Author: jollysailor

SOOD Richard S was presented with a WNW wind of about 10 mph and set a course of A, 9, 4, 3, B, 6, 7 and back through the start. There were 20 starters and it was good to see another Mirror joining the racing in the hands of Russell (welcome to the fleet Russell).

Pursuit Race

As is often the case, Ron/Mirror was still leading at the end of the first lap followed by Chris H/Comet, Roland/Solo and Newton/Solo. Then the first two Lasers, Chris K and Karen crossed the line having overtaken the Solo of Mike C, who was being threatened by Paul R/Aero 7.

At the 35 minute gun the final positions were 1^st Chris H; 2^nd Chris K; 3^rd Ron; 4^th Paul R; 5^th Karen; 6^th Newton

Handicap Race

Everyone stayed on for the second race and first back across the line was Paul R/Aero 7 already over a minute ahead of Newton and Roland in Solos. The Laser pair of Karen and Ralph crossed the line very close together battling for 4^th position and they were 20 seconds ahead of a battle for 6^th place between Adrian/Rooster and Chris K and James P in Lasers. Next to cross the line was Mike T in the leading Comet! (will he be abandoning the Laser fleet to join the Comets?, he has already had a dalliance with the 470). Jamie and Mark in two more Lasers crossed in 10^th and 11^th place with Chris H/Comet close behind them. 30 seconds later Mike C/Solo crossed the line just in front of Rick/Laser. Then there was a slight gap back to Dave & Ann/Leader and Nigel/Radial who crossed the line together. Another gap and Hattie/Laser and Sally/Comet came along with the two Mirrors of Ron and Russell behind them.

Lap 2

Paul crossed the line in 1^st place and promptly capsized, but it was still a minute before Karen crossed in 2^nd place! Newton and Ralph could not be split as they came through and neither c to move up to 9^th place. ould Roland and Chris K battling for 5^th spot. Mark B gained two places getting past Jamie and Mike T. Chris H also passed Jamie to move up one place as did Nigel by passing Dave & Ann, who were also passed by Hattie. Sally retired on this lap and Russell received the hooter..

Lap  

No change with the two leaders, but Ralph had consolidated 3^rd place by just drawing away from Newton. The highest mover was Mark gaining four places to cross in 6^th place. James moved up to 7^th by passing Adrian and Chris H was up to 10^th passing Jamie. Further back Mike C passed Rick and Dave & Ann recovered lost ground beating Hattie and Nigel across the line. Ron received the lanterne rouge!

The final order on the water was – 1^st Paul; 2^nd Karen; 3^rd Ralph; 4^th Newton; 5^th Chris K; 6^th Roland

On corrected time this becomes – 1^st Chris H (up from 10^th); 2^nd Karen; 3^rd Newton; 4^th Paul; 5^th Mike T (up from 13^th); 6^th Roland.     

Never write off the Comets until the numbers are crunched!!

This gives Chris H a double/double repeating his wins in the first two races of the Summer Series of last year.

There was quite a frisky wind this evening blowing 14 -18 mph from the WSW with some stronger gusts.

There were 13 starters, but two retired on the fist lap and first back across the line was James C/RS300 about one minute ahead of Ed/Aero 5, Dermott/Laser, Paul R/Aero 7 and Ralph/Laser. About one minute later Karen/Laser crossed in 6^th place with a gap back to Paul H/Supernova, Chris H/Comet and Aileen/Comet. Dave & Ann/Leader were about 30 seconds behind them and then there was a large gap before Jamie/Laser crossed the line.

Lap 2

No change in the first two, but Paul R had gained a place to move up to 3^rd and Chris H moved up one place to 7^th. Dave & Ann and Jamie also gained a place by passing Aileen.

Lap 3

James C retired from the lead, not sure if it was wind or weed! This moved Ed up to 1^st place and Dermott up to 2^nd after he passed Paul. Ralph was holding on to 4^th place and Karen to 5^th. Paul H retired and Dave & Ann and Jamie moved up to 6^th and 7^th places pushing the Comets of Chris H and Aileen down to 8^th and 9^th.

