Torpoint Mosquito Sailing Club Dinghy Section Prize Giving
by Jack Mann 5 Jan 2015 10:51 GMT
All the trophy winners at the Torpoint Mosquito Sailing Club dinghy prize giving © Lynne Goggin
After the last race of the season and the 2014 laying up lunch which helped to create a jovial atmosphere, Torpoint Mosquito Sailing Club dinghy section congregated in the clubhouse for its annual prize giving, to reminisce about the season, congratulate the trophy winners and thank all those volunteers who help run the races and man the safety boats.
Against a slideshow of photos taken during the year's racing, the adult prizes were presented by club Commodore, Steve Creek and the sailing secretary, dinghies – Jack Mann – was the master of ceremonies. This led to the interesting spectacle of the sailing secretary announcing that the first regular trophy – the J M Thomas trophy for the winter series 2013 – had been won by to himself and his stalwart crew, Ron Goggin.
Recalling that this was the series when cadet Ruby Pearce-Casey raced solo for the first time and also when Rob Loader broke his mast, the spring series 2014 trophy was awarded to Ronnie Carter & Matt Reeves (RS400). The summer series trophies included the Jones Cup donated by the-then club secretary in the 1950s (won by Tony Ayers & granddaughter Ellen Fortt in the Laser 2000 for the Fast Handicap Summer Monday series 2) and the Harry Cann Memorial Cup won by Jack Mann & Ron Goggin (Wanderer) for the medium handicap Summer Thursday series 2. This trophy was also given to the club in the 1950s; Harry Cann also gave the club six dinghy kits and a crane.
After the Regatta and pursuit race trophies were presented, the cadet co-ordinator (Phillippa Smerdon) and cadet training officer (Ronnie Carter) took the stage and presented the prizes to our top young sailors. In a year when we have seen the cadet section go from strength to strength with some cadets regularly joining the adult racing - as well as competing in Bart's Bash - and raising enough funds to buy two more training dinghies, it was a pleasure to see Josef Sellors and Grace Cowd recognised as top boy cadet of the year and top girl cadet of the year respectively. Noah Rees was awarded the Todd trophy for top cadet helm in the summer series.
Special awards were made to Ronnie Carter and Andy Allen for their regular support and particularly to Jenny Roberts who was given the Pete Goss Endeavour trophy for all her help with running the section. Finally, to conclude a well-received event, on behalf of the sailors Geoff Hall gave a vote of thanks to all the volunteers who help run the races and to the dinghy secretary for his efforts in getting a good fleet on the water.
Prizes:
- Winter series 2013: Jack Mann & Ron Goggin (Wanderer)
- Spring series 2014: Ronnie Carter & Matt Reeves (RS400)
- Summer Monday series 1
- Medium Handicap: Jack Mann & Ron Goggin (Wanderer)
- Fast Handicap: Keith Watts (Laser)
Summer Thursday series 1
- Medium Handicap: Richard Richmond (Solo)
- Fast Handicap: Tony Ayers & James Fortt (Laser 2000)
Summer Monday series 2
- Medium Handicap: Ron Goggin & Jack Mann (Wanderer)
- Fast Handicap: Tony Ayers & Ellen Fortt (Laser 2000)
Summer Thursday series 2
- Medium handicap: Jack Mann & Ron Goggin (Wanderer)
- Fast handicap: Tony Ayers & Ellen Fortt (Laser 2000)
- Three Rivers Pursuit Race: Norman Halstead (Supanova)
- Nearly St Germans Pursuit Race: Keith Watts (Laser)
- Bart's Bash: Rob Bellfield (Laser)
- Liz Harris Cup for the St Lukes Hospice Charity Race
- Yacht: Keith Watts (Late Arrival)
- Dinghy: Rob Loader
- Windsurfer: Stuart Hookway
- Best Overall Helm 2014 Cann Cup: Keith Watts (Laser)
- Top cadet helm in the summer series: Noah Rees
- Boy cadet of the year: Josef Sellors
- Girl cadet of the year: Grace Cowd
- Patrick Hunt Cup: Ronnie Carter
- Paddle of Persistence: Andy Allen
- Pete Goss Endeavour trophy for services to dinghies: Jenny Roberts