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by Alastair W.

I chose Sailing Logic to do the Round Ireland Race which leaves Wicklow in June because of their excellent track record. The RORC Morgan Cup is part of our training programme and was set as a downwind start from Cowes past the Needles to a turning mark off Lulworth Cove, upwind back towards St Catherines Point, downwind for a few hours followed by a trip up to Selsy Bill and then finish just past Portsmouth, about 130 miles in all. 

I stepped out of my car into a pile of doggy doo so had you been there you would have observed me scrubbing my yachting shoes in the dawn twilight with my tooth brush. Only joking !

The weather forecast was ominous so when the entire crew met for the first time you could cut the atmosphere with a knife. As we motored down the start line our Skipper, Chippie, pointed out that we were competing directly against " Premier Flair " who were favourites for Commodores Cup selection.

The tide was only helpful close on the Cowes shore. So the downwind start was a blessing. Since upwind in a narrow zone creates a mad jumble of yachts. Either screaming for water or demanding Starboard rights. We quickly hoisted our huge spinnaker and dropped our headsail in a moderate breeze and rapidly reached Yarmouth.

We lost valuable time after that because a competitor sat in our wind. I think someone called the party concerned a Plonker, but I might have miss heard. He knows who he is! Otherwise downwind was a fun ride, reasonably warm due to the exercise, stable and with a helpful tide averaging 10 knots. Upwind was a slog; slow and cold, we just hung in there grimly until we could turn downwind again for a relatively short kite run on a building breeze. RORC had ordained a GPS turning mark proved by a photograph and wrestling with this, dealing with a broach, attempting to hoist our smallest headsail, avoiding other yachts and dropping the kite all at the same time - the action was fast and furious.

As darkness fell we sat miserably on the rail in a steady drizzle and the cold became a real enemy. It was also cold and wet below but we were doing well, driving inshore to more sheltered waters and a final turn slightly cracked off to our turning mark at the Owers. There may have been less shouting as we tacked at the mark, perhaps our crew work was starting to fall into place, or perhaps I was hallucinating by then.

When we crossed the finish line there was perhaps a hint of dawn and we had our first hot drinks all round. Chippie, Leanna, Barry, Felix, Rob, Ross, Simon 1, Simon 2 and Tim had become recognizable faces and reasonably known quantities; we were a team, and thanks to Chippie and Leanna, our first mate, we had achieved a very creditable 4th Place, less than 4 minutes behind Premier Flair on corrected time.

We now need to practice hard because with better crew work we can go much faster!  

4^th and 8^th place in the RORC Morgan Cup, 6th in the JOG St Vaast Race and one Spinnaker training course on a First 40  - phew, what a weekend!

Chippie Gair and his crew on our Reflex 38, Visit Malta Puma had a great start to their Round Ireland Campaign with a 4^th place finish in the RORC Morgan Cup. A cold, wet and lumpy race with a 35 mile beat in the small hours – it was challenging, but the crew stayed up all night, hiking hard and got the results to prove it! Well done to Leana, Alastair W, Barry H,  Felix N, Simon P, Simon G, Rob P, Tim O-J and Rosta! Next in the campaign is a training weekend at the end of May.

Jaguar Logic with Peter Burwood had a fantastic start in the RORC Morgan Cup, screaming downwind to the first mark at the front of the fleet. The crew comprised of a few novice racers and they raced hard, but couldn’t keep up with Visit Malta Puma and their giant red kite, but fought hard through the cold night to finish 8^th in class. A great effort in cold conditions. Places are available on other RORC races - so sign up now!

The race was the first by RORC to trial the use of waypoints as marks, requiring crews to submit evidence of their GPS position (eg a photo of the GPS unit) to prove they had completed the course accurately. All boats managed, but not without some confusion!

Mike Martin took the helm for the JOG St Vaast race, a 170Nm reach to St Vaast on the Northern Coast of France. The race was unusually quick and the crews started Friday evening at 7pm, and were all moored up in France by 6.30am! (even after having waited for the bridge to open!).  The crew of 8 raced on Profile Logic, a Beneteau 40.7 and finished 6^th – sadly the wind angle was too well suited to the asymmetrical boats for Profile to keep up with the leaders. But true to the nature of JOG racing, the crew spent an enjoyable Saturday afternoon ashore dining on steak and moules frites, before cruising back to return to Hamble late Sunday afternoon.

