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BEAVERS WALL OF FAME
EARLYBIRD 1
1.Richard Rennie Mirror 15 pts
2.Gemma and Tim RS200 22 pts
3.Quentin Tupper Streaker 24 pts
SPRING POINTS FLEET
MIRROR
1.Matt Grayson 5 pts
2.Richard Rennie 8 pts
3.Malc Ellwood 10 pts
Handicap
1.Martin Penty & Luke Dickinson RS200 10 pts
2.Gemma Burnett & Tim Waller RS200 23 pts
3.Steve Hanby & Brian Kelly RS200 36 pts
Streaker
1.Quentin Tupper 14 pts
2.Bob Towler 14 pts
3.Stu Burnett 15 pts
Laser
1.Frank Duhrkoop 5 pts
2.Tim Bell 10 pts
3.John Manning 13 pts
Fleet Racing Summer Points
The wind , or the lack of it had definitely had an impact on the amount of people turning up to race and unfortunately the Mirror man Richard Rennie was hit severely , with no other Mirror's to compete against , thus ending any other potential wins of the day .
Surprisingly the Laser's were the largest fleet to grace the waters this afternoon , with the handicap fleet down to two craft in each race , followed by three in the Streaker fleet .
Steve and Brian picked up their first win of the Summer Points , with the wind filled kite , overwhelming lucky man Angus in the Supanova and after an hour's worth of revision , Gemma and Tim shared the spoils of the afternoon , making the most of the light winds of the figure of eight course , coming home a good leg up on their rivals .
Stu managing to get to the start on time along with Keith Mellor , looked like he had bagged his first win of the new series , with poor Bob Towler , a good two minutes off the start .
By the second lap Bob had taken a well earnt lead and led Stu down to the finish a good third of a leg up , with Keith a credible leg behind .
Stu took the lead on the final race and with a change of sail , was probably feeling a little more confident , but after being chased down twice , had to sucumb to the quality Sailing of Bob , to loose the race by three quarters of a leg , giving Bob a great start to the series .
The four Laser's , who would have been upto six , if Tim and Nick Bell hadn't had other things to do , were led start to finish by the Statesman John Manning , who carrying on from the Early Bird , was out giving another excellent display of Laser Sailing .
Frank Durhkoop had to be content with two good second placings , with Paul Browning and Harry Smith sharing third and fourth over the two races , with two well matched efforts .
Again the wind did fill through , with a good sit out strength , so all in all , finished the day on a high .
Results Handicap Fleet
1.Steve Hanby and Brian. RS200
2.Angus Killingworth. Supanova
Race 2
1.Gemma and Tim. RS200
2.Steve and Brian. RS200
Streaker fleet
1.Bob Towler
2.Stu
3.Keith
Race 2
1.Bob Towler
2.Stu
3.Keith Mellor
Laser Fleet
1.John Manning
2.Frank Durhkoop
3. Harry Smith
4.Paul Browning
Race 2
1. John Manning
2.Frank Durhkoop
3.Paul Browning
4.Harry Smith
Thanks to Liz , keeping our guests and Sailors fed and watered over Saturday and Sunday and Peter continually on repairs and finally James Penty , Emma Grayson and Martin , for running the days racing .
Early Bird 2 . Handicap Race
On arrival at the club this morning , we were met by an eager bunch of Sea Cadets , already rigging their boats and inflating the paddle boards , in readiness for a fun packed day .
The sun was already present , but we were definitely lacking that vital ingredient the wind and with lake flat calm , it was looking like the nine desperate helms would be left high and dry , with James Penty having an easy morning , keeping Luna along with Emma occupied .
As the ripples filled in across the lake , we were led out upto buoy three , with some paddling frantically , in fear of not making the start .
With Tim Bell still not quite there , the horn blew and we steadily drifted across the start line , with our new Supanova Sailor Angus , sneaking ahead , with John Manning following closely behind , already four boat lengths on the Streaker of Stu as they rounded two bouy on the first beat .
Onto the second lap Angus had taken a firm grip on the lead , pulling well clear of John , who in turn had put himself in an uncatchable position on the two RS200's of Steve & Brian and Tim & Gemma , with Stu just managing to hold on close behind .
The Drift King Richard , had managed to pull clear of of Roy Moxon , Nick Bell and struggling Tim Bell , well down the field after his late start and with the kite filled on the last leg to the finish , had even made headway on Stu .
It did look like , we would probably struggle on the more than adventurous course round the circumference of the lake , but luckily the wind filled in , to keep us actually moving and in fairness alot better than we expected .
