Laying Up Dinner Looks Back At Record Year
The Gunfleet Sailing Club held its 2010 Laying-Up Dinner and Dance and Presentation of Trophies last Saturday evening 16 October at the Clacton on Sea Golf Club. Gunfleet Commodore Richard Walker welcomed 97 members to the celebration and looked back at a year of records for the Club. Due to the record membership numbers the Club had been forced to temporarily close the door to any further new members; and there had also been a record number of Cadets and Otters at 74. The Gunfleet Regatta had seen a record number of entries at 39 boats and had raised over £550 for Clacton Lifeboat, which was a record amount. The Annual Cadet Week, despite being held with the weather against it, had seen a record number of 43 young people taking part; even though the Club had intended to cap the maximum to 40.
The members sat down to an excellent meal and then the following trophies were presented by the Commodore, with, the Vice President of Clacton on Sea Sailing Club Geoff Wright stepping in to both congratulate the Gunfleet and compliment both Clubs in working closely together; and then presenting the two Trophies that Gunfleet members had won at the Clacton Sailing Club Regatta:
March Hare Ken Potts
Spring Series Paul Davis
Toppo Single Helm Simon Clarke
Cadet Single Helm Sebastien Mathewson
Bill Clarke Shield Paul Stanton
Egg and Bacon Simon Clarke
Ken Potts’ Pot Kelvin Morton
Potterer’s Pot Peter Downer
Austin Ladies Trophy Yvonne Gough
Jubilee Trophy Simon Clarke
Tee Dee Challenge Trophy Ken Potts
Clacton Centenary Cup (CSC) Andy Dunnett
RNLI Centenary Cup (CSC) Ben and Oli Withams
Jim Suckling Shield Ken Potts
Summer Series John Tappenden
RNLI Charity Shield Ken Potts
London Trophy Peter Downer
Tony Chadd Trophy Simon Clarke
Wallet Trophy Yvonne Gough
Hertford County Shield Ken Potts
Class Points: Laser Andy Dunnett
Solution Simon Clarke
Topaz Bethany Ford
Topper Sebastien Mathewson
Sea Ranger Richard Walker
Bill Geddes Trophy Ken Potts
Double “G” Trophy (Topper) Sebastien Mathewson
Bob Agate Trophy Bethany Ford and Charlie Venables
Spirit of the Wind Sonny Hart
Fleet Championships Ken Potts
Autumn Series Simon Clarke
Tarrant Trophy Derroll Pedder
Senior Leading Helm Ken Potts
Junior Leading Helm Matt Downing
Terry Baker “Cheers” Trophy Matthew Gough
Stan Camp Progress Cup Tom Fadden
Junior Merit Trophy Eleanor Margetts and Ben Richardson
Cissbury Merit Trophy Bethany Sullivan
Otter Merit Trophy Michael Gutteridge
Stein Ladies Merit Trophy Carol Geal
Gentlemen’s Merit Trophy Alan Gutteridge
