Please select your home edition
Edition

National Solo class at the 2025 RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show - Preview

by Guy Mayger 18 Feb 04:28 PST 22-23 February 2025, stand 350
Oliver Davenport wins the North Sails Super Series © Will Loy

The National Solo class is super excited to welcome visitors to our stand (number 350, opposite the interactive area) at this weekends RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show at the Farnborough International Exhibition Centre.

This year we have two very interesting boats on the stand.

Oliver Davenport has kindly loaned us his multi-event and Super Series winning boat, 6110, for the weekend. Olly sailed a very consistent 2024 (and 2023) and was rarely outside of the top three in any event he competed in, something which is very hard to do in the extremely competitive Solo fleet.

Bucking the trend of recent years, Olly sails a Winder Mk1a with a SuperSpar M2 rig and P&B Solo Maxx mainsail. Get a close up look of his control systems and boat layout. For most of 2024 we only saw his transom!

The second boat on the stand is the much awaited Paul Davis build, out of the previous SP Boats mould based on the renowned Lovett. Paul has put in some great thought into this build and we can't wait to see the finished product. This promises to be one of the most tricked out Solos for many years with some innovative ideas and subtle changes to the standard fit-out.

Paul will be on hand all weekend to discuss all aspects of his new ship which also sports a SuperSpar rig with an Impact Marine sail. It's sure to draw the attention of all Soloists.

With over 70 open meeting and championship events scheduled for the 2025 season, the Solo class probably offers more racing opportunities than any other class in the UK with the chance to race again multiple champions who continue to return to the fleet for the high-quality racing.

Highlights in the calendar include:

  • Winters Championship at Rutland Water SC - Sat, 08 March
  • Spring Championship at Whitstable YC - Sun, 27 April
  • Nigel Pusinelli/Southern Area at Hayling Island (2 days) - Sat, 17 May
  • Nations Cup at Lake Como - Sat, 21-25 June
  • Nationals Championship at East Lothian YC North Berwick - Sun, 03-08 August
  • Inland Champs Grafham Water SC - Sat, 06 September
  • End of Season Championship at Draycote Sailing Club - Sat, 15 November

As well as the racing, the Class Association is also laying on class training for members. Please check the calendar and with your Area representatives for details. See www.solosailing.org.uk

With awesome support from our wonderful sponsors, 2025 promises to be another bumper year.

As usual, class committee members will be on hand to offer up help with all matters Solo, whether you're a front of the fleet hero, weekend warrior and interested in joining the class, maybe via the use of one of the class demo boats. Look forward to seeing you there!

Related Articles

Ferry Marina Solo Inlands at Grafham
Oliver Davenport is untouchable right now Grafham Water Sailing Club would be our hosts and with a forecast of moderate winds and an air temperature enhanced by an airstream directly from Somalia. Posted on 10 Sep
Solo Northern Series at Elton
What more could you want from a sailing Open Meeting? What more could you want from a sailing Open Meeting? A dedicated, friendly and technically proficient organisation, a pleasingly full patch of inland water, good breeze and joyous but tough competition throughout the fleet. Posted on 1 Sep
Ferry Marina Solo Inlands Preview
The penultimate major event of this Solo season We are just one week away from the penultimate major event of this Solo season and the Inland Championship at Grafham Water is arguably the biggest event of the year if you are salt water intolerant. Posted on 31 Aug
Scottish Solo Travellers at Royal Tay
Sailors met with a bright sunny day and a steady force 2-3 breeze The Scottish Solo fleet travelled to Royal Tay Yacht Club for the next round of the series and were met with a bright sunny day and a steady force 2-3 breeze blowing from the west. Posted on 28 Aug
Salcombe Yacht Club Three Creeks Challenge
Which punishing order of creeks were the sailors sent on? SYC has put on a lot of sailing so far this season, and after two busy weeks of regattas, if you thought there would be a forced rest day on Saturday, you were mistaken. Posted on 18 Aug
Salcombe Yacht Club Regatta 2025
Recent renaissance of the Salcombe Yawl fleet makes for a post-Covid record attendance This year the total number of all boats competing in the Salcombe Gin sponsored Salcombe Yacht Club Regatta was a post-Covid record and the recent renaissance of the Salcombe Yawl fleet an astonishing and wondrous sight. Posted on 11 Aug
Noble Marine Solo class Nationals overall
Oliver Davenport's feat of winning every race sets a new record in the class So, after three full on days of racing and with eight races completed, Oliver Davenport was crowned Noble Marine Solo National Champion, his feat of winning every race setting a new record in the Solo class. Posted on 8 Aug
Noble Marine Solo class Nationals day 5
Oliver Davenport wins overall, discarding bullets, as final day is lost to 30kt winds We had made it to Day 5 and with six Championship races under our belts, all won quite comfortably by Oliver Davenport, there was a degree of lethargy amongst the sailors, understandable given that they had been gruelling tests of stamina. Posted on 8 Aug
Noble Marine Solo class Nationals day 4
Oliver Davenport now has 6 bullets With two days lost through strong winds, competitors and race management had been glued to their phones all morning, checking various weather apps for some kind of sign that a window of opportunity would miraculously appear over the east of Scotland. Posted on 7 Aug
Noble Marine Solo class Nationals day 2
Gusts of 55 knots buffeting the town of East Lothian With racing already cancelled for the day, hulls tied down with masts removed, the sailors eased themselves into day 2 with the breeze building to boat-breaking proportions by the prescribed 1pm start time. Posted on 5 Aug