12th July Summer Series 5

 Another windy Sunday morning with a SW wind about 13 mph but stronger gusts coming through (usually just when you did not want them !)

Richard S set a long beat down to a gybe round 3, back to 2 and a gybe up to 4, another gybe round 4 then off on a run to 8 with yes another gybe round 8 ! Up to 6 and the usual gybe round 6 and finally round 7 (only sheeting in !) before going back through the start line.
Steve P and Andy Burr (welcome back Andy) seemed to be doing a major refit to the 505 on its side on the bank and David M seemed to have acquired a new sail. Karen and Sylvia opted for Radial rigs but sailed off the full handicap (probably a wise choice – the Radials for them and the full handicap for everyone else). Mike C had chosen a nice calm morning to try an outing in Paul H’s Supernova ! Adrian went for his Vago, when any wise man would have gone for his Laser (without the Rooster sail).
There were 20 starters for the Pursuit Race and Chris A (Solo) was first back through the start line. This makes a change from William in his Topper but the stronger winds enabled some of the other boats to catch him earlier. The high wind maestro Jon (Laser) came through in 2nd with son David C (Laser) in 3rd and John W (Laser) in 4th. James P (Laser) was going well in 5th and had just caught and passed Hugh in his Byte. Further down the fleet it was good to see yet another new entry into the series with Chris M in his Laser. Karen disappeared somewhere on this lap but not sure what happened to her.
At the finish gun Jon had moved into 1st with David 2nd and Dave L (Laser) 3rd, Ian C (Supernova) 4th, James P 5th and John W 6th. There were only two double handers out this morning and Ellen & Newton (RS200) finished 7th and Mike & Sally (Leader) were 11th.
 
There were 18 starters for the following Handicap Race, it may have been 19, but not sure if Hugh retired before the start or shortly afterwards. Mike & Sally had decided one race was enough, but Sally joined the rescue boat teams. Steve & Andy decided to join the race eventually but not before making a thorough recce of the rowing strip and giving everyone else a lap start. Mike A (Laser) capsized just before the 5 minute gun but did make the start (after a fashion).
Newton & Ellen came back through the start line in 1st place with Ian C 2nd, then the Laser train led by Jon followed by Karen, David C, James P, Dave L, Sylvia, John W, Mike A and Curtis, then finally another boat – the Solo of Chris A. Then there was Chris M in yet another Laser, but a bit of variety behind him with Peter S (Byte), Mike C (Supernova), Adrian (Vago) and nearly a lap later Steve & Andy in the coxless pairs. William decide to retire before the end of the lap.
 
By the second lap Ian had just taken the lead from Newton & Ellen. The other movers on this lap were Dave L up two places to 5th, and Mike A, Chris A, Chris M, Peter S, Mike C and Adrian all up one place. John W got caught by a gust on the way down to 2 and capsized, later to retire. Mike C, Adrian and Steve & Andy received the finish gun at the end of this lap.
 
At the finish the first three boats had maintained their positions, but Dave L had moved up another place to 4th. Chris A moved up one place to 9th, Curtis moved up two places to 10th and Peter S moved up a place to 12th. Mike A rounded 6 and then capsized gybing on the way to 7.
The final positions on the water were 1st Ian; 2nd, Newton & Ellen; 3rd Jon; 4th Dave L; 5th Karen; 6th David C.
 
Thanks to Richard S and the OOD Team of Jessica W, Ian S, Dean, John W and Sally.

08 July Gillette Series 14

It was a brisk NW wind this evening about 14 – 15 mph, but quite gusty. Steve S set the first beat up to 5, back down to 9, up to 4 and on to 3, a gybe round 3 down to 2 and then a great reach right to 6 with the usual 6, 7 and back through the start.
There were only 12 starters tonight, perhaps some had been deterred by the gusty conditions.
The first lap was a bit of a learning curve as the helms tried to adjust to the conditions. Curtis (Laser) came to grief gybing round 3 and Mike T (Laser) impaled his mast in the mud. Ian C (Supernova) was in the lead coming back towards the clubhouse, but he misjudged the gybe round 6 and capsized letting both Karen and David C (Lasers) through. Ian recovered in time to stay ahead of Newton (Solo) who came through in 4th place. Mike A (Radial) was next in 5th place closely pursued by Peter S (Byte) and Curtis who had managed to get going again. Sally & Stuart were next in a reefed Leader ahead of Paul H in another Supernova who was followed by Dean & Nick (Vago) who were just in front of Laser 148201 (sorry no name entered on the signing-in sheet). Mike T was still trying to extricate his mast !
 
