Craftinsure Supernova Northern Traveller Series at Ripon Sailing Club
by Martin Barrett 13 May 10:44 UTC
9 May 2026
Craftinsure Supernova Northern Traveller Series at Ripon © Nick Collins
Ripon Sailing Club welcomed 11 visitors for the Open with rain, a total lack of wind and a chill in the air despite what had been a reasonable forecast.
Undeterred, the Race Officer, Bernard Clark, after a 30 minute delay for a little breeze to blow, set a course and off we went.
Since the event was shared with the Streakers who started first, there were pathfinders to follow.
The leaders disappeared off into the distance as leaders do, but from the middle of the fleet there was plenty of close racing and place changing.
After a substantial lunch and a warm up, the wind picked up and turned quite gusty leading to one or two capsizes.
With the forecast suggesting the wind would continue to strengthen, the fleet lost a couple of competitors but in fact it dropped and gave us the best race of the day.
Ripon was delighted to welcome so many visitors and we hope to make this an annual event.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 1287 | Will Crocker | North Lincs | ‑2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd | 1359 | Andy Flitcroft | Bolton SC | 1 | 3 | ‑6 | 4 |
| 3rd | 1356 | Mike Critchley | Bolton SC | 3 | ‑5 | 2 | 5 |
| 4th | 1344 | Alex Reeve | Burghfield SC | ‑4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5th | 1130 | Ed Johnson | Girton SC | ‑5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 6th | 1234 | Nick Whiles | Girton SC | 6 | 7 | (DNF) | 13 |
| 7th | 1246 | Eamorin Reynolds | Bolton SC | ‑10 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 8th | 1249 | Marcus Shaw | Girton SC | ‑9 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 9th | 1121 | Martin Barrett | Ripon SC | 7 | 8 | (DNC) | 15 |
| 10th | 504a | Tim Hampshire | Ripon SC | (DNC) | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 11th | 1352 | Paul Burton | Girton SC | 8 | ‑12 | 9 | 17 |
| 12th | 1187 | Phil Davies | Thornton Steward | ‑11 | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| 13th | 577 | Angus Trenholme | Ripon SC | (DNF) | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 14th | 540 | Tom Hallet Brown | Ripon SC | 12 | 14 | (DNC) | 26 |
| 15th | 504 | Nick Collins | Ripon SC | 16 | (DNC) | 12 | 28 |
| 16th | 1136 | Greg Robinson | Ripon SC | ‑15 | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| 17th | 1296 | Doug Cleghorn | Ripon SC | 14 | ‑16 | 14 | 28 |
| 18th | 550 | Steve Hewitt | Ripon SC | 13 | (DNF) | DNC | 32 |