Southport 24 Hour Race

The Southport 24 Hour Race is a national sailing endurance race for sailing dinghies held in Southport, Merseyside, England.[1]

The race, hosted by the West Lancs Yacht Club, has a long history and is usually held in September, with the 2008 24 hour race taking place on the 13 and 14 September.

The average turnout, which has grown in recent years, is between 60 and 80 boats.[2]

The event takes place over a weekend in mid September each year on the Marine Lake in Southport, Merseyside. The race starts at 12 noon on the Saturday.[3] The contestants then race their dinghies around the marine lake (a man made feature containing 2 islands[4] and an interesting, concrete jetty on the eastern side) for the next 24 hours, finishing at noon on Sunday. Most entries are teams of up to 12 crew members. The crews take turns to sail their dinghy in the race. The crews are not permitted to sail in more than one dinghy during the event.[5] However, there is nothing (other than exhaustion) to prevent a crew of two from sailing the whole event in one boat, 2 people sailing non stop was successfully sailed by Adam McGovern and Chris Robinson of Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club in the 2007 race.

As with all sailing events, weather is the important element.[6] The other important feature of the 24 hour race is the lack of light at night.[7] During the hours of darkness, the helm and crew of each dinghy must keep watch for other boats (often capsized) and the curious concrete jetty mentioned earlier. Colliding with one or the other can be very dangerous and may even cause the team to abandon further participation in the event.[8]

On a lighter note, the non-racing side of the event is always attractive, even if you are camping in a rickety tent in a gale on sand.[9] The various clubs on the lake side provide sustenance and shelter to everyone involved for the duration of the race and beyond. Many attendees enjoy this aspect of the event more than the sailing, especially at night![10]

