Saturday 22 May on the Solway Firth was bright and sunny, as forecast, with a reliable force 2 to 3 breeze from the south: a perfect sailing day for this joint N12 and Enterprise event organised by Solway YC. There was but one disappointment, that there were only seven N12 entries for the Scottish Area Championship, two from Scotland and five from the north of England.

The first race was a long beat out of Rough Firth into the Solway at Whiteport and then a run back to Rough. Phil & Helen David took an early lead and resisted consistent pressure from Bernard Clark & Richard Willatt in second place to hold on to the finish. Mark & Emma Simpson were third.

The second race of the day, now on the outgoing tide, was on a shorter course with a better balance of beat & reach. This race was decisively won by Mark & Emma who had the distinction of sailing through the entire Enterprise fleet which had started after the N12s. Bernard & Richard were again second with Howard & Thomas Steavenson third. Going into Sunday, there were now three boats with only a single point between them.

Sunday was a different day, still sunny but with a stiff south westerly kicking up white horses. Bernard and Richard were first to the windward mark, showing their determination to do well, then speeding off on the long planing reach to Castle Point. The beat back to Whiteport against the tide was also long & testing, with a welcome rest on the run back to Rough and the start area. Mark & Emma held a consistent second and Howard & Thomas were promoted to third when Phil nosedived his Baggy near the end of the second lap.

The final race went to the furthest mark out in the Solway at Hestan Island, then a 2 Km reach across to Castle Point before heading back to the start area. Bernard was first again, Phil second and Mark and Emma third.

The overall winners of the Scottish Daily Express Cup were Bernard and Richard. Mark & Emma were second. For the third year in a row, Phil & Helen won the Mariner Mug for first single bottom boat.