Results / Carl Dyson Regatta Port Edgar - 06/09/2003

RS300s at the Carl Dyson Regatta, Port Edgar The Scottish RS300 series concluded at the Carl Dyson regatta at Port Edgar. Seven boats competed in the event which was sailed in varying wind conditions that made course laying extremely difficult for the hard worked race team Only one race was sailed on Saturday in a light and failing westerly and with a strong tide many failed to finish within the time limit. Only Ian Baillie, then Steve MacDonald and Eddie Griffiths managed to finish from the 300 fleet, keeping out of the tide by tacking up the edge of Rosyth dockyard. Sunday looked more promising with the wind slowly increasing but the strength was variable and all 3 races suffered from large shifts that turned the beats into fetches. Griffiths took advantage of the fickle breeze to take the lead in race 2 and held onto it to the finish in impressive style. Baillie was second with MacDonald third, just edging out Mark Henman. Baillie led from the first mark in race 3 but was pushed initially by Nick Yates sailing the 300 for the first time. MacDonald and Griffiths then came through with Henman taking fourth again. There was another big shift just before the 300 start together with sharp increase in the wind to over 20 knots. This resulted in a reaching start and a succession of screaming reaches. Baillie was first to finish but as he suspected was OCS, leaving Griffiths to take the gun. Henman kept the boat upright more often then MacDonald to come in second and Yates battled round for fourth.