London Purple


  • London Purple qualified for the finals by finishing 7th at playoffs. They finished 6th at the South Central Qualifier.

    An international team coming off a successful season, London Purple are looking to finish the year with a good result at the BUSA finals.

    The first helm is Will Robinson, with four years of team racing experience. His crew is Ines Cruz Blanco from Madrid, fresh from 4th place in the laser radial section of the King's cup.
    The second boat is helmed by Andy Smith, veteran of national squads. His crew is Luc Hogan, with 11 years of experience sailing multiple classes.
    Our third boat is helmed by Matt Thornton, a calm and calculated paramedic-in-training with his crew Caspar Bartscherer, a German PhD law student.

    The team is relatively new with none of the sailors having been to a university team racing event before this year! They have come a long way in 5 months and are hoping that their recent performance stands them in good stead to thrive at these finals.


    Team Members

    Lucia Albelda Gimeno
    Caspar Bartscherer
    William Robinson
    Ines Blanco
    Andy Smith
    Luc Hogan

    Team Performance

    319 London White 1 2 3 - 4 5 6 London Purple
    306 London Purple 3 4 6 - 1 2 5 Southampton White
    288 London Purple 1 2 6 - 3 4 5 Bristol Red
    275 Strathclyde Blue 1 4 5 - 2 3 6 London Purple
    259 Newcastle Blue 2 4 6 - 1 3 5 London Purple
    247 London Purple 3 4 5 - 1 2 6 Durham Purple
    235 London Purple 1 2 6 - 3 4 5 Glasgow Blue
    222 Edinburgh Blue 3 4 5 - 1 2 6 London Purple
    209 London Purple 1 2 6 - 3 4 5 Warwick Black
    196 Leeds Green 1 5 6 - 2 3 4 London Purple
    176 London Purple 1 3 6 - 2 4 5 Plymouth White
    164 Imperial Blue 3 4 6 - 1 2 5 London Purple
    152 Liverpool Red 3 4 5 - 1 2 6 London Purple
    136 London White 1 2 6 - 3 4 5 London Purple
    123 London Purple 2 4 15 - 1 3 6 Glasgow Blue
    110 London Purple 3 4 6 - 1 2 5 Glasgow Pink
    97 Warwick Black 1 2 4 - 3 5 6 London Purple
    84 London Purple 1 2 4 - 3 5 6 Leeds Green
    70 London Purple 3 4 6 - 1 2 5 Bath Black
    56 London Purple 1 2 3 - 4 5 6 Imperial Blue
    42 London Purple 2 5 6 - 1 3 4 Oxford Black
    28 Plymouth White 1 2 5 - 3 4 6 London Purple
    1 Loughborough Purple 1 3 4 - 2 5 6 London Purple