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The Regimental Secretary and the RHQ crew
Rifles Regatta, Seaview IOW, 11/12 Jun 18
This year’s Regatta took place in sunshine and variable winds at The Rifles second home on the Isle of Wight, the superbly run and very well-ap- pointed Sea View Yacht Club. The entire fleet of thirteen Mermaid dinghies put to sea, carrying 52 Riflemen (and friends) with considerably varying degrees of skill but equal amounts of enthu- siasm. All battalions were represented, with one exception, and crews from RHQ, ITC and HQ Infantry joined in to show that old age and cunning can sometimes triumph over youth and physical strength.
Eight courses were set over the two days by the excellent SVYC bridge crew, led by Robert Lidbury, and the eight races were closely and fiercely competed, with very few crew changes taking place. A drop in the wind on Monday afternoon and a strong tide on Tuesday morning caught out
THIRTEEN MERMAID YACHTS PUT TO SEA, CARRYING 52 RIFLEMEN (AND FRIENDS) WITH
CONSIDERABLY VARYING DEGREES OF SKILL BUT EQUAL AMOUNTS OF ENTHUSIASM
3 RIFLES crew before the ladies quit the boat
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