Back to Front in More Ways Than One

Saturday’s racing started in muggy conditions with a light southerly breeze. Stand in starter Adrian (initially) opted to moor the committee boat downwind of the starboard end of the line – was there something he knew that the sailors didn’t? Well, by the end of the first lap the wind started to veer to the south west such that gennikers were deployed on the second ‘beat’, and by the end of the second lap the original beat had turned into a dead run.

The wind for the second race looked somewhat ominous, and only started to pick up just before the start tempting Scumper and Robbie D back on to the water at the three minute signal, but they had a five minute sail to the start line! All was not lost, because when the wind faded on the final lap, Scumper managed to break through to second position.

Sunday’s weather was to be equally changeable. As the boats prepared for the first race the wind freshened from the south, and eased just as quickly. Sailors went out and then played follow my leader with the committee boat, which eventually set a short first beat to mark A, as the wind had again veered to the south west. The short beat led to a lot of congestion at the first mark, but it was to be the second beat to 9 that caused the greatest problems. Renowned for being a difficult mark to beat into, it certainly lived up to its reputation with numerous exceptional shifts to contend with as the wind came down vertically from Sale Fell and scattered in all directions. Scott Beattie was glad to have Mike Moore to race against, but less pleased when crew John Somerville commented ‘ah that’s good, Mike’s through‘!

By lunchtime the sun started to succeed in finding some gaps in the clouds, and the wind was strengthened by the sea breeze. As the wind increased to planing conditions, so did some tempers – first there was Neil and Judith Currie, and then Scumper and Kirsty! It’s not certain whether there was some tension in Hugh and Rhonwen’s boat (while Rhonwen was helming) – Well you’d think Hugh would know the difference between a genny sheet and a spinnaker sheet! The increased winds led to several capsizes (some by the same boats). Sarah Nicholson certainly picked her time to try crewing in an RS400 for Robbie D, but apart from having an introduction to the art of trawling with a genniker, seemed to thoroughly enjoy the experience, and will no doubt nurse her finger blisters for days to come!

ISEL CUP

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4 Pts
 1    1210  S HUNT        RS400        1   1   1   1   3
 2    1148  N CURRIE      RS400        6   3   2   2   7
 3  167828  I MACPHERSON  LAS          7   2   4   3   9
 4     937  W CARRUTHERS  RS400        5   6   3   6  14
 5    2324  R BLACKBURN   LARK         3 DNS   5   8  16
 6    1049  M SOMERVILLE  RS400      DNS   4   6 RTD  23
 7    1072  R DAWSON      RS400        4 DNS RTD   7  23
 8     562  A SMITH       49R         10   7   9 RTD  26
 9   40894  S HALL        LASER RADI   9 DNS   7 RTD  29
10     609  A WILCOX      RS600      DNS DNS   8   5  33
11     400  T KNOWLES     RS300        2 DNS DNS RTD  35
12  161866  M LORD        LASER        8 RTD DNS DNS  38
13  130338  RiCRITCHLEY   LAS         OD DNS DNS DNS  43
14    1125  JoHALLIDAY    RS400      DNS DNS  OD DNS  43
15     338  R YARDLEY     RS300      DNS DNS DNS   4  44
16     501  J CROSBIE     RS400      DNS   5 DNS DNS  45
17   41143  D POULTON     MIR        DNS   8 DNS DNS  48
18      17  P HEMMINGWAY  TOP         11 DNS DNS DNS  51
19     809  B SMITH       RS800      DNS DNS RTD DNS  52

                     Points for RTD = 12  10  12  13
                     Points for DSQ = 12  10  12  13
                     Points for DNS = 20

 3 races to count
MELLOR MUG

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4 Pts
 1    3673  S BEATTIE     FF         DNS DNS   1   1   2
 2    3473  M MOORE       FF         DNS DNS   2   2   4

                     Points for RTD =  0   0   3   4
                     Points for DSQ =  0   0   3   4
                     Points for DNS =  3

 2 races to count
COMMODORES PRIZE

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4 Pts
 1   13839  H GODFREY     GP           1   1   1 DNS   3
 2   13259  J ROBERTS     GP           3   2   4   2   7
 3   13118  V BELL        GP          OD   3   5   3   9
 4   13327  M FAIRLAMB    GP         DNS DNS   2   1  14
 5   13867  D NICHOLSON   GP           2 RTD DNS DNS  18
 6   13655  N LEWIS       GP         DNS DNS   3 DNS  25
 7  125514  R BRYCE       LAS        DNS DNS DNS RTD  28
 7  913467  M WRIGHT      GP         DNS DNS DNS RTD  28
 8   13013  J SEDGWICK    GP         DNS DNS   6 DNS  28
10  813467  D WRIGHT      GP         DNS DNS   7 DNS  29

                     Points for RTD =  4   5   8   6
                     Points for DSQ =  4   5   8   6
                     Points for DNS = 11

 3 races to count
Championship results to date:
HANDICAP CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2005

PN  Helm           1   2   3   4   5 Pts
 1  S HUNT        19   7  14  19  20  72
 2  N CURRIE      17  16  12  16  18  67
 3  W CARRUTHERS  16  12  11  12  16  56
 4  R BLACKBURN   12  14   8  13  15  54
 5  R DAWSON      11  13 DNS  17  13  54
 6  M SOMERVILLE   9   1   7  15  14  45
 7  P BURNELL     14   6  10  14 DNS  44
 8  I MACPHERSON  15  11 DNS DNS  17  43
 9  RiCRITCHLEY   10  10   2 DNS   7  29
10  R HODGKINS    13 DNS DNS  11 DNS  24
11  T KNOWLES      3 DNS   3   7   9  22
12  J CHRISTIE   DNS   8   6   4 DNS  18
13  S HALL         6 DNS DNS DNS  11  17
14  B SMITH        4   3 DNS   8   1  16
15  JoHALLIDAY   DNS DNS DNS   9   6  15
16  A WILCOX     DNS DNS DNS   3  10  13
16  R YARDLEY      8 DNS DNS DNS   5  13
18  J CROSBIE      2   2   4 DNS   4  12
18  A SMITH      DNS DNS DNS DNS  12  12
20  C MARK       DNS DNS DNS  10 DNS  10
20  A NICHOLSON    5 DNS DNS   5 DNS  10
22  M LORD         1 DNS DNS DNS   8   9
22  M NINNIM     DNS DNS   9 DNS DNS   9
22  N GARRISON   DNS   9 DNS DNS DNS   9
25  M CHAPPEL      7 DNS DNS   1 DNS   8
26  J WALKER     DNS DNS DNS   6 DNS   6
27  P HODGKINS   DNS DNS   5 DNS DNS   5
27  M FAIRLAMB   DNS   5 DNS DNS DNS   5
29  M MOORE      DNS   4 DNS DNS DNS   4
30  D POULTON    DNS DNS DNS DNS   3   3
31  A BAINBRIDGE DNS DNS DNS   2 DNS   2
31  P HEMMINGWAY DNS DNS DNS DNS   2   2
33  E HUNTSTON   DNS DNS   1 DNS DNS   1

RACE RESULTS FOR THE FOLLOWING SERIES INCLUDED (EVEN IF INCOMPLETE)

HBP      HANDICAP FLEET BARF PLATE- up to race 5
HDO      DODD TROPHY- up to race 6
HEAST    EASTER TROPHY- up to race 4
HMH      MAY HOLIDAY- up to race 4
HIC      ISEL CUP- up to race 4

 4 series to count out of 5 series sailed

 

New Addition!

