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UK 505 Class Association : News http://www.sail505.org/ en-gb Site designed and hosted by UkKiss.net uk505.forum.admin@nospam.com (Admin) uk505.forum.admin@nospam.com (Admin) Sun, 20 May 2012 16:24:56 +0200 Sun, 20 May 2012 16:24:56 +0200 http://backend.userland.com/rss e107 (http://e107.org) hourly 1 60 UK 505 Class Association : News http://www.sailimages.com/i/button.png http://www.sail505.org/ 88 31 Burton SC Open 21-22 April 2012 http://www.sailimages.com/news.php?item.131.7 Russ and Andy Short win the 2012 Inlands in a closely fought event

11 Boats racked up on the slipway of Burton Sailing Club on April 21st to compete for the 2012 Inland Championships. A dodgy forecast had kept some of the more regularly seen teams away but competition was still rife within what is becoming the most competitive fleet around!

Race one started in typically shifty conditions. With the breeze fluctuating between 10-15knots to… well, very little!!! Russ and Andy Short shot out in front leaving 2-11th place changing constantly. With no clear 2^nd and 3^rd place till the last lap where Jim Hunt and Norman Byrd squeezed ahead and enjoyed 2^nd place with locals Stuart Turnbull and Jason Lunn taking 3^rd from Charlie Walters and Dougal Cram in 4^th; and just scraping ahead to beat the boys in their second boat (8306 Ben Iliffe and Carl Gibbon), Neil Rabbitts and Adam Kenney in 5^th.

Race two got underway in very similar conditions to race one and also ended in very similar conditions to race one! Russ and Andy Short showed the fleet how to do this inland sailing lark and headed off into 1^st place, followed by Charlie and Dougal, Stuart and Jason and Jim and Norman. The top 4 positions must have changed half a dozen times before the end of the race across a simple windward/leeward course. The Shorts dominated to take 1^st place, Charlie and Dougal 2^nd and a consistant Stuart and Jason came in 3^rd. Jim and Norman doubling their points from race one with 4^th.

Race three saw the wind pick up and steady (a joyous occasion for those falling foul to the big shifts)! Charlie and Dougal came up trumps and took 1^st place, Stuart and Jason did Burton SC proud with a well deserved 2^nd place and overnight leaders Russ and Andy Short banged in a less than shabby 3^rd. This race proving that there was all to sail for in day 2 and that anyone could have this championship in the bag!
A weary group of 505ers then headed for a club house to evaluate the days glories and mishaps. A re-fuelling curry was served with plenty of beer and rum (thanks to Charlie’s literary prowess) and crashed out, all in preparation for day two.

Race 4 started in a not so dissimilar breeze to that of race 3 on the previous day, much to the joys of the heavier teams. This time, however, it was Jim Hunt and Norman Byrd that managed to get their nose out front and led for the whole race. Charlie and Dougal came in 2^nd and the Shorts close behind to grab 3^rd.

Race 5 saw the wind swing north, much to the annoyance of the race officer! The first start was recalled due to the “gentle encouragement” of certain teams over the line, therefore PRO Bill Hooton took the no-nonsense approach and the black flag came out the bag. One underway it was quick to see that Russ and Andy were going to have this one wrapped up as they darted out into the lead. However, they were constantly dogged by Jim and Norman and Charlie and Dougal all around the race-course but held firm till the end to cement another win.

Race 6 being the last race of the Burton Open was the Ross Kenney memorial trophy, the fourth time it has been sailed since his passing in 2008. A Shift up the first beat gave Jim/ Norman and Neil/Adam a boost and managed to round 1^st and 2^nd around the windward mark with a small lead. (The old man giving us some luck I’m sure!) Stuart/Jason and Tim Rush/ Rich Nurse fought it out in 3^rd and 4^th trying to make the ground back on the boats in 1^st and 2^nd unfortunately to no avail. Despite trying every trick in the book Neil/Adam were unable to snatch 1^st place from Jim/Norman who sailed very well and kept them at bay all the way round, so therefore the winners of the Ross Kenney memorial trophy 2012 was Jim Hunt and Norman Byrd with Neil/Adam 2^nd and Stuart/ Jason 3^rd.

