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Congratulations to Andy and Emma on the birth of their (first) daughter Katia Rose who weighed in at 6lb 15oz at 4:30am on 27th September. Dad’s elated, mother and baby doing well!
….and here’s the doting grandparents |
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Didn’t he do Admirally!
I know it should say admirably, but since Tim Chittenden won the weekend series, it seemed more appropriate. With the tinker association having a travellers meeting of 22�boats,�and many members away at the�Southport�24 hour race, there was only a few takers for the club racing. Mike Fairlamb sailed a couple of races in a laser, one in a GP, and the final one he crewed in a GP. Other Sunday takers included Neil and Judith, William and Lesley,�Roy�and Kayla, and Leila and Sue. However, as Tim had sailed all four races, the Tinker Trophy goes to him!
The club can hold their heads high again after another good result in the 24 hour race when the finished 5th overall. Although Hugh’s boat was packed away and on the road in record time, no one’s quite certain when he’ll get back to the club – perhaps he’s stopped for a sleep!?
Apart from some heavy rain on Saturday evening, the Tinker Association had another excellent event with 22 boats taking part. Yet again David Warren took the trophy with Dennis Aldred�2nd ,and John & Val Allen 3rd
Brain Cell on Offer!
At Ullswater YC’s RS open meeting on Saturday, three members ventured down to brave some strong winds only to sit in the eye of the storm all day. The wind came and went from time to time, and the short races meant that, generally, it was important to get it right at an early stage. Scumper and T had a couple of good results, and several run�ins�(wait a while longer for those tales!), but it was Robbie D and Toggle that came out on top to finish third overall. Scumper was 5th, and William and Lesley 8th.
As for Scumper, his first run in was with the steamer – it appeared from nowhere and stopped just in front of him, so Scumper cut in close behind its stern, and just as the blue rinse brigade were taking photos of the Scumper and T, the captain powered up to full steam ahead, pushed Scumper 15 yards away and then he was sucked back in by the wash! In what was to be the final race, the wind had filled in from behind and as boats rounded the leeward mark for the finish, a mass of RS200s came in as well. One boat decided it wanted water on Scumper, but it didn’t have it, and Scumper wasn’t going to give it which all lead to a bit of verbals, and a comment was overheard later that the crew was going to offer a brain cell for Scumper and T to share! Little did they know the expertise they were up against – the winner of the 2000 Lord�Birkett.
Meanwhile at the club, they had more than their fair share of wind, but there�was�only two takers – Sam Hall, and Stu and Debbie Spence. Sunday was slightly busier, but there was a lack of wind! However, it did fill in and another four races were held in this quick fire series of eight races. Sunday’s results were headed by the RS200, but it was Sam Hall that took the trophy.
FLEET CHALLENGE C
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PN��� Boat� Helm��������� Class �������1�� 2�� 3�� 4�� 5�� 6�� 7�� 8 Pts
1� 130579� S HALL������� LASER RADI�� 1�� 1�� 1�� 1�� 5�� 4�� 4�� 5�� 8
2���� 913� J HARDY������ RS200����� DNS DNS DNS DNS�� 1�� 1�� 1�� 1� 14
3�� 13161� S SPENCE����� N����������� 2�� 2�� 2�� 2 DNS DNS DNS DNS �18
4� 125514� R BRYCE������ LAS������� DNS DNS DNS DNS�� 3�� 3�� 3�� 2� 21
5��� 1246� R RHODES����� OSPREY���� DNS DNS DNS DNS�� 4�� 6�� 2�� 3� 25
6���� 103� A NICHOLSON�� VARIO����� DNS DNS DNS DNS�� 6�� 5�� 5�� 4� 30
7�� 69960� M CHAPPEL���� MIR��� ����DNS DNS DNS DNS�� 2�� 2 DNS DNS� 34
8� 970142� RoSMITH������ MIR������� DNS DNS DNS� OD DNS DNS DNS DNS� 43
�������������������� Points for RTD =� 3�� 3�� 3�� 3�� 7�� 7�� 6�� 6
�������������������� Points for DSQ =� 3�� 3�� 3�� 3�� 7�� 7�� 6�� 6
��� �����������������Points for DNS =� 9
5 races to count
Indian Summer
Sun and wind – what more could you want? Even the water isn’t too cold for those of us that ended up in it! Saturday’s racing concluded the Dodd Trophy for the handicap fleet, and OD Rich Hodgkins set simple, but challenging, windward/leeward courses. Although ground can be gained on the beats, races tend to be won and lost on the offwind legs. Robin Dawson with Phil Hodgkins took another two first to win the series.
Sunday seemed to start in a similar fashion, with a good south easterly, but inter mingled with gusts from various� directions, but mainly south west. Everyone knew they were in for a challenging race when seconds before the start the wind headed and those at the starboard end were unable to lay the line on starboard! Neil Currie� and�Paul Burnell had taken the left hand side of the course to stay in the wind but others had much more of a struggle to get to the windward mark. However, the shifting winds continued such that on the next beat Robin Dawson moved from 3rd to 1st and Neil dropped from 1st to 3rd, but later got back into 2nd..�A loose tiller joint that eventually failed led to Robin’s retirement, giving Neil first place.