Congratulations to Mike and Elaine Fairlamb on their new arrival – a GP14 of course!

Saturday sailors benefited from bright sunshine whilst racing in a breeze that eased as the race went on. The wind continued to fade as the boats made their way ashore until the lake was mirror like, and the OD decided to abandon racing for the rest of the day.

But what a difference a day makes. Although Sunday started with no breeze, and no sun, Neil had read up on all the forecasts and was confident that the wind would come in (from the NW), so by noon racing� had started in a light breeze (from the NE!). Mark Somerville used some light weather tactics and had Ethan Dawson as crew, but we’re led to believe that although Mark was controlling a lot of the sail movements, it was Ethan that effortlessly guided the pair to the windward mark first. No it wasn’t just a fluke, because they managed to fend off Ethan’s dad Robin (and his dad Toggle!?) for another couple of laps until they felt had proved a point and retired gracefully (but cold!).

The wind did freshen over time, and it seemed like there was to be a good race around the lake for the afternoon pennant race in aid of the RNLI. After a short beat to mark 4, the fleet headed south. Neil and Judith Currie gybed out from under the shadow of Skiddaw and sailed into stronger airs along the western side of the lake. They were soon ahead of the fleet, and Bill Smith with Phil Hodgkins in an RS800 were only able to follow in Neil’s wake until they reached along the southern leg of the course between 12 and 13. The RS800 came into its own for a while and took the lead. Neil opted for the western shore again only to lose out to Robin and Toggle (and hear that fateful phrase from Judith – you’ve sailed here long enough to know not to sail under that hill!). Perhaps fortuitously for some crews, the wind eased as the fleet made their way back up the long beat long home.

It turned out to be a race for the RS400s as they took the first 4 positions overall. Christina Sedgwick was noticed as having finished a round the laker race with a smile having crewed her first race in an RS400 with William, packed the boat away, showered and changed before son Jonathan made it to the finish line in his GP!

Rich Critchley had hoped to get a mention on this website by winning a race while crewing for Mark Somerville, but it was not to be. However, he can have a mention for turning up several hours late on Saturday evening only to find his sister Ruth had only come up to sail for a day, and was already nearly home!

Weekend results:

GP14 SPRING CUP

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4   5 Pts
 1   13839  H GODFREY     GP           2   3 DNS   1   2   5
 2   13327  M FAIRLAMB    GP         DNS   2 DNS   4   1   7
 3   13733  A HODGKINS    GP           4   4 DNS DNS   3  11
 4   13176  D LAWSON      GP           1   1 DNS DNS DNS  14
 5   13655  N LEWIS       GP           6   5 DNS   3 DNS  14
 6   13259  J ROBERTS     GP         DNS DNS DNS   2 DNS  26
 7    1072  R DAWSON      RS400        3 DNS DNS DNS DNS  27
 8  913467  M WRIGHT      GP         DNS DNS DNS DNS   4  28
 9   13867  D NICHOLSON   GP           5 DNS DNS DNS DNS  29
10   13791  P SMITH       GP         DNS DNS DNS RTD DNS  30

                     Points for RTD =  7   6   0   6   5
                     Points for DSQ =  7   6   0   6   5
                     Points for DNS = 11

 3 races to count
HANDICAP FLEET BARF PLATE

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4   5 Pts
 1    1210  S HUNT        RS400        1   2 DNS   1   2   4
 2    1148  N CURRIE      RS400        3   3 DNS   3   1   7
 3     937  W CARRUTHERS  RS400        4   9 DNS RTD   5  17
 4  167828  I MACPHERSON  LAS         10   6 DNS   2 DNS  18
 5    1146  P BURNELL     RS400        8  12 DNS DNS   4  24
 6  213142  R HODGKINS    RS400        2   5 DNS DNS DNS  26
 7    2324  R BLACKBURN   LARK         6   4 DNS DNS DNS  29
 8    1072  R DAWSON      RS400      DNS DNS DNS RTD   3  30
 9  130338  RiCRITCHLEY   LAS        DNS   7 DNS RTD DNS  34
10    1049  M SOMERVILLE  RS400        7  10 DNS DNS DNS  36
11     338  R YARDLEY     RS300        9   8 DNS DNS DNS  36
12   69960  M CHAPPEL     MIR        DNS   1 DNS DNS DNS  39
13   40894  S HALL        LASER RADI DNS  13 DNS DNS RTD  41
14     103  A NICHOLSON   VARIO       11  11 DNS DNS DNS  41
15     809  B SMITH       RS800      DNS DNS DNS   4 DNS  42
16     400  T KNOWLES     RS300        5 DNS DNS DNS DNS  43
17     501  J CROSBIE     RS400      DNS DNS DNS DNS   6  44
18  161866  M LORD        LASER      DNS DNS DNS DNS RTD  47

                     Points for RTD = 12  14   0   8   9
                     Points for DSQ = 12  14   0   8   9
                     Points for DNS = 19

 3 races to count
MUSTARD POT

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4   5   6   7 Pts
 1   13839  H GODFREY     GP         DNS   2   2   2 DNS DNS   1   7
 2   13327  M FAIRLAMB    GP           2 DNS DNS RTD   1 DNS  OD  13
 3   13655  N LEWIS       GP          OD   3 DNS   3 DNS DNS DNS  20
 4    1072  R DAWSON      RS400      DNS   1   1 DNS DNS DNS DNS  24
 5   13733  A HODGKINS    GP         DNS DNS DNS   4   2 DNS DNS  28
 6   13791  P SMITH       GP         DNS DNS DNS   1 DNS DNS DNS  34
 7   13176  D LAWSON      GP           1 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS  34
 8   13013  J SEDGWICK    GP         DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS   2  35
 9   13867  D NICHOLSON   GP         DNS  OD DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS  36
10   13259  J ROBERTS     GP         DNS DNS DNS   5 DNS DNS DNS  38

                     Points for RTD =  3   4   3   7   3   0   3
                     Points for DSQ =  3   4   3   7   3   0   3
                     Points for DNS = 11

