Flushing SC

CHARITY FUND RAISER:

A representative of BAT– Blind at Sea, was pleased to accept a cheque for £144 from the commodore after racing at Flushing last week in one of the club's charity races, writes Harold Martin. He said that the money would come in handy to maintain their boat in which they take out sailing crews with visual problems. The club supports three local charities each season and this year they are the local RNLI, BATS and Shelter Box. In G class Mike Rangecroft and his wife found the conditions to be ideal for them to win convincingly by over five and a half minutes on the water. In U class Mike Robson returning to his Folkboat showed that Sapphire could go swiftly even in such light airs, he generally does well in heavier breezes. In the Sunbeam fleet Lennie Trenoweth led the fleet home in Bubbly chased closely by Bomber Holm in Clary. Lennie had a good start followed by his father but Bomber went to the St Mawes shore and Bernie went to the Falmouth shore. When the fleet rejoined, Lennie was still in the lead but Bomber had got between the two leaders and he held second place to the finish. Everybody was delighted to see Bernard come in third in his first sail after two years absence because of ill-health. After the race he was very happy to celebrate his return with his first beer for the same long period. At last, Andrew de Labat appeared at the start line with his latest boat which he assured everyone went very well. He crossed the line nearly 20 minutes ahead of the second boat so his statement was correct. In the large working boats Victory flew around the course and won by over four and a half minutes from Mabel. These two traditional wooden centenarians lead the modern glass-fibre rival Grace by a handsome margin. In the J24 fleet once again Jethro and Jitterbug stayed together all through the race with Phil. Samuel just maintaining his unbeaten position for the series. There was some confusion about the last mark of the course in A class but the light weather flyer Bluenose won easily followed by another gentle airs specialist Per Elisa. Fourth home but third on handicap was Macavity who also succeeds in heavy winds. The planing boats could not escape the displacement boats in such breezes so they will hope for more power next week. 60 boats crossed the start line, let us hope that they all keep up their enthusiasm for the rest of the season.Results: A class. 1st. Bluenose. M. Eddy. 2nd. Per Elisa. R. Tregear. 3rd. Macavity. J. Murrell. G class. Miss Agnes. M. Rangecroft. 2nd. Magpea. T. Swain. 3rd. Ruby. A. Martin. F class. 1st. Sword. U class: 1st. Saphire M. Robson 2nd. Redgauntlet. W. Hunt. 3rd. Mary Boon. J. Cruise. V. class. 1st. Bubbly. L. Trenoweth. 2nd.Clary. T. Holm.3rd. Caprice. B. Trenoweth. Q class. 1st. Tantaliser. A.de Labat. 2nd.Wild Child. N. Chamberlain.3rd.Sweet Friday. L. Cheshire. B class. 1st. Victory. Muirhead/Carne. 2nd. Mabel. P.Collett.3rd. Grace. C. Jeffery. J24 class. 1st. Jethro. P. Samuel. 2nd Jitterbug, J. Hicks/R. Wootton. 3rd. Just Wind J. Peters. E class 1st. Ducru. M. Cauldry.2nd Minx. C.Choak.3rd. Sidewinder K. Hansen.Mylor SCFOURTH SERIES TAKES PLACE:The fourth race in Mylor Yacht Club's mid-summer series sponsored by Mylor Chandlery and Rigging took place in perfect conditions, writes John Cruise. While still light, there was distinctly more wind than in the previous three races and that showed in the results as, of course, every type of boat has its optimum wind strength. Race officer Bernie Bagley set the longer south west courses for classes E and U that include four beats and five off-wind legs with two gybe marks providing plenty of work for crews handling spinnakers. Q and G/H classes sailed similar but slightly shorter courses. Recounting the action in E class, Peter Pope, skipper of Alexis said: "The six boats in hot contention got away cleanly. Alexis led up the first beat with Chardonnay Girl and General Khaos close behind. The steady force 2-3 enabled spinnakers to be flown on the off-wind legs providing a useful advantage for some. "Alexis maintained her lead on the water but dipped to second on corrected time behind this week's winner Chardonnay Girl . Chris Horn's Otologic was third." The U class fleet of 10 boats were keen to exploit the slight starboard line bias. Had there not been a lull in the wind as the signal went the combination of luffing tactics and ebb tide might well have caused problems for some. Nibbler and Sapphire crossed tacks up the first beat and remained close throughout the first round, Sapphire just edging ahead at the gate. By the finish, Sapphire's lead had increased to