South East area Open Meeting Reports 2010

If you would like to send in a report, please email Jo Lankester 

 

River Series Report from Philip Chambers.

 

 

I think we can report that overall the river series was a success in terms of enjoyment, satisfaction and fair sailing although sometimes attendances could have been improved on.

 

Events were held at London Corinthian (12), Henley (7), South Bank (19), Hampton (18) and Twickenham (6). The best showings being at South Bank and Hampton.

 

The river series seeded trophy, a beautiful wooden replica of an Enterprise, was won by Chris Rowsell from Lensbury Sailing Club. Chris did all the river events.

 

The non seeded trophy, a handsome silver cup, was won by Alan Munro – Favre from Southbank Sailing Club. Also at the final held at Twickenham Yacht Club the unique Teapot Trophy was awarded to Sara Bennet from Southbank for her efforts on behalf of the Enterprise Association South East Area. We hope to present the Trying Traveller Trophy to Chris Crossland at our A.G.M. he is truly a deserving winner.

 

It would be encouraging if host clubs could get their home fleets out on the water as this seems the best way to boost numbers. Also regular home club sailing in Enterprises is probably the best way to swell our numbers.

 

I would like to encourage Lensbury and Ariel to rejoin our river series, perhaps as a joint meeting and Chris Rowsell is assisting in this endeavour.

 

 

 

 

The river series final will again be held at the last river event of the year.

 

All the trophies which were transferred to me and have been recovered by me, except one, have been presented or will be presented. The remaining one is an attractive silver tray Geoff Foster Crews Trophy. We will find a winner for this next year.

 

I have the sum of £35 held for the above series.

 

 

 

 

Report on 2010 Blue Jib Series

 

In 2010, the Blue Jib series comprised the same 4 events as in the previous year, namely Bewl Valley (15^th May), Weir Wood (18^th July), Chipstead (5^th September) and Papercourt (3^rd October).  All four events were blessed with wind and excellent organisation, resulting in very enjoyable sailing.  Papercourt probably provided the most challenging conditions, with a strong, gusty wind which seemed to change direction every few seconds (perhaps this is normal?)

 

Leading up to the final event, David Beaney had two wins (Bewl and Weir Wood) and Peter/Liss Bennett one (Chipstead).  As only the best two results counted, there was the prospect of the Blue Jib trophy being wrested from the Beaney mantelpiece, where is has resided for more years than most of us care to remember, but only if Peter and Liss could win the event, giving them equal points and the trophy on a tie break.  Sadly, it was never put to the test, as Peter and Liss did not compete at Papercourt, so David/Alex won the trophy again, although they were beaten into second place at Papercourt by Andy and Nigel Bird, a particularly impressive performance given the challenging conditions.  Third place overall was Nick Bush from Weir Wood, sailing with various young ladies.

 

A total of 33 different crews sailed at least one event, 2 fewer than last year.  10 crews sailed two events and qualified, 1 more than last year.  Best turnout was at Chipstead, with 14 entries (8 home, 6 visitors), followed by Weir Wood with 13 entries (5 home, 8 visitors).

 

1	David Beaney	John & Alex Beaney	Castaways SC
2	Pete Bennett	Liss Bennett	Salcombe YC
3	Nick Bush	Fiona Harrinton & Emma Elson	Weir Wood SC
4	David Manson	Dominic Manson	Wanderers SC
5	Dick Lankester	Jo Lankester & David Wylie	Weir Wood SC
6	Keith Tyler	Katie Tyler	Hunts SC
7	Rick Lewis	John Higham	Chipstead SC
8	David Hodgson	John Beaney	Papercourt SC
9	Paul Turner	Andre Turner	Chipstead SC
10	Alan Ross	Liz Ross	Chipstead SC

 

 

Thames Valley Bowl Report 2010

The South East mini series covers the clubs to the South East of London plus Papercourt.     The River Series covers the 5 river events.    The Thames Valley Bowl covers all clubs with the exception of the three clubs south east of London

80 boats sailed in at least one meeting in the Thames Valley Bowl this year.     The largest turnout (20 boats) was for the tideway race (down to the houses and parliament and back) which was again run by Southbank.      Typical turnouts were however 11 boats.   To qualify for the Thames Valley Bowl you had to count your best 4 results.   Those clubs beating the average turnout generally achieved this through a strong turnout from their home club fleet and there were only 5 boats travelling beyond their home club to three of more events.

David Beaney won the Thames Valley Bowl again with a strong set of results.   Chris Rowsell from Lensbury won the B division trophy by diligently attending 6 open meetings and scoring consistently to come 2nd overall in the Bowl.    Looking further down the list there were many people who won individual open meetings, but were put off by the cold and windy weather for the final event so having sailed only 3 events they had to add a 22 to their score for a DNC. 

