2024 Southport 24 Hour Race
53rd edition of the Southport 24 Hour Race
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The 53rd West Lancashire Yacht Club 24-Hour Dinghy Race (More commonly known as the 2024 Southport 24 Hour Race) was an endurance dinghy sailing race that took place between 21 and 22 September 2024.[1] The event was sailed on Southport marine lake in Merseyside, England. The event was crowned the Royal Yachting Association's "Event Of The Year" at the Dinghy Show in March 2025.[2]
Budworth SC (A) at prizegiving | |
| Event title | |
|---|---|
| Name | 2024 West Lancashire Yacht Club 24-Hour Dinghy Race |
| Edition | 53rd |
| Event details | |
| Venue | West Lancashire Yacht Club |
| Host club | WLYC |
| Start location | Saturday 21 September 2024, 12:00 |
| Finish location | Sunday 22 September 2024, 12:00 |
| Results | |
 Gold |  Budworth SC (A) |
 Silver |  South Staffs SC (A) |
 Bronze |  Looe SC |
| Classes | |
| Class 1 | GP14 |
| Class 2 | Enterprise |
Both Enterprises and GP14[3] classes were allowed to compete in the event.
The race saw many returning and new clubs and competitors, including Olympian Michael Beckett racing for Looe SC, fifteen-time winners of the event Bolton Sailing Club who finished fifth, and the winners of the previous seven Southport 24 hour races, South Staffordshire Sailing Club.
Background
The 2024 edition of the race was the first since 2019, after the event was postponed due to COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021, and was then cancelled for financial reasons in 2022.[4][5]
A team led by Richard Westlake, commodore of West Lanceshire Yacht Club, Southport Sailing Club and commodore of Budworth SC at the time Bill Kenyon contributed to the event being held this year.[2]
Entry list
The following list contains every entered boat in order of their hull number. Past winners are highlighted in bold.
| Flight Number | Flight | Team Name | Class | Sail Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | South Staffs SC (A) |
GP | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | Budworth SC (A) |
GP | BUDW A |
| 3 | 0 |  West Lancashire YC |
GP | WLYC |
| 4 | 0 | Looe SC |
EN | 32410 |
| 5 | 0 |  Hollingworth Lake SC |
GP | HLSC |
| 6 | 0 | Chase SC (A) |
GP | Chase |
| 7 | 0 | South Staffs SC (C) |
GP | 14018 |
| 8 | 0 | South Staffs SC (B) |
GP | 14168 |
| 9 | 0 |  West Oxfordshire SC |
EN | WOSC 1 |
| 10 | 1 | Budworth SC (B) |
GP | BUDW B |
| 11 | 1 |  Bolton SC |
GP | 14217 |
| 12 | 1 | Southport SC |
GP | 13806 |
| 13 | 1 | Wish SC (A) |
EN | 23121 |
| 14 | 1 | Leigh and Lowton SC |
EN | 21221 |
| 15 | 1 |  Midland SC |
EN | 22901 |
| 16 | 1 |  Royal Windermere YC |
GP | 14288 |
| 17 | 1 | Winsford Flash SC (A) |
GP | 120 |
| 18 | 1 | Blackpool & Fleetwod YC |
GP | 14023 |
| 19 | 1 |  St Mary's Loch SC |
EN | 20816 |
| 20 | 2 |  Toddbrook SC (A) |
GP | 13733 |
| 21 | 2 |  Welsh Harp SC (A) |
GP | 2 |
| 22 | 2 |  Derwent Reservoir SC |
GP | 13768 |
| 23 | 2 |  Tynemouth SC |
GP | 13838 |
| 24 | 2 |  Sussex YC |
EN | 23042 |
| 25 | 2 |  South Cerney SC |
GP | 13862 |
| 26 | 2 | Budworth SC (C) |
GP | 13838 |
| 27 | 2 | Rudyard Lake SC |
EN | 21791 |
| 28 | 2 | Chase SC (B) |
EN | 19011 |
| 29 | 2 | Toddbrook SC (B) |
EN | 22325 |
| 30 | 3 |  Warsash SC |
GP | 13953 |
| 31 | 3 |  Poole YC |
EN | 21344 |
| 32 | 3 | Banbury SC |
GP | 13395 |
| 33 | 3 | Hoylake SC |
EN | 20860 |
| 34 | 3 | Elton SC |
EN | 23244 |
| 35 | 3 |  Scammonden Water SC |
EN | 22971 |
| 36 | 3 | BUSA Manchester |
EN | 20025 |
