WEST Kirby Sailing Club member Gareth Owen in Ratonero romped to victory in the Falcon Class Championship sailed at Abersoch. He reeled off six successive victories as he left the opposition trailing.

Overall, Owen had five points in hand over West Kirby club colleague Mike Hartley in Harrier.

And another West Kirby member, John Burthem, took third place in Hawk a further five points adrift.

Although windy for the two day event, the wind was coming from off shore and the seas were fairly calm.

Hartley counted five second places for his total of 10 points. Owen finished with five points and Burthem had 15 from five third places.

Fourth overall was Mike Mayhew in Taita. A total of 18 yachts competed.

Hoylake Sailing Club's Opera race on Sunday went to Silvana sailed by Gavin Melling.

At Dee Sailing Club, Pete Spedding in the Darts 18s, Matt Pollock in the Dart 16s and Alistair Davidson in the Handicap Cats all achieved a hat-trick of race wins.

The Cruiser event was taken by Artful Dodger, jointly owned by David Purdell-Lewis and Peter Latham.

Youngsters from Royal Anglesey joined others from West Kirby and Dee for an Optimist get-together with two races on West Kirby Lake, followed by a sail down to Dee SC and then a race on the tide.

The Wirral Regattas Series Prize-Giving drew a full house at Hoylake with all the local clubs represented. Final results were as follows:-

Williams BMW LBSA: 1, Crude Comment (N. Ayre, Liverpool), 16pts. P.K. Marine Mylnes: 1, Merlin (J. Smith), 5pts; 2, Mermerus (P. Bastow), 15pts; 3, Merk (R. Hampton), 17pts (all Royal Mersey). Squib: 1, Apollyon (R. Huntington), 7pts; 2, Kachina (P. Ball), 12pts (both Royal Mersey). Road Range Falcons: 1, Harrier (M. Hartley), 4pts; 2, Golden Eagle (P. Healey), 11pts; 3, Phoenix (M. Mayhew), 11pts (all West Kirby). Uren Group Hilbres: 1, Highwayman (R. Glover), 6pts; 2, Hilsa (J. Bethel), 9pts; 3, Hie (G. Wright), 9pts (all West Kirby). Daily Post Seabirds: 1, Sandpiper (A. Watson), 4pts; 2, Fulmar (G. Pittman), 13pts; 3, Terek D. Syme), 25pts (all Wallasey).

Friends of West Kirby Stars: 1, Jupiter (I. Eccles), 9pts; 2, Mars (Schlater family), 11pts; 3, Vega (R. Booth), 11pts (all West Kirby). Laburnum Operas: 1, La Boheme (H. Chapman), 6pts; 2, Carmen (P. Jones), 6pts; 3, Country Girl (J. Hale), 9pts (all Hoylake). Independent Investment Services Darts: 1, El Loco (W. Thompson), 5pts; 2, Bionic Bananas (B. Arnison), 8pts; 3, Deesire (M. Emptage), 15pts (all Dee). Shell Handicap Cats: 1, Double Trouble (P. Baine), 5pts; 2, Just Purrfect (P. Roberts), 6pts; 3, Faith (S. Roberts), 19pts (all Dee). Associated Octel GP 14s: 1, Purple Plaything (R. Mosedale, West Kirby), 25 pts. Wirral Council Medium Handicap Dinghy: 1, Sciorse (I. Reid), 33pts; 2, Folly (H. Hart), 46pts (both West Cheshire). Fast Dinghy: 1, Dee-terred (I. Blair, Dee), 14pts.