9th August Summer Series 9

It was a warm sunny morning with a light 5- 8mph SW wind. Newton set a long first beat down to 3, then a run down to 2 and onto to 9, up to 5 on the buoy line then across to the clubhouse and round 7 and back through the start.
 
18 starters this morning for the Pursuit Race and Karen (Laser) was first back through the start line followed by Paul & Neville (Leader) then the Supernova of Ian C then Peter S (Byte), Mike A (Laser) and Luke (Solo). Then there was a pack of seven Lasers led by Jon then Sylvia, Rod, John H, Steve P, John W and David M. Sally was out in her Comet again and came through in 14th place followed by Eddie B (Laser), Ben H (Topper) John S (Topaz) and Alistair S (Laser).
At the finish gun Ian had taken the lead and Jon had come through to 2nd with Karen 3rd, Paul & Neville 4th and Sylvia up three places to 5th.The only other movers were Rod up one place to 8th and David M up two places.
Final positions were 1st Ian; 2nd Jon; 3rd Karen; 4th Paul & Nev; 5th Sylvia; 6th Mike A
 
John W and Eddie did not start the Handicap Race so the fleet was down to 16 boats.
At the end of the first lap Ian came through in 1st place with Sylvia 2nd, Karen 3rd, Rod 4th, John H 5th and Jon 6th. Further down the fleet Peter S and Luke were having a good battle and Sally was holding off Alistair S. John C and young Ben were also having a close race and poor David M was bringing up the rear having missed the start line and having to go back to re-round.
After two laps Karen had managed to get past Sylvia to move to 2nd, Mike A had gained three places to 5th and David M had caught and passed John C and Ben. These latter three received the gun at the end of this lap.
Ian crossed the line in 1st place at the end of the third and last lap with the following four boats maintaining position. Paul & Neville and Luke had moved up two places to 6th and 7th respectively. Sally had moved up two places to 9th and Steve P two places to 11th.
Final positions on the water were 1st Ian; 2nd Karen; 3rd Sylvia; 4th Rod; 5th Mike A; 6th Paul & Neville.
On handicap there should be no change in the first three positions.
 
Thanks to Newton and the OOD Team Ellen, Bob H, Damian and Emily.    
 

05 August Gillette Series 18

It was a lovely sunny evening with light SW wind from about 4 mph up to 8 mph. Dave I set a short course using 5, 9, 8, 6 and back through the start.
 
There were 24 starters and Newton got a flyer and led from Karen round the first mark but by the end of the lap David C (Laser) was 1st with Newton (Solo) 2nd and Sylvia (Laser) up to 3rd, Karen (Laser) was 4th, Dave L (Laser) 5th and Peter S (Byte) 6th. Further down the fleet Alistair S (Laser) and Paul H (Supernova were having a good battle. David M (Laser) and Mike C (Laser) decided to retire before the end of the lap and after completing the lap Julian (Solo), Angela & Paula (Comet Duo) Chris S (Laser), and William (Topper) joined them.
After two laps the first two boats had retained their positions but Karen had moved up to 3rd and Ian C (Supernova) to 4th with Mike A (Lightning) 5th and Curtis (Laser) 6th.
A number of boats were finished at the end of this lap, Sail No 818 (not sure of the helm as not signed in), Bob L (Solo), Sail No 27796 (again not signed in), Alistair S, Paul H and Rhys (Topper) although this may have been William rather than Rhys – no doubt they will enlighten us !
At the end of the third and last lap Karen crossed the line in 1st place with David 2nd just in front of Newton in 3rd.  Ian C was still 4th, Dave L 5th and Curtis 6th.
On handicap Newton will take the win leapfrogging Karen and David with Peter S moving up to 4th, Mike A 5th and Ian 6th.
 
Thanks to Dave I and the OOD Team Jerry C, Martin W and Nick J.
 

2nd August Summer Series 8

Well it was a lot pleasanter than pouring rain of last week with a bit of sun and a SE 8-10 mph wind.
Because of the wind direction James P set the start out at No 5 with the first mark as 1, then 4, 2, 3, 9 and back round 5.
 
