Cadet Social Proved A Great Hit

Cadet Officer Chris Williams welcomed twenty of the Gunfleet’s Cadets at the Clubhouse last Saturday 16 February when they came down to pick-up some tips on making their boats go faster.  Vice Commodore Dave Fowell explained some of the key points to improving performance on the water and then demonstrated setting-up the rig and sail on a Phantom.  There then followed a illustrated presentation on “pimping your dinghy” before some film was shown of extreme sailing, which included some rather spectacular capsizes.  Finally the group were shown some rather wacky eye-twisters, demonstrating that you can’t always believe what you see.  After some refreshment and a bit of catching-up, following a few months off the water, the winner of the competition to name you boat was announced, and the prize, which is to have the boat professionally sign written, went to Charlie and Harry Spence who have called their Hobie 405 “Hobi 1 Kenobi”.