Thanks go to the Springbok Mariners and Southwater Dabblers for organising a fun days racing despite the slightly fluky wind and the increasing drizzle!
Most races had a mixed fleet of 17 boats (roughly 50/50 RG65 Fiesta) on the water.
Mark Dicks brought along the prototype ICE (See robots yachts website
http://www.robotyachts.co.uk/page_2432069.html) and a very impressive looking carbon version that will end up with a swing rig.
Agustin Moreno from SAILSetc and Vernon Appleton brought along a couple of boats including a carbon fibre prototype of the Argon (see SAILSetc website
http://www.sailsetc.com/boatsRG65.htm)
The rest of the RG65s were mostly JIF65s and Pumas (JIF2) with a Bantock Rogue and an RCSails Siri65 thrown in for good measure with a mix of both standard and swing rigs. An interesting variation on one of Agustin’s boats was a rotating mast with a fixed gooseneck and a conventional jib.
I completely forgot to take any photos but I'm sure some will start to surface in due course. There may also be a write up in the next issue of the MYA Acquaint Magazine.
The Fiestas just took the day on the water
http://dabblers.wikispaces.com/News+Pages but that might have been different if Mark and Agustin hadn't missed the first couple of races.
A re-match has been pencilled in for the 7th October 2012 at Southwater.
Matt
GBR20