The steady strong winds made the thought of the afternoon round the lake pennant race seemed a bit daunting for many (apart from Bridget who ‘doesn’t do round the lakers’), as there was likely to be a 3 mile beat (before the 3 mile reach home). By the time of the start, the wind had eased so crews could sit out on the beat with hanging on for dear life!.�The downside was that the route back was less exciting, some planing gusts, but not as many as anticipated. The front end of the fleet stayed close together, with Mike Moore and Toni Nuttall just a couple of minutes behind Robin Dawson and Phil Hodgkins. ? in an osrey was just in front of Mike but crossed the wrong side of the line, and retired, with William and Lesley were just on their tails. The results were calculated on a personal handicap basis and first place went to Stuart Brookes.
While the�Od�was passing the time he took a few pics of which these are a mini selection.
BANANA STAKES
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PN��� Boat� Helm��������� Class������� 1 Pts
1��� 3520� S BROOKES���� FF���������� 1�� 1
2� 122174� P DILLON����� LAS��������� 2�� 2
3��� 2504� K THOMAS����� FF���������� 3�� 3
4�� 13161� S SPENCE����� N����������� 4�� 4
5�� 13401� G ASHBY������ GP���������� 5�� 5
6��� 3473� M MOORE������ FF���������� 6�� 6
7�� 13118� V BELL������� GP���������� 7�� 7
8���� 937� W CARRUTHERS� RS400������� 8�� 8
9��� 1072� R DAWSON����� RS400������� 9�� 9
10��� 1246� R RHODES����� OSPREY���� RTD� 12
10�� 12682� E SMITH������ MS�������� RTD� 12
��� �����������������Points for RTD = 12
�������������������� Points for DSQ = 12
�������������������� Points for DNS = 12
1 races to count
Final Results for Saturday Series
DODD TROPHY
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PN��� Boat� Helm��������� Class������� 1�� 2�� 3�� 4�� 5�� 6�� 7�� 8�� 9� 10� 11� 12 Pts
1��� 1072� R DAWSON����� RS400����� DNS DNS DNS RTD�� 2�� 1�� 1�� 1�� 1�� 2�� 1�� 1�� 6
2��� 1148� N CURRIE����� RS400������� 5�� 3 DNS DNS�� 1�� 3�� 2 DNS�� 4�� 5�� 3�� 3� 15
3��� 1146� P BURNELL���� RS400������� 8 DNS DNS DNS DNS� OD�� 3 DNS�� 6�� 3�� 4�� 7� 26
4���� 937� W CARRUTHERS� RS400������� 7 DNS DNS�� 2�� 3 RTD DNS DNS DNS DNS RTD�� 4� 32
5� 130579� S HALL������� LASER RADI DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS�� 7 RTD�� 8�� 4�� 6�� 5� 38
6��� 1210� S HUNT������� RS400��� ��RTD DNS DNS�� 1 DNS DNS DNS�� 2 DNS DNS�� 2�� 2� 41
7��� 2324� R BLACKBURN�� LARK�������� 3�� 1 DNS DNS� OD DNS DNS�� 4 DNS DNS RTD DNS� 44
8��� 3473� M MOORE������ FF���������� 4 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS�� 3�� 2�� 1 DNS DNS� 58
9��� 1049� M SOMERVILLE� RS400����� DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS RTD RTD DNS�� 5�� 7 DNS�� 6� 59
10� 167828� I MACPHERSON� LASER������� 1 DNS DNS�� 4 DNS DNS DNS DNS�� 3�� 6 DNS DNS� 62
11� 130338� RiCRITCHLEY�� LAS��������� 2 DNS DNS�� 3 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS RTD� 87
12��� 1140� J CHRISTIE��� VORTEX SP��� 8�� 2 DNS DNS DNS DNS�� 6 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS� 88
13���� 338� R YARDLEY���� RS300����� DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS� OD DNS DNS�� 5 RTD� 90
14��� 6905� N GARRISON��� D 18������ DNS DNS DNS DNS�� 4�� 4 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 104
15���� 809� B SMITH������ RS800����� DNS DNS DNS�� 5 DNS DNS�� 4 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 105
16���� 103� A NICHOLSON�� VARIO����� DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS�� 8 DNS�� 7 DNS DNS DNS 111
17�� 13327� M FAIRLAMB��� GP�������� DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS�� 2 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 122
18� 213142� R HODGKINS��� RS400����� DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS� OD DNS 123
19��� 3520� S BROOKES���� FF�������� DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS�� 5 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 125
20���� 501� J CROSBIE���� RS400������� 6 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 126
21��� 1125� JoHALLIDAY��� RS400����� DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS RTD DNS DNS DNS DNS 128
21���� 562� A SMITH������ 49R������� DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS RTD DNS DNS DNS DNS 128
23�� 81125� C HALLIDAY��� RS400����� DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS RTD DNS DNS DNS 130
�������������������� Points for RTD = 10�� 4�� 0�� 7�� 5�� 7� 10�� 8� 10�� 8�� 9� 10
�������������������� Points for DSQ = 10�� 4�� 0�� 7�� 5�� 7� 10�� 8� 10�� 8�� 9� 10
�������������������� Points for DNS = 24
6 races to count