At the end of the second lap David had taken the lead from Karen with Ian 3rd and Newton still 4th. The only other mover in the fleet was Laser 148201 who had moved up two places to 8th and Mike T was still battling with the mud.
 
On the third lap Mike A capsized on the reach from 2 to 6, but managed to get going before Peter could overtake him and Dean & Nick decided to retire. Mike T had now managed to free his mast and was sailing again but decided to retire. David was still in 1st place at the end of the lap but Ian had nipped past Karen into 2nd, but there were no other changes in position. Sally & Stuart and Paul H received the finish gun at the end of this lap.
 
The fourth and last lap saw Ian cross the line in 1st with David 2nd, Karen 3rd, Newton 4th, Mike A 5th and Peter S 6th. On handicap David should take the victory with Newton moving up to 2nd and Karen 3rd.
 
Thanks to Steve S and the OOD Team, Mike C, John M, Ian M, Julian, Hugh and Ellen.
 

BBQ Series Race 4 America’s Cup

 
 
 
 
This Sunday just gone (5th July) saw the 4th race in the BBQ series – the aptly named America’s Cup.  The 6 boats took part, slightly reduced from previous events;  maybe it was the threat of  2 US$ million entry fees or possibly the weather. The wind was force 3 gusting 4 at times which was to cause problems for some later.  As part of his briefing the OOD gave a brief history of the Cup, and explained that one unique element of the racing (apart from the highly expensive yachts) was that the starts were running / broad reach starts rather than beating starts.  In addition to make the event more of a spectator event, in keeping with the original, the starting /finishing post by the club house was used.  The course was then a reach from 8 to 6, a run to 7, a beat to 5, and then a run back to 8.
 
The field included in the Handicap class Rachel in her Otter, Hadey + Friend in a Pico.  The Topper class consisted of William and Joe, who were both battling it out at the top of the table, and Rhys. The Oppie class consisted of one new entrant Kate.
 
The fleet found the starting sequence a bit odd at first, but when the gun went off, they all zoomed off to 6. Hadey getting there first in her Pico, Joe second and Rachel rounding in third, with the rest of the fleet behind her.   Hadey, Joe and Rachel, were all neck and neck as they rounded 7. However, the beat up to 5 started to cause problems as the wind increased.  William caught up with Joe, but then suffered a gear failure losing a pin from his kicker and had to retire.   Rhys manfully battled against the wind, capsizing numerous times as the others completed the first lap and started their second.  Eventually, after the boom whacked him on the head while he was trying to untangle his mainsheet from his tiller, he decided that enough was enough and retired.  Rachel was also having fun in her Otter, and after a brisk and fairly rocky run down from 5 to 8 on the second lap, also decided enough was enough and called it a day. This left Hadey to finish 1st in the Pico,. Joe was the 1st and only Topper to finish. Meanwhile, little Kate was having fun in her Oppie sailing a shortened version of the course and also finished 1st as the one and only Oppie.  Full results below.  In the overall results Joe now leads the Topper class with William in 2nd, Edward in 3rd.  Rachel heads the handicap class. The Oppie class has increased to 3, with Jemima still leading.
 
The next and final race in the series is on Sunday 19th July, the theme being the Sydney Hobart Race. There may be prizes for the overall winners !
 

America’s Cup
Youth
Boat Helm Sail No. Position Pts
Topper Joe 31573 1 1
Topper Rhys na DNF 2
Topper William 44904 DNF 2
Optimist



Boat Helm Sail No. Position Pts
Optimist Kate na 1 1
Handicap



Boat Helm Sail No. Position Pts
Pico Hadey + Friend na 1 1
Otter Rachel 664 DNF 2

 

BBQ Series
Youth


Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Total Total



6th June 21st June 28th June 5th July

Boat Helm Sail No. Around the Island Fastnet Around The World America’s Cup Total Position
Topper Joe 31573 1 3 2 1 7 1
Topper William 44904 4 1 1 2 DNF 8 2
Topper Edward 17712 2 5 4 11 DNC 22 3
Topper Sam 20439 3 6 DNF 3 11 DNC 23 4
Topper Rhys na 6 6 DNF 11 DNC 2 DNF 25 5
Topper Ben 27796 11 DNC 2 11 DNC 11 DNC 35 6
Topper Tom na 11 DNC 4 11 DNC 11 DNC 37 7
Topper Alex 29871 5 11 DNC 11 DNC 11 DNC 38 8
Pico ? 3 11 DNC 6 DNF 11 DNC 11 DNC 39 9
Topper Luke na 7 11 DNC 11 DNC 11 DNC 40 10
Oppie


Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Total Total



6th June 28th June 28th June 5th July

Boat Helm Sail No. Around the Island Fastnet Around The World America’s Cup Total Position
Optimist Jemima na 1 2 1 3 DNC 7 1
Optimist Bea na 3 DNC 1 2 3 DNC 9 2
Optimist Kate na 3 DNC 3 DNC 3 DNC 1 10 3
Handicap


Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Total Total



6th June 21st June 28th June 5th July

Boat Helm Sail No. Around the Island Fastnet Around The World America’s Cup Total Position
Otter Rachel 664 12 DNC 3 RTD 2 2 DNF 19 1
Europe Monica 374 1 1 12 DNC 12 DNC 26 2
Topper Tony 24326 2 2 12 DNC 12 DNC 28 3
Laser 4.7 Hadey 1 12 DNC 12 DNC 1 12 DNC 37 4=
Pico Hadey + Friend na 12 DNC 12 DNC 12 DNC 1 37 4=
Europe Amy 319 12 DNC 3 RTD 12 DNC 12 DNC 39 6=
Laser David 22 12 DNC 3 RTD 12 DNC 12 DNC 39 6=
Enterprise Hugget K1067 12 DNC 12 DNC 3 12 DNC 39 6=
Laser James 148201 3 12 DNC 12 DNC 12 DNC 39 6=
Comet Tracy 878 12 DNC 3 RTD 12 DNC 12 DNC 39 6=
Laser ? 140946 4 DNF 12 DNC 12 DNC 12 DNC 40 11

 
 
James Primrose
 

July Cup Race 5th July 2015

 With an 8mph SW wind, Chris A set the most popular course of the moment – 4, 2, 5, 8, 6, 7 and back through the start.

There were 19 starters including a returning Colin H in the Zebra boat, actually a Hartley H2 but with fantastic black and white striped sails.
First time back through the start line and Karen (Laser) was in the lead with Newton & Ellen (RS200) 2nd, David C (Laser) 3rd and Jon (Laser) 4th. Adrian came through next in his Rooster closely followed by the Lasers of Curtis and Mark B. Roland & Ryan seemed to be more in control of their National 12 as they came through in 8th place. Sally & Stuart (Leader) were battling again with Mike A and Hugh (Byte) joined in the fun.
Unfortunately Colin H following David M (Laser) was misled by David’s feint towards 6 (before returning to round 8). Colin carried on to round 6 missing 8 out. It is not clear whether Colin continued to do this on every lap but he did continue to the finish before being disqualified !
At the end of the second lap Newton & Ellen had nipped in front of Karen, but the next three boats were in the same order. Roland & Ryan had moved up a place by passing Mark. Sally & Stuart had got ahead of Mike, but Hugh had to retire with a broken mainsheet pulley which moved the boats behind him up a place.
The third lap saw Karen back in the lead with Adrian and Curtis gaining a place to 4th and 5th respectively and Roland & Ryan gained another place to 6thand Dave L gained a place to 8th. James P (Laser) had caught Mike who was desperately trying to keep him at bay. JW and Paul W in the Club Lasers were having a good battle with Hadey in her 4.7 and William (Topper) was trying to stay ahead of David M.
After four laps the first 10 boats were holding station with the exception of Roland & Ryan who had passed Curtis (just).Further back James P and Hadey had both gained a place and William was given the finish gun.
The last lap saw no changes in position other than Curtis getting back in front of Roland & Ryan.
The final positions were – 1st Karen; 2nd Newton & Ellen; 3rd David C; 4th Adrian; 5th Curtis; 6th Roland & Ryan
 
Thanks to Chris A and the OOD team of Wendy P, Helen J, Oswin R, Dean F and Richard H.

July Cup

A word of caution to the SOOD (Chris is that you ?) 
The start time for the July Cup is given as 11.00 on the Club Calendar and as 11.00 on the OOD Dutyman.
I suspect that a lot of people will be turning up expecting a 11.00 start rather than a 10.30 start !