Lap 4

The only change in position on this lap was Jamie getting past Dave & Ann to move up to 6^th place.

Lap 5

Dermott and Paul R both passed Ed to move up to 1^st and 2^nd positions, but these were the only movers on this penultimate lap. Jamie, Dave & Ann, Chris H and Aileen all received the hooter.

Lap 6

Only five left and they maintained station to finish as – 1^st Dermott; 2^nd Paul R; 3^rd Ed; 4^th Ralph; 5^th Karen

On corrected time this becomes – 1^st Ed; 2^nd Dermott; 3^rd Paul; 4^th Ralph; 5^th Karen; then one lap down 6^th Chris H; 7^th Jamie; 8^th Aileen; 9^th Dave & Ann.

Thanks to SOOD Mike Trussler and the race team of Angus Nairn, Hattie Seymour, Jess Bertram and Thomas Mearns.

There was a light 6 mph wind from the NNE and just 11 starters this morning. Adrian Frost was SOOD with only Richard Moore and Issy Jenkins on the duty roster. Not sure if anyone helped out as this Jolly Sailor was getting very jolly at a Jubilee Street Party!

Pursuit Race

At the end of the first lap Newton/Solo was leading from Richard S/Laser and Nigel/Laser who had both done well to catch and pass most of the earlier starters. Steve in his Blaze was up to 4^th spot  with Chris H/Comet 5^th and Rick & Lottie/RS200 6^th.

At the 35 minute gun the finishing order was – 1^st Newton; 2^nd Richard S; 3^rd Nigel; 4^th Steve; 5^th Rick & Lottie; 6^th Chris H; 7^th Alessandro & Mike T/470; 8^th Aileen/Comet.

Handicap Race

Frances who sailed well in her Topper in the Pursuit Race decided to give this one a miss. Chris H/Comet was first back across the line just ahead of Newton/Solo and Steve/Blaze. Alessandro & Mike T/470 were through in 4^th place about 20 seconds ahead of Aileen/Comet. Richard S/Laser, Rick & Lottie/RS200 and Nigel/Laser crossed the line in a close group battling for 6^th place. Next along was William/Topper with Adrian/Avon Scow and they were followed by Becky in a Pico.

Lap 2

The front of the fleet had split into two groups of three with Chris H, Newton and Steve in the first trio and Alessandro & Mike T, Aileen and Richards S in the second trio.  Rick & Lottie had retired leaving Nigel in a somewhat lonely 7^th place. Adrian had managed to get past William at the back of the fleet. Becky received the hooter at then end of her second lap.

Lap 3

No change in the first four, but Richard had passed Aileen to move up to 5^th place. William and Adrian were finished at the end of this lap.

Lap 4

Chris H retained his lead to finish in 1^st place, but Steve had passed Newton to take 2^nd and Richard had passed Alessandro & Mike T to nick 4^th place.

The final order on the water was – 1^st Chris H; 2^nd Steve; 3^rd Newton; 4^th Richard S; 5^th Alessandro & Mike T; 6^th Aileen; 7^th Nigel.

On corrected time this changes to – 1^st Chris H; 2^nd Aileen (the Comets are at it again!), 3^rd Newton; 4^th Richard S; 5^th Steve; 6^th Nigel; 7^th Alessandro & Mike T; 8^th Adrian

Thanks to SOOD Adrian Frost and the race team of Issy Jenkins and Richard Moore.

There were no other names on the race sheet so I assume that they manged on their own!

A warm sunny day, but there was a notable absence of sailors and race team crew. Perhaps this was not surprising as many would have been involved in Jubilee celebrations

Adrian Blakey stepped up to run the race with the assistance of Paul Waterman, not sure if anyone else helped them out.

