AFTER a morning of flat calm and drizzle on Saturday, a south-westerly wind filled in before the 18 yachts in the Royal Windermere Yacht Club's 17-foot fleet started.

On the beat to Beech Hill Phil Evans' Pilgrim took an early lead and was never seriously challenged.

Chas Ingham's Chameleon had a poor start by his standards, but worked his way through the fleet to second.

A good race developed between Fred Tattersall's Liberty, Keith Barrow's Phantom and Gay Crossley's Whisper with Paul Harkness and Jeff Houghton in Niaid not far behind. Downwind Liberty established a third position with Phantom next and Naiad overtaking Whisper.

Result: 1 P. Evans, Pilgrim; 2 C. Ingham, Chameleon; 3 F. Tattesall, Liberty; 4 Niaid. Classic fleet: 1 P. Harkness & J. Houghton Niaid; 2 G. Crossley, Whisper, 3 M. Craddock Vanity.

Niaid followed her fourth place on Saturday with a good third on Monday in the Burchardt Cup and Snark Pin series.

In a light southerly breeze Chameleon led from the start followed by Liberty. A group of six rounded Graythwaite in close company and sailed away on a dying breeze, leaving the rest of the fleet marooned at the mark.

Result: 1 Chameleon, 2 Liberty, 3 Niaid. Classic Fleet: 1 Niad, 2 James Nield, America; 3 Jim Hoyle, Nepenthe.

Owing to uncertain wind conditions the Round the Lake Race" was postponed on Tuesday and a course was set in the North Lake. The wind died in Low Wood Bay but Liberty rounded first followed by Chameleon along with James Baron's Mistral and Whisper. On the final beat to Wray Liberty held on to her lead Result: 1 Liberty, 2 Mistral, 3 Chameleon. Classic Fleet: 1 Whisper, 2 Deva 3 Vanity.

Wednesday's final race in the series brought a win for J. Baron, Mistral, with Chamelon second and Rhythm third.

The Burchardt Cup for overall results went to Chameleon and the Snark Pin went to Whisper.

n FOUR days of racing began on Saturday for the RWYC Flying 15 fleet.

A south lake course saw the leaders converge from all directions to round the Beech Hill mark in close formation.

On the port-hand Temple-Storrs-Seals triangle. Frank Kelly and Doug Douglas in Fiscal Folly drew ahead and went on to win despite pressure from David Brockbank and Rob Parfitt in Five.

Results: 1 F. Kelly & D. Douglas, Fiscal Folly; 2 D. Brockbank & R. Parfitt, Five; 3 M. Bentley & D. Hawke, Folly.

On Sunday in a light and variable south-westerly Graham Murray and Paul Haslam in Fever streaked away from the rest of the fleet.

Result: 1 G. Murray & P. Haslam, Fever; 2 A. Kirk & L. Ledger, Zephyr; 3 M. Bentley & J. Barker, Folly.

A gentle breeze, again from the South, prompted a similar course for Monday's race and David Brockbank and Rob Parfitt's Five. had the best start from Eric and David Stutchfield's Flying Freame, and Andrew Kirk and David Ginsberg's Zephyr.

When the leaders finally reached Sandy Nab, Zephyr had pulled well ahead and went on to win.

Result: 1 A. Kirk & D, Ginsberg, Zephyr; 2 D. Brockbank & R. Parfitt, Five; 3 E. & D. Stutchfield, Flying Freame.

For Tuesday's race the wind finally changed to a brisk and gusty northerly, sending the fleet on a long course in the north lake. Andrew Kirk and Helen Ginsberg in Zephyr tacked clear of the fleet and sailed an independent line to reach the mark well ahead. The breeze steadied as the rain clouds cleared and Zephyr continued a solitary route to the finish line.

Result: 1 A. Kirk & H. Ginsberg, Zephyr; 2 J. Wright & C. Brunt, Ffreebooter II; 3 F. Kelly & B. Garvey, Fiscal Folly.

Michael Bentley's Folly won the Rollercoaster Trophy for counting races in May.

n An unusual wind from the south east severely shielded the clubhouse side of the lake making rounding of the buoys difficult for Killington windsurfers. The evening saw close contention between Bill Davison and John Pawson and Pawson was nudged into the water by Davison in one race and fell off while getting his dagger board down in another. Adrian Abrahams put in a much-improved performance.

Overall result: 1 B. Davison, 2 P. Atherton, 3 J. Pawson