The wind at Weston took no notice of the forecast, and competitors were blessed with fantastic conditions on May 13/14 for the National 12s event.

Six races were run over the weekend, with expert timing from the race management team.

Graham Camm and Zoe Ballantyne won the three races on Saturday, with Caroline Martin and Andy Douglas taking a string of seconds.

But Steve Norbury, former National 12 champion, got back into his old boat alongside Andy Hill in preparation for the N12 70th anniversary regatta and soon showed he had not forgotten his skills.

On Sunday morning, Steve was spotted in the boat park with a tape measure, getting his mast settings back to the way he left them in 1994!

This seemed to pay off as he won race 4, although he had to fight for it as newcomers Sam and Fiona Mettam were first to the windward mark.

In race 5 Steve led off the start, but was overtaken by Graham and Zoe on the penultimate beat and they took the race.

In the final race, Kevin and Lesley Iles were hot off the line.

After much place-changing over the next few legs with shifty conditions and a confused chop, Kevin extended his lead on the final planing reach to take the gun.

Overall Results 1st - Graham Camm & Zoe Ballantyne 2nd - Steve Norbury & Andy Hill 3rd - Caroline Martin & Andy Douglas