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Wednesday Evenings Racing 22.5.19
A night not to be missed , but obviously a good few of you did , which in view of how well it turned out , was a real shame .
With a good stiff breeze , easing off towards the end of the race , thirteen craft enjoyed the long awaited perfect conditions , made even better by a great course , set out by Steve Winter and his good lady wife , in charge of the evening's event .
Andy and Jack made a welcomed appearance and although just late off the start , managed to keep pace with Richard Rennie , before the kite of Richard's mirror , gave him the edge , pulling him clear on the runs .
Chris Goodall , with his recent repairs to the rudder , layed off the start purposely to test the credibility of his repair to Supanova , but as the race progressed gradually made a steady headway on his rival , our newcomer Angus , up battling with Tim Bell and Stu .
Our Statesman John Manning was unusually well down the field and with his tiller becoming detached , didn't really do him any favours , leaving Mathew Winter to fly the flag for the five strong Laser bunch , half a leg up on Frank Duhrkoop, his clostest rival .
Roy Jefford , with concerns over the strength of the wind , opted to pair up in the Miracle with Hazel , managing a good stress free race , after missing Sundays racing , leaving the club early , thinking there wouldn't be enough wind .
Penty Power , optimizing both father and sons skills , powered the RS800 effortlessly around the elongated figure of eight course, with no real threat to their ever increasing lead and with Tim and Gemma on vacation on their own course , the pair probably missed out on a potential win .
Quentin our only other Streaker of the evening , had to be satisfied with the company of Paul Browning and Chris , after being brushed aside by a competitive Stu , who left him picking up the tailends of his dirty winds , as he pulled clear .
Stu managed to get the better of Tim Bell and Angus , after a long drawn out battle of the three and had nibbled his way up to the stern of Frank's Laser , who with the wind easing had left himself vulnerable and ready for the taking , but just managed miraculously to hold on to the finish line .
To summarize , a great evening , which a lot of you sadly missed .
Thanks to Steve and his good lady wife , for an excellent course and as always, our virtuall live in members Peter and Liz Hone and not foregettin Quentin's good look charm Jane eagerly watching on the banks .
Results to follow.
Just to say that if the weather is fine and it’s not raining, we plan to light the club BBQ on Sunday at about 5:30ish. Please bring your own meat to cook and salads etc (the kitchen will also be open for members to use) Please feel free to join in if you would like to socialise after Sunday racing.
P.S. don’t forget your favourite tipple too...
Why not bring your camper, caravan or tent and stay at the club over the Bank holiday weekend?
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 .
