Eastern Area Championships August Bank Holiday

Whilst not a part of the Eastern Series I have said that I will assist JT (John "did you see he got a 5th at the Finn Masters" Torrance ) and the JCC (Joint Combined Clubs) in promoting the above event which will take place over the August Bank Holiday as part of Burnham Week.

The Racing is being run from the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club and camping (and parking for Motorhomes) is available on site. As it is part of Burnham Week there is a positive surfeit of social events going on. Entry to the event gives you a wrist band to admit you to all the clubs and the various themed events.

The racing will be run by the slick team at the RCYC who run the slightly more famous Endeavour Trophy and will be over the same courses using comittee boat starts.

Combine this with the presence of everything from Squibs to Class 1 yachts sailing and it is an event not to miss.

The class association have given the event their blessing and it will therefore be an ideal tune up event before the Nationals. This could be your last chance to get match fit, tweak the boat and get sails measured....

The actual dates / times of races are therefore :-

Saturday 29th August 12:10 / 14:10
Sunday 30th August 11:10 / 14:10
Monday 31st August 11:10 / 14:10

Prizegiving will be at 16:00 on the Monay and will be held at the RCYC.

Entry fee for three great days racing is reduced from £75 to £35

Sponsorship and further stuff to follow

Online Entry is now open on the Burnham Week Website www.burnhamweek.org.uk

Eastern Series after Southwold

Okay, this should get you all fired up for this weekend at Brightlingsea.....here are the results for the Eastern Series 2009 with a single discard taken so far.

To those whose numbers I have omitted I apologise but will find them in due course.

You will note that I have deleted the results of each event - just to keep you on your toes and stop you working out who you have to beat to sneak a place.....all I will say is that the discards will (as usual) start to impact on the results as we progress. If the Shoreham boys get a few more events sorted they could be a force to be reckoned with. Maybe Tyler will take the hint and start off a Southern Series....Bewl, Bough Beech, Shoreham, QM etc. Just a thought!

1st 1175 John Wayling Northampton
2nd 1209 James Jarvey Hickling Broad
3rd 1255 James Case Wells
4th 1269 Simon Fielden Hickling Broad
5th 1278 Chris Roberts Creeksea
6th 1305 Ian Miller Alton Water
7th 1157 Nick Radley Harlow Blackwater / Stone
8th 1259 Jez Taylor Southwold
9th 1183 Daren Pike Rollesby Broad
10th 1150 Ian Clarke Alton Water
11th 1171 Dave Hawkins Alton Water
12th 1116 Marcus Ingram Creeksea / Up River
13th 1128 Matt House Royal Harwich
14th 1256 Rod Thorpe Alton Water
15th 1311 Andy Large Brighlingsea
16th Tyler Harmsworth Shoreham
17th 1274 Simon Childs Northampton
18th 1343 Norman Byrd Draycott Water SC
19th 1342 Mark Weston West Riding
20th Neil Fulcher Stone
21st Robin Hobson Shoreham
22nd 1316 David Clarke Hunts
23rd 1195 Ian Ayres Hickling Broad
24th 1329 Neville Taylor Hunts
25th 1279 Ian Pavey Alton Water
26th 1334 James Scrimshaw Hunts
27th Stephen Popple Shoreham
28th 1130 Richard Parkin Hunts
29th 1290 Nick Thorp Alton Water
30th Alistair Glen Shoreham
31st 1116X Ian Howard Stewartby Water SC
32nd 969 Alex Tibbenham Hickling Broad
33rd 1225 Alistair Glen Shoreham
34th 1288 Doug Conway South Shields
35th Ed Dixon Hunts
36th 1233 Chris Hibbert Hunts
37th 1116 Chris Sallis Gt Yarmouth & Gorleston
38th 1054 Andy Griffin Nottingham
39th 1111 Andy Gregory BLYM
40th 1184 Clive Morley Minnis Bay

Southwold

Okay, confession time. I really, really wish I'd gone to Southwold! I've seen the photo's, heard some stories and read the report. Still I can only think that Brightlingsea is going to be massive. We only need Tyler to turn up with his Shoreham mates and if we could persuade Al Burrell and Paul etc....

I will work out the latest Eastern Series overall results shortly and post them here soon.

Hunts Open meeting report

Well, I waited but it looks like the club aren't going to do a report. I thought Daren and others deserved better so I've penned one as follows. It is of course also on the class website / forum etc.

Hunts Open Meeting.

Seventeen Phantoms entered the third round of the JJ boats / Tempera-Tec Eastern Series on Saturday 25th April at Hunts Sailing Club.

Race Office Richard Christmas set the fleet an extended figure of eight course to every corner of the Lake to make the best of sparkling conditions with a good force two to three wind swinging from the far end of the water.

The first race saw an overly eager fleet pushing the line resulting in the inevitable recall. The next start was better as the sailors adjusted their technique to the short biased line. Local hero Richard Parkin managed to catch an impressive looking Marcus Ingram and these two had a good race ahead of the fleet. Whilst place changing was taking place behind them it looked like a personal battle between these two who enjoyed a good lead ahead of new boy Norman Byrd from Draycote. Ingram succeeded in reeling Parkin back in upwind after having been overhauled to clinch another Open Meeting race win.

