Congratulations to Stephen Kirkpatrick and Claire Thomas who were married recently and celebrated with family, friends and numerous club members.

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On Sunday, the Bass Burgee and Flying Enterprise Trophy were sailed for in a sunny day with fresh winds. Typically, the OD sent the fleet around the lake and, with a South Westerly wind passing over Sale Fell, the course was to prove as challenging as ever.

On the first beat Philip Smith and Toggle Cowan in their GP took dislike to a tack by William Carruthers and Alan Smith in a Flying 15 and allowed it to mar the rest of their race. Mark Somerville went for an early swim on the first offwind leg. As the boats headed for Scarness the effects of the winds tumbling over Sale Fell started to take effect. The downdraughts caused 180 degree shifts, calm patches, boats beating away from others on a spinnaker run (and travelling in the same direction!). The pack stayed relatively close until the fleet started to round mark 14 under the lee of the Fell. Neil and Judith Currie turned turtle following a massive windshift in this area. However, William Carruthers was first into the main windstream and began to leave the fleet behind. Mike Moore and Ian Smith followed in their 15, with Hugh Godfrey and Rhonwen Bryce in a GP not far behind by the time the fleet reached the end of the lake.

The return up the lake was no easier, but William held off Mike until the finish. The GPs had a good race with John Telford and Andy Smith taking the lead from Hugh Godfrey.

After the corrected times were calculated, first place went to William Carruthers with Mike Moore 2nd, John Telford 3rd, Hugh Godfrey 4th and Phil Smith 5th.

What Summer? On Saturday after a late start due to competitors watching the England World Cup match (Magic!) the sailors took to the water in strong winds and fair weather. In the two races of the day, the rescue crews where kept very busy with numerous capsizes including four from the Hodgkin�s brothers and a couple from Master GP14 sailors Mike Fairlamb (Deanscales) and Eric Smith (Dalston). They even managed to rescue some Damsels in Distress. In a weekend dominated by the GP14 fleet, honours were even between Phil Smith (Harrington)/Toggle Cowan (Crosby) and John Telford (Kirkland)/ Andy Smith (Harrington). Closely followed by Dave and Lynne Lawson (Kendal). The small Flying Fifteen fleet was won by Mike Moore (Preston) from Mike Parry (Carlisle). The ever-increasing Mirror fleet with a good mix of single handers and crewed boats. Tim and Rob Smith (Harrington) took the honours closely followed by the single hander John Sharp.

The day proved to be a good day for the club with the emergence of the GP and Mirror fleets and also the number of new members taking advantage of the club Toppers and GP14.

On Sunday the first race again had large Mirror and GP fleets with John Halliday in his Sport 16 following around. With a flying start from Robin Dawson (Carlisle)/Mark Somerville (Dalston), they were first to the windward mark, only to be overhauled and finish third behind John Telford and Phil Smith. The Mirrors again won by Tim and Rob Smith.The fresh breeze gave new members Julian and Louise another chance to practice their capsizing technique. Meanwhile Bridget was getting her knickers in a twist (rather than wet!) about beating sons Richard and Philip – much to Philip’s disgust! Anyway, the excitement was so much she spent the rest of Sunday afternoon painting the ladies’ loos with Joan Cowan

In the afternoon it was the Jubilee Sailing Trust Pennant and the OOD sent the fleet around the lake. A good mix of boats set off with very little wind in the bay. Everyone except Neil and Judith Currie were becalmed in no wind at Peel Wyke. With many boats retiring at this point, those that carried on found a wonderful breeze further up the lake. As expected the Curries were first home, followed by Mike and Jenni Moore then Dave and Lynn Lawson. Eventually after and 2 1/2 hour�s single-handed Epic voyage Mike Chappell (Wigton) finished to cheers from the Clubhouse.

Overall results

JUBILEE SAILING TRUST PENNANT

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1 Pts
 1     501  N CURRIE      RS400        1   1
 2    3473  M MOORE       FF           2   2
 3   13176  D LAWSON      GP           3   3
 4   13327  MiFAIRLAMB    GP           4   4
 5   69960  M CHAPPEL     MIR          5   5
 6   13013  N LEWIS       GP           6   6
 7   13161  S SPENCE      GP           7   7
 8     172  J HALLIDAY    SPORT 16     8   8

                     Points for RTD =  9
                     Points for DSQ =  9
                     Points for DNS =  9

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Moving in Royal Circles

What a weekend! Royal visitors, street parties, a fair share of rain and a great deal of fun.

