2017-2018 Abbotsford 12ft Flying Squadron Annual Report and Balance Sheet

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Open Class Report Well done to our Open class. The Opens fleet was made up of both boats and crews from Abbotsford and the Sea Scouts. The less experienced 2016-17 crews from Abbotsford and the Scouts all showed that they were able to build on last season’s knowledge and as a result started to hit more consistent form. More boats sailed this year with seven boats contesting the championship heats. Additional Scout boats made occasional forays in the normal Saturday races as well. Especially in the New Year we regularly had five or more boats sailing each week. The experience gained by regular sailing and increasing familiarity with the boats meant that crews invariably performed better as the season went on. Some highlights from the season results and newsletters may illustrate the improvement in sailing ability throughout. • In the heat of 7 October for instance – “three Scout boats TAG, CostYa and Red Tasar finished 1, 2, 3. A tremendous effort!” • Heat 2 of the Club Championship (November 2) saw Conditions Apply and the Pacer 8 as the only competitors – the breeze being too fickle for the rest of the Opens. • From the newsletter of 23 January – “In the open class, Liam and Alan on Conditions Apply, finished first, followed by Jamie and Ben in Pacer 8, and Finn and Henri in Pacer 7. It was some good sailing from the boys in the Pacers.” • From the newsletter of 14 March – “It was great to see a fleet of 6 Scout boats on the water, and all finishing the race! They even walked away with several of the chocolates. They are clearly in training for the Sirius Cup on 17 March …” • From the newsletter of 29 March – “In the open class, the Scout NS CostYa skippered by James Ranford came first, followed by Liam and Coop in Conditions Apply, with only 13 seconds between them. The Scouts Pacer Attitude came third, 25 minutes later, just pushing out Finn and Henry. Handicaps were in the same order.” Well done to Finn McCluney and Henry Wheeler – who have continued to improve their sailing performance – often pushing the leaders and giving it a good go. Finn and Henry are moving into a 420 next season – a more technical boat that they are ready to try. That said, you do need to pay a little more attention to rigging and unrigging, boys, as the Pacer appeared to be consuming shackles at an alarming rate. Jamie and Ben England have also learned well in the Pacer and improved week by week. Their teamwork will serve them well next year, where a move to the 420 is rumored to be on the cards. To all the Scout members who have sailed in the Open races – thank you for your determination and competitive efforts. We all get better if we are challenged. Thank you for being a part of our club. Your efforts and participation are much appreciated. 14
Open Champion Conditions Apply, skipper Liam Gaha, crew Cooper Cotterill. Congratulations to Liam and Cooper, our Opens champions for the second year running. Next season they move into a new Cherub, Extreme 3059. We look forward to seeing them learn and adapt to the demands of a higher performance skiff and giving the other four skiffs a challenge later in the season. Thank you from all the Open sailors for the support given by the Laser and Skiff sailors in providing tips and advice, as well as assistance during launch and recovery. Thank you also to the many who manned support boats during the season. We extend special thanks to the crews of the support boats who came to our aid when we needed help. Thankfully this season, these occasions were few and mostly due to gear failures, not inexperience. While we are on that topic, a reminder for all the Opens, that boat and rigging maintenance is an important off-season activity for all. 15
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