Reading Sailing Club November / December Newsletter

Reading Sailing Club November / December Newsletter
Dear all,
Below a number of events and messages from Reading Sailing Club.
AGM Thursday 8th Dec 19:30 @ BCSC
A heads up that this year’s AGM and prize giving will be held on Thursday 8th Dec at the Berkshire County Sports Club starting at 19:30. Please be on the look out for the formal notice. Please come along to have your say in how the club is run and is developed. There will be an update on the club development’s plan.
 
Pink Day Xmas Party & Quiz – Saturday 10th Dec
A remainder from Monica that this year’s Pink Day Xmas Party and Quiz will be held on Saturday 10th December. Usual format, race at 11:00, lunch at 13:00 followed by the usual great fun quiz !
 
Club Email Problems
We are aware that some people have been having problems receiving club emails. The problem has been tracked down to issues on server of our software provider. Hopefully everything has been resolved how. Please let us know if you are still having problems.
 
Boat Park – Winter Preparations
As we near the winter season it is a good idea to start thinking about ensuring your boat is properly secured against high winds and flooding. 
 
Calendar

Date Start Time Event Activity
Fri 11 Nov 10:15 IOM Autumn Series Model Yachts
Sat 12 Nov 11:00 Pink Fleet Fun Sailing
Sun 13 Nov 11:00 November Cup Club Racing
Tue 15 Nov 10:15 IOM Autumn Series Model Yachts
Fri 18 Nov 10:15 IOM Autumn Series Model Yachts
Sun 20 Nov 10:30 Cobley Series Club Racing
Tue 22 Nov 10:15 IOM Autumn Series Model Yachts
Fri 25 Nov 10:15 IOM Autumn Series Model Yachts
Sun 27 Nov 11:00 Frostbite Series Club Racing
Tue 29 Nov 10:15 IOM Kingfisher Trophy Model Yachts
Fri 2 Dec 10:15 IOM Kingfisher Trophy Model Yachts
Sat 3 Dec 10:00 Work Party Work Party
Sun 4 Dec 11:00 Frostbite Series Club Racing
Wed 7 Dec 19:00 Dinner, Bosco Lounge Social
Thurs 8 Dec 19:30 AGM AGM
Sat 10 Dec 11:00 Pink Fleet Christmas Party Fun Sailing
Sun 11 Dec 11:00 Frostbite Series Club Racing
Sun 18 Dec 11:00 Frostbite Series Club Racing
Mon 26 Dec 11:00 Boxing Day Cup Club Racing
Sun 1 Jan 11:00 Frostbite Series Club Racing
Mon 2 Jan 11:00 New Year Cup Club Racing

 
 
 
 
Kind Regards
 
RSC Committee

Cobley Series 9 6th November

It was bright and sunny morning but cold with a NW wind about 12 -14 mph with stronger gusts around 25 mph coming through. Jon and David C returned from their Summer migration or was it just the stronger wind that had brought them back! Julian W did the honours as SOOD and used an Island Start with a first beat to 5, then 3p, 2p, 4s, 1p and back through the start line.
 
Pursuit Race
There were 16 starters and early starter Chris (Comet) was first back through the line followed by Hadey (Radial), Newton & Ellen (RS200), Sylvia (Radial), Jon C (Laser) and David C (Laser). Richard S (Laser) came through in 7th place leading a train of Lasers, Ralph, Franz, Mike A, Rick, Rod and Mark B.  Bringing up the rear were Peter S (Byte CII) and late starters Adrian (Vago) and Paul H (Supernova) who were finding their larger sail area a bit of a handful in the conditions.
By the end of the second lap Newton & Ellen had come through to lead with Jon up to 2nd, Hadey down to 3rd and David C up to 4th. Rod had gained two places and Mike A one place with everyone else keeping station or losing ground.   
At the gun Jon had got past Newton & Ellen to take the victory. The final positions were –
1st Jon; 2nd Newton & Ellen; 3rd David C; 4th Hadey; 5th Sylvia; 6th Ralph.
 