There were 24 starters for the Pursuit Race and David C (Laser) was first back through the start line followed by the Lasers of Karen, Richard S, Dave L, Jon, Mark B and at last a boat other than a Laser the Supernova of Ian C. There were only two Solos out this morning and Newton came through in 10th with Chris A 13th. No Leaders at all today so Sally was out in her Comet in 15th place. Towards the back of the fleet the last starter Adrian (Vago) was just catching William in his Topper and Gordon and Pat were having their own battle in the Mirrors. Paul R (Aero) decided to call it a day after one lap because of persistent problems with weed.
The wind held up round most of the course but Marks 1 and 2 were a bit of a problem as the wind died when you got about 5 yards from the marks. At the finish gun David was still leading but remarkably there were no changes in position right down the fleet !
Final positions were 1st, David; 2nd Karen; 3rd Richard S; 4th Dave L; 5th Jon; 6th Mark
 
Gordon and Pat decided not to contest the Handicap Race, but Mike C started in Paul H’s Laser having tried Paul’s Supernova previously. Ralph & his lad (Feva) also decided to join the fray.
David C was again 1st through the line at the end of the first lap, but this time was followed by Ian in 2nd place and then the Lasers of Dave L, Richard S, Karen and Mark, with Newton 7th in his Solo. Then there were another gaggle of Lasers in 8th to 12th places with Alistair S (fresh back from a sailing holiday) going well in the middle of this group in 10th place. Behind these Adrian was battling with Steve P (Laser) and Chris A was battling with Paul W (Radial) and David M (Laser). Sally was just ahead of Mike C who was trying to get to grips with a slow Laser (at the end of the race he discovered that there was no bung in the transom ! – no wonder he thought Lasers were slow boats). Bringing up the rear of the fleet was the ever persistent William.
After two laps Dave L had taken the lead with Ian still 2nd and Karen 3rd. Newton had gained one place and the other movers were Curtis, Paul W and Steve P up two places, Chris A and Mike C up three places. Sally and William were given the finish gun at the end of this lap.
At the end of the third and last lap Dave L was first across the finish line with Ian and Karen behind him. David C and Newton both gained a place to move up to 4th and 5th respectively.  There was a close battle for 7th place with the Lasers of Rod, Mark, Curtis and Mike A approaching the last mark line abreast. Curtis managed to get the inside line on the buoy but just touched rounding and had to do penalty turns and Rod managed to draw ahead to take the 7th spot. There were no other movers (in the right direction), so the final positions on the water were –
1st Dave L; 2nd Ian; 3rd Karen; 4th David C; 5th Newton; 6th Richard S.
 
On handicap Dave should keep his victory but Newton will move up to 2nd pushing Ian down to 3rd.
 
Thanks to James P and the OOD Team of Brian and Richard M and Robbie H
 
 

29 July Gillette Series Race 17

With the wind veering around and anything from 5 mph to 10 mph, Paul R decided to set an unusual start line using the pin and a rescue boat as a Committee Boat. The first mark was X which was moved from the buoy line to somewhere NW of No 8 just before the start. The next mark was 8, then up to 5, back down to 9 and then up to an Orange buoy positioned between 3 and 4 and then there was a long (boring) run back to 7 and the start line.
There were 23 starters including brave Jemima in her Oppie and the three Toppers of Edward, Joe and William (good to see the young sailors joining in the racing).
At the start a number of boats set off for the buoy line not realising the first mark had been moved !
 
