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 2010 Double Chine Open Meeting Reports

The Midland Area Double Chine Series is sponsored by Speed Sails

The Enterprise Association Midland Area is pleased to announce that Speed Sails are once again sponsoring the Double Chine Seies 2010. The series consist of fourteen events throughout the area. To qualify for the series your  best four results are counted.  Martin Bottomley, Midland Area Chairman

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• Emberton Partk SC Open Meeting
• Redditch SC Open Meeting
  
• Ogston SC Open Meting
  
• Midland SC Open Meeting
  
• Notts County SC - Midland Area Championships - National Circuit Event
• Rudyard Lake SC Open Meeting
• Sutton SC Open Meeting
• Tamworth Open Meeting
• Barnt Green Open Meeting
• Melton Mowbray Open Meeting
• Earlswood Lakes Open Meeting
• Middle Nene Open Meeting
• Rugby Open Meeting
  

 

 

Emberton Park Sailing Club Open - 10 October 2010
By Paul Young

This joint Midland and Eastern area event, the fourteenth and final in the 2010 Midland Area Double Chine Series sponsored by Speed Sails was held at Emberton Park Sailing Club on Sunday 10th October. The ten boat fleet which included five visitors from as far away as South Caernarvonshire YC, Staunton Harold SC, Tamworth SC, Midland SC and Redditch SC were greeted by a warm sunny day with a light to moderate shifty Easterly wind.

The first race started from a port biased line saw Alan Johnson and Paula Fisher (SCYC) round the windward mark first from Mike Cossey and Christine Barron (Tamworth SC) with Luke and Daniel Fisher (Emberton Park SC) and Nigel and Diana Pepperdine (Staunton Harold SC) close behind. At the second mark Paul Young and Megan Ward (Midland SC) passed both Mike and Christine and Nigel and Diana to gain third but this was very short lived as they were soon overtaken again on the next downwind leg. Alan and Paula continued to build up their lead from Luke and Daniel, Nigel and Diana and Mike and Christine on the next few laps. On the last lap Nigel and Diana exchanged places with Luke and Daniel to gain second position. These places were then held to the finish.

The second race started after an excellent lunch on the same course. This time Nigel and Diana led at the first mark from Mike and Christine with Paul and Megan third. On the next leg Luke and Daniel and also Alan and Paula overtook the three leading boats to windward to gain first and second. Luke and Daniel now built up a lead which they held to the finish, behind Nigel and Diana who had held second place for quite a long time were overtaken by Alan and Paula. Later Alan and Paula, Nigel and Diana and Mike and Christine exchanged places several times. At the finish Luke and Daniel were first followed by Alan and Paula, Nigel and Diana and Mike and Christine. This meant the meeting was still wide open with three possible winners.

The third race sailed on a slightly different course saw Nigel and Diana make a perfect port tack start to lead at the first mark from Alan and Paula with the positions behind these being hotly contested. Alan and Paula eventually reeled in Nigel and Diana after about forty minutes to take the lead, which they held to the finish, second was Nigel and Diana, with Mike and Christine third.

Pos	Sail No	Helm and Crew	Club	Pts
1st	19876	Alan Johnson & Paula Fisher	South Caernarvonshire YC	2
2nd	22306	Luke Fisher & Daniel Fisher	Emberton Park SC	4
3rd	20518	Nigel and Diana Pepperdine	Staunton Harold SC	4
4th	22823	Mike Cossey & Christine Barron	Tamworth SC	7
5th	22901	Paul Young & Megan Ward	Midland SC	9
6th	23248	Martin Bottomley & Iain Leiper	Emberton Park/Midland SC	11
7th	19999	Derek Bryant & Ashley Farmer	Emberton Park SC	13
8th	23228	Steve Orme & Elaine Herlihy	Emberton Park SC	14
9th	12875	M Blomfield & C Blomfield	Emberton Park SC	15
10th	20922	Ian White & Adam Fisher		18

This was the twelfth event in the Midland Area Double Chine series sponsored by Speed Sails.

There were 9 boats including visitors from Midland, Tamworth, Emberton Park and Avon sailing clubs. It was an inauspicious, damp grey day. The wind was light and very variable but increased through the day with some strong gusts in the last race.

The race officer set courses in difficult conditions but managed to provide us with three different and interesting courses.

Close racing in light winds for the Redditch SC Open

The conditions in race one were so variable that places changed regularly throughout. By the second half of race 1 the competition was between Mike Cossey/Christine Barron, Dave Jackson/Gus Noakes, Antony Lynall/Simon Lynall and Greg Croydon/Gail Ranford. However, on the very last lap Paul Young/Megan Ward surprised everybody and snatched the lead within moments of the finish being sounded and finished in first place. Antony Lynall/Simon Lynall took second place with Mike Cossey/Christine Barron coming third.

