SAILING NEWS
News 15
Chris goes
east with
OnBoard
CHRIS Hussey, most
recently recruited OnBoard
Development Officer, has
introduced OnBoard to the
clubs and centres in South
Suffolk and North Essex.
His launch event, held at
the Royal Harwich Yacht
Club, was attended by
FIGHTING SPIRIT: Competitors battle it out at the first-ever Streaker Open meeting at Girton Sailing Club
representatives of about 20
clubs, who had an opportu-
nity to hear from RYA chief
executive Rod Carr – when
the hooters from the juniors’
race outside weren’t too
Streaker first is
loud!
Within a matter of days,
Alan Rutterford, Centre
Manager at Bawdsey Quay
Watersports Centre had met
with Chris to fill in and
return his application form a great success
to head office. Suffolk
Watersports Association was
just a few days behind him. REPORT: Brian Rennie
And Chris is still going PICTURES: Rod & Roddy Little
strong – he’s talking to a
third club with a view to GIRTON SC hosted its first ever Streaker Open
signing shortly, and hopes to
meeting on Saturday 16 June with an oppressive
work closely with Royal
forecast. In the event the force 1-3 winds mainly
Harwich Yacht Club to
from the South held up all day and apart from a
reverse the recent downward
few spots of rain the promised deluge failed to
trend in their active junior
materialise, although lightning, thunderstorms
membership.
and heavy rain were seen all round the horizon
at various times. The 12 Streakers that took part
all had an interesting sail, with abundant wind-
Oxford
shifts to keep them alert.
A last-minute 90 degree windshift forced a
take the drastic relocation of the start line for Race 1, but
the fleet got away smoothly after only a short
delay. Nick Lovell (OASC) led the first lap
honours
closely pursued by Ian Bradley (OASC) before
THE Magdalen College
Bradley squeezed past him into a lead which he
School Sailing Team, who
held to the finishing line.
sail with ODSSA at
In Race 2, Nick Lovell and Dave Smith
Farmoor Reservoir, won the
(Welton SC) led from Ian Bradley and Stuart
BSDRA Team Racing
Hood (Hornsea SC) up a long first beat before
Championships held at being taken away by an insidious header that
Bough Beech on July 2-4th left Bradley and Hood clear ahead. In the chase
to become the British that followed Bradley kept clear with Lovell
Schools Team Racing working his way through to second. Graham
WEATHER WATCH: The rain held off to ensure a good ensure a good day’s sailing
Champions. In doing so Nelson finally said enough is enough for the
they ended Sevenoaks venerable 155, as he struggled to keep the water kept the pressure on all the way to the finishing Smith (Welton SC), 4 Stuart Hood (Hornsea
Schools 16-year run of wins
level below the false floor! line. Most of the rest of the fleet held similar SC), 5 Pete Tyerman (Pennine SC),
in the event and made a
Race 3 saw Nick Lovell establish a com- positions in all three races with David Smith 6 Andrew Francis (Girton SC), 7 Roger Wallis
clean sweep of their
manding lead only to see it removed by fickle and Stuart Hood tussling for 3rd and 4th places (South Yorks SC), 8 Brian Rennie (Girton
regional championships.
shifts on a single short beat in the second lap. respectively. SC), 9 Lianne Therkelson Welton SC),
Other ODSSA members
Ian Bradley managed to catch and pass him to RESULTS OVERALL: 1.Ian Bradley (Ouse 10 Dorothy Gennard (Girton SC), 11 Graham
were also well placed with
score his third bullet of the day although Lovell ASC), 2 Nick Lovell (Ouse ASC), 3 David Nelson, 12 Julia Edwards (Girton SC).
Radley College finishing in
5th place and the girls of St
Helens and St Katherines
9th out of the thirteen teams
that qualified for the final.
Wayfarers’ southern style
Sailor dies
FOURTEEN visiting boats joined four with a convincing win from Guy Hacon and
DURING the Laser 4000
Wayfarers from the Warsash SC fleet for the Keiran Barnes.
National Championship at
2007 Southern Championship. For some crews it By the end of the race it was getting quite
Tremadoc Bay in Wales on
was a last chance to get some practice in before windy and races two and three were sailed in a
Monday 30th July, two
their boats are shipped to Denmark for the forth- gusty 16 to 25 knot wind with a typical Solent
people sailing at the event
coming Internationals. chop. In particular the reaches in race two were
were involved in a tragic
Much of the Wayfarer’s strength lies in its ver- fantastic if you stayed upright but a few crews
incident leaving one person
satility. Light, heavy, young or old can all enjoy did take an involuntary dip in the Solent at the
dead.
the boat and for this event there were crews rang- gybe mark…
Their Laser 4000 capsized
ing in age from 12 to 60+! Six races were held, Race two was again won by
and they had to be rescued
three on Saturday and three on Sunday organised McNamara/Townsend but this time with Roger
by one of the event safety
by race officer Jon Spencer and his very efficient Challis and Mark Johnson in second. By race
boats. Sadly the man was
team. three quite a few crews had headed back for the
pronounced dead at the
After weeks of what seems like continual rain shelter of Warsash SC and the results at the front
scene of the incident after
everyone was pleased to see that Saturday start- remained the same. Sunday’s three races were
attempts to resuscitate him
ed bright and sunny with moderate wind. During sailed in much less wind and this allowed
failed. The woman was
the first beat of the first race a massive shift Graham and Robin Barker to show their form
taken ashore after sustaining
caught out a few boats but Michael McNamara scoring a 3,2,2 with McNamara/Townsend again
no injuries.
and Simon Townsend set the tone for the event scoring an impressive 3 bullets.
PLAIN SAILING: Action from the event
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