Hastings sailors dominate open meet

What outside interest there was came from neighbours Bexhill who occupied the top four positions among a youthful Topper class, in which 14 of the 17 competitors were juniors.

But, despite the lack of visitors, all three classes were keenly-contested, particularly among the Magnos, with the leading positions bearing little similarity from one race to the next. And the turn-out was somewhat greater than the race attracted 12 months ago, probably aided by the favourable weather conditions.

Club press officer Rob Hamilton said: "It was a very good turn-out and 17 Toppers is outstanding quite frankly."

Results - Toppers, race one: 1 Freddie Connor (Bexhill), 2 Max Richardson (H&SL), 3 Ben Slater (Bexhill), 4 Charles Humphreys (H&SL). Race two: 1 Slater, 2 Rebecca Barrie (Bexhill), 3 Connor, 4 Humphreys. Race three: 1 Barrie, 2 Slater, 3 Lucy Barrie (Bexhill), 5 Humphreys. Overall: 1 Rebecca Barrie 3pts, 2 Slater 3pts, 3 Connor 4pts, 4 Lucy Barrie 8pts, 5 Humphreys 8pts, 6 Richardson 10pts, 14 Tayla Playford (H&SL).

Miracles - race one: 1 Phil Cosham & Lucy Tanner (H&SL), 2 Chris & Caroline Thompson (Bex), 3 Tom & Camilla Norris (H&SL). Race two: 1 Thompson & Thompson, 2 Cosham & Tanner, 3 Norris & Norris. Race three: 1 Cosham & Tanner, 2 Thompson & Thompson, 3 Dave Gordon & Karen Hilder (H&SL). Overall: 1 Cosham & Tanner 2pts, 2 Thompson & Thompson 3, 3 Norris & Norris 6.

Magnos - race one (all Hastings & St Leonards): 1 Matt Wiseman & Richard Playford, 2 Pete Sharrod & Craig Clark, 3 Colin Ross & John Wiseman. Race two: 1 Tom & Sonia Hilder, 2 Wiseman & Playford, 3 Ross & Wiseman. Race three: 1 Sharrod & Clark, 2 Hilder & Hilder, 3 John & Isabel Norris. Overall: 1 Sharrod & Clark 3pts, 2 Hilder & Hilder 3, 3 Wiseman & Playford 3.

Competition reverts to a closed nature this weekend with races five and six of the Summer Series starting at 11am on Sunday plus a Sailaway from the Marina to Glyne Gap which will be followed by a picnic from the same time tomorrow (Saturday).