276 September 2017 - Gryffe Advertizer
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Topper<br />
Team Racing<br />
The Sailing Club recently held its annual<br />
Topper Team Racing event making for<br />
a very entertaining couple of hours. It<br />
was probably our best yet.<br />
Despite the forecast, that I saw of very<br />
little wind, we had a good constant<br />
breeze all afternoon. 12 members<br />
took part in the team racing - 3 cadets,<br />
3 ladies and the rest. I mistakenly<br />
misunderstood that Brian was not going<br />
to take part - but he was soon required<br />
as a substitute although it involved<br />
undergoing a change of sex twice during<br />
the course of afternoon (we all knew when Brian was on the water....”up up,<br />
up...”), Oliver’s dog Bonnie set sail in a<br />
topper then appeared firstly on Oliver’s<br />
boat then on David’s (Oliver’s son, out<br />
in his Contender) and there seemed to<br />
be some sort of competition to throw<br />
people off the pontoon into the water<br />
at one point - amazingly not institigated<br />
by the cadets!<br />
Once cadets Tony Fitzgerald and Euan<br />
Wong got to grips with the rules there<br />
was no stopping them, Jamie McMillan<br />
having raced the last time we held this<br />
event was already well versed in the<br />
tactics especially when racing against his father. Tony won the prize for the<br />
most agressive action towards Angus (who failed in his normal obligatory<br />
capsize - this was provided by Jon Hasler and George Donaldson instead.)<br />
Mike McMillan was the winner overall The event was run very efficiently by<br />
Peter Collings. I think it would be fair to say there were a lot of laughs and a<br />
lot of fun was had by everyone. We only do this once a year but its a great<br />
break from our normal racing programme, fun for the spectators to watch<br />
and produces some interesting sailing tactics. www.castlesemplesc.co.uk<br />
KILMACOLM BOWLING CLUB<br />
LADIES SECTION<br />
LADY MEMBERS WANTED<br />
Try your hand at Green Bowling at the ladies’<br />
aernoons. Games commence at 2pm on<br />
every Tuesday and Thursday aernoons. Come<br />
along for the aernoon and have a game.<br />
Bowls will be provided, flat shoes required.<br />
For details contact Sandra on 01505 873126 or<br />
Morag on 01505 872218<br />
or just come along and have some fun.<br />
Scotland Women Win Big In<br />
Europe<br />
Ex <strong>Gryffe</strong> High School and Birkmyre player Louise McMillan was picked<br />
to play for the Scotland Womens 7s team in the European Cup which was<br />
held over two legs in the Czech Republic and Hungary in July. Over the<br />
two legs the Scots scored almost 500 points for the loss of only 12, which<br />
convincingly ensured their promotion to the European premier league which<br />
will see them play England and top dogs Russia next season. Louise, seen<br />
her scoring her first of two tries, was taking part in her first full season of 7s<br />
for Scotland having been a part of the much improved women’s six Nations<br />
squad at the beginning of this year.<br />
With the new season about to kick off, Scotland are hoping to carry their<br />
much improved form into the 2018 six nations competition. In the meantime<br />
the squad members have been working as ambassadors for the SRU’s<br />
#BeTheBestYou campaign which is encouraging girls and women of all<br />
ages to give rugby a try.<br />
bloodwise.org.uk<br />
Walk or trek<br />
Set in the beautiful Pollok<br />
Sunday 3<br />
Country Park<br />
<strong>September</strong> 11:30<br />
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