It was single four lap race with four competitors and first back through the start line were Newton & Sam/RS200 followed by Dave & Ann/Leader just ahead of Chris H in his Comet and Adrian F sailing his Vago single handed,

On the second lap Chris managed to pass Dave & Ann and these positions were maintained for the remaining laps.

The finishing order was – 1^st Newton & Sam; 2^nd Chris H; 3^rd Dave & Ann; 4^th Adrian.

On corrected time Chris H moves into 1^st place pushing Newton & Sam to 2^nd with Dave & Ann and Adrian still 3^rd and 4^th.

Thanks to Adrian Blakey and Paul Waterman and anyone else who may have helped out.

Another cup for Chris H, he must be spending a small fortune on silver polish!

With a nice sunny evening and a light NNW wind Newton set a course of A (near 5), 5, 9, 4, B (near 2) and back through the start.

There were 12 starters and first back through the start line was James C/RS300 not far ahead of Chris K/Laser. Mike T/Laser came along 30 seconds later followed by Chris H/Comet, Steve & Rick/RS200 and Ralph/Laser. Then there was a slight gap before Emily/Radial crossed in 7^th place just in front of the Comets of Aileen and Sally. Some three minutes passed before Chris & Carol/420, Rich/Comet Duo and Phoebe/Topper (nice to see you back on the water Phoebe) crossed the line.

Lap 2

James C was still leading but struggling to drop Chris K and there were no changes in position on this lap. Sally, Chris & Carol, Rich and Phoebe all received the finish hooter at the end of the lap.

Lap 3

At the line Chris K snatched victory on the water from James C who was having trouble with the pesky weed! The only other change was Steve & Rick who pipped Chris H on the line.

The order on the water was – 1^st Chris K; 2^nd James C; 3^rd Mike T; 4^th Steve & Rick; 5^th Chris H; 6^th Ralph

On corrected time this becomes – 1^st Chris K; 2^nd Chris H; 3^rd Aileen; 4^th Mike T; 5^th Emily; 6^th James C.

Thanks to SOOD Newton Anthony and the race team of Hadey Lines, John Harrison, Nigel Lacey and Paul Waterman.

This was actually the last race of the series and the overall winner was Chris Hilson in his Comet, just pipping James C in his RS300.

Congratulations to Chris on collecting yet another cup!

There was quite a frisky wind this morning coming from the North and it was very shifty which resulted in quite a few capsizes! Hadey stepped in as SOOD (with a little help from Chris K) and they set a course of A, 5, 2 and back through the start.

Pursuit Race

There were 15 starters and Matt/Aero capsized before the start, Rick tipped it over on the line and Jamie did the same on the way to the first mark. At the end of the first lap Paul W/Morbic was still leading followed by Newton/Solo and Chris H/Comet. Next along were Dave & Ann/Leader and Aileen/Comet with Paul R/Aero, Ralph/Laser, Karen/Laser and Jon/Laser a little further back. Then there was another quartet of Lasers, Richard S, Adrian, Rick and Jamie with Steve/Blaze and Matt/Aero bringing up the rear.

At the 35 minute gun Paul R had come through the fleet to take victory with the final order as – 1^st Paul; 2nd Newton; 3^rd Ralph; 4^th Jon; 5^th Dave & Ann; 6^th Steve;.

Handicap Race

The course was changed to 5, A, 9, 2, S for this second race.

First back across the line was Paul/Aero (despite a capsize at 2) followed by the Lasers of Karen, Ralph and Jon. Next along were Steve/Blaze, (who had capsized at No 1) and Jamie/Laser (who had also capsized at 2)  and Richards S/Laser just ahead of Dave & Ann/Leader and Newton/Solo. Adrian F/Laser crossed in 10^th place with Chris H/Comet in 11^th and Rick/Laser 12^th. Aileen /Comet was in the unlucky spot with Matt having an outing in an Aero in 14^th place with Paul W/Morbic carrying the lanterne rouge.