Another great Inlands at Burton; hope to see more of you next year!
Submitted by TonyM - report by Adam Kenney

]]> English events TonyM Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:06:16 +0200 http://www.sailimages.com/news.php?item.131.7 Inlands at Northampton http://www.sailimages.com/news.php?item.130.1 Submitted by Donald Aitken

An excellent turnout of 20 boats participated in 5 races over the weelend.

Results can be found here:http://www.northamptonsailingclub.org/results/2011/505Inlands2011.htm
Full report to follow

]]> Misc http://www.sailimages.com/comment.php?comment.news.130 TonyM Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:24:32 +0100 http://www.sailimages.com/news.php?item.130.1 Shotley S.C. 505 Open 2011 http://www.sailimages.com/news.php?item.129.2 Shotley 505 Open 30/31 July 2011

It was the return of “The BIG ONE”, unfortunately the wind hadn’t and we were left with a light West North Westerly. Although it wasn’t the usual high-speed sailing that we are used to, it was very exciting in terms of the racing.

Race 1 was won by Matt and Daniel Hart, followed by Terry Selfe / Alan Montague and Martin Hodgson/Adrian Miles in third.

Race 2 saw some of the usual contenders moving up the fleet with Charlie Walters / Dougal Cram coming in first, closely followed by the Hart’s and last years winners Terry Scutcher / Christian Diebitsch coming in third.

Race 3 saw the wind drop even further and at times it was a bit of a drifter. Again the racing was very close but as usual in the lighter breeze Charlie & Dougal led around the final windward mark followed by the Hart’s, Martin & Adrian and Terry & Christian, unfortunately the Hart’s went right and lost 2 places by the final leeward mark, however for a moment it would appear that they may be able to get third when Terry fell out of the back of the boat, fortunately he was able to grab hold of the transom and pull himself back in, not bad for someone his age. Again Charlie & Dougal came in first, followed by Martin & Adrian in second and Terry & Christian. The race back to shore was won comfortably by “The Pride of East Anglia” thanks to a tow from Terry’s very fast RIB but at least this time he didn’t receive a lecture from the local coastguard.

The club put on a great BBQ and a good night was had by all and thanks must go to all the ladies and gents for all their hard work.

Sunday morning we were greeted with a great breakfast and beautiful sunny skies, unfortunately no wind, our race officer Doug postponed the start for 45 minutes and his wisdom proved right, the wind slowly filling in from a South Easterly direction. As we passed Felixstowe Docks and entered the wonderful Dovercourt Bay the wind picked up nicely and the previous days flat waters were gone leaving a nice chop.

Race 4 got underway in fantastic conditions with winds between 13-16 knots. Again racing was close and at the windward mark there were 6 boats closely fighting for top spot. Unfortunately gear failure put Christian Diebitsch in the water and the end to their race. Throughout the fleet there were battles, going this way and that, Greg Brown with his crew Ella Nicholson who had only sailed a 505 on a couple of occasions were doing a fantastic job and battling against their fellow Southwold boat of Felden & Symes. The battle for first place went to Martin & Adrian, followed by Charlie & Dougal and the Hart’s.

Race 5 started with slightly more wind and anyone of Charlie/Dougal, The Hart’s and Martin & Adrian able to win the most sort after title of the year. Again the fleet broke up into 3 groups each fighting to gain an advantage. Unfortunately Terry & Christian had gear failure again forcing them to retire but I’m sure they’ll be back next year with the aim of regaining their title. The top three were amongst the leaders at the windward mark and it was obvious that none of them were going to give up without a fight. On the final lap at the windward mark it was neck and neck between Charlie & Dougal and The Hart’s. The Hart’s raised their kite first and off they went, unfortunately an issue with the kite allowed Charlie & Dougal back in. However the Hart’s with their fantastic twin poles gybed quickly and reached the leeward mark just in the lead, it was now a straight race for the line. The Hart’s tacked giving Charlie and Dougal a chance which they took with both hands to win another race, very closely followed by the Hart’s and Martin & Adrian.

