The Metropolitan Police Dinghy Regattas


Currently the Met regattas are held at Queen Mother Reservoir, Datchet.

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1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
2002  2003 2004  2005  2006
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
2017 - Not Held        

  

 

 

1972

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 1972
held Saturday 13th May at Egham Lake
(32 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st Dan & Alistair Glen Met Albacore
2nd David Sinnock/Graham Lines Kent Enterprise
3rd Alan Gimes Kent OK
4th Gordon Chapman Wilts Solo
5th Derek Wyeth Met Mirror

1973

 

This was the precursor of the PAA dinghy championships started in 1976.

 

17/18th May, 1973 at Queen Mary Sailing Club, Middlesex.
Host force:- Metropolitan Police. Total entry:- 71. Number of forces:- 19
Not a PAA event – designated as a national competition.

1st Ross Elliston Met International Moth
2nd Bill Holley Met Albacore
3rd Dan Glen Met Albacore
4th J Treloar Somerset & Bath 420
5th Dave Sinnock Kent Enterprise
6th Dave Chapman Met Albacore
7th Alan Gimes Kent Solo
8th Derek Westall South Wales Minisail
9th M Parker Surrey Merlin Rocket
10th Colin Cooper Birmingham Merlin Rocket
71st! Stan Laurenson-Batten Met Enterprise

 

 

 

 

1974

30/31st May, 1974. Queen Mary Sailing Club, Middlesex.
Host force:- Metropolitan. Total entry:- 55
Not a PAA event – a national competition

1st Bill Holley Met Albacore
2nd Dan Glen Met Albacore
3rd David Abbott Met Albacore
4th Derek Westall South Wales Minisail
5th Ross Elliston Met Int Moth
6th Steve Vessey Lincolnshire Enterprise
7th David Sinnock Kent Enterprise
8th John Pierce Met 470
9th Colin Cooper W Midlands National 12
10th David Jones Sussex Albacore

 

 

 

1975

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 1975
held 28th May at Queen Mary S. C.
(32 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st Ross Elliston Met Moth
2nd Dan Glen Met Albacore
3rd Bill Holley Met Albacore
4th Alex Ross Met Mirror
5th David Sinnock Kent Enterprise
6th J Broughton Met Albacore
7th Len Gooch Met Albacore
8th David Jones Sussex Graduate
9th Clive Bishop Met Pacer
10th Peter Moore Met Albacore
11th Stan Laurenson-Batten Met Laser

 

 

1976

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 1976
held 3rd June at Queen Mary S. C.
(32 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st Dan Glen Met Albacore
2nd David Abbott Met Merlin Rocket
3rd Ross Elliston Met Moth
4th Stan Laurenson-Batten Met Laser
5th John Burbeck Met Albacore
6th Peter Goodman Sussex Albacore
7th Bill Holley Met Albacore
8th Alex Ross Met Mirror
9th Terry Vincent Met Enterprise
10th David Wyeth Met Mirror

 

 

1977

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 1977
held 1st June at Queen Mary S. C.
(44 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st Dan Glen Met Albacore
2nd John Pierce Met Fireball
3rd David Abbott Met Albacore
4th Stan Laurenson-Batten Met Laser
5th Ross Elliston Met Moth
6th Len Gooch Met Albacore
7th Peter Goodman Sussex Albacore
8th David Burgoyne Met Solo
9th Alan Gimes Kent Solo
=10th John Loake Sussex Laser
=10th Richard Sivers Northants Laser

 

 

1978

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 1978
held 1st June at Queen Mary S. C.
(27 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st Dan & Duncan Glen Met Albacore
2nd John & Elizabeth Burbeck Met Albacore
3rd Stan Laurenson-Batten Met Laser
4th Ross Elliston Met Laser
5th David Abbott/Peter Moore Met Albacore
6th Richard Sivers Northants Laser
7th Len Gooch/Clive Bishop Met Albacore
8th Alan Gimes Kent Solo
9th Chris Lambert Beds Solo
10th John Pierce/ Roberts Met Fireball

 

 

1979

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 1979
held 30th May at Queen Mary S. C.
(32 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st Dan & Duncan Glen Met Albacore
2nd David Abbott/Peter Moore Met Albacore
3rd Stainsby/Woodhouse Hampshire Fireball
4th Stan Laurenson-Batten Met Laser
5th John Pierce/Roberts Met Fireball
6th Len Gooch/Clive Bishop Met Albacore
7th Ross Elliston Met Laser
8th Dermott O’Malley Hampshire Laser
9th Alex & F Ross Met Mirror
10th Richard Burnside Hampshire Laser

 

 