Lap 2

Jon and Steve both gained two places to move to 2^nd and 3^rd and Adrian was up four places to 6^th with Newton up two places to 7^th. Further back Matt despite capsizing at 9 had got ahead of Aileen!

Lap 3

Paul was still ahead with no change in the second to fifth places, but Newton and Jamie had passed Adrian to move up to 6^th and 7^th places pushing Adrian down to 8^th with Dave & Ann down one place to 9^th. Richards S was steady in 10^th position, but Rick had got past Chris H. Matt, Aileen (joining the 9 capsize club) and Paul W received the gun at the end of the lap.

Lap 4

Paul crossed the line well ahead of the rest of the fleet to take victory on the water. Steve and Ralph passed Jon to take 2^nd and 3^rd places. Karen had been steady in 5^th place from start to finish and Jamie and Adrian both passed Newton to finish in 6^th and 7^th. The only other change in position was Chris H repassing Rick as he suffered a capsize after 5.   

The final order on the water was – 1^st Paul;2^nd Steve; 3^rd Ralph; 4^th Jon; 5^th Karen; 6^th Jamie; 7^th Adrian; 8^th Newton.

On corrected time this becomes- 1^st Paul; 2^nd Chris H; 3^rd Ralph; 4^th Jon; 6^th Newton; 6^th Dave & Ann.

Thanks to SOOD Hadey Lines and the race team of Chris Kilshaw, Gareth Evans, Helen Juon, and Tamsin Pagella.

There was a light 3-7 mph WSW wind this morning. Paul R was SOOD but not sure what course was set as it was not recorded on the race sheet!

Pursuit Race

There were 17 starters and the early birds, Chris H/Comet, Adrian/Avon Scow, Paul W/Morbic , Newton/Solo, Dave & Ann/Leader and Aileen /Comet were still leading at the end of the lap. The first Lasers were James P, Rick, Karen and Richard S followed by Jazmine in her Topaz.

The fleet managed three laps before the 35 minute gun sounded to signal the end of the race and the finishing order was- 1^st Chris H; 2^nd Dave 7 Ann; 3^rd Karen; 4^th Richard S; 5^th Newton; 6^th James P;7^th Mark; 8^th Rick.

Handicap Race

Everyone stayed out for the second race and first back across the line was Karen/Laser closely followed by Richard S/Laser. Chris H/Comet was going well in 3^rd place with the Lasers of James P and Adrian F crossing the line in 4^th and 5^th positions and Newton/Solo was only one second further back. Mark was next along in 7^th place followed by Alessandro & Mike T/470. Then came a trio of Lasers, Rick, Mike Todd and Alastair being chased by Aileen/Comet (probably the fist time in a long time that they have been chased by a fair maiden!)  Towards the rear of the fleet there was a motley collection, Nigel/Laser, Dave & Ann/Leader, Adrian/Avon Scow and Paul W/Morbic. Jazmine retired on this lap.

Lap 2

Richard S was in the lead at the end of this lap relegating Karen to 2^nd place with Chris H still 3^rd. Newton and Mark were both up two places to 4^th and 5^th respectively. Further back Dave & Ann had passed Nigel, and Adrian and Paul W were passed by the leaders before completing their second lap and were duly tooted.

Lap 3

Karen had retaken the lead and crossed the finish line to take first place on the water.

Richards was still in 2^nd place and there were no changes in the 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th positions. Alessandro & Mike T had gained a place to take 6^th and Rick was up two places to 7^th. Aileen and Dave & Ann also moved up two places to 10^th and 11^th.

The order on the water was – 1^st Karen; 2^nd Richard S; 3^rd Chris H; 4^th Newton; 5^th Mark; 6^th Alessandro & Mike T; 7^th Rick; 8^th James P

On corrected time this would become – 1^st Chris H; 2^nd Newton; 3^rd Aileen; 4^th Karen; 5^th Richard S; 6^th Mark.

However, on the race sheet it looks as there may be trouble at t’mill ! Chris H may have retired and Karen may have infringed.

