Fife Regatta 2008 at the Firth of Clyde - Day 6
by Paul Jeffes 28 Jun 2008 09:15 BST
20-27 June 2008
The King's Course as raced in 1891
The last race of the 2008 Fife Regatta was something of an anticlimax in terms of the results, as the finishing order was identical to the order of both classes before the race.
With a steady south easterly breeze and an occasional glimmer of sunshine on the historic
King’s course there were no obvious upsets in the order of events. A running start off
Largs Yacht Haven gave the big boats positions at the first mark generally in line with
their place in the fleet. Altair won class 1 with a convincing four firsts and discarding a
fourth. Second was Moonbeam just 2 points behind with four seconds and Halloween
took the last spot on the podium with 12 points after discard.
The weather was a little kinder to the small boats today with no one retiring.
Mikado was the clear winner in class 2 counting 3 firsts and a second with a third as her
discard. The second place in class 2 was hard fought with the Truant and Rosemary III
both on 10 points. The Truant took it because she had a better discard. Viola the star of
the regatta (at one hundred years old this year) came in a creditable fourth in class 2.
No doubt many insurers will be greatly relieved that these wonderful boats, recently
described (rather inadequately) as the vintage Bentley’s of the sea, had no severe weather
or collisions. Let us hope that they will all grace our shores once more in 2013.