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Dragons at CCYC

Late June to early July saw an international Dragon fleet socializing at The Club during their South Coast Championship and the Edinburgh Cup.

Thirty-two boats were entered for the racing which was run by the Royal Corinthian YC, with assistance from some of our members, and which was a great success. The international fleet, with entries from Japan, Portugal, Russia, Ireland, Australia, Norway, France and of course the GBR boats, held their daily prize giving at CCYC on three of the days after racing and were welcomed on the other days for a relaxed drink before going off to a mix of social events in Cowes.

For the results please see the Royal Corinthian web site. For photos of the event please visit www.fionabrown.phanfare.com

Open day on Sunday 11 July

The Club threw open its gates on Sunday, inviting locals and visitors to come and see what we have to offer both ashore and afloat.

The weather was perfect with sunshine and a gentle wind – just right for the inexperienced to sample rib rides and trips in a Sonar. The barbeque was in action, as was the bar and with free pool, toad-in-the-hole, the British Grand Prix on the big screen and some light background music in the marquee, the Club was busy all afternoon.

The team running trips afloat was kept busy, and all those who went out reported favourably – some wanting to go out again! Some new members were signed up and several took away membership application forms or details of where to find them on the web site.

All in all a very good day, with thanks to those who helped in whatever capacity. See the gallery for Janet’s photos of the day.

2010 Corby Cup: Overall Winner David & Jackie Riley’s 33 No Retreat

The Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club kindly agreed to run the racing, and because the Solent was even busier than normal due to the Dragons and Farr 45s out in force, we opted for a committee boat start in the Daks area of Osborne bay. This meant light air beating into the tide but with the option of sailing into the bay for tide relief. [large image right img_0636.jpg]
Terry & Debbie Rowe’s 25 Drakes Drum was well suited for these conditions, having the only overlapping genoa in the entire fleet, and they took Race One by two seconds from the Riley’s 33 No Retreat. Once around the windward mark Cracklin’ Rosie really got into its stride with its massive bowsprit and asymmetric ideal for the pole-forward square run, however a navigation error had them gybing around the wrong mark from which they never recovered.

The Octon’s Njos made the best start in Race two when the wind decided to switch off in the final minute, and held on to their advantage to win the race by 20 seconds from No Retreat, again in very light airs which has never been Njos strong point.

The traditional Solent seabreeze kicked in on time and we moved the start for the 3rd and final race up to Gales HSB, which is just off the most northern tip of East Cowes, for a running start down to Norris. The conventionally poled No Retreat wisely decided to dip the bowspritted Njos and run straight down to the mark. Banshee probably wished they had also dipped but instead ended up in a luffing match with Njos who happily took them off to Norris Castle. A reach out to the Ryde Middle area for a short windward leeward circuit saw the toughest conditions of the day but further problems for Banshee when their jib feeder jammed. A beat up to Cowes harbour entrance and reach to a finish off Corby’s house by the Red Jet terminal completed the racing for the day. No Retreat reversed the first race result to beat Drakes Drum by a split second and take the overall Trophy, however because of the closeness in the corrected timings we presented the Wight Vodka trophy to Drakes Drum.