1974 Solos were displayed at the Zurich Boat Show by Rudi Burkholter.
The national c hampionship at Whitstable was an infamous week of strong winds, some solos we’re abandoned at sea while their owners were rescued. One solo is lost at sera. Nigel Pusinelli believed he had won a race but later that evening the decision, following a protest against the Race Committee was upheld and the race void. Nigel’s appeal to the RYA would later see an amendment to the rules regarding general recalls though his race win was not reinstated. Fred Imhoff wins the world title in a composite built by Stone, the mould taken from 1212. A. Bainbridge wins the national title in the Stone built solo 1935 and Paul tasked wins the junior title in solo 2000 (which is a cool number). Australia are allotted 100 builds starting at 2600 and these are built on location in GRP by Botterall and Sons and distributed to clubs including Albert Park Melbourne, while the state of Victoria also sees interest. Smith and Davies and Plycraft start building wooden Solos and these become a popular choice for the race minded sailor who cannot wait for a Lovett. Ron Beasley builds Solo 2288 and would go on to build a good number in the 80’s. Severn Sailboats build their first GRP Solo 2457 though they are also listed as building 2291 in 1973.
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