Handicap Race
Paul H and Mark B decided to sit this one out leaving 14 starters for the second race of the day and by this time the sun had disappeared and the wind had increased slightly.
Ellen & Newton were first back through the start line closely followed by Jon and David. Ralph was next through in 4th spot just ahead of Richard S, then a slight gap back to Hadey, Mike A and Sylvia.
Rod and Franz came through in 9th and 10th  with Peter S 11th and Adrian 12th with Chris and Rick bringing up the rear.
At the end of the second lap, strong wind maestro Jon was in the lead and he kept this position to the end of the race. The boats in 2nd to 5th places maintained their positions and Mike A moved up one place to 6th, Peter S also gained a place and Rick gained two places.
The third lap saw no change in position for the first nine boats, but Rod had regained a place to 10th.
The fourth lap was the last lap and the only change in position in the whole fleet was David C taking 2nd place from Ellen & Newton.
The final positions on the water were –
1st Jon; 2nd David; 3rd Ellen & newton; 4th Ralph; 5th Richard; 6th Mike A  
 
On handicap the first five boats should remain the same, but Mike may be leapfrogged by the Radials
of Sylvia and Hadey.
 
Thanks to Julian W and the OOD Team of Pat, Sophie, Patrick and Colin.
 
 
 

Work party 5th November

More jungle clearing on the island.
Clean/sweep wooden jetty and pontoons
Rake weeds from slipways
Help build bonfire for evening fireworks
Fill potholes using remaining road planings from heap in car park
Secure club boats and make sure covers are fitted
Check tyres on club boat trolleys are inflated

Cobley Series and November Cup

Apologies to Rhys who was reported as retiring in the Cobley Series Handicap Race 7, he did actually finish and did well to stay out in the tricky conditions.
Next Sunday, 6th November, will be the Cobley Series 9 Races starting at 10.30 as usual, but the following Sunday, 13th November, will be the November Cup Race starting at 11.00 

Cobley Series 8 30th October

It was a misty autumnal morning with not a lot of wind, about 4 mph ESE. Mike A used an Island Start with a first beat (drift) to X (which was about level with 8 in the middle of the lake) then 5p, 2s, 4s and back through the start.
 
Pursuit Race
Only 8 starters this morning and Chris H (Comet) was first away followed a few minutes later by Hadey (Radial). Chris actually managed to stay ahead until the last 10 minutes of the race when everyone apart from Dave I (Laser) managed to squeeze past him. Ellen & Newton had managed to get away at the front but the rest of the fleet was quite close together and at the gun Steve S was just pipped for 2nd place by Mark B in the final seconds of the race.
The final positions on the water were –
1st Ellen & Newton (RS200); 2nd Mark B (Laser); 3rd Steve S (Aero); 4th Adrian (Vago); 5th Ralph (Laser); 6th Hadey (Radial; 7th Chris H (Comet) 8th Dave I (Laser).
 
Handicap Race
Last week the wind got up for the second race, but this week it actually dropped slightly. Bob L having sorted out some problems with his Solo rudder joined the fleet for this race. Newton & Ellen managed to get quite a lead on the rest of the fleet with a gap back to Mark in 2nd place and another gap back to Steve S in 3rd place. Ralph and Dave I were fairly close together in 5th and 6th places with another gap back to the rest of the fleet, who were really close together.
With the wind appearing to drop even more, Mike A decided to finish them after just one lap.
The final positions on the water were –
1st Newton & Ellen; 2nd Mark B; 3rd Steve S; 4th Ralph.; 5th Dave I; 6th Hadey; 7th Bob L; 8th Adrian;
9th Chris H.
 
On handicap the only change should be Chris leapfrogging up to 5th.
 
Thanks to Mike A and the OOD Team of Sylvia, Bob W and Mick G.
 

23rd October Cobley Series 7

 This morning was a pleasant autumn morning with a light mist early on and the sun breaking through before the first race, which started with a light NE wind about 7 mph. By the time the second race started the wind had increased to about 12 mph and continued to increase throughout the race!

Richard S used an Island start line with a beat down to X (just E of 7), then 6p, 9s, 5p, 2p and back through the start line.
 
