THE first race of the new season at Fidlers Ferry Sailing Club saw five boats compete for the President’s Tankard.
A gentle tide and unpredictable winds ensured it was an interesting start to the new campaign, but the Falcon-class Stone Hawk of Dave Irving was able to take victory in the six-mile race.
Another Falcon-class vessel, Richard Corner’s Honeybuzzard, had led for half of the four-lap event but had to settle for second, while Phil Wishart came home third in his Wayfarers-class boat Hummingbirds.
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