And taking advantage of our new access to the First 40s, the Royal Berkshire Yacht Club also enjoyed a spinnaker training weekend under the guidance of regular Sailing Logic skipper Tim Thubron.

Phew – what an action packed weekend. And more to come this weekend...!

Sailing Logic joins forces with Britannia Events

Sailing Logic Ltd is delighted to announce a new partnership with Britannia Corporate Events Group, a very successful and respected Hamble based sailing-events company. Britannia has the largest and most successful fleet of Beneteau 40.7’s and the popular new First 40’s in Europe and is also the leading corporate sailing events company in the UK.

The current Sailing Logic programme of inshore and offshore racing, race training and RYA courses remain unchanged, but excitingly Sailing Logic now has access to a wider range of yachts and looks forward to bringing you more new and exciting racing challenges in the future.
 
This new venture will operate under the name of Sailing Logic Events Ltd. All bookings remain valid, and your point of contact will remain Sharon Hayward. Our Reflex 38s, Visit Malta Puma and Jaguar Logic will berth alongside the rest of the Britannia fleet in Port Hamble Marina, Hamble, which is where our office and operations will be based moving forward. Hamble is a thriving yachting village with excellent facilities, a good range of B&Bs and is even closer to the Solent and our usual race start lines!
 
Andy Byham, Managing Director of Britannia Group comments “We are very excited about this new agreement, which will allow Britannia Events to offer fantastic individual racing opportunities to our growing base of corporate clients.” Allie Smith, Managing Director of Sailing Logic remarks “We are very excited about this new chapter in Sailing Logic’s history, and this new alliance will allow Sailing Logic to continue to grow, be competitive and remain at the front of the fleet!”
 
If you have any questions or queries please  email us, call us on 02380 330999 or come and find out more by joining us at our next social evening at the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) on Tuesday 29^th May from 7pm.
 
We look forward to welcoming you out racing with us again very soon.

The final weekend of racing in the Warsash Spring Series was sadly cancelled due to strong winds and utterly miserable conditions (so no-one was too disappointed!).

By the end of the series, the teams had completed 6 inshore races in a complete variety of conditions. The first few weeks saw very light winds and the emphasis was on tactical racing, then after Easter the teams saw more physically challenging conditions, with stronger winds upto 25 knots. So the series has provided plenty of learning opportunities!

At the end of the series, Tim Thubron & Mike Martin and team on Sailing Logic's Reflex 38 'Visit Malta Puma' finished in 3^rd place, just 1.5 points behind 2^nd place!

In week 2, the team had suspected they were over the start line, but given the light winds they knew that if they turned back they’d never catch up, so they took the chance and carried on. Sadly it turned out that they were OCS, so they were heavily penalised and effectively finished last. Whilst this result ultimately was the discard (each team’s single worst score isn’t included in the total) those few seconds on that start line may have changed the overall result!

The team also squeezed in a trip to France to race in the competitive Spi Ouest Regatta over Easter, departing immediately after racing one week and returning just in time for more racing just after Easter. They were exhausted but still achieved a fantastic 3^rd place that week! A great result Puma – well done team!

2^nd place in the series was taken by Winston – a new Beneteau First 40, crewed almost entirely by previous Sailing Logic clients. It’s fantastic to see that the Sailing Logic mission of getting more people out racing is clearly working!!

Jaguar Logic under the command of Peter Burwood and mate Fi Walker finished 7^th. A team of mainly new racers, they had some fantastic results against some tough competition, so an excellent result for them.

Our Introduction to Racing course for racing-newbies on Addiction went really well – and on both weekends, the team finished mid-fleet – a fantastic achievement for first time racers! Many of these crews have already been back to race again already, so we hope the racing bug has got them!

With the Spring Series now completed, it’s time to start the offshore racing season!  Places available on most events still – so please contact us if you’d like to join in.