Screamin' Leeman is Back! The "Screamin' Leeman - Roy Bell Memorial Classic" is scheduled for 25-26 November 2017. This event is a tribute to the late Roy Bell from Leeman who was a driving force in the Leeman community, a great character and a man who took on ideas and made things happen. He created one of the best downwind marathon races on the WA Circuit, but sadly he passed away in March 2010. The race was legendary, often held in 28-30 knot winds and often taking a large toll on sailors and equipment. The start of the race used a real shotgun and Roy's pre-start instructions said that if you went over early they would shoot a hole in your sail! That never happened of course, but no-one ever went over early! Roy's slogan, 'Say no to five oh' was particularly relevant, meaning use a smaller sail, at a time when 5.0 was a common sail size. The race originally was about 30 km from South Bay at Green Head to Leeman but was later shortened to start at Little Anchorage and finish at Leeman. This memorial race will use the shortened course but will still be about 25km long. With a good turn-out of sailors we are looking to run the race again as an annual event with slalom on the Sunday, so make sure you get on board as we will be working hard to make it great fun and value for you. Keep watch for more details - Coming soon....
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