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MUSTARD POT
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PN��� Boat� Helm��������� Class������� 1�� 2�� 3�� 4�� 5�� 6�� 7�� 8�� 9� 10 Pts
1�� 13839� H GODFREY���� GP�������� DNS�� 2�� 2�� 2 DNS DNS�� 1�� 2�� 2�� 2�� 9
2�� 13327� M FAIRLAMB��� GP������� ���2 DNS DNS RTD�� 1 DNS� OD�� 1 DNS DNS� 14
3�� 13176� D LAWSON����� GP���������� 1 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS�� 1�� 1� 25
4�� 13655� N LEWIS������ GP��������� OD�� 3 DNS�� 3 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS� 31
5��� 1072� R DAWSON����� RS400����� DNS�� 1� �1 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS� 35
6�� 13733� A HODGKINS��� GP�������� DNS DNS DNS�� 4�� 2 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS� 39
7�� 13791� P SMITH������ GP�������� DNS DNS DNS�� 1 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS� 45
8�� 13013� J SEDGWICK��� GP�������� DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS�� 2 DNS DNS DNS� 46
9�� 13867� D NICHOLSON�� GP�������� DNS� OD DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS� 47
10�� 13259� J ROBERTS���� GP�������� DNS DNS DNS�� 5 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS� 49
�������������������� Points for RTD =� 3�� 4 ��3�� 7�� 3�� 0�� 3�� 3�� 3�� 3
�������������������� Points for DSQ =� 3�� 4�� 3�� 7�� 3�� 0�� 3�� 3�� 3�� 3
�������������������� Points for DNS = 11
5 races to count
Congratulations!
Wedding bells will be resounding for another happy couple sometime in the future� -�congratulations to Mark Somerville and Kirsty Nixon on their recent engagement. An impromptu party took place on Saturday evening, that left a few people somewhat jaded on Sunday.
Mark and Kirsty wish to thank everyone for all of the effort made organising the engagement celebrations over the weekend. They were very surprised but thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it and hope everyone else did too. They were shocked but thoroughly delighted with the picture and money that were presented to them, and thank everyone. They promise to keep us posted on the wedding plans as they go along.
With the high winds on Sunday morning there weren’t many takers for the race, and those that did go out did not stay upright for long! With the rescue craft under pressure to attend to all the boats racing was abandoned for the day.
The winds continued through Sunday night but eased in time for racing� and�there was glorious sunshine too. With visitors from the�Southport�(they were so appreciative of the wiggling bar staff that they want to come back for more!) and the Catapult Association holding their National Championship there were plenty of people on site and boats on the water.
Ian Smith woke with a start when a bucket of iced water was thrown over him by some caring friends?!
The handicap fleet were a bit eager at the start, and three boats were over the line, but only Steve Hunt returned to restart. Although Robin Dawson and Mark Somerville sailed the course, they did not receive finishing horns as they were the other two boats over at the start. Robin’s day did not improve in the afternoon as a capsize� whilst putting up the spinnaker, left Robin in the water while Toggle rushed to pick up his helm – problem was that the wind picked up, filled the genniker, and Toggle was heading in the wrong direction, he then gybed and capsized again. Robin was picked up by rescue craft, but did not hurry to get back on board – once the boat was�righted,�Robin just stepped aboard and sailed home….
For all those that did disappear early without paying for camping – we know who you are so settle up with the treasurer (before he catches up with you and adds commission!)
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CATAPULT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
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PN��� Boat� Helm��������� Club������������ 1�� 2�� 3�� 4 Pts
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1��� 2105� HUGH MACINTY� LOCH TUMMEL����� 1�� 1 RTD�� 1�� 3
2���� 247� STUART EDE��� FILEY����������� 4�� 4�� 1�� 2�� 7
3����� 17� CLIFF ANTILL� CAT ASSOCIATIO�� 2�� 7�� 3�� 4�� 9
4���� 504� JOHN PEPEREL� CAT ASSOCIATIO�� 3�� 6�� 4�� 3� 10
5���� 297� FRED WOODLEY� EMBESTON�������� 5�� 2�� 5�� 5� 12
6���� 512� NEIL GRANEAU� CAT ASSOCIATIO�� 9�� 3�� 6�� 7� 16
7���� 513� ALASTAIR FOR� CAT ASSOCIATIO�� 7�� 8�� 2 RTD� 17
8�� �2011� DAVE JENNING� AQUARIUS�������� 8�� 5�� 7�� 8� 20
9��� 2078� NIGEL HARRIS� CAT ASSOCIATIO�� 6�� 9 RTD�� 6� 21
10��� 2100� JONATHAN TAY� TBC������������ 11� 11�� 8�� 9� 28
