Strathclyde Spring Regatta at Strathclyde Loch Sailing Club
by Alan Henderson / www.fotoboat.com 16 May 2005 12:54 UTC
15 May 2005
Jim & Margaret Galloway win the Laser 2000 class at the Strathclyde Spring Regatta © Alan Henderson /
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Bright sunshine, warm temperatures and medium winds made a summery one day regatta at Strathclyde Loch on May 15th.
Main traveller fleets were the Challenger class of trimarans, and Laser 2000s, there for their first Caledonian Ring event of the year. Many visitors came from nearby Clyde CC, and figured well in the prizes.
In the Challengers, Alexander Hodge took three wins to top the class, and Amy Buchan topped the Slow Handicap fleet in her Topper, also winning all three races. In the Fast Handicap, all three places were taken by Albacores, with Crawford Reid and Izzy Martin winning out. The Laser 2000s included one or two well travelled visitors among their seven boat fleet, but Jim and Margaret Galloway from nearby Loch Venachar took the year’s first traveller event.
Overall Results:
Challenger
1. Alexander Hodge, Clyde CC
2. Graham Ritchie, Clyde CC
3. Equal ; David Chalmers, Clyde CC and Lorna Turnbull, Clyde CC
Slow handicap
1. Amy Buchan, Topper, Clyde CC
2. Graham McCubbin & Frank Shields, GP14, Strathclyde Loch SC
3. Thomas Reid, Laser, Strathclyde Loch SC
Fast Handicap
1. Crawford Reid & Izzy Martin, Albacore, Strathclyde Loch SC
2. Gordon Scott & Brian Inglis, Albacore, Montrose SC
3. Charles Frize & Graham Wallace, Albacore, Clyde CC
Laser 2000
1. Jim & Margaret Galloway, Loch Venachar SC
2. Robert McCulloch & Alma Cadzow, Loch Venachar SC
3. David & Kate Eccles, Bala SC