Monday, June 07, 2010
SWAN GUERNSEY RENDEZVOUS 31 MAY - 4 JUNE 2010

The bi-annual Guernsey rendezvous, hosted at the Guernsey Yacht Club, ran from May 31st to June 4th with a wide range of weather conditions. The international Rendezvous fleet of seventeen Swans ranged from the 1967 S&S designed Swan 36 ‘Carte Blanche’, owned by Jem Tetley since 1970, to the imposing Swan 65 ketch of Richard Loftus, ‘Desperado’.

The racing opened with a blustery and rainy morning giving way to fine Channel Islands weather which stayed for the remainder of the week. A mixture of coastal windward/leewards and the traditional round-the-island race kept the fleet busy each day.

Castle Cornet hosted the opening reception, allowing the crews to sip wine at sunset on the battlements while enjoying the spectacular views down over the Swan fleet and far out to sea. Social events throughout the week ranged from an atmospheric barbecue in the island of Herm, to the lobster lunch and prizegiving on Friday afternoon held at the St. Pierre Park Hotel.

In the racing, Division 1 was dominated by Ben and Deb Mobley aboard ‘Christina’, a 1993 Frers-designed Swan 40 which scored an impressive four first places and two second places to lead second-placed Swan 441 ‘Menenes’ by five points. Third place in Division 1 was taken by El Tiburon, a 1973 Swan 44.

Division 2 was equally dominated by John Falla aboard his 1991 Frers-designed Swan 36, ‘Banjaard’ with no less than four first places and a second to take a lead six points ahead of Alan Major aboard Moustique, a Swan 41. Third place was taken by Annette and Angus Newton in their blue Swan 38 ‘Kuutar’.

The next Swan Guernsey Rendezvous is due to be held in 2012 and we will be expecting an increase in numbers as this event grows in popularity amongst Swan owners.
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