By the time you read this the Spring Championship will have come and gone, a massive thanks for both CB Ultimate Hikers and P+B for your sponsorship. Entries for both the Noble Nations Cup and P&B Nationals are building, with early entry deadlines set for 31st May. As usual, we expect a late surge as that date approaches. We are working with South Coast Embroidery on event shirts for both regattas, and a Google form will be circulated shortly to capture sizing requirements in advance—helping us avoid guesswork. I’m also planning some 70th Anniversary t-shirts and hoodies for those who like to be fully Solo brand. I’m happy to take further advice from the Solo fashionistas on other items of branded apparel. The 2026 season is shaping up to be another strong one for the class. Training events are already seeing excellent support, and it’s great to see so many sailors back on the water despite the lingering cold conditions. We’re also looking forward to a special 70th Anniversary race at Felpham, with plans for a unique, invitation-style event—details to follow once finalised. Further ahead, we’re delighted to confirm that Mounts Bay will host the 2029 National Championships, with dates to be confirmed in due course. A final mention to Jonathan Swain, who not only is a great Area rep and open meeting win, but also reportedly hit 16 knots of boatspeed at Carsington!! Is this a class record? We’ll leave that one open for debate, but with some many sailors tracking their sailing maybe we can see if anyone can better this number? With plenty to look forward to, let’s hope the weather improves and we can all enjoy a fantastic
season on the water. Guy – El Prez 5906
PS. Apologies to anyone who was genuinely taken in by our little April Fools joke! 🤣 My Vice-President, Paul, and I had come up with this a few weeks earlier and thought it would be a bit of fun. Hopefully, those who were initially taken in, came around to seeing the funny side… or at least got a good deal from Winders on making up a new washboard! 😉 It was certainly very interesting to see how much traffic on both the website and Facebook pages this generated!
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