challenger Regatta, Wigan and St Helens Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results.
26-27 August (Sat & Sun) Scottish Traveller 6, Loch Earn Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results.
15-17 September (Fri - Sun) UK Open Challenger Championship, Rutland Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results.
30 September - 1 October (Sat & Sun) Handicap 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 2023

Rank Sailor Points Events sailed
1Graham Hall107.0013
2Val Millward98.0013
3Nick Bett84.274
4Chi Chian Wu79.213
5Rory McKinna73.003
6Steve Lee68.154
7Duncan Greenhalgh68.009
8David Driffill68.007
9Alex Hovden62.008
10Bill Ridlington61.213
11David Hodson56.903
12Ben Foulsham43.164
13Carolyn Jerromes41.626
14Alan Bradley39.034
15Pauline Shaw36.804
16Diana Faulks36.104
17Graham Turner28.792
18Margaret Grummitt27.242
19Sarah Whitelock27.242
20Lynn Steward27.008
21Stephen Thomas Bate26.026
22Sarah Threapleton21.434
23Chris Keats-Hannan20.916
24Belinda Noda16.602
25David Richardson16.412
26Neil Bartlett15.774
27John Simpson13.622
28Stephen Laycock11.302

Northern Ladder 2023

Rank Sailor Points Events sailed
1Duncan Greenhalgh75.0013
2Val Millward69.926
3Chi Chian Wu67.953
4Nick Bett56.233
5Rory McKinna56.007
6David Driffill55.185
7Stephen Thomas Bate44.008
8Jon Hasler41.732
9Alex Hodge35.008
10John McPartlin28.742
11Iain Hardy27.822
12Stephen Laycock25.216
13Dorothy Bennett25.009
14Ronnie Cameron22.0011
15Chris Keats-Hannan18.922
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