New Spinnaker Design
Elvstrom Spinnaker News 
All new 707 Spinnakers which have been ordered during the Winter Offer will have the new Vertical Centre Panel Layout.
The Vertical panels transfer the loads evenly through the sail, rather than hitting the old horizontal panels at 45 Degrees causing distortion.
The main advantage will be when close Reaching , as the Spinnaker should be more stable, dead running any advantage will be negligible.
Note. When Designing a Spinnaker we only lay panels over one half of the mould and Laser cut each panel twice for perfect symmetry.
15th December 2011
Event dates 2012
We now have confirmed dates for all the major 707 events for 2012. In addition to the regular events, I am very pleased that we have reinstated the Southern Areas in our calendar, after a gap of a few years. The event will be run as part of the RSrnYC June Regatta.
| May | 5-7 | Eastern Areas | Royal Corinthian YC | Burnham on Crouch |
| May | 26-27 | Northern Areas | Scarborough YC | Scarborough |
| June | 9-10 | Southern Areas | Royal Southern YC | Hamble |
| July | 19-22 | National Championship | Stone SC | River Blackwater, Essex |
| September | 29-30 | Scottish Areas | Royal Forth YC | Edinburgh |
The National Championship will be at Stone Sailing Club on the River Blackwater, as discussed at the 2011 AGM. It promises to be a great event, so book the time off work now! Detailed planning is in progress, and we’ll let you know the programme, NOR, SI, etc as soon as we have them. Racing will start on Thursday 19th, but you will need to get your boat in the water on the Wednsday. I know you will want to get accommodation sorted out, so here is what is available:
Camping will be available on the club grounds and camper vans can go in the car park
Waterside Caravan Park is a commercial site which is about a 15min walk from the Club. Check it out at www.park-resorts.com and select St Lawrence Bay.
There are also self-catering and B&B properties available, see attached list
If you have any questions about any of the events, please contact the appropriate area rep or class chairman Paul Gray.
I look forward to seeing you at as many of the events as possible!
Paul Gray
27th November 2011
updated 12th November 2011
Winter Offer from Elvstrom Sails
Hunter 707 Association Members 2011/12 WINTER OFFER
Offer available from 1ST November to 20th December 2011
| Retail Price | WINTER | Non-Members | |
| EPEX Mainsail | £1423.00 | £1138.00 | £1565.00 |
| EPEX Jib | £577.00 | £461.00 | £635.00 |
| Spinnaker | £927.50 | £837.00 | £1019.00 |
| RYA TAG | £5.00 | £5.00 | £5.00 |
Prices exclude VAT & shipping
Terms and conditions apply.
Ordering Sails.
If you are a 707 Class Association full member you can buy sails at a discounted rate and help your Association. To place your orders, please contact The Secretary: Julia Batchelor by email: secretary@sail707.com post: 11 Bouvel Drive, Burnham on Crouch, Essex CM0 8TW or telephone: 01621 78102. Send her your requirements and sail number. Julia will confirm you are a member of the Association and send you a copy of the email to Elvstrom. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL CONFIRMING YOUR ORDER, PLEASE CONTACT THE SECRETARY.
You will then receive an invoice from Elvstrom and deal with them directly for payment and delivery times etc.
If you are not yet a member of the Association, you can join here for £50 for the year. Click here to download an application form. or contact the Secretary for details.
6th November 2011
updated 12th November 2011
Scottish National Championships 24/25th September 2011
The Scottish Championships were held this year in the scenic River Forth by the Royal Forth Yacht Club over the weekend of 24th/25th September. Ten Scottish and one English boat competed in excellent racing and conditions over the two days which proved exciting and testing for both crews and rigs. Race control was expertly managed by the Race Officer and his team providing the competitors with top class windward leeward courses.
Saturday saw medium winds with Stewart Robertson's Cacciatore dominating by taking wins in Race 1 and Race 3, closely followed by Tom Patrick in Stormchaser taking race 2. Boyd Baird in Tallulah had no trouble keeping in touch with the leaders with results of 3,3,2.
Sunday brought fresher wind conditions with strong gusts which provided testing conditions especially for the lighter crews. With the stronger winds came a shift in the leaders and Tallulah proved dominant taking line honours in race 4 and race 6. Neil Mclure and his team in Blue Funk also shone in these conditions by winning race 5 and 2nd in both race 6 and 7.
After an excellent weekend racing, which saw the overall result not decided until the final race, the points were counted and Tallulah was declared Scottish Champion. Cacciatore and Stormchaser finished on the same points with Cacciatore being awarded 2nd on tie breaker.
Overall an excellent weekend racing and socialising for all crews with congratulations to Boyd Baird and the crew aboard Tallulah the new Scottish 707 champions.
Chris More (Stormchaser)
1st October 2011
By Neil McLure
Tallulah won the 11 boat fleet Scottish Championship with Titch Summers on the helm. Cacciatore, Stewart Robertson and the visitors from Scarborough, Thomas Patrick in Storm Chaser, close behind in 2nd and 3rd respectively. It was a closely competed regatta with all the places up for grabs up to the last race.
The detailed results and at least one pic are here: http://www.rfyc.org/
It was extremely windy (steady 32kts I have been told) but an excellent event and most of the fleet kept flying kites. It was a quality turnout with many keelboat honours amongst competitors i.e. Scottish Series overall, current 2011 West Highland Week overall and a previous Cowes Week White fleet overall. The Scottish Keelboat Academy also entered two excellent teams and of course there was the 2nd and 3rd placed boats form the 707 nationals.
