After several weeks of weather enforced cancellations, it was another pretty miserable morning when competitive sailors arrived at Solway Yacht Club ready to prepare for the penultimate weekend of the 2022 season.However, the wind was favourable and the rain came and went as the fleet launched at Kippford.Race officer Keith Veasey and his assistants set a course south before turning towards Rough Island and back to the start line for each lap.The dreich really set in as the first race start approached but an encouraging fleet for a late season event all got clear away as the flag dropped.The first race had the Flying Fifteen of Scott Train and Anne Stewart lead from early on with Stephen Gaughan and crew close astern in their fast Osprey class dinghy.The Laser ILCA7 of Rhys Williams followed in a close group, mixing it with the Finn of Stewart Mitchell and Vortex of Alec Glendinning.Further back Finlay Train, Laser Radial ILCA5, led Toby Inglehart the leading Cadet in his Topper.At the finish it was a win for Train/Stewart with Williams second.Race two and again the Train/Stewart Flying Fifteen was up front but Mitchell was finding his form chasing close behind while the Gaughan Osprey’s challenge faded.This time it was a race win for Mitchell with Train/Stewart second.Sunday morning and less wind but more rain and a slightly larger fleet, including three Olympic Finn class singlehanders, sailed out to the start, this time under race officer Lindsay Tosh’s control, assisted by Willie Patterson.

The wind was now a tricky easterly with conditions significantly lighter inshore around the start line but much stronger further out.Cadet member Toby Iglehart made an excellent start in the first race of the day, leading the

Solway Yacht Club beat the weather to hold penultimate weekend of 2022 season

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