Easter Egg series 2nd - 4th April egg Helm/Crew Boat/class Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Points (1 discard) Overall Ashley Deakin Laser 174547 1 1 1 2 1 Sam and Sally Albacore 1749 3 3 dnf 6 2 Colin Hargreaves Laser 174899 5 5 2 7 3 Dave Cooper OK 2031 safety safety 4 8 4 Jamie Mulholland Laser 135405 4 4 dns 8 5 Sophia Warner Laser Rad 8 9 3 11 6 Steve Whitby OK 2045 7 dns 5 12 7 Alex Smith & Paul B Sharpie 128 9 7 6 13 8 Paul & William Sharpie 71 6 dnf 7 13 9 Ben & Callum Sharpie 75 10 8 Dns (9) (safety) 17 10 Andy Turner OK 2123 2 dnf dns 18 11 Peter & Charlie Smith Twinkle 12 Orion 11 11 8 19 12 Peter Turner OK 2059 dns 2 dns 20 13 Debs Turner Europe 240 dnf 6 dns 20 14 Sam Smith Topper 42788 12 13 9 21 15 Sue Gathercole Laser Rad 16283 dns 10 dns 28 16 Max Deakin Topper 32295 dns 12 dns 30 17 inline_lt 45% http://www.overystaithesc.org.uk/ospix/east10/east101.jpg Easter 2010 A good turnout for the Easter Egg races, nice weather too with a steady force 2 on all three days. Reaching courses and marginal planning favoured the Lasers. Ashley Deakin and Colin Hargreaves showed excellent early season boat speed as did Sam Mason and Sally Smith in their Albacore. Congratulations to Sophia Warner (first lady), Sam Smith (first junior) and Peter & Charlie Smith first clinker built boat). Many thanks to Jerry Clark (OOD) and Dave Cooper/Ben Goakes for safety boat. Next races are on April 17th/18th. Shipwrecked Mariners Pennant 17th April shipwreck Place Boat Helm Corrected 1st Sharpie Paul Goakes and William Scoles 2594 2nd Lightning 291 Jane Heath 2603 3rd OK 2045 Steve Whitby 2702 4th Solo 1490 Peter Holt 2713 5th Cockle 73 Richard Warner 2961 An early season race with five entries. A nice force 2 south westerly breeze was blowing. Paul Goakes and William Scoles in their Sharpie pulled out a good lead over the water which they held to come first on corrected time. Jane Heath did well in her Lightning to take second on handicap and Steve Whitby in his OK was third. King George Pennant 18th April king_g Place Boat Helm Corrected 1st OK2123 Andy Turner 3388 2nd Lightning 291 Jane Heath 3640 3rd Sharpie Paul Goakes & William Scoles 3664 4th Laser Radial Nina Plumbe 3674 5th= Solo 1490 Peter Holt dnf 5th= Laser 4.7 Catherine Goodley dnf A beautiful sunny morning with a gently force 1 northerly saw six starters beating off the start line into a not too strong tide. Andy Turner in his OK was first to buoy B (must get some more attractive names for these buoys) closely followed by Paul Goakes and William Scoles in their Sharpie. Nina Plumbe pulled up on the reaches back from Norton buoy, but lost out on the upwind legs. Jane Heath sailed well to keep in touch with the leaders and take second place overall. Many thanks to Peter Beck for being the Race Officer. Sharpie Open Meeting 1st & 2nd May sharp10 Sail Helm r1 r2 points position 12 James Case 1 1 2 1 2 Ben Cracknell 4 2 6 2 133 Jerry Clark 2 6 8 3 128 Alex Smith 5 4 9 4 77 Chris Gibbs 6 5 11 5 135 Ben Johnson 8 3 11 6 127 Adam Anthony 3 8 11 7 111 Charlie Borthwick 8 7 15 8 3 Cliff Nye 8 9 17 9 71 Paul Goakes 7 DNF 18 10 The weather forecast for the weekend didn’t look too promising with Sunday in particular suggesting cold and strong winds. However Saturday morning offered some unexpected blue skies and sunshine and a steady Force 2 to 3 wind for the races which were held out at sea. Despite some logistical difficulties with moving start and finish lines two triangle/sausage races were completed with the beat into the westerly wind towards Brancaster. Those