The 2005 Flying Fifteen Results Archive

• Grafham Water Open Meeting
• Dovestone Open Meeting and Classic
• Royal Windermere Open Meeting
• Broxbourne Classic
• Draycote Open & Classic
• Inlands at Bassenthwaite
• Southerns at Bewl Valley
• Cardiff Classic
• Llangorse Open
• Royal Motor Yacht Open
• Falmouth Week
• Nationals at Parkstone
• Poole Week
• Scottish at Largs
• Bala Open
• South Cerney Open
• Northerns at Derwent Reservoir
• Hayling Island - Bulwark Trophy
• Notts County Open
• Loch Lomond Open
• Bass Team Racing
• Middle Nene Classic - Maxwell Trophy
• Carsington

Grafham Water Sailing Club

Dovestone Sailing Club

Royal Windermere Yacht Club

BROXBOURNE CLASSIC

Draycote Open & Classic Meeting

The Draycote meeting must have experienced practically every weather condition known to the world of sailing. The forecast for the Saturday was for a 10 knot S/W so we had 5 knot Easterly which if anything looked like it was to drop. The 23-boat fleet with competitors from as far as Bewl Valley, Broxbourne, Chew Valley and Llangorse took to the water christening our new pontoon to the joys of Flying Fifteen Open meetings.

The P.R.O had a real problem setting a course due to the fluctuating wind but eventually we all got off to a clean start. The first mark saw 3806 Peter Hogg and Neil Richards take the lead with 3779 Rupert Mander and Chris Hewkin in a close second. After the wing mark things really got interesting as the second reach turned into a run and the fleet split into two. The leading pack fell into a hole, but 2523 Bob Falconer and Rosie Winkle closely followed by 3795 Simon Patterson and Simon Thompson managed to sneak into the lead, but then a charging 3712 Geoff Huett and Keith Snow overtook everyone to lead the next beat by a considerable margin. The wind was then to test nerves again as the boats came back from behind and Geoff suddenly fell from first to fourteenth. His face just said it all; sailing can be a very cruel sport. The wind steadied a bit with Rupert Mander winning, 3642 Richard Hope and David Nutall second and Peter Hogg third. The winning Classic boat was Bob Falconer.

Race two saw the wind steady even further with another clean start and a healthy lead taken by 3324 Harry Sayers and Scott Smith and Simon^² in second. Racing was tight but eventually Simon managed to hunt down Harry to take the lead. The 1992 world champion was not going to let things lie down and Rupert eventually fought his way through to win. The first Classic was 2700 Neil Barthollomy and Matt Richardson.

Race three was just about to start when the big black cloud over Leamington Spa started to come our way and with a rumble of thunder and flashes of lightening the P.R.O decided that it was too dangerous to continue. This was a wise call, as when the boats were being hauled out the heavens opened, and crews were being pummelled by hail, which was very painful (my ears are still sore).

Sunday saw much better weather with sun and a nice 10 knot breeze which was set to increase. Race four saw yet another clean start and racing was as competitive as ever. The Classic boats were giving the Open boats a run for their money. The race was won again by Rupert but second was a close fight between 3083 Brian Clover/Bill Bennett and Simon^² who managed second on the line. The first Classic was again Bob Falconer.

Race five saw the predictable win for Rupert, a gallant second for Harry Sayers and a third for Richard Hope. A poor race by Simon^² meant that overall second was going to be fought for. The first Classic was 2684 M. Yallop and David Brown.

Race six and the wind was freshening. Rupert got the full row of winds. Geoff Huett sailed his way through the fleet to gain second but Simon^² managed to hold on to second to gain that position overall. The First Classic was again M. Yallop. Race Officer Mike Burgoine and his team did a fantastic job in such testing conditions.

Results:

Open

3779	Rupert Mander	Chris Hewkin	D.W.S.C
3795	Simon Patterson	Simon Thompson	D.W.S.C
3642	Richard Hope	David Nutall	D.W.S.C

Silver

3083	Brian Glover	Bill Bennett	D.W.S.C
3182	Steve Cragg	Pete Gough	D.W.S.C

Classic

2523	Bob Falconer	Rosie Winckle	Broxbourne S.C
2700	Neil Bartholomy	Matt Richardson	Middle Nene S.C
2606	Bob Tait	Robin Fletcher	Broxbourne S.C

Vintage

516	David Duke	Carole Duke	Grafham Water S.C
1035	John Dinnie	Richard Chaplin	D.W.S.C
798	Simon Dangerfield	John Washington	Chew Valley S.C

Falcon Cup (First boat under 3000)
2523 Bob Falconer/ Rosie Winckle Broxbourne S.C

Report from Simon Patterson

Inland Championship - Bassenthwaite

The Flying Fifteen Inland Championship was held at Bassenthwaite Sailing Club on 4/5 June. 32 boats came from as far afield at Loch Earn in Scotland and Bala in Wales. Saturday saw moderate westerly winds with a few testing gusts thrown in. The OD started the race on time and the fleet got away cleanly first time. Mike Hart with Tim Hall (Port Dinorwic) lead at the windward mark and left the rest a considerable distance behind by the end of the first lap, but behind him places were changing all the time with Steve Goacher with Phil Evans (Windermere) making up most places. On the last beat, Mike was still in front, but Steve was gaining all the time. Good tactics up the last beat gave the race to Steve by about a foot.

The races were sailed back to back, but a few sailors need to come ashore – including Keith Thomas from Bass who was last seen leaving the jetty on a rescue boat with a full tool box including drill, and heading back out to his boat to make running repairs!

Unfortunately the rain came in for the second race, but that did not dampen the spirits of the competitors. Another clean start saw Steve first to the windward mark and then increase his lead on every leg to notch up another victory. Alan Bax with Paul Busby (Hayling Island) didn’t have a brilliant first beat, but steadily improved up to second.

The sailors came ashore to afternoon tea and cream cakes followed in the evening by a fantastic BBQ – for which the rain held off.

Sunday had light winds forecast, but there was definitely enough wind to sail and the OD took to the water early to make sure the course kept in the wind. Unfortunately the wind was a bit shifty leading to a postponement due to a 60 degree wind shift. The wind shifted back and a start was made, but this resulted in a general recall. The start line was moved into steadier wind up the beat and the fleet got away cleanly at the next time of asking.

At the windward mark, Steve was in the lead, with Neil Platt in second, Justin Waples with Ian Stowe (Grafham) in third and Dave & Sue Giles (Ullswater) in fourth. However there was a bit of a melee as the boats were heading off on a run through the still beating rest of the fleet – even the lead boat had trouble getting through the fleet! To avoid the beating boats, the first few boats round the mark reached off on starboard, but some of the later boats gybed immediately and went off on port, giving them water at the next gybe mark – including local veteran Mike Watson who made up about 8 places on this short leg. There were frantic shouts of water at the gybe mark, but most boats seemed to get through ok. Meanwhile, Steve was extending his lead at the front. There was a short second beat, but this seemed to sort out the fleet, some gaining several places. Steve remained in the lead, but several other boats were being caught by Neil Platt. Then there was almost a disaster for Steve as he headed for the wrong mark. Fortunately he realised in time and gybed back to it, but his lead was reduced to about 30yds. On the last beat, the leading boats took the port side of the beat, with the next few opting to chance it up the starboard side. In the end, however, the positions remained the same with Steve winning, Justin second, Mike Hart third and then a very close finish with Dave McKee & Chris Hewkin (Dovestone) beating David & Peter Kitchen (Tees & Hartlepool) by a second.

In the final race, Steve had opted for an early lunch. The fleet was too keen and the general recall flag was raised – followed not long after by the black flag. The fleet split up the beat, some by a long way. Flying Fifteen president Ian Preston overshot the mark prompting the comment ‘He could raise his spinnaker to get to the windward mark’ from one of the race committee!

