International Cape Cutter Week 2015: Class Race Day Photo Album

Anchored at Harkstead Point

Eight Cape Cutters at anchor together

Beach barbecue

Rafted on the pontoon at RHYC

Race briefing

Ready for the off!

Fraoch

Against the backdrop of the Orwell Road bridge

On the start line

Go!

Beating upwind

Rounding the leeward mark

Dennis using Mary Ann as the photo boat

Heading for the line

Close racing for the finish

Aurora, with the only female helm (and youngest crew!)

Meisje (rhymes with Geisha!)

Bob on newest Cape Cutter, Irene

Aurora returning

Solo skipper of Ladybird, Andrew Scullion, receives a prize from RHYC Rear Commodore Sail.

RHYC is presented with a Cape Cutter 19 Class Association burgee by Webmaster Dennis Ogle

Time to eat

International Cape Cutter Week 2015 Day 6: Going Home

The forecast for Friday seemed to be saying that the wonderful weather we had been experiencing during Cape Cutter week was coming to an end. Very strong wind and heavy rain was forecast for the middle of the day, so we rose at 4am (!) to get home before the bad weather reached us. It was a wonderful dawn with a moderate breeze to carry us back to Levington. We left Titchmarsh at low tide and the waters were very shallow beneath the centre plate as we made our way towards Harwich almost dead downwind. As we turned up the Orwell we had a fantastic reach and with the flooding tide, made over 6kts.

This was the final sail of the week; as we helped each other to recover the boats, I reflected on how lucky we had been with the weather. We sailed in four rivers, ran the first ever Cape Cutter class race and, best of all brought together the owners of 15 Cape Cutters. Here’s to Cape Cutter Week 2016…