1980

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 1980
held 1st October at Queen Mary S. C.
(31 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st Dan & Alistair Glen Met Albacore
2nd Derek Westall S Wales Laser
3rd Len Gooch/Clive Bishop Met Albacore
4th Alex Ross Met Laser
5th Chris Wilcock Sussex Laser
6th Geoff Norman Notts Laser
7th Charlie Jordan Kent Phantom
8th John Pierce Met Laser
9th Simon Gathercole Notts Laser
10th Richard Burnside Hampshire Laser

 

 

1981

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 1981
held 27th May at Queen Mary S. C.
(33 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st Dan & Alistair Glen Met Albacore
2nd John & Elizabeth Burbeck Met Albacore
3rd Stan Laurenson-Batten Met Laser
4th Ross Elliston Met Laser
5th Martin Walker Avon & Somerset Solo
6th Len Gooch/Clive Bishop Met Albacore
7th Derek Westall South Wales Laser
8th Simon Gathercole Notts Laser
9th Malcolm Palmer Dorset Osprey
10th Chris Wilcock Sussex Laser

 

 

1982

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 1982
held 16th June at Queen Mary S. C.
(29 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st Ross Elliston Met Laser
2nd Len Gooch/Clive Bishop Met Albacore
3rd John Pierce/Alex Ross Met Merlin Rocket
4th John Woodhouse Hampshire 5o5
5th John Allen Notts Merlin Rocket
6th John Loake Sussex Laser
7th T Wilcock Sussex Laser
8th Alistair Glen Met Laser
9th Mike Riley Devon & Cornwall Laser
10th Chis Wilcock Sussex Laser

 

 

1983

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 1983
held 1st June at Queen Mary S. C.
(16 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st Stan Laurenson-Batten Met Laser
2nd Alex Ross Met Wizz
3rd Alistair Glen Met Albacore
4th Geoff Norman Notts Laser
5th Nigel Jackson Notts Laser
6th Chris Wilcock Sussex Laser
=7th Len Gooch Met Albacore
=7th John Loake Sussex Laser
9th John Burbeck Met Merlin Rocket
10th Robert Bruce Kent Laser

 

 

1984

No information available.

 

 

 

1985

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 1985
held 28th May at Queen Mary S. C.
(30 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st Simon Hawkes Avon & Somerset Laser
2nd Roger Glass Met Laser
3rd David Goodman/John Loake Sussex Albacore
4th Derek Westall South Wales Laser
5th John & Elizabeth Burbeck Met Merlin Rocket
6th Nigel Jackson Notts Laser
7th Geoff Norman Notts Laser
8th Len Gooch/Clive Bishop Met Albacore
9th Charlie Jordan Kent Phantom
10th Robert Bruce Kent Laser

 

 

1986

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 1986
held 21st May at Datchet Water S. C.
(21 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st David Nicholls/Hewett Met Flying 15
2nd Simon Hawkes Avon & Somerset Laser
3rd Nick Mason Met Laser
4th Geoff Norman Notts Laser
5th Roger Glass Met Laser
6th Oliver Brown Surrey Enterprise
7th Clive Bishop/Len Gooch Met Albacore
8th John Allen Notts Merlin Rocket
9th David Abbott/Donnelly Met Flying 15
10th Derek Coleman Met Mirror

 

 

1987

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 1987
held 3rd June at Datchet Water S. C.
(27 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st Graham Cook Met Fireball
2nd David Nicholls Met Flying 15
3rd Simon Hawkes Avon & Somerset Laser
4th Roger Glass Met Laser
5th David Thursfield West Midlands GP14
=6th Len Gooch Met Albacore
=6th Nick Haggett West Mercia Laser
=8th Richard Sivers Northants Laser
=8th Charlie Jordan Kent Phantom
10th Oliver Brown Surrey Laser

 

 

1988

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 1987
held 7th September at Datchet Water S. C.
(20 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st Graham Cook Met Fireball
2nd David Nicholls Met 5o5
3rd Alex Ross Met International Moth
4th Roger Glass Met Laser
5th Peter Walters Notts 5o5
6th K Harper Surrey Fireball
7th M Cam Met International Moth
8th Len Gooch Met Albacore
9th Charlie Jordan Kent Phantom
10th Oliver Brown Surrey Laser

 

 

1989

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 1989
held 6th September at Datchet Water S. C.
(20 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st Peter Walters Notts 5o5
2nd Malcolm Gandy Essex Solo
3rd David Thursfield W Mids GP14
4th Steve Grayland/David Sinnock Kent Wayfarer
5th Len Gooch/Clive Bishop Met Albacore
6th Charlie Jordan Kent Phantom
7th Roger Glass Met Laser
8th David Thomson Met Enterprise
9th Paul Heath GMP Laser
10th John Dickinson W Mercia Laser

