Eighteen Wanderers, including three past champions came to Hayling Island for their 2005 championships and to celebrate the silver jubilee of the class. As David Nicholls, the Commodore of HISC commented, the class raced in a relaxed style with shore breaks for lunch and an entertaining dinner on the Saturday night.

On the water, the father and son team of Mike & James Clayton started the first race at the pin end and established an early lead over the remainder of the fleet most of whom opted to start in the more favourable tide at the committee boat end. Defending champions Gavin Barr and Mark Skipper powered down the reaches to take second with Wickenden and Mann third.

Race 2 was a similar story with the Claytons cleanly away at the pin end to establish an early lead. Downwind they looked vulnerable and slick spinnaker work from Wickenden and Mann was almost enough for them to break through.

By the third race the fleet's starting was getting more aggressive, and the lead changed a couple of times with the Claytons faster upwind and losing out down the reaches and runs. The result was a win for Wickenden and Mann with the Claytons second. Gavin Barr managed third despite a close tussle with David and Jill Davies.

Lack of water on Sunday morning restricted the fleet to a windward leeward course, which started in a steady force 2. The Claytons managed to create space at the pin end of the line to cross the fleet on port and quickly established a lead over Wickenden and Mann and the Davies'. On the third lap the wind died and the beginnings of a sea breeze came in reversing the wind direction. The Davies' profited from this and challenged the Clayton's for the lead, only to be swept too far down tide just as the course was shortened at the next mark. The Claytons won to clinch the Championship with a race to spare, and son James took an involuntary celebratory swim.

The final race was held after lunch with a beat into the incoming tide. Gavin Barr and Mark Skipper established an early lead with the Claytons, Wickenden and Mann, the Davies and former champion Andy Whitelock crewed by daughter Rebecca in close contention. The upwind speed of the Clayton's eventually allowed them to clinch second place in the race with Gavin Barr's race win enough to give him and Mark Skipper second place overall. Wickenden and Mann finished third in the race and third overall. The Whitelock's fourth in the race gave them fifth place overall behind David and Jill Davies.
 

OVERALL RESULTS:
1. Mike and James Clayton W1134 (Castaways SC) 5pts
2. Gavin Barr & Mark Skipper W1282 (Whitstable YC) 9pts
3. Adam Wickenden & Jack Mann W1087 (Silver Wing SC) 9pts
4. David & Jill Davies W318 (ICC, Salcombe)15pts
5. Andy & Rebecca Whitelock W1046 (Crawley Mariners YC) 19pts
6. Colin & Sally Gilbert W1163 (Hunts SC) 28pts
7. Mike Hamilton & David Oates W992 (Civil Service SA) 31pts
8. Philip & Jill Meadowcroft W1541 (Salcombe YC) 31pts
9. Bob & Karen Northover W183 (Bristol Avon SC) 34pts
10 Peter & Elva Wallis W893 (Burghfield SC) 35pts
11. Vicky King & Margaret Wallsgrove W444 (South Cerney SC) 38pts
12. Fred Daborn & Reg Simpson W685 (Brightlingsea SC) 42pts
13. Michael * Joanna Powell W878 (Crawley Mariners YC) 43pts
14. Jane & Derek Summers W197 48pts
15. Tim & Niamh Robertson (age 6) W1038 54pts
16. Mike & Lesley Bennett W1416 (Papercourt SC) 58pts
17. Martin King & Andy Hines-Lindo W940 (South Cerney SC) 62pts
18. Stephen & Sarah Clampin W1318 (Harwich Town SC) 70pts