Saturday and Sunday marked Toward sailing Club’s 44th annual regatta. With classes catering for everything from keelboats to Oppies there was a fine mixture of boats on show throughout the weekend. Saturday’s race began with plenty of wind, in fact a little too much for some, however shortly after the start of the Keelboat class it vanished completely. Just when the Race Officer was beginning to tear his hair out it filled in again and held steady for the rest of the race. A spell of spectacularly heavy rain arrived towards the end of the race but at least the sailors could come ashore to burgers and hotdogs provided by the hard working kitchen crew. Sunday dawned brighter and drier than the previous day but with even more wind. This time it blew from the south adding waves to further test the already challenged dinghy sailors. What proved to be a cracking sail for the keelboats turned into a war of attrition for the dinghies with less than half the starters making it to the finish. In all the classes consistency proved to be the key factor. In the keelboat class Ruairidh Campbell in his First 29, Voila notched up three firsts to secure first overall. Similar results were achieved by Neil Towart in the Fast Handicap class, Alasdair Ireland in the Flying Fifteens and Yasmin Price in the Oppies. It was only among the slow handicap dinghies that wins were shared around. The weekend ended with a splendid spread of baking provided by the members, followed by the prize giving.
RESULTS
Class1 – Keelboats
1st Voila (First 29), R. Campbell, TSC
2nd Saorsa (Moody 336), G. Finlay, TSC
3rd Gimcrack (GK 24), D. Hillhouse, TSC
Class 2 – Flying Fifteens
1st Ragamuffin, A. Ireland, HLSC
2nd Gentle Maid ,R. McTaggart, IOBSC
3rd Effortless, A. Marshall, IOBSC
Class 3 – fast Handicap Dinghies
1st Stubborn Tart (ISO), N. Towart, HLSC
2nd Dr Feelgood (Contender), J. Orr, TSC
3rd Nae Loser (Laser), A. McLean, TSC
Class 4 – Slow Handicap Dinghies
1st Topper, D. Baird-Dean, TSC
2nd Lucky (Topper), K. Baird-Dean, TSC
3rd Topper, N. Campbell, TSC
Best Senior Result – Neil Towart, IOBSC
Best Junior Result – Y. Price, IOBSC