12 Boats met up in the Orwell for the last Rally of the Season Determined to make the best of the end-of season rally and given a spring tide and benign winds 12 RNVR YC and RNSA boats gathered in the Orwell for the weekend of 22-24 September. The first rendez-vous was Shotley Marina. Set beneath the long-vacated and somewhat dilapidated premises of HMS GANGES the conversation inevitably turned to early training.

12 Boats managed to congregate in the Orwell for the last Rally of the Season

Tricky conditions and some well practised opposition meant the RN didn't manage to retain the mighty Gold Cup. The RN was represented by 3 boats at the Inter Services Asymmetrics Championships for the Gold Cup at Thorney Island this weekend. Richard Watsham and Alex Pickles raced in an RS400, Simon Murray and Charlotte Burman in a 2000 and Gavin Marshall and Coral Crouch in an RS200.

Tricky conditions and some well practised opposition meant the RN didn't manage to retain the mighty Gold Cup. The RN was represented by 3 boats at the Inter Services Asymmetrics Championships for the Gold Cup at Thorney Island this weekend. Richard Watsham? and Alex Alexandra Pickles? raced in an RS400.

The RN team dominated the weekend's sailing to finish 1st and 2nd to become Inter Service Keelboat Champions and winners of the Coningham Cup! Racing in Sonars from the Island Sailing Club and under their race management the three Services had a very enjoyable weekend of close racing challenging for the Coningham Cup.

The RN team dominated the weekend's sailing to finish 1st and 2nd to become Inter Service Keelboat Champions and winners of the Coningham Cup! Racing in Sonars from the Island Sailing Club and under their race management the three Services had a very enjoyable weekend of close racing challenging for the Coningham Cup.