MYC 50th Anniversary – stories from around the bar table…

Former Commodore Trevor Gourlay remembers when the Lady Skipper Race was not just all about sailing…

My early recollections of the Hawkwind Cup, which I believe was donated by then Commodore John Bates (Maggie McGill) was that it was true ladies race, not just lady skipper.

This was hotly contested by boats like Innocent Bystander (Margie Brown), Sneaky Snake (Christine Harvey), Footloose (Thalia Dawson) and many more.

The beauty of this as a relatively new member at the time was that we still did the full figurehead before every ladies race – sometimes inside the harbour, sometimes outside – however, I did volunteer to be on the start vessel for every Hawkwind Cup race – pity we didn’t have smart phones in that era!