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General National 12 chat / Tim Wood 1930 - 2024
Last post by HRO - 16 May 2024, 08:47It is with sadness to advise of the recent passing of Tim Wood, one of the stalwarts of the National Twelve class from the very late 1940s. During the years since, Tim owned and sailed six National Twelves: Wyche & Coppock Gnome, Ian Proctor Marks 4a and 9, Phil Morrison China Doll, and two Michael Jackson Cheshire Cats before continuing in later years as an associate member of the Association.
Tim's home club was first Beeston SC and then Nottingham SC, both on the river Trent, where Tim thrived on the techniques of river sailing. 1950 saw Tim at his first open meeting continuing as these events expanded in the '60s and '70s with the Midland Area Armada Trophy series of open meetings. Tim sailed at his first Burton Week in 1951 and continued attending Burton Week as family commitments allowed.
Besides committee and officer positions at both sailing clubs, Tim served on the main committee of the National Twelve Owners' Association and was hon secretary and later chairman of the Midland Area.
Tim's home club was first Beeston SC and then Nottingham SC, both on the river Trent, where Tim thrived on the techniques of river sailing. 1950 saw Tim at his first open meeting continuing as these events expanded in the '60s and '70s with the Midland Area Armada Trophy series of open meetings. Tim sailed at his first Burton Week in 1951 and continued attending Burton Week as family commitments allowed.
Besides committee and officer positions at both sailing clubs, Tim served on the main committee of the National Twelve Owners' Association and was hon secretary and later chairman of the Midland Area.
Tim's funeral will be on Tuesday 21st May 2024 at 10.00 am,
The Vale Crematorium, Evesham Road, Fladbury, Pershore WR10 2QR
and afterwards
at The Old Chestnut Tree Inn, Pershore.
Members of The Nottingham Sailing Club were made aware of Tim's passing by the following, acknowledging his years of sailing and service at NSC:
Tim Wood 24th July 1930 – 4th May 2024
It is with sadness that 2024 sees the passing of Tim Wood, long standing and supportive member of the Club. Tim joined in 1966 with his National Twelve, a dinghy class he had first sailed in the late '40s when sparse home leave breaks from National Service allowed, and which he continued to sail for a further forty plus years.
Tim was a river sailor to the heart. By the early '40s Tim's parents had introduced Tim and brother Pat to sailing and the vagaries of the Trent, then without the Holme Sluice we know today. Their gaffed-rigged Broads styled dayboat Grebe was moored at Chapman's boatyard adjacent to Trent Bridge later, with the 1948 founding of Beeston SC, Grebe and the family moved their sailing to the Beeston Reach and BSC.
As with river clubs of these years the National Twelve was one of the active fleets, at BSC and NSC likewise, Tim with others in the class would enjoy competitive racing. Sea sailing too at the national championships, when family commitment allowed, and on the Midland area circuit of open meetings. Tim being one of the early pioneers of boat towing behind a motorbike, Jean pillion and children sidecar, undaunted by the then rough farmyard track and canal bridge approach to Trent Valley SC for their meeting.
The enjoyment of sailing never left Tim and his ability to master both current and light airs, particularly in a westerly at NSC, didn't diminish as he in time moved to a Laser and in later years a Comet. The Laser, intended as a boat for his younger son, had soon taken favour for Thursday evening and Saturday racing, the National Twelve for Sunday.
Tim, a trustee of the Club from 1991, served as a committee member through the years 1972 to 1988, including terms as rear commodore and commodore, the latter 1985-86. In the early '90s and with retirement Tim became part of the 'Wednesday Club', then but a fledgling group of likewise members, refencing the dinghy park being one of their early and major tasks. In those years no riverside bench or similar timbered surface lacked woodwork attention, nor weather proofing treatment for long.
