(Hamble, Southampton, England)- The Dubarry Women’s Open Keelboat
Championship organised by Jody, Ellie and the Hamble River Sailing Club
benefited from some late summer sun over the weekend and was enjoyed by
all participants both on and off the water.On the water three races were run each day and wind speeds between 10 and 20 knots provided a good variety of conditions for the women to revel in. In the IRC class Annie Kelly’s J/92s BLACKJACK sailed nicely in their class to finish second overall. In the J/80s it was Lavinia Paternoster onboard JUICY who took the top spot only relinquishing her position at the front of the fleet in one race!
Off
the water the girls were treated to an informal "Pink Canapé &
Rose" party on Friday night with a short brief from Peter Bateson (PRO)
and weather wizard Libby Greenhalgh. At Saturday night’s "Frock n
Flip-Flop’s" party, in aid of Breast Cancer Care, all the stops were
pulled out, the HRSC was buzzing, the champagne was flowing and the hog
roast was going down a treat! In the charity raffle alone, over £800.00
was raised! Thanks should go to Jody and Ellie for organising such a
fantastic and, most importantly, fun event. Also, thanks for the
report contribution and sailing photo credits from Bertrand Malas
