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Series: Series Eastern (e) Midlands (m) Northern (n) Scotland (s) South West (sw) Thames (t) Vintage (v)    
Date Venue
January
7 Queen Mary SC
22 Ranelagh SC
28 Northampton SC
March
3 & 4 Alexandra Palace
10 & 11 Hamble River SC
18 Tynemouth SC
24 Burghfield SC
April
Redesmere SC (NOW SEPTEMBER)
14 & 15 Annandale SC
21 & 22 Spinnaker SC
22 Burwain SC
May
5,6 & 7 Salcombe YC
12 Desborough SC
12 Trent Valley SC
13 Trent Valley SC
19 Staunton Harold SC
27 Yorkshire Ouse SC NoR
June
2,3,4 & 5 Hayling Island SC
23 & 24 Royal Harwich YC
July
1 Welland SC
1 Ranelagh SC
8 Midland SC
14 & 15 Filey SC
14 Frampton on Severn CANCELLED
22 Carsington SC
28 - 4 North West Norfolk Week
August
4 & 5 Norfolk Broads YC
5 - 11 Salcombe Town Regatta
12 - 17 Salcombe YC Regatta
25, 26 Leigh & Lowton SC
September
2 Redesmere SC
9 Trent Valley SC
9 Henley SC
15 & 16 Loch Tummel SC
22 & 23 Hykeham CANCELLED
30 Yorkshire Dales SC
October
6 Ripon SC Now a GILL Series
7 Yeadon SC
7 Twickenham
13 & 14 Salcombe YC
November
3 & 4 Northampton SC
11 Tynemouth SC
24 Olton Mere SC
December
26 Royal Harwich YC


Carsington open meeting

 

22nd July 2012
 
The day dawned warm, bright and breezy for the ten National 12’s who turned out at Carsington reservoir in Derbyshire for what was to turn out to be a Champaign sailing day.  For several takers it was their first open, Tyrone Wood was christening his new Paradigm 2 and the three Midlands based “Puddings” (Steam…., More a Tart Than a…. and Wot More….) were all in attendance.


Race 1 started in a 3-4, race officers for the day Janet and Kevan Bloor setting an Olympic triangle. A swim at the first gybe put local boat John Nixon and Sue Howe out of the front running and “Feeling Foolish” as the pecking order for the day started to unfold. Andy Mckee and Jaydon Wood in a Dead Cat Bounce leading  followed by Ian Smith and Jenny Chen in their Crusader and John and Alison Cheetham in a Numinous.

 

Carsingston


Race 2 started in a building breeze, left side paying with Veteran Stalwarts Paul Turner and Christine Preston in Shotgun well up and leaving the boats out towards the centre of the lake with a job to do. Andy and Jay worked back to the front taking a second bullet, Ian and Jenny second and David and Christopher Speddings working hard left in their Crusader on the last lap taking a well-earned third at their first open. The two Johns (Nixon and Cheetham) went toe to toe down the last run. JC got the inside berth at the last mark and the nod at the line.

 

Carsingston

 


Lunch over the fleet re-rigged for race 3. With the breeze still building there was an air of apprehension but Mal and Jojo Hall lead the way out and the rest finally followed. In the swinging morning breeze the reaches were tending to runs and so Janet and Kevan re-set with a “zig zag” course. The conditions were now full-on making for white knuckle reaches and gybes with several swimmers. Ian and Jenny came to grief when they tangled with a wayward cruiser ending up under the bow. Extricated from their dilemma they soldiered on. At the finish Andy and Jay again came out on top, John and Alison second, John and Sue third with Ian and Jenny battling their way back to forth at the line.

 

Carsingston


A depleted fleet lined up for the last race and with several fallers there were only 3 finishers. Andy and Jaydon ran out overall winners, Ian and Jenny second and John and Alison (sailing for the first time this year) in third. Ian and Jenny in the Crusader were also first Admiral’s Cupper with Paul and Christine taking the vintage prize in Shotgun. After a great day out in the sunshine, the fleet went home very tired, happy and well fed on the now legendary Carsington custard tart.
 

 

Overall results

 

Position

Sail Number

Design

Helm

Crew

1

3529

Dead Cat Bounce

Andy Mckee

Jaydon Wood

2

3316

Crusader

Ian Smith

Jenny Chen

3

3468

Numinous

John Cheetham

Alison Cheetham

4

3514

Feeling Foolish

John Nixon

Sue Howe

5

3226

Crusader

David Speddings

Christopher Speddings

6

3445

Man of War

Malcolm Hall

Jojo Hall

7

3519 (3412)

Man of War

Chrisopher Troth

Pru Dixey

8

2359

Shotgun

Paul Turner

Christine Preston

9=

3286

Design 8

Murray Leiper

Sam Lieper

9=

3434

Paradigm 2

Tyrone Wood

Angie Woodall

 

 


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