For Tim, the move from Nottingham and NSC was not borne easily, and he had retained membership as he and Jean settled in Malvern and nearer to their children. A chance to sail in daughter Tricia's Comet soon followed, this on the Avon, Tim otherwise benefitting from a race box view of Severn SC's sailing. It became a reminder of so many happy years at NSC where in later times he had viewed from our own race box, or that same riverside bench, with Tim's understanding and knowledgeable eye quietly following his joy of racing on the river Trent.
Our thoughts are with Jean at this sad time of Tim's passing and of their children Tricia, Duncan and Richard.
Michael Brookman
May 2024 #2
Boats / Re: N3482 Steam Pudding
Last post by Thomas Evans - 30 Apr 2024, 04:57Steam Pudding has new owners sailing her at Northampton Sailing Club.
Purchased in August '23 as an introduction to sailing for my young children.
Purchased in August '23 as an introduction to sailing for my young children.
#3
Boats / Re: N3518 Paradigm Shift
Last post by Thomas Evans - 30 Apr 2024, 03:39Paradigm Shift has now moved to Northampton Sailing Club,
Purchased at the very end of '23 after exchanging lots of photos and sending family members to view it.
With no time available to collect her we luckily had a P&B employee who had delivered a Solo to the previous owner Tim Page collect her from Swanage.
Currently carrying out a couple of slight changes to make it easier for a very small crew (Fred aged eight) with the view to compete at some of the national series in '24.
Purchased at the very end of '23 after exchanging lots of photos and sending family members to view it.
With no time available to collect her we luckily had a P&B employee who had delivered a Solo to the previous owner Tim Page collect her from Swanage.
Currently carrying out a couple of slight changes to make it easier for a very small crew (Fred aged eight) with the view to compete at some of the national series in '24.
#4
General National 12 chat / Trent Valley Open Meeting Sund...
Last post by paul turner - 19 Apr 2024, 12:46The TVSC open meeting is on 19th May; the races will be at 14:05, 15:05 and 17:05 starting five minutes after the club handicap series races. We will have a break at 16:00 for the legendary Trent Valley tea but how many would want lunch? We need to know soonest to help the steward plan for catering.
#5
General National 12 chat / Hunts Open is on the 20th Apri...
Last post by grazz - 06 Apr 2024, 08:55The Hunts Open is on the 20th April.
It would be great to see some N12s at Hunts on the Saturday 20th April.
The club will be open from around 08:00.
Venue: Hunts Sailing Club, Harrison Way, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 4YA
Date: Saturday 20th April 2024
First race: 11:00
Number of races: 4, 3 to count
Entry fee: £20
Sailing Instructions: https://huntssc.org.uk/index.php/race/sailing-instructions
Contact details: Paul Jefferies N3394 Annie Oakley - message me via email blaze655@googlemail.com or Facebook.
It would be great to see some N12s at Hunts on the Saturday 20th April.
The club will be open from around 08:00.
Venue: Hunts Sailing Club, Harrison Way, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 4YA
Date: Saturday 20th April 2024
First race: 11:00
Number of races: 4, 3 to count
Entry fee: £20
Sailing Instructions: https://huntssc.org.uk/index.php/race/sailing-instructions
Contact details: Paul Jefferies N3394 Annie Oakley - message me via email blaze655@googlemail.com or Facebook.
#6
General National 12 chat / Re: 2024 PY handicaps
Last post by smilie - 26 Mar 2024, 12:08Quote from: RichardW on 20 Mar 2024, 10:25I see that the PY number for the modern N12 has increased by 6 points, but none of the older boats have changed. We don't have enough data at our club to get meaningful data for just a few older boats so would it make sense to revise the older boats by +6 points too?It's interesting what you say Richard, I wonder if you club is the norm for 12's sailing at club level. With the majority being older boats and very few of the newer designs racing at club level. Resulting most handicap returns being for 'slower' boats has meant the handicap has started to reflect the situation at your club.
How does the current handicap compare to the suggested older boat handicaps?