 4 races to count
DODD TROPHY

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4   5   6   7 Pts
 1    1148  N CURRIE      RS400        5   3 DNS DNS   1   3   2   9
 2    1072  R DAWSON      RS400      DNS DNS DNS RTD   2   1   1  11
 3     937  W CARRUTHERS  RS400        7 DNS DNS   2   3 RTD DNS  19
 4    2324  R BLACKBURN   LARK         3   1 DNS DNS  OD DNS DNS  27
 5    1146  P BURNELL     RS400        8 DNS DNS DNS DNS  OD   3  34
 6    1140  J CHRISTIE    VORTEX SP    8   2 DNS DNS DNS DNS   6  35
 7  130338  RiCRITCHLEY   LAS          2 DNS DNS   3 DNS DNS DNS  43
 8  167828  I MACPHERSON  LAS          1 DNS DNS   4 DNS DNS DNS  45
 9     809  B SMITH       RS800      DNS DNS DNS   5 DNS DNS   4  47
10    6905  N GARRISON    D 18       DNS DNS DNS DNS   4   4 DNS  48
11    1210  S HUNT        RS400      RTD DNS DNS   1 DNS DNS DNS  49
12    1049  M SOMERVILLE  RS400      DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS RTD RTD  55
13   13327  M FAIRLAMB    GP         DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS   2 DNS  62
14     501  J CROSBIE     RS400        6 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS  63
15    3473  M MOORE       FF           4 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS  64
16   40894  S HALL        LASER RADI DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS   7  64
17    3520  S BROOKES     FF         DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS   5  65
18     103  A NICHOLSON   VARIO      DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS   8  65

                     Points for RTD = 10   4   0   7   5   7  10
                     Points for DSQ = 10   4   0   7   5   7  10
                     Points for DNS = 19

 4 races to count
RNLI PENNANT

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1 Pts
 1    1072  R DAWSON      RS400        1   1
 2    1148  N CURRIE      RS400        2   2
 3    1146  P BURNELL     RS400        3   3
 4    1049  M SOMERVILLE  RS400        4   4
 5     400  T KNOWLES     RS300        5   5
 6     937  W CARRUTHERS  RS400        6   6
 7   13839  H GODFREY     GP           7   7
 8     809  B SMITH       RS800        8   8
 9   13013  J SEDGWICK    GP           9   9
10    3520  S BROOKES     FF          10  10
11   69960  M CHAPPEL     FF          11  11

                     Points for RTD = 12
                     Points for DSQ = 12
                     Points for DNS = 12

 1 races to count

 

Wind of Change

Mark and Andy - Safety gear is paramount!Saturday started off with so much winfd (not a spelling mistake!) that no-one was prepared to take their own boats out. However, it didn’t stop the younger generation (and Toggle) from trialling out the alternate BSC (Bathenswaite Swimming Club). With the aid of �25k worth of boats the, intrepid swimmers were rapidly taken out to the centre of the performance arena – but some couldn’t wait and demonstrated the backward somersault water entry technique, allowing their craft to carry on sailing unaided for several yards. Front crawl appeared to be the favoured style for reuniting swimmer and craft. This, of course, became the second element of the routine – clambering over the smooth upturned hulls, and then flipping them through 180�, something which seemed to be carried out with such ease. However, some of the performers did enhance their performance by use of the safety crew! Additional props included the leeward shore as a safety refuge. There were some that attempted a full monty, a routine which included derigging their boats. At the moment, the jury’s still out on this change of direction.

An early finish to the afternoon’s activities left the ‘swailors’ with plenty of time to nurse their bruises (including egos?), and warm their bodies back up before partying the night away at a do to celebrate Claire’s forthcoming 40th birthday. However, some did find enough energy to take part in the little heard of routine of pontoon bounce (if only to try and release a trapped chain) where several people (you guessed it) bounce in harmony at one end of the pontoon.

The karaoke was started by Claire and friends, but continued with solos from Rich and Jessica. No party would be the same without the Toggle influence (we’re assured that the confidence factor is multiplied with the aid of several pints of Stella!), and of course he formed part of the finale, dedicating his song ‘return to sender’ to Tashman Willie

Bass Babes back in action

Toggle with an eye on Tashman Willie

It was to be daybreak before many finally reached their beds, after an evening that had suffered various casualties (Claire’s knee, David’s stomach, numerous heads!)

On Sunday, the wind eased somewhat, and the sun shone. Some of the highlights of the sailing included Jonathan Sedgwick giving mum Christina a dunking, and having to be towed ashore; Keith Thomas having to practice (several times) the scene from Titanic (without Kate Winslet) on the foredeck of his F15 to re-rig the spinnaker; Ian Campbell trying to get to grips with wineglass spinnakers while crewing for Scott Beattie; further capsizes by Bill Smith, John Halliday, and Paul Burnell – but somehow Steve Hunt managed to stay upright!

Clear skies on a bank holiday – It must have been a dream? However, the downside was that the lake was mirror like as seen on the early morning webcam picture. The wind did start to fill in late morning, but it was not from the forecast direction. The wind improved for the afternoon race with the help of a south westerly sea breeze.

Over the course of the weekend, Scott Beattie had obviously sorted out his ‘novice’ crew to win three races and the series. However, Joe Hardon and Keith Thomas had posed a threat in the morning race, having taken Mike Moore out on the start line his next target was Scott, and although he nearly succeeded, in the end he had to settle for a second place.

The GPs series was to be determined on the final race, with any one of four helms in with a chance. John Telford and Andy Smith with two wins and a 3rd for stepping in to be OD on Sunday, won the series from Dave and Lynn Lawson. Hugh Godfrey’s valiant effort to defend his position while Monday’s birthday girl, Rhonwen Bryce, was busy with head between her knees taking down the spinnaker, included a couple of gybes (not certain whether they were deliberate or not!).

The racing did start in a northerly breeze around noon, but it was a frustrating race with the wind fading and shifting considerably. In the handicap fleet, Robin Dawson and Toggle showed a clean pair of heels from Steve Hunt and Ruth Critchley who were keen to secure the series before leaving early for a week’s holiday. Robin’s win meant that a win in the final race would take the series, but gear failure stopped Robin from getting to the starting line. The freshening wind helped William Carruthers and sister Claire get first to the windward mark, but it was not to last! Neil and Judith Currie wasted no time hoisting their kite, and took advantage of a gust to take the lead; similarly Mark Somerville and Steve Kirkpatrick carried a gust to get them into second position, then Phil and Rich Hodgkins went for a late drop of their kite to claim water at the mark. Claire had noticed a rip in the kite, perhaps that was to be an omen – time for an early finish? As the rip did not affect flying the kite, they carried on only to suffer a broken boom while beating, which led to a broken tiller and a capsize (time for another burgee?)- just goes to show that these things happen in threes! William’s final dive across the boat while righting it seemed to shock the onlookers, but he came out of it in one piece (well no-one could tell the difference!)

This week’s episode of Sailors’ Wives, took the girls to Cockermouth fair, where Linda got more than she bargained for when she offered to accompany Emily on one of the rides. A set of cowboy hats later and they were ready for anything – just as well, since on the way back Linda came to the fore as a cow girl when she helped protect a stray bullock from on-coming traffic.

The day was finished off with the launch of the new committee boat helmed, of course, by Herb with the assistance of Keith Thomas and Alan Smith, and watched by a crowd of onlookers. Some minor alterations are required before it will be put in service, but if the cuddy stays (complete with gas stove), future ODs will come off the water with a warm inner glow. In the meantime, perhaps it should be trips around the bay, or trips to see the Osprey!

