The Carlier Plate Match 2023
The Carlier Plate Match between three yachts of the Royal Engineers Yacht Club and three yachts from the Royal Lymington Yacht Club was sailed in ideal conditions on Saturday 13 May 2023.
The competition was sailed in two J/109s and a X34 by the Engineers and in two J/105s and a J/30 from the RLymYC. Patrick Clarke and Andrew Douglas with Peter Davies in support set a challenging course with two loops making good use of the new mark ‘U’.
The wind was fresh in the morning for the final race of the Ithnan Cup and the Shapland Goblet but gradually reduced throughout the afternoon. With the wind in the north and the start at the Platform, the Race Officers challenged the fleets with an initial spinnaker run to U and then a beat to ‘G’.
The results below indicate a win once again for the RLymYC, retaining the Carlier Plate, but it was a close run competition as ‘Colleen’, the RLymYC J/30, sailed the course without a spinnaker having lost the halyard up the mast! Summary results below.
All the officials and crews enjoyed a lively presentation punctuated by Patrick Clarke singing in Cornish a tribute to all assembled on the Club balcony followed by a very hospitable drinks reception offered by the Royal Engineers. We welcome this annual event and hope for a similar re-match next year.