that went far left towards the beach came out ahead at the windward mark. James Case from Wells produced some very tidy sailing to score two firsts and Jerry had a good first race eventually finishing second. Sunday racing was cancelled due to winds gusting in excess of 25 mph. Jubilee Plate 15th, 16th May jub_plate class sailno helm race 1 race 2 points position Albacore 6812 Sam Mason 1 4 3 1 Sharpie 71 Paul Goakes 3 3 6 2 Sharpie 133 Jerry Clark 2 10 12 3 Twinkle 12 Sea Mist George Parry 6 6 12 4 Twinkle 12 Arion Peter Smith 5 9 14 5 Mirror 38248 Camilla Warner 7* 7 14 6 OK 2123 Andy Turner DNF 1 15 7 Laser 192771 Andrew Green DNC 2 16 8 Twinkle 12 Zephyrine Richard Warner 8* 8 16 9 OK 2005 Rob Archer 4 DNC 18 10 OK 2045 Steve Whitby DNC 5 19 11 Mirror Thomas Mulholland 7 DNC 21 12 FF Jinny Sarah Bethel Jones DNC DNF 28 13 inline_lt 45% ../ospix/jub10/jub103.jpg Fleet, day 2 Race 1 - Saturday May 15th 2010. A beautiful morning with a force 1 breeze and sunshine. Four boats came to the start line on time, two Sharpies, an Albacore and an OK, and four others got there with varying degrees of lateness, an OK, two Twinkles and a Mirror. The Albacore of Sam Mason looked ominously fast and took an early lead, followed by the two Sharpies helmed by Jerry Clark and Paul Goakes with Andy Turner in his OK not far behind. Andy dropped out for round 2. The Albacore maintained its lead to come first overall with the Sharpies second and third. Thanks to Camilla and Richard Warner for officiating. Race 2 - Sunday May 16th inline_rt 45% ../ospix/jub10/jub1011.jpg Sharpie 71, Paul Goakes and William Scoles More wind than yesterday, force 2-3 and some new faces on the water. Dave Cooper and Clare Wathes were the Race officers with Charlie Allen in the safety boat. The Sharpies were first off the start line but Jerry Clark managed to capsize at the first gybe at Worple and Paul Goakes, along with the Sam Mason in the Albacore, managed to round buoy F the wrong way, letting Andy Turner in his OK into the lead, closely followed by Andrew Green in his Laser. Further back the three Twinkles were having a good battle, with George Parry in Sea Mist gradually pulling away from Peter Smith in Arion and Richard Warner in Zepherine getting lower and lower in the water due to the perennial leaks. On the second round Paul Goakes managed to regain the lead to finish first over the water. Steve Whitby in his OK sailed a good race, as did Camilla Warner in her Mirror. Richard and Sarah Bethel Jones suffered from early season blues and didn't manage to complete the course in the Family 14 Jinny. Next Races are Spring Bank Holiday weekend May 29th-31st the Scoles trophy and Deep Sea Fisherman's pennant. Scoles Trophy 29th & 30th May scoles Boat Crew Race 1 Race 2 points position Albacore 6812 Sam Mason and Sally Smith 1 3 4 2 OK 2123 Andy Turner 2 4 6 4 OK 2117 Alex Scoles 3 1 4 1 Laser 174547 Ashley Deakin 4 2 6 3 Sharpie 71 Paul Goakes & William Scoles 5 8 13 5 Laser 174899 Colin Hargreaves 6 7 13 7 Laser 135405 Jamie Milholland 7 6 13 6 Mirror 38248 Camilla Warner & Flic Lowe 8 11 19 8 Twinkle 12 Zephyrine Richard Warner 9 15 24 12 Twinkle 12 Sea Mist George & Ann Parry 10 12 22 10 Laser 171682 Andrew Storer 15 10 25 13 OK 2065 Robert Campbell Gray 15 5 20 9 Sharpie 128 Alex Smith & Paul Beachell 15 9 24 11 FF14 Simon Dawes 15 15 30 14 Day One Ten boats made the start line, although Alex Scoles was a bit late having dragged himself out of bed for a 7.30am start. The Lasers of Ashley Deakin, Jamie Mulholland and Colin Hargreaves were well represented