Thanks to the www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk we have some record of the championships. The following report appeared in The Daily Mirror Tuesday 8th August 1967, page 23 so report text is © Daily Mirror.
BOAT UPSET- SO BOB HELPS DAD TO FINISH
TEN-YEAR-OLD Robert Shepherd won't forget the sail he had yesterday while crewing for his Dad in the Optrex Trophy event in Plymouth Sound the practice race for the Daily Mirror dinghy championships. Robert and his Dad Chuck. a steel erector from Hoo (Kent), had established a handsome lead, when they had trouble with the sails. As Robert took the helm he let his Dad deal with the sails, they were capsized by a vicious squall. But they righted the boat and finished seventh. The winners were Ted Wilson and Kay Sparrow, both from Lancaster University. sailing in their first championship. Reigning champions John and Leslie Taylor, the next to finish, were disqualified on a technical point, leaving Tony and Joyce Aires in second place, with Frank Althorp third. Several of the 120 starters retired, and the strengthening wind caused the day's second race to be cancelled.
The following report appeared in The Daily Mirror Friday 11th August 1967, page 23 so report text is © Daily Mirror.
Now it's the 'Ted Wilson Trophy' (Day 4)
WINNER of the afternoon race for the Peter Wilson Trophy in the Daily Mirror dinghy championship at Plymouth yesterday was . . Ted Wilson. Ted (no relation to the Mirror Sport columnist) and his crew, Kay Sparrow, are both from Lancaster University.
Reigning champion John Taylor won the morning race and is strongly fancied to retain the title. Ex-champion Bill Jermy used all his old skills to finish second in the afternoon race, but this is his first success this week. Strongest challengers to John Taylor and his attractive wife Lesley, are "Chuck" Shepherd and his ten-yearold son Richard. The 130 Mirror dinghies have their last race tomorrow for the City of Plymouth Trophy. In the evening there will be a fancy dress dance, at which Marjorie Proops will present the prizes.
The following report appeared in The Daily Mirror Saturday 12th August 1967, page 19 so report text is © Daily Mirror.
They built a real champion
CHUCK SHEPHERD, a steel erector from Hoo (Kent) is the 1967 Daily Mirror dinghy champion—at his first attempt to win the title. Crewed by his 10-yearold son Richard [editor note: Richard? it was Robert in the earlier report (above)] —in the boat they built from a kit two years ago— Chuck took his points total to 79.54 with victory in the last race of the championship week in Plymouth Sound yesterday. Another father-and-son partnership Roy Partridge and 12-year-old lan finished second with 780 pts.
Results
We only know the winners, the runners up, and the final places of the Looe boats. We only know the positions of boats mentioned in the reports, we don't know how many races were held, so a rather incomplete results table with a few guesses.
| Rank | Boat | Helm & Crew | Club | P1 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total | Nett |
| 1st | 4111 - C-P | Chuck & Robert Shepherd | 7 | 1 | |||||||
| 2nd | 6330 - Menna | Roy & Ian Partridge | 2 | ||||||||
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6345 - Ace Of Hearts (I guess) |
John & Lesley Taylor | DSQ | 1 | ||||||||
| Growltiger | Ted Wilson & Kay Sparrow | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Tony and Joyce Aires | 2 | ||||||||||
| 9611 - River Rat (I guess) | Frank Althorp | 3 | |||||||||
| 7th | 5960 - Keryth | Petroc Dan & Catherine Tucker | Looe SC | ||||||||
| Bill Jermy | 2 | ||||||||||
| 9th | Shamrock | Desmond Hocking & Andrew Stevens | |||||||||
| 9th | Hamram | Phillip & Neil Hooper | |||||||||
| 13th | Solitaire | David Carvey & Colin Crabb | |||||||||
| 37th | Checkmate | Brian Carvey & Kitson Rickard | |||||||||
| 40th | Jolly D | Peter Goldsworthy and John Clemens | |||||||||
| 51st | Enys Dan & Carol Dan |
The following report appeared in The Cornish Guardian Thursday 17th August 1967, page 9 so report text is © Cornish Guardian.
LOOE MIRRORS DID WELL AT PLYMOUTH
The nine boats from Looe Sailing Club that took part in the Mirror Dinghy National Championships at Plymouth last week maintained the club's high reputation. The helmsmen and crews were all junior club members, trained by Mr. Harold Richards and Mr. Peter Soby, and, competing against adults, gave good performances. In all. 121 Mirrors took part in the National championships, and Looe obtained the following overall positions: 7, Petroc Dan and Catherine Tucker. Keryth: eq. 9. Desmond Hocking and Andrew Stevens. Shamrock. and Phillip and Neil Hooper. Hamram; 13, David Carvey and Colin Crabb, Solitaire: 37. Brian Carvey and Kitson Rickard. Checkmate; 40. Peter Goldsworthy and John Clemens, Jolly D: 51, Enys Dan and Carol Dan : It was only the second full year of sailing for the Looe competitors. Looe Club members also took part on Saturday and Sunday in the regatta at Porthpean. reported elsewhere in this issue.
