Due to the cold weather, the scheduled street party was held indoors, red white and Royal blue was the theme. There was again a great selection of sandwiches, nibbles and cakes to keep everyone going until the barbeque this evening!

First Bank Holiday of the Week!

What a glorious start to the bank holiday – sunshine, but cool airs. The wind tended to shift through about 90 degrees with the various gusts that came through. As the first race was a fleet handicap pursuit, the wind fading shortly after the start gave a good advantage to the chasing boats and they were well bunched early on. Ian/Lezli-Ann were unfortunate not to be blanketted by Simon/Jon (who were over but returning to the pre-start side) on the start line and were identified aspremature starters, but Mike was able to block their return to the start line for a short while. Andy/Rob Smith took an early lead and held off Scumper for a good while, but it was Robbie D/Sam Wright that worked through to the front and take the honours.

The afternoon race was a round the laker. The wind was light but swinging through almost 135 degrees! In a rush to get the fleet started before the next major shift, the fleet set off in slightly better than drifting conditions. However, within three mins, just as Ian/Lezli-Ann reached the start line(!), the wind filled in and fortunately continued to power the fleet down the the lake to 10 and back up again.

Round the lake results

Various past Commodores with founder member Val Rickerby at the Diamond Jubilee celebration dinner

Second Bank Holiday of the Week!!

It may not have been quite as sunny as Monday, but the wind was better, and stronger than forecast.

The morning’s race was a personal handicap pursuit, followed by a fleet handicap race to complete the Diamond Jubilee series and weekend’s sailing.

The wind held for the morning race, but the dry weather faded and the drizzle came in. The groupings caused by the personal handicaps seemed challenging for some, especially Scumper who had to start with several F15s, but they had to persevere as there were no discards in the overall series. By the last lap the fleet was quite closely grouped, but Alastair/Claire kept their nerve, made no mistakes on the final beat, and won by a minute with Andy/Rob 2nd.

During lunch the wind eased, but there was sufficient to send the fleet down to mark 11 for the final race of the long weekend.

The weekend ended with a prizegiving, and a special thank you for Andrea, the very sociable social secretary, for her organisation over the weekend.

Race 5 and overall

Scumper for the Diamond Jubilee series	the Topper Challenge team	Jon treasuring his broken tiller prize (as he dumps it in the bin!)

Another glorious day, but the wind is blowing, we are looking into the wind and white horses from the clubhouse. There are a few Catapults getting prepared for their open meeting which is being held alongside club racing.

How many boats will be tempted on to the the water? Will it remain, as forecast, like this all weekend?

When it came to the crunch, nine club boats took to the water for the pursuit race, and nine finished. There were only three boats that managed to start on their allotted time – Jo Watkins in a Laser Radial, who lost the lead when he capsized at the gybe mark and finished 3rd. Dave Lawson in a Laser, who took the lead when Jo capsized, and Alex Leonard with Olivia Storey in a 29er who finished 2nd. Many of the rest of the fleet also capsized, but they all enjoyed the conditions enough to make sure they completed the course.

However, the wind strength had taken its toll because there were not as many takers for the second race which was part of a championship long series. Alex and Olivia got off to a flying start but capsized up the first beat, and subsequently retired. Scumper in his Vareo led the rest of the race and won on handicap from Dave Lawson, again in a Laser. Jo Watkins was 3rd and Phil Davenport kept going to finish 4th.

In the evening there was Toga evening with an Eastern bring and eat buffet, and here is some of the winning outfits

Sunday’s sailing didn’t get off the ground. A windy night, continued into the morning with average winds of about 25mph and gusts upto 50mph. There were lulls, and the OD waited until early afternoon to see if it would ease, but it was not to be and racing was abandoned just after 2.30pm.

The forecast for Monday keeps changing, and there is a possibility that sailing will actually take place!

Pizza and bingo/games for all this evening.

The 59th Annual Prize Giving dinner dance took place at North Lakes Hotel, Penrith on Saturday 27 November 2010.

After dinner, Ian Preston gave a speech proposing a toast to the club to which Commodore Dave Nicholson responded. Prizes were awarded by Pauline Nicholson.