The second race was back to back with the first but a new course was set to make the best of the wind conditions. The upwind leg was made additionally demanding by sharing a narrow stretch of water with fishermen, and returning downwind boats. Again places changed regularly although we were pleased to avoid the stretch of dead water in front of the club house which had featured in race 1. A close fight took place between Mike Cossey/Christine Barron and Dave Jackson/Gus Noakes for first place but ultimately Mike was able to seize the lead and cross the line well ahead. Dave Jackson/Gus Noakes came second. Paul Young/Megan Ward managed to move up the fleet from a mid position to take third place in the last lap.

Paul Young and Megan Ward lead Mike Cossey and Christine Barron

After a most enjoyable lunch provided by the ladies of the galley a new course was set for the final race. The tension was high as results so far meant that four boats were potentially fighting for first place. The race officer set a tight start line to keep us on our toes. Martin Bottomley/Kate Brazier and Mike Cossey/Christine Barron both had very good starts. However, by the windward mark Mike Cossey/Christine Barron were in the lead. Some very close racing followed with several place changes and some crowded mark roundings. Paul/Megan held the lead briefly. However, subsequently the lead was taken by Mike/Christine, Greg/Gail and Dave/Gus during the race. The wind built up throughout the race and brought some exciting gusts which helped Paul/Megan to take back the lead on the beat which they held to the finish. Second was Mike/Christine and third was Greg/Gail.

Overall Results:

1st 22901 Paul Young/Megan Ward (Midland SC) 2pts
2nd 22823 Mike Cossey/Christine Barron (Tamworth SC) 3pts
3rd 22701 Dave Jackson/Gus Noakes (Redditch SC) 6pts
4th 20685 Antony Lynall/Simon Lynall (Avon SC) 7pts
5th 22401 Greg Croydon/Gail Ranford (Redditch SC) 7pts
6th 23248 Martin Bottomley/Kate Brazier (Emberton Park SC) 11pts
7th 23228 Steve Orme/Elaine Herlihy (Redditch SC) 13pts
8th 20023 Terry Hobbis/Chris Vanbyevelt (Redditch SC) 14pts
9th 23094 Ian Ranford/Rob Eaves (Redditch SC) 16pts

 

Ogston Sailing Club Open Meeting - Report by  Martin Bradley

On 18th July Osgton hosted a combined North East and Speed Sails sponsored Midland Double Chine series Enterprise Open.

The Enterprise fleet at Oston has been going from strength to strength in recent years with club class races becoming fiercely competitive affairs. Although the visitor turnout was disappointing 13 Ents still enjoyed high quality competition in a F4-5 south westerly with occasional 30mph gusts. Race officer Nick McCleod set some challenging courses to make the most of the conditions - plenty of whooping reaches and hairy gybes

The first race saw a fiercely contested battle between the father and daughter pairing of Martin and Abigail Honnor, Matt Rawson and Kathryn Bradley, and the husband and wife team of Martin and Jackie Bradley. After frequent exchanges of the lead Martin and Jackie squeezed past on the final run of the course planing white knuckled and by the lee.

After the much needed lunch break conditions remained blustery and the racing as tight as ever. The beat was difficult to read and never consistent from one lap to the next. Eventually, however, it was Martin and Abigail who won out in a closely fought battle with Matt and Kathryn.

The final race saw a big wind shift at the start making it difficult to lay the pin end. The two Martins came out well and after Martin H hit the windward mark the Bradleys found themselves with a nice cushion. However they were eventually overhauled, by nearly everyone, and retired with a frayed jib sheet and frayed nerves! Eventually Martin and Abigail pulled out a comfortable lead from Matt and Kathryn who were being hard pressed by Andy and Victoria Gomm with Noel Wilson and Paula Gordon also well in the hunt.

Ogston boats occupied the first 5 slots with Pete Cossey and Christine Barron the leading visitors in 6th. Youngest competitor was George Graham sailing with dad Paul. He was tacking in fine style and showed a lot of promise.

Congratulations to Martin and Abigail on a hard fought win.

Overall Results:

1st 22619 Martin and Abigail Honnor, 2pts
2nd 23169 Matt Rawson and Kathryn Bradley, 4pts
3rd 22911 Martin and Jackie Bradley, 6pts
4th 22418 Andy and Victoria Gomm, 6pts
5th 22512 Noel Wilson and Paula Gordon, 8pts

 

 

Midland Sailing Club Open Meeting – report by Paul Young, photographs Siobhan Pearson 

This event the tenth in the 2010 Midland Area Double Chine Series sponsored by Speed Sails was held at Midland SC on Sunday 4^th July.