Herb and Alan ready for the launchThey're off!
The crowd of onlookers (together with cow girls)

JACK POT

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4 Pts
 1    3673  S BEATTIE     FF           2   1   1   1   3
 2    3473  M MOORE       FF           1   2   4   2   5
 3   93385  J HARDON      FF           3   3   2   3   8
 4    1117  K JAMIESON    FF         DNS DNS   3   4  14
 5   69960  M CHAPPEL     MIR        DNS   4 DNS DNS  16

                     Points for RTD =  4   5   5   5
                     Points for DSQ =  4   5   5   5
                     Points for DNS =  6

 3 races to count
LYNE TANKARD

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4 Pts
 1   13874  J TELFORD     GP          OD DNS   1   1   5
 2   13176  D LAWSON      GP           2   1   3   2   5
 3   13839  H GODFREY     GP           1   3   4   3   7
 4   13327  M FAIRLAMB    GP           3   2   2   4   7
 5   13118  V BELL        GP           4   4   5   5  13
 6   13259  J ROBERTS     GP           5   5   6   6  16
 7   13013  J SEDGWICK    GP         DNS DNS   7   7  25
 8  813467  D WRIGHT      GP         DNS DNS   8 DNS  30
 9   13733  A HODGKINS    GP         DNS RTD DNS DNS  30
 9   13142  M CLAYTON     GP         DNS RTD DNS DNS  30

                     Points for RTD =  6   8   9   8
                     Points for DSQ =  6   8   9   8
                     Points for DNS = 11

 3 races to count
MAY HOLIDAY

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4 Pts
 1    1210  S HUNT        RS400        1   1   2 DNS   4
 2    1072  R DAWSON      RS400        4   2   1 DNS   7
 3    1148  N CURRIE      RS400        2   4   5   2   8
 4    1049  M SOMERVILLE  RS400        3   5   9   3  11
 5    1146  P BURNELL     RS400        6   7   8   5  18
 6    2324  R BLACKBURN   LARK       RTD  10   4   6  20
 7     937  W CARRUTHERS  RS400        5   6  11 RTD  20
 8  213142  R HODGKINS    RS400      DNS DNS   3   4  27
 9    3642  C MARK        MERLIN ROC DNS   3   7 DNS  29
10    1125  JoHALLIDAY    RS400      RTD   8  10 DNS  29
11     809  B SMITH       RS800        7   9 DNS DNS  35
12     400  T KNOWLES     RS300      RTD DNS   6 DNS  37
13  164552  J WALKER      LAS        DNS DNS DNS   1  39
14     103  A NICHOLSON   VARIO      DNS DNS  OD DNS  41
15    1140  J CHRISTIE    VORTEX SP  DNS DNS DNS   7  45
16     609  A WILCOX      RS600      DNS DNS  12 DNS  50
17      10  A BAINBRIDGE  TOPPER     DNS DNS  14 DNS  52
18   69960  M CHAPPEL     MIR        DNS DNS  13 DNS  53

                     Points for RTD = 11  11  15   9
                     Points for DSQ = 11  11  15   9
                     Points for DNS = 19

 3 races to count

Flying Fifteen Inland Championship

The Flying Fifteen Inland Championship was held at Bassenthwaite Sailing Club on 4/5 June. 32 boats came from as far afield at Loch Earn in Scotland and Bala in Wales. Saturday saw moderate westerly winds with a few testing gusts thrown in. The OD started the race on time and the fleet got away cleanly first time. Mike Hart with Tim Hall (Port Dinorwic) lead at the windward mark and left the rest a considerable distance behind by the end of the first lap, but behind him places were changing all the time with Steve Goacher with Phil Evans (Windermere) making up most places. On the last beat, Mike was still in front, but Steve was gaining all the time. Good tactics up the last beat gave the race to Steve by about a foot.

The races were sailed back to back, but a few sailors need to come ashore � including Keith Thomas from Bass who was last seen leaving the jetty on a rescue boat with a full tool box including drill, and heading back out to his boat to make running repairs!

Unfortunately the rain came in for the second race, but that did not dampen the spirits of the competitors. Another clean start saw Steve first to the windward mark and then increase his lead on every leg to notch up another victory. Alan Bax with Paul Busby (Hayling Island) didn�t have a brilliant first beat, but steadily improved up to second.

The sailors came ashore to afternoon tea and cream cakes followed in the evening by a fantastic BBQ � for which the rain held off.

Sunday had light winds forecast, but there was definitely enough wind to sail and the OD took to the water early to make sure the course kept in the wind. Unfortunately the wind was a bit shifty leading to a postponement due to a 60 degree wind shift. The wind shifted back and a start was made, but this resulted in a general recall. The start line was moved into steadier wind up the beat and the fleet got away cleanly at the next time of asking.

At the windward mark, Steve was in the lead, with Neil Platt in second, Justin Waples with Ian Stowe (Grafham) in third and Dave & Sue Giles (Ullswater) in fourth. However there was a bit of a melee as the boats were heading off on a run through the still beating rest of the fleet � even the lead boat had trouble getting through the fleet! To avoid the beating boats, the first few boats round the mark reached off on starboard, but some of the later boats gybed immediately and went off on port, giving them water at the next gybe mark � including local veteran Mike Watson who made up about 8 places on this short leg. There were frantic shouts of water at the gybe mark, but most boats seemed to get through ok. Meanwhile, Steve was extending his lead at the front. There was a short second beat, but this seemed to sort out the fleet, some gaining several places. Steve remained in the lead, but several other boats were being caught by Neil Platt. Then there was almost a disaster for Steve as he headed for the wrong mark. Fortunately he realised in time and gybed back to it, but his lead was reduced to about 30yds. On the last beat, the leading boats took the port side of the beat, with the next few opting to chance it up the starboard side. In the end, however, the positions remained the same with Steve winning, Justin second, Mike Hart third and then a very close finish with Dave McKee & Chris Hewkin (Dovestone) beating David & Peter Kitchen (Tees & Hartlepool) by a second.

In the final race, Steve had opted for an early lunch. The fleet was too keen and the general recall flag was raised � followed not long after by the black flag. The fleet split up the beat, some by a long way. Flying Fifteen president Ian Preston overshot the mark prompting the comment �He could raise his spinnaker to get to the windward mark� from one of the race committee!

Nigel Tullet with Sam Raynor (Windermere) were first to the windward mark followed very closely by Alan and local Paul Burnell with Joe Roberts and then Neil Platt and another local, Scott Beattie. In the middle of the fleet, the competition was still very tight prompting many shouts of starboard and boats ducking behind others. As the fleet went down the reach, the sun tried to come out and was glinting off the spinnakers. The boats in 5th�and 6th�went high on the reach and gained places. Nigel remained in the lead, although the next six places were changing frequently. Then, much to the astonishment of the spectators on the shore, Nigel made the same mistake Steve had done in the previous race � he headed for the wrong mark. This lost him his lead as he had overshot a leeward mark by about 100 yds. However, this did serve to compact the first seven boats again, making for some exciting sailing up the next beat.

Alan made the most of the opportunity and won the race, followed by Mike Hart and then Nigel.

