The Record 2014

Sailing

Tom Hunter, Master i/c Sailing

The sailing club had a great year up at Farmoor, and beyond, with many new sailors taking

to the water for the first time and progressing through RYA Levels 1 and 2 while others

achieved advanced qualifications. Thomas Hayes was promoted to Head of Sailing and

succeeded in leading the team in regular friendly racing against Abingdon, Radley and

MCS. Tom had a good understanding of the Laser SB20 keelboat that we sail and gave

many of the newer sailors an excellent introduction into crewing on this high performance

boat. Special mention goes to Edward Tanner and Matthew Abell who both gained their

Instructor qualifications and James Colson Lake for achieving Assistant Instructor. James

raced with Oliver Ferneyhough at the Itchenor Schools National Sailing Regatta in an RS

Feva where they performed commendably, competing against some of the country’s best

junior sailors over two days of intense racing. It was a very productive year with huge

amounts of progress made by everyone involved and lots of goals to aim for in terms of

both RYA qualifications and racing experience.

Members of the Sailing Club:

Matthew Abell, Nicole Chalder, James Colson Lake,

Oliver Ferneyhough, Thomas Hayes (Head of Sailing), Max Hinton, Eleanor Lewinton,

Dan Moore, Edward Tanner