A fleet of nine boats including four visitors from Redditch, Bartley Shustoke and Emberton Park Sailing clubs were welcomed by a strong and gusty south westerly wind, which provided much excitement and several capsizes.

Race one started in a force five gusting six wind from a port biased line, and saw the fleet get away well. Jon Woodward and Fiona Rattigan (Bartley/Etherow) lead from the start line only to be passed by Martin Weatherstone and Karen Jewkes (Midland SC) up the beat, who never looked back and kept extending their lead to the finish. Jon and Fiona were second whilst local youngsters Chris Winters and Iain Leiper (Midland SC) sailed extremely well to finish third ahead of Paul Young and Megan Ward (Midland SC) in fourth.

Martin Weatherstone and Karen Jewkes

Race two sailed on a new course after an excellent lunch and saw a very port biased line. Both Chris and Iain and Martin and Karen were early to the port end of the line forcing Martin and Karen to tack onto port as Jon was crossing the line to starboard, the resulting collision left Jon and Fiona carrying damage but still able to race and Martin and Karen taking a penalty. Jon and Fiona rounded the windward mark first with Paul and Megan second and Martin Bottomley and Ray Ball (Emberton Park) third. Paul and Megan capsized at the following gybe mark allowing Martin and Ray through. Later Paul and Megan passed Martin and Ray on the beat but Martin and Ray and also Chris and Iain passed Paul and Megan at the second windward mark. On the run, positions stayed the same, however on the next beat Paul and Megan passed both Martin and Ray and Chris and Iain to regain third place. Martin and Ray were fourth and Chris and Iain fifth. Chris and Iain sailed a brilliant last beat to snatch fourth place on the finish line. 

The third race saw a depleted fleet of five boats racing on the same course with some exciting flat out planing. Martin and Karen led at the first mark from Chris and Iain with Paul and Megan in third. Chris and Iain planed past Martin and Karen on a very fast reach, however an unfortunate mistake at the leeward mark and the resulting capsize allowed Martin and Karen to retake the lead.

Paul and Megan then took the lead at the following windward mark, rounding inside Martin and Karen and increased this on the following run. Martin and Karen pulled past Paul and Megan on the following beat to regain the lead. Later Martin Bottomley fell out of his boat on the beat allowing Chris and Iain to catch up. At the finish Martin and Karen won from a fast closing Paul and Megan in second with Martin and Ray in third and Chris and Iain fourth.  

1^st        22810             Martin Weatherstone/ Karen Jewkes                   Midland SC               2pts

2^nd       23089             Jon Woodward /Fiona Rattigan                            Bartley/Etherow        3pts

3^rd        22901             Paul Young/Megan Ward                                       Midland SC               5pts

4^th        21852             Chris Winters / Iain Leiper                                     Midland SC               7pts

5^th        23248             Martin Bottomley/Ray Ball                                      Emberton Park SC   8pts

6^th        19895             Terry Hobbis/ Margot Bish                                      Redditch SC             10pts

7^th        16696             Kalvin Hodgson/Phillip Deeley                             Midland SC               13pts

8^th=      5704               Paul Leather / Angus Hogarth                              Midland SC               14pts

8^th=      23008             Barry Moss/ Julie Moore                                        Shustoke SC            14pts   

            

 

 

This joint Midland / North East event was the ninth in the 2010 Midland Area Double Chine Series sponsored by Speed Sails and was held at Notts County SC over the weekend 26th/27th June.

The twenty five boat fleet included visitors from Ogston, Rotherham, Staunton Harold, Tamworth, Shustoke, Burghfield, Northampton, Bartley, Midland, Emberton Park, and Ripon sailing clubs who enjoyed a very hot sunny day with a light to moderate Easterly wind.

The shifty wind challenged the race officer Nadia Lincoln and competitors alike with the wind swinging thirty degrees left and right.

The first race saw Martin and Abigail Honner (Ogston SC) starting at the pin end round the windward mark first followed closely by Steve Graham and Chris Blundell (Northampton SC) and Matt Rawson and Jess Law (Ogston SC). The leading bunch had close completion among themselves with Martin and Abigail squeezing first place, Matt and Jess were second with Steve and Chris third.

The second race sailed back to back saw Jon Woodward and Graham Sheard (Bartley/NCSC) round the windward mark first following a shifty first beat, close behind was Russell Short and Kate Fry (Rotherham SC) with Martin and Abigail third hitting the mark spinning away. Locals Matt Potter and Nicola Ogden (Notts County SC) rounded fifth and maintained this position. Russell and Kate and Barry Moss and Julie Moore sailed well to finish second and third.