 

Phil Evans receiving Inland Championship Trophy from Rhonwen BryceSilver Fleet winners Tim Wills and Ian PrestonBronze fleet winners Graham Lamond and Scott Train


Final Results

Sailed:�4 �Discards:�1

 

Rank Fleet Boat Name Sail No Helm Crew Club R1 R2 R3 R4 Nett
1 Open 3721 Steve Goacher Phil Evans RWYC 0.0 0.0 0.0 DNC 0.0
2 Open Gekko Blaster 3817 Mike Hart Tim Hall Port Dinorwic 3.0 10.0 5.7 3.0 11.7
3 Open 3786 Alan Bax Paul Busby 11.7 3.0 15.0 0.0 14.7
4 Open New Order 3770 Neil Platt Richard Rigg Bolton and West Kirby 8.0 5.7 11.7 10.0 23.7
5 Open Sweet Chariot 3805 David McKee Chris Hewkin Dovestone 5.7 13.0 8.0 11.7 25.4
6 Open Sparks 3716 Justin Waples Ian Stowe Grafham Water 14.0 17.0 3.0 14.0 31.0
7 Open Jocks Lover 3673 Scott Beattie John Somerville Bassenthwaite 17.0 15.0 13.0 8.0 36.0
8 Open Kiffs 3816 Nigel Tullet Sam Rayner RWYC 15.0 16.0 17.0 5.7 36.7
9 Open Silent Wings 3727 Andrew Palmer Graham Wadeley Grafham Water 10.0 11.7 20.0 15.0 36.7
10 Open 3612 David Giles Sue Giles Ullswater 13.0 8.0 19.0 DNF 40.0
11 Open Dingo 3595 Peter Kitchen David Kitchen Tees & Hartlepool 16.0 19.0 10.0 BFD 45.0
12 Open Sucking FFeagulls 3835 Andy Goddard Colin Dovestone 18.0 14.0 16.0 17.0 47.0
13 Silver Fighting Machine 3293 Tim Wills Ian Preston 22.0 20.0 18.0 19.0 57.0
14 Open Eleni 3737 Simon Robinson Dave Vasey DRSC DNF 28.0 14.0 16.0 58.0
15 Open 3685 Jeremy Arnold John Allen Notts County 19.0 18.0 24.0 21.0 58.0
16 Open Proactive 3831 Bobby Salmond Robert Till Loch Earn 20.0 22.0 21.0 18.0 59.0
17 Open 3521 Paul Burnell Joe Roberts Bassenthwaite 23.0 29.0 27.0 13.0 63.0
18 Open Firebolt 3806 Peter Hogg David Downes DSC 21.0 21.0 30.0 23.0 65.0
19 Silver Mr Sponge 3281 Michael Watson Duncan Firth REYC 24.0 33.0 22.0 22.0 68.0
20 Open Ffandangle 3473 Mike Moore Steve Hunt Bassenthwaite 26.0 23.0 26.0 24.0 73.0
21 Open 3539 John Eaton Maggie Eaton Bala 25.0 32.0 33.0 20.0 77.0
22 Classic Spring Sonata 2620 David Naylor Norman Christie Dovestone 33.0 30.0 23.0 28.0 81.0
23 Classic Fettercairn 617 Graham Lamond Scott Train South Windermere 27.0 34.0 28.0 26.0 81.0
24 Open Graffter 3451 Hugh Simpson David Watkins LESC 31.0 26.0 37.0 25.0 82.0
25 Silver FFrisky 3208 Mark Gardner Anne Gardner Carsington 29.0 27.0 32.0 27.0 83.0
26 Classic 1117 Keith Jamieson Maf Smith Bassenthwaite 32.0 24.0 31.0 30.0 85.0
27 Silver Flatulent Fairy 3182 Steve Cragg Pete Gough Draycote 28.0 31.0 29.0 DNC 88.0
28 Open Outsider 3732 Graham Wilkinson Mike Pearce Carsington 36.0 DNC 25.0 31.0 92.0
29 Silver 3381 Russ Clarke David Wheeler Dovestone 30.0 35.0 35.0 29.0 94.0
30 Open Unffinished Business 3813 Peter Slater Ann Morrel South Cerney DNF 25.0 36.0 DNF 100.0
31 Open Jim Jam 3484 Raymond Coates David McCombe Tees & Hartlepool 34.0 37.0 34.0 33.0 101.0
32 Classic Fake Emerald 2504 Keith Thomas Stephen Kirkpatrick Bassenthwaite 35.0 36.0 38.0 32.0 103.0

 

 

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Position Helm Crew Club
3rd�Classic Keith Jamieson Maf Smith Bass
2nd�Classic David Naylor Norman Christie Dovestone
1st�Classic Graham Lamond Scott Train South Windermere
3rd�Silver Mark Gardner Anne Gardner Carsington
2nd�Silver Mike Watson Duncan Firth REYC
1st�Silver Tim Wills Ian Preston /Bass

Celebrity Glass Trophy

After heavy overnight rain had cleared, the sun came out with the wind was from an ominous south westerly direction. Alan Nicholson was first to fall foul to one of the sudden windshifts, and capsized before racing started. Roy and Michaela did a bit of larking around on the start, forcing Ian Macpherson over the start line prematurely. (Turns out that Roy didn’t even know how long to the start!). Next casualty of the day, apart from William and Lesley who were first to the windward mark only to get their downwind tactics wrong and let three RS400s through in one leg, was Nigel� and Laura in a GP when they gybed and capsized at the second mark. The third casualty was to be robin and Toggle when the wing wangs jambed, leaving their pole drooping to starboard (not a pretty sight, and fairly ineffective on port tack!).

There were to be more casualties in the second race – Roy and Michaela suffered rigging problems before the race and had to beach their boat to get the jib back up. All was obviously not well, because before the race was over, their main was flogging at half mast!

Another casualty of the day was the F15 fleet, as another boat is due to leave the club with the sale of Ian Campbell’s boat.

Sunday racing was held in strengthening south westerly winds, with beats into the notorious mark 9 – never think you’re on the lay line, as the winds will only shift to prove you wrong. The tight reaches tested the asymmetrics – should they bear away and take the gust, or try to continue to fly the genniker during near close hauled conditions.

In the afternoon race Toggle stated that he and Robin were doing a demonstration sail, shame they were so far ahead that no-one could see how they did it. In fact, they were doing so well, that they lapped the tail enders, and of course won the race on handicap. Alan Nicholson finished the weekend the way he had started – with a capsize!

When the results for the weekend were calculated on a fleet basis, the overall series went to Sunday’s rescue boat driver – Steve Hunt (not that he hadn’t worked for in the races that he had sailed)

Meanwhile, the Scottish Areas at Loch Ken who knows what was happening other than David and Lynne Lawson had a couple of wins under their belt, while Telf and Andy Smith were having a better Sunday than they had Saturday – perhaps they found some Scottish lubrication overnight?

Ginge and Jose made a sharp exit from the Scottish areas and decided to ‘have a cup of tea’ in a field – they must have been frantically stirring the tea to get so stuck in the mud!