off the start line with a run all the way down to Houseboats buoy in a force 1 southerly, accompanied by Andy Turner in his OK, and then Sam Mason and Sally Smith in the Albacore and Paul Goakes and William Scoles in their Sharpie. Ten boats made the start line, although Alex Scoles was a bit late having dragged himself out of bed for a 7.30am start. The Lasers of Ashley Deakin, Jamie Mulholland and Colin Hargreaves were well represented off the start line with a run all the way down to Houseboats buoy in a force 1 southerly, accompanied by Andy Turner in his OK, and then Sam Mason and Sally Smith in the Albacore and Paul Goakes and William Scoles in their Sharpie. Once we eventually got on to a beat at Houseboats on the way back the Lasers started to go backwards (relatively speaking) and the Albacore, Sharpie and OKs forwards. Further back Camilla Warner had imported a new crew in Flic Lowe, chased by George and Anne Parry in their Twinke and Richard Warner also in a Twinkle. Alex Scoles in his OK was catching the leading group fast. Not much place changing occurred on round 2 with the Albacore finishing just ahead of the Sharpie, and Ashley Deakin's Laser finishing just ahead of Andy Turner and Alex Scoles in their OKs. Overall results on handicap are attached. No pics I'm afraid as Dave Cooper stayed in bed in Kings Lynn. Race 2 tomorrow. Day Two A bit more wind today, up to a force 3 westerly. 14 boats, all on the start line! Ashley Deakin planed off the start line in his Laser, closely followed by Andy Turner and Alex Scoles in their OKs and Paul Goakes in the Sharpie. On the beat from Houseboats to Norton the Albacore of Sam Mason and Sally Smith pulled through to challenge Ashley, and Colin Hargreaves in his Laser was well up. On round 2 Ashley was pegged back a bit by Alex and Sam Mason so didn't quite manage to win on handicap. The Twinkles did just one lap and had their time doubled but Camilla Warner and Flic Lowe in their Mirror did the full two rounds, 13 seconds faster on lap 2 than lap 1 - there's consistency for you! Reminder to Colin - find your watch! Deep Sea Fishermen's Pennant 31st May deep boat crew corr place Laser 174547 Ashley Deakin 2178 1st OK 2117 Alex Scoles 2198 2nd OK 2123 Dave Cooper 2259 3rd OK 2065 Robert Campbell Gray 2396 4th Laser 174899 Colin Hargreaves 2723 5th Laser 135405 Jamie Mulholland dnf Zepherine Richard & Camilla Warner dnf OK 2005 Rob Archer dns Some trepidation was felt by members of the fleet as they looked north into a cold grey force 4 northerly at 8am in the morning. However it soon became apparent that we were quorate and the racing was "on". Dave Cooper had the perfect start in Andy's OK, coming into the line on starboard and forcing all the port tack boats to a standstill while he sailed off into the distance. Unfortunately the "distance" happened to be a groyne marker rather than buoy B and he let Ashley Deakin in his Laser and Alex Scoles in his OK through whilst running back to round the correct mark. Also upright were Colin Hargreaves and Jamie Mulholland in their Lasers, Robert Campbell Gray in his newly acquired OK and Richard and Camilla Warner in their Twinkle 12 Zepherine. Jamie did a spectacular cartwheel on the broad reach back to Houseboats buoy and retired. Unfortunately the Twinkle capsized on the gybe mark at Worple, and Colin Hargreaves capsized on the beat at Bank Hole second time round, but struggled on to complete the course. Ashley increased his lead to a minute and a half over Alex Scoles by the finish, cut to 20 seconds on corrected time. Dave