Various winners during open dinghy week

With seven races over five days, the contests took place in a variety of conditions and produced a number of winners.

Racing started in light winds on Wednesday morning, although the weather deteriorated during the race.

Martin Jenkins, in his Phantom, got clear away from the entire fleet but, with the breeze becoming more fickle and the rest of both fleets being left 20 minutes adrift, the race officer took the decision to abandon the race.

Thursday morning dawned with much breezier conditions and this encouraged some competitors to change their choice of rigs, which certainly paid dividends.

Two races were completed and the faster boats were able to race out in Hamford Water, which gave them some sparkling sailing in the bigger waves and less sheltered waters.

Jenkins' Phantom narrowly won the first race from Dominic Jacobs, in his Laser Radial, with John Tappenden, also in a Laser Radial, third.

In class two, Beth Newland was in unbeatable form to record the first of five outright wins from the six races she sailed in.

Second in class two was John Summerfield, sailing a Mirror Dinghy, while Sue Wood, in her Laser 4.7, finished third.

In race two, the Laser radials of Jacobs and Tappenden fought for the victory in the stronger breezes and Ken Potts, in his full rig Laser, took third.

In class two, Newland was able to post her second victory, again beating Summerfield into second.

Martin and Caroline Wilberforce finished third in their Jewel.

Friday saw good sailing conditions and the race officer decided on a short race three, followed by the Round The Island long race.

In class one, Jenkins thought he had done just enough to win but Jacobs came in close enough so that their corrected times were identical and they shared first place. Third was Tappenden, in his Radial.

In class two, Newland and Summerfield maintained their regular first and second places but Bryan Ward, crewed by his daughter, Esther, took third place in their Jewel.

In the Round The Island race, Tappenden recorded another win. Second was Potts and third Jacobs.

In class two, Newland looked all set to win the long race in her 4.7 but was unsure of the course and had to backtrack, which was enough to give Summerfield a taste of victory.

Third was Sally Bucklitsch, in her Topaz.

Saturday was another good breezy day for sailing and the Lasers had another good showing in race five.

Potts, in his full rig, took the win from Jacobs, in his Radial, and Jenkins' Phantom was third.

Newland and Summerfield reverted to form, with Newland taking the win and Wood coming in third in her 4.7.

Race six saw Tappenden notching another win.

Potts was second and John Sewell, having aborted racing his new National Twelve, reverted to his faithful Solo and took third place in class one.

Class two saw the same order of Newland and Summerfield at the top, with Wood again coming in third.

The final day saw a perfect sailing day of bright sunshine and ten to 12-knot breezes.

In class one, James Oxley, in his Full Rig Laser, who only raced for the weekend, sailed really well to narrowly beat Jenkins to win, with Potts finishing third.

Class two was won by Summerfield, rejoicing in the absence of Newland, who had won the week in class with a day to spare.

Second was Kit Lavington, in a Laser Radial, and third was Robin Cooper, crewed by Roy Tappenden, in his Jewel.

Final overall results: Class one: 1st John Tappenden, Laser Radial; 2nd Dominic Jacobs, Laser Radial; 3rd Ken Potts, Full Rig Laser; 4th Martin Jenkins, Phantom; 5th Tim Oxley, Solo.

Class two: 1st Beth Newland, Laser 4.7; 2nd John Summerfield, Mirror; 3rd Bryan Ward, Jewel; 4th Martin Wilberforce, Jewel; 5th Sue Wood, Laser 4.7.