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on the boom. The maximum position of the forward edge of the black band
is 3380mm from the aft face of the mast. That is not the aft face of the mast
including the cut out at the goose neck, but the aft face of the mast on an
imaginary line projected down from the aft face of the mast taken from the
face of the sail track. DG suggested that owners check their black bands.
If anyone has any queries or thoughts for Technical Chairman he would be
happy to try and answer them. There is no minimum weight for a wooden
mast. Claire Sowry asked if boat weights could be made public.

10. The Sessan Cup 2022. Report
Chris Baldwick: Chairman Sessan Cup Committee.
CB told the meeting that he would not give a blow-by-blow account of the
Sessan Cup as Claire and Julian had done a great write up of the event which
is available on the Royal Lymington web site and will be in the FB Year Book.
The event was 3 years in the planning from the time the Association was
awarded the event to the start of the event, however Covid intervened,
making meetings very difficult and having to be done via Zoom. 2022 was the
100th anniversary of the Royal Lymington Yacht Club CB said he had hoped
that they would make more of the Sessan Cup, it being the only international
event of the year. However, the support was not forthcoming, with major
changes in personnel at a very inappropriate time. CB thanked the sponsors
all of whom were very helpful; Spencers, Europa Composites, Walcon,
Lymington Yacht Haven and North Sails. It was decided to take a light touch
re. weighing which on the whole was the right approach and worked well.
Travel grants did not actually seem to make any difference and the money
could perhaps have been better used (Free Beer!!!) James Hoare, David
Gredley and the Sowrys were all thanked for their input into the running of
the event. The social side was particularly successful. CB commented that if
he took anything away from the running of the event it was that on the
water communications need to be clear and short and also that a
windward/leeward event can be run successfully in Christchurch Bay, if you
get the tides right, and that he hoped we would use Christchurch Bay more.

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