The race organisation was top class. Royal Forth have a clock face of bouys with the start finish in the middle. So they can pick two bouys already laid for a windward/leeward. The Race Officers George and Fiona Brown got through the races with hardly a gap between the races.
Thanks to the organisers and the free lift. Hope to see everyone back next year.
Neil McLure (Blue Funk)
29th September 2011
OVERALL RESULTS
| Boat | Owner | R 1 | R 2 | R 3 | R 4 | R 5 | R 6 | Pts | Discard | Points | Place | |
| Tallulah | Boyd Baird | RFYC | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Cacciatore | Stewart Robertson | RFYC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| Storm Chaser | Thomas Patrick | SYC | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
| Blue Funk | Neil McLure | DBSC | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 4 |
| Jetstream | Dave Northridge | RFYC | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 8 | 20 | 5 |
| Eh! | Scottish Keekboat | RYA | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 7 | 25 | 6 |
| Seaword | Daro O'Malley | PEYC | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 8 | 33 | 7 |
| Baltika | Chic Medley | PEYC | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 52 | 12 | 40 | 8 |
| Code Z | Ruaridh Angus | RYA | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 12 | 41 | 9 |
| Malarky | Patrick Carnie & Neil Ballantyne | RFYC | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 60 | 12 | 48 | 10 |
| Apollo | Karl Saville | RFYC | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 65 | 12 | 53 | 11 |
National Championships 21st-24th August 2011
It was the turn of Scarborough Yacht Club to run the Nationals for the resurgent 707 fleet. With a local fleet of 9 boats and visitors from Scotland, Hartlepool, Burnham and Hamble, it made interesting competition for those involved.
Titled sponsorship from The Barbican and also Gill, Harken, Elvstrom and many others, gave the venue a competitive edge on and off the water.
Mixed weather and shifting winds, not only gave RYA Race Officer John Poulson some difficult decisions to make but also the whole fleet a chance, rather than the usual front runners. Defending three times champion Jon Powell sailing "Betty" from Warsash Sailing Club with our class secretary aboard, showed why a fourth year win was on cards as his boat handling and speed took him quickly to the front of most races with local boat "Storm Chaser", Tom Patrick, hot on his heels.
Scottish Champion Stewart Robertson in his well prepared "Cacciatore" and class chairman Paul Gray from Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, Burnham in "Beaver Hunter" fresh from winning both the Eastern and Northern Champs pursued them with good boat speed, waiting for an excuse to pounce on any mistakes.
Team "Outlaw", Dave Boatman and sons, another local boat, who have recently joined the fleet from the success of the Sonatas was constantly getting better throughout the series. Race wins in this twelve race series were shared between Betty, Cacciatore, Storm Chaser and Hartlepool based Sharky.
Day one with winds of force 4 saw dominance from Betty with two wins and a second; Cacciatore taking the other win with a second and a third; Beaver Hunter a second and third; and local boat Second Fiddle a third.
Day two saw lighter winds, but Betty still claimed two wins and another second. Storm Chaser a first and two seconds, with Beaver Hunter and Cacciatore a third each. Team Outlaw climbed up the fleet to third.
Day 3 had four races in a medium shifting breeze - Betty two firsts and two seconds; Storm Chaser a first and two seconds, a win from Sharky; a third from Cacciatore and another third from Team Outlaw, also a third from Beaver Hunter.
Day 4 saw force 2 wins. With Betty wrapping up the series with a day to spare, Jon Powell was banished to foredeck duties! With second and third places still very much to play for, Cacciatore took a win and a third; Storm Chaser also a win and a third, with Beaver Hunter splitting them with a couple of seconds.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Boat Name | Owner | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7091 | Betty | Jon Powell | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑12 | ‑5 | 14 |
| 2 | 7112 | Stormchaser | Tom Patrick | ‑5 | ‑4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| 3 | 7115 | Cacciatore | Stewart Robertson | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ‑7 | 1 | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | 7046 | Beaver Hunter | Paul Gray | 3 | ‑6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ‑5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 31 |
| 5 | 7062 | Sharky | Andrew Hughes | 7 | 5 | ‑8 | 5 | ‑9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 50 |
| 6 | 7041 | Outlaw | David Boatman | 6 | ‑11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | ‑8 | 7 | 51 |
| 7 | 7024 | Second Fiddle | Anthony & Jo Dearden | ‑8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | ‑9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 60 |
| 8 | 7059 | Humdinger | G Simpson | 4 | ‑8 | 6 | 7 | ‑10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 65 |
| 9 | 7061 | Sin Bin | R Plowright & R Littlewood | 9 | 9 | 9 | ‑11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | ‑13 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 88 |
| 10 | 7079 | G‑Spot | B Temple & M Eade | (15 OCS) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | ‑11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 93 |
| 11 | 7069 | Swallow | John Giles | 10 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 13 | ‑14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | ‑14 | 11 | 106 |
| 12 | 7021 | Blue Rusher | Sam Usher & Tony Owen | (15 OCS) | 13 | 12 | ‑14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 121 |
| 13 | 7075 | A Grand Day Out | Steve Bramham | (15 OCS) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | ‑14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 121 |
| 14 | 7099 | Shameless | Roger Buxton | 11 | ‑14 | ‑14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 125 |