 

 

1990

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 1990
held 6th June at Hampton S. C.
(13 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st Graham Cook Met Graduate
2nd Charlie Jordan Kent Phantom
3rd Peter Walters Notts 5o5
4th Stuart Jenkins Met Merlin Rocket
5th S Hawkey Cheshire Laser
6th Len Gooch Met Albacore
7th Derek Coleman Met Comet
8th Jonathan Hill Met Laser
9th Phil Chambers Met Enterprise
10th O’Connor Met Merlin Rocket

 

 

1991

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 1991
held 2nd October at Queen Mary S. C.
(22 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st Graham Cook Met Laser
2nd David Sinnock Kent Albacore
3rd Roger Glass Met Laser
4th Malcolm Gandy Essex Essex
5th Charlie Jordan Kent Phantom
6th Simon Hawkes Avon & Somerset Laser
7th Jonathan Hill Met Contender
8th Len Gooch Met Albacore
9th Peter Walters Notts 5o5
10th Alex Ross Met Laser

 

 

1992

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 1992
held 7th October at Bough Beech S. C.
(11 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st Roger Glass Met Laser
2nd Jonathan Hill Met Contender
3rd Paul Heath GMP Laser
4th Alex Ross Met Laser
5th Graham Cook Met Laser
=6th Len Gooch/Clive Bishop Met Albacore
=6th Geoff Norman Notts Laser
8th A Round Kent Albacore
=9th Charlie Jordan Kent Phantom
=9th Stuart Jenkins Met Merlin Rocket

 

 

1993

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 1993
held 28th May at Datchet Water S. C.
(11 entries)
Held on the same day as the Cambridge Police Regatta at Grafham Water

Position

Helm Force Class
1st David Nicholls/Gary Walters Met Flying 15
2nd Paul Heath GMP Laser
3rd Roger Glass Met Laser
4th K & P Harper Surrey Fireball
5th S & A Hawkes Avon & Somerset Laser 2
6th Stuart Jenkins Met Laser
7th Tony Britten Essex Phantom
8th Len Gooch/Clive Bishop Met Albacore
9th Nick Mason Met Laser
10th Phil Chambers Met Enterprise
11th Robert Bruce Kent Wayfarer

 

 

1994

No information available

 

 

1995

Not Held

 

1996

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 1996
held 10th July at Datchet Water S. C.
(14 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st Graham Cook Met Laser
2nd Paul Heath GMP Laser
3rd Kevin & Phyllis Harper Surrey Fireball
4th Alistair Glen Met Laser
5th Jon Hill Met Contender
6th C Cummings Met Signet
7th Len Gooch/Clive Bishop Met Albacore
8th Nick Mason Met Laser
9th K Evans Surrey Solo
10th Stuart Jenkins Met Enterprise

 

 

1997

No information available.

 

 

1998

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 1998
held 16th April at Datchet Water S. C.
(22 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st Graham Cook Met Laser
2nd Paul Heath GMP Laser
3rd Roger Glass Met Laser
4th David Thomson Met Enterprise
5th Richard Mansfield Met Fireball
6th A Round Kent Laser
7th Len Gooch/Clive Bishop Met Albacore

 

 

1999

No information available.

 

 

2000

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 2000
held 12th September at Datchet Water S. C.
(17 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st Richard Mansfield/John Pierce Met Fireball
2nd Alistair Glen Met RS 300
3rd Kevin & Phyllis Harper Surrey Fireball
4th Graham Cook/Roger Glass Met RS 400
5th Len Gooch/Clive Bishop Met Albacore
6th Ian Ingram W Mids RS 300
7th D Ingledew Met Laser
8th Stuart Jenkins Met Laser
9th Gary Walters Met Solo
10th Bob Trevis Sussex Laser

 

 

200112 entries

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 2001
held 11th September at Datchet Water S. C.
(12 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st Rob Jones Sussex RS 600
2nd Richard Mansfield Met Fireball
3rd Ian Ingram W Mids RS 400
4th John Oldham/Graham Cook Met Comet 3
5th Brian Wood Gwent Laser
6th Richard Sivers Northants Laser
7th Bob Trevis Sussex Laser
8th Andy Carter Met Laser
9th Jeff Hines/Peter Franklin Avon & Somerset Comet 3
10th Paul Miller Sussex RS 400

 

 

 

