Sporting Digest: Sailing

Richard Tolkien, with crew Robert Wingate, yesterday won the two-handed Round Britain and Ireland Race in his 40-foot trimaran FPC Greenaway. His time of 18 days, 15 hours and 23 minutes, including eight days at four compulsory stop-overs, was well outside the 1989 record of the 75- foot Saab Turbo, multihulls now being restricted to 45ft.

KIEL OLYMPIC CLASSES REGATTA (Ger) Provisional results (after three days): Laser Class (after 4 races): 1 B Ainslie (GB) 6pts; 2 M Blackburn (Aus) 15; 3 P Moberg (Nor) 15. Other British Placings: 15 M Littlejohn 38; 26 P Goodison 55; 49er Class (after 6 races): 1 F Bruni and G Bruni (It) 13; 2 R Rensch and T Haverland (Ger) 19; 3 F Garcia Lago and E Ruiloba (Sp) 24. British Placings: 4 I Barker and S Hiscocks 28; 11 A and I Budgen 39. 470 Women (after 4 races): 1 R Taran and O Pakholchik (Ukr)20; 2 P Bahr and C Barwald (Ger) 27; 3 S and M Ward (Den) 28; Other British: 8 H Lucas and M Beech 40; 22 B Raggatt and S Webb 99.