THE first away meeting of their Centenary year saw a team from Lyme Regis Sailing Club at Castle Cove on Sunday, in a competition between the hosts, Sutton Bingham SC and Lyme. In this more limited replacement for the former Lyme Bay Challenge, the three clubs each host a leg.

The top three results from each club team count in the overall results.

Four boats entered from Lyme. There were nine from the inland club and 17 from Castle Cove, making 30 dinghies in this threee-race series, sailed in very light winds never above five knots .

Lyme's racing sailing secretary, Allan Tyler, who competed in his Fireball with crew Chrissey, commented: "We had a mixed team, individuals strong in a variety of conditions. Winds were too light for the trapeze on the RS 800 for Cameron and Jake, so they couldn't match up to their handicap. Star of the show was our Albacore, sailed by Jerry Rook with 'guest' crew Graham Cook, himself a top Laser sailor, who took three firsts. Andy Robinson supported well in his Phantom which is a new class for him."

Allan and Chrissey made third overall, Lyme scoring lowest to win the leg.

Allan commended the race management team and looked forward to the return leg at Lyme in the autumn when he hopes his team will do as well.