11����� 19� CHRIS PHILLI� TBC������������ 10� 10 DNS DNS� 33
12���� 125� TOM HARRISON� CAT ASSOCIATIO DNS RTD DNS DNS� 39
������������������������� Points for RTD = 12� 13� 11� 11
������������������������� Points for DSQ = 12� 13� 11� 11
������������������������� Points for DNS = 13
3 races to count
HANDICAP AND LASER FLEET - AUGUST TROPHY
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PN��� Boat� Helm��������� Class������� 1�� 2 Pts
1��� 1148� N CURRIE����� RS400������� 4�� 1�� 5
2��� 1210� S HUNT������� RS400������� 3�� 2�� 5
3���� 937� W CARRUTHERS� RS400������� 2�� 3�� 5
4��� 2324� R BLACKBURN�� LARK�������� 1�� 6�� 7
5��� 1146� P BURNELL���� RS400������� 5�� 7� 12
6��� 1049� M SOMERVILLE� RS400����� DSQ�� 4� 14
7��� 1125� JoHALLIDAY��� RS400������� 6�� 8� 14
8���� 338� R YARDLEY���� RS300����� DNS�� 5� 16
9� 130579� S HALL������� LASER RADI�� 7 RTD� 18
10��� 1072� R DAWSON����� RS400����� DSQ RTD� 21
�������������������� Points for RTD = 10� 11
�������������������� Points for DSQ = 10� 11
�������������������� Points for DNS = 11
2 races to count
FLYING FIFTEEN FLEET - FLYING FREE TROPHY
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PN��� Boat� Helm��������� Class������� 1�� 2 Pts
1��� 3473� M MOORE������ FF���������� 1�� 1�� 2
2��� 2504� K THOMAS����� FF���������� 2�� 3�� 5
3��� 3293� I PRESTON���� FF�������� DSQ�� 2�� 6
�������������������� Points for RTD =� 4�� 4
�������������������� Points for DSQ =� 4�� 4
�������������������� Points for DNS =� 4
2 races to count
GP14 FLEET AITKEN CUP
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PN��� Boat� Helm��������� Class������� 1�� 2 Pts
1�� 13839� H GODFREY���� GP���������� 1�� 1�� 2
2�� 13259� J ROBERTS���� GP���������� 3�� 2�� 5
3�� 13118� V BELL������� GP���������� 2�� 3�� 5
4�� 13655� N LEWIS������ GP���������� 5�� 4�� 9
5�� 13161� S SPENCE����� RSFEVA������ 6�� 6� 12
6�� 13013� J SEDGWICK��� GP�������� RTD�� 5� 13
7�� 13176� D LAWSON����� GP�������� DNS� OD� 15
8�� 13733� A HODGKINS��� GP���������� 4 DNS� 16
9� 813467� D WRIGHT����� GP�������� DNS RTD� 21
9� 213142� R HODGKINS��� RS400����� DNS RTD� 21
�������������������� Points for RTD =� 8�� 9
�������������������� Points for DSQ =� 8�� 9
�������������������� Points for DNS = 11
2 races to count
There’s Those That Can…
Although Saturday started off muggy but overcast, a slight breath of wind was sufficient for the OD to gets the boats on the water. In the time it took to set the line and get the boats out, the wind shifted through 150� and the handicap was able to raise spinnakers for the start. Neil Currie was at the port end of the line and took best advantage of the breeze as it filled in. When Steve Hunt gybed for clear air he realised that he had not rigged the genniker correctly and handed the helm to Ruth while he made good his mistake. Andy Wilcox in his RS600 took the lead for a while but was passed by William and Lesley who managed to hold off Steve for a further lap. Mike Moore tagged on in his F15 to win on handicap.
The second race did start with a windward leg, Neil and Robin both had flying starts but William, who was squeezed off the line, tacked up the starboard edge of the course for clear air, took advantage of the wind shift and took the lead until the final run the finish when Steve again pulled through to the lead.
As for the headline, Sunday was not a day for the feint hearted. A good easterly breeze, strengthened with a southerly at� times, greeted sailors as they arrived on a glorious summers day. The first reach to 7 took the fleet under the shade of Skiddaw, and led to all sorts of shifts and down draughts – one of which caught out Mark and Kirsty, but a text book manoeuvre had their boat righted in no time. Robbie D and Toggle fought their way to 7 and led for the rest of the race with Neil and Judith Currie on their tail – the rest of the fleet being left some hundreds of yards behind!
The afternoon race looked promising – had the wind settled down – no chance! Even though the course stayed in the bay there were some wicked shifts and downdraughts that led to several capsizes, some spitting out their dummies and others laughing! Neil Currie was in the right place at the right time when a gust that headed 45� let him get around a wing mark while Robbie D had to avoid Steve Hunt’s bowsprit in a very near miss. Several more shifts like this proved too much for ‘Steam’ Hunt, and although he sailed the course with a loss of heart he retired from his second race of the day.
Robbie continued to nibble away at Neil Currie and took advantage of one of the few legs that turned into a run, so when Neil went right, Robbie went left and took the lead.