The second race was over a tweaked course with a slightly stronger wind. The favourite had to be Ingram but he failed to get through the fleet, leaving Parkin looking comfortable until his kicker broke, resulting in a retirement and an end to his challenge. This served Daren Pike and Norman Byrd well as they succeeded in close racing to pull through the fleet and finish ahead of James Case.

The last race looked like a decider for the top places with several contenders for a win. Having had a subdued two races Ian Miller seemed to hit top gear and acted as the hare for Chris Roberts, Daren Pike and Norman Byrd in leading the fleet around. Miller was very unlucky not to earn a well-deserved win though as the wind swung around on the penultimate beat to let Pike and Byrd through to finish in that order ahead of Roberts.

Daren Pike thus won the open meeting with Norman Byrd taking second and Ingram third. Dave Clarke was the first of five club boats in 8th place.

At the prize giving proud parents Pike and Byrd (could they be a stage act?) were accompanied by their respective offspring in their arms. Young man of the fleet Ingram was fortunately able to co-opt a spare infant into the role of offspring and a very paternal scene was thus created.

Hunts Open and updated results...

Well, I'm glad that's over and we can get on to some sea sailing at long last (although I do appreciate that I might regret saying that). Not one of my better events, capped off nicely by a flat tyre on the M11. Thank you Marcus - he drove down to the junction at Stansted and then back North again to junction 9 to deliver his spare wheel. I solemly promise to put my spare wheel in the Land Rover next time!! A lesson for us all...

Anyway, the bump on the head is going down and I am looking forward to sailing at Creeksea again tomorrow - wind permitting.

Before I look at the overall results of the Eastern Series post-Hunts - what a result for Daren!! Well done mate-very impressive speed and persistance at working your way through. I felt for Ian Miller in the last race though - a good solid lead lost on a very bizzare beat - tough luck that.

Here are the results to date - I've added a discard to reflect the true standings...


1st 1209 James Jarvey Hickling Broad
2nd 1175 John Wayling Northampton
3rd1269 Simon Fielden Hickling Broad
4th 1305 Ian Miller Alton Water
5th 1255 James Case Wells
6th 1183 Daren Pike Rollesby Broad
7th 1116 Marcus Ingram Creeksea / Up River
8th 1278 Chris Roberts Creeksea
9th 1259 Jez Taylor Southwold
10th 1256 Rod Thorpe Alton Water
11th 1157 Nick Radley Harlow Blackwater
12th 1150 Ian Clarke Alton Water
13th 1171 Dave Hawkins Alton Water
14th 1274 Simon Childs Northampton
15th 1343 Norman Byrd Draycott Water SC7.0
16th 1342 Mark Weston West Riding
17th 1316 David Clarke Hunts
18th 1195 Ian Ayres Hickling Broad
19th 1329 Neville Taylor Hunts
20th 1279 Ian Pavey Alton Water
21st 1334 James Scrimshaw Hunts
22nd 1128 Matt House Royal Harwich
23rd 1130 Richard Parkin Hunts
24th 1290 Nick Thorp Alton Water
25th 1116X Ian Howard Stewartby Water SC
26th 969 Alex Tibbenham Hickling Broad
27th 1225 Alistair Glen Shoreham
28th 1288 Doug Conway South Shields
29th 1233 Chris Hibbert Hunts50.0
30th 1116 Chris Sallis Gt Yarmouth & Gorleston
31st 1311 Andy Large BrighlingseaDNC
32nd 1054 Andy Griffin Nottingham
33rd 1111 Andy Gregory BLYM
34th 1184 Clive Morley Minnis Bay

Eastern Series results to date...

Okay, I've now set up Sailwave to generate the results and have added new competitors, sorted out which clubs your all sailing at and pressed the button........so here we are - results to date after Rollesby Broad....I shall try and get the full results posted in due course so you can all digest the points etc. and start plotting your race strategy.

1st 1209 James Jarvey
2nd 1175 John Wayling
3rd 1255 James Case
4th 1278 Chris Roberts
5th 1305 Ian Miller
6th 1259 Jez Taylor
7th 1256 Rod Thorpe
8th 1269 Simon Fielden
9th 1157 Nick Radley
10th 1274 Simon Childs
11th 1342 Mark Weston
12th 1183 Daren Pike
13th 1171 Dave Hawkins
14th 1195 Ian Ayres
15th 1116 Marcus Ingram
16th 1279 Ian Pavey
17th 1128 Matt House
18th 1290 Nick Thorp
19th 969 Alex Tibbenham
20th 1225 Alistair Glen
21st 1288 Doug Conway
22nd 1116 Chris Sallis
23rd 1150 Ian Clarke
24th 1311 Andy Large
25th 1111 Andy Gregory
26th 1184 Clive Morley

Food, Glorious Food!!

Just discovered this photo in a folder at work and had a quiet titter to myself.

This believe it or not was Jame Case's "bread and butter pudding" that he ordered at the pub (the name of which escapes me) at Hickling last year. I believe that it tasted as good as it looked...better luck next time James.