Frampton vintage open meeting

 
On Saturday 4th July, Frampton on Severn Sailing Club were host to seven Vintage National 12’s competing in ir fourth event of 2009 season. Competitors had travelled from Yorkshire, Cheshire, Nottingham and Portishead to join two FOSSC vintage 12’s. It was a sunny day with a light south/south easterly wind, that strengned to ‘just planning’ conditions by third race. 
 
vintage section of National 12 class holds a total of 7 events during year. Three of se are sailed to ‘Derwent handicap’ because older boats (ones with ribs every four inches and cast iron steel centre plates are much slower than later vintage 12’s particularly improved boats). first race is sailed as a standard race and each boat has its lap time recorded during race. second race is n sailed as a pursuit race with each competitor allocated a personal handicap chosen to try and get all boats to finish at same time. For ease each handicap is rounded to nearest thirty seconds. third race is also sailed as a pursuit race with handicaps corrected based on previous race. This handicapping does also tend to level fleet because it not only covers boat speed but also competitors ability, however it can give some exciting finishes as a majority of fleet race for line at same time. Its just for fun, so if you have a Vintage N12 why not attend?
 
Race 1, began in light winds, Paul Turner and Nick Williams closely followed by Brian Herring and Ros Stevenson leading fleet round first lap. During this lap wind swung more easterly and large trees near cottage created a wing shadow across course making rounding near white difficult. This had a great influence on race, because if you could get to white, round mark and exit whilst maintaining some boat speed you did well. race leader did change as a result and Brian Kitching and Sue Beynon managed to take lead for a lap before being passed. race was won by Paul Turner and Nick Williams second was Brian Herring and Ros Stevenson.

 

 
handicaps were assigned during lunch. Two boats were given a one minute handicap and four boats a two minute handicap.
 
Race 2, first boat away was Tim Gatti and Jane Beynon (in light airs his Proctor Mark 12 tends to stick) and in strengning wind, he was going well. After a minute, next two started, surprisingly only one of four boats were on start line for two minute handicap, an advantage Brian Kitching managed to keep for whole race. Tim Gatti and Jane Beynon won race with Brian Kitching and Sue Beynon second and John Kilgour and Edward Kilgour came third.
 
With a strengning wind handicaps were re adjusted, during this time fleet were able to plane during gusts, it was good fun!
 
Race 3, in this race boats started with handicaps of up to four minutes. All lighter crew weights found boats a bit of a handful with wing being spilled in gusts. In this race Howard Chadwick and Helen Nicholson managed to take lead and stay ahead of Brian Herring and Ros Stevenson and rest of fleet
 
Overall Paul Turner and Nick Williams won open full results are below. fleet would like to thank our race officer Keith Hill and his team for successfully running he races and providing rescue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall results

 

Position	Sail Number	Helmsman	Crew	Points
1	2487	Paul Turner	Nick Williams	8
2	2468	Brian Herring	Ros Stevenson	9
3	1657	Brian Kitching	Sue Beynon	9
4	2266	Howard Chadwick	Helen Nicholson	11
5	2255	Tim Gatti	Jane Beynon	15
6	2607	John Kilgour	Edward Kilgour	15
7	2399	Richard White	Emily Jesty	17