MAX JOULE MEMORIAL TROPHY
PN Boat Helm Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts
1 3473 M MOORE FF DNS DNS 2 3 DNS DNS 1 1 7
2 1049 M SOMERVILLE RS400 4 2 1 1 DNS DNS DNS DNS 8
3 1210 S HUNT RS400 3 1 3 RTD DNS DNS 2 2 8
4 937 W CARRUTHERS RS400 2 3 5 2 DNS DNS 3 3 10
5 2324 R BLACKBURN LARK OD DNS 4 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 39
6 1072 R DAWSON RS400 DNS DNS OD DNS DNS DNS DNS 5 40
7 1148 N CURRIE RS400 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 4 4 40
8 6905 N GARRISON D 18 DNS DNS 7 4 DNS DNS DNS DNS 43
9 609 A WILCOX RS600 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 5 6 43
10 130579 S HALL LAS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 6 7 45
11 13655 N LEWIS GP RTD DNS 6 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 45
12 167828 I MACPHERSON LAS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS OD DNS 51
13 13874 J TELFORD GP RTD DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 55
13 9558 P HODGKINS RS400 RTD DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 55
Points for RTD = 7 4 8 6 0 0 7 8
Points for DSQ = 7 4 8 6 0 0 7 8
Points for DNS = 15
4 races to count
DAWSON TROPHY
PN Boat Helm Class 1 2 Pts
1 3473 M MOORE FF DNS 1 1
2 3268 B WILCOX FF DNS 2 2
Points for RTD = 0 3
Points for DSQ = 0 3
Points for DNS = 3
1 races to count
AUTUMN CUP
PN Boat Helm Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts
1 13839 H GODFREY GP OD DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 1 1 5
2 13118 V BELL GP 1 3 DNS DNS DNS 3 2 2 5
3 913326 L COOK GP DNS 2 DNS DNS DNS DNS OD DNS 14
4 13238 D NICHOLSON GP DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 3 3 16
5 13749 R DAWSON RS400 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 1 DNS DNS 21
6 13733 A HODGKINS GP DNS 1 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 21
7 13327 M FAIRLAMB GP DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 2 DNS DNS 22
8 13326 S WATSON GP 2 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 22
Points for RTD = 3 4 0 0 0 4 4 4
Points for DSQ = 3 4 0 0 0 4 4 4
Points for DNS = 9
3 races to count
GP14 Open Meeting 9th/10th July
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The sun shone, and despite the high pressure system, the wind filled in for a strong fleet of 21 boats for this weekend’s open meeting.
Sailors were so keen that for each race it was a case of third time lucky, as there were two general recalls, and it was only the round the ends rule that seemed to hold boats back behind the line.
In the first race Phil Smith and Mike Cowan (Bean and Toggle) made it to the windward mark first, and broke away only to be passed later in the race by Dave and Lynn Lawson. However, on the final run before the finish, Dave and Lynn gybed in front of Bean and then had to do a 720 enabling Bean to take the lead which he carefully protected up the final beat.
When the fleet got away on the second race, Bean, and sailing secretary Hugh Godfrey were the only boats over the line which threatened to scupper their chances. However, a split shift up the first beat meant there was some interesting positions at the windward mark – Mike Fairlamb with Eric Smith took the lead, Hugh had managed to pull back to fourth, while Bean was 20th! Visitor Martin Brennan from Hollingworth succeeded in taking the lead and won the race, while Bean managed to pull back to 6th. Consistent sailing by Dave Lawson left him in pole position overnight.
It was to be a beautiful Summer’s evening, with a mirror flat calm. Perhaps the heat was getting to some, but there appeared to be some Arabs and Turkish Delights wandering around the club house during the evening! It could have been something to be worried about with recent events in London, but in this case it was due to Michaela, our social secretary, arranging an Arabian Night.
Sadly, the belly dancing never got off the ground (a belly flop?!) – maybe just as well as there would have been some interesting images to portray!
Sunday morning came (and went) with very little wind, so an early lunch was had by all. When racing set off in the afternoon, it seemed as if the sea breeze was starting to kick in, but as all the boats cleared the line (no general recalls), the wind veered back to the North and left some marks without any wind. Dave and Lynn Lawson took an early lead, and seemed invincible, but that changed on the next main beat and they dropped several places. With the wind fading, and another race to get in, the OD hurriedly shortened the course, but the wind picked up and with the final leg turning into a run, it was to be a testing time for the OD as the leading six boats finished within a couple of boat lengths of each other.
The wind faded again, and swung, then swung back, and as time passed, the OD decided to call it a day. Of course, the sea breeze finally started to take effect – ah well.
So with two first in the bag, Bean and Toggle took the winners trophy, and runners up were Martin Brennan of Hollingworth, then Dave and Lynn Lawson.
