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Just a week away.... any takers?

Hi All,
The final open meeting for the Midland Area (+ series prizegiving) will be held at Olton Mere SC on Saturday 25th October.
Three races, 2 to count
Briefing 10:30
First Gun 11:00
Entry fee £10
Would be great to finish off the series this year with a good turnout. We should put 4 or 5 boats on the water, and the more visitors the merrier! I have booked sunshine and steady wind.
Visitors always welcome to stay for club racing on the Sunday.
Food is in the pipeline - I will confirm later. Please help us plan by letting me know if you hope to come.
Cheers,
Chris

Bouncer has arrived safely back at Olton Mere SC, bought from Si Payne as his crew left him for a national squad.
Si did a great job refurbishing the hull and foils, added a new moth-inspired winged rudder (powered by Mach2 and shimano) and a new suit of Ullman's.

Sounds good

Hi all,
This saturday at Olton Mere is the final open meeting as part of the 4 plank mini series. Entry fee a bargain at £5.
Briefing will be at 10.30 with first race starting at 11am. There will be 3 races with 2 to count.
Hope to see as many 4plankers as possible. Please let me know if you plan to join us.

Sorry couldn't make it in the end. All set to leave this morning with a car refusing to start...

Hi Steve. 
Plan to be there on the 27th.

Hi Tim, the weather for saturday looks ok with gentle breeze and perhaps a rain shower.
Any other takers?

The final open meeting of the Midland Area calendar is at Olton Mere this coming Saturday. There will be a briefing at 10:30 followed by 3 races starting from 11.
Hot food available.
Please let me know if you are coming.

I should be there all being well

Calendar at Olton is flexible - and happy to hold a 2nd event.

My chapter may be a much newer design, and has had a double bottom retro-fitted, but is a wood built 4 planker - and from what I remember, weighs more than my chesire cat did, so no advantage in that. It also fits the class definition of an Admirals Cupper - the double floor makes no difference, and I would guess that it would confer little advantage, as capsizes are pretty rare when you think about it. I'd also argue that the choice of venue may give a design advantage to some of the narrower boats over mine.
We have several 4 plankers at the Mere - we'd be happy to add this to our meeting in October.

My chapter is of course 4 plank but I don't think I'm particularly in danger of upsetting any balance!

Will be along for the racing on Sunday for certain. Training on Sat is crew dependent

It's less than 2 weeks 'til the final open meeting of the MAAT 2012. The ladies tell me that there will be a variety of soups available for lunch. Please let me know if you know you are coming, so I can give them an idea of quantity. I also have a supply of eager crews if you are struggling to find anyone.
If you would like to stay and sail our 2-handed regatta on the following day, and need somewhere to stay, contact Naomi or Gill Bilton, who may be able to sort you out.