The 2026 Swallow National Championship hosted by Seaview YC on the Isle of Wight, featured fourteen Swallows from the Fleet home club Itchenor SC.
Championship Winners were: Carolyn Brigg, Oliver Sloper and David Sloper sailing Marengo (S82).
Second were Charles Peacock, Andy Gasser and Mike Ewart-Smith in Buccaneer (S66) and third Mike Wigmore, Charles Hyatt and Keith Bliss in Gwahir (S89).
The first two races demonstrated the competitiveness of the fleet, Race one saw Svala (S89) take the honours with Blue Tit (S80) and Archon (S74) in third while race two was won by Marengo (S82) just squeaking past Gwahir (S93) and Archon (S74) in the last 10 metres.
The final race on Saturday went to Marengo (S82), with second Spreadeagle (S85) and third Blue Tit (S80).
Sunday the first race went to Svala (S89) followed by Osprey (S95) and Buccaneer (S66) third, while the second saw Buccaneer (S66) sail gently round the outside of the entire fleet to take the honours just 2 minutes inside the time limit, followed by Osprey (S95) and Solitude (S67).
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