Nigel Tullet with Sam Raynor (Windermere) were first to the windward mark followed very closely by Alan and local Paul Burnell with Joe Roberts and then Neil Platt and another local, Scott Beattie. In the middle of the fleet, the competition was still very tight prompting many shouts of starboard and boats ducking behind others. As the fleet went down the reach, the sun tried to come out and was glinting off the spinnakers. The boats in 5th and 6th went high on the reach and gained places. Nigel remained in the lead, although the next six places were changing frequently. Then, much to the astonishment of the spectators on the shore, Nigel made the same mistake Steve had done in the previous race – he headed for the wrong mark. This lost him his lead as he had overshot a leeward mark by about 100 yds. However, this did serve to compact the first seven boats again, making for some exciting sailing up the next beat.

Alan made the most of the opportunity and won the race, followed by Mike Hart and then Nigel.

Final Results

Sailed: 4  Discards: 1

Pos	Fleet	Boat Name	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1	Open		3721	Steve Goacher	Phil Evans	RWYC	0.0	0.0	0.0	DNC	0.0
2	Open	Gekko Blaster	3817	Mike Hart	Tim Hall	Port Dinorwic	3.0	10.0	5.7	3.0	11.7
3	Open		3786	Alan Bax	Paul Busby	Hayling Island	11.7	3.0	15.0	0.0	14.7
4	Open	New Order	3770	Neil Platt	Richard Rigg	Bolton and West Kirby	8.0	5.7	11.7	10.0	23.7
5	Open	Sweet Chariot	3805	David McKee	Chris Hewkin	Dovestone	5.7	13.0	8.0	11.7	25.4
6	Open	Sparks	3716	Justin Waples	Ian Stowe	Grafham Water	14.0	17.0	3.0	14.0	31.0
7	Open	Jocks Lover	3673	Scott Beattie	John Somerville	Bassenthwaite	17.0	15.0	13.0	8.0	36.0
8	Open	Kiffs	3816	Nigel Tullet	Sam Rayner	RWYC	15.0	16.0	17.0	5.7	36.7
9	Open	Silent Wings	3727	Andrew Palmer	Graham Wadeley	Grafham Water	10.0	11.7	20.0	15.0	36.7
10	Open		3612	David Giles	Sue Giles	Ullswater	13.0	8.0	19.0	DNF	40.0
11	Open	Dingo	3595	Peter Kitchen	David Kitchen	Tees & Hartlepool	16.0	19.0	10.0	BFD	45.0
12	Open	Sucking FFeagulls	3835	Andy Goddard	Colin	Dovestone	18.0	14.0	16.0	17.0	47.0
13	Silver	Fighting Machine	3293	Tim Wills	Ian Preston	Bassenthwaite	22.0	20.0	18.0	19.0	57.0
14	Open	Eleni	3737	Simon Robinson	Dave Vasey	DRSC	DNF	28.0	14.0	16.0	58.0
15	Open		3685	Jeremy Arnold	John Allen	Notts County	19.0	18.0	24.0	21.0	58.0
16	Open	Proactive	3831	Bobby Salmond	Robert Till	Loch Earn	20.0	22.0	21.0	18.0	59.0
17	Open		3521	Paul Burnell	Joe Roberts	Bassenthwaite	23.0	29.0	27.0	13.0	63.0
18	Open	Firebolt	3806	Peter Hogg	David Downes	DSC	21.0	21.0	30.0	23.0	65.0
19	Silver	Mr Sponge	3281	Michael Watson	Duncan Firth	REYC	24.0	33.0	22.0	22.0	68.0
20	Open	Ffandangle	3473	Mike Moore	Steve Hunt	Bassenthwaite	26.0	23.0	26.0	24.0	73.0
21	Open		3539	John Eaton	Maggie Eaton	Bala	25.0	32.0	33.0	20.0	77.0
22	Classic	Spring Sonata	2620	David Naylor	Norman Christie	Dovestone	33.0	30.0	23.0	28.0	81.0
23	Classic	Fettercairn	617	Graham Lamond	Scott Train	South Windermere	27.0	34.0	28.0	26.0	81.0
24	Open	Graffter	3451	Hugh Simpson	David Watkins	LESC	31.0	26.0	37.0	25.0	82.0
25	Silver	FFrisky	3208	Mark Gardner	Anne Gardner	Carsington	29.0	27.0	32.0	27.0	83.0
26	Classic		1117	Keith Jamieson	Maf Smith	Bassenthwaite	32.0	24.0	31.0	30.0	85.0
27	Silver	Flatulent Fairy	3182	Steve Cragg	Pete Gough	Draycote	28.0	31.0	29.0	DNC	88.0
28	Open	Outsider	3732	Graham Wilkinson	Mike Pearce	Carsington	36.0	DNC	25.0	31.0	92.0
29	Silver		3381	Russ Clarke	David Wheeler	Dovestone	30.0	35.0	35.0	29.0	94.0
30	Open	Unffinished Business	3813	Peter Slater	Ann Morrel	South Cerney	DNF	25.0	36.0	DNF	100.0
31	Open	Jim Jam	3484	Raymond Coates	David McCombe	Tees & Hartlepool	34.0	37.0	34.0	33.0	101.0
32	Classic	Fake Emerald	2504	Keith Thomas	Stephen Kirkpatrick	Bassenthwaite	35.0	36.0	38.0	32.0	103.0

Classic Fleet

Position	Helm	Crew	Club
1st	Graham Lamond	Scott Train	South Windermere
2nd	David Naylor	Norman Christie	Dovestone
3rd	Keith Jamieson	Maf Smith	Bass

Silver Fleet

Position	Helm	Crew	Club
1st	Tim Wills	Ian Preston	Bass
2nd	Mike Watson	Duncan Firth	REYC
3rd	Mark Gardner	Anne Gardner	Carsington

Report from Bassenthwaite Sailing Club

Rydon Homes Southern Championship - Bewl Valley

Supported by Harken UK

Summer finally arrived bringing not only hot sun for the whole weekend but more surprisingly a reasonable Southerly breeze; force two to three on Saturday and on Sunday morning a good force two but with reasonable gusts with occasional planing and regular hiking. Bewl was at its best and surprised those many visitors who had not sailed there before. The Event, unusually held on inland water, attracted 36 entries - 19 visitors from thirteen clubs joining a good turnout from the home club.

To minimise the risk of the wind disappearing by Sunday three races were run on Saturday on an Olympic Course. In Race 1 the pin end of the line proved the best start. Steve Goacher 3721 was first at the windward mark followed by Barry Parkin 3630 and Mike Hart 3817.Goacher went for the finish a lap early allowing Parkin & Hart & Greg Wells 3776 through. Mike Hart took the far right on the final beat overtaking Parkin at the windward mark, holding his gain until the line.

Race 2 saw another closely contested race with Goacher making no mistakes this time to win ahead of Parkin in 2^nd and Hart in 3^rd. Race 3 saw Goacher establish an early lead but with a shifting breeze the lead changed several times; always threatened by Parkin, Goacher was unable to keep his early advantage and had to settle for 2^nd behind Parkin . Greg Wells took 3^rd.

An excellent evening followed with a Hog Roast, Pimms Bar and Jazz Band on the shores of the lake. The next day dawned windless but the breeze started to fill in and strengthened to a good F2 enabling a start on schedule. Yet again the competitiveness of the fleet caused a general recall

The wind shifted at the start and for the first time the committee boat was the favoured end However, the left side of the beat proved to be better in terms of wind strength. Greg Wells hit the windward mark 1^st with Steve Goacher in 2^nd. On the last run, the leaders went left and the wind died. Robert Hogben 3653 and Barry Parkin sailed down the middle of the run in breeze and fought to the finish with Parkin just came out ahead with Robert in 2^nd place. Justin Waples 3716 followed in 3^rd

In the final race the pin end again proved better. After two general recalls Alan Bax 3786 led up the beat with Glyn Morgan 3645 following closely in 2^nd. On the 3^rd beat Charles Apthorp 3591 and Barry Parkin managed to get past Glyn Morgan which is how the boats finished. However, Alan Bax and Charles Apthorp were Z flagged along with Steve Goacher & Mike Hart which gave Barry Parkin his third win with Glyn Morgan in 2nd and Jonathan Hill 3518 in 3^rd. An excellent event helped not only by the glorious summer weather but also by the generous sponsorship from Rydon Homes which enabled such a successful social evening. The racing was close & highly competitive throughout the fleet with Barry & Sue Parkin successfully & emphatically defending their title, winning three out of five races.

