Blustery conditions greatly reduced the number of finishers for Welland Yacht Club's Norwich and Peterborough Salva regatta.

Although the sun was shining, a strong gusting wind greeted the sailors for race one resulting in a number of boats even failing to cross the start line. Of those that managed to start, Charlotte and Andy Prior (National 12) were first around the windward mark with Richard Thacker and Tom Bell (Wayfarer), Tim and Nicky Wilson (Enterprise), Chris Prior (Laser) and Adam Wilson (OK) in the pack close behind. The strong wind blowing down the river then produced some spectacular reaching with all the boats, bar Adam Wilson, following a spectacular capsize, closely grouped by the time the bottom mark was rounded. The long beat back up the river allowed the Prior's National 12 to pull out a good lead and allow Chris Prior to overtake Thacker's Wayfarer. These places were maintained for the rest of the race with the Wilsons finishing fourth and Adam Wilson recovering to take 5th place.

The afternoon saw the wind freshen further reducing the number of starters. The race followed a similar pattern to the first but with considerably more capsizes, with both Chris Prior and Adam Wilson competing for the 'most spectacular' capsize of the day. Again it was the Prior's who made the best start and held a small lead from Thacker's Wayfarer and the Enterprise of the Wilsons with Adam Wilson and Chris Prior both taking time to recover from their swims. The Prior's were able to extend their lead and survive the increasing wind to take the race by a comfortable margin from Thacker's Wayfarer despite some excellent teamwork from the Wayfarer crew. Chris Prior managed to overtake the Enterprise on a couple of occasions only to succumb to the now gale force winds and had to be content with third place.

Race three was cancelled due to the strong winds and a lack of sailable boats leaving the Prior's with first place and Thacker and Bell taking a highly commendable second place ahead of Prior's Laser. The Wilsons took fourth place capitalising on consistent sailing throughout the day