The third race sailed on a new course, following a short break saw the black flag come out for the first time following the majority of the fleet over the line and a general recall. At the second attempt three boats were black flagged. Martin and Abigail rounded the windward mark first from Russell and Kate clear from Nigel and Diana Pepperdine (Staunton Harold SC). After some close racing throughout the fleet the race finished in that order.

Prize winners at Notts County - Nigel and Diana Pepperdine, Abigail and Martin Honnor, and Kate Fry and Russell Short - photograph Notts County SC

The fourth race sailed back to back saw Nigel and Diana lead round the first mark with Mike Cossey and Christine Barron (Tamworth SC) second who sailed a very strong race maintaining their second place throughout. The race was decided on the second to last leg Nigel and Diana got the best breeze and pulled away finishing first from Mike and Christine second and Martin and Abigail third.

Saturday evening saw the fleet enjoying an excellent roast dinner, a band and the hospitality provided by team at Notts County SC.

Sunday dawned hot sunny and windless. After a two hour postponement to allow the wind to materialise, racing was abandoned for the day to allow the fleet to watch the England/Germany world cup football match.

Winning helm Martin Honner thanked everyone at Notts County for a great weekend and Paintcraft for sponsoring some of the prizes.

 

Results Midland Area Enterprise Championships at Notts County SC - 26 June 2010
Rank	SailNo	Club	Helm Name	Crew Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	Nett
1st	22619	Ogston SC	Martin Honnor	Abigail Honnor (J)	1	2	1	-3	7	4
2nd	23219	Rotherham SC	Russell Short	Kate Fry	-4	1	2	4	11	7
3rd	20518	Staunton Harold SC	Nigel Pepperdine	Diana Pepperdine	-6	4	3	1	14	8
4th	23169	Ogston SC	Matt Rawson	Jess Law (J)	2	-8	4	8	22	14
5th	22823	Tamworth SC	Mike Cossey	Christine Barron	5	-9	7	2	23	14
6th	23008	Shustoke SC	Barry Moss	Julie Moore	11	3	(26.0 BFD)	5	45	19
7th	22933	Burghfield SC	Ann Jackson	Alan Skeens	7	6	6	-9	28	19
8th	23223	Northampton SC	Steve Graham	Chris Blundell	3	10	(26.0 BFD)	7	46	20
9th	21366	Notts County SC	Matt Potter	Nicola Ogden	-13	5	9	6	33	20
10th	23089	Bartley SC & NCSC	Jonathan Woodward	Graham Sheard	10	7	5	-12	34	22
11th	22901	Midland SC	Paul Young	Phil Deeley	9	-12	10	10	41	29
12th	23012	Notts County	Len Moult	Jackie Hewlett-Davies	8	11	(26.0 BFD)	13	58	32
13th	22894	Ogston SC	Chris Bridge	Nat Smith (J)	14	-15	8	15	52	37
14th	22929	Ogston SC	Simon Law	J Mapp & D Law (J)	12	-16	11	14	53	37
15th	23243	Emberton Park SC	Martin Bottomley	Ray Ball	-16	14	14	11	55	39
16th	23141	Ripon SC	Martin Barrett	Jennifer Cragg	15	13	13	-16	57	41
17th	23052	Notts County	Adam Bellamy	Suzi Bellamy	17	-18	12	18	65	47
18th	21397	Notts County	Alasdair Coghill	Simon Hextall	-18	17	15	17	67	49
19th	22824	Notts County	John Riddell	Sue Stone	19	19	17	-20	75	55
20th	18662	Notts County	Richard Johnston	Edward Johnston	-21	21	18	19	79	58
21st	21103	Notts County	Adrian Jones	Chris .....	-22	22	16	21.5	81.5	59.5
22nd	22139 (23089)	Notts County	Simon Parker	Emily Parker (J)	20	20	21	(26.0 DNS)	87	61
23rd	20237	Notts County SC	Bob Tallentire	Nikki Pickworth	-24	23	19	21.5	87.5	63.5
24th	22509	Notts County	Steve Farnill	Tommy Farnill (J)	23	24	20	(26.0 DNS)	93	67
25th	21091	Notts County	Jon Lingard	Nigel White	-25	25	22	23	95	70

Rudyard Lake Sailing Club Open - By Steve Blackburn - Photographs © Rudyard Lake Sailing Club

This was a joint open meeting with the the North West Top Helm Series & Midland Double Chine series, and was sponsored by Speed Sails.

The sun was shining and the wind was building through out the day to a force 2 – 4. Perfect sailing conditions for all standards. Phil Wilson from Ogston was sailing his newly refurbished boat 472 and finished ninth overall, a great achievement.