GP14 OPEN
PN Boat Helm Crew Club 1 2 3 Pts
1 13791 PHIL SMITH GOLD MIKE COWA BASS 1 6 1 2
2 13742 MARTIN BRENN GOLD ALISTAIR HOLLINGWORTH L 6 1 3 4
3 13176 DAVE LAWSON GOLD LYNN LAWS BASS 2 3 5 5
4 13800 BILL KENYON GOLD CHRIS BOW BUDWORTH 3 9 4 7
5 13803 PAUL OWEN SILVER SUE KON SOUTH STAFFS 4 8 6 10
6 13885 MIKE FAIRLAM SILVER ERIC SM BASS 9 2 10 11
7 13655 JOHN RILEY SILVER NIGEL L BASS 10 4 7 11
8 13694 GARETH HUGHE SILVER DAVID O HOLLINGWORTH L 5 7 8 12
9 13839 HUGH GODFREY SILVER RHONWEN BASS 7 5 11 12
10 13874 JOHN TELFORD GOLD ANDY SMIT BASS 11 11 2 13
11 13115 JULIE WADDIN SILVER CHRIS W BOLTON 8 10 9 17
12 13259 JOE ROBERTS BRONZE SALLY R BASS 12 16 13 25
13 13880 MANDY MITCHE BRONZE JON CLO WINSFORD FLASH 14 12 14 26
14 13402 RANA DIN BRONZE NEIL TU HOLLINWORTH LA 13 14 18 27
15 13161 STUART SPENC BRONZE DEBBIE BASS 15 13 17 28
16 13326 ROY BLACKBUR BRONZE SUE WAT BASS 18 20 12 30
17 13867 DAVE NICHOLS BRONZE SARAH N BASS 17 15 16 31
18 13671 ANN PENNY BRONZE IAN PEN DERWENT 19 17 15 32
19 13013 JONATHAN SED BRONZE CRISTIN BASS 16 18 19 34
20 13345 MAURICE COOP BRONZE CLARE P DERWENT 20 19 20 39
21 13181 DAVID HOLMES BRONZE BRIAN H DERWENT 21 RTD 21 42
Points for RTD = 22 22 22
Points for DSQ = 22 22 22
Points for DNS = 22
2 races to count
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Weekend report (Courtesy of Rhonwen)
Saturday saw some very fickle winds – strong one minute, nothing the next.� Three GPs and two handicap boats made it to the start line, which was in light winds, but half way up the first beat the gales hit.� In the GP fleet, Dave Nicholson made an excellent start and was in the lead for a while before Mike Fairlamb took the lead with Hugh Godfrey close behind.� Hugh gained on every downwind leg, but could not quite catch Mike who eventually stretched his lead and won the race after Hugh navigated into a hole.� In the handicap fleet, the wind proved too strong for Sam Hall in his laser and he retired to leave Robin Dawson to take victory.� In the second race, only the two GPs took to the water and again Mike made it first to the windward mark.� However, then the wind really got going and Hugh shot past underneath him at the gybe mark – ‘What gybe mark? There ain’t no way I’m gybing on this gust!’� The two boats were together going into the next gybe mark, but Hugh had water, meaning Mike could not bear away on the next huge gust and capsized instead.� Mike tried to claw back position, but with the wind lifting the water off the lake, settled for second place.� Overall, Hugh won the GP Spring Cup, and despite not sailing the last two races in the handicap fleet, Steve Hunt won the Barf Plate.
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The wind had settled down a bit on Sunday and more boats made the start of the olympic course. Again it was a two boat race in the GP fleet.� This time Hugh made the better start (Mike was 3 minutes out in his timing!) and much to the astonishment of Mike, the guys on the committee boat and most importantly long suffering crew Rhonwen, Hugh started to cover tack Mike 10 yards over the start line!� All the way around the first lap, Hugh covered Mike, but then disaster struck -�Hugh’s main got caught round the rudder when going round the windward mark allowing Mike to catch up and then a bit of mis-communication at the spinnaker drop allowed Mike to get in front.� Hugh decided this was not on and so when Mike started cover tacking him, he tacked, and tacked, and tacked again, and again, and tacked again – so much so that after actually getting past Mike�they both�got so dizzy that�they fell over in the bottom of the boat!� In the middle of it all, the jib-sheet outer covering split so the sheet would not cleat, prompting the usual sympathetic helm comments of ‘You’ll just have to hold it!’� Eventually Hugh made it to the windward mark first, but another spinnaker tangle let Mike in front again.� And so Mike won – by 3 seconds.
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In the handicap race, Robin managed to beat Steve Hunt, but that’s all the author knows, ‘coz she was too busy tacking!
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In the afternoon there was a round-the-lake race in which Steve, Robin and Mike Moore all got to the bottom of the lake at about the same time.�� However,�the return leg was dominated by Steve Hunt in his RS400.� He had finished the race and packed his boat up before the rest of the fleet was in sight!� Andy and Bean had sensibly decided not to take their 49er down the lake, but managed to hit a previously unknown�shallow patch just off the end of the jetty and catapulted themselves towards the shore. ‘Dad, can you make me a new centreboard?’
Congratulations to Dave and Lyne Lawson on finishing 14th (out of 205!) at Ullswater’s Lord Birkett Memorial over the weekend -�full report
Short and Sweet?
With eight races to get in over this weekend’s series, there was a definite need for races to be short, but with the races being so short, there was little room to recover from mistakes so the results did not always seem so sweet. Steve Hunt and Ruth Critchley tried to get all their mistakes over in one race by hitting a mark, and then later trawling their genniker (and for a change they didn’t recover from it!).
Although Saturday started off with the forecast 10mph NE wind, it rapidly faded as racing progressed, with many holes that caused large time differences between first and last boats, in some cases the first boat was finished after 15 mins, but it was a further 15 mins before the last boat completed the same course! It was these varying results that caused personal handicaps to vary so much over the course of the weekend.