Results
1. Richard Rennie. Mirror
2.Angus Killingworth. Supanova
3.John Manning. Laser
4.Stu B. Streaker
5.Steve Hanby & Bri RS200
6.Tim& Gemma. RS200
7.Roy Moxon. Streaker
8.Nick Bell. Laser
9.Tim Bell. Laser
Wednesday evening Racing
A beautiful evening , with a more than adequate wind for all , that attracted a keen bunch of 16 competitors .
Tim Bell was down early , keen to get on top of the job of his ROD and with a little help from Malc , had the rescue and committee boats out in readiness for the 7.15 start .
With the master Peter Hone , the evenings race was promptly started , with an excellent start from all , on the first beat upto 3 from 5 buoy on the classic figure of eight course .
Chris Duffin' soon powered the Hawk Cat up , to dominate the race , with crew Luke Dickinson along for the excillerating ride .
Gemma and Tim , were no match for the twin hulled beast , but did make the most of the fresh breeze and took a commanding second place , with the Laser of Mathew Winter , leading the following pack , slightly off the pace .
The the Streaker's were again intially led by our high flying commodore Quentin , with Stu having trouble to shake the surprisingly quick Roy Jefford , having a particular good start , nearly climbing onboard with Stu .
Frank Duhrkoop settled nicely , fronting the Supanova of Stephen Blair , with John Manning , managing to hold an early attack from Quentin , before Stu made good headway on the second beat , to come past to take up the challenge on John .
Malc , back in the Mirror , grasped the front spot on the slower craft and poor Joe Dickinson was frought with problems , leading to a rather disappointing evemings race , while the Qba Queen Joyce , was out putting a Laser through its paces .
Joining us tonight for his first race after joining Beaver this weekend was Angus , bringing us upto three Supanova's in the club and obviously had a pretty stress free race , just falling of the pace of Quentin , but holding off the Laser of Harry Pettitt and the Streaker of Roy Jefford .
Eddie the oil man , suited the long awaited idyllic summers evening , was making good pace , but after being swamped by a barrage of craft lapping him and leaving him defenceless , bobbing around on buoy three , was pleased to regain momentum , to bring him home , on the last run down to buoy 1 .
Thanks to Tim Bell , an excellent choice of course , which utilised the fresh breeze to perfection , with the pressure of his ROD eased by the ever grateful help from Peter and Liz Hone .
Results Weds Points 1
1.Malc Ellwood. Mirror
2.Matthew Winter. Laser
3.Richard Rennie. Mirror
4.Gemma & Tim. RS200
5.Frank Duhrkoop. Laser
6.Stu B . Streaker
7.Stephen Blair. Supanova
8.Quentin Tupper. Streaker
9.John Manning. Laser
10.Harry Pettitt. Laser
11.Angus. Supanova
12.Roy Jefford. Streaker
13.Joyce Dickinson. Laser
14.Edd Ingarmells. Mirror
15.Chris D & Luke Hawk
16.Joe Dickinson. Qba
Just seen this post from Ian...
I am unable to do my ROD on 16th June . Is anyone available to do this please??
Ian Parkhurst
Well done to Mondays Plough Cup Overall Winners
1st Gemma Francis-Burnett and Tim Waller RS200
2nd Martin Penty and Luke Dickinson RS200
3rd . Oliver Groves Streaker
Beaver particularly busy over the weekend , with the Topper Youth National Training Squad making good use of our great facilities and going home well fed by Helen Penty's delights and a good few of the raffle prizes .
Fleet Racing .
The only Mirror Fleet race of the afternoon , was Richards for the taking , as again his keen rival Malc , was otherwise engaged in the Grad , joining the Handicap Fleet .
James Penty , with his strength back , after a break from his recent operation , was easing him self gently back into the racing scene and who better to join him , than good friend Eddie Grayson , filling a big void in the lake , with the flying machine RS800 .
Dad Martin , did actually take the lead back off the lads in the first race , but with a gentle increase in the wind and probably the change of course favourable to the lads , held the front spot throughout the second race , obviously before the dreaded calculations .
Steve and Bri , were definitely in the mood for a fight and unusually , held off Gemma and Tim in the first , only for the lightweight to regain the lead in the second race , sharing the spoils of the afternoon , while Martin and Luke , took up their usual place at the front .
Malc Ellwood , suited to the comfort of the Grad , struggled with the untimely wind shifts , but with it being his first outting , can only improve .
The Streaker's again had some surprisingly very close fought encounters , with the lead being shared by all , but again it was the quiet humming noise emulating from Quentin's Streaker that untilminatly powered him to the front , leaving Bob , Stu and Kieth , to fight for the scraps , although the boat filling with sweat on the run down to the finish , did inadvertently slow him , as Stu powerd down on his stern .
As the sun blessed our near perfect day ,Frank's new sail was the obvious choice , with not a drop of rain in sight and led him to two convincing victories , with John Manning taking a satisfactory second and Tim following up closely in third and taking an easy second , as John retired in the second fleet race .
