South Staffs SC Open Meeting
19th October
Results:| Position | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2116 | Nick Craig | Frensham Pond | 1 | 1 | (3) | 2 |
| 2 | 2118 | Terry Curtis | Upper Thames | (2) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2126 | Mike Edwards | South Staffs Sailing Club | (4) | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 2127 | Keith Dutton | South Staffs | 3 | 6 | (9) | 9 |
| 5 | 2067 | Ed Bradburn | South Staffs | 5 | (DNF) | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 2125 | Neil Goodhead | South Staffs | (8) | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | 2101 | Julian Burnham | UTSC | (16) | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | 2117 | Alex Scoles | Overy Staithe | (15) | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 9 | 2085 | Chris White | South Staffs | 6 | (8) | 7 | 13 |
| 10 | 2068 | Anthony Woods | Etherow | 10 | 9 | (12) | 19 |
| 11 | 2084 | Keith Byers | Morecombe & Heysham | (12) | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| 12 | 2128 | Ed Dutton | South Staffs SC | (18) | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 13 | 1774 | Richard Burton | West Oxford | (17) | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 14 | 2130 | Deryck Lovegrove | Kingsmead | 9 | 15 | (17) | 24 |
| 15 | 2107 | Daz Prior | South Windermere | 13 | 12 | (16) | 25 |
| 16 | 1980 | Keith Macauley | South Staffs | 11 | (16) | 15 | 26 |
| 17 | 2092 | Bill Bradburn | South Staffs | (14) | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| 18 | 2031 | Dave Cooper | Overy Staithe S.C. | (19) | 17 | 19 | 36 |
| 19 | 2108 | Colin Slevin | South Staffs SC | (22) | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| 20 | 2129 | Alan Atkin | Burghfield S.C. | 7 | (DNF) | dnc | 37 |
| 21 | 2056 | Andy Holmes | South Staffs | (20) | 19 | 20 | 39 |
| 22 | 2034 | Ben Steel | Etherow | 21 | 21 | (DNS) | 42 |
| 24 | 1728 | Chris Murray | West Oxfordshire | 24 | 20 | (DNF) | 44 |
| 23 | 2074 | Roger Cooper | Upper Thames | (25) | 22 | 22 | 44 |
| 25 | 2049 | Adam Wilson | Welland Yacht Club | 26 | 23 | (DNS) | 49 |
| 26 | 2032 | Mike Reeder | Redesmere S.C. | (DNF) | dnc | 21 | 51 |
| 27 | 1998 | Sam Woods | Etherow | 23 | (DNS) | dnc | 53 |
| 28 | 1959 | David Taylor | South Staffs | 27 | (DNF) | dnc | 57 |
| 29 | 1927 | Colin Page | Calshot | 28 | (30) | dnc | 58 |
Report: Mike Edwards
On Sunday the 19th October the OK fleet gathered at South Staffs SC for the annual OK Open meeting. The Vintage Boat Championships was also run as part of the event. Many had been at the club the previous day to watch or take part in the Youth & Junior Championships and woke to thick heads following the previous evening’s fun & games.When all were counted, there was a superb entry of 29 boats. The wind was very shifty all day and varied between 10-22 knots, which tested all the competitors.
Race 1
Started first time somehow, as the line was very port biased. Nick Craig managed to
tack onto port quickly and led up the first beat.
Some had been left behind at the
crash site at the port end (Why not admit who caused this debacle, Mike? - Ed).
Craig led at the first mark from Keith Dutton and Terry
Curtis recovering well after a poor start. These three then went on to pull out a
gap from super veteran Alan Atkin and juniors Chris White and Ed Bradburn.
As the race progressed, Curtis constantly challenged Craig for the lead, with Dutton still in contention. Behind, Mike Edwards was working his way through the fleet after being left for dead at the start. At the final mark Craig was in control and covered Curtis to take the win, with Dutton in 3rd. Edwards just had enough on the final upwind leg to snatch 4th from Bradburn, White and Atkin.
The first vintage boat to finish was Keith Macauley in 11th place, from Richard Burton in 17th.
Race 2
After lunch race 2 got underway and it was Curtis who led at the windward mark, followed
by Alex Scoles and Craig. Sailing was tight with Curtis and Craig swapping places
at the front. Scoles could not quite keep up and eventually he was caught by Edwards,
with Julian Burnham flying off wind in fifth. At the finish it was again Craig who
had assumed command over Curtis, to finish in that order. Edwards enjoyed a comfortable
3rd in the end from Scoles and Burnham 5th.
The honors in the vintage boat race, this time went to Burton from Macauley.
Race 3
Craig was looking for his third win of the day, but it was Curtis and Edwards who led
up the first beat. Craig was not far behind, but did himself no favors by sailing
for the wrong mark. Curtis and Edwards rounded in front and immediately developed
a decent gap from Bradburn and Neil Goodhead. Craig rounded in the top ten. Curtis
and Edwards extended the gap on the rest, with Edwards never quite getting close
enough to challenge. Craig had worked his way to third and behind there was a good
tussle between Goodhead, Burnham, Bradburn, White and Scoles. Curtis took the gun
from Edwards close in 2nd. Craig had closed a little on the front two in third,
with Goodhead winning the tussle for 4th from Bradburn.
Burton secured the Vintage Boat Championships with 13th overall, from Macauley who finished in 16th place.
The fleet came ashore to enjoy one of South Staffs legendary free teas. There were plenty of great prizes to give out courtesy of Purple Sails, Pinnell & Bax and a mystery donation. Commodore Mike Owen started by presenting the Vintage Boat trophy to Richard Burton. The best turned out Vintage Boat prize was awarded to Keith Macauley. Carol Danbury then presented the beautifully carved wooden OK trophy, which is a replica of her late husband’s beloved OK. This is awarded to the first South Staffs junior, which was Ed Bradburn and followed a very touching speech from Carol. The prize giving came to a finally with Nick Craig graciously thanking the competitors and South Staffs SC for a great weekend's sailing and hospitality.
Back to Index page Top of page
OK Youth and Junior Championship
18th Oct, South Staffs SC
Results:| Position | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2126 | Will Croxford | South Staffs | (4) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2125 | Adam Parry | South Staffs | 1 | (2) | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2128 | Ed Dutton | South Staffs | 2 | 3 | (5) | 5 |
| 4 | 2116 | Chris White | South Staffs | 3 | (5) | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 2117 | Richard Burton | W. Oxford | 5 | 4 | (DSQ) | 9 |
| 6 | 2107 | Chris Tooley | S. Windermere | (DSQ) | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | 2108 | James Croxford | South Staffs | 6 | 8 | (DNF) | 14 |
| 8 | 2105 | Alex Frost | South Cerney | 7 | (13) | 7 | 14 |
| 9 | 2074 | Seonaid Fleming | South Staffs | (9) | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 10 | 2127 | Sarah Davies | South Staffs | (10) | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 11 | 2085 | Mark Fleming | South Staffs | 8 | (DNF) | 9 | 17 |
| 12 | 1980 | Alastair Macaulay | South Staffs | 11 | 9 | (DNF) | 20 |
| 13 | 2092 | Sam Blocksidge | South Staffs | (DSQ) | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 14 | 2056 | Eleanor Davies | South Staffs | (12) | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 15 | 2068 | Sam Woods | Etherow | (DSQ) | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 16 | 1998 | Ben Steel | Etherow | (DSQ) | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| 17 | 1963 | Adrian Walker | South Staffs | (DNF) | DNF | DNS | 38 |
| 18 | 2049 | Emma Flowers | Welland YC | (DNF) | DNS | DNS | 38 |
Report: Mike Edwards
Well what a day!!
On Saturday the 18th October the first OK Dinghy Youth & Junior Championships for a few years was hosted by South Staffs SC. To say the day was a success would not do it justice!
Eighteen sailors were warmly greeted by the club, with bacon rolls on offer to prepare them for the day ahead. The wind varied between 10-18 knots all day, with some pretty hefty gusts at times that kept the rescue crew busy.
Race 1 – Got underway well and with a shifty first beat it was Richard Burton
from West Oxford who led at the windward mark, closely followed by Chris Tooley from
South Windermere and South Staffs hotshots Chris White, Will Croxford and Adam Parry.
By the third mark the South Staffs lads had hit the front with Parry taking command
from White and Croxford.
Sarah Davies was the first of the four girls and well up in
7th place. Parry then went on to produce a master class in boat handling and ability
to pull out a huge lead on the rest, who were all sailing well and impressing the
excited senior OK sailors on the bank. By the end, it was Parry who took the gun
with ease. Behind, there was a great ding dong for 2nd with Ed Dutton taking it after
recovering from an awful start. White took 3rd from Croxford, Burton and Tooley.
Seonaid Fleming overtook Sarah Davies to win the ladies battle, finishing in very
credible 9th and 10th places.
Race 2 – After a superb South Staffs lunch, race 2 got underway first time with many of the fleet bang on the line and motoring. The best of these was Davies who popped out to lead. Parry reached the windward mark first but then capsized right on it. This caused some chaos and it was Dutton that rounded first from Croxford. These two then pulled out a nice gap on White and Parry. With the wind increasing slightly and some damaging gusts coming down the pond there were a number of capsizes throughout the race, but it was great to see all but two complete the race. Croxford then worked his way past Dutton to lead with Parry hot on their tails. At the start of the penultimate lap Parry caught a big lift to catch Croxford, but Croxford was not going to give this one up easily. At the finish Croxford had established a comfortable lead to take the gun from Parry, Dutton and Burton.
