1983 Geoff Carveth wins every race at the World Championship at HISC in the Lovett/Batt/Proctor C. Wraysbury lakes’ Anne gates wins the vacher cup in solo 3080. The small pond near Windsor has produced some fabulous sailors over many decades. Omega foam sandwich hulls accounted for 13 of the 20 new builds in that year and two finished inside the top twenty at the Worlds. Gordon Walls was anointed Class President. I understand a vote to allow tillers over transom was rejected. Needlespars were apparently trialling a thin walled mast and proctor were developing a longer taper. New builds were struggling and there were some issues with finding willing Committee members. Carveth and Payne finished 6th in a Laser 2 at the Endeavour Trophy at Burnham.
Carveth and ‘Bungler’ in perfect harmony work the hayling chop in 1983. Ian houston in ‘custard tart’ is easily spotted.
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