Hiltgund 2007 8 Metre World Championships 15th - 21st July on the Clyde As seen by those aboard Hiltgund supporting Ganymede Crew & guests aboard: Photos by Chris Perring, Giles Sibun, Andrew Whitfield
& Felicity Hoare |
Hiltgund spent week acting as viewing platform for supporters of (and support vessel to) the Aldeburgh team
on Peter Wilson's brand new 8 Metre Ganymede at the World Championships which took place on the Clyde in
July. The Scottish climate offered a mix of different conditions for racing - light airs for some of the time, some moderate breezes and occasionally rather more than that. On the whole, the rain kept off while the boats were racing (though not necessarily while towing back home!) and we saw some good strong sunshine on two or three days. Having only recently been launched and never raced before, Ganymede achieved a very creditable 6th over all in the series, her best result being 4th in the 2nd race on Friday. She demonstrated that she has got the pace to compete with the rest of the modern 8s and we look forward to her achieving even better results once various minor teething problems have been resolved. We await Helsinki in 2008 with bated breath!! Full results for the series can be seen here: www.8metre-rncyc.com/Results.aspx |
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