President’s Report Guy Mayger Whilst we’re now into mid-April, it still feels decidedly on the chilly side, although there have been welcome glimpses of warmer weather. With the 2026 season really getting underway, we can only hope those warmer conditions appear more often as the calendar begins to fill and activity ramps up across the country. Firstly, I’d like to offer my thanks to Maria for stepping in to cover the Honorary Secretary role— your support is greatly appreciated as always. Maria has moved over from Southern Area representative and that role has now been picked up by Ian Matthews and he has already been very active keeping Southern Solo sailors informed on regional matters. The Committee is still short of a Northern representative and we are very keen to fill this spot. Innes Armstrong has already setup the season, so it will be an easy role to take on for 2026 whilst finding your feet. Please feel free to contact myself or any of the Committee members if you’d like to be involved. As a little tempter, you may have seen in the race reports that both Ian and fellow Committee member, Jonathan Swain, recently won open meetings at Broadwater SC and Carsington SC, respectively, so Solo open meeting glorious potentially awaits anyone who picks up the Northern role. The RYA Dinghy Show proved once again to be a valuable event for the class. Many thanks to everyone who helped support the NSCA stand and to the Winder team for their continued backing of the class as they celebrate 50 years of building. We were fortunate to have boats on display courtesy of Tom Gillard and Adrian Griffin, which generated strong interest throughout the weekend—Adrian’s boat, 508, drew plenty of attention as part of the class 70 th anniversary celebrations. The show continues to deliver real benefits for the class, raising our profile, attracting new sailors, and providing an excellent opportunity to showcase the strength and appeal of the Solo fleet. The Winter Championships at Northampton Sailing Club were an excellent opener to the 2026 season and great success, with an impressive turnout of 43 boats and some highly competitive racing. Congratulations to Jamie Cuxson on a superb victory, with Harry Lucas second and Jasper Barnham leading the charge for the “old guard.” It should be noted that both Jamie and Harry had recently attended one of Olly Davenport’s excellent training days, so they are clearly working. It was particularly encouraging to see so many new faces joining the fleet. Dare I say young faces?!? Big thanks to everyone at Northampton SC, especially Iain Carpenter, for “guaranteeing” we had enough breeze when some forecasts suggested otherwise.
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