Race one soon approached as we started 5 minutes before the Albacore’s. Tony Woods and Charlie Berry (Etherow) soon create a lead up the first beat. Jonathon Woodward and Alex Halliwell (Bartley) were not far behind Tony. In third place was Steve Blackburn and Royston Taggart (WLYC / Pilkington). In forth was Ian & Fiona Friswell (Rugby & Daventry) Tony was put under great pressure from Jonathon but held his nerve to finish first. With all the positions remained the same for the end of the race.

Race two soon came as we sailed back to back. Again Tony sailed Well and soon established a lead. Martin & Laurence Davies (Rugby & Daventry) was a little behind in second with Steve & Royston in third. Through out the race Tony, Martin and Steve exchanged places on the downwind legs. Eventually on the last beat Tony and Martin had an altercation with Martin having a penalty 720. Tony went on to win, Steve came in second and Martin in third.

 

After lunch which was a great spread of Jacket potatoes, Sausage, Ham, Cheese, salad and more. The dessert was superb with apple pie and Cream and was finished with a cup of tea. 

 

Again we set sail for the final race. The wind was nice a steady, the course with a good long beat nearly the whole length of the lake with runs and reaches. Tony Woods didn’t sail due to winning the event. Second and third had not been decided so still plenty to sail for. Again Jonathon and Steve sailed well up the first beat to round the buoy in first in second.

 

Jonathon and Steve had a great battle through out the race with Jonathon finishing in first and Steve in Second. The next pack was three boats, Martin & Laurence, Karen Morris and Lisa Woods (Etherow) and Ian Friswell. Eventually on the last beat Martin came through to finish third with Karen pulling through the fleet for forth and Ian in fifth.

Another great event from Rudyard Lake Sailing Club, we can’t wait for next year!

 
 

 

Sutton Sailing Club Open Meeting

The ten boat fleet included visitors from Tamworth, Hollowell, Midland, and Emberton Park Sailing clubs who enjoyed a warm sunny day with a moderate northerly wind.

The first race saw Martin Bottomley and Kate Brazier (Emberton Park SC) get a excellent start and lead the first mark, closely followed by youngsters James Hill and Alexander Hughes (Sutton SC) and Mike Cossey and Christine Barron (Tamworth SC). Martin and Kate continued to hold the lead for the first two laps with the other boats changing places constantly. James and Alexander then took the lead on the beat closely followed by Mike and Christine, with Martin and Kate dropping to third. Mike and Christine and James and Alexander then battled constantly for the rest of the race swopping positions several times. At the finish James and Alexander won with Mike and Christine second and Martin and Kate third.

After an excellent lunch the second race started on the same course this time Mike and Christine were first at the windward mark followed closely by Russell Brayshaw and Nicola Wilkinson (Hollowell SC) ,Martin and Kate and Paul Young and Nancy Gudgeon (Midland SC) . Positions were exchanged on the next few laps, later it settled down with Mike and Christine leading from Paul and Nancy in second but with third place changing often. At the finish Mike and Christine won by a few boat lengths from Paul and Nancy with Russell and Nicola third and James and Alexander fourth. This left the event wide open with three boats capable of winning overall.

The third race would decide the overall places was keenly contested. The first mark was a repeat of the second race with Mike and Christine rounding first from Russell and Nicola, Martin and Kate and Paul and Nancy. Mike and Christine soon built a useful lead leaving an intense battle for second place involving four to five boats with positions hard to get but easy to lose. Paul and Nancy got in Martin and Kate`s way at a windward mark and had to do a 720 turn allowing some boats past. Later Paul and Nancy recovered to gain second place again until an unfortunate capsize by the sea cadet guard ship allowed several boats past. James and Alexander and Russell and Nicola then battled for second place with James and Alexander breaking clear. At the finish Mike and Christine won this race easily to win the event, with James and Alexander`s second giving them second overall. Russell and Nicola were third with Martin and Kate fourth a couple of boat lengths ahead of Paul and Nancy.

Winning helm Mike Cossey thanked everyone at Sutton SC a great days racing.

1^st        22823 Mike Cossey / Christine Barron                            Tamworth SC                       2pts

2^nd       22445 James Hill /Alexander Hughes                      Sutton SC                             3pts

3^rd        18736 Russell Brayshaw/ Nicola Wilkinson                   Hollowell SC                         6pts

4^th        22901 Paul Young /Nancy Gudgeon                               Midland SC                           7pts

5^th        23243 Martin Bottomley / Kate Brazier                             Emberton Park/ TSC           7pts

6^th        19895 Terry Hobbis / Margot Bish                                     Redditch SC                         11pts

7^th        22487 Dennis Swain/ Matthew Daniels                          Sutton SC                             14pts

8^th        23228 Steve Orme / Elaine Herlihy                                  Redditch SC                         15pts

9^th        22556 Dave Batsford / Craig Carty                                   Sutton SC                             15pts

10^th     22939 John Wilber / Rebecca Wilber                               Sutton SC                             18p

 

 

 

 

This event the sixth in the 2010 Midland Area Double Chine Series sponsored by Speed Sails was held at Tamworth SC on Saturday 22nd May. The nine boat fleet included visitors from Rugby and Daventry, Midland and Redditch Sailing Clubs who enjoyed a hot sunny day with light and variable breeze.

