There is one month left to practice for the 5th Gill series event of 2009 to be held at Tynemouth Sailing Club on 29 - 30 August. The notice of race can be found on the Tynemouth SC website at http://tynemouthsc.co.uk/ (http://tynemouthsc.co.uk/). Accommodation information can be found there too and it ranges from camping in the blockyard (a very short stagger) to a local tyneside B & B, guest house or hotel.
First start is at 2pm on Saturday with race 2 to follow. Race 3 will be at 11am on Sunday and the final race to follow. The intention is to get some great sea sailing outside the harbour with Chris Turner from Ovington Boats lined up to be PRO.
It promises to be a great weekend. Add a post here if you are planning on going.
Going...
We will be there as well.
Steve & Jo
N3436
my boat wont be finished in time unfortunatly, but if anyone needs a helm or crew let me know!
cheers
sam
Hope to be there in White Heat!
Martin
N3458
So it would seem that it is possible to have two users on the forum with the same user name? Confusing because the above isn't me!
Martin
3426 Purple Pants
Yes confusing, but I am Martin (Guest), and you have bagged the Martin (User).
Sending the message as away fom my computer so cannot log on!
Martin (aka Martin 1262)
Agent orange should be there
Sadly won't be there, hope it's fun,
RM
FAMILY COPSEY WILL BE THERE
We'll have to give our apologies, we've a family gathering to attend over the bank holiday weekend. Hope the turn out and weather are both good.
Mark and Emma
Sorry cannot make it. As much as I tried to get out of the trip I have to travel to the USA Saturday. Have a great time.
Simon
3470
Vicky and me will be there,
Andy N3481
Sorry to hear you can't make it simon. I was hoping to show you my new Rudder. Should improve boat speed by at least 25% I recon.
See you somewhere.
Gerald
If you are planning on going to Tynemouth at the weekend and haven't done so yet, please could you either post here or contact Howard Steavenson at Tynemouth SC to let him know. We'd really like to have a good idea of numbers to ensure that sufficient food and rescue facilities etc are organised......Thanks....
Philip David is going ( or I've got a spare crew)
We'll be there.
Will there be camping available on the Friday night?
Chris and Sophie
N3377
Just to say thanks to everyone involved in organising the Tynemouth open meeting; it was a fantastic event and we really enjoyed it. We don't get too many chances for open sea events and to get 2 days racing outside the Harbour was excellent and for those that remember the Tynemoth Tuesdays, Saturday's wind was at least a force or two less than those events.
The entry number was a bit disappointing and I know its quite a distance for a lot of us, but the journey is well worth it. Next year is the 60th running of the Tynemouth Bailer event so let try to support it with as many boat as we can.
Regards,
Steve
N3436
As first timers to Tynemouth we both thoroughly enjoyed the racing and hospitality at the club. The Saturday sailing was exhilerating and exhausting in equal measures, and whilst we did not manage to finish, it was great sailing and excellent courses. The rescue crews in particular wee brilliant and we kept them well and truly busy!!!!!!!!!!!
I would like to add to Steve's comments, its a great venue, and for those that missed the event its worth making a diary date next year.
Martin and Cathy
3458
I would also like to say thank you to Tynemouth. It was a great place to sail and although we bottled it in saturday we had a nice sail back with our personal rescue boat ( almost 1 for each competitor). Sundays racing was less challenging and a super sail. The race officer set a good short line and a good course with some excellent reaches. Steve forgot to say he won (far to modest ) He and Jo showed how it should be done on both days winning all four races.Philip David(crewd by Anthony Copsey) was 2nd in both Saturady races and 2nd overall. Chris and Sophie were 3rd in both saturday races and 3rd overall. Dave Peacock ( with Tricia ) was 2nd in both Sunday races and fourth overall.
Please go next year. there are not many clubs who have supported the class for 60 years so lets try to make it special.
Gerald
N3411
There were a number of us who couldn't be there who would normally support TSC events and I am personally very sorry that I had to miss the event due to having my leg in plaster, but (successful surgery permitting) I will be there next year. Howard Steavenson is similarly incapacitated this year and I'm aware of a number of others who would normally have been there but couldn't make it this year. We thought of you as we sat and watched the white horses in the Firth of Forth! Well done to all who took part,
RM