A very busy paddock for the King George Gallop

This Sunday’s King George Gallop in North London is the most recent addition to the Seldén SailJuice Winter Series and there are only a few places remaining if you want to beat the online entry deadline...

Enter Here >>> The weather for this Sunday’s King George Gallop - event No.6 in this season’s Seldén Sailjuice Winter Series - is shaping up to be refreshingly mild after the recent cold snap that has gripped the UK. With warm, moderate to strong breezes lining up for the North London reservoir, entries are filling up with around 60 boat already signed up for a maximum fleet size of 80. Like most of the Series events this winter, it looks like this one is going to book out before the day.

There are more than 25 different classes represented and defending champion from last year’s Gallop, King George’s Tony Cooper, will have his work cut out winning again in his Laser Radial. Among the leading contenders are the reigning Seldén Sailjuice Winter Series Champions who earlier finished runner-up in the GJW Direct Bloody Mary, 2000 sailors Simon Horsfield and Katie Burridge.

Some strong competition could come from the Aero fleet, with Pete Barton along with Ben and Nigel Rolfe in some 7s while Tim Hire is hiking down a bigger 9. The son/father duo Harry and James George have had great success in this Series in RS200s and 420s, and now the Lymington team are turning their skilled hands to some Scorpion racing, although they’ll be hard pushed to beat the experienced team of Sheffield Vikings’ Tom Gillard and Rachael Rhodes, both former SailJuice winners.

Overall rankings after five events

Defending champions Simon Horsfield and Katie Burridge (2000), hold on to top spot, but 2011/12 Champion Peter Gray (GP14) is up four places to close the gap, with Simon Hawkes (K1) completing the podium. With four events to count and record entries, it looks like it could go down to the wire this winter.

Sailing Chandlery Top Class

The GP14 class continue to hold onto top spot, but are being pushed hard by defending champions the Laser class, who are closing the gap and have jumped up to second place. The RS Aero 7s are in third position. Rankings are based on the best three results for each class across every race.

Trident Top Club

Draycote Water Sailing Club managed to get back on top, swapping places with Burton Sailing Club, with Staunton Harold Sailing Club completing the podium. Based on the best three results for each club across every race.

GBSC division rankings and classes with 10+ entries

GBSC Youth
1	Tim HIRE	RS Aero 7	Royal Lymington YC / Lymington Town SC	⇮2
2	Alastair BROWN	Laser Radial	Great Moor SC	⇮2
2	George SUNDERLAND	Laser	Olton Mere SC	↡1

GBSC Junior
1	Dylan MCPHERSON	420	Rya
2	James CROSSLEY	Topper	Datchet Water SC
3	Abigail LARR	RS Aero 5	Northampton SC

GBSC 19-30
1	Alex HORLOCK	Comet Trio MK2	Exe SC	⇮1
2	Thomas GILLARD	Scorpion	Sheffield Viking SC	⇮2
3	Isaac MARSH	Fireball	Dovestone SC	⇮2

GBSC 31-60
1	Simon HORSFIELD	2000	Army Sailing Association / TISC	⇮2
2	Peter GRAY	GP14	Staunton Harold SC	↡1
3	Steve COCKERILL	RS400	Stokes Bay SC	↡1

GBSC Masters
1	Philip MEAKINS	Osprey
2	Roger BLAKE	Osprey	⇮1
3	Val MILLWARD	Challenger	↡1

GBSC Female
1	Emma PEARSON	Europe	Stokes Bay SC	⇮2
2	Val MILLWARD	Challenger	Rutland SC	↡1
3	Ellie CRAIG	RS Aero 7	Draycote Water SC	↡1

GBSC Fast Asymmetric
1	Steve COCKERILL	RS400
2	Mark BARNES	B14
3	Robert GULLAN	RS800

GBSC Fast Symmetric
1	Philip MEAKINS	Osprey	Warsash SC
2	Richard SMITH	RS600	Wilsonian SC
3	Dan JOHNSON	Fireball	Weston SC