The first race got underway after a short postponement while the race officer reset the course. The start line was heavily port biased and busy by the committee boat. Mike Cossey and Christine Barron (Tamworth SC) made a good start and was first to the windward mark, followed by Paul Young and Megan Ward (Midland SC) and then Pete Rotherham jnr and M Coombs (Tamworth SC). The next leg was very slow as the wind dropped, Ian and Fiona Friswell (Rugby and Daventry SC) and Alan Roper and Hugh Nethercot (Tamworth SC) made best use of the conditions and soon pulled up to second and third places. Positions were exchanged over the first lap with Mike and Christine keeping the lead, and Ian and Fiona second and Alan and Hugh third. Later there was a battle between Mike and Christine and Ian and Fiona with Ian and Fiona finally grasping the lead on the final beat, leaving Mike and Christine second and Alan and Hugh third.

The second race followed an excellent ploughman’s lunch was started on a new course. Paul and Megan made an excellent start however it was Ian and Fiona who rounded the windward mark first followed by Mike and Christine and then Paul and Megan. Alan and Hugh soon caught up on a following leg. On the next few laps places exchanged frequently with Ian and Fiona and Mike and Christine battling for first and second places and Alan and Hugh and Paul and Megan battling for third and fourth. Mike and Christine started the last leg in the lead and held on to win with Ian and Fiona second, Paul and Megan third and Alan and Hugh fourth. This left the meeting nicely balanced with exciting third race needed to determine the winner.

The third race saw Ian and Fiona lead at a congested first mark from Mike and Christine whilst Paul and Megan slightly misjudged their port tack approach and found them with nowhere to go, allowing several boats to overtake. However Paul and Megan soon pulled through to fourth behind Alan and Hugh. Ian and Fiona and Mike and Christine again battled for the lead whilst Paul and Megan passed Alan and Hugh on the leg in front of the clubhouse to gain third place. Starting the last leg Ian and Fiona had the lead which they held to the finish. Second were Mike and Christine with a rapid closing Paul and Megan third.

Winning helm Ian Friswell thanked everyone at Tamworth SC for an excellent day's racing.

Overall Results:

1st 23231, Ian Friswell & Fiona Friswell (Rugby and Daventry SC) 2pts
2nd 22823, Mike Cossey & Christine Barron (Tamworth SC) 3pts
3rd 22901, Paul Young & Megan Ward (Midland SC) 6pts
4th 20941, Alan Roper & Hugh Nethercot (Tamworth SC) 7pts
5th 23228, Steve Orme & Elaine Herlihy (Redditch) 10pts
6th 22460, Pete Rotherham (JNR) & M Coombs (Tamworth SC) 11pts
7th 18324, P Clark & R Trew (Tamworth SC) 15pts
8th 21578, Mrs J Brock & P Rotherham (SNR) (Tamworth SC) 16pts
9th 22825, R Wilson & G Holmes (Tamworth SC) 18pts

Barnt Green Sailing Club Open - 16 May 2010, By Paul Young

With at least three boats capable of winning the meeting, there was all to play for in the third race. The start was busy especially at the committee boat end with some boats being squeezed out. All the leaders got away cleanly with Phil and Sarah just ahead at the first mark. Barry and Dennis moved into first on the second lap but Jon and Julie overtook both on the next shifty beat. Phil and Sarah then moved into second and were pushing Jon and Julie all the way to the finish. The top two places changed a couple of times but Jon and Julie were leading at the last mark. A tacking duel commenced on the last beat and it looked like Jon and Julie had the lead. Ten yards from the line Phil and Sarah got a gust and a lift to take them through the finish line just inches ahead, to win. This was confirmed by a photograph!

