Monday, 9 November 2009

RORC Annual Prize Giving

Our teams from Puma Logic and Playing Around Logic attended the RORC annual prize giving on Saturday night, which was hosted in the stunning Banqueting House on Whitehall. With friends and family present, Sailing Logic had thirty two people at the prize giving to support Philippe and his team who were awarded the Somerset Memorial Cup for the RORC ‘Yacht of the Year’

Sailing Logic was extremely well supported as they received a standing ovation and loud cheer as the RORC ‘Yacht of the Year’ was announced at the climax of the prize giving. Andrew McIrvine, Commodore of the RORC, presented the team with the prestigious award before Philippe made his acceptance speech. Whilst thanking the RORC main committee for the award Philippe said ‘This is the highlight of my sailing career. Without a doubt this is the proudest night of my life’

Philippe also paid tribute to Allie Smith, his co founder of Sailing Logic concluding with ‘if it were not for Allie’s financial sacrifices, her passion and unsurpassed commitment to Sailing Logic then we would certainly not have enjoyed such great success. So on behalf of everyone who has sailed with us at Sailing Logic I would personally like to say thank you.’ An emotional Allie was then presented with a fabulous bouquet of flowers.

He closed the speech by saying ‘So where to from here? How do we top this one? I don’t know yet. I am still working on that one. But what I can tell you with certainty is that Puma Logic will be back next year, and the year after, doing what she does best….introducing people to our wonderful sport of offshore racing’

Then the party began and an emotional and ecstatic Sailing Logic team danced and celebrated into the early hours of the morning revelling in their fifteen minutes of fame. Posted by Philippe Falle at 12:11 PM Leave Comment