Seafly Memories 1987

SYC Seafly Open July 4th/5th 1987

Self and Sarah Pearce ( 101 Yellow and blue spinnaker )
Richard Garry and Phil Rowe ( Red and blue spinnaker - foreground ) 
Ken and Marie Bartlett ( 404 Red and white striped spinnaker - to windward )
Carol Lanham and John Baker ( 523 Blue and white spinnaker horizontal stripes )
Alan Brook ( 648 Blue and white vertical/horizontal stripes luffing ) 
Russ Gibbs was OOD in Ken’s Day Boat “ Wapiti” .

A lovely and memorable day weekends sailing on the river .

That's an impressive turn out! How big was the SYC Seafly Fleet at that time?

Alistair

Apologies for delayed response in answer to your question Alistair . The entry was around 36 for this event, with a third of the fleet being club boats . During the late seventies and eighties the Seafly class was very strong and active at the club, with good and regular numbers enjoying good club racing . Alan Brook won a very competitive and close battle, winning the 1986 nationals, which went down to the last race . 

Very memorable days and sailing !

Great photos- thanks Paul. In 1988 I bought Seafly 48 with a wooden boom which only lasted a couple of races!  A few years later I bought Carol Lanham’s Seafly 523. The fleet was still strong in the 90’s. Here are a few photos from the August 1993 Nationals at SYC. 

Thanks Simon ! Another good sizeable fleet . Looks like we’ve a good collection of pictures to remind us of those good old days and of members sadly no longer with us . The class is enjoying a revival these days with a new builder and new glass boats being built, with new internal layouts . The association is back up and running and has now has a Facebook page . 

Good days and good memories !

 

Thanks Paul & Simon. That's one for the history book. Bill