1st July Gillette Series 13 2015

It was a very similar evening to last Wednesday, although a little warmer with the afternoon temperature reaching about 37° C ! , The wind was a 10 mph SW and Dave L set a beat to 4, then basically zig-zagged back up the lake via 2, 5, 8, 6 and 7 and back through the start.
There were 18 starters, although this may have been 20 as Hugh (Leader) and Tod (Pico) signed on, but then dropped off the radar as they were not listed on the race sheet at all.
Before the start Rick was rigging his new Laser with some tips from Jon, but he decided to tour round and watch rather than race.
The familiar figure first back through the start line was Ian C (Supernova) chased as often by Karen and Jon in Lasers.  Jon was sporting what looked like a brand new sail and he had not even had time to put his numbers up. Mark B (Laser) was next through in 4th place with Newton (Solo) 5th, Curtis (Laser) 6th and Jeremy T (Aero) 7th (this was Jeremy’s first race in his new Aero).  Ellen in the only Radial out tonight came past in 8th closely pursued by Chris A (Solo) and Sally & Stuart (Leader). Not far behind them was Paul H (Supernova) who was a little way ahead of Amy (Europe), Mike T (Laser) and the second Leader of Rob, Craig & Colum (in any order you like as it was not clear who was helming and who was crewing, they looked very relaxed any way). Finally bringing up the rear were Mike A (Lightning), Mike C (Solo), Tracey (Comet) and Chris S (Laser).
Ian was still leading at the end of the second lap and every subsequent lap until the finish, so we can forget about him until the end. Mark had moved up to 2nd, a position which he held until the end, so we can forget about him as well. Jon was now 3rd with Curtis 4th, Karen 5th and Newton 6th. Jeremy had decided to retire which moved everyone up a place, so Ellen was now 7th and Chris A 8th, but most boats basically maintained position. The highest movers were Mike A up five places to 9th and Mike C up four places to 12th. Chris S also retired and the race sheet recorded somewhat cryptically against his name “wrong side”
Not sure what this refers to, Chris definitely does not look like an alien (well not much) so he presumably went round a mark or several marks on the wrong side or perhaps he just got on the wrong side of the OOD team.
Lap 3 and Jon had relinquished his 3rd spot by retiring or perhaps he retired because he had lost 3rd place, but probably because he did not want to overstretch his smart new sail.  This moved Karen up to 3rd in front of Curtis. Ellen and Chris A were still very close together and Sally & Stuart were having a real battle with Mike A, Mike C and Paul H in mid fleet (well the back of mid fleet !) Amy also retired from the fray.
On Lap 4 Curtis retired – it must be the effects of the heat, they’re dropping like flies !
This moved Newton up to 4th and everyone behind him up one place. The only real change in position was Mike C getting past Mike A.  It also appeared that the “three men in a boat” had got too relaxed and there were several entries of “wrong side” against their names and finally a “DSQ” ! Not sure what they had been getting the wrong side of, but eventually they did get the wrong side of the OOD !  It so happened that as Sally & Stuart and Mike C crossed the line at the end of this lap Ian was coming in to finish his fifth and final lap and received the customary “double toot” Sally and Mike C assumed incorrectly that they were being finished and started to veer off course and they only realised their error when Mike A who crossed the line just behind them did not receive a finish gun.
Ironically Tracey who was a little further back was finished at the end of the fourth lap.
At the end of the fifth lap the leading four boats were still the same but Chris A had nipped past Ellen to finish 5th. Mike A by courtesy of Sally & Stuart and Mike C crossed the line in 7th, although Sally did catch and pass him only to let him through on the very last mark before the finish.
The final positions on the water were 1st Ian; 2nd Mark; 3rd Karen; 4th Newton; 5th Chris A; 6th Ellen.
On handicap it is likely that Newton will squeeze into 2nd ahead of Mark and Karen.
 
Thanks to Dave L and the OOD Team (sorry – no names on the race sheet)

BBQ Series Race 3 – Round the World

 
 
 
 

 
Not often that you see this course set at the club, but last Sunday saw Race 3 of the BBQ series the Volvo Ocean  Round the World Race.  Course was fairly obvious given the theme.  Topper Youths and Handicap (of which there were 7) were given two laps to do. The oppies (numbering 2) were set an easier course,  a sausage around mark 8, or as Joe put it, to the Panama Canal and back. Wind conditions weren’t the easiest with a good strong breeze blowing.
 
