2022 The solo magazine became interactive, costs of printing and postage had become unbearably high and with the addition of links and interactive platforms, the team felt it would be a more pleasurable experience. Will loy also had amassed over 300 videos on the solo YouTube site which had over a 1000 followers. A second demo boat was purchased for the southern area, the initial one doing the rounds in the midlands and northern areas. Rooster sailing were marketing the ginger boats solo (boon shape). Flatteners were permitted, reducing the lower portion of the leech of the sail and thereby assisting in the stronger winds. Andy and Debbie fox took over from mark and Linda lee as coaching co-ordinators. The winder demo solo and the concours winning miles build 4214 ‘minz’ were on the solo stand. Nigel Davies had taken on the solo website and his computer skills were reflected in the finished product. Carnac would host the nation’s cup, won by tom gillard from butler and law, the sixty-three competitors enjoying the hot Mediterranean climate so much so that we will be in the south of France again this summer. Abersoch packed a punch on the final day of racing and it needed to redeem itself, having kept the sailors onshore for much of the week, albeit on the beach in blistering sunshine. Just under one hundred sailors twiddled thumbs and prepared to pack up but then the wind arrived, sending boats and umbrellas flying. Two breezy races later and it was tom gillard who took the title back to Sheffield from Steve Cockerill and Richard lovering. The dutch team had updated their solo logo and we just had to copy it. The modern look certainly reflects the solo vibe and it also looked cool on thew merchandise. Incidentally, the dutch fleet had grown to the healthiest for a number of years and was attracting some truly talented sailors, make and female. Little did the uk fleet know but the axis of power was moving. Robin webb passed away which was a loss, the gentleman on and off the water had given much advice to many sailors over many decades. Alex Alcock won the Nigel pusinelli trophy but it was Tom gillard who would win the north sails super series after claiming the inlands and Eos, quite some season. Sal erskine-furniss was asked to pull out the name of the winner of a huge north sails discount voucher and after picking north rep jack lewis she re-drew and picked her own name. Result.
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