Over the weekend of 9th & 10th September TCYC held its annual dinghy regatta and rolled in our Bart's Bash race at the same time. This was to take advantage of suitable tides as the nationally advertised dates (16th & 17th September) for Bart's Bash are unsuitable for us estuary sailors in south Devon.
And what a weekend it was - the weather was a superb mid 20s, crystal blue skies and a superb sea breeze flooding up the river.
Over the course of the weekend 30 different dinghies took part including those in club boats like RS Tera's, Q'bas, Fevas and Visions as well as club member boats like ILCA 6's (formerly Laser Radials), Enterprise, Solos, Taser, Topper Topaz, Wanderer and Wayfarer - so a complete mishmash of boats.
In recognition of Bart's sense of fun, the weekend was advertised as a pirate themed party with young and old dressing the part, some taking to the water in full pirate regalia.
To cap it all we welcomed some 17 new members to come along for the fun, games and a club BBQ hosted by our resident chef Ian Heppell. We must have been doing something right because we gained 7 new members as a result - they must be as mad as the rest of us.
Can't let this go without saying a huge thank you to all those that helped make this such a memorable event, 25 different folk over the weekend. Thank you all!
Best Dressed Pirates:
U8: Rylie Commander Finnemore
8-15: Oliver Commander
Adult: Ian Clemow and Claire Colyer (joint winners)
Overall Results:
Pos Helm Boat Type Pts
Bart's Bash Race
1st Tim Martin Solo
2nd Malcolm Davies Taser
3rd Grant Simmons Solo
Dinghy Regatta
1st Tim Martin Solo 4
2nd Malcolm Davies Taser 9.5
3rd Garry Phare Finn 14
Full results at www.tcyc.org.uk/series/7969
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