Frostbite 3

The morning had been wet and blustery but at noon, as the first race started, the sun came out and the gusts toned down, making for a very nice day’s racing. The winds were from points north of east so the nearest thing to a beating start that James Pollard, race officer on the day, could design was a Home 2 startline aimed at Dam Green, where the usual push and shove took place as fourteen boats tried to go round at much the same moment. Nathan Pollard emerged in the lead on the reach to Zebra and the beat to Inlet. He was closely followed by Bob Sampson in the other full-sailed Laser in the day’s fleet. These two dominated the front of the race and stayed in the lead even when the handicaps were applied. A trio of Laser Radials came along next – Sue Murray’s, Linda Spiller’s and Penny Abbott’s – but between and around them, and having a fine race, was the Enterprise of Alan Comber and John Weller. There were four Bosuns sailing of which Roger Heasman’s (Sally Wills crewing) was the consistent leader, gaining third place after handicapping. And there were two Toppers, Vicki Duncalf’s and Jane Anderson’s, somewhat tangled up in Bosuns, and the familiar yellow-hulled Solo twins of Geoff Floyd and Adam Hilton.

The difference in Topper results between the morning and the afternoon is interesting. It was a bit windier in the afternoon. The morning race (Frostbite 3) was 3 laps and the afternoon race (Icicle 3) was 4 laps.

Rank	Class	HelmName	CrewName	PY	Elapsed	Corrected	Points
1	LASER	Nathan Pollard		1073	0:40:35	0:37:49	1.0
2	LASER	Bob Sampson		1073	0:40:45	0:37:59	2.0
3	BOSUN	Roger Heasman	Sally Willis	1219	0:46:47	0:38:23	3.0
4	LASER RADIAL	Sue Murray		1109	0:43:16	0:39:01	4.0
5	SOLO	Adam Hilton		1148	0:44:55	0:39:08	5.0
6	LASER RADIAL	Linda Spiller		1109	0:44:49	0:40:25	6.0
7	BOSUN	Brian Pollard	Cilla Gilbert	1219	0:49:44	0:40:48	7.0
8	LASER RADIAL	Penny Abbott		1109	0:45:20	0:40:53	8.0
9	BOSUN	John Dabbs	Jane Chadney	1219	0:49:57	0:40:59	9.0
10	TOPPER	Jane Anderson		1330	0:55:57	0:42:04	10.0
11	ENTERPRISE	Alan Comber	John Weller	1116	0:47:05	0:42:11	11.0
12	TOPPER	Vicki Duncalf		1330	0:56:09	0:42:13	12.0
13	SOLO	Geoff Floyd		1148	0:50:14	0:43:45	13.0
14	BOSUN	Toby Tobias	Paul Whybrow	1219	0:55:54	0:45:51	14.0
15	LASER	James Pollard		1073	OOD		15.0

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Icicle 3

There were additions to the morning’s fast starters; it was probably Vicki Duncalf first over the line with Jane Chadney (now helming the Commodore’s Bosun with John Dabbs crewing) and Adam Hilton not far behind. But Bob Sampson got round Dam Green first with Nathan Pollard second and they again dominated the race although in the reverse order from the morning. However for a while Nathan fell back to third; it was crucial, in both races, to get between Zebra and Inlet in one tack. If the boat (or it’s helm) couldn’t point high enough places were liable to be lost. This may have been what happened to Nathan’s Laser; in any event he had to overtake the Hilton Solo later in Lap 1. The Laser Radials had their usual ding dong, with Penny Abbott the eventual winner over Sue Murray and Linda Spiller salvaging sixth place on the water after a series of mishaps. Alan Comber’s Enterprise again led the double-handers for much of the race with Jane Chadney in the leading Bosun behind it until the two boats collided at Middle, Jane emerging from penalty turns in front. At the end Adam Hilton’s Solo was only a minute and a half behind Bob Sampson’s leading Laser, little enough for the handicap to give the victory to the Solo.

