April 13th 2008... Sunday Series A, Race 1 / Crystal Bowl

Fifteen minutes before the start of the race it looked as though it could be another drifting match but as the starting time drew nearer the wind started to build and held at a steady 12 to 14 knots for the rest of the race with close racing in the early stages. The course had been set of four laps around the Wheatcroft buoy.

In the lightweight class the new 1720, Joker in the Pack of Nick Taylor and Robin Gray was off to a flier and soon pulled away from the rest of the pack before teething problems pegged them back with Scarborough Fair taking the lead at the first mark, which they held to the finish with Humdinger, Shere Khan and Tomahawk all showing good pace.

In the heavy weight class, John Liversey in Whistler showed what improvement could be made with new sails and ‘the wife ’at the helm!, taking a very creditable second place.  A close contest ensued between Vado, Grautvonix and Ruffian with Vado eventually gaining first place and Grautvonix third.

The overall trophy, the Crystal Bowl went to the well sailed 707, Scarborough Fair owned by Dave Ibbotson.

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2008 Saling Instructions and all other forms are available on down load from this site or copies can be obtained from the Clubhouse.Your attention is drawn to Minimum requirements   1.4

Next race Sunday April 13th 0900 start

April 5th......Final races cancelled

With the red flag flying (prohibiting commercial craft from leaving harbour and this being used as the bench mark as to whether or not racing would take place) the race officer of the day Martin Donnelly , had no alternative but to postpone racing for the day. The criteria facing the sailing committee was to find an alternative date to re- run the final two races but with the onset of the summer sailing season it was reluctantly decided to cancel the un-sailed races, which left Humdinger the winner of the light weight class with Shere Khan in a very close second and Bee Sharp third. Ruffian won the heavy weight class with Grautvornix second and Kassy third, with a total of 11 yachts in the light weights and 13 in the heavy weights the Autumn and Winter series were once again declared a resounding success and we now look forward to the Summer sailing season with great relish.

March 30th....Race 2 and Race 6

Race 2

On a blustery day with winds gusting 28knts at the start Humdinger got off to a flyer, rounding the hitch mark 1^st with Ruffian and Shere Khan close behind and the rest of the fleet in hot pursuit. With the wind easing, crews shook out reefs and settled into routines to the gybe mark, readying themselves for the drag race to the finish, with Ruffian taking line honours, but losing out to Humdinger on corrected time.

Heavyweight division 1^st Ruffian, 2^nd Grautvornix,  3^rd Little Jeannie

Lightweight division   1^st Humdinger, 2^nd Shere Khan, 3^rd Bee Sharp

Race 6

The second race of the day started in slightly lighter conditions but as the race progressed the wind came back gusting 25knts at times.

Once again Humdinger had a cracking start and took full advantage of rounding the mark first, before big wind shifts forced the rest of the fleet to tack away, losing valuable time. With crews working hard to close the gap, Humdinger hung on, to take first place and jump into first place overall in the series, with Bee Sharp in second and Tomahawk in third.

In the heavy weight class Ruffian once again came first with an inspired performance from Little Jeannie, taking second and Grautvornix 3rd

For full results see race results page

March 16th .....Humdinger takes 1st place

Today’s racing took a few crews by surprise when race officer of the day Roger Buxton, proclaimed that conditions were fit to race. With a heavy swell and 25knt winds the start line became quite hectic, but once under way, crews became accustomed to the conditions with Ruffian soon carving out an early lead, only to be overtaken by the 707, Humdinger, on the final leg of the last lap. Maverix showing well and taking 2^nd place and Bee Sharp, 3rd place in the Lightweight class. Grautvornix sailed into 2^nd and Kassey 3^rd in the Heavyweight division.

Forth place in the Lightweight class went to Shere Khan, which is enough for them to hold on to first place overall in the series but with only a 2 point lead everything is still to play for.

March 2nd .......Wind wise it's feast or famine

Once again racing had to be postponed due to strong winds, with gusts up to 40 knts, discretion was the better part of valour and so the eagerly awaited contest in the lightweight division was also put on hold, with the battle for supremacy diverting to the bar! 

March 2nd 2008 Next Race

With the fourth race of the Winter Series on March 2^nd, and a lot more wind predicted, the talk is all about whether the First class eight, Shere Khan, who has sailed so well in light airs, will be able to take the first place once again in the lightweight division and the trio of Hunter 707s just can’t wait to put them to the test.After saying all that you can never discount the Sonata Bee Sharp, who always gives a good account of her self and with the rest of the fleet snapping at their heels it will make for an interesting weekend’s racing.

Additionally the heavyweight boys will be itching to get out there in the kind of breeze that they need and unlike in the previous, windless races we hope the lower handicapped yachts will be able to complete the course, and maybe present a few surprises.

Febuary 17th 2008

With an area of high pressure dominating the weather pattern at the moment, it turned out to be yet another glorious, sunny winter’s day but unfortunately for the twenty one yachts taking part in the third race in the winter series it offered little wind to work with and once again it was the lightweight division which made the most of the conditions. With the wind dying towards the end of the race it was inevitable that the heavier weight boats would suffer.

Once again Shere Khan proved that light winds are no barrier to her performance, taking first place, closely followed by Scarborough Fair, Humdinger and Bee Sharp in fourth place in the light weight division.

Ruffian made the most of her speed, to finish first in the heavy weight division, with Dash in second and Grautvornix finishing in third, both struggling to make the finishing line, in the last of the afternoons wind.

Febuary 3rd 2008 ........................................Today's Race postponed

Due to the deteriorating forecast and predicted gale force conditions, today's racing was postponed in the interest of safety.