In addition to the series and championship prizes, the Roger Pryde Memorial Trophy was awarded to Ethan Dawson for his achievement in successfully qualifying to be part of the Topper 4.2 National squad. Christina Tully’s perseverance in numerous aspects of racing was recognised with the award of the Consistency Trophy.

Apologies about the quality of various photos – looking at them, it’s hard to believe the cameraman was sober!

Flying Fifteen Series:
Handicap Series:
GP14 Series:
Mirror Series:
Toppers:
All Classes:
Flying Fifteen Club Championship:
Laser & Handicap Club Championship:
GP14 Club Championship:
Mirror Club Handicap� Championship:
Topper Club Championship:
Handicap� Championship:

	Flying Fifteen Series:
	Blencathra Trophy	Mike Moore	Michaela Sheard
	Transom Trophy	Mike Moore	Michaela Sheard
	Jak Pot	Mike Moore	Michaela Sheard
	Bryson Helms (Fleet B)	Mike Moore	Michaela Sheard
	Flying Enterprise Trophy	Mike Moore	Michaela Sheard
	Flying Free Trophy	Mike Moore	Michaela Sheard
	Dawson Trophy	Mike Moore�	Michaela Sheard
	Morgan Trophy	Mike Moore�	Michaela Sheard
	Easterly Trophy	Scott Beattie	John Somerville
	Scarness Cup	Tim Chittenden	Ian McPherson
	Handicap Series:
	August Cup	Robin Dawson	Ian Smith
	Easter Holiday Trophy	Robin Dawson	Ian Smith
	Grisedale Cup	Robin Dawson	Ian Smith
	Isel Cup	Robin Dawson	Ian Smith
	Barf Plate	Mark Somerville
	Spring Holiday Trophy (Fleet A)	Mark Somerville
	Skiddaw Trophy	Mark Somerville
	May Holiday Trophy	Phil Smith	Naomi Smith
	Foxtail Trophy (Fleet B)	William Carruthers	Elaine Hunt
	Wythop Series	Mike Cowan
	Evening Plate (Night Jar)	John Crosbie
	Dodd Trophy	Jim Christie
	Comet Trophy	Sam Hall
	Personal Handicap Pursuit (Fleet C)	John Halliday	Janis Halliday
	GP14 Series:
	Bowman Trophy	Mike Fairlamb	Eric Smith
	McMillan Cup	Mike Fairlamb	Eric Smith
	Mustard Pot	Mike Fairlamb	Eric Smith
	Harney Hetherington Trophy (Fleet A)	Mike Fairlamb	Eric Smith
	Ross Wear Helm (Fleet B)	Mike Fairlamb	Eric Smith
	Night Jar	Mike Fairlamb	Eric Smith
	Autumn Cup	Mike Fairlamb�	Eric Smith
	Aitken Cup	Dave Lawson	Lynn Lawson
	Stables Prize	Dave Lawson	Lynn Lawson
	Graham Cup	Dave Lawson	Lynn Lawson
	Personal Handicap Pursuit (Fleet C)	Val Bell	Ken Bell
	Bowes-Sinclair Trophy (2nd Stables)	Val Bell	Ken Bell
	Spring Cup (The Jak Plak)	Tim Knowles	Martin Statter
	Commodore�s Prize	Tim Knowles�	Martin Statter
	Lyne Tankard	Paul Bowmer	Vicky Bowmer
	Bass Tankard	Stephen Hunt	Ruth Critchley
	Mirror Series:
	Mirror Mug	Mik Chappell
	AB Series	Mik Chappell
	Singlehanded Trophy	Mik Chappell
	Windfall Trophy (Fleet A)	Mik Chappell
	Personal Handicap Pursuit (Fleet C)	Mik Chappell
	Red Sails Trophy	Mik Chappell
	Orsova Cup	Mik Chappell
	Kirk Helmsman Trophy (Fleet B)	Alan Waugh
	Reflect ions Trophy	Alan Waugh
	Image Tankard	Dave Lawson
	M Series (Night Jar)	Nick Orton
	Round Table Tankard	Andy Smith
	Peel Pot	John Telford
	Bates Trophy	Dave Todhunter
	Toppers:
	Long A & B	Ethan Dawson
	Fleet Challenge B & C	Ethan Dawson
	Weekend A	Lewis Tyson
	Fleet Challenge A	Lewis Tyson
	Weekend B & D	Robin Crawley