| 37 | 3 | Welsh Harp SC (B) |
GP | 9 |
| 38 | 3 | Liverpool YC |
GP | 13480 |
| 39 | 3 | Ogston SC |
EN | 23056 |
| 40 | 4 | Wish SC (B) |
EN | 21103 |
| 41 | 4 | Crosby Marina Club |
GP | 13480 |
| 42 | 4 | BUSA Liverpool |
EN | 18729 |
| 43 | 4 |  Dovestone SC |
GP | 13667 |
| 44 | 4 | Winsford Flash SC (B) |
GP | 1128 |
| 45 | 4 | South Windermere SC |
GP | 13810 |
| 46 | 4 | Glasgow University SC |
GP | 13123 |
| 47 | 4 |  Neilson Active Holidays Masters |
GP | 14002 |
| 48 | 4 |  Pwllhelli SC |
GP | |
| 49 | 4 |  Royal Yorkshire YC |
EN | 18196 |
| 50 | 4 | Sefton Sea Cadets |
GP | 13320 |
| 51 | 4 | Lancaster & Sheffield Hallam Old Boys |
EN | 22863 |
Race
Start to sunset
At 12:00pm, the first flight of boats set off in around 20 knots of wind on an overcast day, with the rest of the flights following in 1 minute intervals. All boats except two started the race, Pwllheli SC and Winsford Flash Sailing Club (B) which merged with their A team due to a lack of sailors. Hollingworth Lake (A) led after the first lap, followed by South Staffs (A), and the Enterprise of Looe SC.[6] Hollingworth Lake (A) went on to win the BBC Radio Merseyside Cup for the fastest first two laps. At 8pm, Budworth SC (A) won their first race within the main event, as they took home the Dog Watch Trophy for the fastest two laps after 20:00 hours.[7]
Sunset to sunrise
South Staffordshire SC won the Midnight Cup for fastest next lap after 0000 hours.[7] Heavy winds continued throughout the night with several boats capsizing.
Sunrise to Finish
The Stanley Leach Cup for the fastest next lap after 06:00hrs was won by Looe SC, who became the first and only team to win one of a "race within race" while sailing an Enterprise. Budworth and Welsh Harp would go on to win the Coddington Cup (fastest lap next after 08:00hrs) and the Heineken Cup (fastest lap next after 10:00hrs by female helm & crew) respectively. Budworth ended up beating South Staffs by only 3.4 seconds on average per lap, as both would finish with 86 laps sailed.
Result
Budworth SC A won the 53rd 24 Hour Race on the 22nd of September 2024. This was their first win of the event, despite being one of the most prominent sailing clubs in the North West of England[8] and being winners of the 2022 RYA Club of the year.[9] Overall split winners are denoted in bold, and class winners for each flight in italics.
| Pos | Class | No. | Club | Laps Sailed | Penalty Minutes | Avg PYS Lap Time | Flight | Flight Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GP14 | Budw A | Budworth SC (A) |
86 | 0 | 16:47.4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | GP14 | 1 | South Staffs SC (A) |
86 | 5 | 16:50.8 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Enterprise | 23410 | Looe SC |
83 | 10 | 17:03.2 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | GP14 | 13733 | Toddbrook SC (A) |
84 | 0 | 17:10.2 | 20 | 2 |
| 5 | GP14 | 14217 | Bolton SC |
84 | 0 | 17:16.2 | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | GP14 | WLYC | West Lancashire YC |
84 | 20 | 17:22.9 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | GP14 | HLSC | Hollingworth Lake SC |
83 | 5 | 17:36.6 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Enterprise | 23121 | Wish SC (A) |
79 | 0 | 17:49.3 | 13 | 1 |
| 9 | GP14 | Budw B | Budworth SC (B) |
82 | 10 | 17:53.0 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | GP14 | 13862 | South Cerney SC |
81 | 0 | 17:53.5 | 25 | 2 |
| 11 | GP14 | 2 | Welsh Harp SC (A) |
81 | 0 | 17:53.8 | 21 | 2 |
| 12 | GP14 | 14168 | South Staffs SC (B) |
