Ovington British OK National Championship at Tynemouth Sailing Club - Day 1
by Jennie Clark 3 Sep 23:46 PDT
3-6 September 2026
The first day of the Ovington sponsored OK Nationals, hosted by Tynemouth Sailing Club, saw the fleet racing in the North Bay in a fresh westerly breeze, gusting 27 knots.
Matt Howard claimed two bullets to lead at the end of the day with Charlie Cumbley in 2nd and Oli Davenport in 3rd.
With the wind forecasted to be stronger for day 2, PRO Nathan Batchelor will head out to assess conditions before making a call on racing for the day.
Results after Day 1:
| Pos | Nat | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | GBR | 2298 | Matthew Howard | Weymouth SC/ Stokes Bay SC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd | GBR | 6 | Charlie Cumberly | Teign Corinthian YC/ Weymouth | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3rd | GBR | 1 | Oliver Davenport | Northhampton SC | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 4th | NZL | 24 | Sean Leary | Wakatere SC | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 5th | GBR | 11 | Andy Davis | South Staffs SC | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 6th | GRB | 33 | Tom Lonsdale | | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 7th | CAN | 26 | Baabii'o Flower | Tobermory SC | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 8th | GBR | 17 | David Bourne | Herne Bay SC | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 9th | GBR | 44 | Chris Turner | Lyme Regis SC | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| 10th | GBR | 2183 | Peter HolBrook | Harwich Town SC | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| 11th | GBR | 23 | Adrian Pells | Harwich Town SC | 16 | 9 | 25 |
| 12th | GBR | 2217 | Will Croxford | South Staffs SC | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| 13th | GBR | 8 | Richard Burton | South Cerney SC | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| 14th | GBR | 26 | Alex Oyston | Tynemouth SC | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| 15th | GBR | 999 | Simon Davis | Waldringfield SC | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| 16th | GBR | 3 | Jack Hodgkins | South Staffs SC | 20 | 15 | 35 |
| 17th | GBR | 2276 | Keith Byers | Morecambe SC/ RWYC | 17 | 18 | 35 |
| 18th | GBR | 51 | Simon Philbrick | Poole YC | 22 | 16 | 38 |
| 19th | GBR | 62 | Kevan Gibb | Largo Bay | 18 | 22 | 40 |
| 20th | GBR | 45 | Micheal Macmillan | Loch Earn SC | 21 | 20 | 41 |
| 21st | GBR | 47 | Bernard Clark | Overy Staithe SC/ Ripon SC | 23 | 19 | 42 |
| 22nd | GBR | 2241 | Nigel King | Exe & Beer SC | 10 | DNC | 44 |
| 23rd | GBR | 14 | Karen Robertson | Loch Earn SC/ Dalgety Bay SC | 24 | 21 | 45 |
| 24th | GBR | 2136 | Philip Cowans | Tynemouth SC | 25 | 23 | 48 |
| 25th | GBR | 2238 | Hugh Macgregor | Helensburgh SC | 15 | DNC | 49 |
| 26th | GBR | 2068 | Sarah Meyer | Loch Earn SC | 27 | 24 | 51 |
| 27th | GBR | 2166 | Chris Baines | Morecambe SC | 28 | 25 | 53 |
| 28th | GBR | 2086 | Gavin Sharp | Stokes Bay SC | 26 | DNC | 60 |
| 29th | GBR | 2080 | Paul Pike | Covenham SC | 29 | DNC | 63 |
| 30th | GBR | 1966 | Timothy O'Leary | Felixstowe Ferry SC | DNC | DNC | 68 |
| 30th | GBR | 58 | Mary Reddyhoff | Parkstone SC | DNC | DNC | 68 |
| 30th | GBR | 75 | Simon Fay | Tynemouth SC | DNC | DNC | 68 |
| 30th | GBR | 2 | Nigel Orkney | Largo Bay SC | DNC | DNC | 68 |