Race 3 – All was to play for and with the wind increasing it was Parry who led at the first mark. By the second mark Parry and Croxford had created a small gap. Parry then stamped his authority on the Championship by pulling away from Croxford. However, much to the excitement of the spectators, Croxford started to reel Parry in, with Burton chasing in third. Behind there was another battle developing between White, Dutton, Tooley and Mark Fleming enjoying the breeze. At the final mark Parry rounded first with Croxford on his transom! Croxford tacked followed by Parry covering, but Parry dropped his mainsheet loosing a few valuable seconds. All the way to the finish it was nip and tuck, who was going to win? Croxford managed to find a little more pressure to take the gun and the Championship by two boat lengths from Parry. Wow, what a finish! White came home 3rd from Tooley, Dutton and Sarah Davies well up in 6th.
At the prize giving Will collected both the youth and junior trophies as he is still only 17 years old. Seonaid Fleming won the ladies prize finishing 9th overall and Sarah Davies in 10th respectively.
The fleet came ashore to enjoy one of South Staffs legendary free teas and then gathered around the television. The second race was filmed by the Class Chairman with Nick Craig providing the commentary. They were graciously driven around the reservoir by Homer Goodhead who tried his hardest to send the Chairman overboard, but failed. Nick then took the fixated crowd through the footage offering tips and praise along the way. Nick was clearly impressed by the standard of sailing he had witnessed, so the future is bright!
The club then laid on a terrific barbecue and skittles night, with those who were old enough partying into the night.
Thanks must go all the South Staffs volunteers who worked so hard to make the day a success. Especially Bill Bradburn for all his efforts in organizing the Championships. Purple Sails, Pinnell & Bax and the person or persons for the very generous donation for their support.
Following the success of this year’s event, the OK Class will be organizing a Youth & Junior Championships next year (venue & date tba). If you are interested in competing but do not own an OK, we will find you one to borrow. Please follow the link to the OK website and sign up for 2009 - www.okdinghy.co.uk
Back to Index page Top of pageInland Championships, Northampton SC
4th & 5th October
Results:| Position | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2119 | Robert Deaves | Waldringfield | 2 | 2 | (3) | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 2126 | Mike Edwards | South Staffs Sailing Club | 3 | (DNC) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | 2122 | Jon Fish | Waldringfield | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | (DNC) | 12 |
| 4 | 2117 | Alex Scoles | Overy Staithe | 4 | 4 | (DNC) | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | 2101 | Julian Burnham | UTSC | (8) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | 2127 | Keith Dutton | South Staffs | (9) | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | SWE 99 | Hans Elkjaer | 12 | (DNF) | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | |
| 8 | 2128 | Ed Dutton | South Staffs SC | (10) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| 9 | 2118 | Terry Curtis | Upper Thames | 11 | 3 | 1 | (DNC) | dnc | 43 |
| 10 | 1774 | Richard Burton | West Oxford | 13 | (DNS) | 15 | 12 | 13 | 53 |
| 11 | 2031 | Dave Cooper | Overy Staithe S.C. | 17 | (DNC) | 14 | 13 | 10 | 54 |
| 12 | 2125 | Neil Goodhead | South Staffs | (DNC) | dnc | 10 | 9 | 8 | 55 |
| 13 | 2130 | Deryck Lovegrove | Kingsmead | 15 | (DNC) | 17 | 14 | 9 | 55 |
| 14 | 2092 | Bill Bradburn | South Staffs | 16 | (DNC) | 17 | 14 | 11 | 55 |
| 15 | 2124 | Dave Rose | BHYC | 1 | 5 | (DNC) | dnc | dnc | 62 |
| 16 | 2107 | Daz Prior | South Windermere | (DNC) | dnc | 12 | 11 | 12 | 63 |
| 17 | 2120 | Dan Ager | Waldringfield | 6 | (DNC) | 5 | dnc | dnc | 67 |
| 18 | 2084 | Keith Byers | Morecombe & Heysham | (DNF) | dnc | 7 | 8 | dnc | 71 |
| 19 | 2065 | Simon Shaw | Deben | 14 | (DNC) | 16 | 16 | dnc | 74 |
| 20 | 2123 | Andy Turner | Overy Staithe | 7 | (DNC) | dnc | dnc | dnc | 91 |
| 21 | 2104 | Paul Pike | Covenham | (DNS) | dnc | 20 | 17 | dnc | 93 |
| 22 | 1728 | Chris Murray | (DNF) | dnc | 19 | 18 | dnc | 93 | |
| 23 | 2116 | Sam Minns | (DNC) | dnc | 18 | dnc | dnc | 102 | |
| 24 | 2049 | Adam Wilson | Welland Yacht Club | (DNC) | dnc | 21 | dnc | dnc | 105 |
| 25 | 2074 | Roger Cooper | Upper Thames | (DNF) | dnc | dnc | dnc | dnc | 112 |
| 25 | 1927 | Colin Page | Calshot | (DNS) | dnc | dnc | dnc | dnc | 112 |
| 25 | 1959 | David Taylor | South Staffs | (DNC) | dnc | dnc | dnc | dnc | 112 |
Report: Jon Fish
Despite the forecast of extreme weather, 27 OK Dinghies convened at Northampton Sailing Club on Pitsford Reservoir for the 2008 Inland National Championship held in very wet and windy conditions. Five races were completed, with four different race winners showing the closeness of the fleet, despite the conditions.
Dave Rose powered up the first beat of the day to round in the lead, closely followed by Robert Deaves, Jon Fish and Terry Curtis. At the end of the first reach, the first monster gust of the day took Curtis out of contention for the race. Fish then decided a cavalier gybe was worth the gamble, but predictably capsized, leaving Rose and Deaves with a useful margin at the front. Over the rest of the course, Rose's conservative sailing and upwind speed enabled him to take the race win. Deaves escaped the carnage of a leeward mark pitchpoling by Fish and held onto second at the finish. Mike Edwards recovered well to take third, while Alex Scoles nailed the last beat to just grab fourth.
Race 2 started in a nice 'little' 30 knot puff with Edwards, Rose and Deaves in command at the first mark in a heavily reduced fleet. Fish managed the first gybe this time to take him back into contention after a late start.
Edward's race was cut short by a snapped kicker, leaving Fish and Deaves to battle it out for the race win. Fish had a great third beat and looked to have a comfortable gap, until the last beat when Deaves reeled in 100 metres. Fish won by a boatlength from Deaves, with Curtis coming through to take third.
At this stage, the fleet decided to retire for the day to try to use beer to recover, looking forward to more moderate breeze (and rain) on the Sunday. As the beer flowed, Commodore Ian Castle informed the fleet of the 42 knots recorded just prior to the start of the second race.
On Sunday, with the breeze in the opposite direction and a few knots less, the races
remained hectic, but there were fewer capsizes. Edwards and Curtis recovered from their
Saturday issues - with Curtis particularly enjoying the reaches to overtake Edwards
and hold on to the win race 3. Edwards kept second easily with Deaves in third.
Unfortunately gear failure put pay to the rest of Curtis' event at this stage, changing
the landscape somewhat.
Fish won the pin in Race 4 and used the advantage to round the top mark clear ahead. However, Deaves rolled Fish on the penultimate upwind leg to take the race win, with Edwards third. Hans Elkjaer, over from Sweden for the event, started showing some form to take fourth.
The numbers meant that going into the last race, the top three were clear, with Deaves
just ahead. Fish could still steal the event if he won the race, but Edwards could
take second if he finished in front of Fish.
In the final race in 15-20 knots, Deaves didn't bother taking Fish out at the start, but kept him in close check, knowing that his upwind pace should get the job done. Edwards had a great first beat, opening up a good lead from Deaves and Fish at the first mark. Elkjaer caught Fish downhill to round the leeward mark third, with Scoles coming through into fourth and Julian Burnham fifth.
Deaves wasn't to be upstaged though, taking his second race win of the day, and the event, by overhauling Edwards at the end of the final upwind. Edwards' second was good enough for second overall, even without Fish inspecting his centreboard again. Scoles' fourth place kept him safe in fourth overall, with Julian Burnham fifth.
Weary bodies gathered for the prizegiving, with the top six being rewarded for their efforts. The Junior prize of a 'skateboard' deservedly went to Ed Dutton, who sailed like a Ninja to finish eighth overall. Richard Burton also sailed like a Ninja to finish tenth overall, second junior and first vintage boat.
Dave Cooper found something special to win the Masters prize, but more impressively finished in eleventh place. The team trophy was snapped up by South Staffs SC with three boats in the top ten.
Special praise needs to go to Hans Elkjaer who endured a mammoth journey and some traditional British weather to come over from Sweden for the event.
Thanks again must go to all involved at Northampton SC for organizing and laying on such a great event. For rescuing us, watering and feeding us, but most of all for making us feel so welcome....Thank you!
