Sailing Club 1st Team Storm BUSA!!

After a seasons worth of training, and various events all over the country from Exeter to Glasgow, fighting off stiff completion from numerous other sailing universities, Portsmouth First team, made it to the prestigious BUSA Team Racing Finals. The event hosted by Oxford Uni sailing club at Farmoore reservoir over the Easter break, consisted of three days worth of round robyns sailing with competitors taking part in over 28o races. 38 teams qualified to the finals out of just under 80. The weather caused problems with a severe lack of wind on the first two days testing all the teams skills. Portsmouth sailed through it and gained a top place in the gold league. The wind changed on the third day drastically, and the reservoir from dead calm to very windy, with winds predicted between 30 - 40 knots, on the edge of team racing conditions.
The day saw some extreme sailing from the Portsmouth team, by lunchtime Portsmouth had made it through to the quarter finals and won there first race against Bristol, at this point the wind strengthened and all teams where called in off the water for their own safety. Unfortunately no more races could take place, due to the massive weather front, so the quarter, semi and finals where worked out on points, sadly meaning that’s the 1st achievable dream of third, and potentially higher could not become reality. Six unhappy sailors left the event, however all then realised the actual achievement, the team had come 7th at BUSA, out of 75 teams, at a university that doesn’t even sail the boats they race in and gained 11 BUSA points for the AU.
Portsmouth haven’t made it to the finals in a considerable length of time, so a huge congratulations should be given to Portsmouth sailing Club First Team;
Guy Brearey & Kate Hutchins
Sam Brearey & Jo Coe
Edd Chapman & Becky Hyde
[Submitted by Red Cat k8]

Sorry people we are having to cancel the course. This is because the instructor is ill and i am unable to get another instructor in to run the course. I am truly sorry about this. we are hopping to reschedule it for a couple of weeks time.

Taffi & Laura
[Submitted by taffi007]

Penultimate International 14
GBR 1352 - Holy Smackdown
Ovington built (Howlett 1B design, one of the last and fastest penultimates, though I never really set her right until last few weeks)
Twin Trapeze Skiff
White Hull in great condition with only the usual scrapes you get with use.
HULL IS WATERTIGHT.
3 masts, 1 is carbon
rudder in ok condition (repaired but doesnt look pretty)
centreboard good condition
4 spinnakers, one great condition, one good, 2 training
carbon boom
2 mains (one virtually brand new only used 5 times)
3 Jibs (1 fully battened)
Twin tiller set up
off the boom main sheeting
Launching trolly

For more information please contact Jay or see the Away racing section of the forum (as I couldnt find anywhere else to put it)

It's time to get us all out drinking and make us known in the union too.

so its half 7 at walkabout on wednesday the 16th april

dress in your best 80's gear

ending up in the union to do our bit in purple wednesday

Much love
Beef
xxx
[Submitted by beefy]

UPSC will be running a first aid course on Saturday, April 5th for UPSC members only. It is going to be £35 for the day including transport from Gunwharf to Haslar marina. The rib will be leaving Gunwharf at 0915 so please be there at 0910 at the latest. If you would like a place on the course contact Taffi on sailing@upsc.co.uk. This course is around half what you would pay normally so represents excellent value for money.
[Submitted by taffi007]

hey guys

its time to get some decent kit sorted so im sorting out polo and crew shirts for us all. there will be a new design however i need your vote for the logo so let me know what you want....
go to the forum and make your vote- the sooner we decide the sooner we can get kit!



[Submitted by Rich]