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Hyde Sails racing round Britain
Thursday, 10 June 2010
The doublehanded Shetland Isles Round Britain and Ireland Race gets underway...
The Royal Western YC's doublehanded Shetland Isles Round Britain and Ireland Race started on Sunday in impressive style.
The fleet includes Mike Wigmore's Corsair 31 'Freebird', which is sporting a new suit of Hyde Sails for the race.
With an 11 knot wind, the multihulls went out first followed by the monohulls which were led right from the start by Alex Bennett from Devon and Malcolm Dickinson in Fujifilm. As the boats cleared the breakwater, the sun burst out from the clouds to give them a spectacular send off.
Sailed by Mike Wigmore and Grant Kelly, 'Freebird' is one of the smallest boats in the race, but is capable of 20 knots on flat water. The boat has been upgraded for Cat 2 racing as well as having some cruising creature comforts added so it offers the best of all worlds.
Mike is a 54-year-old construction consultant. Over the years he has raced most types of boat from windsurfers to yachts. Dinghy and board campaigns have given way o dayboat racing at Itchenor and various offshore cruiser racer multihulls. His Co-Skipper Grant Kelly is a GP who has sailed since the age of six and a strong cruising and racing background.
Mike said, "This will be the biggest challenge of my sailing career. To get round the course will be a big achievement in such a significant classic that goes only once every four years. I am happy to endorse Hyde sails who also make my championship-winning Swallow sails and compliment Rob Lark on his great support."
Every boat in the Shetland Round Britain and Ireland Race is fitted with a satellite tracking device, so you can follow the duo's progress in real time.
Go to www.rbandi.com/tracking/ to follow the race.
The Royal Western YC's doublehanded Shetland Isles Round Britain and Ireland Race started on Sunday in impressive style.
The fleet includes Mike Wigmore's Corsair 31 'Freebird', which is sporting a new suit of Hyde Sails for the race.
With an 11 knot wind, the multihulls went out first followed by the monohulls which were led right from the start by Alex Bennett from Devon and Malcolm Dickinson in Fujifilm. As the boats cleared the breakwater, the sun burst out from the clouds to give them a spectacular send off.
Sailed by Mike Wigmore and Grant Kelly, 'Freebird' is one of the smallest boats in the race, but is capable of 20 knots on flat water. The boat has been upgraded for Cat 2 racing as well as having some cruising creature comforts added so it offers the best of all worlds.
Mike is a 54-year-old construction consultant. Over the years he has raced most types of boat from windsurfers to yachts. Dinghy and board campaigns have given way o dayboat racing at Itchenor and various offshore cruiser racer multihulls. His Co-Skipper Grant Kelly is a GP who has sailed since the age of six and a strong cruising and racing background.
Mike said, "This will be the biggest challenge of my sailing career. To get round the course will be a big achievement in such a significant classic that goes only once every four years. I am happy to endorse Hyde sails who also make my championship-winning Swallow sails and compliment Rob Lark on his great support."
Every boat in the Shetland Round Britain and Ireland Race is fitted with a satellite tracking device, so you can follow the duo's progress in real time.
Go to www.rbandi.com/tracking/ to follow the race.
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