Midnight race to the Isle of Man (From Wirral Globe)

Midnight race to the Isle of Man

9:46am Wednesday 24th June 2009

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A FLEET of twenty two yachts took part in the Tranmere Sailing Club/Liverpool Yacht Club Isle of Man Midnight Race from the Mersey to Douglas.

It was a slow trip with the yachts becalmed at times. Neil Thomas was first home in Mighty Max II in a time of just over fourteen and a half hours with the last boat crossing the line in fractionally over seventeen hours.

The overall winner was the GK 24 Di-Rich owned by Andy Napper and Annie Ward who lifted the Grand Challenge Cup and also the Puffin Cup for IRC Class Three.

The Class Two winner was Paul Hampson in a Sigma 33 Magic Moments which earned him the Milburn Trophy.

Class One and the 1894 Cup went to the quarter tonner Ragtime IV owned by Steve Carruthers and Geoff Whittaker.

Disappointing weather meant a low turn out for the Wallasey Yacht Club Regatta at New Brighton on Saturday. Officials set a storm course due to the strong wind.

The home-based Seabirds enjoyed a good tussle with Andy Watson in Sandpiper holding off the sustained challenge of Andrew Read in Cormorant.

Richard Corner in Honey Buzzard headed the Falcons and Ron Hampton in Merk took the Mylne prize.

The wind was more favourable for the West Cheshire Regatta on Sunday. Cormorant stepped up to first place in the Seabirds and Mark Hinton headed the Falcons in Harrier.

Sally Collings in Mersey led the Mylnes. The Hilbres competed at West Kirby with Tim Riley in Hirondelle taking the winning gun.

Results:

Tranmere/Liverpool Isle of Man Race:

Class One: 1. Ragtime IV (S.Carruthers), 2. Pandanova II (D.Matthews), 3. Sleeper (J.Carrier)

Class Two: 1. Magic Moments (P.Hampson), 2. Skukusa (S.Lofthouse), 3. Musketeer (M.Inman).

Class Three: 1. Di-Rich (A.Napper), 2. Tango (R.Baldwin), 3. Night Flyer (T.Goodman).

Overall: 1.Di-Rich, 2. Tango, 3. Night Flyer.

Wallasey Regatta: Seabird: 1. Sandpiper (A.Watson), 2. Cormorant (A.Read), 3. Kittiwake (C.Hilton). Falcon: 1. Honey Buzzard (R.Corner). Mylne: 1. Merk (R.Hampton). Etchell: 1. Invader (T.Tansey). Darts: 1. Bogtrotter (J.Douglas).

Handicap Cats: 1. Double Trouble (P.Bain). Handicap Dinghy: 1. 420 (M.Moruzzi).

GP 14: 1. Deezastrous (M.Ralli).

West Cheshire Regatta: Mylne: 1. Mersey(S.Collings). Etchells: 1. Victoria (P.Gilmour). Seabirds: 1. Cormorant, 2. Bobolink (B.Shillinglaw), 3. Calloo (B.Carrier). Hilbres: 1. Hirondelle (C.Riley), 2. Highwayman (R.Glover). Falcons: 1. Harrier (M.Hinton), 2. Aquilla (J.Corkhill), 3. Taita (K.Johnson). Handicap Cats: 1. Double Trouble. GP 14: Deezastrous. Handicap Dinghy Div.One: 1. Going South (R.Fairclough). Div.Two: Thunder (T.Tomlinson).

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