Full results can be found at hansaworlds.org/results
To find out more about Hansa racing in the UK, or get your club involved, visit www.hansaclass.org.uk
Banish the winter blues and take part in the weekly Sunday-only All Class Handicap event. Visitors are welcome to come and race with us on Cumbria's most beautiful lake.
There'll be three races, back-to-back per day, 11am start with 15 ACH races to count and a prize-giving on the final day, December 19, after racing. If there are sufficient numbers there will be a separate Youth & Junior start.
Entry for visitors is £30 for a singlehander, £40 for a doublehander and £10 for juniors for the 7-Sunday series including boat storage.
Volunteers to help with running the racing will be welcome. The clubhouse and changing rooms will be open but there will be limited catering with hot drinks available.
Booking for visitors is on the UYC website under the Book Online heading at ullswateryachtclub.org/event/522411. For details email uycsdo@gmail.com
Our RS Class Association demo boat will be based at Hollingworth Lake SC from 23rd November to 24th November and will then move to at Leigh & Lowton until 20th March 2022.
So far this year at least four pairs have joined the fleet, following demo sails. Could you be next?
The Class Association would like to thank the generous supporters who have helped keep the boat in tip top condition:
Rooster
Rope4Boats
RS Sailing
Rain and Sun
GP Sails
West Country Boat Repairs
The Class Association are also grateful to the volunteers from the class who look after the boat and assist sailors, particularly Andy Powell, David Swift, Paul Reynolds and Dave Exley, and now at Hollingworth, Adam Din.
For more information and to book a test sail contact david@beamreach.co.uk or 07886 493186.
The rescheduled Squib National Championships incorporating the Irish Squib National Championships will sail from Kinsale Yacht Club from 19th to 24th June 2022.
Six days of competitive racing are scheduled on the waters South of Kinsale Harbour.
Ashore, Kinsale Yacht Club is looking forward to welcoming competitors to its facilities. The Club is equipped to run large events with its flagship bi-annual Sovereigns Cup regatta hosting up to 100 cruiser racers a popular fixture on the Irish sailing calendar.
Kinsale Yacht Club is also the chosen venue for the prestigious Dragon Gold Cup in 2024.
With two European titles to her name, Aldridge has now added a world podium to her growing collection of silverware in the new Olympic class.
Saturday, was day one of the J70's final Grand Slam event of the season and the last chance to improve a boats UK ranking in anticipation of the J70 Worlds in Monaco in 2022. The CRO was Peter Saxton, who, prepared for this event by officiating at the J70 Nationals run by the "Squadron" from Cowes the previous weekend.
On Sunday morning both Pamanti, CV for the J70s and Wetwheels, CV for the IRC Classes left the Hamble with the promise of a pleasant breeze and sunny intervals. With 7-8 knots from 175 degrees everything was set for a great days racing. The only slight issue was the arrival of two other fleets on the plateau, which made things a little congested. The Fast 40s, albeit only three of them, tucked themselves in between the IRC course and the J70 course. Just ¼ of a mile east of Wetwheels the CCYC laid a line for the Etchells Ice Bucket event. As it turned out everyone shared the course area in a well-mannered fashion and all went well.
No one missed or tied themselves to the marks this week, in what was an incident free day for the yachts. Only "Marks One" on the J70 course managed to get in a tangle, by lassoing Hill Head, whilst trailing the windward mark. The crew who shall remain nameless (Paul and Gordon) assure me they put Hill Head back in the right place.
The Bugle pub in Hamble was the very popular day sponsor on Sunday. Ana Rodriguez, the Manger, presented some very generous vouchers to eat at the Bugle for first place yachts and some very welcome liquid refreshment for second and third.
Next week, Soak Insurance will be sponsoring Sunday's racing. I hope the name of the company is not an omen.
Full results at www.hamblewinterseries.com/page/results-by-hals-2021
The race team, led by Sheena Berney, had George Whitchurch providing a committee boat start just downriver from Clarks and they were undeterred by a spectacular formation of four USAF F15 fighter jets that flew low over them a few minutes before the start. The fleet set off in good time for a gentle reach down to the start line with a menagerie of cruisers and dinghies including pretty much every class sailing at the club.
Alongside the hugely successful cake sale in aid of Macmillan, the local branch of the RNLI had a stall selling Christmas cards, calendars and gift items and made £330. With sunshine, good racing, cake and shopping a good day was had by all.