came third overall after his "sightseeing trip round the bay" with Robert Campbell Gray steady in fourth and Colin the last of the finishers in fifth. Galleon 12th June gall Place Class Crew 1st Albacore Sam Mason and Sally Smith 2nd Sharpie Jerry Clark and Chris Wathes 3rd Sharpie Paul Goakes and William Scoles 4th Lightning Jane Heath 5th Solo Peter Holt 6th Laser Adam Mills 7th Topper Sam Smith 8th Twinkle 12 Peter Smith Faced with the choice of staying indoors to watch England's opening World Cup match or competing for the Galleon trophy, some eight boats opted for the latter. They were rewarded with one of the most beautiful sun-soaked Overy Staithe evenings, and some close racing to boot. Jerry Clark and Chris Wathes in the Sharpie Ghost, tacked well against the powerful incoming tide and a light north-easterly breeze to reach B mark first. However, they were soon overhauled by Paul Goakes and William Scoles in Tern who rounded C in the lead, pursued by Sam Mason and Sally Smith in the Albacore. Meanwhile another trio -- Jane Heath in her Lightning, Peter Holt in his Solo and Adam Mills in his Laser Radial -- jostled for position in the middle of the fleet, with Jane establishing a lead by D buoy. Further back down the creek, Sam Smith in his Topper and Peter and Charlie Smith in the Twinkle Twelve Arion faced their own battles against the tide. Both persevered to get past the testing leg from the start and through Bank Hole, to B. There was no change in the order during the rest of the first lap, with Ghost chasing Tern. Paul and William rounded the turning buoy 10 seconds ahead of Jerry and Chris and 40 seconds ahead of Sam and Sally. But their lead evaporated on the beat back up, with Ghost and the Albacore getting a terrific lift over the sandbank and pipping them around B. Ghost led for the rest of the race, harried by the Albacore and Tern. Once the calculator had done its magic, Sam and Sally were the clear leaders in the Albacore, ahead of the Sharpies and then Jane. Sam Smith finished a worthy 7th based on his time for one lap, with the TT flying the flag for the clinker fleet. Thanks go to Callum for manning the safety boat. Queen's Jubilee Jug 13th June qjj Place Class Crew 1st Albacore Sam Mason and Sally Smith 2nd Laser Ben Goakes 3rd Sharpie Paul Goakes and William Scoles 4th Sharpie Jerry Clark and Chris Wathes 5th Laser Nina Plumbe 6th OK Steve Whitby 7th Mirror Camilla Warner 8th Lightning Jane Heath 9th Laser Radial Adam Mills 10th Twinkle 12 Arion Peter Smith OK Open Meeting 26th, 27th June ok10 Helm SailNo R1 R2 R3 R4 pts position Robert Deaves 2138 (2) 1 2 1 4 1 Pete Turner 2059 1 3 (4) 2 6 2 Andy Turner 2123 (4) 2 1 3 6 3 Dave Cooper 2031 6 (dnf) 3 4 13 4 Alex Scoles 2135 3 4 7 (7) 14 5 Steve Whitby 204 (5) 5 5 5 15 6 Steve Leigh 1718 (7) 6 6 6 18 7 inline_lt 45% ../ospix/osok10/osok107.jpg Event winner Robert Deaves (Waldringfield SC) leads down the run I can't quite think how we came to be racing in the harbour on a 7.9m tide but the lack of water rather spoilt the open meeting, particularly for visitors who didn't know where the deep water was. The weather was ideal with a force 3 Easterly and brilliant evening sunshine for racing on the Saturday. In race 1, after a 40min delay waiting for more water, Pete Turner took off from the start line closely pursued by Alex Scoles and Robert Deaves, with Andy Turner struggling to catch up after a capsize on the beat with a jammed mainsheet. Dave Cooper, Steve Whitby and Steve Leigh were also playing catch up. The race finished on a run with the