Author: jollysailor

24 May Spring Series 11

With a pleasant 8 –12 mph WSW Mike C, with input from Steve S, set a first beat down to 4, back across to 9 then down to 3, back to 2, then up to 5 on the buoy line and on to 6 and 7.
There were 20 starters and it was good to see Nick Trottman back in his Finn and Paul Waterman out in a Radial.
First back through the nominal start line were Father & Daughter, Ralph & Anna in their Feva, followed by John C (Topaz) followed by Father & Daughter, Newton & Ellen in the Laser 2000 (you cannot say that RSC is not a family club !).  Mike A (Lightning) was 4th, Chris A (Solo) 5th and Neville (s/h Leader) 6th. The leading Laser was Jon in 7th and Eddie kept to his usual routine by retiring at the end of the lap for an early cuppa. Karen nearly completed a lap but her traveller broke as she rounded Number 7.
After two laps Ralph & Ana were still in the lead but Newton & Ellen and Neville had passed John C.
Behind these leaders Mike A and Chris A were having a great battle swapping places every other mark. Richard S had come to the front of the Lasers and was chased by Jon, David C, Dave L, Dean, Phil A, John W, Rod and Alistair S. At the back of the fleet Steve P in his 505 had caught Paul W but Nick T was still ahead of him just behind the Laser pack.
At the end of three laps Newton & Ellen had taken the lead with Ralph & Anna 2nd and Neville 3rd. At the gun these were still in the first three places, but Richard nipped past Mike A at the last minute to take 4th with David C in 6th.
    
Today was probably a unique occasion in RSC history with Newton & Ellen coming 1st and Ralph & Anna coming 2nd making a Father – Daughter pairing first and second.
 
Thanks to the OOD team of Mike C, Steve S, Jan & Paul H, Chris W and Chris B. 

20 May Gillette 7

The usual jolly sailor was not so jolly tonight as he was home in bed with flu, but there was a good fleet of other jolly sailors and 22 started the race and it was good to see John H out in his Comet and young Ben out in his Topper.
First back through the start line was Ian C (Supernova) followed by the Lasers of Karen, Curtis and Sylvia. Newton (Solo) was next through in 5th place with Monica 6th and Hugh in a Radial 7th, then another three Lasers John, Dean and Mike T. In 11th place was Paul H in another Supernova followed by Peter S (Byte), Mike C (Solo), Ellen (Radial) and Chris A (Solo). Next came the battle of the Comets with Tracey leading the way in front of Angela & Paula (Duo) and John H. Chris S (Laser) was mixed up in this as was Leader 1254 (no names on the race sheet, but suspect it was Rob, Craig & Colum or any two from the these three !)
Last but not least were Ben (Topper) and Roz & Paul getting to grips with the Laser 2000.
Second lap and the only change in the leader board was Curtis nipping in front of Sylvia to 3rd and Mike C moving up five places to 8th.
At the end of the third lap the first eight boats had maintained position, but Paul H had moved up to 9th, Peter S up to 10th, Ellen up to 12th and Tracey to 13th.
Last lap and Ian C crossed the line in 1st place with Karen 2nd, Curtis 3rd, Sylvia 4th and Newton 5th. Monica would have been 6th, but she was disqualified for being over the line at the start ! (that’s no cakes and tea for Steve S and he’s probably off the Christmas Card list).
The significant movers on handicap were Karen who took the race win from Ian. Newton who took 4th place from Sylvia and Peter S who moved up to 6th place, also young Ben who moved up from 19th to 11th.
 
Thanks to Steve S and his OOD team, Catherine B, Nick J, Alistair S and Mark H.

17 May Spring Series Race 10

There were 20 starters this morning and at the end of the first lap Hadey (4.7) was leading followed by Mick G (Otter), Peter S (Byte), John C (Topaz) and Sylvia (Radial). Ominously for the boats in front of her Karen was already through to 6th having just got past Steve S (Solo), William (Topper) and Mike C (Solo).  Newton & Ellen in the Laser 2000 were next through just in front of Ken and Phil A both in Lasers. At the rear of the fleet Eddie decided to retire before last starter Steve (out in his galleon) could catch him.
Hadey was still leading after the second lap, but Karen had moved up to 2nd and Ian C (Supernova) to 3rd with Ken P 4th. Phil A (Laser) had moved up from 12th to 6th, Curtis (Laser) from 15th to 11th and Rod and Dean both in Lasers had moved up two places to 12th and 13th.
At the gun Karen was through to 1st, Ian 2nd and Ken 3rd with Hadey 4th, Curtis 5th and Peter S 6th.
Other notable movers on the third lap were Rod up to 7th and Dave P (another Laser) up to 8th.
Phil A should have been hereabout, but he seems to have been missed out by the OOD team.
Steve S was just ahead of Mike C in the battle of the Solos and behind them were Sylvia, Newton & Ellen and then a trio of Lasers, James P, Dean and Dave L.
Thanks to the OOD Team of Peter R, Rachael G, Nick J, John H, John M and Richard H.