Back to Index page Top of page More Pics
Belgian Open Championships
13th-14th September
Results:| 1st | Terry Curtis | GBR2118 | 7pts |
| 2nd | Ralf Mackmann | GER711 | 14pts |
| 3rd | Jorg Rademacher | GER730 | 15pts |
| 4th | Christian Heinz | GER605 | 19pts |
| 5th | Yannick Laumans | BEL205 | 21pts |
| 6th | Maurice Slap | BEL203 | 26pts |
| 7th | Paul Verrijdt | BEL214 | 29pts |
| 8th | Ronny Poelman | BEL220 | 35pts |
| 9th | Heinz Ridder | GER651 | 47pts |
| 10th | Rod Andrew | BEL1 | 52pts |
| 11th | Stephan Klaus | GER615 | 61pts |
| 12th | Thomas Neveling | GER664 | 62pts |
| 13th | Joost Rommelaere | BEL56 | 62pts |
| 14th | Koen Hopsy | BEL0 | 68pts |
| 15th | Maxime Manca | FRA1336 | 72pts |
| 16th | Torsten Albrecht | GER596 | 77pts |
| 17th | Jan Bechmann | GER567 | 79pts |
| 18th | Jan Taelman | BEL4 | 82pts |
| 19th | Uli Borchen | GER587 | 86pts |
| 20th | Susanne Mackmann | GER723 | 99pts |
| 21st | Arne Good | NED657 | 102pts |
| 22nd | Alexandre Rosier | BEL | 108pts |
| 23rd | Dominique Istasse | BEL125 | 108pts |
| 24th | Denis Gilles | BEL5 | 109pts |
| 25th | James Andrew | GBR2090 | 113pts |
| 26th | Thierry Demblon | BEL44 | 135pts |
Report: Terry Curtis
26 OKs from 5 nations attended the Belgian National Championships on Lake Galgenweel
in Antwerp over the weekend 13-14th Sept. Due to major disruptions on the channel
crossings due to the tunnel fire, only 2 British entries made the trip from the UK.
After a short delay Saturdays racing got underway in a very shifty, patchy North Westerly blowing across the lake. As the day progressed the wind veered to the east & settled a little. Terry Curtis from the UK finished the day with 3,1,3 to hold a narrow lead from Belgian Yannick Laumans with 4,4,1 & Jorg Rademacher of Germany with 1,5,4 in third place.
True to tradition, the host club put on a fantastic BBQ with an appropriate amount
of free beer, to ensure a sound nights sleep. Sunday dawned with a very welcome force
four from the North East & bright sunshine which stayed throughout the day. Curtis
made the most of the conditions winning all three races to take the championship
with a race to spare. Germanys Ralf Machman took 3 second places losing race 5 by
only half a length. Laumans couldn't get to grips with the conditions & slipped to
5th place overall with Rademacher doing enough to keep 3rd overall.
Ardleigh SC Open Meeting
13th September
Results:| Position | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2045 | Will Turner | Overy Staithe | 1 | 1 | (1) | 2 |
| 2 | 2100 | John Ball | Ardleigh | 2 | 2 | (2) | 4 |
| 3 | 2123 | Andy Turner | Overy Staithe | 3 | 4 | (DNF) | 7 |
| 4 | 2059 | Peter Turner | Overy Staithe | 5 | (6) | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 2120 | Dan Ager | Waldringfield | 4 | 5 | (DNF) | 9 |
| 6 | 2130 | Deryck Lovegrove | Kingsmead | 6 | (BFD) | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | 2124 | Dave Rose | Royal Harwich YC | 8 | 3 | (DNF) | 11 |
| 8 | 1968 | Jack Grogan | Ardleigh | 7 | (7) | 5 | 12 |
| 9 | 2131 | Nigel Grogan | (10) | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
| 10 | 2071 | Bob Bourne | Upriver | 9 | (10) | 7 | 16 |
| 11 | 2065 | Simon Shaw | Deben | 12 | 8 | (DNF) | 20 |
| 12 | 968 | John Archer | 11 | 12 | (DNF) | 23 | |
| 13 | 196 | Oliver Shaw | 13 | 11 | (DNF) | 24 | |
| 14 | 2005 | Robert Archer | Ardleigh | 14 | 13 | (DNF) | 27 |
Report: Andy Turner
The dire forecast turned out to be not quite as bad as predicted in that the sun came out at around 11am. The wind kept coming and then disappearing making it difficult for race officer Steve Ede and his crew of Sam Ede and Keith Harvey.
Race 1 got away with Will Turner commanding the pin closely followed round the
windward mark by Andy Turner and John Ball. Will extended his lead through the
race and finished 1st, chased by John who finished 2nd. In the mean time Dan Ager
pulled through to third and Dave Rose to 4th. Andy got a good shift to regain
3rd place by the finish from Dan in 4th and somehow Dave sank back to 8th.
Race 2 saw Pete Turner in the lead up the first beat, only to lose out by the windward mark to Will Turner and Dan Ager in a big shift on the right of the course. Will and Dan engaged in a long luffing duel on the run which let Pete back into the lead by the leeward mark with John Ball in second. John and Will both passed Pete on the next beat and then had a really good duel with Will eventually getting an overlap at the leeward mark and covering John to the finish of the shortened course. Dave Rose finished 3rd, Andy 4th, Dan 5th and Pete 6th. Deryck Lovegrove sat this race out having been black flagged.
Race 3. Will, Andy and Pete Turner all came off the line in good style, but again
John Ball had gained the lead by the first mark. These 4 boats were joined by Nigel
Grogan in his smart new Scoles boat on the run and all 5 boats went into the leeward
mark abreast (unfortunately with me on the outside!). After a short fetch the next
run turned into a beat half way along and Deryck Lovegrove came steaming up. On the
next leg the wind died completely and Steve Ede wisely shortened by which time Will
was back in the lead with John Ball 2nd, Pete Turner 3rd and Deryck 4th.
Both Will Turner and John Ball were in the right frame of mind and sailed extremely well in the conditions, a cut above the rest of us. Many thanks to Alec Mumford in the safety boat.
Back to Index page Top of page
Rooster National Championship, Parkstone YC
23rd-25th August
Results:| Position | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2118 | Terry Curtis | Upper Thames | 1 | 1 | 1 | (6) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 2116 | Jim Hunt | Sutton SC | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | (5) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 3 | 2120 | Dan Ager | Waldringfield | (9) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 |
| 4 | 2122 | Jon Fish | Waldringfield | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | (BFD) | 16 | 3 | 34 |
| 5 | 2126 | Mike Edwards | South Staffs SC | 11 | 8 | (BFD) | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 44 |
| 6 | 2117 | Alex Scoles | Overy Staithe | (16) | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 47 |
| 7 | 2084 | Keith Byers | Morecombe & Heysham | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | (10) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 49 |
| 8 | 2123 | Andy Turner | Overy Staithe | 4 | 5 | (BFD) | 21 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 58 |
| 9 | 2124 | Dave Rose | Royal Harwich YC | 7 | 7 | 7 | (14) | 11 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 58 |
| 10 | 2101 | Julian Burnham | UTSC | 12 | (20) | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 68 |
| 11 | 2085 | Gavin Waldron | South Staffs | 6 | 11 | 11 | (22) | 9 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 69 |
| 12 | 2121 | Anthony Rich | Oxford | 5 | 6 | 12 | (17) | 14 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 73 |
| 13 | 2127 | Keith Dutton | South Staffs | 10 | 12 | (14) | 13 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 75 |
| 14 | 2064 | Chris Arnell | Christchurch | 17 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 80 |
| 15 | 2112 | J.P.Williams | West Oxford | 14 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 17 | (18) | 101 |
| 16 | 2125 | Neil Goodhead | South Staffs | 15 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 18 | (20) | 15 | 13 | 103 |
| 17 | 2128 | Ed Dutton | South Staffs | 13 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 15 | (23) | 14 | 14 | 104 |
| 18 | 1968 | Jack Grogan | Ardleigh | 20 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 10 | (DNS) | dnc | 128 |
| 19 | 2102 | Andrew Day | West Oxford | (23) | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 134 |
| 20 | 2065 | Simon Shaw | Deben | 22 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 18 | 20 | (DNS) | 144 |
| 21 | 2131 | Nigel Grogan | 21 | 18 | (BFD) | 15 | 21 | 15 | dnc | dnc | 156 | |
| 22 | 2059 | Peter Turner | Overy Staithe | 19 | 15 | (DNS) | 18 | 22 | 17 | dnc | dnc | 157 |
| 23 | 2092 | Bill Bradburn | South Staffs | 25 | 23 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 21 | (DNS) | 158 |
| 24 | 2031 | Dave Cooper | Overy Staithe | 28 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 20 | 22 | (DSQ) | DSQ | 175 |
| 25 | 2104 | Paul Pike | Covenham | (29) | 29 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 176 |
| 26 | 1966 | Tim O'Leary | Felixstowe Ferry | 24 | 25 | (BFD) | 27 | 25 | 19 | 22 | dnc | 176 |
| 27 | 2129 | Alan Atkin | Burghfield S.C. | 18 | 28 | (BFD) | 20 | 24 | 25 | dnc | dnc | 183 |
| 28 | 1774 | Richard Burton | West Oxford | 27 | 27 | 21 | (DNS) | 27 | 26 | 23 | dnc | 185 |
| 29 | 2068 | Anthony Woods | Etherow | 26 | 24 | (DNS) | 24 | dnc | dnc | 19 | dnc | 195 |
| 30 | 2058 | Mary Reddyhoff | Parkstone | 31 | 30 | (DNS) | 28 | 29 | dnc | 25 | dnc | 211 |
| 31 | 2034 | Ben Steel | Etherow | 32 | 31 | 23 | (DNF) | dnc | dnc | dnc | dnc | 222 |
| 32 | 2083 | Chris Biscomb | Fishers Green | 30 | (DNF) | dnc | dnc | dnc | dnc | dnc | dnc | 234 |
| 33 | 1998 | Sam Woods | Etherow | 33 | (DNF) | dnc | dnc | dnc | dnc | dnc | dnc | 237 |
Sailing Scenes photo gallery
Event photos from Rodney
Report: Dan Ager
After being runner up on too many occasions, Terry Curtis from Upper Thames SC finally went one place better and won the OK nationals, sponsored by Rooster Sailing and hosted by Parkstone Yacht Club over the 23rd, 24th and 25th August.
