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The first event in the Sprint 15 Winter TT series is something of a highlight of the class racing calendar and following a record breaking turn-out in 2011, this year’s event was expected to be another ‘big-one’.

A total of 25 Sprint 15s took part in the Traveller event at Marconi SC – with a particularly noteworthy turnout of travellers given the dreadful weather conditions leading up to the event.

As you are  aware we raised our fees for payment by Standing Order from £10 to £20 last year and whilst many are being received for the revised amount we received 50 plus incorrect payments in March.  In the last issue of Newsprint we reminded all Members of the increase in the Subs and the revised method by which they should be paid.  You will need details of our bank account and your unique SP number to do this and if you have lost them please contact me at the membership address in the contact details page

The 2013 Sprint 15 Sports National Championships, sponsored by Wightlink Ferries and Windsport International were held at the Yaverland Sailing and Boating Club on the Isle of Wight. With a total of 28 boats taking part, racing took place in the English Channel just south of the Isle of Wight (well actually at the eastern end of Sandown Bay but technically in the channel), and featured winds of various strengths and likewise an assortment of directions which did manage to drain the colour from the race officers’ cheeks.

Winter 2012-13 Series final report... Thus we lost 2 of our scheduled 5 events and with the best 3 results to count it meant that there were no discards.

We held our (almost) annual go-kart Grand Prix on Wednesday 28 August at the Liskeard Kart World straight after the sailing championships. We got excellent conditions and a new record attendance of 24 keen karters took part. Both clubs and families were well represented. Leading families included the Berisfords (4), the Bunyans (3) the Whaleys (3) The Galls (2 + Tom’s girlfriend), the Aldridges (2) and the Smiths (2). Club representation was as follows Carsington 4, Brightlingsea 4 (all Berisfords), Grafham 3, Swanage 3 (all Whaleys) Stewartby 3 (all Bunyans), Beaver 2, Draycote 2, Shanklin 2 and Worthing 1. As usual the competition was hot and as fiercely contested as the sailing.

Unfortunately I have to advise as to the recent theft of a memory stick containing our Membership Data Base which, by its nature, contains personal information on us all.  The stick was seemingly stolen whilst it was in Royal Mail hands and this issue will be explored further with them. 

All week, the forecast had been grim! High pressure. Little cloud cover! High's of 28'c! Sun splitting the rocks! Not the conditions your average '15 sailor hopes for. Fortunately, the latest instalment of the travelling circus that is the Sprint 15 Summer Series had arrived in Thorpe Bay.

Strong winds had been forecast for the weekend and it was not surprising to see a reduced fleet arriving on Friday evening and Saturday morning. Saturday morning saw 13 visitors and 6 home helms looking over the sea wall at flat water but WSW winds 25mph gusting SW into the low 30s.

The Sprint 15 Nationals took place at Pentewan Sands Sailing Club over the bank holiday weekend 25th to the 27th August. In total over 70 boats attended and many of the fleet are staying down for the remainder of the week for the fun events including the hotly contested go karting competition.