first three boats all covered by half a boat's length, giving the race officer (Jerry) some cause for alarm. The course was changed for Race 2. Alex Scoles was soon in the lead, followed by Andy Turner and Robert Deaves. Alex promptly ran aground near buoy B which let Pete Turner into the lead, only for him to be fouled by a non racing RS something or other with no knowledge of either etiquette or the rules which dropped Pete to third and promoted Robert Deaves to first and Andy Turner to second (on the finishing line). This incident was most unfortunate as had Pete maintained his position he would have won the whole Open Meeting. After a barbecue Saturday night, Sunday dawned with less wind but still in an easterly direction and brilliant sunshine. Alex stayed in bed. First round the windward mark was Steve Whitby, which made him change his mind about his lack of boat speed and concentrate more on sailing in the right direction! Andy Turner finally showed good upwind speed, closely followed by Dave Cooper picking the right track and Robert Deaves. Robert took the lead on the next tricky beat, only for Andy to pass on the run to win the race. Robert was second and Dave Cooper third. Any of three competitors could still win overall at the start of race 4. Robert led off the start line but was caught and overtaken on the run by Andy, with Pete in third. Unfortunately at the start of the last beat Andy ran aground near Norton buoy, letting Robert Deaves into the lead, who won the race and the meeting overall, with Pete in second claiming second overall on the last race placing, and Andy in third. Thanks to Jerry Clark for officiating and Paul Goakes and William Scoles for mark laying etc. Clinker Weekend 26th, 27th June clink10 Helm Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Overall pts position Julie Carroll TT 1 1 2 dnf 4 1 M. Hall Smith TT 5 2 4 1 7 2 George Parry TT 4 5 1 3 8 3 Peter Smith TT 2 6 3 5 10 4 Sarah B-Jones FF 6 3 6 2 11 5 Simon Dawes FF 3 4 5 4 11 6 Chris Geering FF 7 7 dns 6 20 7 inline_lt 45% ../ospix/clink10/clink107.jpg Testing conditions on Sunday morning No report available! (Sorry about that!) . . . . Goakes Trophy 10th & 11th July goakes10 SailNo Crew Race 1 Race 2 Pts Posn OK 2123 Andy Turner 1 1 2 1 OK 2031 Dave Cooper 4 2 6 2 Sharpie 71 Paul Goakes/Wm Scoles 2 5 7 3 Europe IRL1 Debs Turner 3 4 7 4 Laser 189186 Ben Goakes 8 3 11 5 Laser 162837 Nina Plumbe 7 8 15 6 Mirror 382418 Camilla Warner 10 6 16 7 Lightning Jane Heath 5 dnf(15) 20 8 OK 204 Steve Whitby dns (13) 7 20 9 Sharpie 133 Jerry Clark 6 dns (15) 21 10 Laser Radial Adam Mills dnf (13) 9 22 11 Topper Sam Smith 9 dnf (15) 24 12 Laser Radial Gemma Goakes dnf (13) dns (15) 28 13= Topper Charlie Smith dnf (13) dnf (15) 28 13= Race 1: A beautiful, hot, sunny evening with the hint of a northerly sea breeze greeted the 13 competitors. Paul Goakes was sharply away from the start line with Andy Turner in his OK snapping at his stern and other boats trying desperately to sail between the Bank Hole and sea wall groynes into open water. Paul Goakes pulled out a good lead in the dying wind and Jane Heath in her Lightning pulled her way up through the fleet, as did Jerry Clark in his Sharpie after a "difficult" start. Unfortunately the two Toppers sailed by Sam and Charlie Smith couldn't stem the tide and eventually had to retire. Everyone was sure that Camilla Warner in her Mirror has Richard crewing at the start of the race, but apparently half way round he abandoned the boat to go fishing and Camilla finished single handed! After the handicaps