Congratulations to Charlie and Dougal for winning the most prestigious title of them all. Congratulations must also go to the entire fleet for some fantastic close racing, we must also thank and congratulate Doug Brown our Race Officer for setting great courses allowing the fleet to have a great weekend of racing. With thanks also to the committee boat crew and our rescue teams.

Back on shore we would like to thank Shotley Sailing Club again for laying on such a good spread in the evening/morning and being such great hosts, can’t wait till next year.

	Shotley S.C. 505 Open 2011

Position	Boat	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Points	Discard	Final Points
1	Walters/D Cram	4	1	1	2	1	9	4	5
2	M Hart/ D Hart	1	2	4	3	2	12	4	8
3	Hodgson/Miles	3	4	2	1	3	13	4	9
4	Selfe/Montague	2	5	7	7	7	28	7	21
5	Williams/Davis	8	6	5	6	5	30	8	22
6	Scutcher/Diebitsch	6	3	3	RTD	RTD	34	11	23
7	Deane/Turner	7	7	6	4	6	30	7	23
8	H Briddon/S Briddon	6	RTD	DNS	5	4	37	11	26
9	Felden/Symes	10	9	8	8	8	43	10	33
10	G Brown/E Nicholson	9	8	9	9	9	44	9	35

]]> UK Class News http://www.sailimages.com/comment.php?comment.news.129 TonyM Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:44:48 +0200 http://www.sailimages.com/news.php?item.129.2 UK Nationals Rock 23 June 2011 http://www.sailimages.com/news.php?item.128.2
Registration should be done as soon as possible so that you only pay the 135.00 GBP entrance fee (goes up after 15 June!) and Rock and the 505 team can complete their planning.

This information will be updated of the next few days so if you are not on the list and are going to Rock, let me know or add your name to the list.

I just need boat number/helm and crew names, your form should just be sent to Roger.

Last year we managed an impressive turnout of 46 boats - can we beat that in 2011?

So far we have 40 boats.

NOR can be found HERE

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Registration should be done as soon as possible so that you only pay the 135.00 GBP entrance fee (goes up after 15 June!) and Rock and the 505 team can complete their planning.

This information will be updated of the next few days so if you are not on the list and are going to Rock, let me know or add your name to the list.

I just need boat number/helm and crew names, your form should just be sent to Roger.

Last year we managed an impressive turnout of 46 boats - can we beat that in 2011?

So far we have 40 boats.

NOR can be found HERE

]]> UK Class News http://www.sailimages.com/comment.php?comment.news.128 TonyM Tue, 31 May 2011 14:39:54 +0200 http://www.sailimages.com/news.php?item.128.2 Stone Open http://www.sailimages.com/news.php?item.127.1

Andy Smith reports:

15 Boats descended on Stone SC on 14/15 May. A cool brisk breeze and blue skies greeted the fleet for some champagne sailing on the Blackwater estuary.

Terry & Christian smoked up the first beat In Race 1 to lead at the windward mark, sailing Terry’s old Kyrwood “The Pride of Essex”. They were followed by Matt & Daniel Hart and Charlie & Dougal. At the gybe mark Matt & Daniel had a 'moment', resulting in a capsize in the shallow water and a bent mast that resulted in a great deal of boat work to get them back on the water for Sunday. “The Pride of Essex” let Terry & Christian down with a broken trapeze handle at the leeward mark, letting Andy & Tim into the lead, but Charlie & Dougal were in hot pursuit. The battle was settled when Andy & Tim's spinnaker pole came uncleated on the penultimate reach proving that it’s not all plain sailing with twin poles! The win went to Charlie & Dougal with Martin & Adrian sailing through to take second.

Race 2 was contested with the same players as Race 1, however this time Andy & Tim took line honours from Terry & Christian with Martin & Adrian third. Roger & Dave were first out into the pressure on the right and led around the first lap of Race 3. Andy & Tim took the lead on the second beat, which they maintained to the end. The breeze picked up through the race to a point that two-sail reaching was required at times. Terry & Christian pulled into second from Martin & Adrian and Roger & Dave.

