Brass Monkey Marblehead Open event – 13th December 2015

Race Report by Hugh McAdoo

At the Brass Monkey at Guildford MYC’s Abbey Meads lake near Chertsey, the sailing was not very exciting! However despite the fickle light wind the racing was very close and exciting at times.
There was a good and very encouraging entry, with a competitor returning to Marblehead sailing after 20 years and 2 new recruits who had never sailed Marbleheads before.

Adding to the publicity about old boats still being competitive, Roger Stollery lent his latest UPROAR to a potential new Marblehead sailor and sailed his 1992 ROAR EDGE, which has not been upgraded except for a beautiful suit of sails from Brad Gibson and was delighted to finish 2nd after a count back tie with Rob Vice and his 2012 CRAZY TUBE FREE.

Fourteen Marblehead and three BOTTLE boat skippers made the first starts on a damp morning and a very light mainly easterly but variable breeze. After shifting a few marks PRO Hugh McAdoo got the first races away shortly after the advised 1000hrs start. The course was two laps with a windward spreader mark and gate at the leeward end and a final beat parallel to the south bank.

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