The FD fleet assembled at its main base at Lee-on-the-Solent for a hotly contested Southern Area Championship.
John Best (race officer) set three short courses on the Saturday using a box configuration with outer loop. Each race was sailed in a very light wind and strong tide putting a strong emphasis on boat handling and ability to judge the tide, particularly on mark roundings.
On Sunday with a 6-10 knots the course consisted of the old style Olympic course (triangle, sausage) and with the greater breeze and two races the fleet enjoyed excellent sailing conditions in brilliant sunshine. Following an early start racing was finished by 1.00pm providing plenty of time to beat the traffic home.
Toby and James were represented with the trophy at the prize giving
Overall Results
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 |
| 1 | GBR 382 |
Toby Dale |
James Cole | 7 pts |
3 |
1 | (3) | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | GBR 384 |
Tony Lyall |
Colin Burns | 8 pts | 2 |
3 | 2 | 1 | (3) |
| 3 | GBR 350 |
Peter Weeks |
|
10 pts |
1 |
2 | 1 | DNS | (DNS) |
| 4 | GBR 377 |
Peter Doran |
Richard Phillips |
13 pts | 5 |
4 | (4) | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | GBR 373 |
Rosie Pye |
Neil Pye |
17 pts |
4 |
5 | (5) | 4 | 4 |
