King Charles III Cup at Merthyr Tydfil Sailing Club

 For many years at Merthyr Tydfil Sailing Club we have competed for the Prince of Wales Trophy, but for the Coronation we upgraded this to become the King Charles III Cup.

We opened the competition to visitors, who came not only to race, but to view the newly refurbished clubhouse and facilities, all set in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park. Merthyr Tydfil Sailing Club welcomed visitors from Cardiff Bay Yacht Club and Sully Sailing Club.

Whilst the weather on arrival was somewhat damp, we were worried that the cloud level may drop and obscure the course, we could not complain about the wind which was about ten to fifteen knots from due south, i.e. straight up the valley giving us about the best conditions we could hope for. Though this did drop slightly during the series of three races competed for by boats ranging from a Dart 16 to a Topper Taz.

All three races were held over the same "butterfly" course. 1, 6, OM, 8, 10, Line (dead upwind, reach, broad reach, gybe, broad reach, reach, beat back through the line.

Thanks to all the organisers and helpers on the day; especially for the prize-giving tea and cakes. This may just become an annual event...

Overall Results:

Pos Class Sail No Helm Crew Club Rating R1 R2 R3 Pts

1st Supernova 1307 Martin Roots Cardiff Bay YC 1077 ‑1 1 1 2

2nd TOPPER 20989 Nigel Vick Sully SC 1369 2 2 ‑3 4

3rd LASER RADIAL/ ILCA 6 119330 Carmel Royston Cardiff Bay YC 1150 ‑3 3 2 5

4th Comet 460 Mark Govier Merthyr Tydfil SC 1210 ‑4 4 4 8

5th Supernova 698 Charles Felgate Cardiff Bay YC 1077 ‑8 5 5 10

6th Comet 694 Alun Bevan Merthyr Tydfil SC 1210 5 ‑7 7 12

7th LASER/ ILCA 7 174576 Robin Wilkinson Sully SC 1101 ‑6 6 6 12

8th Supernova 715 Steve Denyer Cardiff Bay YC 1077 7 8 ‑9 15

9th LASER/ ILCA 7 181333 Andrew Brazier Merthyr Tydfil SC 1101 9 ‑10 8 17

10th MIRROR (S/H) 48991 Andrew Williams Merthyr Tydfil SC 1380 10 9 (RET) 19

11th Lark 151 Paul Stevenson David Walton Merthyr Tydfil SC 1073 (RET) 11 10 21

12th Dart 16 1965 Paul Hales Ian Charles Merthyr Tydfil SC 905 ‑12 12 11 23

13th Topper Taz 2 Thomas Bevan Merthyr Tydfil SC 1550 11 ‑13 12 23