FREQUENT FLYER Wins Women’s Open Keelboat Regatta

(Hamble, England)- The 2025 edition of the Women’s Open Keelboat Championship, hosted by the Royal Southern Yacht Club, will certainly go down in the record books as one of the most fun in recent memory. Blessed with clear skies, good breezes, and warm weather, the fifteen all-women teams enjoyed two fabulous days sailing on the infamous Solent… fulfilling the mission for the event!

The Mission: Whether you are a seasoned round-the-world racer or you can’t tell a burgee from a gooseneck, you’re welcome at WOKC. Our mission is simple: provide a platform for women to get on the water, enjoy competitive racing with like-minded sailors, and grow confidence in the company of those who have faced – and continue to face – similar hurdles.

In the end, it was radiant smiles all around for the 100+ women sailors that attended, sailing out of the beautiful facilities at Royal Southern Yacht Club on the Hamble River.

Sailing the most consistent in the six-race series was Eleanor Wollman’s J/111 FREQUENT FLYER with a blistering tally of 1-1-1-1-7-3 for 7 pts net! Fellow J/111 owner, Louise Makiin, sailed her JOURNEYMAKER II to the silver medal with a steady scoreline of 2-2-5-2-1-6 for 12 pts net. Then, rounding out the podium with the bronze medal to complete the J/sweep was Rosie Barry’s crew on the J/109 JENIE with a 4-4-2-6-4-4.5 record for 18.5 pts.