13 May Gillette Series 6

With a 9 mph NE wind Chris A used a Tektona start with a first beat to X, up to 5 on the buoy line, down to 9 and then back up to 4 and onto 3 across to 2 and back through the buoy line.
Karen started on starboard at the pin end but tacked onto port in front of Mike A and consequently had to do penalty turns (is that the third race in a row that Karen has had some issues at the start ?)
There were 20 starters and Ian C (Supernova) was first back through the start followed by Karen (Laser), Mark B (Laser) and Newton (Solo). In 5th place was Sylvia (Laser) with Peter S (Byte) 6th, Hugh & Stuart (Leader) 7th and Mike C (Solo) 8th. It was good to see another Supernova out in the hands of Paul H and just behind him was Tracey in her Comet then Mike A (Lightning). The next through the line were Paula and Ellen in Radials followed by Chris S in another Laser (good to see you back on the water Chris).
It was also good to see Roz & Paul out in the Laser 2000 and they were followed by Chris & Carol (420), Mike T (Laser), Dean & Monica (Laser II) and Colum, Rob & Craig (Leader) – a real mixed fleet out on the water tonight!
At the end of the second lap Ian and Karen were still 1st and 2nd, but Curtis had moved up to 3rd with Mark in 4th. Paul H had moved up two places from 9th to 7th and Paul and Mike T had both moved up a place.
Lap 3 saw the leading seven boats holding position, but Peter S had moved up one place to 8th, Ellen had moved up four places to 14th and Mike T and Dean & Monica had gained another place. Dean was obviously getting some intensive race coaching from Monica !
At the end of the fourth lap the first 10 boats had not changed position, and the only mover was Mike C who had moved up one place to 11th.
The end of the fleet was finished after four laps but the leaders went on for one more lap.
Mike C made up another place and Tracey two places on this last lap and at the finish Ian C crossed the line in 1st place with Karen 2nd, Curtis 3rd, Mark 4th, Sylvia 5th and Newton 6th.
 

10th May Spring Pursuit 9

A pleasant morning with a 10 mph SW wind saw 22 starters set off at their allocated times, well apart from Karen who jumped the gun !
At the end of the first lap William came through in his usual 1st place in his Topper, followed by Gordon (Mirror), Rhys (Topper), John C (Topaz) and Peter S (Byte). The first of the Lasers was Hugh in 7th place with a Radial rig, then Richard S and Karen in full rig Lasers.
Second lap and William was still out in front, but John C had moved up to 2nd with Gordon 3rd and Rhys 4th. Karen had moved up four places to 5th with Richard S 6th.  Ian C (Supernova) had come though from 19th to 7th and Dave L had gained two places to 8th. Another rapid mover was Paul R (Aero) who had moved up from 17th to 9th. Gordon decided two laps was enough for him and retired.
At the end of the third lap the leader was John C, but Karen was gaining and was now in 2nd with Richard S in 3rd place and Ian up to 4th and Paul up to 5th. Jon C (Laser) had gained three places up to 7th and Curtis had gained a couple of places up to 9th.
At the end of lap four, Ian was leading with Karen 2nd and Paul was up to 3rd.  Richard S was 4th and Jon C had moved up to 5th with Newton & Ellen (Laser 2000) gaining five places up to 6th. Dave L and Curtis both gained a place to move up to 7th and 8th and Hugh also moved up one place to 9th. John W (Laser) and Dave P (laser) both moved up two places to 10th and 11th. Further back Steve P (Laser) and James P (Laser) also gained two places and Hadey after going backwards in the first few laps had found a new lease of life and was making ground again and Mike C (Solo) gained two places just before the gun.
At the gun Paul had snatched victory from Ian and Karen had retired, at last being informed of her early start, allowing Jon up to 3rd, with Richard S 4th, Dave L 5th  and Newton & Ellen just pipping Curtis for 6th place.

Summer Series Format

A number of members have requested that for the summer series we have two shorter races instead of the one 90 minute handicap race. The format for this would be to have a nominal 50 minute pursuit followed by a 45 minute handicap race. They would be run as two separate series for two individual trophies. Competitors could decide to enter either or both races. Please let me know on your views on the proposed change either by email or via the forum on the members portal.
Newton