The worthy prize winners were:
Dyer Cup
1 - Julie Nelson, Mirror
2 - Jessica Finch, Mirror
3 - Rob and Wendy Walker, Wanderer
Dyer Cup - Slow Handicap Trophy
1 - Julie Nelson, Mirror
2 - Jessica Finch, Mirror
Dyer Cup - Cruiser Trophy
1 - Ffumbler, Jonathan Payne and Alan Sargeant
2 - Breezy, John Dyer, Joe Leary, James, Sarah and Shelley
If you would like to visit the club with a view to joining then please contact our membership secretary, email membership-secretary@blackwatersailingclub.org.uk.
For more details see blackwatersailingclub.org.uk
Sailors from seven countries made their international competition debut in Sicily as para-sailing continues to go from strength to strength.
Racing was interrupted by rain on the first day but the weather improved throughout the week, leading to an intense weekend of racing.
In the Hansa 303 Single class, Piotr Cichocki (POL) led throughout to seal victory from Cecile Venuat (FRA) and Rory McKinna (GBR) in the overall rankings. Violeta Del Reino (ESP) finished first in the women's competition - eighth overall - ahead of Olga Górnas-Grudzien (POL) in second, 13th overall, and Miray Ulas (TUR) in third, 17th overall.
The team of Symonds-Klinger (AUS) claimed victory in the final race, finishing ahead of Górnas-Grudzien-Cichocki (POL) by just one point in the Hansa 303 Double class. The team of Guyon-Ducruix (FRA) finished third.
In the Hansa Liberty class, Vera Voorbach (NED) won by three points from Gerard Eychenne (FRA), who ended the races ahead of Paul Phillips (GBR) by a single point. It was a Netherlands clean sweep in the Hansa Liberty Servo class. Vera Voorbach finished first ahead of teammate Hanneke Deenen in second and Wilma Van Den Broek in third.
Jan Sefke Holtrop (NED) finished ahead of Cedric Castaldi (FRA) in the Men's Liberty Servo classification.
Star of the week was Piotr Cichocki (POL) who won four out of five races to finish 10 points ahead of second place in the Hansa 303 Single class and 18 points ahead of third.
See full results at hansaworlds.org/results
On arrival the only missing ingredient was wind. We looked out over a glassy sea towards Torquay. But lo, the water on the Torquay side of the Bay darkened and by start time a gentle 5 knots with lulls had developed and the racing got under way on schedule. A sausage with a gate at the bottom end followed by a triangle was the course for the weekend.
On Sunday the wind was predominately from the northeast but generally clocked right, with some substantial shifts. There was more of it than on Saturday. Indeed, there was enough to make the perfectly set second reach of the triangle on the cusp of what was manageable with a spinnaker. That gave the crews' muscles a workout and created some overtaking opportunities on that leg which had been missing in Saturday's calmer conditions. Blue skies, seas and sunshine were still the order of the day.
Next up, the Craftinsure Silver Tiller heads to Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club on the 16th and 17th October.
Overall Results:
Pos Fleet Sail No Helm Crew Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Pts
1st Gold 3801 Matt Biggs Beka Jones Bartley SC 1 (2) 1 1 1 2 6
2nd Gold 3691 Mike Calvert Jane Calvert Axe YC (6) 1 3 2 3 1 10
3rd Gold 3726 Will Henderson Rob Henderson Salcombe YC (8) 8 2 3 2 3 18
4th Silver 3539 Dan Alsop Jennie King Lyme Regis SC 2 3 9 (RET) 4 5 23
5th Silver 3749 Colin Anderson Sean Anderson Bartley SC 3 7 5 7 (9) 6 28
6th Silver 3746 James Wells Anna Aylward Starcross YC 7 4 (11) 5 8 4 28
7th Gold 3716 Steven Leney Gillian Leney Blithfield SC (9) 6 7 6 5 7 31
8th Gold 3803 Chris Gould Caroline Croft Lymington Town SC 5 5 4 4 (RET) DNC 34
9th Silver 3779 Dave Lee Kirsten Glen Starcross YC (10) 9 8 10 6 8 41
10th Bronze 3684 Tom Low Ed Low West Hoe Sailing Club 4 (12) 10 9 7 12
The Ceilidh Cup, a fixture for many years for the club's fleet of Sonar keelboats, resumed this weekend after a Covid-induced hiatus in 2020. Moreover, it is the first competitive event in the Scottish Student Sailing calendar since February 2020.