had been worked out Andy saved his time on the Sharpie to come first, Paul Goakes and William Scoles second and Debs Turner in her Europe came third (see below for full set of results). inline_lt 45% ../ospix/goakes10/goakes101.jpg Goakes vs. Goakes: Paul passes Ben Race 2: Sunday morning dawned bright and breezy - perfect sailing conditions although the southerly wind was quite gusty. Andy Turner and Dave Cooper in their OKs shot away from the start line with spray flying until at Worple Dave's kicker block came detached and he had to stop temporarily for repairs. Debs Turner came planing up rapidly in her Europe and Paul Goakes started to pull though in his Sharpie. On round 2 Ben Goakes in his Laser pulled up fast into second place on the water and a few sailors retired for breakfast (Jane). After quite a bit of swimming from various competitors (Steve, Nina, Adam) Andy Turner finished first from Ben Goakes, Dave Cooper and Paul Goakes. Many thanks to Race Officers Simon and Caroline Dawes and safety boat Paul and Josh Beachell. Tankard 24th July tank Position SailNo Crew 1 OK 2123 Andy Turner 2 OK 2059 Peter Turner 3 Europe 240 Debs Turner 4 Lightning 291 Jane Heath 5 Laser Radial 166591 Adam Mills 6 Albacore 696 Robin Anderson 7 Solo 1490 Peter Holt 8 Laser 167946 George Deakin 9 Twinkle 12 Arion Peter, Charlie and Ruth Smith 10 Mirror 38248 Camilla Warner 11 Topper 40758 Sam Smith 12 Twinkle 12 Zepherine Richard Warner 13 Topper (Squid) Christopher Hart 14 Topper (Red) Frederick Deakin 15 Topper 46170 Fred Hill Fifteen boats came to the start line in evening sunshine and a force 2 north easterly. It was encouraging to see four youngsters starting in their Toppers. At the start Andy and Pete Turner in their OKs got away well with Debs Turner in her Europe snapping at their heels alongside the Albacore of Robin Anderson. Andy pulled out a 20 metre lead by sailing through the breakers to reach the sea mark with Pete Turner, Debs Turner and Jane Heath in her Lightning in hot pursuit. Sam Smith put his experience to good use by pulling ahead of the other Toppers, whilst Peter Smith was winning the battle of the Twinkles as Richard Warner's Zepherine settled lower and lower in the water, despite furious bailing in the 6 minutes leading up to the start gun. Jenny Lee Trophy 26th July jlee position sailNo crew 1 N 3530 Graham Can & Zoe Ballantyne 2 N 3441 Ian Gore and Penny Yarwood 3 N 3438 Ben Harris and Amanda Harris 4 N 3455 Gerry Ledger and Liz Ross 5 N 3429 6 N 3394 Patrick Elcombe and Carol Shore 7 N 2531 Vince and Fiona Phillips 8 N 3447 Bernard Cook and Stuart Miatt inline_lt 45% ../ospix/jlee10/jlee1.jpg Eight National 12s visited Overy on the Monday evening of July 26th. There was barely a breath of wind and very overcast conditions with a slight drizzle dampening the spirits of the sailors who had already raced at 6am that morning at Brancaster as part of North West Norfolk week. There was a reasonably long beat from near Norton buoy to an inflatable beyond Houseboats buoy. Graham Cam and Zoe Ballantyne (N 3530) rounded first and extended their lead as the race progressed. Second was Ian Gore and Penny Yarwood (N3441), closely followed by Ben and Amanda Harris (N3438). Patrick Elcombe (3394) and Gerry Ledger (3455) closed right up on the run (see pics). inline_rt 45% ../ospix/jlee10/jlee5.jpg After one more beat the course was shortened leaving Graham and Zoe with a big lead, followed by Ian Gore in second and Ben Harris in third. We all then retired to The Sheiling to consume filled baps and sausage rolls. Many