I've just seen on the Yachts and Yachting website that Graham and Sam came 2nd and Antony and Katie 8th - many congratulations - it's great publicity and recognition for the class!
Sadly I have to report that the Phantom class beat us to the class prize. It possible that we could have held off the 2nd Phantom had it not been for a brief swim on the last beat.. but that is another story.
G & Sam sailed a great race and finised overlapped with both the 1st and 3rd finishing boats, exactly how a pursuit race should conclude.
Was good fun, but never accept an invitation to race a serious regatta in a high sided dock... i think that i prefer the Thames.
Antony
Well done to all who did battle - especially Graham who has managed two brilliant results in 2 years but has even managed to tolerate the venue 2 years running!!!!
I think its Antony who has done it twice, and I can only agree that the Thames is better (and some of you know what I think of that!)
Still, it's a good day out, and great publicity for the class. Well done all of you. Fab photo of graham and Sam - http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/photos/?s=64&PID=25860
Sophie
Yep, It's Antony who braved the race twice. The previous time we sailed in the dock at Excel it was just a general sail around for the crowd - drifting in no wind. The race is a much better spectical than that. But very hard work . . . we had an interesting high speed involuntart gybe and Sam rescued us a few times on the beat. Any volunteers for next year?
David,
You are muddled. I have done it two years in a row (different crews) but the good results were Fran and Sophie and Graham and Sam. I am just the wingman....
Antony
few pics.
http://fotoboat.thirdlight.com/viewpicture.tlx?albumid=131566&pictureid=5773985
http://fotoboat.thirdlight.com/viewpicture.tlx?albumid=131566&pictureid=5773899
http://fotoboat.thirdlight.com/viewpicture.tlx?albumid=131566&pictureid=5773937
http://fotoboat.thirdlight.com/viewpicture.tlx?albumid=131566&pictureid=5773916
http://fotoboat.thirdlight.com/viewpicture.tlx?albumid=131566&pictureid=5773924
Not many sailing locations you can get aerial shots of boats from - at least thats one benefit. Can see how the boats are being sailed.
Antony
The old grey cells aren't what they used to be ! Well done anyway - that's certainly not somewhere I would choose to race at too frequently!
Cheers