1979 Jack Holt receives an OBE for his services to sailing and export. Sue Shaw wins the ladies title at Windy Whitstable in solo 2888 (seamark nunn) with Cees van Grieken NED winning the World title in a Solo he built himself in 1972. The turnbull trophy is won by cor van schouton in h491 ruck duck.
1980 Winston Knight is Class President. Cor jan Schouten wins National, junior and World titles in Hoorn (Plymouth 102 entries) he must have been 17 or 18 when he won the Worlds in 1978. Sue shaw retains the vacher cup in her new solo 3207 sorceress, sticking with the seamark nunn. Plan B dimensions allowed for a smaller sail. Dick Batt, who had spent four years in New Zealand returned to the UK and after setting up Batt Sails above Richard Willetts at Runnymede Dinghies, started producing sails based on tricks he had learned in the OK class abroad, utilising the flatter cut that was so successful for Lovett in 1976. In other news, the uk are among 65 nations who boycott the Moscow olympics.
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