Who cares if the South of the Country was at risk from a bit of rain? Rain what’s that? Yes sailors all enjoyed another weekend of blue skies and a bit of gloriously warm wind thown in. Ok, so the wind may have been suffering from a bit of sun stoke because it certainly struggled to make its mind up which way it should blow from!… Read full article “More Blue Skies”
Back in business
The sailing season started with a vengeance for the May Bank Holiday weekend. Clear blue skies, brisk winds (interspersed with the odd hole) and an excellent turnout.
Sunday’s Starter’s Prize racing comprised a two race series for all classes, sailed on a fleet handicap basis.… Read full article “Back in business”
Asymmetric Open meeting
Ok so the forecast wasn’t very good and you preferred to stay at home and keep warm. But those that turned up braved the elements in shifty conditions and blew away all cobwebs!
The changeable winds lead to very close racing for the first lap of a windward leeward course.… Read full article “Asymmetric Open meeting”
Flying 15 Team Racing (Sponsored by Harper and Hebson VW and Audi Carlisle)
One of the more unusual, but one of the best enjoyed, events of the northern sailing calendar is the annual Flying Fifteen team racing weekend generously sponsored by Harper and Hebson of Carlisle.
Teams of three boats combine all their scores in four races to find the winning team so allowing for a bit of tactics as well as serious sailing in this fun event.… Read full article “Flying 15 Team Racing (Sponsored by Harper and Hebson VW and Audi Carlisle)”
Club Championships
(Full prizelist)
For the last championship series of the season, the flying fifteen and laser fleet champions had already been decided, but the following places up were for grabs
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th in the Flying 15s
2nd and 3rd in the Lasers
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th in the GP14s
The unsettled forecast proved correct and Saturday produced some steady southerly winds, dampened by a few showers.… Read full article “Club Championships”
GP14 North-West Area Championships
Light winds on Saturday lead to the postponement of a race and meant an early start on Sunday for three closely fought races held in a good breeze which helped blow away cobwebs after the effects of the night before!
PN Boat Helm FleetClub 1 2 3 4 Pts
1 13671 N THOMPSON G CHASE 1 4 7 1 6
2 13686 C JEFFS G TRIMPLEY 4 1 2 3 6
3 13676 J JONES G SSSC 5 2 1 4 7
4 12876 I PLATT G BOLTON 3 5 3 2 8
5 13681 M SENIOR G BOLTON 26 3 8 5 16
6 13609 N EAVES G BARTLEY 10 7 15 7 24
7 13176 D LAWSON G BASS 2 11 12 13 25
8 13218 M BRENNAN G HLSC 7 9 20 11 27
9 12655 S GRAHAM G BURWAIN 6 19 18 8 32
10 13650 A ROSE S RWYC 14 6 13 15 33
11 13482 J TELFORD G BASS RTD 21 4 14 39
12 13687 J SINCLAIR G WEST LANCS 16 14 28 9 39
13 13680 N BROOK G HOLLINGWORTH 19 13 9 26 41
14 13225 J DIXON S WEST KIRBY 13 10 19 18 41
15 13463 A GILKINSON G CASTLE SEMPLE 11 22 11 24 44
16 13678 B KENYON G BUDWORTH 21 25 5 22 48
17 13484 T TAYLOR G SOUTH STAFFS 29 15 24 10 49
18 13371 J RILEY S BASS 17 18 14 29 49
19 13374 P GARDNER G COMBS 18 DSQ 6 27 51
20 13406 G DEIGHAN G BOLTON 20 DSQ 25 6 51
21 13693 P OWEN S SOUTH STAFFS 8 23 34 21 52
