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Series: Series Eastern (e) Midlands (m) Northern (n) Scotland (s) South West (sw) Thames (t) Vintage (v)    
Date Venue
January  
9th Queen Mary SC
February  
14th Ranelagh SC
March  
6th & 7th Alexandra Palace (details)
13th & 14th Hamble River SC
14th Tynemouth SC
27th Burghfield SC
April  
3rd & 4th Waldringfield SC
10th North Staffs
11th Up River YC
17th & 18th Annandale SC (NOR)
24th Spinnaker SC
25th Spinnaker SC
May  
1st -3rd Salcombe YC
9th Trent Valley SC (NOR)
15th Ripon SC
15th Desborough SC
16th Yorkshire Dales SC
23rd Yeadon ribbed
29th - 1st WPNSA
June  
12th & 13th Royal Harwich YC (flyer)
12th & 13th Yorkshire Ouse SC
19th Spinnaker SC
20th Spinnaker SC
26th & 27th Hykeham SC
July  
3rd Frampton on Severn SC
4th Welland SC
10th & 11th Aldeburgh YC
10th & 11th Tynemouth SC
11th Ranelagh SC
17th & 18th Castle Semple SC
24th to 31st NW Norfolk Sailing Assoc
25th to 30th Loch Tummel SC
31st to 8th Aug Bassenthwaite SC
August  
1st - 6th Salcombe YC
9th - 13th Salcombe YC
7th & 8th Norfolk Broads YC
14th & 15th Helensburgh SC
7th & 8th Wroxham vintage
15th Yeadon vintage
22nd Redesmere SC
28th & 29th Solway YC (details)
September  
11th Olton Mere SC
12th Trent Valley SC (NOR)
12th Henley SC
18th & 19th Grafham Water CANCELLED
26th Island Barn SC
October  
2nd Ripon SC
3rd Yeadon SC
10th Twickenham SC
16th & 17th Salcombe YC
17th Tynemouth SC
November  
6th & 7th Northampton SC
December  
26th Royal Harwich YC


Up River open meeting

Only 3 boats took up the offer of a sail with the Phantoms on the Saturday and showing what was to become the ‘norm’ Kevin Iles  & Jane Wade won both races even managing to negotiate the infamous Fenn creek with wings intact.

 

Sunday bought sunshine and perfect F3/4 Easterly wind for the Open meeting. Steve Le Grys turned up with a new winged rudder for his Foolish that had only received the final coat of epoxy the night before! In the first race a line start gave a mile beat straight down the River. Dave Wade and Alex Gore, in a borrowed pink boat, and Ian Gore and Penny Yarwood showed the right part of the line to start and lead the way. Unlike the day before Kevin & Jane decided to hang back in the early stages, however a good decision to cross to the North Bank early allowed him to hit the accelerator pedal and pull through the entire fleet to a convincing lead by the first mark. Several extremely fast reaches later it finished Kevin & Jane first with Dave & Alex second just holding off Ian & Penny. Gerry Ledger & Liz Ross came in 4th as the first AC boat and in true Gerry fashion ran the boat up onto bank and lay in the sun until the 5 minute gun of the second race!

 

For the second race the boats stayed down river to sail on a triangle course. The wind decided to pick up starting to create waves against the outgoing tide. Steve Le Grys and Nick Copsey had turned for home by this point deciding discretion was the word with inexperienced crews, leaving 6 boats. A biased line saw an early tack onto port and an even start from all the main contenders and a drag race to the first mark. This time Kevin & Jane pulled away to lead at the first mark, but on the second round their mast decided it had had enough, leaving them a long run home on jib only and the chance of the win over.  By this time the wind was taking its toll and the fleet was reduced to 4 boats which enjoyed white water reaches and leg aching beats to the finish. Dave & Alex took the win and the meeting followed by Gerry & Liz with Simon & Matt Hopkins taking third to make it an AC benefit for the minor places. Sue Pelling & Andy Dale persevered through a nice swim and came home 4th.

 

Overall results

1st                     3512 - Dave Wade & Alex Gore – Feeling Foolish

2nd & 1st AC        3287 - Gerry Ledger & Liz Ross – Design 8

3rd & 2nd AC       3236 - Simon Hopkins & Matt Hopkins – Crusader

4th                     3527 - Kevin Iles & Jane Wade – Dead Cat Bounce

5th                     3463 – Sue Pelling & Andy Dale – Feeling Foolish

6th                     3441 – Ian Gore & Penny Yarwood – Feeling Foolish

7th                     3443 – Steve Legrys & Tanya Copsey – Feeling Foolish

8th & 3rd AC         3411 – Nick Copsey & Andrea Lazell – Baggy Trousers

 

 

 

 

 

 


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