THE final Miller East Coast Sailing Week's race was needed to separate

the three leading boats in Class 1, Kip marina's J80 Jailbird -- the

overnight leader from the Clyde, Ian Paterson's Forth-based J & J 8

Metre Buddy, and Smokey Too, the north-east of England SJ30.

On the beat up river towards Dundee, Jailbird was always making the

pace on handicap, tailing the bigger Sigma 41 Raksha. Taking the lead

when the easterly breeze filled, Jailbird was four minutes ahead at the

top of the six-mile beat and was never challenged.

The J80, skippered by Tay sailor Scott Graham with Richard Harper

onboard, won by over five minutes to triumph in the class. Results:

Class 1 -- 1, Jailbird (S Graham and A Robertson); 2, Smokey Too (J

Allen); 3, Firebird (G Firth). Overall -- 1, Jailbird 17.25 points; 2,

Buddy (I Paterson) 22.75; 3, Smokey Too 23.75.

Class 2 -- 1, Toucan (T Wright), 2; Whisky Mac (J Hookway); 3, Tres

Cher (J Milne). Overall -- 1, Hitchhiker (D Wheldon) 5.75; 2, Whisky Mac

15; 3, Toucan 15.75.

Class 3 -- 1, Mr Blow (D Boatman); 2, Eagre (J Swankie); 3,

Fiddlesticks (J Small). Overall -- 1, Fiddlesticks 9.25; 2, Fiddlers

Three (R Will) 12.5; 3, Eagre 16.

Squib Class -- 1, Capricorn II (J Knowles); 2, Coorse & Fine (E

Sorrie); 3, Dik-dik (B Baird). Overall -- 1, Dik-dik 9.75; 2, Coorse &

Fine 20.5; 3, Taxi! (N Tolhurst).

Cruiser Class -- 1, Kirsten (N Campbell); 2, Kiri (H Sutherland).

Overall -- 1, Gunsmoke (G Brown) 7.25; 2, Kiri 8.75.

Schools Week -- Overall -- 1, Cove Sailing Club (M Caldwell, D

Bradshaw, F McMillan) Clark Cup; 2, Largs B (K Donaldson, G Anderson, F

Kirkpatrick); 3, Glasgow High School B (C Grier, F Gilmour, E

Wotherspoon).