Toppers, Oppies and Lasers at Prestwick Sailing Club
by Alan Henderson 12 Sep 2007 23:03 BST
8-9 September 2007
Pete Malcolm (left) receiving the Laser Scottish Grand Prix Series trophy from class secretary David Woakes after the Prestick GP © Alan Henderson /
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Sailing titles clinched on Prestwick waters
Visitors from all over Scotland and beyond came to Prestwick on 8/ 9 September, for a multi class Traveller, sponsored by South Ayrshire Sports Council and Bosuns Locker chandlery. There were classes for Lasers, Radials, Toppers and Optimists, plus beginners' fleets for Toppers and Optimists. Most of the 70 sailors were juniors or youths, and all enjoyed two days of exciting, breezy sailing in big waves. For most of the classes, this was the final event of the year in the Scottish Traveller Series, so sailors could clinch not only the event, but also the whole series.
And that is just what Moray Clark did in the Topper class, the biggest class with 26 boats. His win in the final race at Prestwick earned him the Topper Scottish Travellers Series, as well as winning this regatta. Lorenzo Chiavarini from Tarbert Loch Fyne took second in both the regatta and the series, with Anna Gorzkowska third in class in the regatta. Jessica Campbell took the beginners fleet.
In the Optimists, Ross Stanley White won the last two races on the Sunday in fresh breezes to take first from Callum Airlie, followed by Tom Kemsley. Rachel Mawer took the beginners fleet.
In Radials, it was girls to the fore. Anna Dobson won all three races on the Saturday and the first on Sunday to win by a distance, from Ailsa Skuodas in second. In Lasers, Cameron Steele managed an equally impressive whitewash, winning four races, with Pete Malcolm second. However Malcolm took the annual Series, with Steele second.
Overall Results:
Toppers
1. Moray Clark (Clyde CC)
2. Lorenzo Chiavarini (Tarbert Loch Fyne YC)
3. Anna Gorzkowska (Loch Venachar)
Optimists
1. Ross Stanley White (Royal Northern)
2. Callum Airlie (St Mary's Loch)
3. Tom Kemsley (Clyde CC)
Radials
1. Anna Dobson (Helensburgh)
2. Ailsa Skuodas (Loch Morlich)
3. Ben Wilcox (East Lothian)
Lasers
1. Cameron Steele (Loch Lomond)
2. Pete Malcolm (Aberdeen & Stonehaven)
3. Calum Calder (Cramond)