The Rydon Trophy for the Best Home Boat was won by Robert Hogben 3653

Preliminary Results

Sailed: 5  Discards: 1  Ratings: PY

Pos	Fleet	Class	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts
1	Open	Flying Fifteen	3630	Barry Parkin	Sue Parkin	Hayling Island SC	3	3	0	0	5.7	6.0
2	Open	Flying Fifteen	3721	Steve Goacher	Phil Evans	Royal Windermere	8	0	3	8	ZFP	19.0
3	Open	Flying Fifteen	3776	G Wells	D Tulloch	Hayling Island SC	5.7	8	5.7	10	21	29.4
4	Open	Flying Fifteen	3817	Mike Hart	Tim Hall	Port Dinorwic	0	5.7	11.7	13	ZFP	30.4
5	Open	Flying Fifteen	3786	Alan Bax	Paul Busby	Hayling Island SC	10	11.7	10	14	ZFP	45.7
6	Open	Flying Fifteen	3591	C Apthorp	Andy Weatherspoon	Hayling Island SC	14	10	8	20	ZFP	47.0
7	Open	Flying Fifteen	3653	R Hogben	S Raw	BVSC	17	17	15	3	ZFP	52.0
8	Open	Flying Fifteen	3716	Justin Waples	Ian Stowe	Grafham SC	13	16	18	5.7	DNF	52.7
9	Open	Flying Fifteen	3645	G Morgan	C Hough	BVSC	15	13	17	19	8	53.0
10	Open	Flying Fifteen	3518	J Hill	G Hill	BVSC	16	ZFP	29	16	11.7	64.7
11	Open	Flying Fifteen	3818	Gill Browning	Simon Hunt	Hayling Island SC	DNF	20	13	17	18	68.0
12	Open	Flying Fifteen	3675	Adrian Tattersall	Tim Smart	Bala S.C.	24	ZFP	14	11.7	ZFP	69.7
13	Open	Flying Fifteen	3736	Peter Bannister	Susan Bannister	Hayling Island SC	11.7	19	22	24	ZFP	70.7
14	Open	Flying Fifteen	3734	H Green	Ian Preston	Leigh and Lowton	22	ZFP	16	15	19	72.0
15	Open	Flying Fifteen	3724	Paul Brown	Peter Baldwin	Notts County S.C.	18	24	19	23	16	76.0
16	Open	Flying Fifteen	3695	T Lee	W Willock	Derwent Water SC	20	25	24	18	32	87.0
17	Open	Flying Fifteen	3566	D Kingston	S King	BVSC	23	27	20	ZFP	22	92.0
18	Open	Flying Fifteen	3806	Peter Hogg	David Downs	DSC	21	26	27	22	24	93.0
19	Open	Flying Fifteen	3625	M Kilbee	Tony Cox	PYC	32	23	26	21	23	93.0
20	Silver	Flying Fifteen	3374	R Kingsnorth	J Kingsnorth	BVSC	26	32	30	31	14	101.0
21	Open	Flying Fifteen	3732	Graham Wilkinson	Mike Pearce	Carsington	28	22	28	27	31	105.0
22	Open	Flying Fifteen	3808	N West	A Conrad	BVSC	27	31	21	28	34	107.0
23	Open	Flying Fifteen	3422	M Blacklee	J Blacklee	BVSC	ZFP	21	32	29	26	108.0
24	Open	Flying Fifteen	3768	J Wardrop	N Cunliffe	BVSC	25	29	23	39	ZFP	109.0
25	Classic	Flying Fifteen	2523	R Falconer	R Winkles	Broxbourne SC	19	37	25	41	ZFP	118.0
26	Classic	Flying Fifteen	3031	B Turner	P Nash	Broxbourne SC	33	28	40	32	ZFP	129.0
27	Classic	Flying Fifteen	1117	K Jamieson	A Simpson	Bassenthwaite SC	30	33	34	34	36	131.0
28	Open	Flying Fifteen	3746	P McFarlan	M Everest	BVSC	35	36	39	35	27	133.0
29	Open	Flying Fifteen	3497	Geoff Hilton	Jim Vince	BVSC	37	30	36	ZFP	33	136.0
30	Silver	Flying Fifteen	3139	G Passmore		Kielder SC	34	38	31	40	35	138.0
31	Open	Flying Fifteen	3778	G Povey	R Cather	BVSC	31	34	35	38	RAF	138.0
32	Open	Flying Fifteen	3674	J Mayes		BVSC	39	40	41	25	39	143.0
33	Open	Flying Fifteen	3414	C Farrant	A Farrant/H Hamilton	BVSC	38	41	42	37	28	144.0
34	Open	Flying Fifteen	3726	J Walker	W Walker	BVSC	40	35	37	36	38	146.0
35	Open	Flying Fifteen	3405	F Miskelly	S Miskelly	BVSC	36	39	33	42	DNC	150.0
36	Silver	Flying Fifteen	3322	R Case	L Case	BVSC	DNF	42	38	33	37	150.0

Special Prizes
Prize	Winner
Helm & Crew over 100 Years Old!	Flying Fifteen 3716 Justin Waples & Ian Stowe
Silver Fleet	Flying Fifteen 3374 Richard Kingsnorth & J Kingsnorth
Classic Fleet	Flying Fifteen 3031 B Turner & P Nash

Cardiff Classic

The Cardiff Classic was held at Cardiff Bay Yacht Club over the weekend of 25^th and 26^th of June. There were 14 classic flying fifteens of which 8 were visitors.

Despite the forecast of very gentle winds, both days had excellent sailing conditions with constant North Easterly winds of around force 4 to 5. The wind direction was ideal for racing in the Cardiff Bay area as it allowed as long a windward leg as possible, from the CBYC clubhouse into the inner harbour.

On the Saturday there was two races in the afternoon. Jeremy Arnold and Dave Brown (2684) set the standard for both the races on the Saturday gaining a large lead early and maintaining their position despite the best efforts of Simon Dangerfield and John Washington (798) who took second in both races. Dave Flint and Dave Hemmingway (2663) got third in the first race with Duncan Baird and Tim Bowen (1155) third in the second race.

On the Sunday the constant North Easterly had strengthened and the sun came out. In the first of two races Neil and Stuart Bartholomey (2700) managed to get past Jeremy Arnold and Dave Brown who took second with Simon Dangerfield and John Washington in third. The last race saw a reversal of the first race, with Jeremy Arnold and Dave Brown taking first, Neil and Stuart Bartholomey second and Simon Dangerfield and John Washington in third.

The overall results were as follows; Jeremy Arnold and Dave Brown (2684) in first place taking the Dragon Trophy donated by the Cardiff Harbour Authority, Simon Dangerfield and John Washington (798) were second with Neil and Stuart Bartholomey (2700) third. The newcomer’s prize went to Jayson and Mike Harrison (2163).

All in all the weather conditions made for an exciting and challenging sailing experience for all the crews and an excellent weekend was had by all.

As a final note; all the competitors of the Cardiff Classic send their condolences to Graham Lamond who was planning on coming to the event but couldn’t due the terrible flooding he had suffered and the damage to his beautiful boat. We hope to see him back in action soon.