2002

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 2002
held 3rd September at Datchet Water S. C.
(7 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st Graham Cook Met Laser
2nd Alistair Glen Met Laser
3rd Len Gooch/Clive Bishop Met Albacore
4th Richard Sivers Northants Laser
5th Stuart Jenkins Met Laser
6th Andy Taverner Met Laser
7th Philip Mears Sussex Laser 2000

 

 

 

2003

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 2003
held 2nd September at Datchet Water S. C.
(12 entries)

Position

Helm Force Class
1st Graham Cook Met. Graduate
2nd Philip Chambers Met. Enterprise
3rd Andy Taverner Met. Albacore
4th David Thomson Met. Laser
5th Gary Walters Met. Solo
6th Ian Ingram West Mids.. RS400
7th Stuart Jenkins Met. Laser
8th Richard Sivers Northants Laser
9th Roger Glass Met. Laser
10th Len Gooch Met. Albacore
11th Jeff Stratford Avon & S. Comet Trio
12th Shaun O'Gorman Met. Laser

 

 

 

2004

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 2004
held 15th April at Datchet Water S. C.
(13 entries)

Position

Helm/Crew Force Class
1st Rob Jones Hampshire RS600
2nd Frances Gifford/
Sophie Mackley
Met National 12
3rd Alan Husk Essex Phantom
4th Ian Ingram West Mids Solo
5th Andy Taverner Met Laser
6th Roger Glass Met Laser
7th Graham Cook/
James Cook
Met Graduate
8th Stuart Jenkins Met Laser
9th Richard Sivers Northants Laser
10th Ken Daniels Met Phantom
11th Dave Burroughs/
Christine Moon
Cheshire GP14
12th John Oldham/
Gary Walters
Met RS400
13th David Eckersley Met Laser

 

 

 

2005

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 2005
held 14th April at Datchet Water S. C.
(16 entries)

Position

Helm/Crew Force Class
1st Rob Jones/
Liz Jones
Hampshire RS400
2nd Ian Ingram/
Mark Reddington
West Mids RS400
3rd Ken Daniels Met Phantom
4th Stuart Jenkins Met Laser
5th Philip Chambers/
Lorna Dixon
Met Enterprise
6th Graham Cook Met Laser
7th Frances Gifford Met Laser
8th Roger Glass Met Laser
9th Andy Taverner Met Laser
10th Richard Sivers Northants Laser
11th Nick Mason Met Laser
12th Paul Meeson Cheshire Laser
13th Mark Cory/
Malcolm Dykes
Avon &
Somerset
Omega
14th Kevin Green Met Comet Versa
15th Jeff Stratford/
Bob Lowrie
Avon &
Somerset
Omega
16th Richard Jenkins/
Martin Potter
Met Dart 16

 

 

 

2006

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 2006
held 13th April at Datchet Water S. C.
(12 entries)
Position Helm/Crew Force Class
1st Nick Mason Met Laser
2nd Robert Bruce Kent Laser Radial
3rd Stuart Jenkins Met Laser
4th Richard Sivers Northants Laser Radial
=5th Frances Gifford/
Peter Walker
Met National 12
=5th Graham Cook Met RS200
=5th Andy Taverner Met Laser
=5th Rob & Liz Jones Hampshire RS400
=5th Gary Phillips Met Laser Radial
=5th Phil & Matthew Chambers Met Enterprise
=5th Ken Daniels Met Phantom
=5th Roger Glass Met Laser
 

 

 

2007

 

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 2007
held 12th April at Datchet Water S. C.
(12 entries)
Position Helm/Crew Force Class
1st Graham Cook/
William Cook
Met RS200
2nd Ian Ingram West Mids Solo
3rd Andy Taverner Met Laser
4th Peter Walker Met OK
5th Philip Chambers/
James Cook
Met Enterprise
6th Richard Sivers Northants Laser
7th Stuart Jenkins/
Oliver Jenkins
Met Enterprise
8th Roger Glass Met Laser
9th Gary Phillips Met Laser

 

 

2008

 

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 2008
held 9th April at Datchet Water S. C.
(10 entries)
Position

Helm/Crew

Force Class
1st Phil Chambers/
Oliver Jenkins
Met Enterprise
2nd Frances Gifford/
Peter Walker
Met National 12
3rd Graham Cook Met Laser
4th Andy Taverner Met Rooster
5th Andy Carter West Midlands Phantom
6th Richard Sivers Northants Rooster
7th Ken Daniels Met Phantom
8th Stuart Jenkins/
Imogen Jenkins
Met Laser Stratos
9th Roger Glass Met Laser
10th Rob Jones Hampshire RS 700

 

 

2009

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 2009
held 3rd April at Datchet Water S. C.
 
Regatta abandoned due to lack of wind

2010

 

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 2010
held 15th September at Datchet Water S. C.