4th May Pennant

The wind was a light South West about 8 mph and Dave I set a first beat to 4, back across to 9 then down to 3, back along the buoy line to 5, across to 8 then up to 6, 7 and back through the start.
There were 20 starters and a lull in the wind at the start made life difficult. Karen (Laser) infringed Hugh & Neville in the Leader and had to do penalty turns before she had really got going.
Paul R (Aero) did get a good start and was first back through the line at the end of the first lap. Jon (Laser) came through in 2nd followed by David C (Laser) and then Newton & Ellen (RS 200). Karen and Rod both in Lasers were very close together and crossed in 5th and 6th places. Chris A was going well in his Solo in 7th place and then close together were Adrian (Vago) and Sylvia (Laser).  Then there was a trio of two Lasers Curtis and Dean with Monica in her Europe (It was Monica’s Birthday – so many happy returns to you Monica). These were followed by Hugh & Neville (Leader), Peter S (Byte) and Mike C (Solo). Next it was good to see Ralph & Anna out in their Feva and Mick G out in the Otter and bringing up the rear of the fleet, Gordon in his Mirror and Eddie B in his Laser.
At the end of the second lap the first four remained the same but Rod had just nipped past Karen. Curtis had moved up three places to 7th and Sylvia up one place to 8th and Mike C four places to 10th.
Monica, Gordon and Eddie had all retired, no doubt off for tea and cakes !
The third lap was the last lap and Paul crossed the line to win with Newton& Ellen finishing 2nd with Jon 3rd. David C was 4th and Karen just managed to pip Rod to take 5th.
However on handicap it looks like 1st Paul; 2nd Jon; 3rd David with Peter S 4th (moving up from 12th on the water).
Thanks to the OOD team of Dave I, Oswin, John C, Kate H and Ian S.
 

3rd May Spring Pursuit 8

With a 13 mph West wind, Rod set the first beat up to 4, down to 2 then a run up to 5 and on to 6, down to 7 and then back through the start.
At the end of the first lap William came through in 1st place in his Topper, followed by Chris A (Solo), Newton & Ellen (Laser 2000) and Mike A (Lightning).
Hugh was going well in a Radial until his outhaul came adrift. He returned to shore, fixed it and then rejoined the race one lap down and kept going until the finish.
William managed to stay ahead for three laps before being caught first by Newton & Ellen and then by the Laser pack led by David C and Jon C and this pair made their way through to the front and led to the end. Richards S and Karen were not far behind the leaders and they had a terrific battle all race long as did Dave L and Curtis behind them. Curtis managed the distinction of the only capsize of the day. Phil A had another good race taking 6th place.
Unfortunately no intermediate lap times or places were recorded, but at the finish gun the final positions were –
1st David C; 2nd Jon C; 3rd Richard S; 4th Karen; 5th Newton & Ellen; 6th Phil A
 

29 April Gillette Series 4

 The wind was a brisk  W 13 mph and Karen set the first beat up to 5 back down to 8 and then up to 4, back down to 9 and then across to 6 and 7 and back through the start.
There were 14 starters, it would have been 15, but Newton sat on his tiller and cracked it before he could get started.
Good to see Clive E again, who had brought his Lightning down for one of his occasional visits. Dean had volunteered to crew with Hugh in the Leader, he had obviously not heard that Hugh was working his way through the club members and not many of them were getting away without an early bath !
First back through the start was David C (Laser) followed by Ian C (Supernova), Clive E, Mark B (Radial), Curtis (Laser) and Sylvia (Radial). Then came the two Solos of Julian and Mike C in 7th and 8th places, closely followed by Ellen (Radial). Hugh & Dean were 10th, just one second in front of Peter S in his Byte, who was six seconds in front of Paula (Radial). At the back of the fleet Mike A (Lightning)  and Paul H(Radial) were having their own battle.
There were a few capsizes and Mark B and Curtis got entangled rounding 4 with Curtis coming off worst, capsizing and losing several places. There was a vigorous exchange of views about rights and water !
At the end of the second lap the first four held their positions but Sylvia, Julian and Mike C had all moved up one place due to Curtis’ misfortune. Paula had moved up three places to 9th and Mike a had moved up two places.
The first five had retained their places after three laps, but Curtis had regained two places and Julian had retired (not sure why). Ellen had moved up two places to 8th and Peter and Paul had also moved up two places.
Lap four and the first six were the same as the previous lap, but behind them there was some really close racing with lots of passing and repassing. Ellen had managed to get past Mike C to move up to 7th. Clive retired at the end of the lap as he had places to go.
On the fifth lap Curtis managed to pass Sylvia to move up to 4th, but everyone else maintained their places.
The final positions on the water were 1st David C; 2nd Ian C; 3rd Mark B and these will not change on handicap although Sylvia will take back 4th place from Curtis.
Thanks to the OOD Team, Karen, Stuart, Sally, Nick and Colin.

26 April Spring Series 7

The wind today was pretty well the same as last Sunday – 10 mph NE and Bob L used a Tektona start with an unusual course, a beat down to X, across to 8 and then to 4.
There were 25 starters with two new entrants to the Series, John W in his Laser and Nick L in his Gull, not sure that Nick actually started but he certainly did not complete the first lap.
As usual the first boat back round was William in his Topper followed by John C (Topaz), Hadey (4.7) and Peter S (Byte). 
The first boat to catch this group was Steve S in his Solo and a lap later Karen in her Laser. Karen was by some way the leading Laser at this stage.
After this the details get a bit hazy as the OOD team did not record any lap positions or times, but there were some close battles taking place throughout the fleet and no one capsized !
The final positions were – 1st Karen; 2nd Paul R (Aero); 3rd David C (Laser)
 
A plea to the OOD teams – please can you record lap times and/or positions – Thanks

 

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