81 | 0 | 17:55.6 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | GP14 | Chase | Chase SC (A) |
80 | 0 | 18:05.3 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | Enterprise | WOSC 1 | West Oxfordshire SC |
78 | 0 | 18:12.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 15 | Enterprise | 23056 | Ogston SC |
77 | 5 | 18:21.4 | 39 | 3 |
| 16 | Enterprise | 22901 | Midland SC |
77 | 0 | 18:24.8 | 15 | 1 |
| 17 | Enterprise | 22971 | Scammonden Water SC |
77 | 5 | 18:28.5 | 35 | 3 |
| 18 | GP14 | 14002 | Neilson Active Holidays Masters |
78 | 0 | 18:34.8 | 47 | 4 |
| 19 | GP14 | 13953 | Warsash SC |
78 | 0 | 18:37.7 | 30 | 3 |
| 20 | Enterprise | 21344 | Poole YC |
76 | 10 | 18:42.4 | 31 | 3 |
| 21 | GP14 | 13395 | Banbury SC |
77 | 0 | 18:43.3 | 32 | 3 |
| 22 | GP14 | 13838 | Tynemouth SC |
77 | 0 | 18:46.4 | 23 | 2 |
| 23 | GP14 | 13806 | Southport SC |
77 | 0 | 18:47.6 | 12 | 1 |
| 24 | GP14 | 14018 | South Staffs SC (C) |
77 | 0 | 18:47.7 | 7 | 0 |
| 25 | Enterprise | 22863 | Lancaster & Sheffield Hallam OB |
74 | 0 | 18:57.3 | 51 | 4 |
| 26 | Enterprise | 23221 | Leigh and Lowton SC |
75 | 10 | 18:59.7 | 14 | 1 |
| 27 | Enterprise | 22325 | Toddbrook SC (B) |
75 | 5 | 19:00.6 | 29 | 2 |
| 28 | Enterprise | 23244 | Elton SC |
74 | 5 | 19:09.7 | 34 | 3 |
| 29 | Enterprise | 20816 | St Mary's Loch SC |
73 | 0 | 19:15.5 | 19 | 1 |
| 30 | GP14 | 14023 | Blackpool & Fleetwod YC |
74 | 0 | 19:36.5 | 18 | 1 |
| 31 | Enterprise | 20860 | Hoylake SC |
73 | 20 | 19:38.8 | 33 | 3 |
| 32 | GP14 | 9 | Welsh Harp SC (B) |
74 | 10 | 19:47.3 | 37 | 3 |
| 33 | GP14 | 120 | Winsford Flash SC (A) |
73 | 15 | 20:06.7 | 17 | 1 |
| 34 | GP14 | 13768 | Derwent Reservoir SC |
71 | 0 | 20:19.4 | 22 | 2 |
| 35 | GP14 | 13959 | Budworth SC (C) |
72 | 15 | 20:23.5 | 26 | 2 |
| 36 | Enterprise | 18729 | BUSA Liverpool |
69 | 0 | 20:24.4 | 42 | 4 |
| 37 | Enterprise | 19011 | Chase SC (B) |
69 | 20 | 20:37.4 | 28 | 2 |
| 38 | GP14 | 13123 | Glasgow University SC |
70 | 5 | 20:45.2 | 46 | 4 |
| 39 | Enterprise | 18196 | Royal Yorkshire YC |
68 | 5 | 20:54.1 | 49 | 4 |
| 40 | GP14 | 13667 | Dovestone SC |
69 | 0 | 21:03.6 | 43 | 4 |
| 41 | GP14 | 14288 | Royal Windermere YC |
69 | 5 | 21:06.1 | 16 | 1 |
| 42 | GP14 | 13918 | Crosby Marina Club |
67 | 0 | 21:31.3 | 41 | 4 |
| 43 | GP14 | 13810 | South Windermere SC |
66 | 5 | 21:53.0 | 45 | 4 |
| 44 | Enterprise | 23042 | Sussex YC |
65 | 30 | 22:06.8 | 24 | 2 |
| 45 | Enterprise | 21791 | Rudyard Lake SC |
65 | 25 | 22:10.5 | 27 | 2 |
| 46 | Enterprise | 20025 | BUSA Manchester |
58 | 0 | 24:18.3 | 36 | 3 |
| 47 | Enterprise | 21103 | Wish SC (B) |
53 | 0 | 26:24.2 | 40 | 4 |
| 48 | GP14 | 13320 | Sefton Sea Cadets |
30 | 0 | 49:03.6 | 50 | 4 |
| 49 | GP14 | 13480 | Liverpool YC |
23 | 0 | 62:19.5 | 38 | 3 |
| DNS | GP14 | 1128 | Winsford Flash SC (B) |
DNS Due to lack of sailors | 44 | 4 | ||
| DNS | GP14 | Pwllhelli SC |
DNS | 48 | 4 | |||
Races within race
| Trophy | Race | Winner | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBC Radio Merseyside Cup | Fastest First Two Laps | Hollingworth Lake SC |
GP14 |
| Dog Watch Trophy | Fastest Lap next after 20:00hrs | Budworth SC (A) |
GP14 |
| Midnight Cup | Fastest Lap next after Midnight | South Staffs SC (A) |
GP14 |
| Stanley Leach Cup | Fastest Lap next after 06:00hrs | Looe SC |
Enterprise |
| Coddington Cup | Fastest Lap next after 08:00hrs | Budworth SC (A) |
GP14 |
| Heineken Cup | Fastest Lap next after 10:00hrs by Female Helm & Crew | Welsh Harp SC (A) |
GP14 |
Source:[7]