Cumbraes Regatta 2017

The annual Cumbraes Regatta was blessed with some of the best sailing weather all summer.

After all the windy wet weekends to sail in warm sunshine with perfect wind was a joy to all the competitors who had come from all over the west of Scotland to compete in this annual festival of racing and social fun. The event is organised jointly by Largs Sailing Club, Fairlie Yacht Club and Largs Yacht Haven.

Stuart Khaliq in his Laser 4.7 at the annual Cumbraes Regatta - photo © Marc Turner / PFM Pictures

Keelboat racing on Saturday took place at the north end of Cumbrae where three races were achieved in the light conditions. The dinghies sailing in the Largs Channel achieved four rounds.

On Sunday's Round Cumbrae Race the keelboat fleet sailed a figure of eight course whilst the dinghy fleet successfully sailed round Great Cumbrae.

Nigel Lynn and Alan Nesbitt in their Nacra F18 at the annual Cumbraes Regatta - photo © Marc Turner / PFM Pictures

The overall winner of the Enterprise Ayrshire Rosebowl for the best performance over the weekend was Brian Kelly and Lorna Dryburgh in their Merlin Rocket.

Overalll winners B Kelly and L Dryburgh in their Merlin Rocket at the annual Cumbraes Regatta - photo © Marc Turner / PFM Pictures

Overall Results:

Class 1 IRC
1. Phoenix (A McVey)
2. Satisfaction (N Marshall)
3. SendyAF (D and A Paton)

RC35
1. Banshee (C Frize)
2. Animal (D Aitken)
3. Now or Never 3 (N Sandford)

Class 3 CYCA
1. Busy Beaver (M Bradshaw)
2. Excalibur (B Young)
3. Mayrise (J Miller)

Class 4 CYCA
1. Nemo (A Malcolm)
2. Farr E Nuff (J Kent)
3. Bombard (C Wood)

Class 5 (Restricted Sail)
1. Mallie (K McClelland)
2. Blackjack of Kip (P Moyes)
3. Suilven (E Rae)

Slow Handicap
1. P Collings and C McGlennon (GP14)
2. A Jones and S Watson (GP14)
3. A Logan and I Hardy (GP14)

Fast Handicap
1. B Kelly and L Dryburgh (Merlin Rocket)
2. M Faulkner and A Brown (RS200)
3. R Burns and A Malone (RS200)

Catamaran
1. N Lynn and A Nesbitt (Nacra F18)
2. D and I Kent (Hurricane)
3. J Connelly (A Class)

Round Cumbraes Race (Sunday)

Class 1 IRC
1. Samurai J (A McLeod)
2. Phoenix (A McVey)
3. Satisfaction (N Marshall)

Class 3 CYCA
1. Busy Beaver (M Bradshaw)
2. Mayrise (J Miller) 3. Cool Bandit 2 (C Anderson)

Class 4 CYCA
1. Nemo 4 (A Malcolm)
2. Farr E Nuff (J Kent)
3. Caol Ila (G Stewart)

Class 5 CYCA Restricted Sail
1. Blackjack of Kip (P Moyes)
2. Mallie (K McClelland)
3. Suilven (E Rae)

Slow Handicap
1. GP14 (A Logan and I Hardy)
2. GP14 (A Jones and S Watson)
3. Laser (G McGill)

Fast Handicap
1. Cherub (P and C Alderson)
2. Merlin Rocket (B Kelly and L Dryburgh)
3. C Nicol and D Macrae

Catamaran
1. D and I Kent
2. N Lynn and A Nesbitt
3. J Connelly

Overall Cumbraes Weekend Winner: Merlin Rocket, B Kelly & L Dryburgh