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West Highland Yachting Week - Day 3

by Alison Chadwick 2 Aug 2016 12:10 PDT 30 July - 5 August 2016
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After yesterday's light winds, the breeze returned for competitors in this year's West Highland Yachting Week (WHYW) for Day 3 of the points series running until Friday August 5.

The Argyll Fleet followed an inshore course to the south of the Firth of Lorne whilst Tunnock's spinnaker fleet completed two Olympic course races set by Race Officer Malcolm MacGregor.

To the wire racing was enjoyed by both fleets with the 15 knot breeze gusting 20 knots making for exciting spinnaker gybes. Rivals John Corson, Stuart Hamilton and Craig Anderson fought neck and neck on their Moody 336s giving close one-design racing in Class 7. The Corson team won by a minute on corrected time in the first race and Hamilton edged out Anderson by 1 second for second place. Race 2 saw Hamilton take the win by 1 second from Corson's Salamander XXII with Anderson's Cool Bandit 2 third.

The Class 1 battle in both races was won by the Jeffrey/Scutt duo on Carmen II pushing Animal into second place whilst Tioram came through strongly in Class 2 to take the top spot from Sunrise. Serendipity of Kip was the winner in Argyll Fleet class 4.

Shadowfax returned to form with a first race win from Sea-Pie of Cultra with positions reversed in Race 2. Reever also pulled out all the stops to take the win from Sorr of Appin in white sail Class 6. And Class 8 saw a new contender to the fore with the Nicholson 35 Jane Waterman loving the breeze and taking the class win from the Fyffe's Popcorn. Lucy Downie's GK 24 Zebedee showed form second time round in Class 7 pushing Popcorn into second place again.

The fleet race from Oban to Tobermory today (Wednesday) sponsored by GaelForce Marine Equipment.

Day 3 Results:

Race 1

Class 1
1 Carmen II
2 Animal
3 Satisfaction

Class 5
1 Shadowfax
2 Sea-Pie of Cultra
3 Vaila

Class 7
1 Salamander XXII
2 Piecemaker
3 Cool Bandit 2

Class 8
1 Jane Waterman
2 Popcorn
3 Circe

Race 2

Class 1
1 Carmen II
2 Animal
3 Satisfaction

Class 5
1 Sea-Pie of Cultra
2 Shadowfax
3 Strike 3

Class 7
1 Piecemaker
2 Salamander XXII
3 Cool Bandit 2

Class 8
1 Zebedee
2 Popcorn
3 Oystercatcher

Class 2
1 Tioram
2 Sunrise
3 Spirit of May

Class 4
1 Serendipity of Rhu
2 Valhalla of Ashton
3 Meka II

Class 6
1 Reever
2 Sorr of Appin
3 Hiffy

West Highland Yachting Week is sponsored and supported by Tunnock's, Argyll and Bute Council, MalinWaters, Tobermory Harbour Association, Owen, Sails, Gaelforce Marine Equipment and West Coast Motors.

Full results on www.whyw.co.uk

www.facebook.com/WestHighlandYachtingWeek

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