As for going around in circles, the first race of the Paul Carruthers Memorial Trophy had those sailors that knew the rules pirouetting around one of the marks of the course. However, although this caught out almost half of the fleet, the final position was not influenced. Some excellent sailing in heavy winds resulted in Andy Smith and Robin Dawson (last year’s winner of the Trophy) taking two firsts on handicap and the series.

Yes, we were honoured with a visit from Her Majesty, together with many of her ancestors, at a disco on Sunday evening

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The street party was held in excellent conditions. The spam sandwiches, blancmange, jelly and custard, etc., were enjoyed by all. It was topped off with a adults v children game of rounders! Lilo Lil was awarded woman of the match after fearlessly jumping into the beck to retrieve a ball. The evening was topped off with a magnificent concert by stars such as Paul McCartney, Elton John, Queen, ……………. Ok, so we watched the televised version, but we felt part of it!

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As for the sailing, there were numerous aching bodies after the high winds but there was some excellent competition. The high winds even resulted in one race being abandoned.

 

Due to high winds, the start of the Flying 15 open meeting was postponed until Sunday morning. However, many visitors were put off by the poor weekend forecast (which was, unfortunately, right for a change) and there were only eight entries in total.

Although it was proposed to hold three races on Sunday, as torrential rain moved in, the winds eased by the end of race 2. Feeling somewhat cold and wet, OD Andrew Greenhalgh abandoned the last race (much to the relief of the sailors and Official Starter Herb Telford!).

Visitor Neil Platt and Richard Rigg gave Scott Beattie and John Somerville a run for their money, but Scott went on to win both races and the series overall.

Overall results

FLYING FIFTEEN OPEN MEETING 2002

PN    Boat  Helm          Crew           Club             1   2 Pts
 1    3673  SCOTT BEATTI  JOHN SOMMERVIL BASS             1   1   2
 2    3729  NEIL PLATT    RICHARD RIGG   BOLTON/WEST KI   2   2   4
 3    3521  NEIL CURRIE   PAUL BURNELL   BASS             4   3   7
 4    3560  IAN CAMPBELL  TONY FISHER    BASS             3   4   7
 5    3473  M MOORE       I SMITH        BASS             5   5  10
 6    3332  WENDY SOMERV  ELAINE FAIRLAM BASS             7   6  13
 7    3385  MILES MIDDLE  JOE HARDON     BASS             6   7  13
 8    3293  MARK NIMMIN   EMMA POWELL    DRSC             8 RTD  17

                                        Points for RTD =  9   9
                                        Points for DSQ =  9   9
                                        Points for DNS =  9

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There were grey skies on Saturday afternoon as many sailors took to Bassenthwaite Lake for the start of a busy weekend. Some new members joined in the racing after completing the race training on Saturday morning.

Saturday racing was part of a long series of handicap racing, with Mike Moore and Ian Smith currently heading the leader board but this might change over the next few weeks.

Many members enjoyed the Spring Dinner in Cockermouth on Saturday evening but all had an early night because Sunday and Monday racing were part of the club championship. The OD�s under the supervision of the official starter Herb Telford set great courses. Four different classes of boats were sailing with nearly 30 boats on the water throughout the weekend. The Flying Fifteen Jackpot was very close with William Carruthers (Carlisle) and Alan Smith (Harrington) having a great weekend but losing out on the last race to Scott Beattie and John Somerville (Carlisle) who win overall.

The Lyne Tankard for the GP14 fleet was just as close, competitively fought between Hugh Godfrey with Rhowen Bryce (Whitehaven) and Mike Fairlamb (Dean) and Eric Smith (Carlisle). Things didn�t always go their own way, with Philip and Richard Hodgkins (Brigham) working hard to come second in one race. Overall the series went to Hugh and Rhowen, with Mike and Eric second.

