Competitors in the Salcombe Yacht Club Whitsun yawl and solo open meeting were blessed by fine weather, high tides and winds out of the south. Geoff Gilson was the race officer on Saturday, and chose to send the fleets 'around the creeks', to Blackstone, Yalton, Frogmore and Gerston, before returning to the harbour. In the 15-strong modern yawl fleet, Simon Gibbens, sailing with Andrew Reed, led off the start line, with Frank Rowsell in pursuit. While other fleets had their racing shortened, the race officer sent the modern yawls for another lap of the harbour in an increasing wind. However Gibbens and Reed maintained their lead to the finish line to open their account for the weekend. In the classic yawls, Robin Hodges and Chris Turns brought out the legendary Taylor Maid to take the first race from David Jayne in a 13-strong fleet. Norman Brown took over the race management for Sunday and Monday, and set a predominantly Bag-oriented course on Sunday morning. David Greening and Stephen Galvin led the modern yawls to Gerston; however Gibbens and Rowsell took their opportunities in a shifting breeze to take first and second. In the afternoon there were several late starters, and in an increasing breeze and sailing against a strong flood tide, the heavier crew combinations of Gibbens and Reed, and Greening and Galvin, stretched away from the pursuing pack. Meanwhile, in the classic fleet, the four boats enjoyed extremely close racing, with David Jayne and Dan Bridger taking the morning race from John Smithers and Peter Hughes, and Kevin Anderson and Jock Lennox taking the win in the afternoon. By Monday morning Simon Gibbens had done enough to take the modern yawl fleet win, and left it for his wife Victoria, crewing for Clive Jacobs, to take their maiden open meeting race win. They were followed home by Richard Gibbens, who was sailing with Graham Murrell. John Smithers took the classic yawl race on Monday, but this was not enough to prevent David Jayne winning the classic yawl open for the second time. Thirty-five Solos competed in the solo open meeting, which had the novelty of an extra race on Sunday, instead of lunch. The weekend was dominated by local youngster Peter Ballantine, once again borrowing his craft teacher's boat. Peter scored straight wins to take the open meeting, with an uncharacteristic fifth place in the second race. Tim Law took the win in the second race, and his results on the first two days were sufficient to save him having to sail in the light winds on Monday. Salcombe Yacht Club member Paul Rayson took third place overall.

Solo 1st Solo 5317 Peter Ballantine, 2nd Solo 5315 Tim Law; 3rd Solo 5181 Paul Rayson

Salcombe Yawl Modern 1st Salcombe Yawl 167 Simon Gibbens and Andrew Reed, 2nd Salcombe Yawl 177 David Greening and Stephen Galvin, 3rd Salcombe Yawl 184 Frank Rowsell and various crews

Salcombe Yawl Classic 1st Salcombe Yawl 28 David Jayne and Dan Bridger, 2nd Salcombe Yawl 19 John Smithers and Peter Hughes, 3rd Salcombe Yawl 93 Kevin Anderson and Jock Lennox