Final Results:

CELEBRITY GLASS TROPHY

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8 Pts
 1    1210  S HUNT        RS400        1   1 DNS DNS   1   1 DNS  OD   7
 2    1049  M SOMERVILLE  RS400      RTD   3   3   2   2   5 DNS   5  15
 3     937  W CARRUTHERS  RS400        3   4   2 RTD   5   8   4   7  17
 4    2324  R BLACKBURN   LARK         6   6   5 DNS   3 RTD RTD   3  23
 5  164552  J WALKER      LAS        DNS DNS DNS DNS   4   3   3   2  41
 6    1072  R DAWSON      RS400      DNS DNS DNS DNS RTD   2   1   1  47
 7  167828  I MACPHERSON  LAS        DNS DNS DNS DNS   7   7   2   4  49
 8  130338  RiCRITCHLEY   LAS        DNS DNS DNS DNS   6   8   7   6  56
 9   13176  D LAWSON      GP          OD DNS   1   1 DNS DNS DNS DNS  63
10    1148  N CURRIE      RS400        2   2  OD DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS  65
11    1125  JoHALLIDAY    RS400      DNS DNS DNS DNS   8  11   8  10  66
12    1140  J CHRISTIE    VORTEX       5   5   4 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS  72
13   40894  S HALL        TOP        DNS DNS DNS DNS  12  12   9 RTD  75
14    1146  P BURNELL     RS400        4   8   6 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS  76
15  125514  R BRYCE       LAS        DNS DNS DNS DNS   9  10   6 DNS  83
16    1246  R RHODES      OSPREY     DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS   5   9 101
17   13867  D NICHOLSON   GP           7   7 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 101
18   13655  N LEWIS       GP         DNS DNS DNS DNS  10   6 DNS DNS 103
19     103  A NICHOLSON   VARIO      RTD DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS RTD DNS 111
20    6905  N GARRISON    D 18       DNS DNS DNS DNS  11  13 DNS DNS 111
21      10  A BAINBRIDGE  TOPPER     DNS DNS DNS DNS  13  14 DNS DNS 114
22     400  T KNOWLES     RS300      DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS   3 DNS DNS 119
23    3673  S BEATTIE     FF         DNS DNS DNS DNS  OD DNS DNS DNS 119
24   13118  V BELL        GP         DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS   8 124
25  160516  T CHITTENDEN  LAS        DNS DNS RTD DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 124
26   69960  M CHAPPEL     FF         RTD DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 127
27     338  R YARDLEY     RS300      DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS RTD 129
28     809  B SMITH       RS800      DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS RTD DNS 129

                     Points for RTD = 11   9   8   4  14  16  13  13
                     Points for DSQ = 11   9   8   4  14  16  13  13
                     Points for DNS = 29

 5 races to count

Handicap Open Meeting

Excellent turnout of 33 boats, 29 in the fast handicap fleet and the rest in the slow handicap fleet. The first race started with strong winds for the first lap but eased and backed to the north east which led to some very tight reaches. 59er was the first to the windward mark, with Robin Dawson and Toggle Cowan second in their RS400 (will we ever hear the last of this one?) but they soon took the lead. John Riley had an excellent first beat in an RS300.

The first slow handicap race was dominated by the Emma Houlihan and Holly Scott from RWYC in their Mirror.

A wind shift just before the start of the second race meant several boats only just managed to cross the line on starboard tack. Robin Dawson was not so lucky, and he ended up attached to the inner port marker. Neil Currie and Phil Smith in an RS400 were first to the windward mark with a clear lead. Steve Hunt with Becky Dawson had taken the right route up the beat this time, with William Carruthers and Lesley Braddock not too far behind (at that stage!). Neil Currie benefited from a very fast reach to increase his lead. M Fearnley in his 59er started to pull back on Neil on the second lap, and D�Sykes in an RS400 from Ullswater pulled through to second RS400. I Baillie in his RS300 had had a good first beat and continued to maintain his position as the race went on. Scumperjack with Joe Roberts in an RS400 made ground on several boats

The slow handicap fleet had a good start with all but Mike Chappell on port tack! The Hemmingway brothers in their RS Feva cleared a 200 yard lead on the first beat, followed by Sam Hall in his Topper. The Mirror girls closed in on the RS Feva as the wind eased, and eventually took the lead. Sam Hall did pass the RS Feva only to be overtaken again some time later.

A late night, drinking the bar dry, probably due to several people trying to keep their throats lubricated for the karaoke. Word has it that Elvis (who is known to live in the Maryport area) was in the building and gave a late night rendition of who knows what! Perhaps fortunately, the wind was slow to get up for Sunday’s early start, and it was 1pm before it had settled down to the forecast westerly direction, which gradually picked up as the afternoon’s racing continued.

Steve Hunt, with regular crew Ruth Critchley, was back on form in the lighter winds and was first to the windward mark, having taken benefit of the shifts on the port side of the beat. Neil Currie and Dave Sykes were close on Steve’s transom, but the mass of boats that followed blanketed each other from the few gusts that were passing through, leaving the leaders to break away from the fleet. The close reach along the bottom of the course favoured the single handed boats. The leaders continued to have a good race, and Dave Sykes broke through to second on the next beat. However, tricky winds around the windward mark gave Robin Dawson a chance to pick the best route and move into third position. Mark Fearnley in the 59er continued to nibble away at the leading boats and succeeded in crossing the line first. Some close racing in the RS400s resulted in Dave Sykes pipping Robin Dawson on the line, and closely followed by Neil Currie – with just six seconds between them all. Andy Downie in a Phantom had an excellent final lap taking six places. It was to be Steve Hunt that would win the race on handicap.

With the final race being held back to back, no-one knew the effects of the handicaps on everyone’s position, or who they should cover. The wind was continuing to freshen, and the Mark Fearnley in his 59er was first to the windward mark, followed by Andrew Elliott in a Blaze, and a Phantom. The run to the next mark led to some tactical gybing to pick up the gusts. The lead boat managed to lose its way on the next beat(!), but it had no detrimental effect on the leading 59er. Racing continued to be very close, and it was the next reach which helped to break the pack a little, with Mark Fearnley narrowly escaping capsizing on one of the gusts. Chris Whiteley in his Phantom held a good, threatening, position throughout the race and the adjusted results gave him first position. No one could afford to ease up on the final beat, and some gusts almost caught out the Phantoms, while the 59er was close to capsizing to windward in an unexpected hole!

