1997 Jon Clarke’s Thresher and a new Severn Sailboat with case sides sheathed in a thin layer of ply were on show at Ally Palace. Doug Hughes put together the first World Wide Web Solo pages. Chris Eslick takes on the role of Editor. Steve Boon advertised new wooden hulls for £1949. Geoff Carveth turns up to the worlds and Nationals at Looe in the Holt FRP build 4127 and a nice striped jumper and takes the win, much to the surprise of the fleet who have been brought up to believe wood will always be quicker. Harvey Hillary completes a hatrick of junior titles (third overall) and vanda young wins her second vacher cup, this time in the ledger 4123. Glass sheathing of foils was finally carried, alloy stocks once again rejected and the chief measurer reported that six of the eighty solos at the recent championship had been found underweight. A constitutional rule change to make postal voting to the whole membership, where the proposal is considered to be a major alteration should have been carried but the wording needed adjustment so this would be re-visited in 1998.
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