THE Mirror Weekend here has brought the correct crop of buoyancy checks! and I have had to get a number corrected before passing.
if a speedy and effective seal is required in the stowage area, owners are at a loss to know what to do where the faulty joint is wet. Sometimes badly leaking tanks present them with a big problem and youngsters’ parents can’t always afford the likes of me!

JUST a word to let you know that I have taken over from Lesley Scott (M10849) as Mirror Fleet Captain of Langstone Sailing Club. The fleet this year is expanding rapidly, and forms a large proportion of the boats in the Club (every other dinghy in the boat-park seems to be a Mirror!) —we now have 35, as a result of many new members joining this year.

MY husband, Chris Butler, and I, build the Achilles yachts. My husband does a lot of single-handed racing in our Achilles, and last year, one of the Achilles 24, plus our new model, the Achilles 9 Metre which Chris owns the prototype of, completed AZAB 75 which was a single-handed race to the Azores and back. This was by way of a qualifier for this year’s OSTAR ‘76, which is the Observer single-handed transatlantic race, run every four years. In OSTAR ‘76, the same Achilles 24 and our own 9 Metre Achilles helmed by Chris, both entered. The weather conditions were the worst ever known, and out of an entry of 126, more than 50% retired, and there were just over 60 official finishers.

THIS is just a note to congratulate you on the attractive MIRRORMANIA and to thank you for sending me a copy. This is a professional- looking book, which reflects the enthusiasm and expertise of a great many members. I hope the book has a big circulation, and does a lot to maintain the enthusiasm of existing owners, and bring in a lot of newcomers to this thriving class.