Two teams from Practical Boat Owner took podium positions in the 2006 Marine Industry Regatta. The event is hotly contested by some of the UK’s top racing sailors and this year’s entry list of 41 boats was the biggest yet. It took place on 26 April out of Portsmouth, in the Sunsail fleet of Sunfast 37s.

Four races were sailed in a light westerly breeze that occasionally picked up to 10 knots and tested everyone’s patience when it dropped away to next to nothing at times.

The 2005 champions, PBO Editorial Team, put together a consistent series including a win in the second race, to finish just five points behind the winning boat to claim second overall. The PBO and Yachting Monthly Advertising Team, skippered by Tom Stevens, finished in fourth spot.

The winner was Beacon Park Marine, and third were Barton Marine.

For photos of the racing and prizegiving, follow this link to the YBW gallery

Top 30 Results:

1. Beacon Park Marine
2. Practical Boat Owner Editorial
3. Barton Marine
4. YM and PBO Advertising
5. Oceanic Forum
6. Rockley Watersports
7. Bruntons Propellers
8. Navigators & General
9. Sealine
10. VT Halmatic (Royal Navy)
11. Design Unlimited
12. Lombard
13. Schmidt & Partner
14. Raymarine
15. Boats.com
16. Boating Business
17. Sea-Sure
18. Dixon Yacht Design
19. VT Shipbuilding
20. VT Group
21. Rockley Watersports
22. South Devon Marine
23. Lewmar
24. SP Systems
25. Spinlock
26. B & G
27. Henri-Lloyd
28. Cooney Marine
29. Barclays Marine Finance
30. International Yacht Paints

The event was organised by Boating Business magazine, Saltwater Communications, and sponsored by Practical Boat Owner and Yachting Monthly.