A tough race but good for team development

The Cranfield MBA Regatta 2009 turned out to be a very tough race with some excellent crews. The weather was varied throughout the weekend although Sunday provided some pretty high winds which made exciting racing.

The Henley team came in 16th out of 23 yachts, not helped by a very poor 4th race where our spinnaker went down into the sea and became waterlogged. After recovering from that we were 22nd and unable to make up any more places.

On a more positive note the race weekend helped the team develop in a big way. This was the first time the six members had sailed together so the crew settled into their roles on board and began to hone their skills. We are confident that with a bit more practice, next years regatta's will prove to be a completely different story.

Ready to race at Cranfield 2009!

The crew are confirmed for the regatta on 25th/26th July. Unfortunately we were unable to find two extra members in the very short timescales available so we race with six instead of the usual eight. Those in the team are: Mel Petrie; Tim Lawson; Carl de Verteuil; Richard Steele; Paul Bennett & Matthew Steele.

We are looking forward to the new challenge of the Cranfield event. There are 23 boats due to take part with entrants from the UK, Ireland, Germany and Italy. The boats will be moored at Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth on Saturday night so why not come down and say hi.

More news after the event.

Cranfield Regatta 2009

Due to BSAR not running, Henley Sailing Group have decided to enter the Cranfield MBA Regatta 2009. This is a very similar event but with a larger entry of over twenty crews.

More information on the Cranfield Regatta can be found here.

While the entry to this event is good news for the team after the disappointment of the BSAR, it does put us under a lot of pressure to get the team ready as it runs on the weekend of 25th/26th July.

Two crew members cannot make that weekend so we are recruiting hard to fill these places. More news soon!