Several leading racing dinghy classes were invited to Kippford for the club’s big late season open at the weekend. There was a strong entry including Olympic Finns, International OKs, ILCAs (Lasers) and National 12s.
Crews came from as far afield as the Highlands and the south coast of England, with the revised vintage championships incorporated following their cancellation by gales earlier in the year.
Saturday dawned dull and almost windless but with a threatening forecast of strong winds and heavy rain. Zephyrs came and went from any direction for about 90 minutes, trying the nerves of everyone while it became increasingly obvious that bad weather was coming up the Solway from the south west.
Race officer Stewart Biggar held his nerve until a wall of wind and torrential rain woke everyone up, a short triangular course was set and race one launched.
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