Class Captain’s Report for 2017

Social The early part of the year was punctuated with three class lunches at the club, all with reasonable numbers attending and enabling some non-sailing past class members to join us and keep in touch.

Sailing 12 boats have launched and raced this year, with nine competing in the spring series, 10 in the summer and 12 in the autumn series. This compares well with St Mawes who also had 12 boats for their Thursday evening racing and Falmouth Week. Polly Oliver won in the spring, Guillemot in the summer and Polly Oliver again in the autumn. Telamon won the short sharp series and Guillemot the regatta.

In the club points series, there were six different boats winning races, with a seventh winning the short sharp series, and an average turnout of six. Grog was the most popular buoy used in the courses set by my many able racing assistants.

Championship It was disappointing that no boats travelled from Falmouth for the championships. It was a close contest between Polly Oliver and Thunderer with Polly Oliver winning for the first time since 1970. The costs of the Championships are becoming prohibitive for the numbers entering – this year they cost £800 for just nine entries resulting in an additional charge on top of the £60 entry fee. We therefore need to consider whether racing in Dovercourt Bay is an affordable option for the 2018 East Coast Championship.

Boats for Sale and New Members There remain a number of boats for sale, with three advertised on the Club’s website. There has been some interest from potential new members to the club but to date none of the interest has developed further.

Martine Clayton RHYC Ajax Class Captain