Overall Results:

1st 22975, Phil Kirk & Sarah Kirk (Frampton on Severn SC) 2pts
2nd 230899, Jon Woodward & Julie Moore (Bartley SC) 4pts
3rd 23008, Barry Moss & Dennis Swain (Shustoke SC) 5pts
4th 22272, Charles Adams & Olie Hiliker (West Lancs YC) 6pts
5th 22320, Martin Davies & Laurence Davies (Rugby and Daventry SC) 9pts
6th 22932, Mike Pickworth & Alice Pickworth (Barnt Green SC) 12pts
7th 22901, Paul Young & Phil Harrison (Midland SC) 13pts
8th 23138, Adrian Savage & Caroline Savage (Barnt Green SC) 14pts
9th 23243, Martin Bottomley & Phil Deeley (Emberton Park / Midland) 17pts
10th 22422, Bob Suggitt & Mandy Suggitt (Barnt Green SC) 18pts
11th 22823, Mike Cossey & Christine Barron (Tamworth SC) 19pts
12th 22978, Stuart Howe & Lynette Vaughan (Barnt Green SC) 22pts
13th 22428, Gordon Padmore & Rose Padmore (Barnt Green SC) 23pts
14th 22102, Richard Tuckett & Rob Farquharson (Barnt Green SC) 23pts

Melton Mowbray Sailing Club Open Meeting - 15 May 2010, By Paul Young and Nancy Gudgeon

This event the fourth in the 2010 Midland Area Double Chine Series sponsored by Speed Sails was held at Melton Mowbray Sailing Club on Saturday 15th May.

The eleven boat fleet included three visitors from Staunton Harold, Emberton Park and Midland Sailing Clubs who enjoyed a sunny day with a light to moderate North Westerly wind.

The first race started from a port biased line, Nigel and Diana Pepperdine (Staunton Harold SC) led the fleet away from the port end of the line followed by Paul Young and Nancy Gudgeon (Midland SC) with the rest of the fleet battling behind. An incident between Dave Simmonds and Gill Cooper (Melton Mowbray SC) and Ian Gamble and Keith Garthwaite (Melton Mowbray SC) allowed Martin Bottomley and Chris Duce (Emberton Park SC) to overtake, however Dave and Gill later recaptured their third place, the race then finished in that order with Nigel and Diana first, Paul and Nancy second, Dave and Gill third and Martin and Chris fourth.

After a particularly superb lunch, the second race started on the same course, again with a port biased line. Nigel and Diana again had an excellent start this time on port tack and crossed the fleet to lead at the windward mark. Behind at a congested windward mark there was much excitement and plenty of place changes. Martin and Chris and also Dave and Gill emerged from this towards the front of the fleet and consistent sailing from both boats ensured they finished in second and third places behind the unstoppable Nigel and Diana. Meanwhile emerging from the windward mark melee in a lowly eight place a determined Paul and Nancy fought back to finish in fourth place. This set the scene for an exciting third race with Martin and Chris, Dave and Gill, plus Paul and Nancy all counting six points each with second, third and fourth places overall yet to be decided.

The third race started from a square line with Nigel and Diana leading the fleet away, this time from the starboard end. The first leg saw many changes of place behind the leader. The windward mark yet again saw lots of excitement, Dave and Gill rounded in second place, Martin and Chris in third ,Ian and Keith in fourth with Paul and Nancy doing a 720 turn. Dave and Gill sailed well and soon consolidated their second place leaving a major battle for third. Martin and Chris, Ian and Keith and also Paul and Nancy saw close racing for the second lap, and on the final lap the completion hotted up with Paul and Nancy and Martin and Chris exchanging places regularly. Paul and Nancy rounded the penultimate mark only just in third place with a determined Martin and Chris just behind. On the last leg Paul and Nancy kept their nerve to finish third. The excitement then mounted again as Ian and Keith pulled up to challenge Martin and Chris close to the finish line. The challenge was unsuccessful and Martin and Chris took fourth place.

This left Dave and Gill and Paul and Nancy both with five points each, with Dave and Gill's better score in the last race giving them the edge.

Overall Results:

1st 20518, Nigel Pepperdine & Diana Pepperdine (Staunton Harold SC) 2pts
2nd 22746, Dave Simmonds & Gill Cooper (Melton Mowbray SC) 5pts
3rd 22901, Paul Young & Nancy Gudgeon (Midland SC) 5pts
4th 23243, Martin Bottomley & Chris Duce (Emberton Park SC) 6pts
5th 21676, Ian Gamble & Keith Garthwaite (Melton Mowbray SC) 10pts
6th 7905, Jamie Graham & Clive Graham (Melton Mowbray SC) 12pts
7th 20307, Duncan Rennie & Angela Rennie (Melton Mowbray SC) 14pts
8th 20249, Pete Franklin & Peter Mill (Melton Mowbray SC) 15pts
9th 20018, Chris Myatt & Paul Kirby (Melton Mowbray SC) 18pts
10th 22128, J Rowlett & A Rowlett (Melton Mowbray SC) 19pts
11th 16609, N Salisbury & M Gabe (Melton Mowbray SC) 22pts

 

Earlswood Lake Sailing Club Open Meeting – Report by Paul Young photographs by Gill Leiper

Kate Brazier thanked everyone at Earlswood for their help and the whole fleet wishes Nigel a speedy recovery.

