Late Summer Series A 31st July 2016 Race One For the last day of July, Late Summer Series A, two races were to be run for this afternoon. At the start of the race, the fleet were quite tightly bunched together but it was Hornet 2126 who broke away from the fleet and went into an early lead, upon rounding SP1 - the first mark of the course, the Hornet increased it's lead, in second place was Laser 200878, then Laser 42839, closely followed by Laser 2000 2041, who has gradually been moving up the fleet, however, not far behind was a Laser and by the time they were rounding SP3 they were neck and neck. Back at SP1, for some of the boats actually rounding the first mark was proving a bit of challenge but it has to be said that they stuck at it and eventually got round the mark. On the leg down to SP4, the Laser 2000 has managed to hold on to fourth place and with some excellent spinnaker handling by Maria Golton (I am in danger of beginning to sound like Colin Sproxton) has now moved up into third. The Hornet has rounded SP2 and now is about to lap a few of the boats who are trailing at the back of the fleet. Laser 42 is valiantly working its way around the course, even though Laser 200832 has lapped it. As there is another race to run before the water gets too low, the Race Officer has shortened the course. The first boat to finish after the shortened Course signal was sounded was the Comet Zero 128, then the Hornet, the gap between the Laser 200875 and Laser 2000 2041 is shortening and as the two boats head towards the finish line the Laser 2000 is very definitely catching up but the Laser managed to stay ahead and finish in second place, the results are worked out on a handicap system. Results 1st Laser 2000 2041 Brian and Maria Golton 2nd Laser 200875 Ben Skull 3rd Laser 165413 Gary Danielwicz Race Two In Race One the winds were very light and flukey but before the start of the second race, the breeze has now increased, the starting sequence is underway and the boats are jockeying for position around the start line between Heron North and the Distance Mark. At the start, the Hornet and the Laser 2000 have gone ahead of the Lasers, at SP1, the Laser 2000 rounded the mark first but keeping him him company is the Hornet and a Laser, the Hornet has just edged ahead of the Laser 2000 as they head for SP2, the Hornet has maintained its lead and increased it on the way down to SP3, the Laser 2000 has raised its blue spinnaker, however, it is not until the Hornet has rounded SP3 that its white spinnaker goes up, back in third place there is tustle between Laser 200875 and Laser 165413 as to who will actually take third place and it appears that honour has gone to Laser 200875. At SP1, having completed one lap of the course, in the lead still is the Hornet, then the Laser 2000, Laser 200875 and after that are the rest of the Lasers and the Comet Zero. The fleet is quite well spread out with the Hornet still leading the way round, in second place is the Laser 2000 and in hot pursuit is Laser 200875. Once again, the Race Officer has made the decision to shorten the race. Results 1st Laser 2000 2041 Brian and Maria Golton 2nd Laser 200875 Ben Skull 3rd Laser 165413 Gary Danielwicz Family sailing at Herne Bay Sailing Club.
Sailing at Herne Bay S.C. is not all about racing, it is about having fun, one little man by the name of Andrew who was sailing his Optimist in the shallow waters between his Dad who was acting as one marker and Ben Gardiner who was acting as the other marker, it became quite apparent that all three were having great fun. Andrew's mum was there also on her kayak, so much so I had to take some photos of this happy scene. Report and photographs by Liz Smith.
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During five days of racing in variable weather conditions in Santander, HBSC cadets Michael and Sam Dyer qualified for the Gold Fleet of the RS Feva Worlds, finishing in the qualifying rounds with a 9th, 4th, 14th and 25th in a fleet of 163 boats.