#7
General National 12 chat / Re: 2024 PY handicaps
Last post by grazz - 22 Mar 2024, 08:28Richard
Good question. Up to this point the National 12 handicap had generally been reducing. The reducing handicap would seem to tally with the steady improvement in speed of the new boats and developments in rigs etc. I think this is first increase in handicap and isn't obviously linked to any changes within the class. It's therefore an interesting question as to whether we should change the historic guidance. Changing history doesn't quite seem right but then we need to view that hsitory in the context of the current published handicaps.
I think this is something for the National 12 Committee to discuss. I'll suggest it is raised.
Good question. Up to this point the National 12 handicap had generally been reducing. The reducing handicap would seem to tally with the steady improvement in speed of the new boats and developments in rigs etc. I think this is first increase in handicap and isn't obviously linked to any changes within the class. It's therefore an interesting question as to whether we should change the historic guidance. Changing history doesn't quite seem right but then we need to view that hsitory in the context of the current published handicaps.
I think this is something for the National 12 Committee to discuss. I'll suggest it is raised.
#8
General National 12 chat / 2024 PY handicaps
Last post by RichardW - 20 Mar 2024, 10:25I see that the PY number for the modern N12 has increased by 6 points, but none of the older boats have changed. We don't have enough data at our club to get meaningful data for just a few older boats so would it make sense to revise the older boats by +6 points too?
#9
Boats / Re: N28 Libertas
Last post by HRO - 19 Mar 2024, 10:13An update on the life of N28 Libertas from owner Henry Crawly, March 2024:
I offer an alternative brief history of this vintage boat built in 1936 for my father Jim Crawley (died 2003) who to the best of my knowledge acquired it from Uffa Fox or a fellow boat builder, and sailed it before and after the war in Burton Cups. It was named Libertas after his mother's name.
The boat has been at Blakeney SC since early 1950's, in which my family all learned to sail. She now sits at my home near Blakeney, but hasn't been in the water for 20 years. She has the original wooden mast and cotton sails, and a covered transom unlike N1 Gipsy.
I only offer this information having checked out the website, and was surprised to see an entry for N28 by Ken Goddard who had tracked N28 to Paul Handley who had restored her in 2008, or a boat with the same name and number, which is mildly confusing. Boats change names and registrations sometimes, but l would be intrigued to understand this mix-up. I'm happy to provide photos if of interest, and more importantly would be happy to hear from any restoration enthusiast who might need a project, and the free offer of N28. It will otherwise sit in our barn feeling a bit unloved. The boat is in pretty good condition but not yet in racing trim!
Henry Crawley henrycrawley53@gmail.com
I offer an alternative brief history of this vintage boat built in 1936 for my father Jim Crawley (died 2003) who to the best of my knowledge acquired it from Uffa Fox or a fellow boat builder, and sailed it before and after the war in Burton Cups. It was named Libertas after his mother's name.
The boat has been at Blakeney SC since early 1950's, in which my family all learned to sail. She now sits at my home near Blakeney, but hasn't been in the water for 20 years. She has the original wooden mast and cotton sails, and a covered transom unlike N1 Gipsy.
I only offer this information having checked out the website, and was surprised to see an entry for N28 by Ken Goddard who had tracked N28 to Paul Handley who had restored her in 2008, or a boat with the same name and number, which is mildly confusing. Boats change names and registrations sometimes, but l would be intrigued to understand this mix-up. I'm happy to provide photos if of interest, and more importantly would be happy to hear from any restoration enthusiast who might need a project, and the free offer of N28. It will otherwise sit in our barn feeling a bit unloved. The boat is in pretty good condition but not yet in racing trim!
Henry Crawley henrycrawley53@gmail.com
#10
Boats / Re: N3484 Total Perspective Vo...
Last post by grazz - 29 Feb 2024, 08:29N3484 Total Perspective Vortex was the star of the National 12 stand at the 2024 RYA Dinghy Show. She was apparently runner up in the concours d'elegance. This is a photo of her on the stand during Dave Hollom's dinghy design talk. There is more about the show here