Rank	Class	HelmName	CrewName	PY	Elapsed	Corrected	Points
1	SOLO	Adam Hilton		1148	0:54:00	0:47:02	1.0
2	LASER	Bob Sampson		1073	0:51:23	0:47:53	2.0
3	LASER	Nathan Pollard		1073	0:51:50	0:48:18	3.0
4	TOPPER	Jane Anderson		1330	1:04:23	0:48:25	4.0
5	TOPPER	Vicki Duncalf		1330	1:04:58	0:48:51	5.0
6	LASER RADIAL	Penny Abbott		1109	0:54:23	0:49:02	6.0
7	LASER RADIAL	Sue Murray		1109	0:54:27	0:49:06	7.0
8	BOSUN	Jane Chadney	John Dabbs	1219	0:59:55	0:49:09	8.0
9	LASER RADIAL	Linda Spiller		1109	0:56:12	0:50:41	9.0
10	BOSUN	Sally Willis	Roger Heasman	1219	1:03:14	0:51:52	10.0
11	BOSUN	Toby Tobias	Paul Whybrow	1219	1:03:57	0:52:28	11.0
12	SOLO	Geoff Floyd		1148	1:00:32	0:52:44	12.0
13	ENTERPRISE	Alan Comber	John Weller	1116	1:00:07	0:53:52	13.0
14	BOSUN	Cilla Gilbert	Brian Pollard	1219	RET		15.0
14	LASER	James Pollard		1073	OOD		15.0

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Commodore 5

More sun and more wind, enough to cause a couple of capsizes. Jane Anderson was caught by a gust shortly after rounding West and James Pollard succumbed as he approached Inlet. Jane Chadney (Laser Full) led the first couple of laps before being swallowed up by Steve Axford and Bob Sampson. The battling Solos of Paul Whybrow and Adam Hilton with the similarly paced Streaker of Robin Spiller all followed the Laser race with Paul making an excellent start and leading the trio until Adam and, for a while, Robin overtook him. He got his revenge on the last lap when Adam hit Dam Green and the resultant penalty turn put him just behind Paul on the finish line with Robin another three seconds back. Nicky Buckett and Linda Spiller in the Bosun were the first of the double-handers.

OOD Nathan Pollard

Rank	Class	HelmName	CrewName	Elapsed times	Corrected times
1st	LASER	Steve Axford		0.42.00	0.39.09
2nd	LASER	Bob Sampson		0.47.15	0.44.02
3rd	SOLO	Paul Whybrow		0.50.40	0.44.08
4th	SOLO	Adam Hilton		0.50.46	0.44.13
5th	STREAKER	Robin Spiller		0.50.49	0.44.35
6th	LASER	Penny Abbott		0.48.27	0.45.09
7th	LASER	Jane Chadney		0.48.31	0.45.13
8th	BOSUN	Nicola Buckett	 Linda Spiller	0.55.18	0.45.22
9th	TOPPER	Vicki Duncalf		1.01.39	0.46.21
10th	OTTER	John Buckett		0.59.14	0.46.27
11th	LASER	Paul Anderson		0.50.14	0.46.49
12th	LASER	Jane Anderson		0.50.23	0.46.57
13th	BLAZE	James Pollard		0.50.51	0.49.31
14th	BOSUN	Cilla Gilbert	Brian Pollard	1.02.06	0.50.57
15th	ENTERPRISE	Alan Comber	John Weller	0.59.21	0.53.11
16th	OTTER	John Savage		1.09.00	0.54.07

 

Pursuit 5

John Savage in his Otter was first to start but couldn’t fight off his pursuers. Vicki Duncalf (Topper) started four minutes later and held off everyone but Roger Heasman with Sally Wills in the Bosun who had started five minutes after her. Steve Axford had the best start in that he crossed the line less than a second after his appointed time. He made good use of it getting up from fourteenth to fifth. James Pollard was the last to start in his Blaze, an exotic beast the width of a king-sized bed with tubular extensions that make it even wider. He’d been lapped before he even started and could only make up a place or two. Four boats started on the same time; the Solos of Paul Whybrow and Adam Hilton, the Streaker of Robin Spiller which has a similar handicap, and the Radial of Jane Chadney. Paul led away but  Jane did best, getting up to third.

OOD Nathan Pollard

Posn	Name	Boat	Boat Start Time
1st	Roger Heasman & Sally Wills	Bosun	14:39
2nd	Vicki Duncalf	Topper	14:34
3rd	Jane Chadney	Laser Radial	14:45
4th	Bob Sampson	Laser	14:48
5th	Steve Axford	Laser	14:49
6th	John Buckett	Otter	14:36
7th	John Savage	Otter	14:30
8th	Nicola Buckett & Linda Spiller	Bosun	14:43
9th	Adam Hilton	Solo	14:45
10th	Penny Abbott	Laser	14:48
11th	Paul Whybrow	Solo	14:45
12th	James Pollard	Blaze	14:52
13th	John Weller & Alan Comber	Enterprise	14:44
ret	Brian Pollard & Cilla Gilbert	Bosun	14:37
ret	Robin Spiller	Streaker	14:45

 

Many thanks to Mandy Pollard who took the photos. Click on the photos above to see more of Mandy’s wonderful photos.