The results have not yet been published on the web site so we will have to wait for confirmation. A reet cliff hanger !

Thanks to SOOD Paul R and the race team of Anne Mir, Cecilia Bernadini, Chris ? and Mike Caton.

It was very windy tonight blowing WSW 15 – 20 mph. Hadey stepped up to the mark as SOOD and set a course of A (between 4 and 5), 9, 4, B (near Tektona), 5,6, 7 and through the start line.

There were 14 starters and Lucy and Thomas capsized before the start and both retired on the first lap. Lucy as she capsized again and Thomas because of a bent tiller extension. Ralph was another to capsize on the fist lap along with Hattie.

First back across the line (again) was James C/RS300 followed by Steve S/Blaze, Mike T and Karen in Lasers and Newton & Sam/RS200. Jamie H and a recovering Ralph both in Lasers came through in 6^th and 7^th some 30 seconds ahead of Chris H/Comet. Hattie/Laser and Paul H/Supernova crossed the line together about a minute ahead of Aileen/Comet. Then two minutes later Paul W/Morbic came through and he was well in front of Chris & crew/Sport 14.

Lap 2

No change in the fist seven positions, but Paul H had moved up two places to 8^th, Aileen moved up one place to 10^th and Hattie capsized near 6.

Lap 3

Remarkably not a single change in position throughout the fleet, but Hattie capsized  again and again!

Chris M & crew received the hooter at the end of the lap.

Lap 4

No change again, but Hattie (probably relieved) received the hooter at the end of this lap along with Aileen and Paul W.

Lap 5

The fleet was now down to nine boats, but none of them passed each other and Jamie, Ralph, Paul H and Chris H all received the hooter to finish their race.

Lap 6

Only six completed this last lap and they finished in the same order as the previous three laps!

1^st James C; 2^nd Steve S; 3^rd Mike T; 4^th Karen; 5^th Newton & Sam; then one lap down 6^th Jamie; 7^th Ralph; 8^th Paul H

On corrected time, this changes to – 1^st James C; 2^nd Mike T; 3^rd Karen; 4^th Newton & Sam; 5^th Steve S; 6^th Jamie

Thanks to SOOD Hadey and the race team of Carol Meunier, Jorge Bernal, Mike Caton, Nick Jonathon-Joyce and Steve Chege.

Well done to all in tricky conditions and especially to Hattie for her perseverance despite multiple capsizes.

A fairly light SSE wind about 5-8 mph which dropped during the evening. SOOD Dave L made liberal use of the letter buoys resulting in a course of B, C, 4, D and back through the start (and your guess is as good as mine as to where they were located!)

Twenty starters tonight and first back round was James C/RS300 already a minute and a half ahead of Steve S & Rick/RS200 followed by Newton & Sam in another RS200.Ralph/Laser was 4^th in touching distance of the leaders and nearly two minutes ahead of Mike T/Laser, who was closely followed by Chris H/Comet and Karen/Laser.  Next along were Roland/Solo and Emily/Radial who crossed the line together battling for 8^th place. Nearly two minutes later Alessandro & Matt/470 crossed in 11^th place just ahead of Sally/Comet. Then there was another wait of two minutes until Aileen/Comet crossed 30 seconds ahead of Rich/Comet Duo and Jamie H/Laser and they were being chased by Ainhoa, Paul H and Jeremy, all in Lasers. Bringing up the rear was Paul W/Morbic and he was well ahead of the Mirrors of Ron and 3518 (which may have been Uriel Susanne Clausen).

Lap 2

Not much changed with the leading six boats, but Roland was pressing Karen for 7^th place as they crossed the line together. Further back Paul H had gained two places by passing Ainhoa and Jamie. Paul W and the two Mirrors received the hotter at the end of this lap.

Lap 3

James C crossed the line well ahead of everyone else having led from start to finish, but the question would be was he far enough ahead to take victory on handicap.  Newton & Sam were second across the line with Mike T 3^rd and Ralph 4^th. Roland had won his battle with Karen to cross in 5^th place.

