Addiction wins 10 hands down!

Addiction took an impressive first on Saturday in the last event of the Autumn Solent Double racing event, based out of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club. With only 2 crew from the Activ race team on board, Paul Jenkins and Matthew Larkin, Addiction proved herself against 25 other yachts in her class.
The racing started somewhat slowly with a 2 hour delay due to poor wind. When it did fill in the wind continued to shift during the race which meant that legs that were beats for some boats became more of a fetch for others following behind. Eventually a more consistent 6-10 knot south-easterly appeared and the majority of competitors completed the course that had been shortened by the Race Committee after 2-3 hours of racing.

Paul Jenkins comments “Two handed sailing is becoming increasingly popular in the UK. We were pleased with Addiction’s performance and coming in first proves the versatility of her design. It was a shame about the poor wind conditions but we did eventually get some good sailing in. Racing two handed certainly put us through our paces and proved a great test of our boat handling, navigational and team work skills. It was great fun, with a great result!”