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29th April 07 by our Floating Reporter Duncan Gillespie The
Solway Yacht Club's sailing season is underway. Saturday 28th April saw around
30 cadets turn up for their first training session. Kippford village protected
the cadets on the water from a strong easterly wind. They finished the day off
in fine style with a barbeque. On
Saturday evening the club hosted the annual fitting out support which was supported
by many of the clubs cruiser sailors. Around 50 members enjoyed a great social
evening. Sunday
was the first dinghy racing day and 11 boats came along. However, although the
sun was out the strong easterly was causing white tops on the waves. This meant
that any racing was inshore and 2 of the deeper draft boats pulled out. Cadets
and adults race together however; it was the adults who took an early bath. Neil
Kelly the Cadet Officer decided to show the cadets how to capsize with poise and
then how to right and capsize again in one smooth motion. But he wasn't the first
Fiona McCulloch, her first outing in her new Laser recorded the first capsize
of the year. Results
gave Stewart Biggar first place, Neil Kelly came second and the first cadet's
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