Klassiske Linjer nr 10 1999 - Klassisk Treseiler Klubb

HERA
Designer:
Thomas
Glen-Coats.
HERA’s crew. Mr. G.Tait, Dr. A.D. Downs, Mr. J.C . Bunten, Mr. D. Dunlop, Mr.A. Martin, Mr. J.
Buchanan, Mr.J. Mackenzie, Mr.R.B.Aspin, Mr.J.H.Downs, Mr.T.C.Glen-Coats (owner and skipper)
MOUCHETTE,
Designer:
Alfred Mylne
C. Macleod Robertson, J. Baxter, W.P. Davidson, C.R. MacIve, T.A.R. Littledale, J.J. Kenyon, Mr.
Charles MacIver (owner and skipper), J.F.D. Spence, J.F. Jellicoe, J.M.Adam.
•COWES
•RYDE
FIRTHOF CLYDE
THE 12 METRE RACES.
Five 12-metre yachts competed
at the trials: ALACHIE (Fife),
MOUCHETTE and NARGIE
(Mylne), HEATHERBELL and
HERA (Glen-Coats). HERA and
MOUCHETTE were chosen.
HERA’s crew were native Scots,
the crew of MOUCHETTE were
from Liverpool – so no-one
could say that as English and
Scottish yachts were competing,
the 12-metre races were
not international! The course
was two laps of a 13 mile
circuit, total 26 miles. The
winds fwere steady and strong.
HERA got ahead with
MOUCHETTE pressing her
hard, and at the end of the first
round HERA was only seconds
in front. Both yachts then had
to make more than 30 short
tacks on one leg within very
few minutes…. HERA won,
also winning the second race
by 62 seconds.
Gold medal: HERA.
Designer: Glen-Coats.
Builder: McAllister,
Dumbarton. Owner:
T.C. Glen Coats. Silver medal:
MOUCHETTE (Britain).
Designer:A Mylne. Builder:
McAllister, Dumbarton.
Owner: C. MacIver.
KLASSISKE LINJER NR.10 MAI 1999
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