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A nice joint of pork is slow cooking in the oven for hot pork and apple sauce sarnies tomorrow. The lemon drizzle cake is already cooling... see you all tomorrow.
Thanks to our Maintenance Team , Peter , Quentin , Bob and Malc , work progressing nicely
Winter Series . Wk 6 . 10 . 2 . 19
Hurray ! , we're back sailing and what a great day it turned out to be , with thrills , spills and the odd bath thrown in , to end our drought of sailing .
Poor Bob Towler , was left in charge of the days racing and seeing him sat on his lonesom in the rescue boat , did some how, make me feel a little guilty , as we had such a good day .
Eleven , took to the waters , over the period of the day , with newcomer to the series ,Thomas Parkhurst , taking on the challenging winds of the afternoon and setting a high standard of competitive sailing .
Tim Bell's laser , can only be compared to an untamed stallion and the amount of times he's been thrown , the only good thing , to come out of the amount of time he's spent in the water , is that , he now passed his level five in front crawl and treading water and will no doubt be brandishing his new badge next week .
Our three females , Gemma Francis-Burnett , Joyce Dickinson and Nicole Rühmann , all excelled , giving the males , a good run for their money and in some cases , giving us a good trouncing , to say the least .
A few of us , myself included , along with Stephen Blair and the Bronze medallist , Tim Bell , had equipment failure , which me personally , would like to believe , that this did actually spoil my chances of taking a potential win and for those , that know me too well , it made no difference to my outcome , with my poor sailing , certainly not helping in the first race .
Richard Hanby in the RS300 stealth bomber , took up the front spot in most of the races , but with the odds stacked against him , with the handicap ratings not favouring him , did well to take some top positions , by actually lapping a good part of the field and with Penty Power , with young Luke , pulling a good lead on his rival RS200's , it was a close run match .
Stephen Blair , with his bent mast replaced , sustained a serious threat throughout all the the races , before a kicker failure, ended , what could have potentially been his best results in a while .
With the winds , gathering in strength for the afternoons races , we had the pleasure of two screaming reaches , one leading to a somewhat , scary jibe on buoy four , where Steve Hanby , with side kick Brian Kelly , were suddendly dragged over and others , including the Streaker of Stu following suit , adding to the tally of the days dips .
Our sole Mirror sailor , Eddie Ingermells , chose wisely , to come in , with the threat of a dip , becoming more likely and Joyce , also came in , to depower the Qba , by removing the jib , rejoining the last race of the afternoon .
Our surprise of the afternoon , with both parents on looking ,,was Tom Parkhurst , with two faultless races , maintaining a whisper of a lead , over the might of the RS200 duo Martin Penty and Luke Dickinson , breathing down his neck , waiting for a mistake , that was never to arise .
Thanks to our ROD, Bob Towler, Liz on the catering , Peter Hone , Quentin and Malc , on repair and maintainance.
Results ...Race 1
1.Richard Hanby. RS300
2.Steve Blair. Supanova
3.M.Penty & Luke D. RS200
4.Gemma & Tim W. RS200
5.Nicole R. Streaker
6.Tim Bell. Laser
7.Stu Streaker
8.Joyce D. Qba
9.Eddie I. Mirror
Race 2
1.Richard Hanby. RS300
2.Stu. Streaker
3.Joyce D. Qba
4.Martin P & Luke D RS200
5.Nicole R . Streaker
6.Steve Blair. Supanova
7.Gemma & Tim RS200
8.Steve H & Brian K. RS200
9.Tim Bell. Laser
10.Eddie I Mirror
Race 3
1. Tom Parkhurst. Laser
2.Richard Hanby. RS300
3.Martin P & Luke. RS200
4.Gemma & Tim RS200
5.Stu. Streaker
6.Steve H & Brian K. RS200
7.Nicole R Streaker
8.Tim Bell. Laser
11.S.Blair DNF. Supanova
11.Joyce D. DNF. Qba
Race 4.
1.Tom Parkhurst. Laser
2.Martin P & Luke D. RS200
3.Richard Hanby. RS300
4.Steve Hanby & Brian. RS200
5.Gemma & Tim. RS200
6.Stu. Streaker
7.Joyce Dickinson. Qba
9.Nicole R. DNF. Streaker
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Our Intrepid duo James Penty and Eddie Grayson , chose the ice free waters of Rutland , this weekend , showing their skills in the RS800 . Great Result .....Well done lads !
With ice this thick and no sign of the gritters , even our Chef Quentin , has made a conscious decision , to return home with Jane's tasty delights . Thanks for your efforts , guys !
Winter Series Wk 3
After last Sundays , hell raisor , with Poor Stephen Blair's mast , taking on a new shape , and the rest of the brave souls , taking a good few wintery dips , how things can change , with today's few , having to encounter a mere flutter .
Tim Waller , with side kick Gemma , were probably thinking , there would be no takers and with no wind at 10.30 , it was looking like , they were right .
Surprisingly , on the stroke of 11.15 , the slightest of breezes managed to sneak through and with the Topper sail of Luke Dickinson's fluttering away gently , the days racing was back on .
Joining our youngest sailor , Timo Dickinson , out christening his new Oppi , in his first race of the year, we're brother Luke and our death defying act of last Sunday , mother Joyce , while dad watched on eagerly , shouting words of encouragement to young Timo .
The shortened triangular course , was definitely the right choice , with all the conditions favouring the Mirror of Drift King Rennie , but surprisingly John Manning in the old Laser made the most of the light , but very cold conditions .
Richard Hanby , after a late start , still managed to power his way through , leaving John Manning to take a firm grasp on second place , after coming through infront of Stu , after some good calculated tacktics on the first beat up to drop buoy six .
Richard Rennie , managed to some how catch every bit of free air , pulling well clear of the rest of field and at one point , pulling up to within a boat length of the Jester , Stu .
Timo sailed a good comprehensive race in the little Oppi and was greeted with cheers of delight as he sailed over the finishing line , with frozen fingers and toes , forgotten about , in his moment of glory .
With the first two races over , it was in , for hot tomato soup and jacket potatoes , served up by Joyce and hubby , but sadly ,after been warmed through , in readiness for the afternoons races , the only thing we had to come out to , was the still waters of a mill pond .
Some of us hung on , but the miracle did not arise , sadly cancelling the two afternoons races .
Thanks to the Dickinson family for thier tasty dinner , Tim and Gemma out on ROD, Malc on fuel duty and Bob and Quentin Busy on repairs .
Results ...Race 1
1.Richard Hanby RS300
2.Richard Rennie Mirror
3.John Manning Laser
4.Stu Streaker
5.Joyce Dickinson Qba
6.Eddie Ingamells Mirror
7.Luke Dickinson Topper
8.Timo Dickinson Oppi
Race 2
1.Richard Rennie Mirror
2.John Manning Laser
3.Stu Streaker
4.Joyce Dickinson Qba
5.Richard Hanby RS300
6.Timo Dickinson Oppi
7.Eddie Ingermells Mirror
8.Like Dickinson Topper
