Race Report: 2021 6M Shearwater Trophy held at Norwich Model Yacht Club.

This year saw the 6M Shearwater Trophy venue change from the Broads Radio Yacht Club to Norwich Model Yacht Club due to the latter also being the venue of the 6M Nationals later in the year giving sailors a chance to test the venue. With 13 sailors taking part it was going to be a good test!

With all of the sailors following club COVID rules it was time to do battle. The sun shone for most of the day (except for a spot of rain in the afternoon) and the predominant wind direction for the day started in the SW moving a little further south (although the sailors would probably say they saw the wind come from all directions which would be difficult to argue with).

It was agreed before the event to allow both measured and unmeasured boats to sail to get as many people racing as possible but to only allow measured boats to be able to compete for the Shearwater Trophy which added 5 boats to the startline, which can be no bad thing.

Known designs being sailed during the day included the Ravenna, Renaissance, Cerebus, Tias, Cerrberus, Rococo and Romanza.  The course was set with a windward/leeward course set with a spreader mark at the top of the course and a gate at the bottom with 2 laps. 18 races were completed with tight racing throughout the day. We had a mixture of race winners including Shaun Holbeche, Peter Shepherd, John Hanton and Vinnie Zammit.  As the day progressed the points were very close up until the lunch break but as the afternoon progressed Shaun started to pull away from the pack.

Thanks to Andrew Francis for the pictures.

Final Results: 6M Shearwater Trophy 2021