thanks to Andy and Debs as Race Officers, Nina and Clive for crewing the safety boat and Peter and Mel Beck for towing the boats out of the creek to the start line. Laflin Trophy August 22nd laf class helm R1 R2 points place Under 17s Topper Tom Weston 2 1 3 1 Topper 42758 Sam Smith 1 5 6 2 Topper 9488 Hamish Hall-Smith 3 3 6 3 Topper 21658 Charlie Newman 5 4 9 4 Pico Ben Wiggins 4 7 11 5 Pico Freddo Owen 10 2 12 6 Topper 25428 Charlie Smith 6 6 12 7 Topper 32295 Alec Deakin 7 9 16 8 Topper 26802 Izzy Hargreaves 8 8 16 9 Topper 36521 India Deakin 9 10 19 10 Under 17s Laser 4.7 Ivan Karsten 3 1 4 1 Laser Radial Sam Green 1 3 4 2 Topper 46170 Jack Hill 4 2 6 3 Topper 34980 Tom Newman 2 4 6 4 Perfect sailing conditions for the Laflin Trophy with a force 2 north easterly and bright sunshine. There were 10 entries for the under 14 races and 4 for the under 17 races. Race 1 was led by Sam Green in his Laser radial to houseboat buoy, closely followed by Sam Smith in his Topper. For race 2 the course was shortened so competitors went to Worple buoy and back. Wilson Stephens Cup (under 16) 24th Aug wilson Boat Helm corrected place Topper 42758 S.Smith 1363 1 Topper 32295 M.Deakin 1385 2 Laser 4.7 I.Karsten 1410 3 Topper T.Weston 1411 4 Topper 36251 A.Deakin 1433 5 Pico (Jammy boy) F.Owen 1443 6 Topper 46170 F.Hill 1459 7 Topper 21698 C.Newman 1464 8 Topper 25428 C.Smith 1585 9 Topper 9488 H.Hall Smith 1579 10 Topper O.Quantrill 1603 11 Laser 168837 Wilson Stephens 1606 12 Topper 30209 H.Owen 1700 13 Topper 16666 S.Holmes 1775 14 Pico (blue sail) J.Axon dnf Laser 169195 T.Newman 1472 dsq (missed buoy) Laser radial 169196 S.Green 1457 dsq (missed buoy) A good entry of seventeen boats. Wind westerly force 2-3 and rising. Two Lasers took the lead off the start line but unfortunately rounded Norton buoy the wrong way, and so were DSQ. Sam Smith led the Toppers home to take first overall, followed by Max Deakin in his Topper and I.Karsten in his Laser 4.7. There was great persistence at the back of the fleet from H.Owen and S.Holmes as the wind was steadily rising, making the beat to the finish line quite challenging. Regatta Challenge Cup 27th Aug challenge class boat crew place F14 Seagull Simon & Caroline Dawes 1 F14 Jinny Sarah & Richard B-Jones 2 T12 Honey Bun Julie Carroll 3 Haines Cup 28th Aug haines class sailno crew place Mirror 39681 Fraser Clarke 1 OK 2059 Peter Turner 2 Topper 46170 Jack Hill 3 Laser 174547 Ashley Deakin 4 Laser ? ? ? 5 Mirror 38248 Camilla Warner 6 Mirror ? Jamie Mulholland 7 Laser 4.7 un-readable name 8 Laser R Lucy Deakin 9 Europe 240 Debs Turner 10 Laser Ben Goakes 11 F14 Seagull S.Dawes 12 Laser Andrew Storer 13 Laser R Nina Plumbe 14 F14 S.Bethel Jones 15 Mirror David Shannon 16 OK 204 Steve Whitby 17 Laser 4.7 Ivan 18 Laser R Susie Gathercole 19 Laser R H.Chancellor 20 T12 Honey Bun Julie Carroll 21 Sharpie 128 Alex Smith & Paul Beachell 22 T12 Arion Peter Smith 23 Laser 125362 J.Carr 24 OK 1381 Ed Anderson 25 T12 Zepherine Richard Warner 26 Topper 32295 Max Deakin 27 Topper 42758 Sam Smith 28 Topper 9488 Hamish Hall Smith 29 Cockle 104 M.Holmes 30 Albacore 696 Robin Anderson 31 Pico Fred owen 32 Nod Race 29th Aug nod class sailno crew corr place Laser 174547 Ashley Deakin 3812 1 Laser 4.7 192771 Andrew Green 3948 2 Laser 171882 Andrew Storer 4271 3 Laser 108420 W. Worsley 4302 4 Laser R 101854 Lucy Deakin 4519 5 Laser 174899 Colin Hargreaves 4562 6 Laser 4.7 132162 A.Bullivant 4663 7 Laser 89186 Ben Goakes 4694 8 Sharpie 128 Alex Smith & Paul Beachell 4695 9 Laser R 46283 Susie Gathercole 5829 10