The 2013 British Open Team Racing Championship for the Wilson Trophy (May 3-5) in Wirral, UK was won by Wessex Exempt in a thrilling best of five final sailed on West Kirby’s marine lake. The six sailors overcame stiff competition from 34 teams from as far afield as America, Ireland and across the UK, eventually meeting Grafham Gorillas in the tense final round of the three-day event. The American team Rhode Island Pistols (Ben Spiller/ Fiona Gordon, Mark Dinneen/ Andrea Bailey, Ben Greenfield/ Amelia Quinn) made it to the semi-final round but were defeated 2-0 by the eventual winners.