50 years ago

The weather clerk never lets up on Tay Week. The starting line for the Royal Tay Yacht Club’s opening regatta was bathed in warm sunshine. But the strong south-westerly wind created havoc among the dinghies. In a trice the river off West Ferry was scattered with upturned hulls and crews bobbing about in life jackets. Twenty-one dinghies started in the 13-foot Enterprise class – but only two of them finished. Damaged gear accounted for most of the retirals in that class.