Although pushed hard by both Jim Hunt and initially Jonathon Fish he always had enough to keep ahead and counting 5 first places, 2 second places and discarding a sixth gave a comfortable lead on the scoreboard if not always on the water.
The event was preceded by a training session led by Nick Craig. A dozen or so sailors had classroom lecture followed by a good session out on the water and then watched themselves on film afterwards. It must have been good as the top 3 in the nationals were all in attendance!
The eight race series was held out in Poole Bay in generally breezy conditions with enough waves to make going downwind fun.
Day 1
Was a long day, the fleet leaving shore at 11am getting back at 7pm. Jon Fish had a
good day, leading for much of first two races only to be taken by Curtis in the
later stages, this combined with a 4th place in race three left him in second spot
overnight. Jim Hunt having scored 3,2,4 in third. Andy Turner performed well with a
4 and 5 in the first two races only to be black flagged in race three. Tony Rich
also started well with a 5,6 but followed that with a 12. Julian Burnham sailed
well to land 5th in the last race. But it was Curtis who sailed home happiest
having a perfect scoreline of 1,1,1.
Day 2
Racing began in lighter winds with Curtis followed by Alex Scoles in the leading positions.
They were both caught out by the shifty conditions and at the finish Keith Byers on his
52nd birthday took the gun followed by Hunt, the Fish, Ager and Scoles. Curtis back in 6th.
This was Byers first nationals race win, after coming close a few times over the years
and a popular win with the fleet.
A big shift in the next race could have shuffled up the places more than it did. Those
on the left hand side of the beat watched those on the right benefiting. Curtis in
the middle and far enough ahead managed to maintain his lead. Hunt who was in 2nd
and Dan Ager in 3rd and on the left were also far enough ahead not to come out too
badly. Ager also had the presence of mind to tack across on a big header to secure
2nd spot. Chris Arnell getting a comfortable 3rd proving not everyone needs a carbon
mast to be at the front. Fish who was on the right being taken from mid fleet back to
4th. Hunt ended up 5th. So far Fish was having a consistent series with all top 4 finishes.
Fish used his discard in the third race of the day when he was black flagged. Curtis
won with Scoles again near the front getting 2nd and Mike Edwards beginning a late
charge for a good overall position with a 3rd. Hunt finished in 4th with Keith Dutton
well up in 5th. With the discard now being used Curtis was counting five 1sts and a
10 point lead from Hunt and Fish in 2nd and 3rd.
Day 3
The final day brought with it the most wind. Fish having until this point been unusually
consistent managed to return to usual form by capsizing, losing his glasses and finishing
16th. Curtis was content to sail round in 2nd place behind Hunt to secure the championship
and Edwards again in 3rd. Ager again sailing well into 4th and Rich 5th even after
snapping his tiller extension in two. Ager now only counting one result out of the
top 4 moved into 3rd place overall with a comfortable points cushion on Fish. The
final race of the Championship had some real breeze making for excellent reaches
and runs. Hunt again winning from Curtis, Fish and Ager with Andy Turner in 5th place.
All four juniors competing sailed well in the testing conditions during the Championship, with Ed Dutton from South Staffs SC taking the junior title from Richard Burton, West Oxford. Ben Steel and the very young and light Sam Woods from Etherow SC also deserve congratulating for sailing well. South Staffs SC won the Thorpe Trophy for the top team of the Championship. The Vintage boat title was won by Tim O'Leary and Jon Fish won the 'Brixham Bonnet' (a rather embarrassing hat) for his usual and entertaining antics on the water.
The racing was slick and well run by Brian Drake and his team and as always the facilities provided by Parkstone YC were excellent, so thanks to all concerned. Thanks must also go to Rooster sailing for generously providing the prizes to go with the many OK trophies that were up for grabs.
Next year the class heads back to Dabchicks SC for the National Championships, which will no doubt prove to be just as competitive as this year.
Back to Index page Top of page
Overy Staithe SC Open Meeting
2nd & 3rd August
Results:| Position | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2119 | Robert Deaves | Waldringfield | 1 | 1 | 1 | (4) | 3 |
| 2 | 2117 | Alex Scoles | Overy Staithe | 2 | 2 | (7) | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2123 | Andy Turner | Overy Staithe | 3 | 2 | 3 | (5) | 8 |
| 4 | 2125 | Neil Goodhead | South Staffs | 4 | 4 | (5) | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | 2065 | Simon Shaw | Deben | (7) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | 2059 | Peter Turner | Overy Staithe | (dnc) | dnc | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | 2130 | Deryck Lovegrove | Kingsmead | 6 | 5 | (9) | 7 | 18 |
| 8 | 2031 | Dave Cooper | Ouse Amateur S.C. | 5 | 6 | 7 | (8) | 18 |
| 9 | 2104 | Paul Pike | Covenham | 8 | 8 | 8 | (9) | 24 |
| 10 | 2048 | Rodney Thorne | Upper Thames | (dns) | dnc | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 11 | 2005 | Rob Archer | Ardleigh | (dns) | dnc | dnf | 11 | 35 |
Eleven boats took part in this annual pilgrimage to the North Norfolk coast to celebrate the opening of the new club house. Racing was out at sea on both days.
Day 1 was brilliantly sunny with a force 4 offshore wind. Robert Deaves took the
lead from the start gun in race 1, chased round the course by Alex Scoles and Andy Turner, but never headed.
Race 2 was led all the way round by Andy Turner, but won by Robert Deaves, with Andy second and Simon Shaw clawing his way up to third after Alex went swimming at the gybe mark.
Day 2 dawned overcast and with less wind and with Pete Turner putting in a guest appearance. Neil Goodhead showed good speed with his new C-Tech mast in chasing Robert Deaves and Andy Turner at the windward mark. Alex Scoles sailed well to pull through to second behind Robert with Andy Turner third.
The fourth race was the best of the day with much place changing. Peter Turner crossed
the fleet on port at the start and he and Alex rounded the windward mark together
chased by Andy Turner. Alex Scoles flew down the reaches with his trial Rooster sail
to take the lead. Five boats were trying to pick out the shifts on the second beat
against a roaring tide but in the end Pete got back into the lead again and took the
winning gun from Alex and Neil Goodhead.
Many thanks to the Overy Staithe race team who set excellent courses and managed the racing very well.
Report: Andy Turner
Back to Index page Top of page
Hunstanton SC Open Meeting
28th, 29th June
Results:| Position | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2116 | Nick Craig | Frensham Pond | 1 | 1 | 1 | (3) | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 2118 | Terry Curtis | Upper Thames | (2) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 2122 | Jon Fish | Waldringfield | (dnf) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | 2123 | Andy Turner | Overy Staithe | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | (dnf) | 25 |
| 5 | 2124 | Dave Rose | Royal Harwich YC | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | (14) | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | 2101 | Julian Burnham | UTSC | 7 | (9) | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | 2045 | Alistair Deaves | Wakatere SC | (10) | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
| 8 | 2121 | Anthony Rich | Oxford | 8 | 10 | (11) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 37 |
| 9 | 2084 | Keith Byers | Morecombe & Heysham | (12) | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 44 |
| 10 | 2120 | Dan Ager | Waldringfield | 3 | 7 | 4 | (dns) | dnc | 17 | 50 |
| 11 | 2130 | Deryck Lovegrove | Kingsmead | 13 | 12 | (14) | 11 | 9 | 9 | 54 |
| 12 | 2117 | Alex Scoles | Overy Staithe | 6 | 4 | 10 | (dns) | dnc | 17 | 56 |
| 13 | 2107 | Daz Prior | South Windermere | 11 | (14) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 60 |
| 14 | 2125 | Neil Goodhead | South Staffs | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | (dnf) | dnc | 63 |
| 15 | 1774 | Richard Burton | West Oxford | 14 | (16) | 16 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 67 |
| 16 | 2031 | Dave Cooper | Overy Staithe | (DNC) | dnc | dnc | 13 | 11 | 10 | 72 |
| 17 | 2104 | Paul Pike | Covenham | 16 | 15 | (17) | 14 | 15 | 13 | 73 |
| 18 | 2083 | Chris Biscomb | Fishers Green | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | (dnc) | 75 |
18 OK's, including 1 Kiwi, travelled to North Norfolk for their last open meeting
before the Worlds kick off in Warnemunde next weekend.