Sailed: 4  Discards: 1

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1	2684	Jeremy Arnold	David Brown	1	1	2	1	3.0
2	798	Simon Dangerfield	John Washington	2	2	3	3	7.0
3	2700	Neil Bartholomey	Stuart Bartholomey	5	7	1	2	8.0
4	2663	David Flint	David Hemmingway	3	5	4	4	11.0
5	2695	Colin Fletcher	David Travis	8	4	5	5	14.0
6	2562	George Rock-Evans	Martine McPherson	4	6	7	6	16.0
7	2655	Ian Horton	Andy Devenport	6	9	12	7	22.0
8	2645	Mike Jones	Andrew	7	8	8	9	23.0
9	1155	Duncan Baird	Tim Bowen	DNF	3	6	DNF	24.0
10	55	Jeremy Soulsby	K Soulsby	10	12	9	8	27.0
11	630	Steve Clark	Paul Clark	9	10	10	11	29.0
12	2492	Bill Turton	A Kelland	11	11	11	10	32.0
13	2163	Jayson Harrison	Mike Harrison	12	13	13	12	37.0
14	1495	Mike O'Hallaran	Steve Copner	13	14	14	13	40.0

Llangorse Sailing Club

An excellent Open Meeting at Llangorse last week-end. The wind was better than forecast, there was a very good turn-out of 26 boats, there was some very tight racing and the sun shone.

The totals were: 18 Classic boats, 5 Gold and 5 Silver. Of the 26 boats we had 12 visitors and 14 Llangorse – this was a really good attendance by both visitors and home boats.

The wind was mainly SW with a force 3 to 4 on Saturday and 3 on Sunday but the “shifty” Llangorse winds were a real challenge to everyone (local knowledge did not seem to count!).

In the Gold fleet Simon Patterson and Simon Thompson (3795 Draycote) had mostly their own way by winning 3 of the races, with Nick and Claire Taylor (3575 Llangorse) claiming 1^st place in the last race and 2^nd overall.

There was some really tight racing but in the end the Classics were won convincingly by David and Carole Duke (516 Grafham, boat for sale by the way) – with 3 firsts, they did not compete the last race. This allowed Roger Finch (2658 Middle Nene) to gain a first in the last race and 2^nd overall. The 3^rd place taken by Simon Dangerfield and John Washington (798 Chew – good to see Simon back and on form).

We had a total of 5 in the Silver fleet using the latest definition of 2701 to 3400. This was won convincingly with 4 firsts by Scott Train and Graham Lamond (3362 Aldeburgh) – sailing Scott’s silver boat after the tragic damage to Grahams Classic in the “North Yorkshire Tsunami”. The 2^nd place was taken by 4 consistent second places by brothers Alex and Mike Tatlow (3288)

Report by Dave Flint

Royal Motor Yacht Club

Hot weather and a shifting north-easterly wind saw Saturday’s racing at the Royal Motor Yacht Club at Sandbanks in Poole try competitors patience to the extreme and was a race officer’s nightmare. Racing took place in the harbour, and visitors (and some of the locals!) had difficulty in identifying “Wych” mark in the south of the harbour. The open and classic fleet became intermingled as all the open fleet bar one went half way to Wareham before spotting the classic fleet rounding the correct mark!

With the sea breeze competing with the north easterly in the afternoon, race officer Bryan Drake sensibly kept racing in the south of the harbour, and those who read the many windshifts correctly got the results.

On Sunday, the racing took place from a committee boat in Poole Bay sailing Olympic type courses. With a sea breeze taking its time to fill in, the wind for the first race was fitful, with many holes, particularly off the mark at Branksome Chine. The second race however, saw the bay in its full glory, with the breeze filling in, and close racing in both fleets was enjoyed, particularly in the classics, the sparkling sea and bright sunlight rounding off a very enjoyable weekend.

Open

1	3779	Men Behaving Badly	Rupert Mander		Draycote Water SC
2	3842	Aerofoil	Simon Kneller	Dave Lucas	Grafham Water SC
3	3794	Flo	David Duke	Carol Duke	Grafham Water SC

Classic under 2700

Classic under 2700

1	2520	Fighting Fit	Nick Heath	Ted Legg	Grafham Water SC
2	1035	U.F.O.	John Dinnie	Richard Chaplin	Draycote Water SC
3	2573	Infidel	Bill Kiey		Draycote Water SC

Classic under 3000

1	2948	Midnight Cocktail	Phil Owen	Peter McKenna	RMYC
2	2988	Ffelix	Sally Davis	Maggie Haxell	RMYC
3	2921	Thriller	Nigel Yeoman	Tessa Yeoman	RMYC

The Geoff Wilkins Trophy for helm over 50. Nigel Yeoman

Report from Nigel Yeoman

Falmouth Week

Cornwall was certainly at its very best for this year’s regatta week festivities. However although the hot and sunny Mediterranean weather was most welcome it did give us plenty to think about in the very light airs combined with spring tides with the sea-breezes cancelling out any land breeze until late in the afternoons. As usual there was a huge number of working boats large and small taking part along with wonderful old boats such as Dragons and Sunbeams

Only a disappointing 13 Flying Fifteens signed on for the regatta well down from the average of 25 for the last few years. However the quality was high with three boats coming direct from the Nationals at Poole the previous week to join several regulars from Chew, Bewl Valley and Grafham. Tony and Brenda Lee travelling from Newcastle (via Tunbridge Wells and Poole!), won the prize for the competitor from the whole regatta who had travelled the furthest.

This year the Helford Sailing club had been requested to set a course in the Carrick Roads for the first day’s race. Rather than making the epic trip across the bay we had the normal start line and course in the Carrick Roads. We were rather disappointed about this especially as for the first time in four years the conditions seemed good for the crossing, with a south westerly force 2 and an ebbing tide, although the return journey may have been quite time consuming as the breeze swung 180 degrees before the race ended leaving some of us in the inevitable hole for some time. The race was won by the David & Carol Duke with Noel West and Amanda Conrad in 2^nd place.
Mylor organised the Monday racing sailing in similar conditions to Sunday. Doug & Gail Pattison 3190 read the tide well and took first place with Tony and Brenda Lee following their course closely to come 2^nd .

The wind swung again during the race on Tuesday to cancel out the afternoon sea breeze. Once the wind shifted 180 degrees the breeze was a little stronger and more consistent- little help to the three boats who got stranded on the start line as the wind died completely at the Committee Boat end and who then got caught as the wind first died and then filled in from the front! David Duke 3794 won his second race of the week followed by Simon Kneller 3842.
Flushing Sailing Club hosted the Wednesday race which again posed some difficult tactical decisions with the strong outgoing tide. Positions changed frequently on each leg with Ian Cadwallader 3679 and Andy Palmer 3727 taking the inner course against the tide and coming from the back of the fleet to take 1^st and 2^nd.
At last on Thursday we were treated to a good F3 and we had a great day racing with St Mawes as the organising club. Simon Kneller took his first win of the week with Doug Pattison missing the finish and having to hoist his kite to sail back to the line..

Friday brought probably the best conditions of the week for the Royal Cornwall day. Noel West 3808, Judy Walker 3726 and Ian Ramus 3707 tacked off onto port whilst the rest of the fleet went on starboard to the left hand side of the beat. Noel and Judy were in first and second place round the windward mark but lost out to those who went closer into the shore on the beat and who didn’t get tangled up with the Shrimpers and Working Boats at the windward marks. Hanging on for a 2 hour race certainly shows up the holes in fitness levels! Andy Palmer once again came through from the rear to take 1^st place followed by Doug Pattison.
At the end of the Series there was uncertainty as to who had won the event. After several count backs it was ultimately decided on discard between Andy Palmer and Ian Cadwaller, Ian actually winning by a single point. The Family Trophy was won by David & Carol Duke 3794

As always the camaraderie on the harbour wall was terrific with everyone, including the faithful Derek and his young assistant, Ruth, helping to overcome difficult launching and retrieving conditions due to the excessively low water at that time of the day. On several evenings it seemed wise to enjoy the evening breeze and explore the estuary for a couple of hours to allow the water level to rise for retrieval. On Thursday evening some of the fleet sailed across to St Mawes for the very good home baked tea that was laid on for the racers. We were able to find mooring buoys and were ferried ashore by a couple of enterprising young lads. On returning to the harbour it was a great deal easier to pull out the boats, however we then had a mad rush to make ourselves respectable for the excellent fleet meal at the local Balti house.

