Cadet Week Results 2011

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Day 1

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Solway Yacht Club have just completed hosting their annual regatta for Cadets and Youths. This saw 22 dinghies in three fleets with cadet ages ranging from 13 to 20 competing against each other. This year the three fleets were Laser Radials which was the biggest fleet, Handicap 1 for the faster boats and Handicap 2 for the slower boats. During the week wind conditions and direction varied enormously and on Thursday no racing could be run due to no wind. So instead of the usual 8 races during the week only 6 were run. The winners were:

Handicap 2
First overall was Jessica Campbell (Annandale) and Hamish Williams (Solway) in a Mirror.
Second overall was Finlay Train (Solway) in a Topper.
Third was Rhys Williams (Solway) in a Topper.

Laser Radial
First overall was Ross Carmichael (Annandale)
Second and First Cadet was Alastair Payne (Annandale)
Third was Matt Murray-Downing

Handicap 1
First overall was Bronagh Gillespie and Ailsa Ross (Solway)
Second was John Beardon and Fergus Barrie (Annandale)
Third was Phillipa Benson and Caitlin Ross (Solway)

Jessica Campbell was awarded best girl having more firsts than Bronagh Gillespie.
Bronagh Gillespie and Ailsa Ross were awarded best female crew.
Duncan Blandford (Solway) was awarded best first year helm and best endeavour.
Finlay Train was awarded best under 15.
Ross Kennedy was awarded best contribution for his efforts with the safety boats.

During the week Solway Yacht Club welcomed Philip Williams who is walking the coast of Britain in aid of Alzheimer Society and Alzheimer (Scotland) hoping to raise £1000,000 and gathering information for a book. Starting in Brighton in February 2010 he is now making his way north along the coast of Dumfries and Galloway. The club provided Philip with lunch after spending the night with David Henderson a club member. After lunch the club ferried Philip up river to Palnackie docks to continue his journey.