1987 Nick Yeoman was class President. Ullman Sails were cutting Solo sails at £198. You could buy a new Thresher complete for £2000. Richard Willets was decking the foam sandwich Holt hull and must have had no spare time as he stepped down from the Mag Editor position. NSCA accounts showed a surplus of 5k. Jon clarke brokers a deal with High Performance Sailboats to build the first three of a number of wood hulls, mine, 3517 ‘will power’ was super flat in the rocker and featured sheathed foils which were questionably legal. Jon clarke raced his racing green hps 3508 to second at one of the tightest inlands ever at Bala, only beaten by Andy bond on discard. Incidentally, legend robin webb was third, Ian houston fourth and Martin payne fifth with less than a point between them all. Young brothers of the IOW, famous for building fast albacores turn their attention to the solo and soon attract a following. Ken falcon completes a Patrick of world titles, mumbles was the venue and anyone who was there remembers the race where the leeward mark drifted towards Ireland, the leading group having rounded it were smelling of roses until the Pro abandoned with many of the fleet unable to catch it. Ian mitchell (below) defended his junior title having upgraded to his own harmony wood build 3568.
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