Cove Regatta at Cove Sailing Club
by Alan Henderson / www.fotoboat.com 13 Jun 2005 15:20 BST
11-12 June 2005
Class 1 winner Jaru drives off the start line during the Cove Regatta © Alan Henderson /
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Cove Regatta, one of the Clyde season’s four main yacht regattas, enjoyed a good entry of 64 boats on June 11/12th.
Light and shifty winds kept the fleets on their toes on both days, and many of the overall winners were those who unravelled the wind’s mysteries on the Sunday to catch up.
One such was Graham Hutchison’s Jaru, a J109, which took two wins on the Sunday to take Class 1 from overnight leader Bateleur 97. It was a similar story in Class 2 and 3, where pairs of wins on the Sunday for Salamander (Stephen Corson) and Fortitude (Stewart Allister) earned them class wins, while in Class 4, the Dragon Meteor (T Jacobsen) made sure of its class with a race to spare.
The regatta featured a number of one design fleets, with the Sonar fleet making its first apearance at a Clyde Regatta. Gilmour Manuel took first place in Prelude on the Saturday from a six boat fleet. The long established local classes, the Loch Longs and Pipers had good racing both days, with the Sunday winners being Bag in the Pipers, and Iceni in the Loch Longs.
Overall Results:
IRC Class 1
1. Jaru, 5 pts
2. Bateleur 97, 6 pts
3. Incognito, 9 pts
IRC Class 2
1. Salamander, 3 pts
2. Hobbes Express, 8 pts
3. Hold Fast, 10 pts
CYCA 3
1. Fortitude, 4 pts
2. Mersonary, 7 pts
3. Little Warrior, 8 pts
CYCA 4
1. Meteor, 3 pts
Sonars
1. Prelude, 3 pts
2. The Big Blue House, 3 pts
3. Sea Fever, 6 pts
Pipers
1. Bag, 2 pts
2. Rosanne, 4 pts
3. Selina and Tass III equal on 7 pts
Loch Longs
1. Iceni, 5 pts
2. Tik Hai II, 6 pts
3. Dolphin, 7 pts