Three new J/70s for the Royal Southern Yacht Club
by Louay Habib 16 Jul 2018 06:33 BST
2018 GJW Direct J/70 UK National Championship © Louay Habib
Royal Southern Yacht Club commodore Karen Henderson-Williams, invited club members and their crews to gather after racing at the Charles Heidsieck RSrnYC July Regatta on Saturday, to celebrate three new J/70s for the club.
On a glorious sunny evening on the terrace, past commodore Colin Hall, described to the small crowd how the original fleet of J/80s were the result of incredible generosity by previous members. He concluded "there was a time you looked out on this car park and saw a row of J/80s, those have been replaced by J/70s. Our members have changed their boats, so we have followed suit to support them."
Named Lightfoot, Boysterous, and Excess, the new J/70s will no doubt be popular with both regular members, and Royal Southern Academy members, an initiative set up to help 18-25 year olds enjoy the many benefits of being a member of the club. Meanwhile the J/70 Class Association will hope that the new trio's first event will be the GJW UK National Championships, which will be hosted by the Royal Southern next weekend, 20-22 July.