We await news, but seven of the eleven skippers
and 17 of the sailors, by our count, were due to race at the second BUSA MR
qualifier at Queen Mary this weekend…..in spite of serious damage to the boats
before the sailors even got there Thanks to those RYA bosuns working through
the night on Thursday, it was hoped that they could sail. See BUSA Press Release.
So, with only two boats without a 420 sailor, we are not sure who to support!
London 1 has Jonny Frazer (you would need quite a long memory to remember him
in the fleet, but he spread his talents among some of the top helms in his
day). Ben Pym leads Solent 1, Ed Moore and Robbie Claridge are with Imperial.
Maia Walsh of Cardiff is joined by Chris Sanders and Ollie Bennett. James Goss
and Will Rusden are leading for Warwick again. James Thomas skippers Brunel 1
and Emanuel Koechert, their second boat. Tim Saxton has the most 420-packed
J80, with Alice Currey, Kate Allam and James Kitt. Last, but not least, Chris
Witty, supported by old-timer Nick Blevins, is helming Solent 2.