just over a minute but the correction calculations knocked her down to fourth. Nibbler held second after correction with Xanadu just 20 seconds behind in third while the Beneteau 211 Sirius, fourth on the water, was promoted to first place. Although they sometimes have their moments in light airs, the two Contessa 26s, Mary Boon and Hera obviously needed considerably more wind to shine in this race and were well down the ranking in sixth and eighth. The story in Q class is taken up by Chris Davis. "The race was decided, for all practical purposes, at the start. Several boats misjudged the tide setting them down towards the line and either were, or thought they were, over the line. The resulting manoeuvres allowed Pallisander, who had deliberately held back to account for the tide, a clear run to the line at speed. Thereafter, the race was not in doubt. Although Suce set her spinnaker rounding St Just to take the lead from Pallisander and line honours, positions were reversed on handicap." In G/H, Rosen looked a fine sight with her red and white topsail set and she charged around the course to beat Grace of St Just by nearly a minute on corrected time. Results: Race B4 E class (PY div 1: 1, Chardonnay Girl (A. Nancarrow); 2, Alexis (P. Pope); 3, Otologic (C. Horn) . U class (PY div 2) : 1, Sirius (O. Warshaw); 2, Nibbler (O. Taylor); 3, Xanadu (C. Bye). Q class (PY div 3): 1, Pallisander (L. Eathorne); 2, Suce (S. Rosevear); 3, Narnia (P. Standley). Gaffers & Shrimpers: 1, Rosen (A. Bell); 2, Grace of St Just (J. Benge).Despite reduced numbers, there was very close racing in the Pandora Cups race for Working Boats organised by Mylor Yacht Club. The moderate to fresh SSW breeze and rain showers came as something of a shock after the quiet and sunny weather of recent weeks. Race officer John Cruise set a course starting with a beat to North Bank followed by a reach to St Just and run back to Messack. Approaching the start line at full speed Irene hardened up mid-line and got away well in clear wind while Victory, Rebecca and Abigail Rose were close at the distance mark. Victory must have thought she was early and turned away to re-start although in fact her bowsprit was exactly on the line at the signal.Mabel, with reef in her mainsail, and Mildred were a few seconds behind. At the end of the first lap Abigail Rose had taken the lead from Rebecca with Irene doing well in third. During the second beat Mildred called in her retirement due to gear failure. After the completion of two full rounds the signal was given to peel off and sail to Restronguet Creek. Rounding Messack for the second and last time, Rebecca was back in the lead by a boat length and it seemed to stay that way as they entered the creek. Rounding the turning mark, Rebecca elected to tack to the Pandora side while Abigail Rose kept close to the point in a bit less tide. Rebecca took the gun thirteen seconds ahead of Abigail Rose but with handicaps applied that turned into a win for Abigail Rose. Victory was next to round the point but sadly lost the gaff and had to retire allowing Irene to come through into third place and Mabel a minute later in fourth.Helford River Sailing Club Dinghy RacingCONDITIONS SERVE UP A REAL CHALLENGE:Shall we stay in and watch the men's singles tennis finals or go sailing? Normally not a problem to make such a decision and Sunday was no exception even with a south westerly wind of 14 knots forecast, writes Katie Sykes. But the gusts and squalls that subsequently came through on Sunday afternoon's race were not predictable nor the resulting inversions and capsizes. This report cannot continue without commending the rescue boat crews of Julian and Sally Samuel and Ken and Jane Hubbard. With the rapid deterioration of conditions during the race they were soon in demand. Indeed, only the first three boats across the line did not capsize. The pursuit race started well with Phil and Dave Philpott setting a good pace from the clubhouse start line to Toll Point. Close behind were the two Lasar radials of Becky Kestin and Sammy Hubbard, both sailing a terrific race. Closing rapidly, however, was Phil Samuel in his Lasar and the two national 12s skippered by Stuart Sawyer and Garth Weaver. After one circuit the wind began to get stronger with some wicked gusts requiring quick reactions. Dinghies began to fall like flies causing positions to change continuously. From this point onwards, a mixture of fear, excitement and hysterical infectious laughter caused the demise of the helm and crew writing this report. They spent the rest of the race either swimming or bailing furiously trying to gain at least