Wickford Hosts ILCA and c420 Season Finale Regatta

AUTHOR: Skip Whyte, Regatta Chairman

The final NBYA regatta of 2026 was held off of Wickford August 11-12. The C 420 and ILCA fleets sailed trapezoid courses with the fleets taking turns on the inner and outer loop configurations.

Conditions were great on day 1 with a challenging NW breeze between 6 and 14 knots with lots
of shifts which made decision making very challenging. Five races were sailed in each fleet. Day
2 began with a dying NNE breeze that was destined to die. Both fleets managed a single race
before the breeze gave up for the day.

In the C 420 class, Henry Silva and Josh Resnick held a small lead in the 16 boat fleet going into
day 2 but sailed their drop in the only race, surrendering their lead to Harrison Beal and William
Driscoll who won 3 of the last 4 races. Mathieu and Zach Carron were solid following a poor
first race and ended 2 nd overall with Henry and Josh in 3rd .

Theo Fechner dominated the 12 boat ILCA fleet with 5 firsts in 6 races. He dropped a 2nd .
Gabrielle Sweeney came all the way from Marblehead and made the trip worthwhile with a
solid 2nd overall. Henry Richards was 3rd just a single point behind Gabrielle.
NBYA hosted a pizza feast before awards. There were no leftovers!

WSA and NBYA are indebted to the Town of North Kingstown for the use of Cold Spring Beach
as the venue. The beach is an optimum venue and the area of the West Passage off Wickford is
a perfect place to race sailboats.

ILCA Podium

 

Results

Overall, ILCA

1st: Theo Fechner, Sail Newport / BCRP

2nd: Gabriel Sweeney, Pleon Yacht Club

3rd: Henry Richards, Sail Newport / BCRP

Overall, c420

1st: Harrison Beal & William Driscoll, EGYC / GBSA

2nd: Mathieu & Zacharie Carron, Wickford Sailing Association

3rd: Henry Silva & Josh Resnick, Wickford Sailing Association

Division I

1st: Harrison Beal & William Driscoll, EGYC / GBSA

2nd:  Henry Mohr & Eamonn Bradley, Saunderstown Yacht Club

3rd: Jayden Resnick & Tommy Moore, Wickford Sailing Association

Division II

1st: Mathieu & Zacharie Carron, Wickford Sailing Association

2nd: Henry Silva & Josh Resnick, Wickford Sailing Association

3rd: Harrison McAteer & Justin Tracy, EGYC / GBSA

Top Girl Skipper

Julia Hall, and her crew Ellery Ammantuna, EGYC / GBSA