Results Fleet Racing
Mirror Race 1
1.Richard Rennie
2.Eddie Ingarmells
Race 2 .
No Entries
Handicap fleet
Race 1
1.Martin and Luke. RS200
2. Steve Hanby & Bri. RS200
3.Gemma & Tim. RS200
4.Malc Ellwood. Graduate
5.Peter Clarke. RS200
6.James & Eddie. RS800
Race 2
1.Martin and Luke. RS200
2.Gemma & Tim. RS200
3.Steve and Brian K. RS200
4.Malc Ellwood. Graduate
5.James and Edd. RS800
7.Peter Clarke. DNF. RS200
Streaker
1.Quentin
2.Bob T
3.Stu
4.Kieth
Race 2
1.Quentin T
2.Stu B
3.Bob T
4.Keith M
Laser
1.Frank Duhrkoop
2.John Manning
3.Tim Bell
Race 2
1.Frank Duhrkoop
2.Tim Bell
4.John Manning DNF
Another great day , blessed with the long awaited Sun , probably a little more wind would have been nice.
The club has been busy over the weekend , with a visit from.the Topper National Squad , so thank you for the efforts of our volunteers , especially Helen N Martin Penty , Thomas Penty and as always Peter and Liz Hone .
Thanks to our Rod Nicole Rühmann and Andy and lastly Stu for his donations to the raffle , that was drawn today .
Prizes for Irene Parkhurst and Chris White are held ready for you with Stu .... Thanks for all your generosity .
Spring Points Handicap 12.5.19
As mentioned earlier ,we were definitely airing on our lucky side , with a driving breeze in all three races today and who would have thought it , when looking at the forecast this morning .
Nicole Ruhmann and Partner Andy , were left with the task of setting the courses for the day and with the wind swinging full circle at times , as we know , makes it a problem to set the first beat , but our capable pair , managed to get three different courses in , to test the capabilities of all .
With Penty Power out of the equation , with Luke not down for the first race , lightweights Tim and Gemma were left to lead the pack round the first mark , with Peter Clarke and dad , followed by our third RS200 Steve Hanby and Bri .
With Stu letting , Steve slip by , he took what looked like a strong hold of position fourth , but as with case of the past few weeks , it was only a matter of time , before the motors came on and to the bewilderment of poor Stu , Quentin powered through to dominate the following pack , taking a well deserved third on the water .
Richard Rennie looking for a potential win of the Series , was joined by Eddie , while our other bandit of the Mirrors , Malc , was hoping his magic would put him in good stead in the freshly cleaned Graduate .
Roy Moxon , was left struggling , with the uncomfortable wind and putting the new sail to the test , didn't help the situation , so with it not doing the old bones any good , chose to come in early and save himself for a wind more suitable .
Emma Rumgay , becoming a regular , was our only Topper to grace the waters , but with the light breeze , found it a struggle , especially on the runs , never mind the twitchy beat .
John Manning , was left in close battle with the Grad of Malc , whilst Tim Bell , couldn't find that sweet spot of last Sunday and settled for a pretty much eventless race .
Results Early Bird 1
1.Tim and Gemma. RS200
2.Steve Hanby & Bri. RS200
3.Quentin Tupper. Streaker
4.Stu B. Streaker
5.Richard Rennie. Mirror
6.Malc Ellwood. Graduate
7.John Manning. Laser
8.Peter Clarke. RS200
9.Tim Bell. Laser
10 Edward Ingamells. Mirror
11.Emma Rumgay. Topper
13. Roy Moxon. DNF. Streaker
Plough Cup Report . Bank Holiday Monday . " Great Expectations "
Our expectations of having any wind , especially after Sunday's fiasco , were to say the least speculative , especially when reading the met report , so you would definitely be surprised to know we had eleven desperate helms all given a clean bill of health, but unsure of thier mental status , ready to do battle .
Our young Malc and Elaine Ellwood , keen as ever , were out on the water , blasting the committee boats horn , signifying the start of the race procedures and with all but three late arrivals , Oliver Groves , Bob Towler and Quentin , everyone was up at buoy three , waiting in antisipation for the final blast of the horn , to get our 2019 Plough Cup Handicap Race on its way .
To no surprise it was our usual candidates Martin and Luke that hit the front , with the Supanova of Stephen Blair, breathing down their stern as they both rounded buoy one on the run down to five buoy , in what seemed a lively steady breeze that had miraculously arrived just on time as though a gift from those up above .
Steve Hanby and Brian were next round , with chatterbox Gemma and Tim , back by a good three boat lengths , with the Streaker of Stu , keen to put yesterday's afternoon fleet races firmly behind him , along with the rest of the fleet , coming round in a credible fifth .