While winning is good, supporting other clubs open meetings is the essence of the future for our series.    So this year the ‘Trying Traveller’ trophy goes to Chris Crossland of London Corinthian who attended 4 out of the 5 river series events and kept smiling despite testing the improved water quality of the Thames at both Southbank and Hampton.

 

 

SE Championships, Weir Wood SC

by Dick Lankester 

The S.E. Championships this year were held at Weir Wood SC on 18^th July.  The event was also the second round of the Blue Jib series.

 

The gales which swept the British Isles earlier in the week had fortunately moderated a couple of days before the event and the 8 visiting crews and 5 home crews arrived to find a perfect F3 south west breeze blowing down the reservoir.

 

In the first race Keith and Katie Tyler (Hunts SC) rounded in the lead closely followed by Pete/Alicia Bennett (Salcombe YC) and David/Alex Beaney (Castaways SC).    Down the reaches Bennetts moved into the lead followed by the Beaney’s.    The Beaney’s moved into the lead and briefly Nick Bush/Fiona Harrington (Weir Wood SC) took 2^nd place, but the Bennetts regained 2^nd on the finishing line.  Further down the fleet, the gusty and shifty wind caught out several crews who were observed taking early swims, the Tylers recovering well from a swim to regain 4^th place.

 

The second race saw a similar pattern with the Bennetts taking an early lead, but the Beaney’s reeling them in and overtaking them before the finish, with Nick Bush in 3^rd and David/Dominic Manson (Bewl Valley SC) in 4^th place.

  

When crews took to the water after lunch, the wind had increased to F4 with white horses greeting competitors as they sailed to the race course.  This proved too much for Dick Lankester/John Chisnall (Weir Wood SC) who managed to fill their boat with water without quite capsizing a minute before the start of the third race, effectively compromising their chances .  Up at the front, the Bennetts took their first win of the day from the Beaneys, with the Mansons sailing well to take third place and the Tylers 4^th place.

 

By the time the fourth and final race started, the wind had moderated slightly.  The Bennetts again sailed into an early lead.    The Beaneys had their work cut out after an indifferent start but eventually moved through to lead on the final lap and posted their third win of the day and retained the South East Area Championships and the Bennetts their third second place.  The Mansons and the Tylers finished third and fourth respectively.

 

Everyone agreed it had been an enjoyable and energetic day’s sailing. It was particularly encouraging to see no less than 5 crew members under the age of 18.

 

Results

1^st  David/Alex Beaney (Castaways SC) 3 points

2^nd Pete/Alicia Bennett  (Salcombe YC) 5 points

3^rd David/Dominic Manson (Bewl Valley SC) 10 points

4^th Nick Bush/Fiona Harrington (Weir Wood SC) 11 points

5^th Keith/Katie Tyler (Hunts SC) 12 points

6^th Dick Lankester/John Chisnall (Weir Wood SC) 19 points

7^th David Hodgson/John Beaney (Papercourt SC) 20 points

8^th Vic/Verity Hopkins (Weir Wood SC) 23 points

9^th Alan/Liss Ross (Chipstead SC) 26 points

10^th Ian/Susan Simpson (Alexandra YC) 29 points

11^th Paul/Andre Turner (Chipstead) 34 points

12^th Chris Daniels/Ray Nevard (Weir Wood SC) 35 points

13^th Mike Summers/Ray Jones (Weir Wood SC) 37 points

 

Thames Valley Bowl, Frensham Pond SC
by Dick Lankester

 

On 11th April Frensham gave its best and a feeling of déjà vu with a repeat of last year’s conditions with a force 4 north-easterly backing and increasing 5, gusting force 7 which made for very exciting sailing, especially as we were sharing the day with a fleet of Larks.  Peter Jackson and Julie Bennett well and truly showed us the way it should be done by getting a good start and clearly winning all 3 races to take the Packard Cup.  Valiant efforts by home sailors Colin Gilbert and Ian Johnson gave them 2nd and 3rd in the first race but Colin’s tactic of resting up and entering the 3rd race was thwarted by a capsize.  More home sailors tried to challenge in the second, Roger Carter and Nick Carr taking 2nd and 3rd.  The conditions in the 3rd race proved too much for some, run back-to-back by our race officer Tim Hemsley, but we got off to a clean start after a general recall of the Larks.  It was then the turn of visitors Dick and Jo Lankester to take 2nd, their consistency awarded with a prize and a placing towards the Thames Valley Bowl.

Overall it was a great day if exhausting, which may explain why the tea table emptied very quickly, and it was improved by the presence of Bob and Paula Southworth flying the flag, or should I say orange stickers, for the Enterprise Association.

