Scorpions at the Weymouth Dinghy Regatta

 With the promise of sun, sea and sand, 27 intrepid Scorpions headed for Castle Cove Sailing Club, and the annual Weymouth Dinghy Regatta.

After a brief postponement and a change of Sailing Instructions on Saturday morning, the sea breeze kicked in right on cue. With 4 races planned, the fleet headed out into the harbour.

Sunday dawned and with light winds forecast and a number of hangovers around the dinghy park, many hoped that Sunday was going to be a beach day. But the race officer was keen, and the fleet launched on time. Following a brief postponement on the water the fleet got 2 races in.

Final results saw Gillard/Gray take the overall win, Krailing/Forbes in 2nd and Gray/Gibson 3rd. A quick pack up done, time to soak up the sun on Castle Coves balcony and enjoy the prize-giving. Rachael Gray thanked the race team, galley and all club helpers on behalf of the fleet, as well as Tom, her helm, for his world class abilities both on the water and in the bar.

The countdown to the Nationals at Looe is now on...

Overall Results:

Pos Sail No Helm Crew R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts

1 2013 Tom Gillard Rachael Gray 1 1 1 1 ‑3 4

2 2051 Alan Krailing Simon Forbes ‑14 2 2 3 1 8

3 2045 Peter Gray Debbie Gibson 4 ‑7 3 2 2 11

4 1986 Sam Watson Andy Thompson 5 3 6.5 4 ‑7 18.5

5 2024 Sandra Smith Jeni Richards 2 13 ‑18 6 4 25

6 1939 Adrian Smith Rob Smith 3 ‑12 5 7 11 26

7 2014 AJ Eaton Chris Eaton 9 8 6.5 5 ‑18 28.5

8 1962 Thomas Lonsdale Emily Cole Evans ‑13 5 9 12 6 32

9 1943 John Mursell Matthew Palmer 11 ‑14 10 8 5 34

10 1958 Nigel Potter Amy Clay 7 4 4 ‑22 21 36

11 2004 Jock Fellows Andrea Fellows 6 ‑15 12 11 8 37

12 2005 Janet Ritchie Alan Ritchie 8 6 14 13 (DNC) 41

13 1929 Graeme Bristow Nick Lightbody 10 11 8 ‑16 13 42

14 2023 Richard Searle Lucy Searle 12 10 ‑15 10 10 42

15 2044 Steve Walker Jerry Hannabuss ‑17 9 16 17 9 51

16 1951 Fiona Taylor Gordon Taylor 15 ‑17.5 17 15 12 59

17 2002 Chloe Willars John Tailby 16 17.5 11 ‑23 20 64.5

18 2021 Andrew Hayman Richard Gatehouse 22 ‑25 25 9 17 73

19 2001 Malcolm James Monty Hampton 19 ‑22 21 14 19 73

20 1988 Russell Wheeler Alison Shedrick 21 16 20 ‑24 16 73