GBSC Slow Asymmetric
1	Simon HORSFIELD	2000
2	Alex HORLOCK	Comet Trio MK2	Exe SC	⇮1
2	Luke FISHER	RS Vareo	Emberton Park SC

GBSC Slow Symmetric
1	Peter GRAY	GP14	Staunton Harold SC
2	Simon HAWKES	K1		⇮9
3	Tim HIRE	RS Aero 7	Royal Lymington YC / Lymington Town SC	⇮10

GBSC Series
1	Simon HORSFIELD	2000	⇮1
2	Peter GRAY	GP14	↡1
3	Steve COCKERILL	RS400

GBSC RS200
1	Alistair HODGSON	RS200	⇮1
2	Matt FOWLER	RS200	⇮1
3	Nigel PEPPERDINE	RS200	↡2

GBSC D-Zero
1	Andrew SPENCER	D-Zero
2	Nigel AUSTIN	D-Zero
3	Nigel PYBUS	D-Zero

GBSC Solo
1	Patrick OVERS	Solo
2	Fraser HAYDEN	Solo	⇮1
3	Paul HOAD	Solo	↡1

GBSC Merlin Rocket
1	Andy GEORGE	Merlin Rocket
2	Simon POTTS	Merlin Rocket
3	Alan KRAYLING	Merlin Rocket	↡1

GBSC RS Aero 5
1	Abigail LARR	RS Aero 5
2	Ollie WILLIAMSON	RS Aero 5	⇮1
3	Harriet CRITCHLEY	RS Aero 5	↡1

GBSC Laser
1	George SUNDERLAND	Laser
2	Carl AVERY	Laser
3	Garry KNOTT	Laser	⇮1

GBSC RS Aero 7
1	Tim HIRE	RS Aero 7
2	Ellie CRAIG	RS Aero 7
2	Andrew RAWSON	RS Aero 7	⇮1

GBSC Topper
1	James CROSSLEY	Topper
2	Ted BALL	Topper
3	Joseph ROWE	Topper

GBSC 420
1	Dylan MCPHERSON	420
2	Megan FERGUSON	420
3	Ellie CLARK	420

GBSC RS400
1	Steve COCKERILL	RS400
2	Richard KELSALL	RS400
3	Richard GREEN	RS400

GBSC Laser Radial
1	Alastair BROWN	Laser Radial
2	Desmond LUXTON	Laser Radial
3	William SUNDERLAND	Laser Radial

GBSC Fireball
1	Dan JOHNSON	Fireball
2	Isaac MARSH	Fireball	⇮1
3	Martyn LEWIS	Fireball	↡1

GBSC GP14
1	Peter GRAY	GP14
2	Nick CRAIG	GP14
3	Hugh DEVEREUX	GP14

GBSC RS600
1	Richard SMITH	RS600
2	Luke HARDY	RS600
3	George SMITH	RS600

A very busy paddock for the King George Gallop

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GBSC 29er
1	Thomas WILLIAMSON	29er
2	William PANK	29er
2	Joshua PRICE	29er

GBSC Contender
1	Ben HAWKES	Contender
2	Richard BYNE	Contender
3	Stuart JONES	Contender

GBSC Musto Skiff
1	Tom TAYLOR	Musto Skiff
2	Brennan ROBINSON	Musto Skiff
2	Serega SAMUS	Musto Skiff

GBSC Phantom
1	Matt PRITCHARD	Phantom	⇮2
2	Norman BYRD	Phantom	↡1
2	Andy COUCH	Phantom	↡1

2019/20 SERIES
Draycote Dash	23/24 November 2019
Datchet Flyer	7/8 December 2019
Brass Monkey	27 December 2019
Grafham Grand Prix	29 December 2019
Bloody Mary	11 January 2020
King George Gallop	26 January 2020
Tiger Trophy	1/2 February 2020
Oxford Blue	15 February 2020

Prize Giving	29 February 2020