Sailing: Local Regatta programme gets off to a good start at Royal Mersey Yacht Club (From Wirral Globe)

Sailing: Local Regatta programme gets off to a good start at Royal Mersey Yacht Club

3:02pm Tuesday 16th June 2009

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Sunshine and light winds greeted the crews as the local Regatta programme got off to a good start with the Royal Mersey Yacht Club event on the River Mersey off Rock Ferry on Saturday.

Officials set a light weather course and results were obtained in all races.

The best finish came in the Seabirds with Peter Jacobs in Dodo holding off Barry Shillinglaw in Bobolink by a quarter boat length to lift the oddly named Southport Corinthian Trophy.

The home based Mylnes were out in force.

Chris Kay led the way home in Meridian to take the Charles Mack Trophy.

Invader (Trevor Tansey) headed the Etchells and Alan Dunwoody claimed the Squib prize in Lately.

The Falcons represented West Kirby with Harrier owned by Harry Gaskin winning from Falcon II (Dave Robinson).

There were no Offshore yachts with the fleet having gone off the previous night in Liverpool/Tranmere’s Isle of Man Midnight race.

The Operas at Hoylake and the dinghies in the Dee Estuary competed on Sunday.

Gavin Melling in La Tosca headed the Opera fleet.

On the Estuary James Douglas took the Dart Catamaran prize in Bogtrotter II after two races and the leading Handicap Catamaran was a Hurricane helmed by Andrew Potter.

Elliott Hampson in a Laser Radial topped the Medium Handicap Dinghies and the Fast Handicap was taken by Alex Harris in a Laser 300.

The Wallasey and West Cheshire Regattas are scheduled for this weekend off New Brighton with afternoon starts on Saturday and Sunday.

Results: Mylnes: 1. Meridian (C.Kay); 2. Mercator (J.Smith); 3. Merle (R.Glover).

Falcons: 1. Harrier (H.Gaskin); 2. Falcon II (D.Robinson); 3. Aquilla (J.Corkhill).

Etchells: 1. Invader (T.Tansey); 2. Disco Volante (R>Mersey syndicate); 3. Roc (A.Whittingham-Jones).

Seabirds: 1. Dodo (P.Jacobs); 2. Bobolink (B.Shillinglaw); 3. Cormorant (A.Read).

Squibs: 1. Lately (A.Dunwoody).

Operas: 1. La Tosca (G.Melling); 2. Fidelio (S.Stratton); 3. Orchid (P.Roberts).

Darts: 1. Bogtrotter (J.Douglas); 2. 6214 (P.Spedding).

Handicap Cats: 1. Hurricane 485 (A.Potter).

Medium Handicap: 1. Laser Radial 195302 (E.Hampson); 2. Laser Radial 192525 (C.Green); 3. Laser 144746 (P.Briggs).

Fast Handicap: 1. Laser 3000 (A.Harris); 2. B14 (I.Blair).

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