Page 22 - Folk Boat Year Book 2021

Four cruisers snapping at our heels
Are pretty fast as all reveals.
And Jaramas was proud that day-
They got Line honours- hip hooray!
Maybe they’ve won Jack Riddle’s cup,
But handicaps just screwed things up.
And Mistress of ‘electric’ fame
Had won it outright yet again.
(His brand new outboard will not go
And every day he needs a tow!)

The Northerlies cause chaos here,
We stayed inside to drink our beer!
Valhalla, and the Nordic Bear,
Had outboard trouble- so despair
Of ever getting out at all,
Through harbour waves and mighty squall.
The Otter, YSA turned around,
It was too hairy they had found.

Blue Mist must have a special mention,
I hope the boat needs no attention.
Just out the harbour she was ’T’d
Which wasn’t what she’d really need.
Then on the harbour posts she’s pushed
As wind and tide together whooshed.
But round the course they gamely sailed-
When all the other cruisers failed!

Thanks to our sponsors, you are great,
and every day participate.
So wonderful in Kingdom Come
Dirk Kalis got a first place gun.
And Jeremy we think you’re cool
By sticking firmly to the rule
On Countdown- covid spacing clear
In this so difficult a year.
A special thank you to the Foxes
For working off their little soxes
They organise and keep things oiled.
And make sure no event is spoiled.
Let’s raise a glass to drink a toast.
‘Our sponsors and The Club, our host’

Photographs by Susan Hayward
and Nicky Henderson
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