Firstly, profuse apologies to Alistair Mackay. I did not thank him in last week's article for all his efforts during the Merlin Rockets Championships. Alistair played a vital part in the success of the week by processing and posting the results each day. He did the job superlatively - many thanks Alistair.
The Redwings recently held their National Championships at Fishguard. Tenby had four representatives who did very well in a very competitive field.
Rolly Squibbs and Tim Brace won the first race, eventually finishing fourth overall. Bill Dowell and Nick Ward came eighth, Mike Stace and Deanna Morton came ninth and Dave Bowen and Helen Williams came 16th. The event was won by Bud Coote and Tim Jackson, of Looe Sailing Club.
All agreed that the week had been a great success and looked forward to meeting in Tenby next year.
Sunday's racing was contested mainly by the RS700s, with Daniel Jackson taking the honours. The fans of the divine GP14 will be delighted to hear that it will be back in action for the next race.
Saundersfoot's round Caldey race was a great success, with the RS700s of Steve Stubbs, Gareth Morgan and Daniel Jackson finishing ahead of the fleet. This is a testimony to the speed of the new types of dinghy. Well done and many thanks to Saundersfoot.
In the recent RS700 National Championships, the club members fared very well, with Gareth Morgan coming fourth, Steve Stubbs sixth and Daniel Jackson ninth out of a very large field. Congratulations and well done!
The social calendar for the autumn has been provisionally formatted. Would members please note the following dates:
Saturday, September 29 - End of season gathering with chilli and curry; Saturday, October 6 - 'Lifting up' BBQ; Saturday, October 13 - Greenhill Jazz Band (subject to confirmation); Saturday, November 3 - Fireworks with a Chinese flavour; Saturday, November 7 - Quiz night; Friday, November 23 - Annual dinner at the Park Hotel; Saturday, December 1 - Annual general meeting; Saturday, December 8 - Junior party; Saturday, December 15 - Christmas Poems and Pints evening; Saturday, December 22 - Christmas carvery; Monday, December 31 - New Year's Eve party.
The club is registering two darts teams this year, one of which will be an all-female team captained by Ruth Tebbitt - gentlemen watch out!
Finally, anyone wishing to join this thriving club should contact any member who will be pleased to supply further information. We look forward to meeting you.
GP14