On Saturday evening the club hosted all the sailors with a fantastic BBQ and inter-fleet bar games with the Hornets and FD’s which rounded off the evening nicely.

The breeze was a little lighter at the start of sailing on Sunday. There were some snakes and ladders during Race 4 with big holes and shifting breeze. Charlie and Martin making ground and Andy gaining it back throughout the race. On the final run Martin and Charlie split and headed for opposite corners. Martin emerged to take second from Charlie. With the tide ebbing hard the fleet headed left out of the start for Race 5. Matt & Daniel were back with an old Proctor D that they had managed to rig overnight. Their hard work proved fruitful as they rounded in the top five. Terry & Christian led and held Andy & Tim off down the first triangle until their other trapeze handle let go at the leeward mark! Martin and Charlie took advantage of their misfortune.

Andy & Tim led Race 6 from the start until the final beat where Martin, who had sailed consistently throughout the weekend with a string of second places upped the anti and stormed into the lead, closely followed by Terry. Andy just managed to hold onto second at the windward mark. Martin & Adrian sailed a perfect downwind leg to take a well earned victory to close out the weekend's racing.

Other notable performances were Stuart & Jason with a string of 4th places; Roger & Dave demonstrated good speed, leading races and ultimately finishing just behind Stuart & Jason. Neil & Adam sailing 8306, in addition to Terry & Christian, also showed how an older boat can perform over a variety of conditions.

Thanks go to Stone, who hosted a superb weekend's sailing with excellent race management and a great time off the water.

(6 races, 5 to count)

1 9012 Andy Smith & Tim Needham Notts County/Staunton 3 1 1 1 1 2
2 8963 Martin Hidgson & Adrian Miles Stone SC 2 2 3 2 2 1

3 8835 Charlie Walters & Dougal Cram Datchet SC 1 3 5 3 3 5

4 9006 Terry Scutcher & Christian Diebitsch Shotley SC dnf 4 2 7 4 3

5 8905 Stuart Turnbull & Jason Lunn Burton SC 4 5 6 4 6 4

6 8881 Roger Deane & Davd Turner Rock/ Draycote SC 5 7 4 8 dnc 6

7 8306 Neil Rabbits & Adam Kenney Burton SC 8 6 7 5 7 dnf

8 8860 Bobbie Johnson & Tony Merry Burton SC 11 9 8 6 11 9
9 8650 Terry Selfe & Alan Montague Stone SC 9 10 10 9 8 7

10 8206 Jeremy White & Matt Isherwood Draycote SC 7 11 9 12 10 8

11 8955 Ben Miller & Simon Lake RYA/ Grafham Water 6 dnf dnc 10 9 dnf

12 8780 M Wright & Stuart Preston Burton SC 10 8 dnc 11 dnc dnc

13 8694 Matt & Daniel Hart Shotley SC dnf dnc dnc dnc 5 dnf

14 8457 John Wilson & Adrian Howe Great Moor MSC dnf dnc dnc 13 12 dnf

15 8974 Georgia Stone & Neil Fulcher Stone SC dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnf

]]> Misc http://www.sailimages.com/comment.php?comment.news.127 TonyM Fri, 20 May 2011 17:47:41 +0200 http://www.sailimages.com/news.php?item.127.1 Stone Open [14-15 May 2011] http://www.sailimages.com/news.php?item.125.2

So far we have 8 boats plus the local boats which means we should see somewhere between 10 and 15 boats making the trip to Stone on the East Coast.

The event last year was excellent so this is your best chance to hone your skills and boat ready for the Nationals next month.

Extract from Rob's Newsletter:

Sailing is within the Blackwater estuary at its widest point - classic east coast estuary sailing. The club is welcoming and friendly, and has an active 505 fleet. Safe for kids. Dogs allowed if kept on leads.

Saturday: Briefing 11:00 Race 1 12:30; races 2 and 3 back to back

Sunday: Race 4 10:45; races 5 and 6 back to back

Meal at club Saturday night - book when entering. Free camping on site - see Stone representative before setting up.