John Manning , our veteran of the Laser fleet , has that uncanny way of somehow sneaking under the radar and to the bewilderment of all , passed three to find himself propping up the rest of the fleet , behind the three RS200's , as the Supanova had fallen off the pace, through lack of wind to bring him alongside Stu , who himself was being threatened by the his old adversary Quentin , who had some how caught back up from his late start .
The Qba of Joyce was helmed by hubby Joe , who was making good pace , tweaking and altering his position n the boat , improving his performance throughout the race , but most of all enjoying himself.
Lord Ibbotson , although content with movement was also lacking that much needed wind power to make any impression on the leaders , where as the liightweights Gemma and Tim , after a slight confrontation with Steve , pulled clear to give chase to Penty Power , all be it a lost cause .
While all this was going on Ollie , out in the borrowed Streaker of Martin , was making great progress coming up the field , taking no prisoner's eyes firmly set on a top three finish , while late starter Bob Towler , couldn't really get going , frustrated predominantly by that awful late start .
The last twist in the race , was John Manning, with an unexpected mainsheet failure catching him unaware and leading to a somewhat undeserved dip , letting Stu come by both Steve Hanby and himself to take third spot overall on the water .
Results Race 1
1.Martin and Luke RS200
2.Stu B Streaker
3.Gemma and Tim RS200
4.Oliver Groves Streaker
5.Quentin Tupper Streaker
6.Stephen Blair Supanova
7.Martin Ibbotson Finn
8.John Manning Laser
9.Bob Towler Streaker
10.Joe Dickinson Qba
12. Steve and Brian RS200 DNF
Race 2 and 3
After lunch , we were again left preying , as the wind had also taken a break , leading to the RS200 duo of Steve and Brian , packing away and who could blame them , with barely a ripple on the water .
Team Ellwood , were keen as ever to get us on our way and with another triangular course , a blow of the horn and we were again blessed with wind , probably the fact most were over the line and that the committee boat was actually drifting , with anchor not holding.
The second start was a clean one , with the two RS200's and the Streaker of Ollie as expected making the best starts , with the Supanova again springing to life with the uplifting presence of the wind .
John Manning , was again edging his bets on a good finish and although passed by Stephen Blair , held on to fifth spot the duration of the race , holding off countless attacks from both Bob and Stu ,who were again locked in horns a good part of the race , before Bob gave Stu the slip to take up the challenge on John .
Frank Duhrkoop , joining us for the two final races had mixed variety of results , with his time taken mostly on trying to catch Stu in the second race , to coming from behind his rival John and then Stu , to make a stronghold on fifth place behind the Supanova .
Gemma and Tim , managed to pull off two surprising leads on Martin and Luke , but were unable to take a breather , as it was only a few stern waves parting the two , before the liightweights gathered momentumn to ease away by a good few boats lengths.
Ollies exceptional ability to sail anything , put him well up with the high flying RS200's and with Stu and Bob a good leg off the pace , had no threat and was left to pick up two potential wins .
Frank's and Stus good fortune , on taking John Mannings previous route , brought them both ahead of the pack in the deciding final race , leaving Bob after coming close , to deal with the good ship Finn and the again the Laser of John Manning .
Quentin again had his moments and to be honest , is now a definite threat amongst his fellow Streaker buddies , especially in the ligh winds , as he proved on Sunday .
Joining us for the final race , was our new member ten year old Daniel Shuter , out impressing mum Lucy and dad Andy , in his first ever competitive race at Beaver in his Topper , so well done Daniel and hope to see a lot more of you out racing at Beaver.
To summarize our day , we were defiantly the lucky ones , to find ourselves having that most important ingredient , the wind , shared by a great bunch of friendly sailors .
Thanks to our ROD Malc , assisted by the lovely Elaine , Liz holding the fort in the galley and Peter constantly on repairs .
Thanks to all those that purchased raffle thickets , this will drawn on Sunday .
Race 2.
1.Gemma and Tim RS200
2.Martin & Luke RS200
3.Oliver Groves Streaker
4.Bob Towler Streaker
5.Stu B Streaker
6.Stephen Blair Supanova
7.John Manning Laser
8.Quentin Tupper Streaker
9.Frank Duhrkoop Laser
10.Martin Ibbotson Finn
11. Joe Dickinson Qba
Race 3
1.Oliver Groves Streaker
2.Gemma & Tim RS200
3.Martin & Luke RS200
4.Stu B Streaker
5.Bob Towler Streaker
6.Frank Duhrkoop Laser
7.Quentin Tupper Streaker
8.Stephen Blair Supanova
9.John Manning Laser
10.Martin Ibbotson Finn
11.Joe Dickinson Qba
12.Daniel Shuter Topper
