Calling all Livery members.
Come and enjoy the company of your fellow Butchers
whilst sailing or motor boating.
Members of the Livery who wish to enjoy the fellowship can join in any event below as there are spaces to join the teams as an active participant or come along for the ride.
If you have a boat, motor or sail, please get in contact with Bill Jermey bill.jermey@instituteofmeat.org this will allow us to keep you up to date with the activity of the Club.
Lord Mayor’s cup, 15, 16 and 17 May. Report by Bill Jermey
This regatta is open to all City Liveries and has been running for many years.
There were 23 boats entered representing about 18 liveries and it was pretty much perfect sailing weather – much stronger for the afternoon race than forecast, with gusts topping 30 knots!
It wasn’t just about sailing – the fellowship was great with a lasagna meal at the Royal Ocean Yacht Club on Friday evening, then a prizegiving dinner at the even more prestigious Royal Yacht Squadron on Saturday evening. There was a lot of interaction about the event and a lot of trophies on offer.
We had two entries – myself on a Moody 36 “James Myatt” chartered from my sail training charity The Rona Sailing Project, plus john Absolom’s Dufour 405 “First Rule” entered by son Tom as John couldn’t take part this year. Tom’s crew were Alexandra Lefever, Ed Sarchet, the CLYC Commodore Caroline Rodis and Al Mukhida.
My crew consisted of Liverymen Ian Merriman, Chris Godfrey, Christine Walsh plus a friend of Ian’s – Graham Butler. Not an experience racing crew by any means but did very well to finish 6th out of 10 in the longer and windier race.
Tom’s (younger) crew were in a different race to us and when the handicap’s were adjusted they beat us by just 1 point to take the inaugural William Parker Trophy for the first Butchers’ boat! Well done Tom and crew!
We expect to have at least three yachts competing next year – so there will be crew spaces and hopefully more Butchers’ boats!
The William Parker Trophy was presented to Tom Absolom by Michael Mainelli – former Lord Mayor of London and Admiral of the City Livery Yacht Club.
Forthcoming events
Sunsail/Prometheus Sailing Day, including The Master’s Cup, 7 September.
Following last year’s success, we invite sailors and non-sailors alike to come along and either book a boat for you and your friends or work colleagues or book a place on a shared boat.
Laying up meeting and Carvery Lunch, 21 October.
Our final event of the year. Celebrate and recall all things sailing and motorboating whilst enjoying a Carvery lunch.
For all the above please contact Andrew Berisford on andrew.berisford@wcbmarketing.co.uk or Bill Jermey bill.jermey@instituteofmeat.org
And/or join the WhatsApp Group to keep up with the Club and our activities, which also includes members looking for crew.