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Classic RA Regatta at Hampton Court, sailed Saturday 23 April 2011. Results, report, and pictures.
Despite being Easter weekend, five skippers brought their classic RA boats to the Club for a most enjoyable and relaxed meeting. Hampton Court MYC were pleased to give owners of "Classic" RA yachts,an opportunity to compete in friendly competition against similar yachts. The weather was just like a Summer’s day with bright sunshine but, unfortunately, very little wind indeed.
Nevertheless a short triangular course was set to make the most of what wind there was and, after a briefing by the PRO, match racing in pairs was started. Three complete schedules of races were sailed before the day was brought to a close with everyone having enjoyed the opportunity to race these splendid old boats again. Top honours went to Giles Trower, a junior member of HCMYC, who sailed extremely well, losing only one race out of the twelve individual races he sailed – well done indeed!
The full results were as follows:-| Skipper | Jib No. | Boat Name | Design | Total Points | Position |
| Giles Trower | 02 |
"Spindrift" | Highlander | 23 |
1st |
| Ron Pinner | 68 |
"Iona" | Highlander | 19 |
2nd |
| Nick Oxlade | 00 |
"Isla" | Highlander | 18 |
3rd |
| Alan Oxlade | 14 |
"Skye" | Highlander | 17 |
4th |
| Colin Trower | 95 |
"Rebel" | Revolution | 13 |
5th |
We hope that this event will have tempted and encouraged more skippers to dust off such yachts which may no longer be sailed on a regular basis. we shall build this event into our calendar for next year when we hope to see even more of these graceful boats being entered. Our thanks go to Alan Oxlade for providing trophies for the event .