Pursuit Race
There were 21 starters including Steve S with his brand new Aero 7. Newton & Ellen (RS200) scorched away at the start as they caught a gust just as the gun went.
At the end of the first lap early starter William (Topper) was still ahead with Newton & Ellen closing in on him. Peter R (s/h Enterprise) came through in 3rd place with Mark (Laser) 4th, Julian W (Solo) 5th and Steve S 6th and Rhys (Topper) 7th. Curtis capsized gybing round 5 and impaled his mast, which was an omen for things to come!
In the light wind there was not time for a second lap before the gun went and the final positions on the water were 1st Newton & Ellen; 2nd Steve S; 3rd Peter R; 4th Karen (Laser); 5th John W (Laser); 6th Mark (Laser)
 
Handicap Race
Julian, Dave I and Steve S decided to sit this one out, so there were 18 starters for the second race.
The wind was now getting quite frisky and somewhat perverse, one minute the wind died away and then the next minute a viscious gust would come through and not necessarily in the same direction as the previous wind. This made things quite interesting and there were numerous capsizes!
Mark led at the end of the first lap followed by Karen, Newton & Ellen and then the Lasers of Rod, John W, James, and Franz. Hadey (Radial) was next and then Peter & Sylvia (RS200), Curtis (Radial) and then Adrian (sailing single handed in his Vago and finding it quite a challenge in the conditions). At the back of the fleet the Toppers of William, Joe and Rhys were having their own battle and doing well to keep going in the freshening breeze. Peter R decided that these were not the ideal conditions for sailing an Ent single handed and retired before the end of the lap.
 
By the end of the second lap Karen had taken the lead with Newton & Ellen in 2nd place and John W was up to 3rd. Hadey gained a place to go to 7th and Curtis was up one place to 9th. Rick and William had both gained two places.
 
Karen still led at the end of the third lap, but James had moved up six places to 2nd and Hadey had moved up two places to 5th. Franz was up one place to 7th, Mike A, Rick and Chris H were also up four places to 8th, 9th and 10th respectively, although these gains were largely to the retirement of John W, Curtis and Adrian who had all come to grief more than once! Rhys also retired on this lap and William and Joe received the finish gun at the end of the lap.
 
At the end of the fourth and last lap Karen crossed the line in 1st place, but Mark took 2nd place just ahead of Newton & Ellen in 3rd place with James 4th and Rod and Franz both gaining a place to finish 5th and 6th.
 
On handicap the first three places should remain unchanged, but Hadey will leapfrog up to 4th place.
  
Thanks to Richard S and the OOD Team of Jim T, Gareth and Roland L (again!) who had quite a busy morning.


Cobley Series 6 16th October

It was a wet morning with a light and variable wind, which was not as forecast and there were only 10 starters! There was no scheduled SOOD, so Ian S, Steve P and Luke A stepped in to run the races.
 
Pursuit Race
The course for the pursuit race was 2p, 1p, 5s, 7p, 6p and back through the start. Chris H (Comet) was first away followed by Hadey (4.7). Chris nearly managed to stay up front for the whole of the race just being caught by Richard S (Laser) before the finish gun.  
The final positions were –
1st Richards S (Laser); 2nd Chris H (Comet); 3rd Newton & Ellen (RS200); 4th Karen (Laser); 5th Hugh (Radial); 6th Curtis (Radial)
 
Handicap Race
All 10 boats started the second race with a shorter course of 5p, 9p, 6s, Xp (between 6 and 7)
Karen and Richard initially got away chased by Ellen & Newton, behind them the Radials of Curtis and Hugh sandwiched Adrian in his Vago. Hadey (4.7) came through in 7th place just ahead of Rick (Laser) and these two were some way ahead of Chris H (Comet) and Milo & James (Laser II).
 
On the second lap Ellen & Newton got past Richard and Hugh had moved past Adrian to 5th place and Rick had moved to 7th place. Milo & James were finished at the end of this lap.
 
At the end of the third and last lap the first three kept their positions, but Hugh had gained another place by passing Curtis to move up to 4th. There was no other change in position and the final order on the water was –
1st Karen; 2nd Ellen & Newton; 3rd Richard S; 4th Hugh; 5th Curtis; 6th Adrian
 
On handicap the only change should be Hadey moving up to 6th.
 
Thanks again to Ian S, Steve P and Luke. 
 
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