On the water the order was –

1^st James C; 2^nd Newton & Sam; 3^rd Mike T; 4^th Ralph; 5^th Roland; 6^th Karen ; 7^th Steve & Rick; 8^th Chris H

On corrected time this becomes – 1^st Chris H; 2^nd Sally; 3^rd Roland ; 4^th Aileen; 5^th Newton & Sam; 6^th Mike T

A good night for the Comets and the Solo, but not so good for the faster rated boats.

Thanks to SOOD Dave L and the race team of Andre Eitner, Chris Andrews, Ian Stewart, Keith Baxter and Leon Skilling.

With a NE wind 9-12mph, SOOD James P used a Committee Boat start with a course of A, 5, 9, 4, 2, 3 and back through the start.

Pursuit Race

There were 22 starters and it was good to see the Sadler family, Dan, Becks, Frances and William out in force again.

At the end of the first lap the early starting Comet trio of Aileen, Chris H and Sally were leading, with Dave & Ann/Leader and Karen/Laser crossing the line together in 4^th place. Chris K and Darren in Lasers were up to 5^th and 6^th just in front of another early starter, Ron in his Mirror.

At the gun the order was – 1^st Aileen; 2^nd Chris H; 3^rd Chris K; 4^th Darren; 5^th Karen; 6^th Richard S; 7^th Dave & Ann; 8^th Thomas.

Handicap Race

With a 45⁰ wind shift, James had to raid the buoy locker and set a new course for the second race of the day.

Karen/Laser was first back across the line with Richard S/Laser not far behind her in 2^nd place. Over a minute elapsed before Ralph in another Laser came through just ahead of Alessandro & Mike T/470, who were closely followed by Ed/Aero battling for 4^th place. Then behind them there was a steady stream of closely placed boats down to 13^th position,  Thomas/Radial, Will P/Radial, Darren/Laser, Chris K/Laser, Dave & Ann/Leader; Adrian/Laser, Chris H/Comet and Alistair/Laser with not enough room to swing a cat between them (the cat being the “nine tails” variety not the “pussy” variety!). Then to the relief of the race team there was a break of a minute before Nigel/Laser and Aileen/Comet came along having their own little competition.  Two minutes later another pair, Ron/Mirror and Sally/Comet came through together (no – this is not Noah’s Ark) and they were followed one minute later by an epic battle at the back of the fleet involving the Sadler family in Picos and Toppers and Paul W in his Morbic pleased to have the company.

Lap 2

Karen had eased away from Richard S, who in turn eased away from Ralph with Alessandro & Mike still in 4^th place, but Darren had moved up three places to 5^th. Chris K and Dave & Ann gained two places to move up to 7^th and 8^th places with Adrian up one to 10^th and Alistair up two to 11^th, bit it was still very close in this pack of boats.

Further back Sally gained a place by passing Ron.

Paul W was now leading the battle at the back with Frances leading from William and Becks ahead of Dan and they all received the gun at the end of this lap.

Lap 3

Some dramatic changes at the end of this last lap with Karen crossing well ahead of everyone, but Chris K took 2^nd place just 10 seconds ahead of Darren in 3^rd, which pushed everyone who had been in front of them down two places.

The only other movers up the order on this lap were Will P and Chris H both regaining one place.

The finishing order on the water was – 1^st Karen; 2^nd Chris K; 3^rd Darren; 4^th Richard S; 5^th Ralph; 6^th Alessandro & Mike T; 7^th Ed; 8^th Dave & Ann.

On corrected time the final order becomes – 1^st Karen ;2^nd Chris H; 3^rd Ed; 4^th Dave & Ann; 5^th Thomas; 6^th Chris K

Thanks to SOOD James P and the race team of Gary Wakefield, Jorge Bernal, Larry Stanton, Mike Caton and Peter Strobel.