Challenger Class Association

2026 Ranking ladders

Challenger Programme 2026

These dates are correct as of 6 October 2026.

Date Event
21-22 February (Sat & Sun) RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show, Farnborough International Exhibition Centre
18-19 April (Sat & Sun) Challenger Open, Hykeham Sailing Club and Hykeham Sailability
Yachts and Yachting report with results
25-26 April (Sat & Sun) Scottish Traveller 1, Castle Semple Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results
9-10 May (Sat & Sun) Scottish Traveller 2, Lochaber Yacht Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results
16-17 May (Sat & Sun) English Open Challenger Championship, Oxford Sailability and Oxford Sail Training Trust
Yachts and Yachting report with results
30-31 May (Sat & Sun) Scottish Traveller 3 incorporating the Scottish Open Challenger Championship, Prestwick Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results
13-14 June (Sat & Sun) WiSH Challenger Open, Wigan and St Helens Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results.
27-28 June (Sat & Sun) Scottish Traveller 4 CCC Duncan's Regatta, Bardowie Loch
Yachts and Yachting report with results
17-19 July (Fri - Sun) UK Open Challenger Championship, Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
Yachts and Yachting report with results.
1-2 August (Sat & Sun) Scottish Traveller 5, Loch Venachar Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results
8-9 August (Sat - Sun) Challenger and 2.4mR Open Meeting, Rutland Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results.
22-23 August (Sat & Sun) Scottish Traveller 6, Loch Earn Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results.
12-13 September (Sat & Sun) Welsh Open Challenger Championship, Llyn Brenig Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results
1-11 October 2026 World Sailing Inclusion Championships including the Para Inclusive Multihull World Championships (Challenger), Portimão, Portugal
Event website
3-4 October (Sat & Sun) Challenger Open, Ogston Sailing Club
Yachts and Yachting report with results.

Open handicap events

If you are an experienced Challenger sailor, who can tow your own boat and have sufficient help to build, dismantle, launch and recover it independently, then you may be interested in competing in open handicap events. Challengers regularly take part in the Selden SailJuice Winter Series. Please email us before entering as not all venues are suitable for Challengers. These events usually have big fleets (over 100 boats) and attract sailors of exceptionally high standards.

Challengers also take part in other open events. Before doing so it is prudent to contact the venue to check it is suitable for a Challenger. Please email us if you have competed in open events at Challenger friendly venues and would like to recommend them to others.

Southern Ladder 2026

Rank Sailor Points Events sailed
1Val Millward72.0012
2Graham Hall69.008
3Nick Bett62.305
4James Coxon58.423
5Duncan Greenhalgh55.009
6Rory McKinna49.562
7Richard Triffitt49.562
8Alex Hovden40.994
9Steve Lee40.552
10Diana Faulks36.554
11Carolyn Jerromes36.365
12David Craig35.035
13Lydia Johnston34.804
14David Hodson34.355
15Nicholas Bishop32.412
16Graham Turner23.022
17Stephen Laycock22.804
18Alan Bradley21.524
19Jack Alderdice21.412
20Lynn Steward18.155
21Chris Hannan14.603
22Ray Andrews12.526
23Bill Poupart11.604
24Neil Bartlett7.053

Northern Ladder 2026

Rank Sailor Points Events sailed
1Val Millward69.008
2Duncan Greenhalgh65.0014
3David Driffill49.085
4Alan Gillman42.008
5Stephen Laycock36.0012
6John McPartlin34.007
7Liz Eaton32.344
8Diana Faulks31.172
9Lynn Steward23.009
10Zoe McPartlin18.0011
11Stephen Thomas Bate16.332
12Dorothy Bennett14.326
13Paul Noble5.232
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