The Aldeburgh Lapwing dinghy is 75 years old this year. 77 boats have been built of which about 25 are still sailing. 12 boats sailed 4 races over the weekend of 13/14th August in near perfect conditions to contest the annual championship.
It was great to see Lapwing number 1 out sailing, being one of several boats in the same family ownership since new. A number of boats have been renovated over recent years. They work well as boats that the whole family can enjoy, as well as being capable of being sailed singlehanded.
The light winds meant that those sailing singlehanded enjoyed an advantage, and they occupied the first three places. Ian Robson proved unstoppable in no 71, winning all four races, with Chris Ritchie being second throughout the weekend.
Overall Results:
Pos Boat Sail No Helm Crew R1 R2 R3 R4 Pts
1st Humming bird 71 Ian Robson ‑1 1 1 1 3
2nd Cormorant 59 Chris Ritchie ‑2 2 2 2 6
3rd Whaup 51 Steve Liddell ‑4 3 3 3 9
4th Seaswift 10 Katherine Mattich 3 4 4 ‑5 11
5th Tufted 37 Robert Ritchie Tanya Ritchie ‑5 5 5 4 14
6th Gannet 35 Simon Reid Conca Goyder (RET) 6 6 6 18
7th Lapwing 1 Katie Oldrey/Simon Fowles Christopher 6 7 ‑8 7 20
8th Knott 40 Bruce MacInnes Flora MacInnes 7 (DNC) 11 9 27
9th Bittern 11 Anthony Hinton Allegra Hinton (DNC) DNC 7 10 30
10th Quail 75 James Alexander Victoria Alexander (DNC) DNC 9 8 30
11th Kittiwake 15 Tom Bicknell Andrew Bicknell (DNC) RET 10 11 33
12th Turnstone 48 John Robinson (RET) RET RET DNS 36
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