Saturday started out blustery, and seemed to get worse as the afternoon went on. John Crosby and John Halliday, both in RS400s, capsized before reaching the start area. Shortly after the start, the wind picked up, the rain and hail came down, and the sailors all started to wonder why we love the sport so much! However, that squall passed through (and the sun came out), but it did not stop Scumper and T coming a cropper at the first gybe mark. Steve and Ruth were soon to follow – something that was to be a bit of a bad habit by the end of the day – five capsizes – that should teach Steve not to tease Kayla about the likelihood of going swimming. William decided that it was not a good day to get a extension stuck in his shorts (tiller extension that was!!), however, he did somehow manage to get it out without a forced tack that could have left him sitting on the wrong side of the boat. The results in the first race were very close, with Scumper beating Mike Moore by just a second on handicap.
Sunday wasn’t a lot different – loads of squalls, capsizes (yes Toggle is starting to perfect his crawl), sunshine, and hailstones! The boats that held the gusts were in for some screaming reaches – just as well there’s no speed limit on Bass. Border TV reappeared to film some more shots for return of the Summer wine – this week’s stars being Foggy Dewhirst, and an interjection by one of Grumpy old men (or was that Shunty on a bad day?). The OD having wound up various helms up in the first race by starting without many of them, decided to have an endurance test in the afternoon and kept them going until there were only four boats left. Apart from those that aren’t aching too much with the odd bruise, or strained muscle, everyone should sleep well tonight.
Next weekend is the open meeting for fast and slow handicap boats as well as lasers and mirrors. Hopefully the weather will be kind – first race 1300hrs.
Weekend results (some long series are just to date)
MAX JOULE MEMORIAL TROPHY
PN Boat Helm Class 1 2 3 4 Pts
1 1049 M SOMERVILLE RS400 4 2 1 1 4
2 1210 S HUNT RS400 3 1 3 RTD 7
3 937 W CARRUTHERS RS400 2 3 5 2 7
4 3473 M MOORE FF DNS DNS 2 3 16
5 2324 R BLACKBURN LARK OD DNS 4 DNS 18
6 6905 N GARRISON D 18 DNS DNS 7 4 22
7 13655 N LEWIS GP RTD DNS 6 DNS 24
8 1072 R DAWSON RS400 DNS DNS OD DNS 25
9 13874 J TELFORD GP RTD DNS DNS DNS 29
9 9558 P HODGKINS RS400 RTD DNS DNS DNS 29
Points for RTD = 7 4 8 6
Points for DSQ = 7 4 8 6
Points for DNS = 11
3 races to count
MUSTARD POT
PN Boat Helm Class 1 2 3 4 5 Pts
1 13839 H GODFREY GP DNS 2 2 2 DNS 6
2 13655 N LEWIS GP OD 3 DNS 3 DNS 9
3 13327 M FAIRLAMB GP 2 DNS DNS RTD 1 10
4 1072 R DAWSON RS400 DNS 1 1 DNS DNS 12
5 13733 A HODGKINS GP DNS DNS DNS 4 2 16
6 13791 P SMITH GP DNS DNS DNS 1 DNS 21
7 13176 D LAWSON GP 1 DNS DNS DNS DNS 21
8 13867 D NICHOLSON GP DNS OD DNS DNS DNS 23
9 13259 J ROBERTS GP DNS DNS DNS 5 DNS 25
Points for RTD = 3 4 3 7 3
Points for DSQ = 3 4 3 7 3
Points for DNS = 10
3 races to count
DODD TROPHY
PN Boat Helm Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts
1 1148 N CURRIE RS400 5 3 DNS DNS 1 3 7
2 1072 R DAWSON RS400 DNS DNS DNS RTD 2 1 10
3 2324 R BLACKBURN LARK 3 1 DNS DNS RTD DNS 10
4 937 W CARRUTHERS RS400 7 DNS DNS 2 3 RTD 12
5 167828 I MACPHERSON LAS 1 DNS DNS 4 DNS DNS 21
6 130338 RiCRITCHLEY LAS 2 DNS DNS 3 DNS DNS 21
7 6905 N GARRISON D 18 DNS DNS DNS DNS 4 4 24
8 1140 J CHRISTIE VORTEX 8 2 DNS DNS DNS DNS 26
9 1210 S HUNT RS400 RTD DNS DNS 1 DNS DNS 27
10 1146 P BURNELL RS400 8 DNS DNS DNS DNS OD 27
11 13327 M FAIRLAMB GP DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 2 34
12 3473 M MOORE FF 4 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 36
13 809 B SMITH RS800 DNS DNS DNS 5 DNS DNS 37
14 501 J CROSBIE RS400 6 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 38
15 1049 M SOMERVILLE RS400 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS RTD 39
Points for RTD = 10 4 0 7 6 7
Points for DSQ = 10 4 0 7 6 7
Points for DNS = 16
3 races to count