Directions: Stone SC is on the south side of the Blackwater estuary in Essex, grid ref: TL 949060, three miles west of Bradwell. From the A12 Chelmsford bypass: A414, B1010, B1018 to Latchingdon, straight on on an unnumbered road through Mayland and Steeple towards St Lawrence. After St Lawrence, left at sign to St Lawrence Bay. It is not as difficult as it sounds, and it is very pretty, but the roads after the A12 are small and twisty, so allow time.

More detailed directions on the web site www.stonesailingclub.org.uk , and an accommodation list.

Contact: Caroline Barnett 07885 461170 or c.b.bk@fsmail.net or sailing@stonesailingclub.org.uk . Club: Stone Sailing Club, Tinnocks Lane, St. Lawrence Bay, Nr Southminster, Essex CM0 7NF. T: 01621 779344 www.stonesailingclub.org.uk
]]> UK Class News http://www.sailimages.com/comment.php?comment.news.125 TonyM Sun, 08 May 2011 11:03:37 +0200 http://www.sailimages.com/news.php?item.125.2 Carsington Open [23-24 April 2011] Results http://www.sailimages.com/news.php?item.124.2 800x600 Carsington 505 Open meeting report 2011

Saturday saw 11 boats turn up for the 505 open meeting at Carsington Reservoir. However, none of the guys seemed keen to rig their boats due to a serious lack of wind. We all made the decision, which if by 15-00 hours the breeze hadn’t filled in evenly over the race course, and then the race officer would abandon. This meant hanging around all day! 3 o’clock came and the N flag was raised, meaning no more racing today.

However, the wind filled in half an hour after this! So Andy Smith and Tim Needham went to show off their new twin spinnaker poles!

On the Sunday the wind forecast showed about 5 knots. This didn’t show but the first race got underway and as usual Andy Smith and Tim got off to a good start, tacking out right on the shifts with the Briddon team and Tim Rush /Andy Short close behind.

Down the first run, it was whoever could get into the most breeze. Up the second windward leg Tim Rush and Andy sailed onto the left hand side, picking up a big Left hand shift which won them the race closely followed by Smithy and the Briddon’s.

Race two got under way and the start line was massively port end bias. The Briddon team tacked onto Port and sailed into the lead with Bobbie Johnson and Tony Merry in 2nd. The wind shifted even more to the left hand side which meant it was a reach to the windward mark and back down to the leeward mark. Team Briddon won the race closely followed by Andy Smith and Tim Needham with Bobbie and Tony finishing a very respectable 3^rd place.

A big Thanks goes to the Scottish boys for making the journey south and its great to see some of the not so ‘Hot shots’ creeping up towards the front of the fleet. Hope to see you all at Stone SC in a few weeks time!

Harry Briddon GBR 8906

				R1	R2	Total
1	8906	Harry Briddon/Simon Briddon	Ogston	3	1	4
2	9012	Andy Smith/Tim Needham	Notts County	2	2	4
3	8935	Tim Rush/Andrew Short	Carsington	1	5	6
	901	Jez White/Matt Isherwood	Draycote	4	4	8
5	8834	Jim Blyth/Danny Read	Largo Bay	5	6	11
6	8860	Bobbie Johnson/Tony Merry	Burton	9	3	12
7	8432	Alistair Colvin/Alan Moss	Loch Lomond	6	7	13
8	8905	Stuart Turnbull/Jason Lunn	Burton	7	9	16
9	8780	Martin Wright/Rob Burdekin	Burton	8	8	16
10	8474	Chris Thorne/Mike Priddle	Portishead	10	10	20

Footnotes:

From Tony Merry:

By far the best sail of the weekend was between 4 and 5pm on the Saturday when Jim/Danny, Andy/Tim and Bobbie/Tony enjoyed some excellent 3 sail reaching. There would have been a 4th boat (Alistair/Alan from Loch Lomond) but unfortunately the water was closed just as they were about to launch!

Our best result (race 2 - 3rd) should have been even better! We managed to keep Andy/Tim out until the last leg of the race when we sailed into a hole whilst they found a nice stream of wind!

Special mention should be made of Jez and Matt in achieving two 4th place results (and they were not the lightest of crews either!).

