Bank holidays are generally perceived to be family fun days at the seaside or in a popular tourist location in the warm sunshine and that was exactly what it was like at Bassenthwaite over August bank holiday. Lots of families sat and picnicked, some just content to watch but many joined in the races in the pleasant warm breezes.… Read full article “Bank Holiday Racing”
Enterprise NW Areas/Laser & Mirror Open Meeting
Bassenthwaite provided a mix of weather and testing winds for OD Andrew Greenhalgh and sailors alike. However, the weekend ended in sunshine and steady winds.
Hon Secretary Jose Hodgkins, aka Bridget Jones, stood in to present the prizes on behalf of Commodore Miles Middleton.… Read full article “Enterprise NW Areas/Laser & Mirror Open Meeting”
GP14 Open Meeting
With a good mix of visitors and local boats, the open meeting seems to have been dominated by wins to Bassenthwaite helms (and crews). Congratulations to David and Lynne Lawson on winning through consisently good sailing.
Overall results
GP14 OPEN MEETING 2001
PN Boat Helm Crew Club 1 2 3 4 Pts
1 13176 D LAWSON L LAWSON BASS 3 1 1 RTD 5
2 13482 J TELFORD A SMITH BASS 1 9 5 1 7
3 13326 R DAWSON P SMITH BASS 2 2 7 3 7
4 8162 C AUBREY K LIVESEY BOLTON 6 4 2 7 12
5 13526 A FOULDS O DEWHURST BURWAIN 4 7 9 2 13
6 13680 N BROOK A BROOK HOLLINGWORTH 7 11 3 4 14
7 13218 M BRENNAN A KNOTT HOLLINGWORTH 5 5 4 5 14
8 13327 M FAIRLAMB M COWAN BASS 11 3 8 6 17
9 13215 G KNOX P BRAMWELL HOLLINGWORTH 9 16 6 8 23
10 13322 R TAYLOR S TAYLOR RWYC DNS 12 10 9 31
11 13190 C MASSEY E MCKEE DOVESTONE 10 10 15 11 31
12 254 M GREENHALGH D GREENHALGH BASS 12 DNS 12 10 34
13 13115 J WADDINGTON C WADDINGTON BOLTON 8 13 14 15 35
14 13075 R DIN S GREY HOLLINGWORTH 14 6 17 17 37
15 371 J RILEY N LEWIS BASS RTD 8 11 RTD 40
16 13142 A HODGKINS J HODGKINS BASS RTD 14 13 14 41
17 13616 G MASSEY C MEYER DOVESTONE 15 15 16 12 42
18 13110 S HEYWOOD R HEYWOOD HOLLINGWORTH 13 17 19 13 43
19 13338 A MONK C MONK GLOSSOP & DIST 16 19 18 16 50
20 13013 R HODGKINS W LEWIS BASS 17 18 20 19 54
21 6642 J SHARP K HANKINS BASS 18 20 21 18 56
Points for RTD = 21 21 22 22
Points for DSQ = 21 21 22 22
Points for DNS = 22
3 races to count
Sunny pursuits
23/24 June comprised series of fleet pursuit racing. The tradition for the series when the prizes were initially awarded was that helms, together with their crews, would sail in someone else’s boat for each race so that top helms would prove that they could do well even when sailing a shed!!… Read full article “Sunny pursuits”
Commodore’s Prize
On 16/17 June the GPs were sailing for the Commodore’s Prize while the Flying 15s were sailing for the Mellor Mug.
A fresh north easterly breeze on Saturday before racing started frightened off some F15 sailors and left William Carruthers/Tim Chittenden to battle it out with Mike Moore/Ian Smith.… Read full article “Commodore’s Prize”
Flying 15 Northerns
Bassenthwaite Sailing Club hosted an excellent weekend sailing for the Flying Fifteen Northern Championships on the 9th/10th June. Weather conditions varied from light winds in hot sunshine to strong winds with sudden squalls and even heavy rain for a short period.… Read full article “Flying 15 Northerns”
Weekend Racing
On Saturday there were two races contributing to the Max Joule Memorial Trophy. All classes started together, the results being calculated on boat handicap.
In the first race, the wind was light and shifting round to the north. The windward mark, buoy zero, often has shifts, but Saturday’s were exceptional. … Read full article “Weekend Racing”
Old Man’s Prize
The Jimmy Lancaster Memorial Trophy was the final race of the weekend. It was sailed as a pennant race and the course took all sailors around the lake.
Although there was a south westerly wind in the Northern bay, the wind curved around the corner at Scarness to allow the boats to enjoy a broad reach with spinnakers for the next part of the leg.… Read full article “Old Man’s Prize”
Bank Holiday Racing
While the cats are away…
With the GP14 Inlands being held at Derwent Reservoir there was a chance for the rest of the fleet to enjoy the sweet smell of success. Ginge and Bridget (aka Jose) Hodgkins took the opportunity by the throat and ran away with Saturday’s first race from Hugh Godfrey and Tim Knowles.… Read full article “Bank Holiday Racing”
Results Update
You wouldn’t have thought it was the middle of May, and after a lovely spell of fine sunny weather when, on a foul Thursday evening, seven GP14 dinghies raced in rain, gloom, dark clouds and a variable wind. However, nobody capsized and all went well in the sailing department.… Read full article “Results Update”