The prevailing F3/4 + sunshine conditions helped it on its way to being a great fun event - the quality of opposition and good courses didn’t hurt either…
Hunstanton Sailing club were great hosts, laying on good courses, despite a few starting headaches with a big tide under the fleet. They also kindly hosted a hog-roast and party which made Saturday evening very enjoyable.
Nick Craig won the event, showing moments of brilliance and great pace to win 4 of the six races…but due to a few factors it was a close run thing most of the races, partly helped by some mixed start line tactics / fortune.
Downhill flyer Terry Curtis won races 4 and 6 by grinding away and taking the lead on the last reach of both races, to take a second place overall. Terry had a thoroughly 'good day' in Sunday's slightly fresher and wavier conditions.
Third overall was Jon Fish, who recovered from an upwind swim in Race 1 (boat maintenance is not his thing...) to score thirds in almost all the other races. With Nick having issues, Fish looked to have race 4 in the bag only for Terry to serenely blast past him.
Evergreen Andy Turner and Dave Rose were fourth and fifth respectively, both showing great upwind pace and tenacity, frequently rounding the windward mark in the first few places.
Having returned to the class after an absence for a couple of years, former champ Rose seems to be getting his new ship into the groove, going worrryingly fast uphill.
Token Kiwi Alistair Deaves consistently mixed it in the top 6, but didn’t quite have the pace in the borrowed boat to make a challenge for the top placings. Alex Scoles and Dan Ager both had top 5 finishes on day one, with Alex leading Race 2 for quite a while, but shamefully decided that boat bimbling was better than racing on day two.
All in all, a great weekend with the whole fleet enjoying the conditions, close racing and a good warm-up for the forthcoming worlds....
Report: Terry Curtis
More Pics
Upper Thames SC Open Meeting
20th, 21st June
Results:| Helm | Club | Sail No | Points | Overall POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Curtis | Upper Thames | GBR2118 | 6 | 1 |
| Julian Burnham | Upper Thames | GBR2101 | 12 | 2 |
| Gavin Waldron | South Staffs | GBR2085 | 19 | 3 |
| Mick Haig | Upper Thames | GBR2086 | 22 | 4 |
| Darren Prior | Windermere | GBR2107 | 22 | 5 |
| Mike Edwards | South Staffs | GBR2126 | 25 | 6 |
| Jim Howden | Upper Thames | GBR2088 | 26 | 7 |
| Garth Thompson | Upper Thames | GBR2090 | 30 | 8 |
| Roland Gabsby | Upper Thames | GBR2062 | 33 | 9 |
| Alex Hobern | Upper Thames | GBR1983 | 40 | 10 |
| Roy Burnham | Upper Thames | GBR2115 | 63 | 11 |
| Alan Atkin | Burghfield | GBR2129 | 64 | 12 |
| Roger Cooper | Upper Thames | GBR2074 | 66 | 13 |
| Neil Goodhead | South Staffs | GBR2125 | 67 | 14 |
| Sam Preston | Upper Thames | GBR1962 | 67 | 15 |
| Chris Biscomb | Fishers Green | GBR2083 | 67 | 16 |
| Vanessa Pilon | Upper Thames | GBR1286 | 69 | 17 |
| Tom Preston | Upper Thames | GBR1803 | 75 | 18 |
| Derek Berry | Upper Thames | GBR2097 | 77 | 19 |
| Chris Ridley | Upper Thames | GBR2013 | 78 | 20 |
| David Finlayson | Upper Thames | GBR1939 | 84 | 21 |
| Rodney Thorne | Upper Thames | GBR2048 | 84 | 22 |
Report: Gavin Waldron
22 OK's made the trip to Upper Thames Sailing Club on the weekend of 21-22 June. The overnight rain held off for most of the day but the weather was overcast with the wind ranging from force 1 to 3, although the direction meant that much of the race area was in a wind shadow.Jim Howden worked his way through the fleet on the left bank to lead at the first mark followed by Julian Burnham and junior Alex Hobern. Terry Curtis worked his way back from choosing the less favoured right hand bank, but he could not catch Howden who led all the way round, with Curtis 2nd and Hobern 3rd.
The second race was a close race between Curtis, Burnham and Mike Edwards, with all three taking turns in 1st place and Alan Atkin leading the chasing pack. Edwards took the race with Curtis 2nd and Burnham 3rd.
Overnight the weather changed and Sunday brought sunshine and a fresh breeze blowing
straight down the river, topping out at 30 knots on the club anemometer. Mike Edwards
took an early lead but allowed Curtis to overtake when rounding the home mark in the
wrong direction. The first 3 developed a good lead from the chasing pack but Edwards
gave up his 2nd as he failed to unwind following his earlier mark rounding error,
giving 2nd to Julian Burnham and Gavin Waldron 3rd.
Mike Edwards led the 4th Race from start to finish, closely chased by Neil Goodhead.
The leading pair pulled away from the rest of the field with Terry Curtis in 3rd.
By now the strong and gusty wind had taken its toll and the fleet was depleted for
the final race after lunch. Big shift at the start made for a very close first
beat with Edwards, Curtis Burnham and Waldron all very close. Curtis pulled away
with Edwards and Burnham chasing. Daz Prior overtook Waldron and Garth Thompson
and Mick Haigh were also pushing hard. Edwards caught up with Curtis just before
the finish, with Curtis vigorously protecting his lead. This also allowed Burnham
to close the gap, but in the end ran out of time, with Curtis holding his lead from
Edwards, Burnham and Waldron.
Back to Index page Top of page
Oxford SC Open Meeting
7th June
Results:| Sail No | Helm | Club | Points | Place | R1 | R2 | R3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2116 | Nick Craig | Frensham Pond | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2122 | Jon Fish | Waldringfield | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2118 | Terry Curtis | Upper Thames | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2121 | Anthony Rich | Oxford | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2127 | Keith Dutton | SSSC | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2085 | Gavin Waldron | SSSC | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2130 | Derek Lovegrove | Kingsmead | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 5 | |
| 2129 | Alan Atkin | Burghfield | 16 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 13 | |
| 2128 | Ed Dutton | SSSC | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| 1774 | Richard Burton | WOSC | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
| 1983 | Alex Hobern | Upper Thames | 19 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1963 | Alan Price | Hayling Ferry | 22 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
| 2074 | Roger Cooper | Upper Thames | 25 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Report: Terry Curtis
A small but competitive fleet of 13 OKs arrived at Oxford SC on Sat June 7th for
the first of the Thames Valley travellers series.
Race 1 got underway in a northerly breeze which was variable both in direction & velocity. Frensham Pond's Nick Craig lead the race from start to finish, with the rest of the fleet playing snakes & ladders on the windward legs. Jon Fish took his ladder at the right time, to take second place from local boy Tony Rich & Gavin Waldron from South Staffs fourth.
After lunch race 2 started in 10-12 knots of breeze which was a little more
stable. Craig again took the lead, this time closely pursued by Terry Curtis of Upper
Thames.
Craig was able to maintain a small lead & covered Curtis loosely around the
course. Fish came through the fleet to third place, these positions were maintained
to the finish.
The wind held for race 3, which was the best of the day. Fish lead at the windward mark,
followed by Craig & Curtis. Craig pulled through to lead at the end of a very one sided
second beat, Fish was in the lead again at the Wing mark but was then overhauled by Curtis
down the second reach. By the run Craig was back in touch & all 3 boats were neck & neck a
t the leeward mark with much tactical manouvering. Craig eventually broke free by a
couple of lengths to take first place, Fish held on for second with Keith Dutton
coming in from the right hand corner to steal 3rd from Curtis in 4th.
Back to Index page Top of page
Dabchicks SC Open Meeting
31st May & 1st June
Results:| Position | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2117 | Alex Scoles | Overy Staithe | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2126 | Mike Edwards | South Staffs Sailing Club | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 2121 | Anthony Rich | Oxford | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | 2116 | Nick Craig | Frensham Pond | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 5 | 2105 | Ian Harris | Bristol Corinthian | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 2118 | Terry Curtis | Upper Thames | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | John Ball | 7 | 8 | 15 | ||
| 8 | 2120 | Dan Ager | Waldringfield | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 9 | 2101 | Julian Burnham | UTSC | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 10 | 2122 | Jon Fish | Waldringfield | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| 11 | 2058 | Mary Reddyhoff | Parkstone | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| 12 | 2119 | Robert Deaves | Waldringfield | ocs | 2 | 28 |
| 13 | 2012 | Jake Cracknell | Ardleigh | 16 | 12 | 28 |
| 14 | 2130 | Deryck Lovegrove | 15 | 13 | 28 | |
| 15 | 22 | 10 | 32 | |||
| 16 | 2104 | Paul Pike | Covenham | 11 | 22 | 33 |
| 17 | 2084 | Keith Byers | Morecombe & Heysham | 13 | 20 | 33 |
| 18 | 1586 | Lewis Fairbrother | Ardleigh SC | 17 | 18 | 35 |
| 19 | 18 | 19 | 37 | |||
| 20 | 2053 | Alan Atkin | Burghfield | 21 | 16 | 37 |
| 21 | 1917 | Ben Woodcraft | Overy Staithe | 12 | dnc | 38 |
| 22 | 2085 | Gavin Waldron | South Staffs | 24 | 17 | 41 |
| 23 | 2083 | Chris Biscomb | Fishers Green | 23 | 21 | 44 |
| 24 | 2124 | Dave Rose | Felixstowe Ferry | 19 | dnc | 45 |
| 25 | 2123 | Andy Turner | Overy Staithe | 20 | dnc | 46 |
Report: Anthony Rich
25 OKs travelled to Dabchicks Sailing Club for the 2nd qualifier for next years World Championships in Sweden. We were greeted by very light winds and so the racing was postponed for one hour which gave the fleet the opportunity for a first look at the new book, hot off the press, from Robert Deaves celebrating and documenting the history of the International OK dinghy.