Sunday’s forecast was 5mph SW wind, but we were blessed with bright sunshine, and a 10+mph SW, and with the wind strengthened by a sea breeze in the afternoon there was to be some thrills and spills. The first race started with a fly past by the Red Arrows on their way to the Whitehaven Maritime Festival.
Elaine Hunt, crewing for the first time this season with William, challenged husband Steve to make the lunch if he was first home – so when he retired (having trawled the genniker for the second time in a weekend) did he prepare the lunch – think not! He’s usually a good bet for tipping the boat in when the wind blows a bit, but not today – he left that to the Wright brothers in a GP, and Alan Nicholson in the RS Vario. To make sure the race length could be controlled, the courses tended to small with short legs (who does that remind you of?!), which meant the windward mark was busy as the fleet had yet to split up, and it seemed as if as soon as spinnakers were up and set, it was time to gybe at the next mark, or take them down! Andy and Bean Smith were again trying to master their 49er, and tended to surprise a few boats as they crossed on opposite tacks – not a lot of room for mistakes.
All in all a busy, hard and challenging day; so for someone not sailing well (as Steve put it) Steve and Ruth did well enough to win the series!
HANDICAP FLEET CHALLENGE B
PN Boat Helm Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts
1 1210 S HUNT RS400 3 9 2 3 2 RTD 5 7 15
2 13118 V BELL GP 7 2 4 1 8 4 7 9 18
3 2324 R BLACKBURN LARK 8 1 8 DNS 3 DNS 6 2 20
4 937 W CARRUTHERS RS400 2 5 10 5 5 7 7 6 23
5 40894 S HALL LASER RADI 6 3 6 7 9 8 4 10 26
6 167828 I MACPHERSON LAS 9 4 7 4 7 6 10 5 26
7 562 A SMITH 49R 5 8 5 RTD RTD 1 11 10 29
8 13467 P MAYHEW GP DNS DNS DNS DNS 1 2 7 3 33
9 1072 R DAWSON RS400 4 7 3 2 DNS DNS DNS DNS 35
10 69960 M CHAPPEL MIR DNS DNS DNS DNS 6 3 3 7 38
11 3473 M MOORE FF 1 6 9 6 DNS DNS DNS DNS 42
12 400 T KNOWLES RS300 DNS RTD 1 RTD 10 RTD DNS DNS 42
13 338 R YARDLEY RS300 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 2 1 60
14 103 A NICHOLSON VARIO DNS DNS DNS DNS 4 5 RTD DNS 61
15 1148 N CURRIE RS400 DNS DNS DNS DNS OD OD DNS DNS 63
16 13161 S SPENCE RSFEVA DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 1 4 65
17 1117 K JAMIESON FF OD OD DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 66
18 13371 J RILEY GP DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS RTD DNS 94
Points for RTD = 10 10 11 10 12 11 14 12
Points for DSQ = 10 10 11 10 12 11 14 12
Points for DNS = 19
5 races to count
Back to Front in More Ways Than One
Saturday’s racing started in muggy conditions with a light southerly breeze. Stand in starter Adrian (initially) opted to moor the committee boat downwind of the starboard end of the line – was there something he knew that the sailors didn’t? Well, by the end of the first lap the wind started to veer to the south west such that gennikers were deployed on the second ‘beat’, and by the end of the second lap the original beat had turned into a dead run.
The wind for the second race looked somewhat ominous, and only started to pick up just before the start tempting Scumper and Robbie D back on to the water at the three minute signal, but they had a five minute sail to the start line! All was not lost, because when the wind faded on the final lap, Scumper managed to break through to second position.
Sunday’s weather was to be equally changeable. As the boats prepared for the first race the wind freshened from the south, and eased just as quickly. Sailors went out and then played follow my leader with the committee boat, which eventually set a short first beat to mark A, as the wind had again veered to the south west. The short beat led to a lot of congestion at the first mark, but it was to be the second beat to 9 that caused the greatest problems. Renowned for being a difficult mark to beat into, it certainly lived up to its reputation with numerous exceptional shifts to contend with as the wind came down vertically from Sale Fell and scattered in all directions. Scott Beattie was glad to have Mike Moore to race against, but less pleased when crew John Somerville commented ‘ah that’s good, Mike’s through‘!
By lunchtime the sun started to succeed in finding some gaps in the clouds, and the wind was strengthened by the sea breeze. As the wind increased to planing conditions, so did some tempers – first there was Neil and Judith Currie, and then Scumper and Kirsty! It’s not certain whether there was some tension in Hugh and Rhonwen’s boat (while Rhonwen was helming) – Well you’d think Hugh would know the difference between a genny sheet and a spinnaker sheet! The increased winds led to several capsizes (some by the same boats). Sarah Nicholson certainly picked her time to try crewing in an RS400 for Robbie D, but apart from having an introduction to the art of trawling with a genniker, seemed to thoroughly enjoy the experience, and will no doubt nurse her finger blisters for days to come!
