The 4th annual Inter-fleet Sailing Competition was held at Draycote Water Sailing Club on Sunday 20th June with six club teams competing in a series of continuous short races for the Onboard Cup. After 35 races in sunny and moderate but shifty conditions, the Solo Fleet, captained by Jeremy Atkins, emerged as this year’s winners adding a new name to the Cup.

The racing consisted of each team being provided with a Pico, a Vago and a Firefly sailing dinghy to race in a series of short races held in front of the club house. During racing, there were six dinghies of the same type, one from each team, racing each other. Immediately after each race, the dinghy was sailed to a changeover area on shore and the crew swapped over to other team members to head back to the race area for the start of their next race. Teams identified by coloured bibs could easily be seen racing on the water from the spectator area on the club house patio. The course, schedule and location of racing area generated plenty for the spectators to see and a running scoreboard provided interest throughout the day.

The full results were :
1st Solo – 89 points
2nd Miracle – 106 points
3rd Fireball – 110 points
4th Menagerie – 132 points
5th Youth and Junior – 133 points
6th Windsurfers – 173 points.