The prize giving took place at the Royal Cornwall on Friday evening and as always was a very splendid affair with teas and a beer tent to cater for all tastes. This year the event was sponsored by Henri Lloyd and their chief executive was present to distribute some very generous prizes. The week ended with a magnificent firework display in the harbour. Thanks must go to the organising committee and to the Race Officer and his team for a very well run week both on and off the water. We have had problems with Race Management over the years but we all agreed that this was an exceptionally well run week.

For those who have not been to Falmouth it really is a super week with great competitive but friendly sailing in a fantastic environment. It is a long journey down there but well worth it for the quality of the sailing and the social atmosphere. It is traditionally a family week but also offers competitive sailing for the hotshots! Sailing tactically in tidal waters with long beats and equally long spinnaker runs is very different for those of us who normally sail inland. We all come back more confident in our boat handling with our racing techniques honed by a different level of competition.
The Fifteens have a long tradition at Falmouth; with our own start we have had up to 55 boats on the line. Come and join us next year and help get the numbers back. Those who haven’t been for a while come back- the Race Committee have listened to our comments and improved the races; no more four hour marathons!! We guarantee you will have a good week sailing and socially especially if the weather is kind!!
Make a note in your diary for 6^th – 12^th August 2006; we will send details to all FF fleets in due course.
Judy Walker 3726 & Penny Ramus 3707
Bewl Valley

Sailed: 6  Discards: 1  Ratings: None

Pos	Boat Name	Sail No	Helm	HRSC	MYC	RSC	FSC	St MSc	RCYC	Pts
1	Local Boy Gone Bad	3679	Ian Cadwallader	5	3	4	1	2	3	13
2	Silent Wings	3727	Andy Palmer	4	6	3	2	3	1	13
3	Flo	3794	David Duke	1	4	1	9	4	7	17
4	Aerofoil	3842	Simon Kneller	7	5	2	5	1	14	20
5	Chiffon	3190	D Pattison	3	1	8	7	8	2	21
6	No FF Name	3808	N West	2	9	9	4	5	4	24
7	Leedingedge.com	3695	Tony Lee	8	2	7	6	6	6	27
8	Nelly The Elleffant	3703	I Ramus	10	8	6	8	DNC	5	37
9	Absolutelty F	3554	M Thompson	DNC	7	5	3	DNF	9	38
10	Just Perffect	3726	J Walker	6	10	11	DNC	7	11	45
11	Ffreddie Q	3232	D Case	9	11	10	10	9	12	49
12	Final Fling	3407		DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DSQ	10	66
13	Cold Ffeet	902		DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	10	DNC	66

Poole Week

Amongst the classes competing in Poole Week hosted by Parkstone Yacht Club the 17 Flying Fifteen Fleet enjoyed some of the most exciting and competitive racing over five of the six days of the Regatta (one day lost because of gales).

The week started with a win for Phil Owen, sailing with Ron Elliott.  Owen and Elliott, who won Poole Week last year, were quick to take advantage of an error by the three leading boats who headed for a wrong mark during a course around Poole Harbour.  The message was clear, don't follow the locals, as they don't know where to go!

Day 2 saw Iain & Slade Lamey win through from Keith Aldridge crewed by Rob Schlachter, with Brian Thake and Richard Ledger just behind.

On the third day the Race Officer set a course starting in the harbour but going outside up to Bournemouth Pier and across Poole Bay.  Thake and Ledger were the early leaders, but lost out to Barry Rolfe and Matt Southam who led the fleet on an exciting two sail reach back into the harbour.  The Lamey's were pressing hard and took a higher course that enabled them to squeeze pass Rolfe & Southam just before the final beat.

The fleet took a well earned, but unplanned rest on Day 4, as racing was blown away. However, with wind gusting up to 29 knots racing on Day 5 was always going to be testing, tiring and exciting.  Ian Linder sailing with Kevin Sweetman were in their element, leading to the windward mark they pulled steadily ahead to chalk up a convincing win.  Behind them Keith Aldridge fought for places with Brian Thake and Barry Rolfe, to finish in that order.

As the crews looked at the results board going into the final day they could see that the Lameys were on equal points with Keith Aldridge and Rob Schlachter while only a point separated the next three boats with Brian Thake, Barry Rolfe and Ian Linder with everything to play for.  After a thrilling two mile first beat in a good force four wind Barry Rolfe and Matt Southam led the fleet around the windward mark and soon shot off on a fantastic two sail reach, before the gusts eased and the crews were able to get their spinnakers up.  As the race developed Ian Lamey and Keith Aldridge were locked in a boat to boat battle with Lamey eventually pulling through to win the race and with it the Poole Week Flying Fifteen Cup.  Keith Aldridge was second overall, and Brian Thake third.

Picture kindly supplied by Sailing Scenes

Report from Barry Rolfe

Scottish Championships - Largs

Sailed: 4  Discards: 1  Ratings: None

Pos	Fleet	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1	Open	3721	Steve Goacher	Phil Evans	Royal Windermere	0	0	0	DNC	0.0
2	Silver	3347	Hamish MacKay	David Kelly		11.7	8	3	3	14.0
3	Open	3815	Athol King	Trevor Bellis	Derwent Reservoir	14	10	5.7	0	15.7
4	Open	3675	Adrian Tattersall	Tim Smart	Bala	3	3	10	DNC	16.0
5	Open	3829	John Mathie	Mark Dingsdale	Derwent Reservoir	5.7	5.7	13	5.7	17.1
6	Open	3673	Scott Beattie	John Somerville	Bassenthwaite	8	15	8	DNC	31.0
7	Open	3737	Simon Robinson	Dave Vasey	Derwent Reservoir	10	14	11.7	10	31.7
8	Open	3695	Tony Lee	David Christie	Derwent Reservoir	13	13	14	8	34.0
9	Open	3640	Paul Wright	Ian Preston	Derwent Reservoir	15	11.7	DNC	DNC	47.7
10	Open	3678	Alastair Logan	Scott Logan	Loch Lomond	16	16	DNC	DNC	53.0
11	Classic	1117	Keith Jamieson	Maf Smith	Bassenthwaite	17	17	DNC	DNC	55.0
12	Open	3636	Robin Jefferson	David Dymond	Derwent Reservoir	18	18	DNC	DNC	57.0
13	Classic	485	David Naylor	David Clements	Dovestone	DNC	19	DNC	DNC	61.0
14	Open	3451	Ian Cameron	Michael Betteridge	Loch Earn	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	63.0

Bala Sailing Club

A healthy turnout of 12 boats arrived at Bala SC, including visitors from Dovestone, Hayling Island, Leigh & Lowton and Clewedog. The weekend saw plenty of sunshine with the wind coming from many directions! The Race Officer produced 4 very good courses, giving some close racing all the way across the fleet, which included 4 silver and 3 classic boats. Dave McKee and Andy Goddard from Dovestone had some very close racing - sharing 1^st and 2^nd place in every race between them. First Silver boat was won by Adrian Simpson and Carl Whitehill from Hayling Island who finished 4^th overall. The 1^st Classic boat was won by Dave Naylor and Norman Christie from Dovestone.

A superb Saturday evening at the Plas yn Dre restaurant in Bala, with a friendly atmosphere and excellent sailing during the weekend, made this an event not to be missed - make sure you put this in your diaries for 2006!

Sequence by Gwillan James

Helm	Crew	Sail No	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4
Dave McKee	Ian Preston	3805	Dovestone	1	1	1	2
Andy Goddard	Colin Pierce	3835	Dovestone	2	2	2	1
John Eaton	Maggie Eaton	3539	Bala	3	3	4	12
Adrian Simpson	Carl Whitehill	3296	Hayling Island	10	7	3	3
J Walter	R Walter	3418	Leigh & Lowton	6	4	9	4
Dave Naylor	Norman Christie	2620	Dovestone	5	5	5	6

Report from John Eaton

South Cerney Sailing Club - The Cotswold Classic

The popular Arrowed series meeting started after a short postponement in a variable light northwesterly breeze.

