Youth Regatta at Prestwick Sailing Club
by Alan Henderson 24 Sep 2008 14:10 BST
20-21 September 2008
Prestwick welcomes 66 competitors to its youth regatta © Alan Henderson /
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Prestwick welcomed 66 competitors to its youth regatta on 20/21 September, sponsored by South Ayrshire Sports Council, Sunbird, Bosuns Locker and www.tartanmarine.co.uk. There were Scottish Travellers series fleets for Toppers, Optimists, Radials and Lasers, plus Development fleets for Toppers and Optimists. Light breezes on Saturday suited the younger sailors, and all enjoyed the sunshine and moderate breezes on the Sunday.
The main Topper fleet was the biggest class, with 27 competitors, and it was won by Lorenzo Chiavarini with a perfect scoreline of five wins. Andrew McGowan took second. Another eight Toppers competed in the Topper Development fleet, won by David Abraham.
In Optimists, Ross Stanley-Whyte was the victor, and with this win Ross took the 2008 Optimist Scottish Traveller series. In the Optimist Development fleet, Rachel Mawer took four race wins for a comfortable victory.
Moray Clark won the first two races to set him on the path for a class win in Radials, while sailing veteran Pete Malcolm took a sprightly five wins for a perfect scoreline to win the Lasers. This win clinched another Scottish Grand Prix series for Malcolm, to add to his collection garnered over thirty years of Laser sailing.
Councillor Margaret Toner gave away the prizes after a regatta much enjoyed by all the visitors.
Topper main fleet:
1.Lorenzo Chiavarini, Royal Northern & Clyde YC
2.Andrew McGowan, Helensburgh SC
3.Alastair Kent, Largs SC
4.Jamie Noyes, St Mary’s Loch SC
5.Alex Still, Royal Gourock YC
Topper Development fleet:
1.David Abraham, Helensburgh
2.Iain McLaughlan, Largs
3.Lewis Marr, Royal Gourock YC
Optimists main fleet:
1.Ross Stanley-Whyte, Royal Northern
2.Alistair Gray, Helensburgh
Optimists Development fleet:
1.Rachel Mawer, Clyde Cruising Club
2.Sophie Taylor, Clyde CC
Radial fleet:
1.Moray Clark, Helensburgh
2.Ian Fitzgerald, Port Edgar YC
3.Ben Wilcox, East Lothian YC
4.Nick Kerr, Largs
Laser fleet:
1.Pete Malcolm, Aberdeen & Stonehaven YC
2.Gavin Dunlop, Largs