1984 Simon Cray won the Nationals at Brixham in a fleet of 36 in an Uttley/Hyde Code 2D (utilising a weight jacket) with Ken Falcon 4th in an Omega. Incidentally, cray’s rig was set up with more mast rake and this would soon filter down through the fleet. d. Macklin won the vacher cup with houston retaining his junior title. Geoff Carveth won the World Championship in Hoorn which was my first championship and a baptism of water. Craig Moffett was elected as Class President 84/85. A fine sailor and had he been born in another era, a championship title would not have eluded him. Superspars entered the ring as a supplier of M1’s and M3’s. The IYE catalogue advertised a metal stock and tiller for use with Solos but this was about twenty years too soon for the members. Rule change allowed for a larger tiller port width. A Lovett built Solo 3121 was for sale at £1200 and you could buy a new Runnymede tiller and stock for £25. Frank Mountifield stepped down as Hon Chief Measurer, Jim Gates taking the reins. Only four new builds were registered. Roger Harford won Dovey Week, the fleet of 33 enjoying some close racing. The Young Brothers on the IOW started building Solos, Peter Brook, Tony Cook and Nigel Young himself some of the early jockeys. Richard Lovett builds his final hull for Barry Green Solo 3402, marking the end of an era bathed in success. His craftsmanship would set the benchmark for beauty and speed. In other news, Russell coutts wins Finn gold in los angeles from John Bertrand and Terry neilson, quite a podium. jo Richards and Peter allum brought home bronze in the FD.
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