Royals Yearbook 2019/2020

Laura Gloria Cup was first raced for
The
1987 and the boat Dozu¾ble BozgeyÝ was
in
winner owned by P.Brettagh. Since
the
the who’s who of RYCV have
then
for it with Peter Dusting
competed
up 10 wins (he wasn’t hiding
racking
his wife either, Jenny is one of the
from
and running second this year.
crew)
has been a great supporter of this
Peter
slot through winter and summer
time
as many as possible to join
encouraging
Another great winner is the mighty
in.
being an Austral 20 that is 24ft
length
(work that one out) and an
long
year, however, the cup belongs to
This
mighty Tanodeka one of the
the
class’ finest with new mast
bluebird
rigging, black sails, multiple
and
literally dripping with
spinnakers
(a puck) and a skipper and
technology
from the same gene pool who are
crew
of the nicest gents at the Club.
two
a retired school principal and Pat
John
environmental industry leader who
an
sat on the Club’s General
also
Committee.
win has meant a lot to them to
This
their family’s tradition at the
honour
by having their names added to
Club
family trophy to the point of Pat
the
go with almost a boast upon
letting
(that’s not true but they
presentation
so humble it’s sickening). The class
are
enjoying a great revival due to the
is
of racing and affordability
evenness
in the right conditions, can cause
and,
Norman) showed in the
Warwick
passage race this year having
Geelong
fastest corrected time out all
the
and obviously winning
competitors
division. For now, Pat and John
their
a few ales out of Dad’s mug as
enjoyed
probably did when they were kids
they
so did the rest of the bar, as it
and
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LAURA
TROPHY
in results against bigger boats as
havoc
(owned by club treasurer
RevÖel
owned and created to its
Tames¨is¨
state by Doug (Dr Frankenstein}
present
a small boat that
Hemm,
well above its weight and
punches
oversized carbon mast.
should be.
Well Done.
Get out there and go sailing.
Cowabunga.
Peter Roberts.
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