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Victory Class Prizegiving 2019
The only thing that makes a Victory Owner smile more than sailing…..is collecting the Prizes afterwards…..More Photos here!
EGM 2019
Notice is hereby given that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING will be held in the PSC on 16 December 2019, 1930
Agenda:
1. Apologies for Absence
2. Approve Minutes of the AGM held on 15 March 2019
3. Matters Arising
4. Class Captain’s Report
5. To approve the Treasurers Budget Proposal for the year 2020
6. Sub. Committee Reports for the 2019 season
7. To approve and vote on Nominations for the Class Committee for the year 2020 - (nomination window between 3 and twenty one days before the date of the meeting).
8. To discuss matters suggested by the Directors and by members (formal proposals may be submitted to the Class Secretary up to 14 days prior to the date of this the meeting)
- Explanatory document
- Mast Rule
- Rudder Rule
- Sub-committee Rule
9. Any other business
All documents available from the Secretary on request.
Class Prizegiving 2019
Happy People at last nights Victory Class prize giving. Many thanks to all those involved in organising a great evening!





For Sale – Half Share in Z72 Zingara - £4995.00
Zingara was built in 1990 and was the last of the prestigious wooden Perry victories to have been built. Zingara is in excellent condition and has been fitted out to a high standard. The sails are still competitive but are getting on a bit, so the boat would benefit from a new suit at some time in the future. She comes complete with trolley, outboard and tender although the latter is subject to separate agreement. Interested parties should contact Sid Dollery 07740 774731 or Andrew Thomas 07831 865093.
Victory Class social events Cowes Week 2019
Don’t miss out on some fantastic events!
Billy Mulvin (23.12.1935 - 2.06.2019)
Many of you will already have heard the sad news that Billy Mulvin passed away last weekend. Billy was a long standing member of the Class sailing on Shearwater for over forty years.

He was brought up in Dublin and moved to the UK in his early 20s having graduated from the Dental School at Trinity College and set up home in Cosham with his late wife, Sheila. He was a passionate sportsman playing rugby for Portsmouth as well as being selected for Hampshire. Retiring from rugby he sailed with his old team mates, Ian Mead and Ged Grieve in Shearwater for nearly fifty years. Billy brought his ‘work-hard’ ‘play-hard’ approach to sailing, especially Cowes Week. As well as loving the racing at Cowes, Billy fully embraced the social side where the trio were early adopters of the Royal Corinthian for the week, a legacy that lives on with the Class to this day. Many of you will recall the late night games of ‘Bomber Command’. This always culminated in a port engine fire having to be put out by a soda syphon. The port engine was usually an X-Boat sailor! How Billy and his team mates ever sailed the next day remains a mystery to many.
Despite their ’tiredness’ the following day they often found themselves with a gun. Their success was in no small part due to Billy’s trimming skills and strength on the long spinnaker legs which remain a feature at Cowes. Upwind Billy was adept at keeping his cigarette alight in all weathers. He even managed to keep the ember burning on his Marlboro one day after falling into the Camber!
Aside from the Victory Class, Billy sailed in a number of IOR boats over the years including with Adlard Coles whose books many of you will have read. Billy was unfortunate to be the first person to be rescued in the tragic 1979 Fastnet Race while sailing with fellow PSC member, Tony Lloyd. Their boat, Camargue, capsized in heavy seas in the St George’s Channel. Many will have seen the news footage of the crew being winched into the Culdrose helicopter and Billy’s subsequent appearance on ‘This is your Life’!
Billy was a life-long sportsman playing golf and squash. The latter probably longer than was sensible. He also had many interests which included history and archaeology and was a volunteer for the Probation Service.
Billy leaves children Siobhan, Neil and Jo. His funeral is at 11am on Thursday 13th June at St Thomas’s Roman Catholic Church in Emsworth and afterwards at the Slipper Sailing Club.
Russell Mead
Tuesday 7th May Race Report
A strange wind direction…. north easterly led officer of the day Ron Fidler (Z53) to set course 16… i think everyone needed to check their course cards as its a rarely (ever?) used course! So to remind you-
Wall start
PSC p
VW s
KB s
PSC s
SS (suffolk sails) s
VW s
PSC s
Finish at SS
Boats on the startline were 57, 70, 71, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, unfortunately Z68 broke their tiller and didn’t start the race. The first leg was a reach to PSC, the majority of the fleet started at the Suffolk Sails end of the line with their spinnakers up.
The fleet split at PSC with Z75 leading the pack towards the Isle of Wight, whilst Z57 took a gaggle of Victorys to the edge of the channel. The wind was gusty with a sea state reminiscent of Cowes week, if only it was a little warmer!
Z75 led around the first windward mark (VW) down the gybe mark (KB) followed swiftly by Z71 and Z76. Kites had to be dropped at PSC for the very tight reach/near beat to PSC.
Z75 continued their lead at Suffolk Sails and up to Vail Williams for a second time, whilst the rest of the pack fought for the other places.
Downwind from VW to PSC there were a few gybe battles to try and gain places, however coming into PSC Z76 pipped Z71 followed by Z57 sneaking in before the finish.
Take home from the race- when in doubt definitely put you jacket on, the waves are wetter than they look …
The results-
Z75, 76, 57, 71, 70, 80, 78, 74. Congrats to Z75 on their win!
Thank you to OOD Ron Fidler.
The next race is tonight, Thursday 9th May and then Saturday 11th May. See you on the water!
Zoe, Z71
Prizegiving 2018
Some very happy people at last nights Victory Class Prizegiving at the RNC/RAYC. Overall Cowes Week winners Max and Scam from Zinnia, and the man who walked away with most of the rest of the silverware, Jim Downing, Z78 Ziva, also with the Captains decanter for all his support to the class over the last year.
Z79 FOR SALE
Z79 offers aunique opportunity to enter the exciting world of Victory sailing with a brand new GRP boat fully fitted out for racing, including a full set of sails.




Provisionally called Zing – because of her lively performance in winning her test race – Z79 was recently built by David Heritage in Cowes.
Zing was commissioned by the Victory Class to ensure that a top class, racing-ready new Victory would be available to potential new owners wanting to get on the water without delay.
Zing was fully fitted out for racing by David Heritage and tuned and set up by Shaun Hopkins. She is fully compliant with the European Recreational Craft Directive (RCD). She has been tried and tested in the Victory Class course in one race, which she won decisively. Since then, Zing has been laid up and is being maintained to its build standard and is ready to sail immediately.
There are only two photos of Z79 in existence, both of which are shown here, however she is built to identical standards as Z78 which is also pictured here and is available to view and test sail.
Price £28,000
Viewing by appointment. Ring Hugh
Pringle on 07973 176501 or email hughpringle@btinternet.com