They completed the the 8-race final series of the international competition in 48th position overall with a 12th finish in one of the final races. A huge achievement. Very well done Michael and Sam! Congratulations to HBSC member Nicky Biddall who recently completed the 100km Race to the Stones, just over a year after she took up running. She is raising money for the Mission Aviation Fellowship: www.virginmoneygiving.com/NickyBiddall Here is her report of the event: On Friday after work I drove to High Wycombe and stopped at the Travel Lodge overnight in order to get to Lewknor, Oxfordshire to register at 6:30am for an 8am start on Saturday 16th July. There were 2000 people running and walking the course. Some just doing one day, some completing all 100km in one go and others like me taking two days to do the 100 km. There were eight of us taking part on behalf of MAF, two of us running, one walking all 100km in one go overnight and the others walking it over two days. I must admit that I walked the tough uphill sections and ran the downhills and flat sections but managed to do 51.8 km on Saturday in 8 hours 58 minutes, excluding the four pit stops and 9 hours 13 minutes for 50.2km on Sunday, excluding the pit stops. The scenery was fantastic from beech woods to fields of golden barley, the open vistas across the downs and the flat banks of the Thames at Goring, where the Goring and Streatley Regatta was taking place. You can see the whole route on the Race to the Stones website or ask me for the map. I met some fascinating people and everyone was full of encouragement for each other. The organisation was extremely efficient with food, water, a restful seat, medics and a positive sense of ‘you can do it’ at each pit stop. By breaking up the route into roughly 10km sections the day passed quickly and before you knew it base camp appeared over the horizon and I found my one man tent already pitched, had a lovely hot shower, chicken curry, apple crumble and custard and a piece of cake. The highlight of the evening was a free 10 minute sports massage which really helped to release the knots in the legs and stopped any overnight pain. Early cooked breakfast at 5:30am Sunday and off at 6 for the last 50k. The final section passed through Barberry Castle and then down to Avebury to the stone circle then 2 km back up the road to the finish. I came across the finish line at 5:36pm and became the proud owner of my first ever running race medal. I came 435 out of 638 people who took the two days to complete 100km. 201 out of 329 female runners and 30 out of 52 females in the veterans over 50 years of age category. It took an hour and a half for the coach to drive us back to our cars at the start which puts the mileage into perspective! I then drove back to High Wycombe for another soak, this time in a cold bath and was able to make it into work on Monday morning before lunchtime. Thank you so much for all your support, interest and sponsorship and so far it looks like I have raised £1000 for Mission Aviation Fellowship. I am even considering what I might run next year! Now I have another topic for a talk. Any takers? (How long does it take 2000 people to get through 1 kissing gate? - about 2 hours!) Toucan Trophy
24th July 2016 Race 1 At the start of the first of three races this afternoon, fourteen boats have taken to the water. In the Louis Vuitton racing in Portsmouth this weekend not many of the boats appeared to be line shy as they are here, though one thing both races have in common, is that the word STARBOARD is being banded about quite a lot. The honours of the first capsize in the race go to Mr. Harbord just after the start of the race. As the boats round SP1 it is Laser 165710 in the lead followed by the Laser Radial, the two Laser 2000 simultaneously raise their blue kites as they are heading off towards SP2. However, Laser 2000 2041 has moved up into second place, the Laser Radial is at the moment holding on to its third place. Laser 2000 22175 has been passed by the Contender but not for long as he has regained his place ahead of the Contender but once again this is short lived as putting in another tack has lost him places and he is down in fifth place. On rounding SP2, Laser 165710 still maintains the lead slot but in close pursuit is the Laser 2000 2041 as they both head for SP3 and then on to the Transit Pole to start the second leg of the course. However, coming up in on the inside of both of them in a burst of speed is the Contender. Having gone round the Transit Pole and heading up towards the next mark of the Course SP1 is the Laser, then it is the Laser 2000 closely followed by the Contender in third, the second Laser 2000 22175 is still holding off the Lasers to remain in fourth slot, the RS Aero has moved ahead of Laser 208321. The breeze appears to be quite flukey and gusts can be seen whipping across the water. At