RA Team, Dicken and Nicola win the Glyn Charles  

The Retail Answers sponsored boat sailed by Dicken Maclean and Nicola Groves won the prestigious Glyn Charles Memorial Pursuit race on Saturday. The Island Barn Reservoir Sailing Club members beat 173 competitors to win the race held in Chichester Harbour.

The Glyn Charles Memorial Pursuit race is held at Hayling Island Sailing Club each spring. Ten years on from when Glyn was tragically lost in the Sydney Hobart Race, the race held in his memory has grown each year with the generous support of the many sponsors, sailors and class associations who get behind the event. The race is organised by a group of Glyn’s close friends, and all funds raised are donated to the John Merrick’s Sailing Trust.

Dicken said "It was a great event to win. The field on Saturday was top class and we are proud to join a long list of accomplished winners. We entered the top ten with 40 minutes to go and knew we could win because the boats in front were slower than us. We moved into the lead with 20 minutes to go and that was when the tension really built because the faster boats behind were hunting us down. As the time ticked down we realised we had a comfortable lead and were able relax and enjoy the moment."

Dicken and Nicola are now trying to work out how to find time out of their sailing schedule to enjoy their prize of a sailing holiday in Greece!

See www.jmst.org.uk for more information and a fantastic photo.