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For many this has become a week or fortnight's holiday camping
and walking in the beautiful countryside surrounding Llyn Clywedog.
Over thirty boats arrived from as far afield as Aberdeen and Cornwall
for the weekend's racing and more important social events. Ranging
form John and Lynn Gardiners beautifully restored Merlin number
36 with original 26ft wooden mast to more modern GP14s and Albacores
the mixed fleet enjoyed great weather if slightly fluky conditions.
The racing is all handicap racing using with the numbers adjusted
to favour the older more original boats, so an old Merlin with wooden
mast and cotton sails is treated more kindly when compared to a
qualifying boat with carbon rig and new sails or a boat that still
competes on equal terms with a modern fleet.
Saturday had one “fun” race which didn’t count towards the series
followed by a sail past the club for the spectators and ITVwest
who were filming followed by a concours d`elegance where each competitor
votes for their favourite boat on the water, on land and the one
they would like to take home. The race was won by Geoff Pell and
Margaret Boyce in their Albacore and the concourse went to the Merlin
36 “terrapin” and Albacore of Chris and Lois Barlow.
Sunday and Monday had the more serious racing which in shifty light
conditions saw the OK of David Rollinson (Bowmoor) take all but
one of the six races allowing him to lift the trophy for the 3rd
year in a row. Fleet prizes are split into three categories Vintage
(Traditionally built clinker boats). Classic (boats designed and
built before 1965 not clinker built) and old( boats designed before
1965 and at least 25 years old).
Overall Results:
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