some control of the boat. Thanks to Percy Lowry for the loan of his bucket! The rest of the fleet gamely carried on and finished the race. Phil Philpott sailed a perfect race to win in enviable style. Stuart Sawyer, sailing his national 12 for the first time also did a sterling job by not capsizing and finishing second, followed by Phil Samuel in his Lasar. If you are interested in dinghy sailing with HRSC please call the club office on 01326 231006 for further information.Results: 1st Phil Philpott, 2nd Stuart Sawyer, 3rd Phil Samuel.Royal Cornwall Yacht ClubCOMPETITORS SHOW THEIR CLASS:The annual Challenge Cup races of the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club were held in excellent conditions for the various classes. It pleased competitors in the faster classes to sail out into the Bay for once to Maenporth mark. The windward mark was a critical factor in the race results as it was placed under Pendennis where the wind was fickle. Some yachts gained due to this and others missed out. In the largest class, the IRC class A yachts, the Bloors Beneteau Daring fought with Tim Cunliffe's Blue for first on the water. The long beat favoured Daring and the only boat which came close to beating her on handicap was John Murrell's Macavity. Some of the heavier boats enjoyed the conditions, none more than Celebration which kept in touch to take third on handicap helmed by Mary Townsend. In the St Mawes OD, Rebel and Kelpie had a close duel until near the finish when Rebel prevailed. The PY yachts class E had a new winner in M.Couldry's Ducru with usual front runner Amneris of Peter Hackett having to settle for second while Phil Samuel's Jethro comfortably won the J24 class ahead of J. Hicks' Jitterbug. Bubbly of B & L Trenoweth won the sunbeam class from Bomber in Clary and in the Multihulls, Mike Webb showed up to win in Crackerjack from Flying Circus of D.Healy.Results: IRC class A: 1. Daring (D & C Bloor), 2. Macavity (J.Murrell), 3. Celebration ( W.H. Jennings).St.Mawes OD: 1. Rebel (A.Stevenson), 2. Kelpie (J & R Dunn), 3. Rainbow (D.Ryeng).E class PY: 1. Ducru (M.Couldry), 2. Amneris ( P.Hackett), 3. Popincoota (J.Goddard).J24s: 1. Jethro (P.Samuel), 2. Jitterbug (J.Hicks), 3. Just Wind (B.Peters).Sunbeams: 1. Bubbly (B & L Trenoweth, 2. Clary (T.C.Holm), 3. Wendy (J.Pickup).Multihulls: 1. Crackerjack ( M.Webb), 2. Flying Circus (D.Healy), 3. Cornish Meadow (S.Hutt).Sportsboats One Starter - Sword: (M.Brooks). He said that the money would come in handy to maintain their boat in which they take out sailing crews with visual problems. The club supports three local charities each season and this year they are the local RNLI, BATS and Shelter Box. In G class Mike Rangecroft and his wife found the conditions to be ideal for them to win convincingly by over five and a half minutes on the water. In U class Mike Robson returning to his Folkboat showed that Sapphire could go swiftly even in such light airs, he generally does well in heavier breezes. In the Sunbeam fleet Lennie Trenoweth led the fleet home in Bubbly chased closely by Bomber Holm in Clary. Lennie had a good start followed by his father but Bomber went to the St Mawes shore and Bernie went to the Falmouth shore. When the fleet rejoined, Lennie was still in the lead but Bomber had got between the two leaders and he held second place to the finish. Everybody was delighted to see Bernard come in third in his first sail after two years absence because of ill-health. After the race he was very happy to celebrate his return with his first beer for the same long period. At last, Andrew de Labat appeared at the start line with his latest boat which he assured everyone went very well. He crossed the line nearly 20 minutes ahead of the second boat so his statement was correct. In the large working boats Victory flew around the course and won by over four and a half minutes from Mabel. These two traditional wooden centenarians lead the modern glass-fibre rival Grace by a handsome margin. In the J24 fleet once again Jethro and Jitterbug stayed together all through the race with Phil. Samuel just maintaining his unbeaten position for the series. There was some confusion about the last mark of the course in A class but the light weather flyer Bluenose won easily followed by another gentle airs specialist Per Elisa. Fourth home but third on handicap was Macavity who also succeeds in heavy winds. The planing boats could not escape the displacement boats in such breezes so they will hope for more power next week. 60 boats crossed the start line, let us hope that they all keep up their enthusiasm for the rest of the season.

