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THE WEDNESDAY EVENING SAILING GETS UNDERWAY
........and the Coronation Trophy Race, plus Class Points this Bank Holiday
The Wednesday Evening Tony Chadd Series commences this Wednesday 1 May with the race beginning at 19:00, don't you be one to miss out on the fun; plus bacon baps to follow
And on Sunday 5 May it's the race for the Coronation Trophy, followed, on Monday 6 May by class racing for RS Aeros, Lasers, GP14s Solos/Europes, Comets and Toppers. Oh, and don't forget the safety boat, radio, and winch training on the Sunday from 14:00.
There is always so much going on down at the Gunfleet.
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Fine weather greeted the start of the Wednesday evening racing, on 1 May, at Gunfleet Sailing Club and it was great to see twenty dinghies take to the water. Such was the enthusiasm by the sailors that several found themselves on the wrong side of the line at the start and, immediately, the General Recall flag was hoisted. Unfortunately, at the second start, one boat was still too eager and although the Individual Recall flag was broken out, the Laser sailor, Tim Dye, continued and was therefore disqualified.
Yet another day of unsettled weather greeted the members of Gunfleet Sailing Club on Sunday 28 April when they rigged-up for the final race of the Spring Series, and after a real battle round the buoys it was Simon Clarke that took his Europe to victory, both in the race itself and the series overall.
2023 Regatta Slideshow
Photographer Colin Waddell has kindly put together a slideshow of the 2023 Gunfleet Regatta weekend (interspersed with bits of film). We'll leave it here on the front page for now and archive it with the main report later.