N12 Open Meeting at Nottingham Sailing Club, 8th May 2004
The first race started with clearing rain, light winds and
a reasonably strong current on the River Trent, with John Sears
taking the lead by the end of the first lap. By the end of the
race David Wilkins, Nigel Goodhew and Graham Camm had overtaken
him to take 1st, 2nd and 3rd places respectively.
After restarting the 2nd race due to a general recall Graham
Camm established a good lead in the first lap, with Ian Gore
in 2nd place. Camm held this lead to the finish, with Sears overtaking
Gore to take 2nd place.
By the final race the wind had changed direction and filled
in, whilst remaining unsteady. Over 4 short laps, Camm lead the
field at the end of each lap with other places constantly changing.
Camm won the race to retain the trophy, with Mike Cooke taking
2nd place. The first seven boats all finished within a minute,
giving an exciting end to the day's sailing.
Racing was followed by cakes, before the fleet moved to Trent
Valley Sailing Club for an evening meal.
Results
1st Graham Camm & Zoe Ballantyne 3469 Burghfield SC
2nd David Wilkins & Susie May 3481 Spinnaker SC
3rd John Sears & Lindsay Ogden 2957 Notts County SC
4th Ian Gore & Alex Gore 3441 Up River SC
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Trent Valley National 12 Open - 9th May 2004
Around a dozen National 12's turned out for the Trent Valley
open meeting held on the 9th May. The first race saw Nigel and
Hannah May make the best of the light winds, leading all the
way to the finish. After a number of place changes (and a high
number of retirements as most of the fleet considered the challenge
too much), light weather experts Geoff Camm and Amelia Hall took
second place with N3309 finishing third.
Over lunch, a Force 1.1 wind arrived, tempting the fleet back
out for a second race. This time it was Graham Camm and Zoe Ballantyne
who took the race, overtaking early leaders Ian and Alex Gore
who finished second ahead of John Sears and crew.
With everything to play for, tensions were high for the deciding
race. Once again the Gores were the early leaders, ahead of Graham
and Zoe and Geoff and Amelia. These three boats crept around
the up tide mark and disappeared down tide, leaving the remainder
of the fleet behind. By the second lap, the three leading boats
had lapped most of the fleet, still struggling to get around
the first mark. The positions at the front remained the same,
giving the Gores the meeting by virtue of winning the last race.
Overall Results
1st Ian and Alex Gore, Tabitha Musto, Up River YC
2nd Graham Camm and Zoe Ballantyne, Thanks for all the fish,
Burghfield SC
3rd and Admiral's cup: John Sears and Lindsay Ogden, Punkawallah,
Notts County SC
Trent Valley was also the second Vintage open meeting of the
year. This was the first time the Vintage section has held an
open meeting at Trent Valley, but it is hoped this will become
a regular fixture. Ken Goddard kindly lent out his Proctor Mk
12 to Mike Haynes as he was unable to attend, resulting in a
local battle between Mike and Paul Turner, also a TVSC member:
Vintage Results:
1st Paul Turner (TVSC), crewed by James Ferguson, N2487 Dolly
Daydream (China Doll)
2nd Honourable mention for Mike Haynes (TVSC) and son Ben in
their very first open meeting, N2300 Duodecimal (Proctor Mk12)
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