2005 Results

Pos'n Boat Sail No Club Ave. Laps Pen
1 1 GP 13849 Bolton S.C. (A) 12.45 102 -0.25
2 5 GP WLYC West Lancashire Y.C. (B) 12.46 101 0
3 16 GP 13771 420 Class Assoc. 12.49 101 0
4 2 GP 2 Blackpool & Fleetwood Y.C. 13.01 99 0
5 4 GP BAS.S Bassenthwaite S.C. 13.02 99 -0.5
6 14 GP HLSC Hollingworth Lake S.C. 13.08 98 0
7 32 GP 13767 Dovestone S.C. 13.14 97 0
8 7 GP 13795 Chasewater S.C. (A) 13.23 96 0
9 8 E 22344 West Lancashire Y.C. (A) 13.24 96 0
10 28 E 22655 Frampton-on-Severn S.C. 13.26 96 -0.25
11 9 GP Budwo Budworth S.C. (A) 13.27 96 -0.25
12 18 L 2347 Lark Class Owners Assoc. 13.28 97 0
13 13 GP 13769 Royal Naval S.Assoc. (B) 13.29 96 -0.25
14 3 GP 10801 South Staffs S.C. (M) 13.37 95 0
15 34 E 22400 Chester S.& C.C. (A) 13.40 95 -1
16 67 GP 13302 West Riding S.C. 13.40 94 0
17 12 E 19593 Leigh and Lowton S.C. 13.43 95 -0.5
18 26 E P S C Papercourt S.C. 13.45 94 0
19 11 GP RWYC Royal Windermere Y.C. (A) 13.46 94 -0.25
20 76 E 22397 Etherow C Park S.C. (A) 13.50 93 0
21 38 E 23039 Soulsailor Racing Assoc. 13.51 93 0
22 58 GP 13709 Midland S.C. 13.51 93 0
23 17 GP 13721 Port Dinorwic S.C. 13.53 94 -1
24 15 GP Burwa Burwain S.C. 13.54 93 -0.25
25 6 E 21104 Sail 4 Cancer 13.58 92 0
26 56 E Ogstn Ogston S.C. (A) 14.03 93 -1.25
27 23 E 22469 British Airways S.C. 14.05 91 0
28 33 E 22459 Loughborough Students S.C. 14.08 91 0
29 37 GP 37 Winsford Flash S.C. 14.10 91 -0.25
30 30 E 20860 Hoylake S.C. 14.18 90 -0.25
31 10 L 2497 South Staffs S.C. 14.23 91 0
32 29 E 21276 West Lancashire Y.C. (C) 14.25 90 0
33 24 GP 13504 Budworth S.C. (B) 14.25 90 -0.5
34 21 GP 13202 Bolton S.C. (B) 14.25 90 -0.5
35 66 E S S C Southport S.C. 14.29 89 0
36 39 E 23121 Pilkington S.C. (A) 14.31 89 -0.75
37 77 GP 13015 Dovestone S.C. (B) 14.32 89 -0.25
38 25 E 17981 Edinburgh University S.C. 14.34 90 -1.25
39 54 E 22921 Rotherham S.C. 14.34 88 0
40 22 E 19233 Sheffield University S.C. 14.39 88 0
41 50 E U W Warwick University S.C. 14.44 88 -0.75
42 57 E Ogstn Ogston S.C. (B) 14.45 88 -1
43 46 GP 13738 Chasewater S.C. (B) 14.48 87 -0.25
44 20 E 22715 Delph S.C. (A) 14.48 87 -0.25
45 42 E 22128 Scammonden Water S.C. 14.51 87 0
46 41 E 22131 Killington S.Assoc. 14.52 88 -1.75
47 73 E 20040 Chester S.& C.C. (B) 14.59 86 -0.5
48 44 E 18657 Birmingham University S.C. 15.03 86 0
49 45 L 2480 Leeds University S.T. 15.15 85 -0.25
50 51 E 22554 Army S.A. 15.17 85 -0.5
51 63 GP 63 Glossop and District S.C. 15.17 84 -0.25
52 53 GP 13369 Combs S.C. 15.18 85 -0.5
53 27 E 22600 Royal Naval S.Assoc. (A) 15.21 84 0
54 70 E 22485 Pilkington S.C. (B) 15.27 84 -0.75
55 40 E 22866 Oxford University Y.C. 15.30 83 0
56 31 GP 13461 Wembley S.C. 15.35 83 -0.25
57 68 E WOSC West Oxfordshire S.C. 15.36 82 0
58 36 E 20673 Ulley S.C. 15.38 83 -0.5
59 43 L 2307 Lancaster University S.C. 15.40 83 0
60 71 GP 13451 Midland S.C. (M) 15.41 82 -0.5
61 52 GP 11501 South Windermere S.C. 16.05 81 -0.5
62 65 E 9999 Etherow Country Park S.C. 16.09 82 -2
63 55 E RLSC Rudyard Lake S.C. 16.10 80 -0.75
64 49 E 16290 Toddbrook S.C. (A) 16.32 78 -0.25
65 48 GP 13146 Blithfield S.C. 16.39 78 -0.25
66 35 E 22272 St Andrews University S.C. 16.43 78 -1
67 72 E 7891 Ulley S.C. (M) 16.56 76 -0.25
68 64 GP 13664 Crosby Scout & Guide M.C. 17.22 75 -0.75
69 61 GP Wigan Wigan S.C. 17.26 75 -1.5
70 47 L 2478 Manchester University S.C. 17.26 75 -0.25
71 69 GP 11039 Newcastle University S.C. 17.36 73 -0.25
72 62 E LCSC1 London Corinthian S.C. 17.48 73 -1
73 78 E 18405 Delph S.C. (B) 18.05 72 -1
74 59 GP 13357 R.A.F. Cosford S.C. 18.16 71 0
75 60 GP 8015 Toddbrook S.C. (B) 19.10 67 -0.25
76 75 GP RWYC Royal Windermere Y.C. (B) 27.15 47 0
77 74 L 2201 Glenridding S.C. 67.56 19 0

References

  1. ↑ Southport Reporter
  2. ↑ Scammonden Sailing Club
  3. ↑ BBC
  4. ↑ Google Maps
  5. ↑ WLYC.org.uk
  6. ↑ Southport Sailing Club
  7. ↑ Southport TV
  8. ↑ Southport Reporter
  9. ↑ Southport Reporter
  10. ↑ Yachts & Yachting Mag.

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