Due to a multitude of reasons, the normal 20+ entries for this event did not materialise and the team racing was cancelled in favour of straight racing, but for those who did turn out, what a glorious two days of sailing.� The sun was out all weekend and the wind was a southerly force 3-5.� On Saturday, the elite sailors gave the rest of the fleet a 3 minute head start and they all headed to the south end of the lake where Robbie Dawson & Toggle from Bass held the lead going round the windward mark.� They were only overtaken halfway back down the lake when Neil Platt with Richard Rigg (Bolton & West Kirby) managed to get past them and win the race.� Keith Jamieson & Maf Smith (Bass) were holding off the other boats, but lost places when they ran aground.� The second race was held in the bay, but this time no-one got near Robbie & Toggle.� Keith was also holding off the fleet until a last minute change of wind strength and direction allowed some of the other boats to catch up and pip him on the line.

Sunday again saw a race to the south end of the lake, but this time all the boats set off together.� By the time they reached buoy 12 it looked like Neil has the race sown up – but this is Bass!� The wind favoured those at the back of the fleet and they all came round buoy 6 more or less together.� Neil and Adrian Tattersall with Tim Smart (RYA) then took each other high on the reach down to buoy 2, allowing Howard Green & Ian Preston (Leigh & Lowton) to get through into the lead.� There was some tight covering up the next beat, but Howard then overshot the windward mark and dropped back to third.� He nearly took back a place coming to the finish line, but Adrian beat him by a foot.� After more than an hours sailing, all boats finished within a minute of each other

In the final race, the OD again took advantage of the southerly breeze, but this time only sent the boats half way down the lake.� Neil took the lead, but the others were not far behind – Adrian and Howard were less than 10 seconds behind at the end.� Robin and Keith had their own match racing competition with Keith managing to come home first.

While the Tinker fleet held one of their annual rallies at Bass, some of our RS fleet ventured to Ullswater for their RS open. Robbie D and Toggle came out best from the competitive (if small) fleet. Counting four results from five races sailed they won with� 6 points (inc 3 1sts) from local helm Neil ? who also had 6 points. Scumper and Zefer were 3rd and William and Lesley 4th. A busy, frustrating, (the 400s started behind and had to sail through the fleet of 28 RS200s) but enjoyable day’s racing.

Sunday – A glorious day for sailing – a true southerly and sunshine. Club fleets endured an asymmetric windward leeward course (good for the asymmetrics, but Rhonwen wasn’t impressed in her laser!) and were home and well through their lunch before the tinkers finished their race.

The breeze eased a little for the afternoon, but the course that Shunty set BEFORE coming ashore for lunch didn’t prove to be the best thing since sliced bread (The best leg was from the finish to the shore!). Robbie D couldn’t stay away from the water and took out the Topaz with Ethan. Old habits die hard, and the sail ended with a capsize, but Toggle was nowhere to be seen!

The tinkers’ travellers trophy went, as ever to David Warren. Malcolm Ellwood was 2nd and Dennis Aldred 3rd

2 Up Trophy for the season went to Stewart and Barbara Warren, and the most improved helm was Nigel Marshall

Overall results for the weekend

TINKER TROPHY

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4 Pts
 1  167828  I MACPHERSON  LAS          1   2   2   6   5
 2   91029  R BLACKBURN   RS400        2   1   7   4   7
 3  174889  S HALL        LASER RADI   3   4   5   5  12
 4   13655  N LEWIS       GP         DNS DNS   1   2  17
 5  173813  P BURNELL     LAS          5 DNS   6   7  18
 6    3520  S BROOKES     FF         DNS DNS   4   1  19
 7     937  W CARRUTHERS  RS400      DNS DNS   3   3  20
 8    1125  JoHALLIDAY    RS400        6 DNS   9   8  23
 9     103  A NICHOLSON   VARIO        7   3 DNS DNS  24
10   21863  D TODHUNTER   MS           8   5 DNS DNS  27
11  125514  R BRYCE       LAS          4 DNS RTD DNS  28
12     114  T FLYNN       M16        DNS DNS   8   9  31
13     924  S MCCLENNAN   FF         DNS   6 DNS DNS  34

