1937rogerdon
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Three pilot cutters the Mascot,Peggy & Olga and the 1935 10m gaff ketch "Rawanah" built by Harry King to a design by Maurice Griffiths crossed the starting line off Barry at 07-00 on Sunday morning with a very light NE breeze. A fine sight as all the boats had set topsails and flying jibs .
They lost the wind with the turn of the tide late in the afternoon, but eventually they rounded the Horse shoe and in the early hours of Monday the Scarweather. Once again the wind fell light and when again the tide turned the leading boats had made up as far as Nash. With time constraints on the Pilot Cutters and the need to catch tides up-to Bristol the three Cutters retired and motored over the tide to Barry. However, "Rawamah" anchored and waited for the flood and made up to Barry in the early evening with less than 30 minutes of that tide to run.
Unfortunally, the Pilot Cutters had left the harbour, but the Barry Y.C. Commodore presented John Cochrane the Channel Cup and the Defaced Club Burgee.
At meeting with the Pilot Cutters Owners it was agreed that the event should be run again over the Bank Holiday and Tony Winter of Mascott will be contacting owners of Luke Powell Replicas and other Gaff rigged boats with the intention of increasing the numbers for next years event.
They lost the wind with the turn of the tide late in the afternoon, but eventually they rounded the Horse shoe and in the early hours of Monday the Scarweather. Once again the wind fell light and when again the tide turned the leading boats had made up as far as Nash. With time constraints on the Pilot Cutters and the need to catch tides up-to Bristol the three Cutters retired and motored over the tide to Barry. However, "Rawamah" anchored and waited for the flood and made up to Barry in the early evening with less than 30 minutes of that tide to run.
Unfortunally, the Pilot Cutters had left the harbour, but the Barry Y.C. Commodore presented John Cochrane the Channel Cup and the Defaced Club Burgee.
At meeting with the Pilot Cutters Owners it was agreed that the event should be run again over the Bank Holiday and Tony Winter of Mascott will be contacting owners of Luke Powell Replicas and other Gaff rigged boats with the intention of increasing the numbers for next years event.