Oh! I nearly forgot - the twin poles - it was good to see Andy and Tim working away on their new pole set up in the dinghy park. Some good discussions and demonstrations on how it all works followed by a very impressive on water trial. Their first gybe seemed to be completed in about 4 seconds - about the time it normally takes me to find the guy ready to attach it to the pole! I want one (and so does Jim Blyth)!

From Jason Lunn:

On Sunday we were expecting more wind but it was very light again, but just enough to tempt us out onto the water. As an example of the frustrations, on the second race we were going upwind and it was so fickle, that every boat overtook us from windward and leeward, with us completely stationary. I would say more torture than fun, but that’s sailing!!

NEXT MEETING: Stone SC on the East Coast [14-15 May]

Last year we enjoyed an excellent event - hopefully there will be a good turnout again this year and, if you missed it, another chance to see the Smithy and Tim twin pole set-up again.

As a reminder of last year here is the 2010 news report.

7 names on the list already - why not add your and join in the fun - all welcome!

]]> UK Class News http://www.sailimages.com/comment.php?comment.news.124 TonyM Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:09:34 +0200 http://www.sailimages.com/news.php?item.124.2 Carsington Open [23-24 April 2011 - Easter] http://www.sailimages.com/news.php?item.123.2 Carsington Open 2011

Our next open is on the Saturday and Sunday over the Easter weekend. Prizes, as in previous years, are being sponsored by Simon Briddon Builders.

We are expecting a good turnout so if you have not added your name to the list please let me know and I will do it for you (you need to log in to update the list)!

Some boats are turning up on Friday so, if you are one of them, the club is likely to be open until 19:30 Friday evening, so you should be able to drop your boat off. If the scouts are sailing that day, the club might be open until 21:30.

At least two teams are staying at Knockerdown (top of the road from sailing club) and will be having a meal and a pint at Knockdown Inn, in the evening.

If you have any sails that need measuring (I have 2 or 3) this is a chance to get John Webster to apply the magic "measurement stamp". Anyone going to Garda in September (Europeans) will need properly measured equipment and sails!

Any other questions, post a message. Looking for a crew or helm or want to crew or helm - post a message. The more boats we can get on the water the better the event will be.

The Carsington NOR is HERE cost is 25.00 GBP for the event.

Registration from 11:00 Saturday
Saturday first race not before 13:55 (scheduled 3 races)
Sunday first race not before 10:25 (scheduled 2 races)

The Phantom fleet are also having an open at the same time - quite a few 50 sailors also try their hand in a Phanton when they are crewless.

Tony

]]> UK Class News http://www.sailimages.com/comment.php?comment.news.123 TonyM Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:04:47 +0200 http://www.sailimages.com/news.php?item.123.2 Burton Open Results http://www.sailimages.com/news.php?item.122.2 Burton Open Report by Tim Needham

The weekend of the 9th and 10th of April saw 17 505s attend the Burton Open Meeting. The weather was glorious and the forecast breeze was more than adequate to get in some competitive racing. Scheduled for the Saturday was a 2 hour Coached training session with Tim Rush, followed by 2 races in the afternoon; with another 3 races organised for the Sunday.

The training session began at mid-day in a nice 8-12knots of breeze. The 505s did windward/leeward courses whilst receiving one-to-one coaching from Tim Rush. This was a good opportunity to improve boat handling skills and sail setting, plus blow off the winter cobwebs. As a fleet we extend great thanks to Tim Rush for his coaching over the weekend, and for his knowledgeable de-briefs following each sailing session.

Race 1 began in a slightly depleted 8 knots. With the usual suspects Charlie/Dougal, the Briddons and the Shorts shooting off up the course having had great starts, Smith/Needham were left buried. Half way through the race it became apparent that 2 boats had sailed the wrong course, leaving the well-earned bullet going to Harry and Simon Briddon. In second was Tim Bird and Arthur George and a very well earned third place went to Bobby Johnson and Tony Merry.

