2016 SOLO Racing Festival Report

Jerry Freeman reviews the successfully concluded Solo Festival

 03 March 2016

2016 SOLO Racing Festival Report

Famous faces, new faces, old faces and regulars all mingled  together for the first social gathering of the SORC 2016 season at Hornet Services Sailing Club on Saturday 27th February.

Solo sailors are a gregarious bunch who very much enjoyed the greeting and the catching up after the long winter break. Slightly concerning was the large amount of food consumed by the athletes at lunch and supper, presumably in the carbs loading phase of a weight training programme. There was one disaster to report when the tea urn ran dry in the middle of the afternoon and naturally being British the restart was postponed until the kettle had boiled.

The highlight of the day for many present was the announcement of the new name for SORC flagship race to the Fastnet rock and the unveiling of the title sponsor - Virgin Media Business. There is no doubt that Rob Craigie and Ian Hoddle have conceived a race that will be a landmark event in the history of SORC and for single-handed racing in the UK.

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