	Weekend E	Dan Marskell
	All Classes:
	Max Joule Memorial Trophy	Mike Moore	Michaela Sheard
	Calvert Trust Pennant	Mike Moore	Michaela Sheard
	October Series Personal Handicap	Mike Moore	Michaela Sheard
	October Series Fleet Handicap	Mike Moore	Michaela Sheard
	Albert Bates Retirement	Tim Chittenden	Ian Macpherson
	Celebrity Glass Trophy	Tim Chittenden	Ian Macpherson
	Senior Race	Jim Christie
	Winter Trophy Personal Handicap	Jim Christie
	Jubilee Sailing Trust	Robin Dawson	Ian Smith
	Paul Carruthers Memorial Trophy	Robin Dawson	Ian Smith
	Night Jar under 16	Jo Watkins
	Night Jar B	Jo Watkins�
	Banana Stakes	Stuart Brookes
	Asymmetric Cup	Mike Cowan
	Eric Twiname Trust/Bassenthwaite Burgee	Ruth Critchley	Stephen Hunt
	RNLI Pennant	Jon Denwood
	Tinker Trophy	Mike Fairlamb	Eric Smith
	Winter Series Fleet Handicap	Joan Hardie	Jack Hardie
	Sandra’s Salver	Elaine Hunt
	Jimmy Lancaster Memorial Trophy	Steve Hunt	Ruth Critchley
	Crew�s Race	Eric Smith
	Starter�s Prize	Phil Smith	Naomi Smith
	Junior Race	Lewis Tyson
	Ladies� Race	Emma Williams
	Roger Pryde Memorial	Ethan Dawson
	Consistency Trophy	Christina Tully
	Flying Fifteen Club Championship:
	Brackenrigg Trophy	Mike Moore	Michaela Sheard
	Lawson Trophy	Mike Moore	Michaela Sheard
	Anderson Trophy	Tim Chittenden	Ian Macpherson
	Wheel Trophy	Martyn Stephenson	Steve Hannah
	Maurice Dalton Trophy	Ian Macpherson
	Laser & Handicap Club Championship:
	Osprey Trophy	Robin Dawson	Ian Smith
	T.S.B Trophy	Mark Somerville
	Eagle Trophy	Jim Christie
	Kirk Decanter	Mike Cowan
	1972 Trophy	Sam Hall
	GP14 Club Championship:
	Elwyn Banner Mendus Cup	Mike Fairlamb	Eric Smith
	Philp Prize	Dave Lawson	Lynn Lawson
	Twiname Prize	Val Bell	Ken Bell
	Hatrick Prize	Alistair Duncan
	Beginner�s Prize	Alistair Duncan
	Mirror Club Championship:
	Mirror Trophy	Mik Chappell
	Excalibur Trophy	Alan Waugh
	Topper Club Championship:
	The Kirkpatrick Trophy	Ethan Dawson
	Handicap� Championship:
	Handicap	Jim Christie
	FF	Martyn Stephenson	Steve Hannah
	GP	Paul Bowmer	Vicky Bowmer
	Mirror	Nick Orton
	Topper	Christina Tully

High winds blew from the south all morning, the Hodgkin boys went out for a practice and worked their socks off beating up the lake, but enjoyed some of the spinnaker legs back. Racing was scheduled for 2.30, and the OD was keen to start on time, but it was as if someone had turned off the power. The wind died and it took the lead boat almost an hour to complete the first lap – the final ‘beat’ was deadly, but filled in slightly to enable the fleet to finish within half an hour of the winning boat – Phil and Rob Smith in an RS200.

Only the F15s stayed out to sail the 2nd race of the day, and Mike Moore with Sally crewing won. Meanwhile Zefer, with nothing much to do opted to jump a fence, got it wrong, and ended up in casualty…

There was a Mediterranean themed bring and eat Disney fancy dress on Saturday night, and here are some of the costumes that appeared!

A protest was heard regarding last Sunday’s Asymmetric Cup, which resulted in the race being declared null and void.