Overall Winner Chris WhiteleyWinners of the slow handicap fleet - Emma Houlihan and Holly Scott

Final Results

FAST HANDICAP OPEN

PN    Boat  Helm          Crew           Club             1   2   3   4 Pts
 1    1186  C WHITELEY    PHANTOM        ROTHERHAM        4   1   5   1   6
 2       2  B COKAYNE     PHANTOM        STAUNTON HAROL   3   7   3   2   8
 3     445  I BAILLIE     RS300          DALGETTIE BAY    1   5   4   4   9
 4     715  A ELLIOTT     BLAZE          ROTHERHAM        5   4  13   3  12
 5    1210  S HUNT        RS400          BASS             8   8   1   7  16
 6      17  C BARRIE      PHANTOM        REDESMERE       10  13   2   5  17
 7    1173  A DOWNIE      PHANTOM        GLOSSOP          8   6  12   6  20
 8    1148  N CURRIE      RS400          BASS            11   2   8  11  21
 9    1072  R DAWSON      RS400          BASS             2 RTD   7  13  22
10       1  S ELLIOTT     PHANTOM        ROTHERHAM       12   3   9  10  22
11    1259  D SYKES       RS400          UYC             6  10   6  12  22
12     108  M FEARNLEY    59ER           MORECAMBE        7   9  11   9  25
13     937  W CARRUTHERS  RS400          BASS            18  17  14  14  45
14     450  M HENMAN      RS300          SUNDERLAND      14  16  22  17  47
15   13655  J RILEY       GP14           BASS           DNS DNS  10   8  48
16     338  R YARDLEY     RS300          BASS            20  12  18  18  48
17    1036  G MORRIS      PHANTOM        ROYAL FINDHORN  19  18  16  15  49
18  174900  P HOULIHAN    LASER RADIAL   RWYC            15  19  20  16  50
19  143083  L FIELDING    LASER          DRSC            17  14 DNS  21  52
20    1049  M SOMERVILLE  RS400          BASS            13  11 DNS DNS  54
21     435  M AYRE        RS300          BERWICK         21  21  21  19  61
22    1069  D MORROW      PHANTOM        LOUGH FOYLE     22  20  23  20  62
23    1146  P BURNELL     RS400          BASS            23  24  17  24  64
24     362  M DAVIES      RS300          THORNTON STEWA DNS DNS  15  22  67
25     452  I DAVIES      RS300          DRSC           RTD  23  19 DNS  68
26    4273  C HORN        LASER4000      LEIGH & LOWTON  24  22  24  23  69
27     431  G MARSHALL    RS300          ST MARYS LOCH  DNS  15 DNS DNS  75
28     400  J RILEY       RS300          BASS            16 DNS DNS DNS  76
29     958  J CLAYTON     PHANTOM        BLACKPOOL & FL DNS RTD DNS DNS  87

                                        Points for RTD = 26  27  25  25
                                        Points for DSQ = 26  27  25  25
                                        Points for DNS = 30

 3 races to count
SLOW HANDICAP OPEN

PN    Boat  Helm          Crew           Club             1   2   3   4 Pts
 1   70346  E HOULIHAN    MIRROR         RWYC             1   1   1 DNS   3
 2   69960  M CHAPPELL    MIRROR SH      BASS             2   2   2   1   5
 3      11  S HALL        TOPPER         BASS             3   3   3   2   8
 4     382  G HEMMINGWAY  RS FEVA        BASS             4   4 DNS DNS  13

                                        Points for RTD =  5   5   4   3
                                        Points for DSQ =  5   5   4   3
                                        Points for DNS =  5

 3 races to count

The Things People Do

Some people will do anything to get a mention. How about the young boy’s ball that is kicked on to the lake and drifting away on the off shore breeze. Good Samaritan tries to retrieve it but can’t reach, so finds a canoe, paddles out to catch ball, and then struggles to return to shore – perhaps too much energy expanded for one day? Well done Toggle

More Wind!

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

 

Home Grown Talent

Congratulations to Pete Lawson and Dennis Swain on finishing 4th in the May bank holiday weekend’s Enterprise Inland Championship at Rutland Water

What a Weekend!

Saturday started off with plenty of sunshine, but a lack of wind. Bridget was the OD and was determined to start racing on time, and made sure everyone knew that. So she and Ginge went out, set the line and everyone was getting ready for the novelty(!) of a race that was going to start on time, but even with 10 minutes to go the postponement flag went up, and that was to be it for the afternoon – a case of all dressed up and nowhere to go (or at least no wind you take you there)

Rain set in over night, and the winds picked up. By early Sunday morning the rain had disappeared, and campers were looking forward to a good force 6 southerly. However, that all changed and by 0930, there was thunder, lightning, and torrential rain! The weather front did pass through and racing started on time (or thereabouts!) with seven GPs and� half a dozen handicap boats. Steve Hunt with heavy weather crew Andy Wilcox gave the others a bit of a chance by capsizing on the first beat, but before the second beat he had taken advantage of the gusting winds to break back through to the lead. As the race was shortened, the wind swung to the SW, and increased substantially – there was some flattening gusts that took out Joe and Sally Roberts, and Dave and Sarah Nicholson in their GPs. One of Saturday’s postponed races followed before lunch, this time William Carruthers and Lesley Braddock gybed for a gust of wind which took them out of the race (and they donated another burgee to Neptune).

The afternoon race took the competitors around the lake, and it tempted out some F15 sailors. Scott Beattie was in a competitive spirit and eager to get started – however, he was so early that he took several others over the line and had to return. With the SW wind, it was to be typically challenging. with gusts and lulls in the lee of Sale Fell.

Ian Campbell crewed for Mike Moore in a F15 and was treated to a bit of a dunking when the wind dropped suddenly and they heeled to windward – not that he minded too much about getting wet as he was fully kitted out in other people’s clothes! Did Scott have a jet ski fixed to his boat, or was it just the wash created by the rudder as he tried to bear away in one of the gusts?

Bill Smith with Phil Hodgkins in an RS800 struggled to cope with the variable conditions upwind, but made up for it on the 3 mile run back down the lake. Steve Hunt broke away from the rest of the fleet and fell in to the trap of believing he was ok. However, his lead was continually nibbled away until back at Scarness where William was side by side with him and F15s were catching up. Steve spotted a gust of wind, gybed and 30 seconds later was 400 yards ahead.

Robin Dawson and Toggle Cowan were getting to grips with their new RS400 – the question was asked how long the wind indicator would last? The answer was to be not even a day! They survived the first capsize without too much problem. But what was Toggle doing – front crawl? Not that easy in a wetsuit! The winds increased as the boats were back in the northern bay, and several boats were flattened by one squall. This led to Robin and Toggle’s next capsize, with mast in the mud they realised that an RS400 isn’t the easiest boat to right in such conditions.

What would Monday offer? – A queue of people offering to be OD or do rescue duty to secure a 3rd in the day’s two race series! This was because the gusting conditions and white horses created a lot of apathy, but there were some takers, and a few more (believing the wind was easing) set off from shore even as the race started. The overall strength of wind may have eased, but the gusts continued to pick off boats one by one. Perseverance, and no capsizes, by Mike Moore gave him first place on handicap. The lunch time break, with bright sunshine, helped convince several of the morning’s spectators that conditions were just right for a good blast around the bay. Little did they know that afternoon OD Ian Preston was to set a course with 64 beats in it! The�Hodgkin boysfound a good way to spill wind; the first reach took out Rory Yardley,�Robin and Toggle�(this time practising breaststroke),�Des and Martin Wright, and�Sam Hall�(but he continued for another couple of capsizes before retiring);�Neil Currie and Phil Smith�opted to capsize rather than surf on to the shore.

