Many thanks to Phil Leggett of Ghengis Khan for this write-up of the Cork 2006 Regatta:

While Slingshot's owner Keith may be enjoying the sun and warmth of Singapore the rest of us in the UK are getting the first taste of a cold winter ahead. It's the time of year when many GK's come out of the water for for maintanence and to try and get through some of those jobs we all put off.

Ruth and Brian Jones and understandably upset that their GK24 "Going Krazy" has been damaged beyond repair by the Milford Haven Pilotboat; Robert Hastie. From the report in Practical Boat Owner (issue 466 October 2005) it appears that Going Krazy had broken her moorings and was drifting toward the main channel when the incident occured in the middle of the night.

Despite the forecast of light winds an Easterly of around 15 knots welcomed the group of yachts that came out to race. The start line for the final two races had been set out to the east of the submarine barrier. Three GK24's were out on the water Genghis Khan, Scallywag and Gulf Kilo.

Conditions - Sunny/blue skies, light westerly breeze, more tide than wind.

With a cool wind from the north-west the four GK24's that came out to race were lucky to have clear blue sky and bright sunshine. Whilst conditions were good first thing most competitors soon decided that the racing wasn't going to be a walk in the park. The wind strength was around 18kts but going up to the early/mid 20's in gusts. The usual suspects were out on the water with the usual rivalry between Scallywag and Genghis Khan. Gulf-Kilo showed some good upwind performance while pointing high and Graphik had the power to punch through the waves better than anyone.

A constant easterly force four and bright sunshine greeted the competitors of this series. Four GK24's went out to race just to the east of the submarine barrier. PSC regulars Genghis Khan and Scallywag were joined by Gulf Kilo, and GraphiK joined in for the second of the two races.

The first day of racing in this series was a bit of a washout as far as GK24's were concerned. Thick fog engulfed the eastern solent and caused a delay in racing with a start in the early afternoon. Only one of the two races ran with around seven boats (no GK's) on the water. A simple windward - leeward course was set but the competitors had to use GPS coordinates to locate the marks,

It is hoped that the next Saturday of racing (2nd April) will see the GK24's out in full force.