Prince of Wales preview

Annual Int 14 kicks off this weekend in Falmouth

The International 14 class is descending on Falmouth this weekend for Prince of Wales Cup week.

The historic Prince of Wales cup was first presented in 1927 and is awarded to the winner of a single 6 lap race which cannot be shortened and has a 6 hour time limit. The Windwhisper Trophy is awarded to the winner of the points series. It was during POW week in Falmouth 64 years ago that trapeze was used so controversially by Peter Scott and John Winter.

The class tradition of controversy continues and this year will see the first appearence of hydrofoil rudders on British boats in POW week. This year the class has attracted North Sails and Proctor masts back into competition. The range of suppliers who want to be involved in the class shows how strong it is at the moment. Six sailmakers, 3 mast manufacturers and three main hull designs will all be in contention.

Rob Greenhalgh and Dan Johnson in a Morrison 10 are back to defend the trophy but having been sailing other boats since the Riva Cup in May, have the rest of the fleet got closer? Paul Vine and Dave Dubrojnic have been going very fast this year in their modified Bieker 2 and should be confident after a convincing win at the Europeans in Denmark.

Other names to look out for include Adrian Murphy who is leading the Crescendo travellers series in a Bieker 3. James Fawcett and Bruce Grant were 3rd in Denmark and Andy Partington with Doug Walker. John Vincze has even shipped his boat over from the USA to compete in this prestigeous series."

Entries

Roger Ewart Smith	New Shoes
Howard Steavenson	Game on
Peter Dixon	Jesture
Mark Upton Brown	?
Peter Conway	Tiger
Matthew Larkin	Firetruck
James Walters	Silver Surfer
Andy Fitzgerald	Isabel and Charlotte
Charles Stanley	GBR1464
Rob Sutherland	Diver
Richard Devereux	Bathtime
John Vincze	Ranger
James Fawcett	?
Alan Beeton	Mighty White
Stuart Sloss	Flaming Ferraris
Colin Smith	Enormous Crocodile
Michael Holmes	Volare
Colin Goodman	Hydrofoil
Paul Vine	Les Couiles de Chien
Dave Spragg	Pantomime Horse
Peter Dann	Hairy Biscuits
Mark Nicholson	Mango Chutney
Julian Pearson	The Beast
James Gough	Wombats and Leprechauns
Archie Massey	Dodgy
Victor Brellisford	Spot
Charles Duchesne	Yellow Boat
Richard Wolf	RMW Marine II
Ian Teasdale	Chocolate Girl
Tony Dencher	GBR 1442
Martin Pascal	Flesh and Blood
Paul Ravenhill	First Contact
Katie Nurton	Snow White
Andy Partington	Boat name not known
Oliver Bond	The Skunk
Peter Jenner	Dinky Toy
Andrew Bunyan	Tea and Medals
Rollo Pyper	Tartan Geisha
Chris Turner	Dusk til Dawn