The Mirror fleet is going from strength to strength and six mirrors competing. Mike Chappell (Wigton) was the winner of the Peel Pot but he was given a run for his money when Tim and Rob Smith (Harrington) sailed for the first time this year and won two races.

Ian McPherson took the lead in the Sunday Handicap series in a laser.

All the sailors had a wonderful weekend but everyone was keeping in touch with three of our top GP14 sailors who were sailing at the National Inland Championships at Lake Bala. In a very competitive fleet of nearly 50 boats. Fantastic news was that John Telford and Andy Smith (Whitehaven and Harrington) came 2^nd missing out on the championship by just one point. A magnificent achievement and everyone at the sailing club congratulates their success. Our other two sailors also achieved high places with Phil Smith and Mike Cowan (Whitehaven and Crosby) coming 11^th, a great achievement in their first season together and Dave and Lynn Lawson (Kendal) coming 13^th. These results demonstrate the wealth of talent with the club, next weekend eight of the clubs GP14 crews will be sailing in the Scottish Area Championship at Kippford and the Club wishes them well.

Weekend Series results

Flying 15 JACKPOT

PN    Boat  Helm             1   2   3   4 Pts
 1    3673  S BEATTIE        1   2   3   1   4
 2    3268  W CARRUTHERS     6   1   1   2   4
 3    3473  M MOORE          2   3   4   3   8
 4    3332  W SOMERVILLE     5   5   2   4  11
 5    3521  P BURNELL        3   6   5 RTD  14
 6    3560  I CAMPBELL       4   4 DNS DNS  17
 7    3231  M PARRY        DNS DNS RTD   5  21
 8   93385  J HARDON       RTD   7 DNS DNS  24

           Points for RTD =  8   8   7   7
           Points for DSQ =  8   8   7   7
           Points for DNS =  9

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GP14 LYNE TANKARD

PN    Boat  Helm          1   2   3   4 Pts
 1   13749  H GODFREY     1   3   1   1   3
 2   13327  MiFAIRLAMB    2   1   2   2   5
 3   13142  R HODGKINS    3   2   3   3   8
 4   13161  S SPENCE      5   5   5   4  14
 5   13259  W ROBERTS     6 RTD   4 RTD  16
 6   13371  J RILEY       4   4 DNS DNS  17
 7   13733  A HODGKINS   OD DNS DNS DNS  21
 8   13201  R COY         7 DNS   6 DNS  22

        Points for RTD =  8   7   7   6
        Points for DSQ =  8   7   7   6
        Points for DNS =  9

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PEEL POT

PN    Boat  Helm             1   2   3   4 Pts
 1   69960  M CHAPPEL        1   2   2 DNS   5
 2   69675  T SMITH        DNS DNS   1   1   9
 3   68852  NICK WOOD      RTD   1 DNS   3   9
 4   48881  K SHARP          2 DNS RTD   2   9
 5   33434  S WATSON         3   3   3   4   9
 6   41143  D POULTON      DNS RTD DNS DNS  19

           Points for RTD =  5   5   5   5
           Points for DSQ =  5   5   5   5
           Points for DNS =  7

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HANDICAP SUNDAY SERIES

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4 Pts
 1  167828  I MACPHERSON  LAS          1   1   1   1   3
 2     501  N CURRIE      RS400        2   2  OD DNS   7
 3    1140  J CHRISTIE    VORTEX       4   3   2 RTD   8
 4     172  J HALLIDAY    SPORT 16     3   4   3 DNS  10
 5  146265  TBA           LAS        DNS RTD DNS DNS  20

                     Points for RTD =  5   6   4   3
                     Points for DSQ =  5   6   4   3
                     Points for DNS =  6

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Managed to sneak the following from Bridget's diary

Saturday
What a week. Just spotted WIlliam and remembered there was three things I was supposed to do – send in last week’s sailing report for the website (failed), send a cheque for tonight’s Spring dinner (never got around to that either), can’t even remember what the third thing was!

Somehow I ended up doing the shopping at Sainsbury’s in my nightie (don’t think anyone noticed).

Had a great meal at The Trout – we all really enjoyed it. Miles revealed a secret to those who were there – everyone will just have to wait a week or so.

