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Dear Friends

Oli, Benny and I want to thank you all for your lovely messages and kind words. So many of you made the journey to Nick's farewell and most of you came such a long way. We were very touched by it and it is great comfort to know that you all wanted to be there say your Good byes. Nick would have loved to know this.

Nick loved his Dart 15 'family' and always looked forward to sailing with you all, occasionally beating some of you. But winning was not the most important thing to him - he always wanted to make sure that everybody had a good race and a good time afterwards.

Luckily Nick has left a wonderful legacy, bringing catamarans back into the Olympics, but sadly will not see it happen. Nick took great pride in doing what he thought was right and we are all so proud of his remarkable achievements in the sailing world as well as with all his other projects.

Thank you all again

Sissy, Oli and Benny

Sprint 15 Go-Kart Grand Prix  2011

The Go-Kart Grand Prix has become firmly established as a feature of the Sprint 15 Nationals and it is contested almost as seriously as the sailing.

All week, the forecast had been grim! High pressure. Little cloud cover! High's of 28'c! Sun splitting the rocks! Not the conditions your average '15 sailor hopes for. Fortunately, the latest instalment of the travelling circus that is the Sprint 15 Summer Series had arrived in Thorpe Bay.

Strong winds had been forecast for the weekend and it was not surprising to see a reduced fleet arriving on Friday evening and Saturday morning. Saturday morning saw 13 visitors and 6 home helms looking over the sea wall at flat water but WSW winds 25mph gusting SW into the low 30s.

Unfortunately I have to advise as to the recent theft of a memory stick containing our Membership Data Base which, by its nature, contains personal information on us all.  The stick was seemingly stolen whilst it was in Royal Mail hands and this issue will be explored further with them. 

The 2013 Sprint 15 Sports National Championships, sponsored by Wightlink Ferries and Windsport International were held at the Yaverland Sailing and Boating Club on the Isle of Wight. With a total of 28 boats taking part, racing took place in the English Channel just south of the Isle of Wight (well actually at the eastern end of Sandown Bay but technically in the channel), and featured winds of various strengths and likewise an assortment of directions which did manage to drain the colour from the race officers’ cheeks.

Winter 2012-13 Series final report... Thus we lost 2 of our scheduled 5 events and with the best 3 results to count it meant that there were no discards.

As you are  aware we raised our fees for payment by Standing Order from £10 to £20 last year and whilst many are being received for the revised amount we received 50 plus incorrect payments in March.  In the last issue of Newsprint we reminded all Members of the increase in the Subs and the revised method by which they should be paid.  You will need details of our bank account and your unique SP number to do this and if you have lost them please contact me at the membership address in the contact details page