SP2 Laser 165710 has quite a considerable lead on the rest of the fleet and as the Laser rounds the SP3 the Race Officer has sounded the shortened course signal and the flag is raised also. With the Laser crossing the line in first place, there is a flurry of activity on the water as the rest of the fleet are approaching the finish line. Results 1st Laser 165710 Colin Smith 2nd Laser 4.7 154831 Matthew Bradfield 3rd Laser 2000 2041 Brian and Maria Golton Race Two The starting sequence for the second race is well underway, the boats are all jostling for position on the start line, once again, Laser 165710 manages to break away and take an early lead but his nearest challenger is the Contender but coming up fast is the Laser 2000 2041, there has been a change of leadership and now it is the Contender who is ahead of the fleet. At SP2 the Laser and the Contender have both gone round the mark almost neck and neck but the Contender once again reestablishes its lead on its way down to SP3. On the way to the Transit Pole (TP) the Contender is still maintaining its lead over the other boats and in second is the Laser 2000 2041 coming up behind in almost follow my lead fashion are Laser 165710, Laser 161757, then Laser 182262. Once again this race has to be shortened as there is a third and final race to get in before the end of the afternoon. Results 1st Laser 2000 2041 Brian and Maria Golton 2nd Laser 165710 Colin Smith 3rd Contender 701 Steve Owen. Race Three On the start line of the third and final race of the afternoon, there is a much reduced fleet sitting on or about the start line. Once again the fleet appear to be a little line shy. The Contender has taken an early lead whilst sailing down to SP1; however the Laser 2000 2041 appears to have sailed the best line and this course of action has seen the Laser 2000 round the mark first followed by Laser 165710, then the second Laser 2000, Laser 161767, then the Contender. At SP2, the gybe mark of the course, the Laser 2000 pulls away from Laser 165710. Laser 2000 22175 is making ground on the Laser and does indeed catch up and nearly sails past but has to put in a gybe in order to round SP3. the Laser and Contender who are now almost neck and neck as they approach SP3 are now in second and third place respectively. As the boats are sailing down towards TP, the Laser 2000 still has the lead, the Contender has passed the Laser and caught up with the Laser 2000 so they are neck and neck as they head toward TP, the Laser 2000 is just ahead of the Contender and finishes the race in first place. The Contender is second to cross the line followed by the Laser 165710. However, the results are worked out on the handicap of each boat. Results 1st Laser 2000 2041 Brian and Maria Golton 2nd Laser 165710 Colin Smith 3rd Laser 161767 Allan McNeil Overall Winner of the Toucan Trophy - Brian and Maria Golton Report and photographs by Liz Smith Paul Smith Pursuit Race Saturday 16th July 2016 For the first race of the day, the Race Officer has chosen a figure of eight course for the Pursuit Race, the Race has a staggered start with the slowest boat starting first to the fastest boat on the water starting last. To begin with the leading boat is an RS Feva, then a number of Lasers then the RS Vision and in pursuit of them are the two Wayfarers and yet more Lasers. The Albacore having started the race is making its way up the fleet, in the meantime there are still five more boats waiting to start the Race. Leading the fleet up to Pillar Mark 1 is the RS Feva, then a group of Lasers, in amongst the Lasers are the two Wayfarers and then the RS Vision. In this staggered start, the two Hornets, ISO and 59er have now started and making their way along the course to catch up with the remaining fleet. Upon rounding the first Pillar Mark the RS Feva has raised its distinct yellow kite and pulled away from the Laser 4.7 who has the Wayfarer with the purple and white kite in pursuit, then the second Wayfarer, a Laser and the RS Vision with the blue kite. Whilst the RS Feva is still maintaining its lead, Laser 165710 has moved up into second place and is challenging for top spot. This is soon achieved leaving the RS Feva in second by there are a number of boats who are moving up the fleet to challenge for the second place, the Laser 4.7, Albacore 7155, 59er, one of the two Hornets. Once again the lead boat has changed and now it is the 59er, in second place is the Albacore, then Hornet 2126, Laser 165710. The 59er has increased its considerable lead, leaving the Albacore far behind in its wake. Pursuit Races are run over a certain time period and once that time has elapsed, the Race Officer finishes the boats nearest to the Committee Boat at the time. The handicap of each individual boat is applied to work out its start time. Colin Sproxton Memorial Race Saturday 16th July 2016 For the second race of the day, there