Sunday
Should have been a lazy day till I was reminded that we were on OD duty. Managed to design a course with several black holes in it (and William fell in one of them!). Afternoon went better but it was suggested that the course was the wrong way round – time to dust off that resignation letter again.

Could this have been the first time that an OD has worn a nightie while on duty – who cares!

Monday
Remembered to get dressed properly today. Tent were taken down in dry weather – first time for a while. Must get that boat sprayed, the boys are getting too much practice and they’re going too bl***** well.

 

 

What happened to the weather at the weekend, gone were the sunny skies and light breezes during the week to be replaced by grey skies and wind.

The weather did not put off all the sailors and some 15 boats competed in the AT cup series for the different classes. Two races on Saturday afternoon were sailed in shifty wind but every fleet had competition. The Flying Fifteens were led by Scott Beattie and John Somerville who won the cup overall with their two race results as F15s did not sail on Sunday.

By Sunday the wind was very strong and only for the serious (or should that be mad) sailors, with only the GP14 fleet taking to the water. The GP 14 fleet saw close competition at the front of the fleet and several capsizes , with only John Telford and Andy Smith keeping their feet dry all day. Philip and Richard Hodgkins at only 15 and 14 years old did very well to keep their boat upright during the first race on Sunday in such strong conditions and nearly got a second place.

Not all the races went John and Andy’s way when they were late for the start in the second race Phil Smith and Mike Cowan saw their chance and gained first place. However overall John and Andy won the series and the cup.

The Mirror fleet is building with more new members. Alistair Fletcher with Nia and Osion won the series and the cup, with two first places.

It was bright sunny skies that enticed 20 boats out on to Bassenthwaite Lake on Saturday afternoon for the third weekend of the season.� It was a splendid sight with boats sailing in five different fleets even if the wind was a little fickle causing some problems for the official starter Herb Telford.

With some members undertaking race training during the morning they were very keen to put their new skills into practise.� Scott Beattie and John Somerville led the Flying Fifteen fleet, but it was close racing all afternoon, and in the second race the three lead boats finished within one minute.

The GP14 fleet is proving very strong this year with several new boats purchased over winter and a new team of Phil Smith and Mike Cowan very keen to do well, this season could be very close.� With close racing and the lead changing hands it was John Telford and Phil Hodgkins both not sailing with their normal team, who won both races during the afternoon.� It was very pleasing to see the mirror fleet making a come back with several younger sailors.� First in the mirror fleet were Alistair Fletcher with his daughter Eleri, 2nd was Nick Wood and his son Ben, followed by Derek Poulton and his daughter Jenny.� The Handicap fleet saw many new boats joining the fleet with Steve Hunt and his son crossing the line first in both races. Tim Knowles launched his RS300 and had a very good race for the first sail in a new boat.

Sunday saw a very different day with lots of clouds and dizzy, but even if the wind was light and patchy it did not discourage 12 boats to launch to compete for the Jimmy Lancaster Memorial Trophy.� The day ‘s racing was enjoyed by all the sailors with the winning margin was very close.� The overall winner was John Telford and Phil Hodgkins in a GP14. With such a good start to the season both in terms of weather and numbers of boats all the sailors at the club can look forward to great season.

JIMMY LANCASTER MEMORIAL TROPHY 2002

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2 Pts
 1   13741  J TELFORD     GP           1   1   2
 2    3673  S BEATTIE     FF           3   3   6
 3    1049  S HUNT        RS400        5   2   7
 4   13331  P SMITH       GP           2   6   8
 5    3473  M MOORE       FF           4   4   8
 6    3332  W SOMERVILLE  FF           6   5  11
 7  161866  M SOMERVILLE  LAS          7   7  14
 8   93385  J HARDON      FF          10   8  18
 9     501  N CURRIE      RS400        9   9  18
10   91223  TBA           LAS          8 RTD  21
11    6905  N GARRISON    D 18        11  11  22
12    1180  R YARDLEY     VORTEX     DNS  10  23

                     Points for RTD = 12  13
                     Points for DSQ = 12  13
                     Points for DNS = 13

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