The annual Cumbraes Regatta, which forms the opening weekend of the Largs Regatta Festival, attracted a record 67 dinghies and 50 keelboats over the bank holiday weekend.
Blessed with sunshine and light NW winds the sight of these boats creates a spectacle in the Largs Channel. The event is generously sponsored by Largs Yacht Haven based sailmakers, Saturn Sails supported by Fairlie based coastal contractors, Coastworks.
Saturday is all about short sharp races testing the skills of the sailors whereas Sunday is the famous Round Cumbrae Race, providing more race planning to get round the two Cumbrae islands. The fleets were split into two, the dinghies managing to race 2 races on Saturday when the wind eventually filled in later in the afternoon.
As part of the Largs Regatta Festival a new element of boating was introduced. For non racers the official charity partner of the Festival, the Ellen Macarthur Cancer Trust, led 17 boats on a cruise in company around the Cumbrae Islands.
The Festival continues with mid week racing and ending in the unique Scottish Two Handed Race around Holy Island or Arran, sponsored by Isle of Arran distillers.
Thanks to event sponsors Saturn Sails and Coastworks and to the army of volunteers who work behind the scenes to provide excellent racing and a lively social programme ashore.
Overall Results:
Keelboats
Overall winner: El Gran Senor (Anderson/Findlay)
Class winners
ETCHELLS Diablo (S Cowie)
RC35 Blue Jay (John Stanley-White)
IRC 1 El Gran Senor (J Anderson/M Findlay)
CYCA 3 Stealthy (A Peden)
CYCA 4 Arcade (K Aitken)
CYCA 5 Wavelength (Carolyn Elder)
Multihull Excalibur (B Young)
Dinghies
Overall winner D Zero (J Bassett)
Class winners
D ZERO J Bassett
Fast Handicap RS200 R Burns and V Simpson
Slow handicap GP14 John and Jack Telford
Multihulls Hurricane David and Ian Kent
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