In its 38th year, Oban Sailing Club's much anticipated annual Ardfern Yachts and Owen Sails sponsored Round Mull Yacht race took place over the last weekend in June. The race is run from Friday to Sunday, with three legs totalling 94 nautical miles, taking in overnight stops in Tobermory, Bunessan and racing through the sound of Iona and the Torran rocks.
28 yachts arrived at the start in Oban split into four classes with a handful of yachts also competing for the double handed trophy. The fist start gun was fired at midday and the classes raced off in five minute intervals.
With all three leg times added together Cameron Still and the team on Maximoose Too having sailed consistently all weekend, were declared overall Round Mull race winners, winning the Torran Rock and Class one. Sunrise took second in class two with the Balmforth's Tangaroa taking third.
Madog won class two, with Shadowfax second and Nick Marshall's J92 Satisfaction third.
Class three was won by Hot Toddy, with Jon Fitzgerald's Sigma33 White Lightening second and Alastir Pugh's Contessa 32 Marisca third.
Restricted sail was won by Calisa with nobody else managed to complete all three legs.
The Sigma 33 White Lightening won the double handed trophy, an excellent performance given the conditions over the weekend.
Oban sailing club wishes to thanks main sponsors Owen Sails, Ardfern Yacht Centre, Forteith RHPS, T,Barbour Fuel limited and the Oban Seafood hut. Thanks also to the race team and James Hardie and the lovely committee boat Madadh. And a huge thanks to all the club members that made the event a success.
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