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 New faces come onboard at RYA Scottish Zones at Largs 


The RYA Scottish Zones at Largs had a great entry of 94 boats and boards, including a 20 strong Regatta fleet plus 19 windsurfers. Breezes were mostly light and shifty on the Saturday, and there were also mixed conditions on Sunday, from sunshine to squalls, so the competitors’ skills were fully tested over six races.

There were healthy Regatta fleets for beginners to racing, as well as main fleets. The Topper Regatta fleet mustered a healthy 14 boats, and the lead was hard fought between eventual winner Joanna Barrie and second placed Iain McLaughlin. The Topper Regatta fleet welcomed the first ever OnBoard team to enter a Zone Championship, bringing a four person team from the Low Port Centre, Linlithgow.

In the Optimist Regatta fleet, Rachel Mawer made a last race comeback to snatch the class from the class’s leader up to then, Angus Johnstone. Mawer took the title on tie break after her last race win.

Biggest fleet was the Topper main fleet, with 35 boats. Andrew McGowan showed good form on both days to win, while Jamie Noyes showed more consistency on the Sunday to take second, from Jack Evans. Newcomers Emily Robertson and Alastair Kent both showed great promise in fifth and sixth.

In Optimists, Callum Airlie took the most emphatic win in any class, counting the perfect score of five wins. In the Handicap fleet, Radial sailor Lauren Wilkie found the stronger breezes to her liking on Sunday, improving from third up to first overall, overhauling overnight leader Nathan Forrester, who took second just a point behind. Christopher Dowson took the Windsurfing class from Amy Kenmuir, both sailing Techno 7.8s.

  Overall Results

  Optimist Regatta fleet

  1. Rachel Mawer, Clyde Cruising Club, 8 pts
  2. Angus Johnstone, Annandale SC, 8 pts
  3. Sophie Taylor, CCC, 14 pts

  Topper Regatta

  1. Joanna Barrie, Annandale SC, 7pts
  2. Iain McLaughlin,  Largs SC, 9pts
  3. Lewis Marr, Largs SC, 20 pts

  Optimist Main

  1. Callum Airlie, St Marys Loch SC, 5 pts
  2. Alistair Gray, Helensburgh SC, 14 pts
  3. Jack Borrill, CCC, 14 pts

  Topper Main

  1. Andrew McGowan, Helensburgh, 10 pts
  2. Jamie Noyes, St Marys Loch SC,14 pts
  3. Jack Evans, Chanonry, 19 pts

Handicap Dinghies

  1. Radial, Lauren Wilkie, Largs SC, 10 pts
  2. Radial, Nathan Forrester, CCC, 11 pts
  3. 420, Fergus Barrie & John Beardon, Annandale SC, 14 pts

Windsurfers

  1. Christopher Dowson, Techno 7.8, 10 pts
  2. Amy Kenmuir, Techno 7.8, 13 pts
  3. Jordan O Hara, Techno 7.8, 17 pts

 

For full results, please click on the link above for Largs Sailing Club.