Club founder member Richard Atkinson has died at the age of 88. Until about 10 years ago he was a regular sailor in a F15 with Judge Leech. Richard was one of the clubs more successful sailors having become GP14 National champion in 1957, just five years after the Club was formed
What a difference a day makes!
A bit of wind (well a lot!) topped up with rain was enough to put off all helms other than Jim Christie on Saturday. However, stand in OD Robbie D made an early call to cancel racing for the day.
Sunday has started with a glorious morning, and the wind started to fill in, with the hope that it would continue to do so up to the forecast 10mph
The wind did fill in a little more, but unexpectedly it came from the NW, so the start line was adjusted and the course set. However, as the race went on the wind swung more to the south resulting in more of a fetch expecially for the asymmetric fleet which were sailing a windward leeward course! Rory Yardley in his Vareo took best advantage of the conditions to win the morning race from Jack and Joan Hardie in their RS200 by a couple of secs/lap. Mike Moore and Ian Macpherson in a F15 beat Tim Knowles and Martin Statter in a GP by a good margin to win the MJM morning race.
The only tales to tell were during the afternoon race. First of all Roy Blackburn’s had a slight problem with his new acquisition of a Vareo when the main sail came down. Secondly, Alan Nicholson had a prolonged capsize after getting his mast in the mud. Results were again close in the afternoon but this time Robbie D and Big E in an RS400 beat Rory in his Vareo and won the Asymmetric Cup. Mike Moore again beat Tim Knowles but by just 4 secs/lap and secured the MJM Trophy.
The big question is whether the Times and Star story about Ken and Val winning the Tinker Trophy will stick – should we now know them as the Tinker Bells?!
At The GP Inlands at Derwent Reservoir Dave and Lynn Lawson finished 12th, with Rich and Phil Hodgkins finishing 13th
Let Us Know Your Thoughts
With over a month since Bass Week came to an end you should have had time to recover by now! We have sent out emails to most entrants that gave us their details so they can give us some feedback. If you were there could you spare 5 minutes to complete the online questionnaire so that we can take views into account when preparing for next year’s regatta. As a bit of encouragement, there will be a �25 Bass Week voucher for the 25th, 50th and 75th completed form received. However, you are welcome to submit the form anonymously if you so wish. For being quick off the mark, Rich Critchley will get a free cocktail for sending the first form. (Sorry Judith – beaten this year!) Many thanks for being part of this year’s event, and we hope you enjoyed it enough to tell your friends and come back next year! If you didn’t enjoy it, then please tell us! Very best wishes for the rest of the sailing season.
Happy Birthday
 Herb is celebrating his 78th birthday on Thursday and seems proud for everyone to know. As official starter he’ll be down again at the weekend braving the elements (and in his element of course!). Congratulations!This weekend there willbe a multitude of visitors – RS200s and the Tinker Association. There will be club racing too although it may be quieter than usual as the Southport 24 hour race is being held too |
No, No, No?!
Or should it be nein, nein, nein? Perhaps that could be read as 999, or should it be 09/09/09? If so it’s a day for saying yes, yes, yes especially in Sarah Nicholson’s case as she chose this special day to get married on.
Many congratulations!!
Sarah and husband Martin Wilkinson seen here following their wedding in Venice.
The happy couple, who are now on their honeymoon in Sicily, would like to thank everyone for their good wishes, cards and gifts and look forward to thanking everyone in person on their return.
RNLI Flower Quiz
Quite a lot of people returned their RNLI quiz papers which were being sold during Bass Week and everyone had done really well. There were quite a few who tied with 95/100. Our own sailing club member Carol Thomas had 97 but the winner, with a total of 98, was Mrs J Kelly of Ennerdale Avenue Workington. She will receive �25.
A profit of �86 has been sent to the RNLI Workington station. Click for the questions and answers
Thanks to all who contributed
Patricia A Smith
Vareo Nationals
Rory and Toggle have been trying their skills in the Nationals last week at Southampton and they finished in the top half of the fleet with a 16th and 17th respectively in a fleet of 38 boats. If only Tog had kept his head on when leading he would have remembered to pass through the start/finish line and not been disqualified!! Bet he’s pulling his hair out.! Oh just remembered, he ain’t got any to pull 🙁
Thank You
To all at Bassenthwaite Sailing Club
I would like to thank you on behalf of the charity, Sail 4 Cancer, for your brilliant support during Bass Week. I have returned from holiday to read that the Trident Ladies held a raffle during your regatta to launch their North East Sailing Charity Ball 2010 and that you managed to raise a wonderful �406.45. We are very grateful for your generosity.
As you may be aware, these funds will be used to help to offer respite to people living with cancer and your support really does make a difference to their lives; here are comments from two of the many families we have been able to help recently:
��I would just like to say a big thank you for such a great break away from the stress and strains of the past two years. I really can’t explain how much it has helped us out and�given us a new positive attitude towards life. Thank you for all your hard work in helping families like ours in difficult situations.�� Craig.
�We would like to say a massive thank you to all at Sail 4 Cancer, for giving us the holiday of a lifetime. It�enabled me to gain my confidence back and once again try new things. And for all three of us it gave us the opportunity to laugh again, which as you�can imagine has been sadly lacking in our lives. I can honestly say we really didn�t stop smiling the whole week… We are all eternally grateful�as you have given us the ability to laugh again, which is a wonderful gift�.�� Amanda.
Thank you again for your much appreciated support
Kind regards
Cathy Jenkins
Family Liaison
Sail 4 Cancer�
Sailing towards freedom from cancer
Not a lot of people know that!
BASSENTHWAITE Lake isn�t a lake at all. Its a railway station.
The railway engineers had the option of serving Bassenthwaite by going north of Broadwater, with a station near the village, or south of it, with a station near the lake, at Dubwath.
The railway called that station �Bassenthwaite Lake Station�, to distinguish it from the proposed �Bassenthwaite Village Station� � but the arriving tourists thought that was the name of the lake.
Eventually, Ordnance Survey gave up trying to keep the proper name and so Broadwater now appears on maps as �Bassenthwaite Lake�.
Although Derwentwater has long been known as �Keswick Lake� in West Cumberland, the Ordnance Survey has so far managed to keep its resolve and stick with the proper name.
The railway caused the opposite at Windermere. When it reached the small town of Birthwaite, it decided to call the station there �Windermere� as the Lake District connection would bring more traffic than Birthwaite the town ever could.
So the visitors arriving by train thought the town was called �Windermere� because that�s what the town�s station was called.
Thanks to Andy Smith for this piece of info!
World Class!
Congratulations to Sam Hall who has been offered a place in this year’s World Laser Radial Youth Championship. However, as the championship ids due to be held in Japan it is unlikely that Sam will accept the offer – Unless there’s a sponsor out there willing to help!