RACE 1
Roger Finch and Jim Reid made the best of the flukey conditions and lead the from the start to record the first of their Bullets, George and Martin Rock –Evans showed that they had not lost any of their inland sailing skills by recording a second despite starting last after a start line infringement 3^rd was the South Cerney Rear Commodore and Commodore duo of Derek Harrison and Bob Penfold.

Race 2
Saw a slight increase in wind speed along with persistant rain for the rest of the afternoon
Derek and Bob showed their light wind prowess by opening up a 100 yard lead at the is the windward mark a lead that they kept until the last reach when they were eventually passed by Roger Finch and Jim Reid who went on to win, 3^rd was local sailor Richard Taylor sailing, with first time in a 15, Mike Church

Race 3
Was a repeat of the first place finishing positions with Roger and Jim covering the fleet from a commanding lead

After a traditional fish and chip supper on Saturday evening the fleet woke up to dull dry conditions but with thankfully a more robust 11knot north Westerly breeze

Race 4
Turned into a battle Royal between “Sandbagger” and Vega III” with the lead changing several times, eventually “Vega III” prevailed and so wining the meeting with a race to spare Richard Taylor and Mike Church came in 3^rd

Race 5
George and Martin Rock Evans secured their 2^nd place overall with the a win followed in by Bob Tait and Robin Fletcher from Broxbourne and Mike Jones and Dan Coates from Llangorse

RESULTS

CLASSICS
1	2658	Vega III	Roger Finch	Jim Reid	Middle Nene	4 Points
2	2562	Sandbagger	George Rock-Evans	Martin Rock-Evans	Royal Torbay	7 Points
3	2263	Shytalk	Derek Harrison	Bob Penfold	South Cerney	13 Points
4	2626	Kerfuffle	Richard Taylor	Mick Church	South Cerney	15 Points
5	2523		Bob Falconer	Rosie Winckle	Broxbourne	17 Points
6	2606	First Straw	Bob Tait	Robin Fletcher	Broxbourne	19 Points
7	2645	Hangover	Mike Jones	Dan Coates	Llangorse	20 Points
8	2582		Tony Oatley	Tim Greeves	South Cerney	30 Points
SILVER
	3288	Affore The Wind	Alex Tatlow	Mike Tatlow	South Cerney	4 Points

Report from Peter Slater

Northerns Championships - Derwent Reservoir

25 boats took part in the re-located Northern's at Derwent Reservoir. In winds that were generally strong, racing took the format of 3 races back to back on Saturday, and 2 back to back on Sunday.
Race officer John Owen kept things moving along at a great pace, and the fleet were in general well behaved, with only 2 general recalls for the weekend. The series was dominated by 3 boats, Steve Goacher, Dave McKee and Alan Bax

Race 1 saw Dave McKee + Chris Hewkin power away from the fleet, and establish a big lead by the first mark that they were never to lose. Behind them, Steve Goacher + Phil Evans worked their way up the fleet after going back across the start line, and eventually managed to pass Alan Bax + Paul Busby. Mike Barnes, Howard Green's crew defied the "no swimming" rules of Derwent to amuse those close by.

Race 2 saw a reverse of the previous race, with Goacher leading from start to finish, and Dave McKee this time coming second, with the consisent Alan Bax third. Gill Browning + Simon Hunt made the long journey worth while with a 4^th this race.

Race 3 was a repeat of the previous race, with Goacher again taking the gun from McKee. Justin Waples + Iain Stowe got their boat into gear to notch up a third this race, with the ever reliable Bax in 4^th.
A relaxing evening was laid on with food and a few drinks at the club to orund off a tiring day's sailing.

Sunday brought very similar winds to the day before. The lightest competitors in the fleet, Graham Vials and Olympian Katherine Hopson sailed a devastating first run to take the lead, but were unable to hold off Steve + Phil, who powered their way to a 3^rd win, and with this the championship. Dave McKee was yet again 2^nd, meaning he also had secured 2^nd place overall, and Alan Bax's 3^rd also guaranteed them 3^rd place.
In spite of this all 3 teams stayed out for the final race, and it looked for a while as if Goacher would take this one also, but despite an early lead, both Bax and McKee got past him on the run, and they fought it out with Bax getting the gun this time. Local sailosr Terry Crumpton + John Mathie moved into full gear this race, and took third place and with it 4^th overall.

All in all a good weekend's sailing. A big thinks to Athol King for putting together such a good event at such short notice.

Steve Goacher and Phil Evans blasting down Derwent Reservoir - Picture by Norman Tate

Hayling Island Sailing Club - Bulwark Trophy

Sailed: 4  Discards: 1  Ratings: PY

Rank	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	Nett
1	3591	Charles Apthorp	Jonathan Clarke/Tim Polglase	HISC	2.0	10.0	2.0	1.0	5.0
2	3760	Jeremy Davy	Simon Childs	Northampton SC	6.0	3.0	4.0	2.0	9.0
3	3776	Greg Wells	David Tulloch	HISC	3.0	1.0	9.0	6.0	10.0
4	3786	Alan Bax	Paul Busby	HISC	8.0	8.0	1.0	4.0	13.0
5	3764	Mark Wood	Tim Rumfitt	HISC	10.0	7.0	3.0	3.0	13.0
6	3851	Ian Linder	Kevin Sweetman	Burghfield	21.0	5.0	6.0	10.0	21.0
7	3818	Gill Browning	Andy Streeter	HISC	14.0	DNF	5.0	5.0	24.0
8	3842	Simon Kneller	Dave Lucas	GWSC	13.0	11.0	7.0	7.0	25.0
9	3681	Phillip Hudson	Adrian Simpson	BSC	18.0	9.0	8.0	8.0	25.0
10	3563	Mike Macintyre	Caroline Macintyre	HISC	11.0	6.0	11.0	9.0	26.0
11	3812	Ian Andrew	Julie Andrew	HISC	1.0	13.0	17.0	14.0	28.0
12	3603	Brett Dingwall	Ben Dingwall	GWSC	5.0	2.0	DNC	DNC	29.0
13	3615	Roger Palmer	Barbara Palmer	HISC	4.0	14.0	12.0	DNC	30.0
14	3653	Robert Hogben	Simon Raw	BVSC	7.0	17.0	14.0	11.0	32.0
15	3736	Ian Grey	Sue Banister	HISC	12.0	4.0	DNF	DNC	38.0
16	3845	Tessa Lancaster	Nick Lancaster	HISC	15.0	15.0	10.0	13.0	38.0
17	3537	David Nicholls	David Watson	HISC	16.0	18.0	13.0	12.0	41.0
18	3271	Brian Campbell-Bottoms	Mark Stone	HISC	20.0	12.0	16.0	16.0	44.0
19	3808	Noel West	Bill Whillock	BVSC	19.0	19.0	15.0	15.0	49.0
20	3777	Tom Bayliss	Ian Gorringe	HISC	9.0	DNF	DNC	DNC	53.0
21	3727	Andrew Palmer	Graham Wadeley	GWSC	17.0	16.0	DNC	DNC	55.0

Notts County Sailing Club

Notts County’s annual Flying Fifteen open attracted an excellent turnout of 21 boats including 11 visitors from as far afield as Wales and Teeside. The turnout was particularly impressive given that another Flying Fifteen event was being held on the same weekend in another part of the country.

Bright sunshine and mostly light winds made for pleasant racing in t-shirts and sunglasses on the Saturday. Race 1 saw Peter and David Kitchen from Hartlepool build a comfortable lead early on, which they held to the finish. Jeremy Arnold and John Allen from the home club followed in second place for most of the race, but were passed within a few feet of the finish line by last year’s event winner, David McKee and Chris Hewkin from Dovestone SC. Roger Finch and Jim Reid (Middle Nene SC) finished the race in an excellent 5^th place in their Classic fleet boat.