is a course change and all the boats are now amassing for the start, there is no staggered start with this race. On the start of the race the Hornet goes into an early lead, closely followed by the 59er, the Albacore and Laser 165710, then comes Wayfarer 10077, and another Hornet. As the race progresses the wind appears to be dropping all the time but there are a few changes with the lead, it is now the 59er which has taken the lead and pursuing them are the Hornet, Albacore, Laser 165710, Wayfarer and ISO. Since the wind is still dropping the Race Officer has shortened the Race. Overall Results 1st Hornet 2176 Chris Brealy and Gary Danielwicz 2nd Albacore 7155 Barrie Smith and Nathan Hudson 3rd 59er 095 John and James Bennett Report and photographs by Liz Smith Sailors, singers and new and old friends of HBSC came together on the weekend of the 16th and 17th of July to celebrate the lives of club members and to raise money for the charity Bloodwise.
Despite a dropping wind, some 25 boats were on the water for the start of the Paul Smith Memorial Race, a pursuit following a figure of eight course designed by race officer Brian Golton to keep sailors and the race team on their toes. Despite the Feva departing a little earlier than expected, everyone eventually was racing and the boats began overtaking each other and testing mutual understanding of rule 11. It was fantastic to see folk aged from 5 (and some 12ths) to 80 plus on the water sailing a variety of slow and fast boats. The race for the Colin Sproxton trophy started with the boats now fighting an ever increasing tide and a failing wind. One lap was completed and the leaders were trying hard to complete a second without going backwards in the tide when the race officer reluctantly abandoned the race and based the outcome on the results from the first lap. The Colin Sproxton trophy for the fastest boat on corrected time by a single-handed HBSC member was awarded to Ben Skull who had been sailing a Laser. Sam Dyer was awarded the youth prize. The Paul Smith trophy results, based on both races, were: First: Chris Brearly and Gary Danilewicz Second: Colin Smith and Nathan Hudson Third: John and James Bennett Everyone headed ashore to refuel with pasta and cream teas before a fabulous live show by the local Rock Choir. The chefs then made enough BBQ food to keep 80 people happy before local musician Dave Shepherd got the party started. Three races were planned on the Sunday for the Jim Newbery Memorial Trophy. Race officer Dai set an optimistic triangle, sausage course and the racers somewhat-tardily made their way down the slipway as the wind disappeared towards Reculver. One boat as the helm put it `was in perfect position on the line, but 20 seconds early' so the individual recall flag went up as the start flag came down and three boats turned themselves around. The triangle went reasonably well for the faster boats but as the lasers were approaching the line, the tide was winning over the now non-existent wind and boats were heading off East. Some called it a day and came ashore while the leading boats carried on trying to make it to the windward mark of the sausage. Gareth Griffiths used his knowledge of the racing rules to legally get out in shallow water and hold the boat in place against the tide with the hope that the wind might pick up and they would carry on sailing. Assistant race officer Simon panicked slightly when the oldest sailors were spotted lying horizontal in the bottom of the other Wayfarer, but happily they were just ensuring there was as little movement as possible in the very light wind. Eventually Dai admitted defeat since no boat was even close to finishing one lap and abandoned the race. Many boats were towed back from Reculver and some sailors paddled their boats ashore. After an early lunch and much fruitless wind gazing, all racing for the day was sadly abandoned. A huge thank you to everyone who came along, to those who volunteered their time and especially to those who organised the weekend. As Commodore Alistair said when presenting the trophies on the Saturday, HBSC is a great club because it has great members who put a lot in and get a lot out. Very fitting given this weekend was to celebrate the lives of past members and to remember the contributions they made to the club. A fabulous fun weekend with a huge sum raised for the blood cancer charity Bloodwise. Photographs taken on and off the water have been posted by various members on the Herne Bay Sailing Club - Members Forum facebook group. All at Herne Bay Sailing Club wish cadets Michael and Sam Dyer good luck as they head to Santander for the 2016 RS Feva World Championships. They will be competing alongside some 300 young people in their Feva XL, supported by their family. Racing starts Monday 25th July. We will be following their progress during club week and wish them a fantastic time.