Racing eventually got underway in 5 knots of breeze. After rounding the windward mark, much of the fleet overstated the effect of the tide to the wing mark leaving Alex Scoles to take a more direct approach and he pulled ahead. Nick Craig was second with Anthony Rich in third. Mike Edwards managed to steel four places along the final reach to finish fourth.
The second race saw even less wind. Scoles opened up another convincing lead from Robert Deaves while Terry Curtis found some pressure out to the left of the course but misjudged the tide and ended up reaching into the windward mark. The race finished Scoles first followed by Deaves, Edwards, with Curtis getting ahead of Rich along the final run as the wind died completely.
Day 2 saw the fleet head out to the race course early, more in hope than expectation, but the wind failed to materialize and after bobbing around for a few hours racing was abandoned and the fleet got a tow back home.
Final results then saw Alex Scoles take first place ahead of Mike Edwards second, Anthony Rich third and Nick Craig being shown he cannot have things all his own way in a lowly fourth.
Thanks as always to Dabchicks Sailing Club for their superb hospitality over the weekend.
Back to Index page Top of pageFelpham SC Open Meeting
17th & 18th May
Results:| Rank | SailNo | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Total | Nett | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2116 | Nick Craig | Frensham Pond | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | (2.0) | 1.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | |
| 2nd | 2118 | Terry Curtis | Upper Thames S.C. | 2.0 | (3.0) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 9.0 | |
| 3rd | 2105 | Ian Harris | BCYC | 3.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | (8.0) | 4.0 | 4.0 | 25.0 | 17.0 | |
| 4th | 2120 | Dan Ager | Waldringfield S.C. | 4.0 | (9.0) | 5.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 30.0 | 21.0 | |
| 5th | 1944 | Julian Burnham | Upper Thames S. C. | 7.0 | (13.0) | 3.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 46.0 | 33.0 | |
| 6th | 217 | Keith Dutton | S.S.S.C. | 6.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | (10.0) | 6.0 | 7.0 | 43.0 | 33.0 | |
| 7th | 2126 | Mike Edwards | South Staffs S.C. | 11.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | (12.0) | 5.0 | 49.0 | 37.0 | |
| 8th | 2084 | Keith Byers | Morecombe and Heysham Y.C. | 10.0 | (17.0) | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 54.0 | 37.0 | |
| 9th | 2117 | Alex Scoles | Overy Staithe S.C. | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | (11.0) | 9.0 | 9.0 | 49.0 | 38.0 | |
| 10th | 2085 | Gavin Waldron | South Staffs S.C. | (15.0) | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 61.0 | 46.0 | |
| 11th | 1968 | John Ball | Ardleigh SC | 5.0 | 7.0 | (15.0) | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 66.0 | 51.0 | |
| 12th | 2124 | David Rose | BHYC | 12.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 7.0 | (23.0 DNC) | 78.0 | 55.0 | |
| 13th | 2123 | Andy Turner | Overy Staithe S.C. | 13.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | (23.0 DNC) | 23.0 DNC | 79.0 | 56.0 | |
| 14th | 2125 | Neil Goodhead | South Staffs S.C. | 14.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 10.0 | (23.0 DNC) | 85.0 | 62.0 | |
| 15th | 2037 | Edward Dutton | S.S.S.C. | 21.0 | 19.0 | 11.0 | (23.0 DNC) | 14.0 | 11.0 | 99.0 | 76.0 | |
| 16th | 2130 | Deryck Lovegrove | Kingsmead | 19.0 | 15.0 | (20.0) | 15.0 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 96.0 | 76.0 | |
| 17th | 2012 | Jacob Cracknell | Ardleigh S.C. | 9.0 | 21.0 | 18.0 | (23.0 DNF) | 16.0 | 23.0 DNC | 110.0 | 87.0 | |
| 18th | 2068 | Tony Woods | Etherow S.C. | 17.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | (23.0 DNF) | 17.0 | 23.0 DNC | 112.0 | 89.0 | |
| 19th | 2107 | Daz Prior | South Windermere S.C. | 16.0 | 14.0 | 17.0 | (23.0 DNC) | 23.0 DNC | 23.0 DNC | 116.0 | 93.0 | |
| 20th | 2129 | Alan Atkin | Burchfield S.C. | 18.0 | 20.0 | 19.0 | (23.0 DNC) | 23.0 DNC | 23.0 DNC | 126.0 | 103.0 | |
| 21st | 2058 | Mary Readyhoff | Parkstone | 20.0 | 18.0 | 22.0 | (23.0 DNC) | 23.0 DNC | 23.0 DNC | 129.0 | 106.0 | |
| 22nd | 1983 | Alex Hobern | Upper Thames S.C. | 22.0 | 22.0 | 21.0 | (23.0 DNC) | 23.0 DNC | 23.0 DNC | 134.0 | 111.0 |
Report: Ian Harris
What a weekend! 6 very close and competitive races held in ideal conditions, set on excellent courses by the superb
team at Felpham, interspersed with a 60th birthday celebration for one of the all time OK legends, none other than
the mystery wrapped in an enigma and posted to the wrong address, one of the kindest men you will ever meet, Rodney
Thorne .
Saturday saw the OK's and Mustos welcomed to Felpham and sent out into 12 to 17 knots of North Easterly for three races, Off the mark quickly in race 1 , 3 times worlds champion Craig led all the way around, with Curtis pinching 2nd from a dozy Harris on the final run into the finish. Race 2 followed in much the same way but this time Harris fought off the challenges for 2nd of Curtis and Ager as Craig cruised to 2 wins. Race 3 saw Craig take the win from Curtis, whilst Burnham sped past Harris on the final reach to take 3rd.
The evening Curry and Quiz started quite early with everyone dressed as Birthday Boy Rodney T, sporting afro's and hi viz jackets. Great fun was had building marshmallow towers and answering challenging questions from the Felpham quizmaster, with champions Edwards and Thorne taking the fizzy pop.
Sunday dawned, and a stronger breeze met the early morning sailors who had to launch before 1300 fun runners filed past the clubhouse. Craig led race 4 from the start though a greatly improving Curtis and Ager pushed him all the way, cameo roles from Waldren and Edwards faded as the race continued, so another one in the bag for the invincible Craig... Yet race 5 saw Curtis pull away from the 3 times world champion who seemed so upset on the last reach that Ager took pity and let him through. So Curtis celebrated a memorable win, Craig sailed his discard and a delighted Ager took 3rd. Race 6 and it was back to the old routine, with some storming reaches down the increasing swell, Craig took the win from Curtis with Burnham again stealing 3rd place from Harris whilst pointedly singing "who ate all the pies" down the final reach to the finish. Some confusion was caused as the early retirement of Ager was grossly exaggerated, where in fact he should have been counted with another well earned 6th .
None of this excellent weekend would have been possible without the exceptional hosts Felpham SC, who put on one of the most memorable weekends for the OK's for some time, our thanks and appreciation to all those who gave their weekend for our enjoyment.
Results:
Rodney Craig: 1st. Rodney Curtis: 2nd. Rodney Harris: 3rd. Rod Ager: 4th.
Spring Cup, RYC, Medemblik
26th & 27th April
Results:| Position | Sail No | Helm | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GBR2116 | Nick Craig | (1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | GBR2118 | Terry Curtis | 2 | (3) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | POL14 | Pawel Pawlaczyk | 4 | 2 | 3 | (6) | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | GBR2122 | Jon Fish | 3 | (6) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | POL10 | Janusz Stobinski | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | (9) | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | GER737 | Thorsten Schmidt | (11) | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | GBR2120 | Dan Ager | 9 | 5 | (10) | 7 | 5 | 10 | 36 |
| 8 | GBR2123 | Andy Turner | 8 | 7 | 5 | (12) | 7 | 11 | 38 |
| 9 | SWE99 | Hans Elkjaer | 5 | 10 | (12) | 11 | 11 | 4 | 41 |
| 10 | POL16 | Marek Jarocki | 6 | 11 | 8 | dnc | (OCS) | 7 | 41 |
| 11 | POL1 | Jakub Kania | 10 | 16 | (17) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 47 |
| 12 | GBR2101 | Julian Burnham | (14) | 9 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 52 |
| 13 | POL101 | Bartosz Rakocy | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | (DNC) | 12 | 67 |
| 14 | BEL214 | Paul Verrijdt | (19) | 19 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 74 |
| 15 | GER671 | Andreas Deubel | 20 | (21) | 9 | 13 | 12 | (DNC) | 75 |
| 16 | POL61 | Jaroslav Spinalski | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | (DNC) | dnc | 75 |
| 17 | GBR2130 | Deryck Lovegrove | 16 | 15 | (21) | 19 | 16 | 15 | 81 |
| 18 | GBR2129 | Alan Atkin | (22) | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 82 |
| 19 | GBR2065 | Simon Shaw | 17 | (20) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 88 |
| 20 | GER607 | Christian Heinze | 18 | 14 | 19 | (DNC) | 15 | dnc | 90 |
| 21 | GBR2031 | Dave Cooper | (23) | 17 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 96 |
| 22 | BEL220 | Ronny Poelman | 21 | (DNF) | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 97 |
| 23 | GER687 | Karsten Kath | 15 | (DNF) | dnc | dnc | dnc | dnc | 111 |
Report: Jon Fish
23 OKs from 5 countries arrived at Royal Yacht Club Hollandia on 25/26 April for their annual Spring Cup.
They were met with excellent conditions and the customary perfect race management and welcoming reception.