Race 2 saw a different set of boats fighting for the top places, with Will Gardner and Sam Parker (NCSC) leading the fleet home, followed by Paul Brown and Peter Baldwin (NCSC) in second place and McKee / Hewkin this time in third.

After a break for a late lunch the competitors returned to the water for Race 3, which was probably the most difficult of the event with the wind dropping and becoming very flukey. McKee / Hewkin demonstrated their mastery of the conditions with a comfortable race win, followed by Brown / Baldwin and the Kitchens.

Notts County’s legendary hospitality saw most of the competitors remain at the club for an evening of eating, drinking and socialising on the Saturday night, before heading off to their tents and camper vans in the early hours.

Sunday dawned slightly overcast, but the sky soon cleared to give another sunny day, but this time with a perfect sailing breeze for the two remaining races. Race 4 saw Gardner / Parker, one of the pre-event favorites, pushed over the line at the start and subsequently retire, which together with a mid-fleet result in the first race effectively took them out of the competition. McKee / Hewkin increased their overall lead by winning this race from Martin Stott / Andy Farmer (NCSC) in second and Arnold / Allen in third.

A building breeze and some tight spinnaker reaches kept the spectators on the clubhouse balcony entertained in Race 5. McKee / Hewkin again led the fleet home, followed this time by Arnold / Allen in second and Stott / Farmer in third.

David McKee and Chris Hewkin therefore won the event (again!), but after that the results were extremely tight with three boats tied on level points. Peter and David Kitchen eventually got second place on countback, followed by Brown / Baldwin and Arnold / Allen. Roger Finch and Jim Reid finished 8^th overall and won the Classic fleet, with Mark Gardner / I Dann (Carsington SC) wining the Silver fleet with 9^th place overall.

David McKee and Chris Hewkin

Posn	Sail	Helm	Crew	Club	Points
1	3805	David McKee	Chris Hewkin	Dovestone	5
2	3595	Peter Kitchen	David Kitchen	Tees & Hartlepool	13
3	3724	Paul Brown	Peter Baldwin	Notts County	13
4	3685	Jeremy Arnold	John Allen	Notts County	13
5	3613	Martin Stott	Andy Farmer	Notts County	18
6	3655	Will Gardner	Sam Parker	Notts County	22
7	3835	Andy Goddard	Colin Pierce	Dovestone	25
8	2658	Roger Finch	Jim Reid	Middle Nene	29
9	3208	Mark Gardner	I Dann	Carsington	35
10	3599	John Howett	Phil Lofthouse	Notts County	36
11	3381	R Clark	D Wheeler	Dovestone	42
12	3732	Graham Wilkinson	Mike Pearce	Carsington	43
13	2620	David Naylor	Norman Christie	Dovestone	46
14	3539	John Eaton	Margaret Eaton	Bala	48
15	2891	Rod Piggott	R.Clay / L.Payne	Notts County	48
16	2741	Duncan Dando	P Metcalfe	Tees & Hartlepool	54
17	3629	John Orchard	Mike Dixon	Notts County	60
18	3479	John Saunders	B Saunders	Bala	64
19	3214	Jeremy Croxall	Helen Croxall	Notts County	88
20	3142	Keith Burgess	Alison Goodall	Notts County	100

Report from Jeremy Arnold / David Eberlin

Loch Lomond

The forecast of near perfect conditions had competitors from twenty five Flying Fifteens, including six classics, drooling at the prospect of two days racing on the incomparable Loch Lomond.

A good turnout of Scottish boats was complemented by a healthy contingent from South of the border, with the visitors from Derwent Res. SC looking particularly strong.

Three back to back races on the Saturday, in a fresh nor'westerly, provided memorable racing. After three close races, Terry Crumpton and John Mathie, with a 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd, shared the overnight lead with John Hardisty and Rodger Errington, who had a two firsts and a 4^th place.

Tony Lee and David Christie lay third, with Hamish Mackay and Dave Kelly, following their excellent second place in the Scottish at Largs, handily placed in fourth.

In the lighter winds of the Sunday morning, Alastair and Scott Logan of the home club won, with Terry Crumpton's second place giving him pole position with the final race to go. For the last race, the wind backed to the West and, following a course adjustment by the race officer, Simon Robinson and David Vasey, having timed their pin end start to perfection, romped to a comfortable win. During the race a considerable amount of colourful Northeast dialect was to be heard over the water as Terry Crumpton protected his lead, ferociously covering John Hardisty's every move.

In the classic fleet, Keith Jamieson and Maf Smith were convincing winners with four firsts.

Sail No	Name of Boat	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Points
3829	Norfolk & Chance	Terry Crumpton	John Mathie	Derwent Reservoir SC	1	3	2	2	DNF	8
3801	Why Ay Man	John Hardisty	Roger Errington	Derwent Reservoir SC	4	1	1	4	DNF	10
3695	Leeding Edge.Com	Tony Lee	David Christie	Derwent Reservoir SC	3	2	5	5	DNF	15
3347	Panda	Hamish Mackay	Dave Kelly	Royal Highland YC	2	4	6	10	3	15
3590	Ffat Boy Slim	David Douglass	Andrew Weatherspoon	Derwent Reservoir SC	5	8	8	3	2	18
3815	Passing Wind	Athol King	Trevor Bellis	Derwent Reservoir SC	6	5	3	11	4	18
3737	Eleni	Simon Robinson	David Vasey	Derwent Reservoir SC	8	7	4	8	1	20
3678	Ffee	Alastair Logan	Scott Logan	Loch Lomond SC	9	6	11	1	7	23
3628	Full Monty	Monty Priede	Nobby Marshall	Peterhead SC	10	14	7	12	5	34
3451	Graffting	Hugh Simpson	Tom Simpson / Mark Simpson	Loch Earn SC	7	13	10	16	6	36
3698		Robin Ferguson	Hugh Jenkins	Loch Lomond SC	11	11	9	9	9	38
3611	Smooth   Stoned	Paul Averley	Gerry Dawson	Derwent Reservoir SC	16	9	13	6	12	40
3270	Wizard Of Oz	Iain Macvoy	Colin Macvoy	Loch Lomond SC	14	10	14	7	10	41
3636	More Ffreetime	Robin Jefferson	Steve Turley	Derwent Reservoir SC	13	12	15	14	8	47
3848	Laffing Gas	Tom Wright	Liz Steele	Loch Lomond SC	DNF	15	12	15	11	53
3266	Dire Straits	Trevor Cooper	Stve Lee	Loch Lomond SC	12	16	16	18	14	58
3576	Pip Too	Ian Cameron	Andrew Fogie	Loch Earn SC	DNF	17	-	13	13	63
3227	Firedance	Sandy Howitt	Alan Currie	Loch Ard SC	15	18	DNF	17	15	65
3565		Duncan Attwood	Fergus Attwood	Tayvallich SC	-	-	-	-	-	80
Classics
1117	Jenwin II	Keith Jamieson	Maf Smith	Bassenthwaite SC	1	1	1	2	1	4
485	Gilmac	John McMillan	Calvin McMillan	St. Brendan's CC	2	2	2	1	3	7
2815	Bonkin	Les Kinsman	John Nonthron	Loch Lomond SC	4	3	3	4	2	12
2792	Biggles	Fergus Duncanson	David Brimelow	Loch Lomond SC	3	4	4	3	4	14
2557	Alouette	Will Barrett	Paul Farish	Monklands SC	5	5	5	5	5	20
1484	Nerissa	Ben Shelly	Jenny Lyle	Monklands SC	-	-	-	-	7	28

Report from Alastair Logan

Bass Team Racing

Grotty Potty Stakes

The flying fifteen team racing had a fleet of 20 boats competing for the Viking Trophy. If only last year's winner, that forgetful president, had remembered to return the trophy! Saturday had much close racing, (even if Steve Goacher and Phil Evans did stand in as lead boat for the weekend yet again!), and the eagerness to start resulted in a few general recalls, but no black flags. Hugh Godfrey, the stand-in official starter tried to get into the Grotty Potty stakes by being distracted at a crucial moment (no it's not what you think - the OD wouldn't allow it!) and forgot to blow his horn.

