EIGHT boats sailed in gentle calm waters at Tenby Sailing Club’s latest round of dinghy racing on Tuesday, 21 May.

Results: 1st, Osprey 1380, Dan Jackson and Matt Goldwait; 2nd, Osprey 1342, Ted Lewis and Lucas Boissevain; 3rd, ILCA 7, Ed Dashfield.

At least four Tenby boats had moved to Saundersfoot to take part in the 50th Coppet Week, but three others achieved two races before the rain set in on Saturday, 25 May.

Race 1: 1st, RS 200 1446, Ed and Em Dashfield;  2nd, RS Aero 7, Dyfan Williams; 3rd, RS Feva XL, Igor and Marek Otahal: 

Race 2: 1st, Dyfan; 2nd, Ed and Em Dashfield; 3rd, Igor & Marek:,

Thanks to Sharon and Lily Thompson for stepping in to run the races.

Sunday saw the start of Coppet Week, with 52 entries.

Dan Jackson reports:

Well Coppet Race 1 turned into a proper thrash off!

Starting in a SW 2-3 all very gentlemanly with us as leading Osprey at the first windward mark, only to be quickly passed by Gareth Caldwell with the kites up.

On the second reach we briefly regained the lead after a gentle bit of luffing but lost it again with Dave/Maurice and the Chessnuts closing up all the time.

On the second beat Carpé Diem played a blinder up the left with some great shifts to take the lead at the next windward mark, we rounded second in a rapidly increasing breeze and both boats opened up a large lead on a full on flat wire blasting reach to the gybe mark where we had a synchronised swim alongside Steve Leach in the 600,  leaving Dave and Maurice to loosely cover Gareth Caldwell and Oscar Chess  to the Finish.

All great fun!