David C (Laser) was first back through the line followed by the Lasers of Jon and Sylvia, then Ian C (Supernova) and the Lasers of Karen, Dave L and James P. Chris A came through next just in front of Newton, both in Solos with Sally & Stuart (Leader) slightly further back. Jemima decided to retire on this lap, but well done to her for turning out.
By the second lap Ian had moved into the lead and Karen had moved up to 2nd, Newton had moved up two places to 7th. Paul H (Supernova) had got past Sally & Stuart, but Steve S (Laser) had passed both of them.  Luke (Radial) was trying to catch Sally & Stuart with Chris S (Laser) and Julian (Solo) trying to catch Luke. Behind them Neville & Anne L (good to see Anne out on the water) in the Leader were having a good battle with Mike A (Lightning).  David M (Radial) was plugging along behind them and Angela (Comet Duo) was trying to stay ahead of the Topper fleet.
Angela and the Toppers (sounds like a 70s pop group) received the gun at the end of this lap. In the Topper battle Joe just beat Edward with William in 3rd place.
Ian crossed the finish line in 1st but David and Sylvia (just) managed to get ahead of Karen. The final positions on the water were 1st Ian; 2nd David C; 3rd Sylvia; 4th Karen; 5th Dave L; 6th Newton, but on handicap Newton should take the win with David C taking 2nd pushing Ian down to 3rd.
 
Thanks to Paul and the OOD Team Mike C, Ellen, Sophie and Clare.
 

Pink Fleet BBQ notice and Camp Sail

 
 
Pink Fleet BBQ Sat 8th Aug
 
No Breakfast, race 1100 BBQ lunch with wine and beer 1230 /1300
 
Booking essential by the  5th  August, tickets £5 adults, £3 children less any subs paid.
 
Volunteers to help on the day to drive power boats, help to set up the BBQ.
 
Pirates 1400
 
Hope to see you all there
 
Monica
 
Ps Advanced notice for Camp Sail 29th August, tickets ESSENTIAL and will be on sale next week : family £22, adults £7, children 3-14yrs £5.

26 July Summer Series 7

Before the race it was throwing it down with rain and there was no wind ! As a result there were only four takers for the Pursuit Race. Just before the start the wind did start to rise to 5 – 8 mph from a westerly direction, but it kept rising and falling and changing direction all through the morning.
 
John W set a fairly short course in the difficult conditions, 8, 5, 9, 6 and back through the start. There were three Lasers out, David C, Mike A, Steve P and then Adrian in his Vago. The only exciting point of the race was at the first mark 8, when all four boats arrived at the same time. The wind round this mark was very tricky and kept swinging around. After that they got stretched out and there were no changes in position right to the finish gun.
 
The wind got up before the Handicap Race to about 12 – 13mph and roughly from the same direction, but quite gusty, so Jon decided to join in the fun. John W tweaked the course to 9, 4, 2, 6 and back through the start line.
Mike A managed a double capsize on the first lap after cleating in his main sheet and leaning over the back of his Laser to clear weed from the rudder ! (not a clever thing to do in gusty conditions!)
First back through the line was David C followed by Jon, Steve P and then Adrian with Mike playing catch-up at the back.
At the end of the second lap Jon was just ahead of David and Mike had managed to catch Adrian.
Jon increased his lead on the third lap when David capsized just after crossing the start line, but there were no changes in position behind them.
On the last lap there were no further changes in position, Steve P did capsize after rounding 2 on the last lap but got going again quite quickly, so Mike was unable to catch him.
Final positions were 1st Jon; 2nd David; 3rd Steve; 4th Mike; 5th Adrian
 
Thanks to John W and the OOD Team Phil M and Jessica W.
 