Results: A class. 1st. Bluenose. M. Eddy. 2nd. Per Elisa. R. Tregear. 3rd. Macavity. J. Murrell. G class. Miss Agnes. M. Rangecroft. 2nd. Magpea. T. Swain. 3rd. Ruby. A. Martin. F class. 1st. Sword. U class: 1st. Saphire M. Robson 2nd. Redgauntlet. W. Hunt. 3rd. Mary Boon. J. Cruise. V. class. 1st. Bubbly. L. Trenoweth. 2nd.Clary. T. Holm.3rd. Caprice. B. Trenoweth. Q class. 1st. Tantaliser. A.de Labat. 2nd.Wild Child. N. Chamberlain.3rd.Sweet Friday. L. Cheshire. B class. 1st. Victory. Muirhead/Carne. 2nd. Mabel. P.Collett.3rd. Grace. C. Jeffery. J24 class. 1st. Jethro. P. Samuel. 2nd Jitterbug, J. Hicks/R. Wootton. 3rd. Just Wind J. Peters. E class 1st. Ducru. M. Cauldry.2nd Minx. C.Choak.3rd. Sidewinder K. Hansen.

Mylor SC

FOURTH SERIES TAKES PLACE:

The fourth race in Mylor Yacht Club's mid-summer series sponsored by Mylor Chandlery and Rigging took place in perfect conditions, writes John Cruise. While still light, there was distinctly more wind than in the previous three races and that showed in the results as, of course, every type of boat has its optimum wind strength. Race officer Bernie Bagley set the longer south west courses for classes E and U that include four beats and five off-wind legs with two gybe marks providing plenty of work for crews handling spinnakers. Q and G/H classes sailed similar but slightly shorter courses. Recounting the action in E class, Peter Pope, skipper of Alexis said: "The six boats in hot contention got away cleanly. Alexis led up the first beat with Chardonnay Girl and General Khaos close behind. The steady force 2-3 enabled spinnakers to be flown on the off-wind legs providing a useful advantage for some. "Alexis maintained her lead on the water but dipped to second on corrected time behind this week's winner Chardonnay Girl . Chris Horn's Otologic was third." The U class fleet of 10 boats were keen to exploit the slight starboard line bias. Had there not been a lull in the wind as the signal went the combination of luffing tactics and ebb tide might well have caused problems for some. Nibbler and Sapphire crossed tacks up the first beat and remained close throughout the first round, Sapphire just edging ahead at the gate. By the finish, Sapphire's lead had increased to just over a minute but the correction calculations knocked her down to fourth. Nibbler held second after correction with Xanadu just 20 seconds behind in third while the Beneteau 211 Sirius, fourth on the water, was promoted to first place. Although they sometimes have their moments in light airs, the two Contessa 26s, Mary Boon and Hera obviously needed considerably more wind to shine in this race and were well down the ranking in sixth and eighth. The story in Q class is taken up by Chris Davis. "The race was decided, for all practical purposes, at the start. Several boats misjudged the tide setting them down towards the line and either were, or thought they were, over the line. The resulting manoeuvres allowed Pallisander, who had deliberately held back to account for the tide, a clear run to the line at speed. Thereafter, the race was not in doubt. Although Suce set her spinnaker rounding St Just to take the lead from Pallisander and line honours, positions were reversed on handicap." In G/H, Rosen looked a fine sight with her red and white topsail set and she charged around the course to beat Grace of St Just by nearly a minute on corrected time.

Results: Race B4 E class (PY div 1: 1, Chardonnay Girl (A. Nancarrow); 2, Alexis (P. Pope); 3, Otologic (C. Horn) . U class (PY div 2) : 1, Sirius (O. Warshaw); 2, Nibbler (O. Taylor); 3, Xanadu (C. Bye). Q class (PY div 3): 1, Pallisander (L. Eathorne); 2, Suce (S. Rosevear); 3, Narnia (P. Standley). Gaffers & Shrimpers: 1, Rosen (A. Bell); 2, Grace of St Just (J. Benge).

Despite reduced numbers, there was very close racing in the Pandora Cups race for Working Boats organised by Mylor Yacht Club. The moderate to fresh SSW breeze and rain showers came as something of a shock after the quiet and sunny weather of recent weeks. Race officer John Cruise set a course starting with a beat to North Bank followed by a reach to St Just and run back to Messack. Approaching the start line at full speed Irene hardened up mid-line and got away well in clear wind while Victory, Rebecca and Abigail Rose were close at the distance mark. Victory must have thought she was early and turned away to re-start although in fact her bowsprit was exactly on the line at the signal.Mabel, with reef in her mainsail, and Mildred were a few seconds behind. At the end of the first lap Abigail Rose had taken the lead from Rebecca with Irene doing well in third. During the second beat Mildred called in her retirement due to gear failure. After the completion of two full rounds the signal was given to peel off and sail to Restronguet Creek. Rounding Messack for the second and last time, Rebecca was back in the lead by a boat length and it seemed to stay that way as they entered the creek. Rounding the turning mark, Rebecca elected to tack to the Pandora side while Abigail Rose kept close to the point in a bit less tide. Rebecca took the gun thirteen seconds ahead of Abigail Rose but with handicaps applied that turned into a win for Abigail Rose. Victory was next to round the point but sadly lost the gaff and had to retire allowing Irene to come through into third place and Mabel a minute later in fourth.