Race 2 saw the breeze in a similar direction and wind strength. The first beat was close meaning that the top 6 were tightly packed around the windward mark, with the exception Of Russ and Andy Short who had a small lead over the pack. By the end of the run Smith Needham had caught the leading boat and a fight began for first place. This tight contest lasted the entire race until team Briddon caught the leaders and began attacking. At the windward mark for the final time the race was anybody’s, however by the end of the run the Shorts lead by just a boat length over Smith/Needham. With a small beat to the line Smith Needham just clinched the victory over the Short brothers. Team Briddon finished third. A well sailed race by all.

Sunday saw a some-what less enthusiastic 505 fleet possibly as a result of Adam Kenney's 21st Birthday or Carl Gibbon's Wedding. However Race 3 was held in a constant-ish 5 knots with a full fleet of 17 taking part. The first beat again was close with the top 5 all rounding together, the same followed down the run. However Smith/Needham took the lead with a handy shift from the left up the second beat, allowing them to take the lead, where they remained for the rest of the race. Tim Bird and slightly different looking Arthur George finished Second with Russ and Andy Short in 3rd.

Race 4 was attempted in an ever dying 3 knots. Most of the fleet started the race. However once the boats began reaching the beat and beating the run it became apparent that racing was out of the question. With the relief of most of the fleet the race officer abandoned the race and the scheduled 5th race.

This left the over-all top 5 as - 1st Smith/Needham, 2nd Team Briddon, 3rd Bird/George, 4th Team Short, 5th Johnson/Merry. Prizes were awarded to the top three, also Smith/Needham got to lift the Ross Kenney Memorial trophy as the winner of the last race sailed.

Huge thanks to everyone involved in organising the event, especially Tim Rush for his time and knowledge over the course of the weekend.

Sailed: 3, Discards: 1, To count: 2, Entries: 17, Scoring system: Appendix A

Rank	SailNo	Club	HelmName	CrewName	R1	R2	R3	Total	Nett
1st	9012	NCSC	Andy Smith	Tim Needham	(5.0)	1.0	1.0	7.0	2.0
2nd	8906	Ogston SC	Harry Bridden	Simon Bridden	1.0	3.0	(7.0)	11.0	4.0
3rd	9039	Burton SC	Tim Bird	Arthur George	2.0	(8.0)	2.0	12.0	4.0
4th	8935	Carsington	Russ Short	Andre Short	(4.0)	2.0	3.0	9.0	5.0
5th	8860	Burton SC	Bobbie Johnson	Tony Merry	3.0	5.0	(8.0)	16.0	8.0
6th	8835	Datchet	Charlie Walters	Dougal Cram	(18.0 DSQ)	4.0	5.0	27.0	9.0
7th	8685	Carsington	Richard Sims	Simon Wood	6.0	(7.0)	4.0	17.0	10.0
8th	8905	Burton SC	Stuart Turnbull	Jason Lunn	(18.0 DSQ)	6.0	6.0	30.0	12.0
9th	8749	Helensburgh SC	Alastair Milton	Charles Milton	7.0	9.0	(12.0)	28.0	16.0
10th	8583	TaTa SC	Patrick Moore	Paul Bambridge	8.0	10.0	(13.0)	31.0	18.0
11th	8780	Burton SC	M Wright	S Preston	9.0	(11.0)	11.0	31.0	20.0
12th	8526	Tewkesbury	Russ Hopkins	Olly Hopkins	11.0	(13.0)	10.0	34.0	21.0
13th	901	Draycote	Jez White	Matt Isherwood	10.0	12.0	(15.0)	37.0	22.0
14th	8457	GMSC	John Wilson	Adrian Howe	12.0	14.0	(16.0)	42.0	26.0
15th	8974	Burton SC	Ian Merryfield	Dennis Cartwirght	(18.0 DNC)	18.0 DNC	9.0	45.0	27.0
16th	6163	Datchet	Ian Garrard	Remco Van den Heuvel	13.0	15.0	(17.0)	45.0	28.0
17th	8306	Burton SC	Neil Rabbits	Adam Kenney	(18.0 DNC)	18.0 DNC	14.0	50.0	32.0

]]> UK Class News http://www.sailimages.com/comment.php?comment.news.122 TonyM Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:20:07 +0200 http://www.sailimages.com/news.php?item.122.2