22nd July Gillette Series 16

Monica having served last week as SOOD was also on duty this week and again she had a tricky wind direction to cope with. She used X as the first mark, straight out from the jetty) then along the buoy line to 5P, 9S, 4P, 1P, 6s,7S  and back through the start.  
There were 21 starters but Steve S (Laser) and Chris S (Laser) did not make it through the start line after the first lap.
Ian C (Supernova) was first back through the line followed by the Lasers of Curtis and James and the Radial of Luke, who was closely followed by Dave L (Laser). There was a fleet of Leaders out tonight and Hugh & Hadey were in the lead in 7th place with Mike & Neville 11th, Tracey & Barbara 14th and Sally & Bob 17th. It was good to see Julian back on the water in his Solo and he came through in 9th place. Rick in his Laser was taking part in his first race and going well in 12th place. Amy had opted to sail the Comet tonight and was in 16th place just behind William in his Topper. At the end of the first lap Paul R, Hugh & Hadey and Mike A (Lightning) approached the last mark (7) line abreast, poor Hugh & Hadey were in the middle of the sandwich and there was heated discussion about rights (which continued after the race !).
At the end of the second lap the leading five boats were in the same positions, but Paul R (Aero) actually crossed the line in the same time as the Laser of Dave L. Paula (Radial) in 10th place was being chased by Mike & Nev and behind them Peter S (Byte) had gained one place by passing Rick. Dean & Nick (Vago) had decided to retire from the race but continued to sail.
By the third lap Paul R had moved up to 2nd and Dave L was up to 4th place. Mike & Nev had moved up two places to 9th displacing Hugh & Hadey as the leading Leader. Rick had repassed Peter, Tracey & Barbara had got past William and Paul H (Supernova) had gained two places. Sally & Bob decided to retire after three laps.
After four laps Ian still led Paul R, but Dave L had passed Curtis to move up to 3rd. Mike & Nev had moved up another two places to 7th (must have cracked up the outboard !). Peter S, Rick, Tracey & Barbara, William, Paul H and Amy received the finish gun at the end of this lap.
At the end of the fifth and last lap, the first eight boats had maintained station, but Hugh & Hadey regained a place by passing Julian who in turn had managed to get past Paula.
 
The final positions on the water were 1st Ian C; 2nd Paul R; 3rd Dave L; 4th Curtis; 5th James P, 6th Luke..
 
Thanks to Monica and the OOD Team of David M, Roland L, Roland and Ryan and ANO (name not on sheet).
 

19th July Summer Series 6

It was a similar wind to last week, WSW about 13 -15 mph.  Karen set the first beat to 5, across to 9 then up the lake to a gybe round 3 a run to 2 and then a run/reach to another gybe round 6, 7 and back through the start.
The star of the first Pursuit Race was Hadey in her 4.7; she was first back through the line on the first lap and stayed there until the finish gun. Luke (Radial) was also going well in his first outing this year and came through in 2nd place with the Lasers of James P, Steve P, Curtis and John W in 3rd to 6th places. Next through the line were Ian C (Supernova), Paul R (Aero), and Steve S and David M in Lasers. William was next through in his Topper followed by Ellen & Newton (RS200) then the two Vagos of Adrian and Dean & Nick and the Harley H2 of Colin H. Ellen & Newton were higher up coming down to 6, but caught a gust and performed some unusual manoeuvres before capsizing.
Mike A (Laser) had retired early into the lap with a jammed mainsheet pulley and Roland & Ryan with excessive weed problems. Gordon and Richard B decided not to start at all.
At the finish Hadey took the honours, James P had managed to get past Luke to take 2nd from him with Steve P 4th, Ian up to 5th and Curtis 6th.
 
The wind had picked up a bit more for the second race of the day and James and Mike A came together at the first mark and then poor James capsized whilst doing penalty turns. First back through the line was Paul R with Steve S 2nd and Newton & Ellen 3rd, Ian C 4th, Luke 5th, John W 6th, Curtis 7th and Hadey going well again in 8th.  Both Vagos had gone out again for more punishment and Adrian was as usual sailing single handed. William had also bravely ventured forth and was battling on at the back of the fleet.
By the end of the second lap Steve S had taken the lead and Ian had moved up to 3rd pushing Newton & Ellen down to 4th with Curtis moving up two places to 5th with Luke now 6th. Further down the fleet Mike A, David M and Steve P were having a good battle, but a recovered James P was catching them. Rounding 6, Steve P was right on Mike’s transom, but he capsized on the gybe allowing Mike to slip away. Dean & Nick and Adrian in their Vagos retired on this lap and William was given the finish gun.
The finish gun went at the end of the third lap and the first four boats had not changed position from the previous lap, but Luke had regained 5th place from Curtis. John W and Hadey had been battling all race for 7th place and John managed to cross the line just ahead of Hadey.
The final positons on the water were 1st Steve S; 2nd Paul R; 3rd Ian C; 4th Newton &Ellen; 5th Luke; 6th Curtis. On handicap the first two will retain their places, but Hadey will move up to 3rd with Luke 4th.
 
Thanks to Karen and the OOD Team of Natalie M, Jessica W, James C, Roland L and Stuart C.
 
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