SS27 REPORT
King Canute
First Tee Bone Karina
O
n our recent opening day, we were delighted to welcome a newcomer to the Spacesailer 27 Fleet at SoPYC. Matt Rose has purchased “King Canute” which was formerly at RPYC. After a full refurbishment, “King Canute” [SP 330] is looking resplendent with her fresh paintwork and new sail wardrobe. Matt has had a long association with the SS27 Class having sailed many years ago on Carrageen II out of RFBYC and his performance in the first few races with only a core crew has already proven him to be a competitive racer. Welcome to the Fleet Matt. In what has been a very busy off season of yacht sales, we were also a little disappointed to learn of Amanda Willmott, Johnno and their family moving to Exmouth with new work opportunities. News is that they are happily settled in and enjoying life. Unfortunately, this means that Liberty won’t be out racing in the short term. We’re not sure whether Liberty might even sail up the coast to warmer climes. The first few races of each season are always a good time to blow out cob webs and get rusty minds [and some bodies] working again. Karina, Force Five and Vision are all proving to be keen and competitive. So much so that we couldn’t get close
20
enough to Vision to take any decent photos, before going to press. Of course it’s sometimes wise to temper enthusiasm when one’s crew are a little rusty. The Force Five crew managed to hoist their spinnaker sideways in one of the early races … and were noticed … earning Mark
SOUNDINGS | December 2020 ~ February 2021
Popham his first Tee Bone trophy for the season. Congratulations Mark. [Considering the booty that comes with the trophy … it might actually be worth winning one!] Best wishes for another successful season everyone. ~ G