Sunday's conditions were much more blustery, and with the wind from the south-west, gusts wrapping around Sale Fell made tacking in mark 9 'interesting'. The conditions did result in several boats being flattened, and one even managed to get a mast stuck in the mud (that shouldn't happen with such a big lump of iron under the boat). Keith Thomas and Andrea Preston's antics resulted in their boat being renamed the green submarine.

The final results show there was a good mix of performance over the weekend, and it was Derwentitis that are this year's victors.

Last year's winner of the Grotty Potty had the pleasure of nominating and awarding the potty to this year's contenders. Apart from Ian Preston who had forgotten the trophy, Steve nominated Alan Robinson's crew, Carl Whitehill, for falling out of the boat in the final race and causing his team to drop from 2^nd to 3^rd overall (in favour of Steve's team). But it was to be the crew that had to retie a spinnaker, but managed to do so after wrapping the sheet several times around the shroud - who could it have been other than Steve's crew Phil Evans. We understand he won't be doing that again.

Team Name	Sail No	Helm	Wtg	R1	R2	R3	R4	Tot Adj	Pts	Pos
Natural Born Sinners (Yellow Stars)	3734	H Green		9	6	11	8	0	107	3
	3265	A Robinson	-2	10	10	8	20	-8	107
	3293	M Ninnim	-2	6	16	9	10	-8	107
Ffink Pink (pink squares)	3473	M Moore		16	17	21	11	0	134	4
	3673	S Beattie		3	7	5	3	0	134
	1117	K Jamieson	-3	17	13	16	17	-12	134
The Misfits (red triangles)	3418	J Walter		19	19	14	15	0	152	6
	3479	J Saunders		18	18	20	21	0	152
	3770	N Platt		2	2	2	2	0	152
Derwentitis (orange octagon)	3801	J Hardisty		5	3	3	5	0	78	1
	3829	J Maithe		11	9	6	4	0	78
	3590	D Douglas		8	8	10	6	0	78
The Kiwis (red circles)	3595	P Kitchen		7	4	7	9	0	134	4
	3695	T Lee		12	12	17	12	0	134
	3815	A King		14	15	12	13	0	134
Bev's Hillbillies (blue triangles)	3523	B Armer		13	14	15	16	0	99	2
	3721	S Goacher		1	1	1	1	0	99
	3816	N Tullett		15	11	4	7	0	99
Bass not completes (green trapeziums)	2504	K Thomas	-3	20	20	20	18	-12	186	7
	3521	P Burnell		4	5	13	14	0	186
	666	A Spectre		21	21	21	21	0	186

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The Maxwell Trophy - Middle Nene SC

A fleet of twenty three boats including seven visitors to Middle Nene Sailing Club took part. The event was decided on the results from three out of the four races, with an "optional" crews race. There was also a prize for the highest placed "wet" sailed finisher.

On Saturday, the first race was sailed in a force 3 to 4 southerly breeze under an overcast sky. The start was "keen" with one boat having to return. Initially Bob Falconer and Rosie Winckle (2523) led followed by Matt Yallop and Kev Whitmill in 2736. Soon, Neil Bartholomey and Richard Jarvis (2700) passed them and broke away to win convincingly followed by Tim Tomlinson and Mark Greer (2433) and third place was taken by Jeremy Arnold and Dave Brown (2684).

In the second race, run in similar conditions, Bob Tait and Robin Fletcher in 2606 were first away, but by the windward mark Tim Tomlinson and Mark Greer in 2433 took the leasd which they steadily increased to finish ahead of Neil Bartholomey and Richard Jarvis (2700) and Jeremy Arnold and Dave Brown (2684).

On Sunday morning the wind had lightened to 6/8 MPH, but with pleasant warm autumn sunshine. The third race began with a very cautious start. At the windward mark 2523 was leading closely chased by 2433 and 1155. The lighter conditions gave an opportunity for some different boats to be in the leading group. The final result was Bob Falconer and Rosie Winkle (2523) were first followed by Tim Tomlinson and Mark Greer (2433), then, Roger Finch and Jim Reid (2658) with Duncan Baird and Tim Bowen (1155) Fourth.

The Fourth race was sailed in stronger wind - force three. After a general recall the fleet got away and Simon Thomas and Ian Horton (2655) had a gained a commanding lead followed by Jeremy Arnold and Dave Brown (2684) with 2433 and 2700 - Tim Tomlinson and Neil Bartholomey giving chase. Despite a 720 degree penalty 2700 climbed up the fleet and on the final lap at the wing gybe mark it was 2655 followed by 2700, 2433 and 2684. Neil Bartholomey 2700 contined to close the gap and on the final beat took line honours two seconds ahead of 2655 to win the Maxwell Trophy by one point from Tim Tomlinson and Mark Greer in 2433.

The crews race gave them the opportunity to demonstrate their expertise (and to criticize thier partner's fumbling at the unfamiliar end of the boat!). Scott Train and Graham Lamond took an inital lead which increased steadily - they won unchallenged. Behind them a close race developed between 2433 2646 2684 and 2700. Mark Greer and Tim Tomlinson 2433 finished second with Tony Watts and Mike Seville 2646 third.

Other awards included the best placed vintage boat won by Graham Lamond and Scott Train (617) who finished fifth in the recently refurbished Fettercairn. Adn the first "wet" boat home prize was won by John Mitchell and Dennis Manning in 2448.

The fleet at Middle Nene - photo by Lawrence Jones

All agreed that the inaugural Maxwell Trophy meeting had been a successful event blessed with good winds - even some sunshine, good courses, and an enjoyable "off the water" programme.

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1	2700	Neil Bartholomey	Richard Jarvis	MNSC	1	2	6	1	4
2	2433	Tim Tomlinson	Mark Greer	MNSC	2	1	2	3	5
3	2684	Jeremy Arnold	David Brown	NCSC/MNSC	3	3	5	4	10
4	2523	Bob Falconer	Rosie Winckle	Broxbourne	5	23	1	8	14
5	617	Graham Lamond	Scott Train	Ripon SC	6	4	7	5	15
6	2658	Roger Finch	Jim Reid	MNSC	8	5	3	10	16
7	2606	Bob Tait	Robin Fletcher	Broxbourne	4	7	8	9	19
8	2655	Simon Thomas	Ian Horton	Cardiff Bay YC	12	6	13	2	20
9	1155	Duncan Baird	Tim Bowen	Llangorse	10	8	4	16	22
10	2646	Mike Seville	Tony Watts	MNSC	7	10	10	12	27
11	2488	John Washington	Sarah Parry	MNSC	13	13	12	6	31
12	2736	Matt Yallop	Kev Whitmill	MNSC	9	9	16	13	31
13	598	Geoff Town	Laura Brown	MNSC	11	11	14	11	33
14	1333	Peter Clark	Christopher Thompson	Humber Yawl Club	15	16	9	15	39
15	2208	Matt Watts	Emma Brown	MNSC	24	24	11	7	42
16	2899	Ken Ansdell	Jon Grewcock	MNSC	23	12	20	14	46
17	2681	Tony Banks	Karen Banks	MNSC	14	17	15	20	46
18	2211	Martin Emerson	Paul Garrod	MNSC	16	14	19	18	48
19	2668	Richard Borley	Kelli Brown	MNSC	17	15	17	19	49
20	2448	John Mitchell	Dennis Manning	MNSC	18	19	18	17	53
21	2745	Brian Lewis	Ken Robinson	MNSC	20	20	21	21	61
22	2225	Peter Robinson	Peter Croot	MNSC	21	18	24	24	63
23	2213	Bob Frankham	Tony Bushby	MNSC	19	23	24	25	66

Report from John Watts