Event Director, Craig Macdonald, said: "I'm exceptionally pleased with this weekend's match racing. It's been really exciting to be match racing again in Scotland, and we're keen to build this event back for next year, introducing new generations of students to the tactical challenges of match racing, and the necessary crew-work to make a competitive team."
Overall Results: (after 36 races)
1st - Ali Morrish (RNCYC)
2nd - Thomas Goodman (University of Strathclyde)
3rd - Hector McKerney (University of St Andrews)
4th - Craig Macdonald (RNCYC)
5th - Jesse Jackson (University of Strathclyde)
6th - Mhari Orr (University of Edinburgh)
7th - Matt Brett (University of Edinburgh)
Unfortunately, on Saturday the smoke from the nearby Port Talbot steelworks continued to rise straight up from the plant that dominates the northern skyline from Eglwys Nunydd reservoir.
The final race saw the best breeze of the weekend and the sailors were fully powered up perched on the ends of the sliding seats upwind and the boats now planning on the two reaching legs of the trapezoid course. There was however much confusion at the start and with several boats returning back top the start the ocs flag stubbornly continued to fly. Out front and Robertshaw's large lead was destroyed with a spectator friendly series of capsizes directly in front of the clubhouse. This allowed Robin Wood to extend away as he has done so many times before. The pack continued to fight it out with Dave Timson, Andy Gordan and Steve Clarke all fighting for the lower positions amongst themselves were unable to hold Robertshaw back has he charged back through the fleet.
The moment of truth came after an hour of racing with a deafening silence as Robin Wood crossed through the finish line only to then hear the finishing horn behind him as Tony Robertshaw's comeback allowed him to take the race and regatta win. Hampe finished close in second with quite a gap then back to Clarke, Gordan and Dave Timson.
Overall Results:
Pos Sail No Boat Name Helm Club R1 R2 R3 Pts
1st 329 Tony Robertshaw Weston SC 3 2 1 6
2nd 340 Monkeys Uncle Chris Hampe Mt Batten SC 6 1 2 9
3rd 338 Money4Nuffin Steve Clarke Llandegfedd SC 2 4 3 9
4th 344 Black Betty Robin wood Tenby SC 1 3 OCS 12
5th 339 Bloodhound Dave Timson Llandegfedd SC 5 5 5 15
6th 343 Blunderbuss Phil Allen Chichester YC 4 6 DNC 18
7th 347 Flash Andy Gordan Stokes Bay SC RET 7 4 19
8th 348 Steve Bowen Aberaeron SC RET DNC DNC 24
UYC has a long tradition of keelboat racing and the event, sponsored by VOOM Sports Nutrition, was for Tempests, Flying Fifteens, VXOnes and SB20s.
Jono and Ben Shelley picked up their game with two firsts and two seconds to win the VXOne fleet. A Sunday surge by UYC's Josh Moran and James Lyons who got the other two firsts and a second put them in third place, Lewis/Cutting in second. In the other fleets the overnight leaders maintained their positions to win first places overall.
A big thank you to sponsors VOOM (www.voomnutrition.co.uk) and to all the volunteers who gave up their weekend to help run the event.
Prizewinners:
VXOne
1. Jono & Ben Shelley, UYC, 8pts
2. Tony Lewis & Andy Cutting, UYC, 13pts
SB20
1. John Reekie, Andy Smith & Joe Roberts, Bassenthwaite SC 6pts
Tempest
1. Jon Modral-Gibbons & Mike Dakin, UYC, 6ptsp
2. Ian Modral & Robin Higgens, UYC, 12pts
Flying Fifteen
1. Dave & Sue Giles, UYC, 5pts
With entries coming in steadily and final preparations being made with the sailing instructions to go live on Wednesday we have taken the decision to drop the late entry fee to encourage as many participants to turn up and enjoy two days of great racing and social following the difficult past 18 months.
The race format is the same as in previous years 2 average lap races followed by a lap round the breakwater on the Saturday and 2 average lap races followed by a long distance round the cans race on the Sunday.
There is currently a favourable dry forecast with up to 15 kts although this may change as the week goes on. For Notice of Race and entry details please vist The Royal Western Yacht Club of England | Allspars Final Fling Dinghy Regatta web page.
