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COMING UNSTUCK – OR JUST PLEASED TO SEE YOU?

September 24, 2016

Did you have occasion to wonder why dinghies were sailing around Poole harbour this summer with ‘hi’ emblazoned on their topsides? Was the crew just being friendly? And what about boats that appeared to be called ‘hik’? Did it signify some sort of drink problem? (unlikely, you might have thought, given the age of some of the crews).

Well, many sailors are indeed friendly people and, let’s be honest, there are also one or two who won’t say no to the odd glass at the bar after a day on the water. But the simple explanation for this crop of ‘hi’s’ and ‘hik’s’ is that they’re the remains of the hull-stickers provided by last year’s sponsors of Poole Week, Zhik (who make very good kit and clothing for sailors).

Poole Week this year had a different sponsor in the form of adidas, but they didn’t provide bow stickers, so a good number of boats were still racing with the 2015 stickers from Zhik – or the letters that remained in whatever combination. Just in case anyone might have been wondering…

Laser 204963, adidas Poole Week 2016, 20160822463
Laser 204963, adidas Poole Week 2016, 20160822463
Laser 204963 racing in adidas Poole Week 2016
Flying Fifteen GBR 2700, adidas Poole Week 2016, 20160822427
Flying Fifteen GBR 2700, adidas Poole Week 2016, 20160822427
Flying Fifteen GBR 2700 racing in adidas Poole Week 2016
RS Feva 4307, adidas Poole Week 2016, 20160822664
RS Feva 4307, adidas Poole Week 2016, 20160822664
RS Feva 4307 racing in adidas Poole Week 2016
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