Just two days sailing resulted in a chipped tooth for Rhonwen, a fractured knuckle for William, and a broken mast for the Hodgkins – What more could anyone ask for?!

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Here's the multitude of results
GP14 SPRING CUP

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4 Pts
 1   13176  D LAWSON      GP           1   1 DNS DNS   2
 2   13839  H GODFREY     GP           2   3 DNS   1   3
 3   13327  M FAIRLAMB    GP         DNS   2 DNS   4   6
 4   13655  N LEWIS       GP           6   5 DNS   3   8
 5   13733  A HODGKINS    GP           4   4 DNS DNS   8
 6   13259  J ROBERTS     GP         DNS DNS DNS   2  12
 7    1072  R DAWSON      RS400        3 DNS DNS DNS  13
 8   13839  D NICHOLSON   GP           5 DNS DNS DNS  15
 9   13791  P SMITH       GP         DNS DNS DNS RTD  16

                     Points for RTD =  7   6   0   6
                     Points for DSQ =  7   6   0   6
                     Points for DNS = 10

 2 races to count
ALBERT BATES RETIREMENT TROPHY

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1 Pts
 1   13839  H GODFREY     GP           1   1
 2    3673  S BEATTIE     FF           2   2
 3    3473  M MOORE       FF           3   3
 4    1210  S HUNT        RS400        4   4
 5  167828  I MACPHERSON  LAS          5   5
 6    2324  R BLACKBURN   LARK         6   6
 7     937  W CARRUTHERS  RS400        7   7
 8  130338  RiCRITCHLEY   LAS          8   8
 9   13655  N LEWIS       GP           9   9
10    1072  R DAWSON      RS400       10  10
11     809  B SMITH       RS800       11  11
12   93265  M TROTTER     FF          12  12
12    1117  K JAMIESON    FF          12  12
14   13259  J ROBERTS     GP          13  13
15   13327  M FAIRLAMB    GP          14  14
16   13839  D NICHOLSON   GP         RTD  18

                     Points for RTD = 18
                     Points for DSQ = 18
                     Points for DNS = 17

 1 races to count
PAUL CARRUTHERS MEMORIAL TROPHY

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2 Pts
 1    3473  M MOORE       FF           1   3   4
 2  167828  I MACPHERSON  LAS          2   5   7
 3   13259  J ROBERTS     GP           4   6  10
 4   13839  H GODFREY     GP           3 RTD  15
 5    3673  S BEATTIE     FF         DNS   1  16
 6    1210  S HUNT        RS400      DNS   2  17
 7  213142  R HODGKINS    GP           6 RTD  18
 8    1148  N CURRIE      RS400      DNS   4  19
 9   13733  A HODGKINS    GP           5 DNS  20
10  813467  D WRIGHT      GP         RTD RTD  21
11    2324  R BLACKBURN   LARK       RTD DNS  24
12   40894  S HALL        TOP        DNS RTD  26
13    1072  R DAWSON      RS400      DNS RTD  27

                     Points for RTD =  9  12
                     Points for DSQ =  9  12
                     Points for DNS = 14

 2 races to count

Fleet Challenge

This year a different format has been adopted for this series in that we are trying out having eight short races over a weekend.

Before the start of the first race, the gusty conditions was sufficient to make Paul Burnell and Neil Currie think twice about even hoisting their sails. But were they right? On the first beat one gust that came through flattened Steve Hunt (well he did comment that if it’s windy he expects to capsize), Jim Christie and Rory Yardley, but by the end of the beat, William Carruthers was in the lead, the wind had died, and the rest of the fleet were bunching and drifting around the windward mark. You would think there was little room for error due to having such short races, but Steve Hunt, despite capsizing, spotted the wind filling in and was soon back in the lead. The rest of the afternoon’s racing continued in a bit of a stop start manner, with Hugh Godfrey emerging as the overnight leader. As he was OD for Sunday’s racing, would it be cancelled while he is ahead?!

Sunday morning was beautiful, sunny with a slight breeze, something that we haven’t been used to for a while. The breeze picked up for the second of the morning races, but over lunchtime it faded to nothing, so it was indeed time to abandon racing for the day. However, by this time Steve Hunt and Ruth Critchley had secured another couple of firsts and the series.

FLEET CHALLENGE A

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4   5   6 Pts
 1    1210  S HUNT        RS400        4   2   1   1   1   1   4
 2   13839  H GODFREY     GP           1   1   5   2  OD DNS   7
 3    1148  N CURRIE      RS400      DNS   8   2   3   6   3  14
 4    2324  R BLACKBURN   LARK         6   3 RTD DNS   3   5  17
 5    3473  M MOORE       FF           5   4   3 RTD   9   9  21
 6  167828  I MACPHERSON  LAS          2   7 RTD   4  10  10  23
 7     937  W CARRUTHERS  RS400        8   9   4 RTD   8   6  26
 8    1146  P BURNELL     RS400      DNS  10   6 DNS   4   7  27
 9    1049  M SOMERVILLE  RS400       OD DNS DNS DNS   2   2  30
10   13749  R DAWSON      RS400        3   5 DNS   5 DNS DNS  36
11   40894  S HALL        TOP         11  12   7   6 DNS DNS  36
12   13733  A HODGKINS    GP           7 DNS DNS DNS   7   4  41
13    1140  J CHRISTIE    VORTEX      10   6 RTD DNS DNS DNS  51
14    1125  JoHALLIDAY    RS400      DNS DNS DNS DNS   5  11  62
15     338  R YARDLEY     RS300        9  11 DNS DNS DNS DNS  66
16   13326  S WATSON      GP         DNS DNS DNS DNS  13   8  69
17     103  A NICHOLSON   VARIO      DNS DNS DNS DNS  11  14  71
18     400  T KNOWLES     RSFEVA     DNS DNS DNS DNS  14  12  72
19   13839  D NICHOLSON   GP         DNS DNS DNS DNS  12  13  73
20  813467  D WRIGHT      GP         DNS DNS DNS   7 DNS DNS  76
21  122174  P DILLON      LAS        DNS DNS DNS DNS  15  15  76
22  913467  M WRIGHT      GP         DNS DNS   8 DNS DNS DNS  77

                     Points for RTD = 12  13  12  10  16  16  
                     Points for DSQ = 12  13  12  10  16  16  
                     Points for DNS = 23

 4 races to count

Bridget Plays Away!

Yes Bridget was playing away and flying the Bass burgee at Annandale this weekend (but, of course, it was with Ginge). Ok so the weather frightened off many competitors, and those that did compete didn’t try more than once. But Ginge knew Bridget was in the mood and he went out for all he could get, but it was worth it as they managed to stay upright all the time, and came away with the winners trophy.

Meanwhile, Telf and Andy went to Chase for their GP open, but sticking with a healthy diet wasn’t what was needed for the force 5 – They were leading the first race until the wind picked up and overpowered their ‘slight’ bodies! Bagging two 3rds and a 4th gave them a respectable 5th overall out of 30 boats. Two firsts by Andrew Hately gave him the series. In for a penny? – Telf and Andy will be testing their skills at Satunton Harold for the Midlands this weekend.

 

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