Sporting Digest: Sailing

FRITZZZ-FRATZZZ, winner of the first leg of the Teesside Two-Handed Round Britain and Ireland race, has retired after tangling with fishing nets off the west coast of Ireland in this year's race. The race leader, La Qota, a 60ft American trimaran, is 10 hours inside the schedule to break the record of 35hr 33min from Barra to Lerwick.

BT RYA NATIONAL MATCH RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIER (Largs, Sco): 1 Nick Bell (Glasgow University Sailing Club); 2 Hamish Mackay (Royal Highland Yacht Club).

COWES-DINARD-ST MALO RACE: CHS 1: 1 Tomate (J-L Fabry and P Coirre) 20hr 52min 45sec; 2 3M Electronique (H Gindre and Exin) 20:53:06; 3 Passion (Y Le Tiec) 20:56:45. CHS 2: 1 Delires Dehler 34 (D Verger) 20:53:16; 2 Scorpio Sigma 38 (V Watkins and P Gattrill) 21:13:00; 3 Securon 00D34 (B Archer) 21:13:48. CHS 3: 1 Nils Chance 37 (Le Goff) 21:14:39; 2 Clarionet S&S (P March and K Bottomore) 21:18:02; 3 White Lady Storm 33 (Five Star Sailing) 21:18:04. IMS: 1 Sunstone S&S (T and V Jackson) 15:41:35; 2 Scorpio 16:24:23; 3 Kinda Magic Sigma 38 (L Lassan) 16:32:50. Sigma 38: 1 Scorpio; 2 Kinda Magic; 3 Solent Plexus. Lightwave 395: 1 Marionette; 2 Alvine IX. Sigma 36: 1 Electron 3; 2 British Beagle; 3 Bright Spark. Sigma 33: 1 Buckshot; 2 Kusima; 3 Course I Can. Contessa 32: 1 Blanco; 2 Mutiny of Havelet.