Martin 242 Roundup

Nov 15, 2023

Elizabeth Dier winning the Electra Trophy: Best Female Helmsperson Award

M242 Fleet Captain’s Dinner at the Royal Van Yacht Club

The 2023 Fleet Captain’s Dinner was held on Oct 20th – a Spectacular Roaring Twenties Party! We had a great turnout at this event with upwards of 66 attendees.

Reto Corfu holding the M242 Bloody Brilliant Award for winning all five monthly Wednesday Night Series at RVYC this year: “Nobody has done that in living memory.” L-R: Randy Vogel, Reto Corfu, John Baker, Bob Findlay, Evan Jennings
Roaring outfits

Thermopylae Regatta October 14 & 15, Royal Victoria Yacht Club

Fantastic competition and tight racing in the Martin 242 fleet at Thermopylae Regatta 2022. (See The Big Picture in this issue.) Winners were Crantini in 1st place, No Worries in 2nd and Dirty Burger in 3rd. A fun weekend!

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