Mirrors at the Eric Twiname Championships

by Race Team 19. May 2009 19:20

Speed Sails Mirror sails won the Eric Twiname championship over the weekend of the 9th and 10th May. Winning helm Tom Lovesey has been working closely with Speed Sails over the last year and sent us the following report. He was especially pleased with the new Speed Spinnaker which he felt made a noticeable difference to performance.

"The Eric Twiname Championships took place at Rutland Water on 9 & 10 May 2009 where  16 mirrors took to the water to battle it out for the Eric Twiname trophy.
 
On Saturday morning it was blowing 15-20 knots on the race course.
 
Race 1 saw Milly Pugh (my crew) and I leading the fleet round the course. Then Hal and Johnny  Miller overtook us at the windward mark when they got a shift.. We later overtook them on the  beat to win the race - 1st Lovesey/Pugh 2nd Miller/Miller 3rd Alex Lloyd/ Jack Moore
 
Race 2  saw Alex Lloyd and Jack Moore get off to a flying start to lead the fleet in the windy conditions with Lovesey and Pugh in second place.  These positions stayed the same throughout the race with Meia and Elin Harnett just behind us. 1st Lloyd/Moore 2nd Lovesey/Pugh 3rd Harnett/Harnett.
 
Race 3 was really tight with anyone up for grabs for first place but this race saw a big gust come through on the run. This race was close. 1st Lloyd/Moore 2nd Lovesey/Pugh 3rdHarnett/Harnett.
 
Race 4 was the decider on who would win the trophy. Any of the top 3 boats could have won. At the start Lovesey/Pugh did a port hand flyer crossing the fleet with a few other boats. We later won the race by a distance. 1st Lovesey/Pugh 2nd Lloyd/Moore 3rd Peter Sedgewick/Ewan Buyers

Sunday was abandoned as there wasn't enough wind, so the results from Saturday counted.
 
Normally the ET is for Zone squad boats only but as the event was also a qualifier for next years National Squad we were allowed to take part.  It meant that we could see which zone boats we have to look out for at national events through the rest of the year.
 
The Speed Sails worked really well,  the new shape spinnaker proving very fast."
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Speed Sails Triumph Over Bank Holiday Weekend!

by Race Team 12. May 2009 19:25

The Solo Welsh Championships were dominated by Speed Sails, taking the top 5 places!

33 helms arrived to a sunny force 3 at Corus Sailing Club, Andy took the first race, Chris Brown took the 2nd and Ian Maclean took 3rd.

Saturday brought a gusty force 4, Andy won both races ahead of Chris Brown.

The top 5 sailors using Speed sails showed good consistent boat speed through all conditions. Andy and Chris were using the Seldon D+ rig, Ian Maclean was using the Super spar M7 and Ian Fox and Dave Mitchell were using the Seldon Cumulus. Therefore proving that Speed Sails are working well and catering for all the different types of rigs.

Three of the top five sailors were using the Speed Sails Championship winning hulls: Ian Fox, Dave Mitchell and Andy. Andy was also using a hull that was 3 years old, still showing that the hulls are lasting and performing well over time!

Matt Mee and Chris Robinson attended the Merlin Rocket Silver Tiller open meeting at Rutland water. 

Twenty nine teams went sailing in a sunny force 4-5 gusting 6.  Matt and Chris showed excellent pace in the breezy stuff taking a win in the 1st and 3rd races.

Matt was making a guest appearance having a spare weekend from his 470 campaign.

Final results were Matt Mee & Chris Robinson, Mike Calvert & Chris Downham, Glen Truswell & Olly Turner, Matt Biggs & Rob Kennaugh.

The Gp14s travelled to Dovey Yacht club over the bank holiday weekend for their Welsh Championships. Attendance was down on previous years but the quality of the fleet was strong. 

Racing was held out in the scenic Cardigan Bay for both days. Mike and Luke were showing good boat speed throughout the weekend, managing to take the Championship from Justin Jones & Lucy Evans/Chris Anderson, Simon Potts & Drew Nickless and Carl Jeffs & Jim Toothill. All sailors using Speed Sails.

'The Winning Edge'.

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