72nd Junior Schools Championship at Itchenor Sailing Club

by Ryan Breach 15 Jul 17:51 AEST 2-3 July 2026

72nd Junior Schools Championship at Itchenor © Kirsty Bang

Following the Senior Schools Championships, a fleet of old friends and fresh faces descended upon Itchenor Sailing Club for the Junior Schools Championships. It was quite a sight on Thursday morning to see 80 RS Fevas beating their way down the Itchenor Reach towards the racecourse to get the championship under way.

Day One

And what a championship it was! In Race 1, defending champions Cassius Day & Fallon Day from Ryde School claimed a convincing victory and showed they had no intention of giving up their title easily. Itchenor Sailing Club Members Felix Gladman & Arthur Pattison, representing Seaford College, finished second, while Rafe Bradley & Hannah Yates from Cowes Enterprise College completed the podium.

72nd Junior Schools Championship at Itchenor - photo © Kirsty Bang

Shifting winds up the beat brought a host of opportunities in Race 2. Wilbur Palmer & Henry Ross from Portsmouth Grammar School made the most of the conditions as they sailed to first, in their best result of the championship. Cassius and Fallon finished second, with Felix and Arthur close behind in third.

Race 3 saw a repeat of the opening race podium. Cassius and Fallon claimed another win, while Felix and Arthur remained firmly on their heels in second, ensuring the championship was far from decided going into Friday's racing. Rafe and Hannah once again secured third to keep themselves well in contention.

72nd Junior Schools Championship at Itchenor - photo © Kirsty Bang

Day Two

With the championship still on the line, in Race 4 Felix and Arthur finished first ahead of Cassius and Fallon, determined to keep the championship within their sights. Theo Fox & Felix Palmer-Ward from Bohunt School claimed an excellent third place.

But the championship was far from decided, and Race 5 produced another twist in the battle for the Feva title. Theo and Felix took their first race win of the championship, while Felix and Arthur finished second to keep the pressure on. Sophia Johnson & Lizzie Gwyther from Sevenoaks School secured third, earning enough points to claim the All-Girl Trophy. With Cassius and Fallon finishing outside the top three, the championship would hang in the balance until the very final race.

72nd Junior Schools Championship at Itchenor - photo © Kirsty Bang

Knowing exactly what was at stake, in Race 6 Cassius and Fallon responded in style. They fought hard to stay ahead and retained their narrow lead to take their third race victory of the championship and retain the title for a second consecutive year—as well as Cassius' third Schools Championship title in as many years. Wilbur and Henry finished second, with Rafe and Hannah rounding off the podium in third.

Thank you to Race Officer Paul Ward, and to all the volunteers who pitched in the event on and off the water, for two exciting days of racing. Thanks, too, to Chef Danny who came to the rescue of a hungry fleet.

Cassius and Fallon Day win the 72nd Junior Schools Championship at Itchenor - photo © Helen Fretter

Overall Results:

All-Girl Trophy: Sophia Johnson & Lizzie Gwyther (Sevenoaks School)
Team Trophy: Sevenoaks School

