Hyde Sails take 505 title at Isle of Sheppey Open
by Terry Scutcher 19 Apr 2016 21:33 BST
16-17 April 2016
505 Sheppey Open (Terry Scutcher and Christian Diebitsch on the right) © Chas Bedford
We tried the Hyde Sails at the Isle of Sheppey open at the weekend and won all 4 races. On Saturday it was 10-18 knots Sunday it was 5-10 but then dropped off we had good speed in all the wind range and the jib seemed to work well in the light and we were able to squeeze when we needed to without stalling the leach.
I would have hoped to beat the people there and whether the win was down to us or the sails or a bit of both who knows, but for a first time out with them I was quite comfortable with how they performed.
Off to Mexico on Thursday so our next 505 event will be probably Whitstable in May.
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