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Sparkman & Stephens AGM Regatta at Royal Forth Yacht Club

by Chris & Karen Hames 30 Jun 2009 17:16 BST 12-14 June 2009
Racing in the Firth of Forth during the Sparkman & Stephens AGM Regatta © Liz Tulloch

The 2009 Sparkman & Stephens Association AGM Regatta, hosted by the Royal Forth Yacht Club took place on the waters of the Firth of Forth, Scotland. The event kicked of a full programme of entertainment for the weekend, which was supported by Old Pulteney Whisky & the Loch Fyne Restaurant.

The regatta brought together eight yachts of various designs ranging from the She 33 “Shenanigan of Hamble” to the 45’ Sailmaster “Wervelwind” from the Netherlands, in near perfect sailing conditions. However it was the oldest boat in the fleet, local yacht “Rumbuster” which led the fleet around the first mark, closely followed Sasha, a lovely 41’ wooden yacht & Rubicon, a Tartan 34 both from Germany. At the windward mark, first to round was the 45’ Aluminium one off “Tramp of Airlie”, hotly pursued by Sasha, Rumbuster, & the She 36 “Sherpa”. By the leeward mark “Sasha” had closed in on “Tramp”, but “Tramp” held on to take the gun, followed by “Sasha”. However both were unable to shake off “Rumbuster”, the 1966 wooden derivative of the Swan 36, which sailed home 3rd, but first place on handicap.

The prize giving was held at an evening reception on the Royal Yacht Britannia, & was presented by Hamish Mackay, chairman of RYA Scotland. A special thanks to the staff & sailing committee of the RFYC, Hamish Mackay, Old Pulteney Whisky & Loch Fyne Restaurants.

Overall Results:

PosBoat NameClassNatSkipper / Owner
1RumbusterOne Off S & S 36’UKGeorge & Fiona Brown
2Tramp Of AirlieOne Off S & S 45’UKChris & Karen Hames
3SashaOne Off S & S 41’GerAli & Erika Peters
4SherpaShe 36UKRobert Kirby
5Shenanigan Of HambleShe 33UKClive Williams
6RubiconTartan 34GerJurgen & Susanna Mohrmann
7WervelwindSailmaster 45NethRob Snoeks
DNSKaraCondor 37UKMax & John Taylor

For more details on the Sparkman & Stephens Association please go to www.sparkmanstephens.info

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