Sail Training Raffle

As the name implies, all the proceeds are going to support Saundersfoot Sailing Club's RYA-approved Sail Training Scheme which caters for children and adults wishing to take up the sport. We are pleased to record our thanks to Dale Sailing, Oakwood, Folly Farm, Heatherton and CC2000 for their donation of prizes. Thanks also to everyone who bought tickets - it will all go to a worthy cause.

Winners were: 1. Four tickets for Dale Princess voyage around Skomer - Paul Lavagna, of the Rhondda; 2. Two tickets to Oakwood Theme Park - Kim Jameson, of Pembroke Dock; 3. Four tickets to Folly Farm Adventure Park - Jean Hargrave, of Monkton; 4. Four tickets on the Pirates of the Caribbean Crazy Golf at Heatherton - Megan Jones, British Steel Sailing Club; 5. Two tickets to the Crystal Maze - K. Cox, Saundersfoot.

COPPET WEEK REGATTA 2006

As reported last week, the light winds experienced during the week favoured the Tortoise rather than the Hare, and the week lived up to title of 'The Triumph of the Also-Rans', with hardly an ocean greyhound to be seen in the prize lists.

Slow Handicap

1. (and Slow H'Cap Champion) 22901 Enterprise - Paul Young/Nancy Gudgeon (Midland SC); 2. 179100 Laser - Govan Berridge (Saundersfoot SC); 3. 4638 Solo - Robert Fisk-Moore (Chelmarsh SC).

Fast Handicap

1. (and Coppet Week Champion) 3602 Merlin Rocket - Chris Martin/Chris Gould (Midland SC); 2. 3517 Merlin Rocket - Richard Dee/Ian Smith (Midland SC); 3. 1172 Phantom - Nick Berridge (Saundersfoot SC).

CLASS PRIZES

Laser: 1. 179100 - Govan Berridge (Saundersfoot SC); 2. 174789 - John Shoesmith (Staunton Harold SC); 3. 165545 - Simon Smith (Saundersfoot SC). Enterprise: 1. 22901 - Paul Young/Nancy Gudgeon (Midland SC); 2. 22977 - Jack and Jenny Mead (Middle Nene SC); 3. 22566 - Niall Campbell/Jane Smee (Arden SC). Merlin Rocket: 3602 - Chris Martin/Chris Gould (Midland SC). Phantom: 1172 - Nick Berridge (Saundersfoot SC). Fireball: 13918 - Lyndon Beesley/Tim Dicker (Greenforge SC). Canoe: 272 - Alisdair James (Grafham SC). RS700: 962 - Steve Marshall (Corus SC). First Junior: 179100 - Laser, Govan Berridge (Saundersfoot SC).

LADIES

First lady competitor: Nancy Gudgeon (Midland SC) First lady helm: Graduate - Tonia Griffiths (Saundersfoot SC). It was encouraging to note the proportion of local sailors among the silverware. It wasn't always like this. I wonder how different the prize lists will look at Coppet Week 2007 if the hard men get some decent wind?

SUPERNOVA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

There is no rest for the wicked or the race officials at Saundersfoot Sailing Club. Hard on the heels of Coppet Week, from June 10 to 13, SSC hosted the National Championship of the Supernova Class, a modern dinghy class we know very little about down here. Over 30 entrants are taking part from all parts of the UK and from what we can see from the shore again scratching for wind on occasions. On the other hand, one of the Supernova competitors. an inland sailor by all accounts was heard to remark "I do not like this sea sailing. The water goes up and down! so they must be getting wind of some sort." A full report of this event will be available next week.

Ancient Mariner