4^th        15709             Graham Bentley / Janet Butroid                Earlswood Lake SC             7pts

5^th        19703             James Patterson /Paul Clark                     Earlswood Lake SC             8pts

7^th=      23164             Dave Vanes / Ian Evans                             Earlswood Lakes SC           18pts

 

 

Middle Nene SC Open Meeting - 18 April 2010, By Paul Young

This joint Midland/Eastern event the second in the 2010 Midland Area Double Chine Series sponsored by Speed Sails was held at Middle Nene Sailing Club on Sunday 18th April.

The twelve boat fleet included nine visitors from Tamworth, Midland, Grafham, Staunton Harold, Ely, Aldenham, Dabchicks and Emberton Park sailing clubs who enjoyed a day of beautiful blue skies, sunshine and an Easterly breeze.

In the first race Mike Cossey and Christine Barron (Tamworth SC) lead at the first mark from Paul Young and Iain Leiper (Midland SC) with Nigel and Diana Pepperdine (Staunton Harold SC) third. Local knowledge and good sailing saw Jane and Nick Scutt (Middle Nene SC) soon catch up. The racing was very close with the lead changing several times. At the penultimate downwind mark Nigel and Diana sailed too close the mark and lost his slender lead whilst doing his penalty turn allowing Jane and Nick to take the lead which they held to the finish. Second were Nigel and Diana with Mike and Christine third.

 

Overall Results:

1st 22702 Jane Scutt /Nick Scutt (Middle Nene SC) 3pts
2nd 22823 Mike Cossey/ Christine Barron (Tamworth SC) 4pts
3rd 22810 Martin Weatherstone/Karen Jewkes (Midland SC) 4pts
4th 22439 Phil Bevan /Laura Bevan (Grafham SC) 7pts
5th 20518 Nigel Pepperdine /Diana Pepperdine (Staunton Harold SC) 9pts
6th 22315 Kevin Bilham/ Scott Bilham (Ely SC) 10pts
7th 23094 Antony Cole /Andrew Holmes (Aldenham SC) 10pts
8th 22901 Paul Young /Iain Leiper (Midland SC) 12pts
9th 22912 Peter Dolling/ Louise Dolling (Dabchicks SC) 17pts
10th 22977 Jack Mead/ Jenny Mead (Middle Nene SC) 17pts
11th 23243 Martin Bottomley/ Ray Ball (Emberton Park SC) 20pts
12th 22873 Terry Hall/Kim Hall (Middle Nene SC) 25pts

Midland Area Double Chine Series sponsored by Speed Sails (from Martin Bottomley, Midland Area Chairman)

The Enterprise Association Midland Area is pleased to announce that Speed Sails are once again sponsoring the Double Chine Seies 2010. The series consist of fourteen events throughout the area. To qualify for the series the helmsman counts the seasons best four results. The next event in the Speed Sails Midland Area Double Chine Series is on the 2nd May at Earlswood Lakes SC. Why not come along and enjoy the sailing.

 

This event the first in the 2010 Midland area Double Chine Series was held at Rugby and Daventry SC on Sunday 21^st March.  The eleven boats included visitors from as far away as Sheffield and Wigan who enjoyed a sunny day with a light to moderate gusty westerly wind.

 

The first race started from a port biased line with a wind shift in the final minute which caused much chaos at the port end. Brian Garrison and Tom Nalot (Hallamshire) got a good start and led from start to finish. Behind Ges Brown and Chris Blundell (Chester SC) and Steve Graham and Julie Moore (Northampton SC) battled for second place. At the finish Brian and Tom were first, followed by Steve and Julie in second and Ges and Chris in third with Alan Johnson and Jane Hivey (SCYC) fourth.

 The second race started after a superb cooked lunch provide by the ladies from Rugby and Daventry SC. Another chaotic start saw Steve and Julie over the line and returning to start whilst Brian and Tom again led from start to finish.

The battle for second place was close fought with Ges and Chris coming out on top from Martin Weatherstone and Karen Jewkes (Midland SC) third and Mike Cossey and Christine Barron (Tamworth SC) fourth.

 The third race saw Alan and Jane lead at the first mark, Steve and Julie passed them on a downwind leg to take the lead which they held until the third beat when both Alan and Jane and Ges and Chris passed them. Later Steve and Julie made the most of the difficult wind to regain the lead but were finally passed by the unstoppable Brian and Tom who won again. Second were Ges and Chris and third Steve and Julie. Mike and Christine were fourth.

 

 

 

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