COMMITMENT TO SAILING - UNITED 4 REGATTA HOORNE, HOLLAND, APRIL 19/20TH

Have you got what it takes? Paul Campbell-James, Alex Cherry, Nick Cherry and Sam Richmond have. This is what we did.

Friday: Leave school 4pm, collect Dad (the coach) 5pm, arrive Channel Tunnel 6.15pm, train leaves UK 7pm, (1 hour time change), train arrives France 8.45pm, drive through France and Belgium to Breda in Holland, arrive Breda 11pm, Sleep.

Saturday: Leave Breda 7am, arrive Hoorne 9am, rig boats, on water 10am, sail 3 races, off water 4pm, party time till bed. Today’s results Paul 1/2/1; Alex 4/3/4; Nick 23/11/29; Sam 12/27/dnf.

Sunday: On water 9am, sail 3 more races, off water 3pm, load up cars/trailers, wait for prize giving. Today’s results Paul 4/1/12; Alex 18/4/4; Nick 9/24/19; Sam 38/29/44. Leave Hoorne 5.30pm, drive through Holland, Belgium and France to Tunnel, arrive Tunnel 10pm, train leaves 10.30pm, (1 hour time change), train arrives UK 10.30pm, get home 12.15pm, sleep.

Monday: Leave for school 8.15pm.

Question at school - did you have a busy weekend?

142 Optimists entered together with good size fleets for Cadet, 420, Laser radial, Laser and Europe. Sponsored by O’Neill with everyone getting a T shirt, hat, stickers and big clocks for the top guys!

Final overall results: 1st Koen de Smedt (BEL), 2nd Paul Campbell-James (GBR), 3rd Francis Proot (BEL), 4th Alex Cherry (GBR), 36th (and 3rd junior) Nick Cherry (GBR), 64th Sam Richmond (GBR).

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