National 12s at Salcolme Open Meeting

With the wind coming back to play on Tuesday, the Hendersons notched up another first from the Crofts, with Tom and Abigail Hayhoe finishing third.

Wednesday's race took the fleet to all the points of the estuary, with the wind blowing a 3 - 4. The run from Blackstone brought the first casualties when the leaders, dodging the last of the tide on the Portlemouth shore, ran into a running line and those with fixed rudders all came to a premature stop followed by an in-voluntary swim leaving the boats coming up behind with nowhere to go! Jon and Charlotte Ibbotson, sailing for the first time in the week avoided the mayhem and pulled out an unassailable lead over the Hendersons with John and Mandy Thornton finishing third.

With the Estuary bathed in sunshine and with a good breeze Thursday's race was another estuary tour with a rare visit to Bowcombe included, the reach back from which was fast. The Ibbotsons again won from the Hendersons with the Thorntons again third.

With Henderson having won the week, Friday's race still left all to play for through out the rest of the fleet. Again a tour via Blackstone, where a family of Dolphins joined in, Frogmore and Bowcombe saw Henderson again in front of the Ibbotsons with the Crofts third.