fivepointfive - April 2023

FOREWORD
Foreword
Dear 5.5 Class Members
I
hope you enjoy reading this magazine full of articles
written about the interesting characters in ‘our’ 5.5
Metre Class.
Being President has meant that I attend a few regattas
– normally just hanging around waiting for everyone to
come back in from sailing. I was therefore pretty excited to be
offered GBR 41 to sail and in May 2022 stepped on board for the
first time. I was instantly hooked. Having raced lots of keelboats
offshore and inshore, from doing pit on a 12 Metre to racing my
own Quarter Tonner I have never helmed anything so ‘pure’. So, I
am now really looking forward to being part of the Class this year
on the water as well as administratively.
Robert has done a great job in pulling together this magazine
and I thank him on behalf of all of us. There are some super
articles and I particularly enjoyed reading about Kim Chabani.
We are sorry to lose Kim as part of the admin team but really
look forward to welcoming him back into the class as a crew.
Thank you Kim for all your hard work, you have a left us in good
order, and we look forward to racing against you.
Organising regattas has become even harder with everyone
still on catch up. We are very much looking forward to being
hosted by the YCCS in Sardinia this September and are working
hard at a longer term programme to keep everyone interested
going to special places with our lovely boats.
I hope you all enjoy reading this magazine and you have fair
winds and good sailing in 2023.
Louise Morton
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