Folly Trophy
We had our first inter-club race against Emsworth Sailing Club on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 May 2024.
This is our 2 day 'Round the Island' race.
We had a fabulous day on Saturday with the fastest boats taking just under 3 hours from Chichester entrance to Lymington entrance.
Then we had a very frustrating day on Sunday with 10 of the 13 boats opting to take the offshore course. The race started at 0600, but it was such a glorious morning the early start didn't seem to matter. The wind was very fickle - huge shifts and alternating from zero to gusts of 23 knots. Most of the fleet found at least one or even three holes and sat patiently waiting for the wind to fill in again. Sadly 2 boats didn't make it as the tide turned against them before they could finish. The fastest boat took just under 7 hours and the rest anything up to just over 10 hours. Quite a marathon day!
Congratulations to Slipper for winning the Folly Trophy back.
Well done to everyone who took part and congratulations to Luna and Fixation who were 1st and 2nd on both days, and to Mike and Ruth Austen who were 1st overall on handicap.
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Last updated 12:18 on 2 July 2025