It has been a difficult time this year. We were unable to hold a regatta in 2020!

It then seemed unlikely we could hold one in 2021!

But we did!

It was smaller this year but still perfectly formed focusing on sailing, rowing and fishing events.

Also the early morning Yoga on the Beach which was open to everyone.

Albert Edwards
Albert EdwardsPhotographer

Fishing Results

In difficult conditions both days the fishing competition was won on both days by Mark Bentall who caught a 41cms Bass on Saturday and a 32cms Bass on the Sunday.  Needless to say that all fish caught were under the regularity 42cms in length so all were immediately returned to the water after they were caught, measured and recorded.

Sailing Results

Twenty-six boats, a mixture of dinghies and cruisers modern and classic, entered Saturday’s Pursuit Race, in which the slowest boats start first and others follow every five minutes until the fastest boats which start last.  Once you’ve been overtaken you can’t win the race.  There were some torrential downpours but the forecast strong wind didn’t materialise, so the racing was more tactical than physical.  The race was won convincingly by Jim Stewart in a Laser Radial dinghy.

Sunday’s class racing was much windier and the challenging conditions proved too much for some, but nine boats managed to complete an exciting race.

Rowing Results

The rowing races was made up of Harkers Yard Gigs and a Clayton Skiff which was a delight to see back in competition.  As mentioned challenging conditions but these hardy rowers carried on despite the weather and proved, as usual, to be very competitive!

Results – Saturday

Pursuit Race finishers

  • Laser Radial – Jim Stewart – first overall and first dinghy
  • Hawk – Will Langton
  • TT Pebble – Tim Goodwin – first classic
  • Byte – Reuben Manning
  • Well Done Micro Gem – Ian Bloomfield/Stef Goodwin
  • Loup de Mer – Tony Power and crew – first cruiser
  • Virus Micro Gem – Rheanna Pavey/Andy Pugh
  • Muscle Micro – Ian Pavey/Matt House
  • Anagram of Meg – Andy Thorp/Luke Thorp/Caspar Thorp
  • Solution – Rob Townley
  • Full Circle – Chris Clayton/Ray Clayton
  • Micro Gem Pathogen – Ed Roberts/William Roberts
  • Micro Gem 10 – Phil Martin/Matt Baker
  • Micro Indecision – Dave Waters/Andrew Yates/Phil
  • Smacks Boat – Pete Elliston/John Roberts
  • Micro Gem Geminy Cricket – Eleanor Bates and crew
  • Magnum – Garron Baines
  • Dolma – Richard Martin/Lance Warren
  • Jeanneau – Alexis Girard/Hitomi Kumai
  • Ozzie Owl – Craig Williamson

Junior Races

  • Pico – Nicolas Kumai-Girard
  • Topper – Leo Kumai-Girard
  • Topper – Sebastian Poku-Hebbewhite

Rowing Results

Race 1: Women’s Crew’s

  1. Hunter – 12.25 min
  2. William Rose 12.34 min

Race 2:

  1. Hunter – 12.51 min
  2. Witchoar – 13.48 min

Results – Sunday

Dinghies 

  • Hawk – Will Langton
  • Topper – Will Harvey

Micros

  • Muscle – Ian Pavey/Matt House
  • Well Done – Ian Bloomfield/Stef Goodwin
  • Pathogem – Ed Roberts/William Roberts
  • 10 – Phil Martin/Matt Baker

Cruisers

  • Full Circle – Chris Clayton/Ray Clayton
  • Dolma – Richard Martin/Adrian Ludlow/Alix Ludlow

Classics

  • Magnum – Garron Baines

Rowing Results

Race 1: Women’s Crews

  1. Hunter – 14.00 min
  2. William Rose – 14.14 min

Race 2:

  1. Technical Draw – Witchoar and Hunter 18.45 min