ISEL CUP
PN Boat Helm Class 1 2 3 4 Pts
1 1210 S HUNT RS400 1 1 1 1 3
2 1148 N CURRIE RS400 6 3 2 2 7
3 167828 I MACPHERSON LAS 7 2 4 3 9
4 937 W CARRUTHERS RS400 5 6 3 6 14
5 2324 R BLACKBURN LARK 3 DNS 5 8 16
6 1049 M SOMERVILLE RS400 DNS 4 6 RTD 23
7 1072 R DAWSON RS400 4 DNS RTD 7 23
8 562 A SMITH 49R 10 7 9 RTD 26
9 40894 S HALL LASER RADI 9 DNS 7 RTD 29
10 609 A WILCOX RS600 DNS DNS 8 5 33
11 400 T KNOWLES RS300 2 DNS DNS RTD 35
12 161866 M LORD LASER 8 RTD DNS DNS 38
13 130338 RiCRITCHLEY LAS OD DNS DNS DNS 43
14 1125 JoHALLIDAY RS400 DNS DNS OD DNS 43
15 338 R YARDLEY RS300 DNS DNS DNS 4 44
16 501 J CROSBIE RS400 DNS 5 DNS DNS 45
17 41143 D POULTON MIR DNS 8 DNS DNS 48
18 17 P HEMMINGWAY TOP 11 DNS DNS DNS 51
19 809 B SMITH RS800 DNS DNS RTD DNS 52
Points for RTD = 12 10 12 13
Points for DSQ = 12 10 12 13
Points for DNS = 20
3 races to count
MELLOR MUG
PN Boat Helm Class 1 2 3 4 Pts
1 3673 S BEATTIE FF DNS DNS 1 1 2
2 3473 M MOORE FF DNS DNS 2 2 4
Points for RTD = 0 0 3 4
Points for DSQ = 0 0 3 4
Points for DNS = 3
2 races to count
COMMODORES PRIZE
PN Boat Helm Class 1 2 3 4 Pts
1 13839 H GODFREY GP 1 1 1 DNS 3
2 13259 J ROBERTS GP 3 2 4 2 7
3 13118 V BELL GP OD 3 5 3 9
4 13327 M FAIRLAMB GP DNS DNS 2 1 14
5 13867 D NICHOLSON GP 2 RTD DNS DNS 18
6 13655 N LEWIS GP DNS DNS 3 DNS 25
7 125514 R BRYCE LAS DNS DNS DNS RTD 28
7 913467 M WRIGHT GP DNS DNS DNS RTD 28
8 13013 J SEDGWICK GP DNS DNS 6 DNS 28
10 813467 D WRIGHT GP DNS DNS 7 DNS 29
Points for RTD = 4 5 8 6
Points for DSQ = 4 5 8 6
Points for DNS = 11
3 races to count
Championship results to date:
HANDICAP CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2005 PN Helm 1 2 3 4 5 Pts 1 S HUNT 19 7 14 19 20 72 2 N CURRIE 17 16 12 16 18 67 3 W CARRUTHERS 16 12 11 12 16 56 4 R BLACKBURN 12 14 8 13 15 54 5 R DAWSON 11 13 DNS 17 13 54 6 M SOMERVILLE 9 1 7 15 14 45 7 P BURNELL 14 6 10 14 DNS 44 8 I MACPHERSON 15 11 DNS DNS 17 43 9 RiCRITCHLEY 10 10 2 DNS 7 29 10 R HODGKINS 13 DNS DNS 11 DNS 24 11 T KNOWLES 3 DNS 3 7 9 22 12 J CHRISTIE DNS 8 6 4 DNS 18 13 S HALL 6 DNS DNS DNS 11 17 14 B SMITH 4 3 DNS 8 1 16 15 JoHALLIDAY DNS DNS DNS 9 6 15 16 A WILCOX DNS DNS DNS 3 10 13 16 R YARDLEY 8 DNS DNS DNS 5 13 18 J CROSBIE 2 2 4 DNS 4 12 18 A SMITH DNS DNS DNS DNS 12 12 20 C MARK DNS DNS DNS 10 DNS 10 20 A NICHOLSON 5 DNS DNS 5 DNS 10 22 M LORD 1 DNS DNS DNS 8 9 22 M NINNIM DNS DNS 9 DNS DNS 9 22 N GARRISON DNS 9 DNS DNS DNS 9 25 M CHAPPEL 7 DNS DNS 1 DNS 8 26 J WALKER DNS DNS DNS 6 DNS 6 27 P HODGKINS DNS DNS 5 DNS DNS 5 27 M FAIRLAMB DNS 5 DNS DNS DNS 5 29 M MOORE DNS 4 DNS DNS DNS 4 30 D POULTON DNS DNS DNS DNS 3 3 31 A BAINBRIDGE DNS DNS DNS 2 DNS 2 31 P HEMMINGWAY DNS DNS DNS DNS 2 2 33 E HUNTSTON DNS DNS 1 DNS DNS 1 RACE RESULTS FOR THE FOLLOWING SERIES INCLUDED (EVEN IF INCOMPLETE) HBP HANDICAP FLEET BARF PLATE- up to race 5 HDO DODD TROPHY- up to race 6 HEAST EASTER TROPHY- up to race 4 HMH MAY HOLIDAY- up to race 4 HIC ISEL CUP- up to race 4 4 series to count out of 5 series sailed