This year’s Solo Open Meeting, the tenth which the LSC have run, followed on from the previous day’s Vintage Championships saw a small but relative competitive fleet of much newer boats combined with the remnants of yesterday’s older boats. Slightly down on numbers from previous years due imminent clashes with the Nation’s Cup in France and other factors. Seven visiting solos made up of the eleven entries were welcomed by the club in its usual way. An earlier start time than

8 visitors and 9 club members entered for this the eighth Solo Vintage Championship at this club, again well supported by Rooster Sailing. All the boats are required to be registered over 20 years old but now exclude FRP constructed boats. The solos sailed are all fine examples of the class of yesteryear and are mainly built of wood by craftsmen! They were greeted with fabulous warm and sunny sailing conditions with a light to moderate easterly breeze, for the three-race seri