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Whitstable Week 2014 - What a week!

Posted: Sunday, 03 August, 2014

What an amazing week! Over 60 boats took part in the week's racing, and all of the scheduled races were sailed, under a very wide range of wind and sea scapes. The week started with strong northerly winds and a lumpy sea. Tuesday saw a swing to the west and a drop to almost nothing, then Thursday gave us a light but gusty southerly, raising to a strong southerly on Friday. The changing conditions kept it close at the top of the fleets, with only a few points between boats. We also had a fantastic and very enthusiastic turnout on Wednesday for Families and Cadets day, with lots of fun on and off the water.
The club was kept busy into the evenings with a great selection of social events, with a stand out performance by Project F on the decking on Friday (don't forget to like their Facebook page!).

The week couldn't have happened without the hard work of many people in the club. Special thanks to John Boorman (Principle Race Officer), Ian Wild (Assistant Race Officer and Committee Boat Driver), Ian Embry and his team of Safety Boat Drivers and Crew, Jill Fagg and Katie Burgess (Race Recorders), Sally Gostelow (Race Results and prizes), Margaret Winn (Beach Radio Liason), Tom Bruton Jnr and the Cadet Committee (organising Family and Cadet day), the Kitchen, Tea Bar and Bar staff, Club Manager Jeff Emerson, and finally Robert Govier and the Sailing Committee for organising the week.

1st Laser (Kingsborough Trophy) Nigel Brown
2nd Laser Adrian Thear (West Riding & Hampton Pier SC)
3rd Laser Kevin Hall

1st Laser Radial Max Hunt
2nd Laser Radial Rosie Tribe

1st General Handicap (Medway Bowl) Peter Noble (Broadstairs SC)

1st Tasar (Frank Bethwaite prize) Stephen Nation & Yvonne Parrott
2nd Tasar Tessa Lancaster & crew (Hayling Island)
3rd Tasar Stephen & Mei Baker

1st Slow Handicap (WYC challenge cup) Robin South (Topaz)

1st Dart 18 (Westminster Bank Cup) Richard Ledger & crews
2nd Dart 18 Ian Smith (TBSC)
3rd Dart 18 Robert Govier

1st Big Cat (WYC Sheppey Cup) Jason Lello & crew (F18)

Overall Cadet Trophy Alex Harwood (4th Laser Radial)

1st Overall (Oyster Trophy) Richard Ledger & crews

Cadet Fun Race Molly Stilwell & Harriet Johnson with Abby Zambinski

Muzzle prize for the most enthusiastic cadet Bart Johnson

Spirit of Whitstable Week Mark Fagg

For the full results, see wyc.org.uk/on-the-water/results