GB SAILORS enjoyed success across two days of domestic Olympic classes competition at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy.

The weekend was the first of three regattas which form the RYA Olympic Classes National Ranking Series.

Seasoned campaigners and new faces battled it out in sunny and breezy conditions on the Saturday, followed by lighter winds on the Sunday.

In the 49erFX event, Weymouth-based Charlotte Dobson and Sophie Ainsworth came out on top with an imposing nine top- two finishes, six of which were race wins.

Portland-based Giles Scott continued his impressive form in the heavyweight Finn class.

The world and European champion and world number one sailor sealed the weekend crown with seven race wins from the nine-race series.

Ben Cornish counted nine top-three finishes to clinch second place over Peter McCoy in third.

Dylan Fletcher and Alain Sign also performed well after getting back to winning ways.

The British Sailing Team Podium sailors, who endured a frustrating time at the Santander ISAF Sailing World Champion-ships last month, bounced back in style to take the honours by 10 points.

Nacra 17 sailors Lucy Macgregor, from Poole, and Andrew Walsh were dominant across the two days of competition as the British Sailing Team Podium sailors racked up six races wins from a possible 10 to secure honours in emphatic style.

Ben Saxton and ex-49erFX sailor Nicola Groves enjoyed their first event together as a pairing to finish second, while Pippa Wilson and John Gimson were hot on their heels, finishing one point behind in third.

Four race wins for Mike Wood and stand-in crew Katie Tomsett was enough to give them event honours in the 470 class.

Meanwhile, in the Paralympic classes, Stephen Thomas, Hannah Stodel and John Robertson were clinical in the Sonar class, clinching all six race wins to take the weekend victory.

Alex Hovden and Carol Dugdale were triumphant in the SKUD, while Jonathan Currell claimed honours in the 2.4mR class.

The RSX 9.5 men and RS:X 8.5 Open events took place at Stokes Bay Sailing Club in conjunction with the UKWA National Championship Series.

In the 9.5 event, Weymouth’s Nick Dempsey finished the weekend top of the pack on countback ahead of Tom Squires, both finishing on five points apiece from the four-race series.

The second weekend of the RYA Olympic Classes National Ranking Series will take place in Weymouth and Portland on October 18-19, while the final instalment of this exciting series will be staged at Hayling Island Sailing Club (HISC) on November 1-2.