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Hamish Gledhill and Ross Southwell 1st RS400, 5th overall at the Birkett!
The third leg of the 2026 Trident UK RS400 Northern Tour was held at the annual Lord Birkett Memorial Trophy at Ullswater Yacht Club. Whilst the one long race a day over two days may not be everyone's cup of tea, twenty-three RS400s from as far field as Hayling Island and Aberdeen and Stonehaven joined more than 200 boats on the start line for the two-race series.
Hamish Gledhill and Ross Southwell's consistency over the two days gave them the win in the RS400s and 5th overall ahead of Alastair Rimmer and Ollie Brown with 10th overall. The close racing in the RS400 fleet was reflected by the fact that Alistair and Evie Coates, then Richard and Heather Marsh and John and James Reekie finished 11th, 12th and 13th overall, with James and Ben a few places behind in 16th.
But not all the fun was on the water, one of the great traits of the RS400 fleet is their commitment to having a good time, without letting the prospect of sailing the next day get in the way. Many competitors were still taking on liquid calories on the wrong side of 1am on Saturday morning!
Hamish Gledhill's report of the action, RS400 and full results, plus photos by Tim Olin and Paul Hargreaves.
The TridentUK Northern tour takes a break now, unitl after the Nationals, but Northern sailors are of course very welcome at our Southern and Scotttish events coming up soon:
Sailing Chandlery Southern Tour, Parkstone, 18/19 July
Stewart Brewing Scottish Tour, Loch Tummel, 25/26 July
