ROUND ONE
Six skippers turned up on a bright and sunny day,
wind condition was light and temperamental in some
places. After a couple of test laps it was
decided to opt for a triangular course starting
between Marks 1 and 2, then to Mark 7 across to the
opposite corner to Mark 3, back to Mark 1 for 2 laps
finishing from Mark 1 to between Mark 8 and
Pontoon.
All in all it was a good start to the Spring Splash
with Brian Hartley sailing his new boat "81" and
achieving 1st place in races 1, 2 and 5, and 2nd
place in race 3 giving him 1st overall. Very
close sailing on the day by Tony Watts and Dave
Johnston, with one point between them after the six
races, Tony Watts getting 1st in races 3 and 6, 2nd
place in the 1st race and 3rd in race 4 and two 5th
place finishes (one discard) giving him a score of
12 and overall position of 3rd.
Dave Johnston shows consistency by getting four 2nd
place finishes in races 2, 4, 5 and 6 and a 3rd
place finish in the 1st race, which was enough to
give him a score of 11 and sneak into 2nd position
overall.
ROUND TWO
Very fluky east south east wind, so we sailed a
triangle consisting of Start One and Two down to
Six then to Three then One, with two rounds.
Paul had some bad luck with his Sail winch which
packed up completely before the start of racing
! Vic Meek was on form today winning races
1, 4, and 5
Roger won races 2, and 6. The series continues
with plenty of points still up for grabs.
ROUND THREE
7 Skippers turned up on the day, greeted by
a cold misty morning and very light wind
conditions, meaning slow racing to start
with and slight increase in wind by the end.
A triangular course was made, consisting of
Marks 1 and 2 for the start, followed by
Mark 6 heading back to Mark 3 and back down
to Mark 1, finishing from Mark 1 to Mark 8
and Pontoon for 2 lap racing.
Even though the racing was slow paced, there
was a lot of battling seen for positions
especially round the Marks and the finishing
positions shows how the day panned out. Paul
Beardshaw placing 1st in the first race
followed by Roger Monks in 2nd and Brian
Hartley in 3rd. Brian Hartley placed 1st in
races 2, 4 and 6 with 2nd place in races 3
and 5. Roger Monks gets a 1st place finish
in race 5 with 2nd place finishes in races
1,2, and 6. The points table is showing a
slight gap after the 3rd round though still
a lot of points to play for in the next 3
rounds. Unfortunately Tony Watts had to
retire early due to the sheet lines coming
off his winch, hopefully we will see him
sailing again for round 4.
ROUND FOUR
Its rare to have a day when its both
sunny and with a breeze at the same
time, however these were the conditions
for the day. 9 skippers
showed up for a rather unpredictable day
of sailing. The wind was fluky
across the lake so it was decided to use
a triangular course starting from Marks
6 and 7, travelling diagonally to Mark 3
with a 180 degree turn round the buoy to
port, returning back to Mark 7, up to
Mark 5, back across to Mark 3 to Mark 7
for two laps, once we rounded Mark 5 we
then came down to the finish line using
Mark 8 and the pontoon.
It was good to see Tony Friston and Tony
Ingle sailing, unfortunately Tony
Friston had to retire early after the
second race due to his boat going out of
control on several occasions, he then
assisted with the scores and controlling
the start for the 3 races after lunch.
We saw first place being shared between
Roger Monks and Brian Hartley over the 6
races, with Roger taking race 1 and 3
and Brian taking race 2 and 5. Vic
Meek finishing 1st in race 4 and Tony
Watts 1st in race 6. Over the
course of the finishing positions in 6
races it appears overall that Vic Meek
wins the points though the points were
very close throughout the day, we see on
the table that the points are starting
to close back up, so still plenty to
play for.
ROUND FIVE
7 Skippers turned up on a nice sunny
warm morning, with gusty winds
forecast for the day (Ha ha not on
our lake), wind was as fluky as
normal with a fair breeze at times.
A triangular course was set out for
2 laps, using Marks 1 and 2 for the
start line, leading to Mark 6 then
heading back to Mark 3, down to Mark
1, finishing from Mark 1 to Mark 8
and the Podium. The racing was close
throughout and it appears Brian
Hartley secured another 1st place on
the points table after 4 1st place
finishes on the day.
Lets see what happens in the final
round next week.
ROUND SIX
Tuesday 3rd June a
heavy shower day with hardly a
breathe of wind with the lake
surface like a mirror! Not
to be deterred seven skippers
tried their luck at trying to
sail taking about 45mins to
finish the first race with Roger
the victor, with great skill and
patience Paul won race three.
We all tried very hard to sail
in these conditions but after
two one lap races it was decided
to abandon the last three until
next week.
Tuesday 10th June
What a cracking day lovely warm
sunshine ,and a good SW breeze.
We opted to sail a course
starting at 5 and 6 and the
windward mark was set as 2 then
down to 7 up to 5 and back to 2.
Roger was in good form again and
won race four with Brian taking
races 5 and 6.
Report by Brian Hartley
Congratulations from the
B.M.B.S. Yacht Captain Simon
Booth to Brian
Hartley - 1st place
in the points table
Roger Monks 2nd place, and Vic
Meek 3rd place.
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