 

Results:

1^st Peter Jackson/Julie Bennett (Silver Wing SC)

2^nd Roger Carter/Keith Mundy (Frensham Pond SC)

3^rd Dick & Jo Lankester (Weir Wood SC)

4^th Nick Carr/Nick Stevens (Frensham Pond SC)

5^th Coin Gilbert/Sue Adam (Frensham Pond SC)

6^th Ian Johnson/David Hay (Frensham Pond SC)

7^th I. Simpson/A. Simpson (Alexandra YC)

8^th Allan Munroe-Faure/Stephanie Tollemache (South bank SC)

9^th Bob & Mary Boyd (Frensham Pond SC)

10^th Sylvia & Emma Rhodes (Frensham Pond SC)

 

 

 

 

Thirteen boats, including 4 visitors from as far away as Melton Mowbray, contested the first South Eastern Area Enterprise open meeting of the season at Silver Wing SC.

A variable breeze, ranging from a respectable force 3 to nothing, presented race officers Pete Smith and Pete Bennett with a fair challenge, but they were able to set a good course, with the fleet getting cleanly away on the first start. Pete Jackson led round the first mark, pursued by Chris and Laura Nokes. Roger Bennett and Dave Beaney were able to catch up and pass the second placed boat, and then followed a good tussle between themselves. Adam Wickenden was able however to pass them on the last lap to secure second, with Beaney third.

The second race saw slightly more wind. Pete Jackson again made the first mark in the lead. A big lift from the left hand side of the course saw Roger Bennett and Paul Playle, hotly pursued by Peter and Oliver Phillips, storm past the fleet to round in second and third places respectively. Beaney and Wickenden were however able to regain their position during the race, finishing second and third respectively with Roger Bennett in fourth.

Race three was started immediately after race two in a dying wind. Wickenden led round the first mark, followed by Jackson and Phil Chambers. Jackson retired, as the wind died to nothing, with two wins he did not need to finish. With the wind now gone and four boats retired, the race officer sensibly shortened course to less than a lap, although a slight puff did allow Roger Bennett to overtake Phil Chambers to gain third place.

Pos	Helm	Crew	Sail No	Club	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	Peter Jackson	Julie Bennett	23047	Silver Wing SC	1	1	Rtd	2
2	Adam Wickenden	Andrea Goldsack	21104	Silver Wing SC	2	3	1	3
3	Dave Beaney	John Beaney	20234	Castaways SC	3	2	2	4
4	Roger Bennett	Paul Playle	22359	Silver Wing SC	4	4	3	7
5	Phil Chambers	Ollie Jenkins	23218	Hampton SC	6	7	4	10
6	Chris Nokes	Laura Nokes	21095	Silver Wing SC	5	5	5	10
7	Dave Ackroyd	Rebecca Ackroyd	21853	Silver Wing SC	11	6	6	12
8	Roger Carter	Keith Mundy	19570	Frensham Pond SC	8	9	7	15
9	Pete Phillips	Oliver Phillips	20935	Silver Wing SC	10	8	Rtd	18
10	Dave Simmonds	Gill Cooper	22746	Melton Mowbray SC	9	10	Rtd	19

 

2010 Battle of the Classes Pursuit at the Boat Show

 

 

 

Sailed:4, Discards:1, To count:3, Entries:13, Scoring system:Appendix A

	Pos'n	Tally	SailNo	Club	HelmName	CrewName	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	Nett	Status
	1st	7	20234	Castaways	David Beaney	Alex Beaney	1	1	(2)	1	5.0	3.0
	2nd	13	22879	Salcombe YC	Pete Bennett	Liss Bennett	(2)	2	1	2	7.0	5.0
	3rd	3	22409	Bewl Valley	David Manson	Domnic Manson	(5)	4	3	3	15.0	10.0	under 18
	4th	1	22866	WWSC	Nick Bush	Fiona Harrington	3	3	(5)	5	16.0	11.0	under 18
	5th	12	22322	Hunts SC	Keith Tyler	Katie Tyler	4	(5)	4	4	17.0	12.0	under 18
	6th	2	22547	WWSC	Dick Lankester	John Chisnall	7	6	(11)	6	30.0	19.0	Over 65
	7th	9	23243	Papercourt	David Hodgson	John Beaney	(10)	7	6	7	30.0	20.0	under 18
	8th	6	21540	WWSC	Vic Hopkins	Verity Hopkins	(8)	8	7	8	31.0	23.0	Over 65 & under 18
	9th	11	20871	Chipstead	Alan Ross	Liz Ross	(9)	9	8	9	35.0	26.0
	10th	4	23010	Alexandra YC	Ian Simpson	Susan Simpson	(11)	10	9	10	40.0	29.0
	11th	10	21818	Chipstead	Paul Turner	Andree	6	(DNS)	DNS	DNS	48.0	34.0
	12th	5	22561	WWSC	Chris Daniels	Ray Nevard	(DNF)	DNF	10	11	49.0	35.0
	13th	8	16827	WWSC	Mike Summers	Ray Jones	(DSQ)	11	12	12	51.0	37.0

Lots and lots of great photos here.

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