A mainly British contingent arrived early for a little practice (both on and off the water). The benefit from this was evident in Race 1 when they took a 1,2,3,
In the a picture perfect day, Nick Craig took race 1 a few lengths in front of Terry Curtis and Jon Fish who tussled for second. Terry motored past Jon on the reach to the finish to take second. Pavel Pawlaczyk from Poland came through the pack down the run to take 4th.
At the first mark in Race 2, after a few large shifts, the pecking order was somewhat changed, with Andy Turner best capitalizing to lead with Pavel, Janusz Stobinski (POL) and Dan Ager hot on his heels. Nick rounded in about 5th but gradually worked through the fleet to take the race win. Pavel managed to work past Andy down the run, and held on to second from Terry and Janusz.
Before retiring to excellent bitterballen and beer at the yacht club, the fleet had a great third race. In the 'outer-loop' trapezoid course, Fish picked up a nice gust down the first run to work past Nick and Terry, only to park-up in a hole at the leeward mark. Terry round first, only for Nick to split tacks and pick up the only significant shift of the next beat to come storming through... Typical!
Pavel also had a good beat to take third.
Day 2, was a fairly similar affair, with slightly less breeze and unfortunately slightly more cloud. The results were similar with Nick turning on the turbo-charger to take the first two races.
Thorsten Schmidt (GER) found some form in the first race to take 4th, but couldn't quite keep with Terry and Fish who vied for second.
In the second race of the day, after early showings from Julian Burnham and Dan, Pavel again showed good pace to take second just (inches) from Terry, keeping the 2,3,4 positions open going in to the last race.
Nick duly completed the clean sweep by taking it - he sneaked past Jon and Andy at the end of the first beat, and took out a reasonable lead over the remainder. Behind him, places were swapping frequently, with Hans Elkjaer (SWE) and Terry in particular making ground down the run. Terry took second, and second overall. Despite losing in a photo finish to Hans, Pavel's fifth did enough to secure third.
Back to Index page Top of page Burton SC Open Meeting
5th & 6th April
Results:| Position | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2118 | Terry Curtis | Upper Thames | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | (5) | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | 2126 | Mike Edwards | South Staffs Sailing Club | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | (dnf) | 13 |
| 3 | 2123 | Andy Turner | Overy Staithe | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | (dnf) | 22 |
| 4 | 2125 | Neil Goodhead | South Staffs | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | (7) | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | 2107 | Keith Dutton | South Staffs | 7 | 6 | 5 | (8) | 2 | 4 | 24 |
| 6 | 2092 | Bill Bradburn | South Staffs | (10) | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| 7 | 2121 | Anthony Rich | Oxford | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | (12) | 6 | 28 |
| 8 | 2037 | Ed Dutton | South Staffs | 8 | 9 | 7 | (12) | 8 | 11 | 43 |
| 9 | 2084 | Keith Byers | Morecombe & Heysham | 9 | 4 | (dnf) | 9 | 13 | 8 | 43 |
| 10 | 2116 | Nick Craig | Frensham Pond | (dns) | dnc | dnc | 1 | 1 | 1 | 43 |
| 11 | 2104 | Paul Pike | Covenham | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | (dnc) | 53 |
| 12 | 2031 | Dave Cooper | Overy Staithe S.C. | 12 | 11 | 9 | 14 | (15) | 10 | 56 |
| 13 | 2130 | Deryck Lovegrove | Kingsmead | 13 | (dns) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 57 |
| 14 | 2012 | Jake Cracknell | Ardleigh | 6 | 10 | (dnf) | 13 | 11 | dnc | 60 |
| 15 | 1586 | Lewis Fairbrother | Ardleigh SC | 14 | 13 | 12 | (dnf) | dnc | 13 | 72 |
| 16 | 2049 | Ben Steel | ecpsc | 15 | (dnc) | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 74 |
| 17 | 2068 | Anthony Woods | Etherow | (dnc) | dnc | dnc | dnf | 10 | 5 | 75 |
| 18 | 1927 | Colin Page | Calshot | (dnf) | dnc | dnc | 17 | 18 | 12 | 87 |
| 19 | 2048 | Rodney Thorne | Upper Thames | (dnc) | dnc | dnc | 16 | 16 | 15 | 87 |
Report: Andy Turner
After an absence of 6 years a 19 boat OK fleet was back at one of the classes' original strongholds for two excellent days of early season racing in a cold northerly wind gusting 5 amidst the hailstones hammering into the faces of competitors. In between the sun shone in a force 2.
Race 1 was led at the windward mark by Mike Edwards showing great speed in his new Idol Composites boat, followed by Jake Cracknell (junior OK sailor) in second. The beats were shifty and required considerable concentration but Mike hung on to win with Terry Curtis second and Neil Goodhead third. Jake sailed an excellent race to finish 6th
Race 2 the wind was howling. Terry Curtis led at the first mark but was passed on the second beat by Andy Turner (thought I'd get that bit in!). These two boats changed places on a couple more occasions with Terry eventually finishing first, Andy second, Mike third and Keith Byers fourth.
Race 3 Terry was again round the windward mark first and proceeded to lead the fleet towards the wrong wing mark. Andy Turner spotted the correct mark and got there first closely followed by Terry. Spray was flying everywhere down the blinding reaches and one or two of us dipped out of couple of gybes (ashamed to say). At the finish Terry was first, Mike second and Andy was third. Tony Rich started to recover from his winter hibernation to finish fourth.
Overnight repairs were completed to Keith's boom as Sunday dawned with a covering of 4 centimetres of snow and a chilly force 2 northerly wind. Nick Craig also appeared having stepped off a flight from New Zealand the night before after putting the Kiwis in their places at their National Championships.
In race 4 Terry arrived again at the windward mark first with Bill Bradburn and Mike Edwards in close attendance. Nick Craig started to hunt down Terry, getting closer the whole way round the course and just managing to take first place on the last beat. Terry was therefore second with Mike third and Bill fourth.
In Race 5 the wind kept coming and going over various parts of the course. Nick Craig was first round the windward mark closely followed by the two Duttons, Keith and Ed (another junior). These three pulled away from the rest of the fleet until the wind disappeared. Nick just kept going and Keith hung on for second with Bill Bradburn pulling through to third.
In the last race Nick again dominated with Terry chasing hard. Neil Goodhead sailed well to pull through to third and Keith Dutton was fourth.
200-odd pics on Burton SC website
20 selected pics in our gallery
(apologies to Tony Woods & Rodney - couldn't find pics of you: if you spot any please let me know. Dave)
Waldringfield SC Easter Egg Meeting
22nd & 23rd March
Results:| Position | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2119 | Robert Deaves | Waldringfield | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 2122 | Jon Fish | Waldringfield | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 2105 | Ian Harris | Bristol Corinthian | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 2120 | Dan Ager | Waldringfield | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 2054 | Luke Farthing | Waldringfield | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 2082 | Robert Bellfield | Sutton Bingham SC / RNSA | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 7 | 2124 | Dave Rose | Felixstowe Ferry | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Report: Dan Ager
Waldringfield Easter SnowballThis years event was for men only which perhaps explains the small turn out. Normally over three days, this years event was only scheduled for two days. The first days racing was sensibly abandoned, though secretly relieved and safe in the knowledge that they wouldn't have to walk the walk, it didn't stop the usual comments that we should be going sailing.
The plan for the sunday was three races back to back, lunch then a fourth race. Sailing in heavy snow really is something to experience. It's not particularly warm and cuts down on the visibilty, it makes the cockpit slippery and your control lines disappear beneath it. We had two very close races, everyone finishing within yards of each other before the race committee sent us in, not to come out again. They and the rescue boat crews must have been frozen from inactivity, at least the sailors move about and get warm.
Ian Harris won the first race and Fish the second. Deaves was consistently second best but won overall. Dave Rose bravely launched his new boat, though perhaps not the best weekend to return after a three year break.
