Change of Sprint 15 Association Secretary We would like to welcome Keith Bartlett as our new Sprint 15 Association Secretary and to thank our out going Secretary, Andy Chidwick. Andy has been secretary for two and a half years and has done an excellent job. He has a young family and a busy career and he expressed a desire to stand down when we could find a suitable replacement at our last AGM. Well, we have now found a willing volunteer in Keith, so we would like to express our thanks to Andy for a job well done. All future membership applications and renewals should now go to Keith. Many of you will know Keith as he is a keen supporter of our open meetings sailing Sprint 15 #1962 named Freddie in huge dayglow letters down the sides. He has been a long time owner of Sprint 15s. Many years ago he owned an old Spark # 1000 called Spark Naked which he used to sail with his daughter, Meryl. The boat was in such good condition that when his company sent him on assignment to Hong Kong he took it with him and set about reviving the small fleet of Dart 15s at Lantau Island. All was going fine until a careless water ski towing speed boat ran into him and wrote off Spark Naked. As it happens, he already had new boat 1962 on order for delivery so he was only off the water for a short while but it did spoil his plan to increase the fleet at Hong Kong! After 3 years or so in Hong Kong he retired and returned to the UK bringing Freddie with him. When he is not on the open meeting circuit he now sails at the Open Dinghy Club on the South Coast at Angmering where there are about 10 more Sprint 15s of various ages. We welcome Keith to his new role in the Association. |   |
