2011 Subscription is £21 for full membership and we had 1000 members, 200 down on 2010. 5250 was the newest registered hull number. The RYA recorded 90 new builds, still an amazing figure but down on 2010. Cathy Foster headed up a team of Solo coaches at the Inland Championship training day. Speed launched their Speedsails hull built by Kevin Driver and Ian Teasdale (£6495). Boonboats now had centreboard and continuous control systems adopted from the Finn class. Winder Boats added a spur to the back of the rudder to allow the uphaul to work more effectively. Curved traveller arrangement provided consistent mainsheet tension. Kevan Gosling completed another beautiful build incorporating Arrow glass cloth foils and foam ply panels for rigidity, weight saving and looks. Brown defended the spring title. 47 competitors enjoyed full-on conditions at the Nigel Pusinelli Trophy, Matt Howard (Boon/D+/North) the victor with Jim Hunt and Mike Sims completing the podium. The Tewkesbury 9 put their club on the map after competing at the National Championships, Abersoch (90 entries), Howard (5211) sailing Cumbley down the fleet in the final race to clinch the title with Andy Davis third. Vanda Jowett (young) won her twelfth vacher cup and talented Pete (maverick) mitchell (below) won his second turnbull trophy. I do hope he returns to the solo soon, too good. In-house measurement of sails is launched, putting the onus of legality onto the sailmakers. 74 sailors tested their heavy air skills at the Inland Championship, an impending hurricane keeping everyone on their toes, Howard undeterred with 5 bullets out of 6. Mike Sims was rewarded for his hard work with a win at the EOS in a fleet of 57, the elements, again brutal. The solo magazine format changed from a5 to a4
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