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	School	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1st	6611	Cassius Day	Fallon Day	Ryde School	1	‑2	1	2	‑4	1	5
2nd	1284	Felix Gladman	Arthur Pattison	Seaford College	2	‑3	2	1	2	‑7	7
3rd	6540	Rafe Bradley	Hannah Yates	Cowes Enterprise College	3	‑6	3	‑21	5	3	14
4th	Tbc	Theo Fox	Felix Palmer‑Ward	Bohunt School	‑18	4	7	3	1	‑38	15
5th	5859	Wilbur Palmer	Henry Ross	Portsmouth Grammer School	5	1	‑11	9	‑14	2	17
6th	2	Fin Tarrant	Hugh Smith	Sevenoaks School	4	5	4	4	‑32	(UFD)	17
7th	9097	Ben Wilton	Ava Charnick	Royal Hospital School	8	‑27	8	‑15	7	4	27
8th	3	Sophia Johnson	Lizzie Gwyther	Sevenoaks School	9	‑30	‑20	7	3	9	28
9th	6283	Sam Wealthy	Hendricks Long	Brookfield Community School	7	‑37	9	5	8	‑22	29
10th	9100	Kyan Jowers	Bay Ommanney‑Terry	Royal Hospital School	13	‑24	5	‑23	13	5	36
11th	TBC	Jack Ward	Max Asquith	Brookfield Community School	15	9	‑16	‑22	6	10	40
12th	6318	Wilbur de la Haye	Austyn Bowen‑Perkins	Ditcham Park School	‑16	11	6	13	‑22	13	43
13th	6740	Sam Matchell	Alice King	Bishop Luffa School	‑20	12	10	‑19	10	17	49
14th	8187	Reuben Uglo	Felix Mcgill	Cokethorpe School	19	7	‑53	8	18	‑21	52
15th	4	Rory Mitchell	Louis West	RGSG	‑23	8	15	16	16	‑26	55
16th	5627	Rufus de la Haye	Henry Magrill	Seaford College	‑28	17	18	‑20	9	11	55
17th	NN	George Newman	Ran Wheeler	Ryde School	10	21	‑36	18	‑26	8	57
18th	123	Arthur Baker	Elise Jenkinson	Ryde School	6	13	24	‑38	‑51	18	61
19th	6569	Ben Jeffery	Theo Marshall‑Lee	Portsmouth Grammer School	‑21	20	‑30	10	15	16	61
20th	1	Poppy‑Grace Dixon‑Lyon	Sevenoaks crew 3	Sevenoaks School	11	‑40	‑39	12	24	15	62
21st	7162	Edward Judson	Freddie Dencher	King Edward VI School	‑64	19	13	11	‑37	31	74
22nd	5704	Maxwell Edwards	Leo Moss	Brookfield Community School	14	‑46	25	25	‑41	12	76
23rd	5763	Zac Carveth	Seren Bowen‑Perkins	Ditcham Park School	30	10	26	‑40	11	‑34	77
24th	5559	Nuala Angus	Hattie Garner	Weydon School	12	18	21	29	‑30	‑46	80
25th	2	Innes Lamb	Cameron Sibbald	RGSG	25	22	‑60	6	29	‑67	82
26th	6440	Madeleine White	Bella Penfold	King Edward VI School	36	14	17	‑39	‑48	20	87
27th	4220	Elena Bishop	Beatrice Martin	Portsmouth High School	34	16	19	‑46	21	‑35	90
28th	9099	Lexa Taylor‑Green	Katia Dunn	Royal Hospital School	24	15	‑62	30	‑44	27	96
29th	3	William Gilbert	Ben Cang	RGSG	22	‑35	28	17	35	‑52	102
30th	5	Sevenoaks helm 4	Eishin Kaku	Sevenoaks School	‑33	33	32	14	‑40	29	108
31st	Unkwn	Sally Pim	George Pim	Portsmouth Grammer School	26	39	‑41	32	12	‑62	109
32nd	8666	Edward Slinger	Morwenna Cockburn	Churchers College	29	29	33	‑36	‑59	19	110
33rd	7654	Emily Tyrrell	Isabella Edgecombe	Westgate School	31	‑44	22	24	‑36	36	113
34th	6323	Holly Cox	Holly Broughton	Seaford College	‑50	43	‑61	28	19	24	114
35th	7672	Sashin Spivey	Henry Turner	Cokethorpe School	38	25	12	‑57	‑62	42	117
36th	6680	Robbie Judson	Henry Nurton	King Edward VI School	‑54	23	‑52	27	27	43	120
37th	tbc	Yohan Khanna	Sam Joseph	Magdalen College School	37	36	23	‑62	‑49	25	121
38th	5144	Carter Mills	Oscar Mills	The Fulham Boys School	‑57	‑58	29	31	20	50	130
39th		Ted Probee	Tom Mealing	Bishop Luffa School	27	45	34	‑53	‑56	28	134
40th	tbc	Ted Lake	Nat Ng	Magdalen College School	41	(DNC)	(DNC)	49	23	23	136
41st	7806	Ari Hayman	Sienna Weller	Bishop Luffa School	‑77	‑54	31	26	43	37	137
42nd	tbc	Clement Shankar	Matteo Basso	Magdalen College School	17	53	‑65	‑61	55	14	139
