We have had a great start to 2007 and look forward to many more victories throughout the year. We�ve proved that we have the sail designs and the technology to make our customers extremely fast.
Firstly we would like to congratulate Michael Von Felton who went on to win the Cherub Nationals keeping UK-Halsey at the front of the fleet. Going into the last race there were only three points separating the top three. Michael won the last heat, putting all three in a tie that forced a count back. Two of the top three could note be separate on points and it hinged on the results of the last race. Michael�s victory was obviously very important. On receiving the National Championship, Michael and his crew David thanked UK-Halsey Fremantle for producing another fast mainsail and jib.
This capped off another great National Cherub Championship for UK-Halsey; five of the top 10 boats used our sails
National Open champion: 1st David and Michael Von Felton Serenity Now
National Junior Champion: 1st David & Michael Von Felton
2nd Steve and Blake Vance Fine Mess
As David won the overall trophy first place in the Junior Championship was awarded to Steve and Blake Vance.
3rd Phil and Andrew Vance Go
National Cadet Champion: 1st Todd McVee and Steve Fryer Green Apple Splatter
The offshore sailing season for 2007 is now under way off Fremantle. The Pot of Gold was the first race of the year and the new C&C; 115 CREWS CONTROL had her first race on IRC after waiting the first half of the season for a new mast, as the original was broken in transit. CREWS CONTROL hit the line for the first time with her set of UK-Halsey sails.
As the starting gun blasted, CREWS CONTROL powered away beating her bigger rivals to the top mark and went on to win the race by nearly seven minutes over second place. �This boat is unreal,� said Geoff Bishop of UK-Halsey Fremantle. �After a long wait we are finally sailing. Today we surprised not only ourselves but the competition with our boatspeed both upwind and downwind. The boat is well set up and the UK-Halsey sails looked fantastic.�
Bishop was relieved to be able to show off UK-Halsey�s latest sails. �Because of the delay with the mast, the sails have been sitting in the loft waiting for a boat. We wanted to get these out at the start of the season to show of our new development in both sail design and technology, but unfortunately the mast mishap delayed the launch. The CREWS CONTROL team and myself worked hard to optimise the C&C; 115 for IRC and Western Australia�s conditions. Today proved we are on the right track.
What was even more pleasing was that UK-Halsey sails took the top two places under IRC. The second boat was the Titan 36 VARYING DEPTH with another new product, UK-Halsey�s Titanium mainsail and Tape-Drive headsails. Both CREWS CONTROL and VARYING DEPTH have full UK-Halsey Wardrobes.
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