Royal Southern Yacht Club commodore Karen Henderson-Williams invited club members and their crews to gather after racing at the Charles Heidsieck RSrnYC July Regatta on Saturday, to celebrate three new J/70s for the club.

On a glorious sunny evening on the terrace, past commodore Colin Hall described to the small crowd how the original fleet of J/80s were the result of incredible generosity by previous members.

He concluded “there was a time you looked out on this car park and saw a row of J/80s, those have been replaced by J/70s. Our members have changed their boats, so we have followed suit to support them.”

Named Lightfoot, Boysterous, and Excess, the new J/70s will no doubt be popular with both regular members, and Royal Southern Academy members, an initiative set up to help 18 – 25 year-olds enjoy the many benefits of being a member of the club. Meanwhile the J/70 Class Association will hope that the new trio’s first event will be the GJW UK National Championships, which will be hosted by the Royal Southern next weekend, 20 – 22 July.

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