Following tips on how to round the horn, the racers set off, led by Hadey in her Laser 4.7, followed by William, Joe, Edward, Sam in their Toppers, Rachel + crew in their Otter and David and Tom in their Enterprise and their first race! The Oppie fleet consisted of Jemima and Bea.  The wind conditions started causing problems from the start with both Edward and Sam finding it hard going battling against the Trade winds coming down the lake. But after a couple of capsizes they got their eye in and started making progress.  Hadley was the first to Cape Horn followed by William and Joe having a fine battle between the Toppers.  Hadey was first back at the start after 13 mins with William and Joe crossing the line for their second lap  6 mins later with Joe only 20 seconds behind William.  Rachel in her Otter was back after 20 mins.  After some gap came Sam and Edward, who after their capsizes were having a scrap between themselves.  The kind hearted OOD finished them on their first lap with Sam pipping Edward to the post by a mere 5 seconds!   Meanwhile the oppies were having their own battle and like the Toppers finding it tough going making progress upwind.  Jemima managed admirably and completed her two legs to 8 and back ahead of Bea. 
 
Back to the main race, Hadey finished in 1st place after 39 mins making it all look too easy. William crossed the line in 2nd, with Joe finishing in 3rd 5 mins later.  When questioned how a 20 second gap on the 1st lap had widened to 5 mins at the finish, Joe became evasive implying problems with sea monsters, giant squid attacks and becoming becalmed in the Sargasso Sea.  Anyway good fun all around and well done to everyone for taking part. Full results are below. In terms of the full series Joe and William are neck and neck in the Topper fleet, Edward 3rd, Sam 4th.  Jemima is leading Bea in the Oppie class.
 
Thanks to Sylvia, Mike, Steve, and Suzi for providing the rescue boat cover.
 
 
Next BBQ Series is this coming Sunday 5th July  start at 14:30-ish, with the race theme aptly being the America’s Cup !  The weather is looking good, so why not come along with your hot dogs and watch some “big money” yachting. 
 
James Primrose
 
 

AROUND THE WORLD RESULTS
Handicap




Youth
Boat Helm Sail No. Position Pts Boat Helm Sail No. Position Pts
Laser 4.7 Hadey 1 1 Topper William 44904 1 1
Otter Rachel 664 2 2 Topper Joe 31573 2 2
Enterprise Huggett K1067 3 3 Topper Sam 20439 3 3
Topper Edward 17712 4 4
Optimist



Boat Helm Sail No. Position Pts
Optimist Jemima na 1 1
Optimist Bea na 2 2

 
 
 

BBQ Series
Youth


Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total Total



6th June 21st June 28th June

Boat Helm Sail No. Around the Island Fastnet Around The World Total Position
Topper Joe 31573 1 3 2 6 1=
Topper William 44904 4 1 1 6 1=
Topper Edward 17712 2 5 4 11 3
Topper Sam 20439 3 6 DNF 3 12 4
Topper Rhys na 6 6 DNF 11 DNC 23 5
Topper Ben 27796 11 DNC 2 11 DNC 24 6
Topper Tom na 11 DNC 4 11 DNC 26 7
Topper Alex 29871 5 11 DNC 11 DNC 27 8
Pico ? 3 11 DNC 6 DNF 11 DNC 28 9
Topper Luke na 7 11 DNC 11 DNC 29 10
Oppie


Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total Total



6th June 28th June 28th June

Boat Helm Sail No. Around the Island Fastnet Around The World Total Position
Optimist Jemima na 1 2 1 4 1
Optimist Bea na 3 DNC 1 2 6 2
Handicap


Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total Total



6th June 21st June 28th June

Boat Helm Sail No. Around the Island Fastnet Around The World Total Position
Europe Monica 374 1 1 11 DNC 13 1
Topper Tony 24326 2 2 11 DNC 15 2
Otter Rachel 664 11 DNC 3 RTD 2 16 3
Laser 4.7 Hadey 1 11 DNC 11 DNC 1 23 4
Comet Tracy 878 11 DNC 3 RTD 11 DNC 25 5=
Enterprise Hugget K1067 11 DNC 11 DNC 3 25 5=
Europe Amy 319 11 DNC 3 RTD 11 DNC 25 5=
Laser David 22 11 DNC 3 RTD 11 DNC 25 5=
Laser James 148201 3 11 DNC 11 DNC 25 5=
Laser ? 140946 4 DNF 11 DNC 11 DNC 26 10

 
 
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