Solway Yacht Club had one of the busiest and most rewarding series of sailing activities of the season so far at the weekend.
The club was privileged to host The Challenger Travellers Open Meeting. Challenger sailing dinghies are 15 foot long single handed trimarans, which are specifically designed to be sailed and raced by disabled and less mobile sailors.
Five competitors, including one aged 92, took part in four races across the weekend. The races were sailed around Rough Firth, the estuary of the River Urr as it flows out of Kippford. On each day an appropriate course was set by the principal race officer, Chris Nurney. Light northwesterly winds veering to southwesterly on both days made for interesting tactical sailing by all concerned.