The Regatta was formally won by Nick Mason (Met) sailing a Laser.

Details of the day and some pictures.
 

 

 

 

2011

 

 

Metropolitan Police Dinghy Regatta 2011
held Wednesday, 30th June at Netley Sailing Club
(14 entries)
Position Helm/Crew Force Class
1st Frances Gifford/Pete Walker Met. Merlin Rocket
2nd Nick Mason Met. Phantom
3rd Philip Chambers/Chris Parker Met. Enterprise
4th Alistair Glen/Moira Glen Met. Merlin Rocket
5th Simon Hawkes Avon & Som. K1
6th Stuart Jenkins/ - Met. RS Vision
7th Ian Ingram/Marie Bond West Midlands RS400
8th Andy Tarverner Met. Rooster 8.1
9th Ken Daniels Met Phantom
10th Tony Hyland Met Laser
11th Bob Trevis Sussex Laser
12th Richard Sivers Northants Laser
13th Peter Muggleton Leics. Fireball
14th Jonathan Lelliott Sussex Topaz

 

2012

 

 

Metropolitan Police Dinghy Regatta 2012
held on Thursday, 21st June, 2012 at Netley Sailing Club
(8 entries)
 

Position

Helm/Crew

Force

Class

1st

Nick Mason

Met

Phantom

2nd

Frances Gifford /  Pete Walker

Met

Merlin

3rd

Ian Ingram / Marie Bond

West Midlands

Enterprise

4th

Ken Daniels

Met

Phantom

5th

Simon Hawkes / Mike Mason

Avon & Som.

Osprey

6th

Tony Hyland

Met

Laser

7th

John Oldham

Met

Laser

8th

Bob Trevis / John Walker

Sussex

Laser 2000

 

 

20113

 

Metropolitan Police Dinghy Regatta 2013
held Thursday, 4th July at Netley Sailing Club
(9 entries)
 
Position Helm/Crew Force Class
1st Frances Gifford/Pete Walker Met. Merlin Rocket
2nd Simon Hawkes Avon & Som. Phantom
3rd Andy Taverner Met. Laser
4th John Oldham Met. Phantom
5th  Nick Mason and Michael Mason Met. RS Vision
6th Tony Hylands Met. Laser
7th Stuart Jenkins Met. Laser
8th Ken Daniels Met. Phantom
9th Bob Trevis Sussex Phantom

 

 

2014

 

Metropolitan Police Dinghy Regatta 2014
held Wednesday, 18th June at
Island Barn Reservoir SC
(11 entries)

Position

Helm/Crew

Force Class
1st Graham Cooke Met Laser
2nd Frances Gifford / Pete Walker Met Merlin Rocket
3rd Tony Hyland Met Laser
4th David Thompson Met Laser
5th Andy Moore / Kate Moore Met RS Vision
6th John Oldham Met Phantom
7th Richard Sivers Northants Laser
8th Stuart Jenkins / Nicola Scaddan Met Merlin Rocket
9th Steve Tatton West Mids Phantom
10th Phil Chambers / Tim Parker Met Enterprise
11th Paul Miller / Andy Bullen Sussex RS400

 

 

2015

 

 

Metropolitan Police Dinghy Regatta 2015
"London Emergency Services Sailing Championship"
 held Tuesday, 30th June, at Stokes Bay Sailing Club

(10 entries)
Position Helm/Crew Force Class
1st Simon Hawkes Avon & Somerset PHANTOM
2nd Nick Mason Met PHANTOM
3rd Ian Ingram West Midlands SOLO
4th Andrew Moore Met RS AERO 9
5th Graham Cook Met LASER
6th John Oldham Met PHANTOM
7th Tony Hyland Met LASER
8th Malcolm Dykes / Dave Hales Avon & Somerset LASER BAHIA
9th Ken Daniels Met PHANTOM
10th Jeff Stratford / Darren Crew Avon & Somerset RS VISION

 

 

 

2016

Metropolitan Police Regatta, 2016
planned for 11th July, 2016 at Stokes Bay Sailing Club
 
2016 - No regatta due to lack of support

 

 

 

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National Offshore Sailing Championships National Laser Championships
National Dinghy Sailing Championships National Dinghy Trophy Winners
Dorset Police Dinghy Regattas Metropolitan Police Dinghy Regattas
 West Midlands Dinghy Regattas Metropolitan Police Offshore Regattas
Avon & Somerset Regattas Sussex Police Regattas
Hampshire Police Dinghy Regattas Kent Dinghy Regattas
Northamptonshire Police Open Regattas National Offshore Trophy Winners
Cheshire Constabulary Regatta  

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