Back to Index page Top of page
Winter Cup: Final results:
(Subject to approval by Deryck Lovegrove, acknowledged genius)
| Position | Sail No | Helm | Club | BSC1 | Winters | FPSC | BSC2 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1894 | Terry Curtis | Upper Thames | 3 | (dnc) | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 2120 | Dan Ager | Waldringfield | 2 | 3 | 2 | (dnc) | 7 |
| 3 | 2101 | Julian Burnham | UTSC | 8 | (dnc) | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | 2116 | Nick Craig | Frensham Pond | 1 | 1 | (dnc) | dnc | 32 |
| 5 | 2036 | Alan Atkin | Blythefield | 6 | (dnc) | dnc | 3 | 39 |
| 6 | 2122 | Jon Fish | Waldringfield | 7 | 5 | (dnc) | dnc | 42 |
| 7 | 2126 | Mike Edwards | South Staffs Sailing Club | (dnc) | 9 | 3 | dnc | 42 |
| 8 | 1774 | Richard Burton | West Oxford | 4 | 15 | (dnc) | dnc | 49 |
| 9 | 906 | Deryck Lovegrove | (dnc) | dnc | dnc | dnf | 64 | |
| 10 | 2045 | Will Turner | Overy Staithe | (dnc) | 4 | dnc | dnc | 64 |
| 11 | 2072 | Stuart Coles | Burghfield | 5 | (dnc) | dnc | dnc | 65 |
| 12 | 2100 | John Ball | Ardleigh | (dnc) | 6 | dnc | dnc | 66 |
| 13 | 2125 | Neil Goodhead | South Staffs | (dnc) | 7 | dnc | dnc | 67 |
| 14 | 2012 | Jake Cracknell | Ardleigh | (dnc) | 8 | dnc | dnc | 68 |
| 15 | 2012 | Jake Cracknell | Ardleigh | (dnc) | 8 | dnc | dnc | 68 |
| 16 | 2119 | Robert Deaves | Waldringfield | (dnc) | 10 | dnc | dnc | 70 |
| 17 | 2117 | Alex Scoles | Overy Staithe | (dnc) | 11 | dnc | dnc | 71 |
| 18 | 1968 | Nigel Grogan | Ardleigh | (dnc) | 12 | dnc | dnc | 72 |
| 19 | 2087 | Graham Sexton | Kingsmead | (dnc) | 13 | dnc | dnc | 73 |
| 20 | 2082 | Robert Bellfield | Sutton Bingham SC / RNSA | (dnc) | 14 | dnc | dnc | 74 |
| 21 | 2123 | Andy Turner | Overy Staithe | (dnc) | 16 | dnc | dnc | 76 |
| 22 | 2031 | Dave Cooper | Ouse Amateur S.C. | (dnc) | 17 | dnc | dnc | 77 |
| 23 | 2059 | Peter Turner | Overy Staithe | (dnc) | 18 | dnc | dnc | 78 |
| 24 | 1754 | Nigel Grogan | Ardleigh | (dnc) | 19 | dnc | dnc | 79 |
| 25 | 1781 | Paul Church | tollesbury | (dnc) | 20 | dnc | dnc | 80 |
| 26 | 1376 | Andy Turner | Ardleigh | (dnc) | 21 | dnc | dnc | 81 |
| 27 | 1990 | Tim Hirst | Ardleigh | (dnc) | 22 | dnc | dnc | 82 |
| 28 | 1917 | Ben Woodcraft | Overy Staithe | (dnc) | 23 | dnc | dnc | 83 |
| 29 | 1963 | Alan Price | Hayling Ferry | (dnc) | 24 | dnc | dnc | 84 |
Report: Deryck Lovegrove
The TVA Winter cup came to a conclusion last Sunday in very cold and windy conditions. Terry Curtis showed us the way round in very testing and shifty winds. Julian Burnham and Alan Atkin decided to take a swim in the icy water as well. Alan did say afterwards that his new wetsuit from Aldi worked well (nothing like buying a wetsuit with your weekly shop!!!).
The TVA Winter cup was contested over 4 events: the Winter champs, Frensham Frenzy, and 2 Sundays at Burghfield S. C. I believe everyone who attended enjoyed themselves and thought it was a good idea to get together in the winter.
Hopefully next year we can run the event again but more spread out. Perhaps kicking off in November? Another thought we could do a winter series including Ardleigh & South Staffs?
For now let's all look forward to a fantastic new season and well attended open meetings.
Deryck Lovegrove
TVA Rep
Winter Championship
9th Feb, Ardleigh SC
Results:|
Sail no |
helm |
club |
Race 1 |
Race 2 |
Race 3 |
Total pts |
posn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2116 |
Nick Craig |
Frensham Pond |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
2068 |
Tony Woods |
Etherow |
9 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
|
2120 |
Dan Ager |
Waldringfield |
1 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
|
2045 |
Will Turner |
Ardleigh |
6 |
7 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
|
2122 |
Jon Fish |
Waldringfield |
4 |
4 |
10 |
8 |
5 |
|
2100 |
John Ball |
Ardleigh |
5 |
6 |
4 |
9 |
6 |
|
2125 |
Neil Goodhead |
Sth Staffs |
3 |
10 |
8 |
11 |
7 |
|
2012 |
Jake Cracknell |
Ardleigh |
10 |
3 |
11 |
13 |
8 |
|
2084 |
Mike Edwards |
Sth Staffs |
7 |
9 |
6 |
13 |
9 |
|
2119 |
Robert Deaves |
Waldringfield |
13 |
5 |
9 |
14 |
10 |
|
2117 |
Alex Scoles |
Overy Staithe |
8 |
15 |
13 |
21 |
11 |
|
2105 |
Jack Grogan |
Ardleigh |
12 |
12 |
14 |
24 |
12 |
|
2087 |
Graham Sexton |
Unattached |
15 |
16 |
10 |
25 |
13 |
|
2082 |
Rob Bellfield |
Sutton Bingham |
16 |
13 |
12 |
25 |
14 |
|
1774 |
Richard Burton |
West Oxford |
17 |
11 |
15 |
26 |
15 |
|
2123 |
Andy Turner |
Ardleigh |
11 |
17 |
OCS |
28 |
16 |
|
2031 |
Dave Cooper |
Overy Staithe |
14 |
18 |
16 |
30 |
17 |
|
2059 |
Pete Turner |
Ardleigh |
19 |
14 |
DNS |
33 |
18 |
|
1968 |
Nigel Grogan |
Ardleigh |
18 |
19 |
17 |
35 |
19 |
|
1781 |
Paul Church |
Tollesbury |
20 |
20 |
18 |
38 |
20 |
|
1376 |
Gary Pilgrim |
Ardleigh |
24 |
23 |
19 |
42 |
21 |
|
1990 |
Tim Hirst |
Mersea |
23 |
24 |
20 |
43 |
22 |
|
2054 |
Ben Woodcraft |
Ardleigh |
22 |
21 |
dnf |
43 |
23 |
|
1963 |
Alan Price |
Portsmouth |
21 |
22 |
dnf |
43 |
24 |
(The original version of this was added up wrong! Apologies to Jack Grogan, who's just zoomed up the field after the recalculation!)
Report: Dan Ager, Photo Gallery
24 Oks turned up at Ardleigh Sailing Club on the 9th February to take part in the next round of the Winter Cup and the Winter Championships. Very welcome sunshine but uncharacteristically light winds were a feature of the day.
The first race held in 10kts of breeze was lead by the newly sylph like John Ball for the first round, closely followed by Dan Ager. Those two pulled away from the rest of the fleet. Ball let Ager through on the beat of the second round, who went on to win quite comfortably. The rest of the fleet caught up to Ball, with Nick Craig coming through to second and Homer Goodhead third.
The second race started with the wind decreasing. Craig was first to the windward mark and sailed on with little difficulty to win. Tony Woods a little way behind but retained a comfortable second place. The third position was taken by junior Jake Cracknell, who battled round with and had the better of Jon Fish in 4th, Robert Deaves in 5th and Ball in 6th.
The wind held for the duration of the final race which was thankfully shortened just as the wind was about to disappear completely. Will Turner decided that his own boat wasn't fast enough for his liking and swapped boats with his father. He might have been right as he got a second place. Craig winning after coming through following an average first beat. Woods getting third from the consistent Ball in 4th and Ager in 5th.
Craig won the event for the second year running from a competitive fleet of the usual names, newcomers to the class and some good juniors.
Back to Index page Top of pageWinter Cup I
20th Jan, Burghfield S.C.
Results:| Position | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2116 | Nick Craig | Frensham Pond | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2120 | Dan Ager | Waldringfield | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1894 | Terry Curtis | Upper Thames | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1774 | Richard Burton | West Oxford | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 2072 | Stuart Coles | Burghfield | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 6 | 2036 | Alan Atkin | Blythefield | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | 2122 | Jon Fish | Waldringfield | DNC | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | 2101 | Julian Burnham | UTSC | 4 | DNC | 14 |
Report:
The first of the OK winter cup events was held at Burghfield On Sun 20th. Conditions were ideal: 15 knots of breeze from the NW with temperatures around 12 deg. The rain even held off for most of the day.
6 visitors joined the 2 home boats for an enjoyable days sailing. Nick Craig lead the first race from the start, initially challenged by Dan Ager. Nick slowly extended his lead to the finish with Dan second & Terry Curtis bringing War canoe home in third place from Julian Burnham.
By the second race Jon Fish had appeared, after extensive negotiations with the AA to deal with a puncture.
After the start Terry tacked right to lead the fleet up the first beat followed, closely pursued by Nick & Dan. Terry had been reeled in by the end of the beat, with Nick sailing off for his second win of the day, closely tailed by Dan. Terry & Jon Fish exchanged places throughout the race, with Terry leading Fish home by a length at the finish.
Back to Index page Top of page