The nasty weather forecast probably hit entry numbers for this years Surry Cup which is unfortunate as the conditions were good and got better as the afternoon went on.  Results as follows:

1. Brave
2. Misty Blue
3. SmiJ

Glassy calm night meant a ‘special’ course laid simply between two marks.  Of the five boats three managed to drift round two laps, one one lap and one who gave up to go drinking!

1. Indulgence
2. SmiJ
3. Eclipse
4. Kashangi II
5. Lady Nadonna (RTD)

Good turnout for the Wickes Stern chase this year with the following results:

1. Brave
2. Misty Blue
3. Apparition
4. Indulgence
5. SmiJ
6. Malin
7. Nokomis

The second event in the Joint Passage Race series organised in conjunction with the Royal Forth was the Wilson Cup held in gorgeous sunshine on 7 July.  10 boats ‘braved’ the unusual elements of soaring temperatures, sunshine and little wind for a pleasant, exciting, frustrating (delete as appropriate) 5 hour race where the latter half of the fleet finished within a minute of each other.

Overall results were as follows with the Forth Corinthian boats in bold denoting the finishing order of the Wilson Cup race within the race:

1. Kestra
2. Hannah
3. Misty Blue (1st)
4. Wizz Too
5. Brave (2nd)
6. Meteor
7. Eclipse (3rd)
8. SmiJ (4th)

(Apparition and Kashangi II retired)

The first two Friday White Sail races were abandoned due to lack of wind so it was a bit of a relief to get the series off the ground on 22 June where the results of FWS 3 were as follows:

1. Kashangi II
2. Smij
3. Eclipse
4. Indulgence

The same four boats contested the Friday White Sail 4 on 6 July with the following slightly different finish:

1. Kashangi II
2. Indulgence
3. Eclipse
4. SmiJ

Congratulations to John and crew on Kashangi for a clean sweep so far as we look forward to the next instalment on Friday 20 July.

Thank goodness a little breeze filled in to allow a start for this years Inchkeith Trophy or it would have been the third event in a row to suffer a cancellation due to lack of wind.  Three boats took part in a very pleasant couple of hours sail round the course with the finishing order – Brave, Eclipse and Misty Blue.  This did not change after applying the handicaps so congratulations to Brave on winning their first Corinthian trophy.

1. Brave
2. Eclipse
3. Misty Blue

2018 Fife Regatta NoR

2018 Fife Regatta sailing instructions

2018 Fife Regatta entry form

FCCCourses2018

Above is a poster for a new racing series taking place on the Forth this year which combines the best of the previous FIG races and club regattas.

For more info please go to https://fyca.org.uk/

In addition FYCA now have a Facebook page “Forth Yacht Clubs Association” for cruising and racing on the Forth.