22 8162 C AUBREY G BOLTON 27 17 17 19 53
23 13254 A GREENHALGH S BASS 12 16 27 28 55
24 13561 C KNOTT S HOLLINGWORTH 31 28 16 12 56
25 13327 M FAIRLAMB S BASS 24 12 33 20 56
26 13603 A DAVEY S BURWAIN 15 26 32 16 57
27 13515 T HARPER G WEST LANCS 34 27 10 25 62
28 13164 L OWEN S WINSFORD FLASH 36 24 23 17 64
29 13215 G KNOX S HOLLINGWORTH 25 34 21 23 69
30 13683 D MIDDLETON B BLACKPOOL & FL 38 20 22 31 73
31 13444 J SHARMAN S BURWAIN 22 29 29 30 80
32 13322 S TAYLOR S RWYC 9 38 39 40 86
33 13630 B MOSEDALE B WEST KIRBY 30 30 30 32 90
34 13115 J WADDINGTON B BOLTON 32 35 31 33 96
35 13453 P DUTTON B WEST KIRBY 42 31 35 36 102
36 13701 N HARRISON B HORBURY 28 42 42 35 105
37 13113 J CRUICKSHAN B BASS 33 40 37 38 108
38 6425 R MARSDEN B B&FYC 46 DSQ 26 37 109
39 13633 N PLATT G BOLTON / WEST DSQ 8 DNS DNS 110
40 12682 E SMITH B BASS 41 33 36 43 110
41 13142 A HODGKINS B BASS 37 39 40 34 110
42 13338 A MONK B GLOSSOP 48 32 38 42 112
43 13340 M MITCHELL B WINSFORD FLASH 39 37 43 39 115
44 13075 R DIN B HOLLINGWORTH 35 41 41 41 117
45 13467 T KNOWLES S BASS 23 DNS DNS DNS 125
46 11772 D HOOK B WEST LANCS 40 36 DNS DNS 127
47 13013 N LEWIS B BASS 47 43 45 44 132
48 12220 R BALDWIN B WINSFORD FLASH 43 44 47 45 132
49 6642 J SHARP B BASS 44 45 46 47 135
50 10822 R COY B BASS 45 DNS 44 46 135
Points for RTD = 51 49 48 48
Points for DSQ = 51 49 48 48
Points for DNS = 51
3 races to count
Bass Reivers?
At last weekend’s Annandale open meeting, which included the GP14 Scottish Area Championship, it was a case of Bass came, Bass sailed and Bass conquered!
This year’s GP14 Scottish Area champions are Bass members David and Lynne Lawson, with John Telford and Andy Smith coming second.… Read full article “Bass Reivers?”
Tinker Weekend
Concerns over fuel supplies reduced the numbers of entrants from 29 to 11 for the final open meeting of the Tinker Travellers circuit.
Light winds freshened over the weekend to a force 4 by Sunday afternoon. But spirits did not seem to be dampened by Sunday’s passing showers.… Read full article “Tinker Weekend”
Untypically Tropical
Yes, although Autumn arrived on Friday, those sailors not venturing to various open meetings enjoyed clear blue skies and warm, strong winds.
In the Flying 15s, William Carruthers and Alan Smith took the lead in the first race and held off Ian Campbell and Tony Fisher, even on numerous magnificent reaches and spinnaker legs.… Read full article “Untypically Tropical”
AT Cup
Although no-one seems to know the real reason behind the name for this series (suggestions to the mailbox please) it has proved to be an important turning point for the various club championships.
FLYING FIFTEEN AT CUP
PN Boat Helm 1 2 3 4 5 Pts
1 3673 S BEATTIE 1 1 1 1 1 3
2 3560 I CAMPBELL 3 2 2 5 4 7
3 3268 W CARRUTHERS DNS DNS 3 2 2 7
4 3332 W SOMERVILLE 2 4 4 6 5 10
5 3473 M MOORE 4 3 5 4 3 10
6 3293 I PRESTON DNS DNS DNS 3 6 18
7 231 M PARRY OD DNS DNS DNS DNS 21
8 2504 K THOMAS DNS DNS DNS 7 7 23
Points for RTD = 5 5 6 8 8
Points for DSQ = 5 5 6 8 8
Points for DNS = 9
3 races to count
The 5 firsts achieved by Scott Beattie and John Somerville were sufficient to secure the Flying 15 Club Championship with nine races to go!… Read full article “AT Cup”