RACING is in full swing at Blackwater Sailing Club with the dinghy fleets enjoying a couple of all-in trophy races outside of their usual club fleet series schedules.

The Diamond Jubilee Chalice had 27 entries with Blazes making a clean sweep of the podium with Andy Mcivor fresh from Solo class and back in a Blaze claiming victory over Terry Crook and Ben Fullalove in second and third respectively.

The race officers managed to get in three races out of the four scheduled in predominately light conditions for this average lap event.

The light conditions continued for the next Trophy race, the Osea Challenge Cup.

After a flying start by Julian Wild, sailing his Musto Skiff, the shifty conditions which saw, at times, boats on opposite tacks on the same heading.

Eventual winner by a large margin, sailing a K6, were Phil Newman and Rich Evans.

Out of their usual fireball and in a borrowed K6 was Maria Richards and Graham Hoy joined by Ted Coday, practicing for the upcoming K6 Eurocup in Lake Garda, coming in second place.

Third place belonged to Gareth Davies and Rob Appleby’s 49er making sure that the fast handicap fleet took all the podium slots from the medium handicap fleets previous dominance in the Chalice Cup.

The clubs own class, the Sprite, enjoyed a nine-race regatta over the Whitsun week with seven competitors taking part.

The winds proved light and variable apart from the last day when stronger winds and a last-minute wind shift provided a fast reachy sort of race to complete a successful week.

Overall winners of the Heron Cup were Bevis and Tessa Wright.