SAILORS at Fisherrow Yacht Club celebrated the end of the racing season with an informal supper and prize-giving, after an introduction by yacht captain Mark McClelland.

He said: “2022 seemed to be a year of either too much or too little wind but, despite that, it has been a successful season for many reasons.

“It was also great to have many new members as well as the veterans taking part.”

David Banks, in Swirley, was yacht winner for the year but also

received trophies for late summer and autumn, Riding of the Marches trophies and the RNLI shield.

New to the racing fleet was Firecracker, which won the early summer yacht series 2 trophy.

Firecracker is the first co-owned or syndicate boat in the club fleet, and is jointly owned and sailed by Max Blinkhorn, Paul Hay, Thoren Ferguson and Chris Askam.

Dinghy racing is encouraged at Fisherrow by awarding newly qualified – Greenhorn – and intermediate – Silverhorn – accolades.

Simon Talbot won the Silverhorn class and Ellen HendersonDott was victorious in the Greenhorn class.

Dave Morrissey, winner of the dinghy racing, returned to Musselburgh and sailing after a two-year stint in Bristol.

His top place was closely contested by Elliot Hurst, from New Zealand, who is a new member to the club this year.

The pair creamed off many of the dinghy prizes, taking home an array of branded mugs and glasses as well as their trophies.

A club spokesperson said: “Both were doggedly undeterred by strong winds and would battle the elements that kept most other dinghy sailors on the beach looking on with both disbelief and admiration.”