Six mid-week cruisers departed the club at the advertised time of 10.00 with four boats including Puffin. John S. took his Comet Zero, Martin took Hathi with Allan and Dai took Richard in his Wayfarer. I took Puffin on my own. Clive could not make it due to illness and we wish him a speedy recovery.
On such a hot day being at sea was probably the best option. We arrived at the Shipwright's, as planned, at lunch time, A good lunch was had by all and then we returned to the Swale and home with a dead beat all the way back. Incidentally, the sand in Swalecliffe Bay is getting worse. Seagulls were walking across the middle of the bay at only half tide. Dai had a small mishap off Hampton and dunked Richard in the oggin. The Wayfarer almost turned turtle but the mast was not stuck in the mud. I took Allan on board, we threw them a towing line and pulled their boat up sideways, using quite lot of Puffin power. We arrived back at low water, washed down everything and went home. No cameras were in evidence on the cruise so pictorial evidence is a no-go. Report by Tony Smith. This weekend, 16th/17th July, will hold a series of open races in memory of all past members. Here are the Notice of Race and the Sailing Instructions for the races this weekend.
Morning Series D
Sunday 10th July 2016 This morning's race was postponed to the early afternoon as Herne Bay Sailing Club were hosts to the Les Golding Memorial Race for local Running Clubs. Eleven boats took to the water for the Morning Series D Race, the wind was blowing from the South West and the conditions were quite gusty at times. From the start of the race, Laser 165710 went into an early lead and by the time he had reached SP1 that lead had increased considerably. In second place was the Laser 2000 22625, then Laser Radial 143583. The intricate figure of eight course was a challenge to follow not only from the boats racing the course but for the watchers on the shore, There were a number of capsizes and a few retirements as the conditions became increasingly windier as the race progressed. The Race Officer made the decision to shorten the race as there was another race to be held that afternoon and the Race Officer for the later race was out sailing in the Morning Series D race. Results 1st Laser 165710 Colin Smith 2nd Laser Radial 143583 Richard De Lisle 3rd Laurie Dengate and Mags Gawecka Masters Challenge Cup Sunday 10th July 2016 With a change of Race Officer, the course was to remain the same, the wind was still blowing from the South West but it did appear to have increased. The Race Officer Colin Smith came in to the main area of the Club and, sounding reminiscent of his father, he informed the sailors that the race would be getting under way promptly. Once again eleven boats went afloat for this second race of the day, the start was not as straightforward as the previous race as the Laser 2000 was over the line at the start. This was seen by the Race Officer and a second sound signal was heard and the Laser 2000 returned to restart the race, leaving the Lasers to head off in a follow my leader formation. The RS Vision raised its yellow kite and on doing so pulled up into third place but the lead boat is Laser Radial 143583 which is holding on to first place. With the fleet now all tightly bunched together it has become difficult to say which is the lead boat but the Laser 2000 has made up places in the fleet. Two Lasers have pulled away from the rest of the fleet. The wind has started to increase and the gusts could be seen rushing across the water and it was in these flukey conditions that there were a number of capsizes out by SP3 leading to a number of retirements from the Race. Once again a decision was made to shortened the Race. Results 1st Laser 4.7 154831 Matt Bradfield 2nd RS Vision 1162 Phil and Julia Rees 3rd Laser Radial 143583 Richard De Lisle Report and photographs by Liz Smith |
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