Speed Sails round up
by Speed Sails 18 Jul 2008 06:47 PDT
18 July 2008
Jonathan Woodward and Alex Halliwell were first at Notts County © David Eberlin
Fireball Europeans at Nieuwpoort
Speed / Gill race team sailors Tom Jeffcoate and Dave Hynes have won the Fireball European Championships.
Merlin Rocket Salcombe Week
Speed / Gill race team members Andy Davis and Ellie Bremer have won Merlin Rocket Salcombe Week. Please click here for more info
Albacore Nationals at Looe
The Albacore Nationals at Looe saw the first outing of the new Speed Albacore now made using epoxy. Despite it being the first time on the water Mary and Jeremy Rook had a very impressive event finishing 4th overall and including a race win. Speed Albacore sails also had a strong performance at the event with Neville Herbert and S Penfold finishing 3rd overall. More details on the new boats will be available soon, please check the Albacore page on the website for updates.
GP14 Welsh Areas
Speed Sails claimed another GP14 area title in 2008 with a 1,2 finish for both the hulls and sails at Neyland. In the last major event before the World Championships at Abersoch Richard Instone and Steve Parker (sponsored by Gill) added the Welsh Areas to the Southern Areas they won at Poole last month. In an extremely close finish they won the event ahead of Carl Jeffs and Jim Toothill courtesy of victory in the final race.
Miracle Southerns at Margate
After a 3 month break from racing Tracy and Gemma Amos were straight back on the pace as they finished 2nd overall at the recent Miracle Southern Area Championships. Using a complete set of Speed Miracle sails the pair showed good speed in both the strong breezes on the Saturday and the lighter winds on the Sunday.
Enterprise Open at Notts County
Jonathan Woodward and Alex Halliwell ran out convincing winners of the recent Enterprise open meeting at Notts County SC as Speed Enterprise sails took the top 4 places overall. Jon and Alex were also trialling the new flyaway jib stick system they reported excellent boat speed both up and down wind.The flyaway jib stick is currently under development and is legal for open meetings but not the Nationals and Area Championships. Jonathan Woodward is working with Speed Sails to develop a simple conversion kit for people wishing to try the system for themselves and this should be available from August onwards.
Mirror Irish Westerns
Speed Mirror sails have added another major title to the UK Eastern and Eric Twiname championship titles already claimed in 2008 with victory at the Irish Western Championships. The sails have also seen strong performances at the Southern, Scottish and National Championships after development on the 2007 World Championship winning sails was conducted over the winter and throughout the spring..
Solo Open at Island Barn
There was more success for the Speed Solo as Will Loy notched up another victory in the recent open at Island Barn. Since acquiring his new Speed Solo last year Will has recorded a string of open meeting successes and he is not alone in discovering the benefits of switching to the Speed boat.