43rd	4	Sevenoaks Helm 5	Ayaz Dikmen	Sevenoaks School	‑51	50	35	33	25	‑51	143
44th	7888	Naomi Chisnall	Isla Hayman	Bishop Luffa School	49	‑71	27	41	28	‑68	145
45th	5033	Henry Davis	Adam Sievers	Portsmouth Grammer School	40	31	‑46	42	‑74	33	146
46th	8723	Noah Chisnall	Henry Fraser	Bishop Luffa School	44	26	‑72	‑58	45	39	154
47th	5041	Polly Robinson	Beatrice Tait	Churchers College	‑63	28	‑68	37	38	58	161
48th	2022	Jack Addison	Thomas Whittaker	Seaford College	‑55	42	42	45	33	‑53	162
49th	tbc	Archie Pearson	Emily Summerfield	Midhurst Rother	43	32	45	‑59	‑53	44	164
50th	tbc	Yash Mohindra	Dylan Johal	Magdalen College School	‑56	38	‑64	50	46	32	166
51st	5032	Richard Hewitt	Matthew Gawley	Portsmouth Grammer School	47	‑73	‑70	48	42	30	167
52nd	9098	Elise Davison	Poppi Kent	Royal Hospital School	39	‑70	40	47	‑57	41	167
53rd	2215	Alice Merron	Freya Henderson	St Swithun's	32	‑62	48	43	54	‑73	177
54th	5045	Imogen Fry	Rose Garrood	Hurstpierpoint School	‑60	55	58	‑71	17	48	178
55th	5779	Cameron Wilson	Rory Butterfield	Portsmouth Grammer School	42	34	‑63	‑69	63	40	179
56th	tbc	Manu Gosling	Alec Sheerin	Magdalen College School	35	‑61	51	44	52	‑56	182
57th	8952	Eddie Kershw	Harry Cleife	Churchers College	48	47	37	52	‑64	‑69	184
58th	7104	Eliza Lewis	Chloe Harrison	Churchers College	‑69	52	14	56	‑72	63	185
59th	5454	Lily Rose Nixon	Amelia Hodgkinson	Sherborne Girls School	46	51	55	35	‑70	‑60	187
60th	TBC	George Douglas	Freddie Shoebridge	Portsmouth Grammer School	‑73	‑72	47	66	31	49	193
61st	hired	James Crossley	Toby Stratton‑Brown	Churchers College	‑72	48	56	34	‑75	59	197
62nd	5648	Sam Stone	Corin Michell	Portsmouth Grammer School	61	‑69	38	51	47	‑70	197
63rd		Lexie Mills	Alex Anderson		45	41	54	‑67	66	(DNS)	206
64th	1	Josh Gainsford	Daniel Sealy	RGSG	53	66	‑78	54	34	(NSC)	207
65th	2763	Katherine Pearce	Grace Brook	Mayfield School	59	49	43	‑64	‑76	61	212
66th	7444	Annabel Wilkins	Martha Warrillow	Churchers College	52	(DNC)	44	65	‑71	54	215
67th	5710	Ollie Fillery	Dylan Allen	Bishop Luffa School	‑65	64	‑69	55	50	47	216
68th	7101	Milo Nichols	Oscar Hamilton	Churchers College	75	(DNC)	(DNC)	70	68	6	219
69th	5	George Guise	Seth Connold	RGSG	58	‑63	‑71	63	60	45	226
70th	7108	Joshua Kershaw	Samuel Wilkins	Churchers College	(RET)	56	66	68	39	‑72	229
71st	tbc	Wilf Mee	Freddie Pearson	Midhurst Rother	‑68	57	‑76	60	61	57	235
72nd	8247	Joshua Barnard	Rias Rai	Royal Hospital School	‑66	65	59	‑78	58	55	237
73rd	9200	Izzy Carkeet	Leila Gould	Portsmouth High School	70	‑74	50	‑73	65	64	249
74th	9212	Hannah Johnston	Emily Farnell	Bishop Luffa School	62	67	57	‑79	(RET)	65	251
75th	TBC	Sophia Hillary	Pippa Caiger‑Watson	Portsmouth Grammer School	71	‑75	49	75	69	(DNC)	264
76th	9215	Isabella Harker	Sophia Frampton	Bourne Community College	67	59	67	‑74	(SCP)	71	264
77th	6298	Rupert Anstee	Albert Scholes	Seaford College	(DNS)	68	‑77	77	73	66	284
78th	6381	Eliza Gardner	Willow Ward	Bishop Luffa School	76	60	73	76	(DNC)	(DNC)	285
79th	578201	Melissa Pearce	Alexia Kribben	Brambletye School	74	76	75	‑80	‑77	74	299
80th	4079	Lucy Shine	Ottie Wallace	Churchers College	(RET)	(RET)	74	72	RET	RET	312
81st	375	Thomas Bartlett	Lucas Bonner	Churchers College	(DNS)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	332
81st	842	Jonas Spicer	Marcus Spicer	OTHER (NOT LISTED)	(DNC)	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	332