                     Points for RTD =  9   7  10  10
                     Points for DSQ =  9   7  10  10
                     Points for DNS = 14

 3 races to count

Thursday night, Night Jar A finished last week. Overall winner was Mike Turner and Sue Watson in a GP. Mike had done two OD duties during the series, but only needed to count one to win. Ginge was second. Alex Hill (Laser) was third overall and wins the laser/handicap trophy. Tim Smith wins the mirrors and Keith Thomas the Flying Fifteens. In all 44 helms took part over 10 races (two races were abandoned before they were started due to high winds).

16 boats turned out for this weekend’s GP open. Although the winds were very light there was enough for two races each day – the third race on Sunday was not started. Beautiful sunshine and we all enjoyed the view whilst waiting for the wind. Very close racing through all parts of the fleet and after the first two races, Telf, Ian Dobson and Dave Lawson were all on 4 points. In the third race, Neil Platt then went and threw a spanner in the works by winning (old habits die hard!). Places changing up every beat and a few deft over-taking manoeuvres downwind. Telf managed to hold on to the lead in the fourth race to win overall. Hugh & Rhonwen were winners of the silver fleet and Mandy Mitchell with Jon Close from Winsford Flash won the Bronze fleet. First time for a long time that a quarter of the fleet had lady helms.

Overall Results

Position/Fleet	Helm		Crew		Club	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Total 	Net
1 Gold		John Telford	Andy Smith	Bass	3	1	3	1	8	5
2 Gold		Ian Dobson	Katie MacKenzie	Burwain	1	3	2	3	9	6
3 Gold		Dave Lawson	Lynn Lawson	Bass	2	2	4	2	10	6
4 Gold		Neil Platt	Phil Smith	Bolton/	4	4	1	4	13	9
5 Gold		Martin Brennan	Alistair knott	Holling	5	5	6	5	21	15
6 Silver	Hugh Godfrey	Rhonwen Bryce	Bass	8	8	5	6	27	19
7 Silver	John Riley	Nigel Lewis	Bass	7	6	8	7	28	20
8 Silver	Mike Fairlamb	Eric Smith	Bass	6	9	7	9	31	22
9 Bronze	Mandy Mitchell	Jon Close	Winsfor	11	11	9	8	39	28
10Silver	Julie WaddingtonChris Waddington	9	10	11	DNF	48	30
11Bronze	Rana Din	Peter Bramwell	Holling	13	12	10	10	45	32
12Bronze	Val Bell	Ken Bell	Bass 	10	13	12	11	46	33
13Bronze	Dave Nicholson	Sarah Nicholson	Bass	12	14	13	12	51	37
14Silver	Andrew Brook	Nick Brook	Holling	14	7	DNC	DNC	57	39
15Bronze	Graham Ashby	Leigh Ashby	Bass	DNF	DNC	14	DNC	68	50
16Bronze	Martin Wright	Des Wright	Bass	DNC	DNC	DNF	DNF	72	54

Summer arrived at last? Winds on Saturday led to ideal sailing conditions, but Sunday proved to be more challenging for the OD Neil Currie at least, due to light winds with inbuilt big� shifts.Overall the competitors all enjoyed some close, challenging, racing, even though the outcome was not unexpected with Steve Goacher and Andy Tunnicliffe securing three firsts and the open meeting trophy