Helford River Sailing Club Dinghy Racing

CONDITIONS SERVE UP A REAL CHALLENGE:

Shall we stay in and watch the men's singles tennis finals or go sailing? Normally not a problem to make such a decision and Sunday was no exception even with a south westerly wind of 14 knots forecast, writes Katie Sykes. But the gusts and squalls that subsequently came through on Sunday afternoon's race were not predictable nor the resulting inversions and capsizes. This report cannot continue without commending the rescue boat crews of Julian and Sally Samuel and Ken and Jane Hubbard. With the rapid deterioration of conditions during the race they were soon in demand. Indeed, only the first three boats across the line did not capsize. The pursuit race started well with Phil and Dave Philpott setting a good pace from the clubhouse start line to Toll Point. Close behind were the two Lasar radials of Becky Kestin and Sammy Hubbard, both sailing a terrific race. Closing rapidly, however, was Phil Samuel in his Lasar and the two national 12s skippered by Stuart Sawyer and Garth Weaver. After one circuit the wind began to get stronger with some wicked gusts requiring quick reactions. Dinghies began to fall like flies causing positions to change continuously. From this point onwards, a mixture of fear, excitement and hysterical infectious laughter caused the demise of the helm and crew writing this report. They spent the rest of the race either swimming or bailing furiously trying to gain at least some control of the boat. Thanks to Percy Lowry for the loan of his bucket! The rest of the fleet gamely carried on and finished the race. Phil Philpott sailed a perfect race to win in enviable style. Stuart Sawyer, sailing his national 12 for the first time also did a sterling job by not capsizing and finishing second, followed by Phil Samuel in his Lasar. If you are interested in dinghy sailing with HRSC please call the club office on 01326 231006 for further information.

Results: 1st Phil Philpott, 2nd Stuart Sawyer, 3rd Phil Samuel.

Royal Cornwall Yacht Club

COMPETITORS SHOW THEIR CLASS:

The annual Challenge Cup races of the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club were held in excellent conditions for the various classes. It pleased competitors in the faster classes to sail out into the Bay for once to Maenporth mark. The windward mark was a critical factor in the race results as it was placed under Pendennis where the wind was fickle. Some yachts gained due to this and others missed out. In the largest class, the IRC class A yachts, the Bloors Beneteau Daring fought with Tim Cunliffe's Blue for first on the water. The long beat favoured Daring and the only boat which came close to beating her on handicap was John Murrell's Macavity. Some of the heavier boats enjoyed the conditions, none more than Celebration which kept in touch to take third on handicap helmed by Mary Townsend. In the St Mawes OD, Rebel and Kelpie had a close duel until near the finish when Rebel prevailed. The PY yachts class E had a new winner in M.Couldry's Ducru with usual front runner Amneris of Peter Hackett having to settle for second while Phil Samuel's Jethro comfortably won the J24 class ahead of J. Hicks' Jitterbug. Bubbly of B & L Trenoweth won the sunbeam class from Bomber in Clary and in the Multihulls, Mike Webb showed up to win in Crackerjack from Flying Circus of D.Healy.

Results: IRC class A: 1. Daring (D & C Bloor), 2. Macavity (J.Murrell), 3. Celebration ( W.H. Jennings).

St.Mawes OD: 1. Rebel (A.Stevenson), 2. Kelpie (J & R Dunn), 3. Rainbow (D.Ryeng).

E class PY: 1. Ducru (M.Couldry), 2. Amneris ( P.Hackett), 3. Popincoota (J.Goddard).

J24s: 1. Jethro (P.Samuel), 2. Jitterbug (J.Hicks), 3. Just Wind (B.Peters).

Sunbeams: 1. Bubbly (B & L Trenoweth, 2. Clary (T.C.Holm), 3. Wendy (J.Pickup).

Multihulls: 1. Crackerjack ( M.Webb), 2. Flying Circus (D.Healy), 3. Cornish Meadow (S.Hutt).

Sportsboats One Starter - Sword: (M.Brooks).