 FLYING FIFTEEN OPEN 

 PN    Boat  Helm          Crew           Club             1   2   3   4 Pts 
  1    3721  S GOACHER     A TUNNICLIFFE  RWYC             1   1   1 DNS   3 
  2    3673  S BEATTIE     J SOMERVILLE   BASS             4   2   6   1   7 
  3    3612  D GILES       S GILES        ULLSWATER        3   4   2   2   7 
  4    3801  J HARDISTY    R ERRINGTON    DERWENT          2   3   3   4   8 
  5    3734  H GREEN       K GREEN        LEIGH & LOWTON   7   6   4   3  13 
  6    3675  A TATTERSALL  T SMART        RYA              8   5   5   7  17 
  7    3473  M MOORE       P WEBB         BASS             6   7  10   5  18 
  8    1117  K JAMIESON    M SMITH        BASS             5   8   8   6  19 
  9    3418  J WALTER      R WALTER       LEIGH & LOWTON   9  10   7   8  24 
 10    2504  K THOMAS      A SMITH        BASS            10   9   9   9  27 

                                         Points for RTD = 11  11  11  10 
                                         Points for DSQ = 11  11  11  10 
                                         Points for DNS = 11 

  3 races to count

This weekend we had over boats in three fleets racing on the lake. A brisk, cold north easterly greeted the fleets on Saturday, but the breeze eased before the start, and although boats kept moving, the wind came and went in fits and starts, with gains to be had from the gusts and accompanying shifts.

The 505 class northern area championship, has Jim Blyth from Largo on the same points but just ahead of John Webster from Carsington as the sailors rest with a curry and lager night!

The fast handicap fleet with 19 boats had Richard Smith from Glossop as overnight leader, and the slow handicap fleet, comprising a combination of mirror variations, was being led by Edward Grey from Royal Windermere.

As for tittle tattle, Roy and Kayla had a day of firsts (possibly best to get them out of the way in one go!). Having moved up to the RS400 fleet, not only were they sailing the boat for the first time, but it was their first open in it, and their first (but not only) capsize. Kayla had to do some helming for the first time as Roy tried to catch up with her when she and the boat sailed away after the capsize. Quite a day, but it didn’t stop them going out for more in the second race.

Despite a southerly wind, Sunday was just as cold. The winds had the sailors hanging out up the beats, but off wind planing conditions were sometimes marginal. This was certainly a frustration in the final race which took two fleets on a 35 minute beat to the southern end of the lake, but the wind seemed to lose its punch for the return trip so, again, the off wind legs were not as spectacular as many had hoped for.

All in all, the weekend had some excellent close racing, and all sailors will no doubt sleep well after so much exercise.

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505 Northern Area Championship

Fast Handicap Open

Slow Handicap Open

The flying fifteen team racing had a fleet of 20 boats competing for the Viking Trophy. If only last year’s winner, that forgetful president, had remembered to return the trophy! Saturday had much close racing, (even if Steve Goacher and Phil Evans did stand in as lead boat for the weekend yet again!), and the eagerness to start resulted in a few general recalls, but no black flags. Hugh Godfrey, the stand-in official starter tried to get into the Grotty Potty stakes by being distracted at a crucial moment (no it’s not what you think – the OD wouldn’t allow it!) and forgot to blow his horn.

Sunday’s conditions were much more blustery, and with the wind from the south-west, gusts wrapping around Sale Fell made tacking in mark 9 ‘interesting’. The conditions did result in several boats being flattened, and one even managed to get a mast stuck in the mud (that shouldn’t happen with such a big lump of iron under the boat). Keith Thomas and Andrea Preston’s antics resulted in their boat being renamed the green submarine.

The final results show there was a good mix of performance over the weekend, and it was Derwentitis that are this year’s victors.

Last year’s winner of the Grotty Potty had the pleasure of nominating and awarding the potty to this year’s contenders. Apart from Ian Preston who had forgotten the trophy, Steve nominated Alan Robinson’s crew, Carl Whitehill, for falling out of the boat in the final race and causing his team to drop from 2nd to 3rd overall (in favour of Steve’s team). But it was to be the crew that had to retie a spinnaker, but managed to do so after wrapping the sheet several times around the shroud – who could it have been other than Steve’s crew Phil Evans. We understand he won’t be doing that again.

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

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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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