FD UK Midland Area Championship 2006

Rutland Sailing Club - 28/29 October 2006

 Photos: Dawn Barsley-Dale

The Flying Dutchman class finished off the season in fine style with the Midland Area Championships at Rutland Sailing Club. Despite a gloomy forecast the rain held off to provide a range of challenging conditions over the weekend.

The three races on Saturday provided brisk sailing and plenty of photo and video opportunities for the spectators!

Race one was led away by Julian Bridges crewed by Peter Hadfield, who held the lead until the first reach where regrettably they were forced to retire, as Julian was not feeling well. Unfortunately this proved to be the end of weekend for this team. This handed the lead to Peter Doran and Richard Phillips who comfortably held this until the finish. Second was Strangler with guest crew Simon Evance who had pulled through the fleet after an uncharacteristically poor start. For a long time third was held by fleet light airs specialists Rosie and Neil Pye until a prolonged capsize forced them to retire as well giving third to Tony Lyall and Colin Burns.

Race two saw the return of Toby Barsley-Dale and Jamie Whitaker following the repair of a broken trapeze system just prior to the first race. The fleet spread quite quickly and place changes were few. Toby and Jamie led the fleet home followed by Strangler and Simon and Peter and Richard.

The final race of the day was more open. Toby and Jamie again got away at the front chased hard by the ever consistent Strangler and Simon. Behind these two thought he battle was fierce for third. Many place changes later it was Tony and Colin who came home just in front of Keith Martin and John Lansley chased hard by Peter and Richard and Lucy Lingard and Bob Yeamans.

 

 

The evening included the class AGM followed by a great meal in the club. Much to everyone’s embarrassment the video of the days antics was produced and run throughout the evening providing many laughs people throughout the fleet showed just how not to do things!

Sunday dawned much lighter and the racing became much closer. Race 4 saw the fleet tightly packed at the first mark, which was how it stayed for most of the race. The lead changed m any times early on until Strangler and Simon eventually got their noses in front. This was how it remained until the penultimate beat when Toby and Jamie found a way past and found a little extra pressure on the next reaches to open a small lead that they held to the finish. Strangler and Simon came home second followed by Peter and Richard and Tony and Colin.

The final race was a slightly nervy affair as the event was still quite open. Strangler and Simon had been very consistent with 4 seconds and Toby and Jamie were looking quite good with three first however their lack of discard having not sailed the first race was causing them concern, a bad result in the last race could be costly. Mathematically it was also still possible for Peter and Richard to win.

Again the fleet was tightly bunched and many of the frontrunners were buried in the pack. Strangler and Simon managed to pop out quite early on and were never seriously threatened but behind them the places changed continually as the breeze started to fade and become patchy. Toby and Jamie eventually scraped their way through to second followed by Rosie and Neil then Peter and Richard.

Results
Sailed:5, Discards:1, To count:4, Entries:8, Scoring system:My scoring system
Rank SailNo Helm Crew Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total Nett
1 383 Toby Barsley-Dale Jamie Whitaker LTSC (DNC) 1 1 1 2 14 5
2 369 Jon Williams Simon Evance RYA -2 2 2 2 1 9 7
3 382 Peter Doran Richard Phillips Oxford & Lymington 1 3 -5 3 4 16 11
4 385 Tony Lyall Colin Burns WGCSC 3 (DNC) 3 4 5 24 15
5 363 Keith Martin John Lansley West Wittering SC (DNC) 5 4 6 7 31 22
6 378 Lucy Lingard Bob Yeamans Aberdeen & Stonehaven (DNC) 4 6 7 6 32 23
7 373 Rosie Pye Neil Pye Bewl Valley SC (DNC) DNC DNC 5 3 35 26
8 380 Julian Bridges Peter Hodfield Hwylie Y Felinheli (9 DNF) DNC DNC DNC DNC 45 36

 


1st Race Warning 12.30 on Saturday

Entry Fee :  £25.00 per boat

Annual Dinner Menu

Notice of Race

Trophy & Past Winners

AGM Agenda - Saturday 28 October

The club has good accommodation at a reasonable price or can provide a list of local guest houses/hotels.        Phone: 01780 720292 or website  www.rutlandsc.co.uk 
 

To All FD Sailors:

Please find here the details of the FD Midland Area Championships.

From popular request, the event is reverting to having the separate sit-down meal. The choice is as below and I hope as many as possible can attend, even those who may not be able to sail, but can come to just enjoy the company.

I look forward to seeing you on 28th October.

David Wilkins

FLYING DUTCHMAN BRITISH SECTION A.G.M.

Commodore's Room - Rutland Sailing Club

5.30 pm on Saturday 28th October

AGM Agenda - Saturday 28 October  
see members area for minutes, accounts etc

FLYING DUTCHMAN CLASS ANNUAL DINNER

Rutland Sailing Club      £17.50/person

7.30 for 8.00 on Saturday after the AGM

The menu is shown below. I have to give numbers by menu choice to the club by the Wed 25th October. So please return a copy showing your choice of menu and a cheque (made payable to DAVID WILKINS) by the latest 25th October. Alternatively would you phone me (01664 474773) or Fax (01476 568500) or email me by this date.

David Wilkins, Highfields Farm, Ashwell Rd, Whissendine, Rutland LE15 7EW.

Email: wilkinsd@cosmic-solutions.co.uk
 

FLYING DUTCHMAN ANNUAL DINNER

Rutland Sailing Club  - 28th  October 2006

Menu

Wild mushroom soup with herb crouton and ciabata bread

OR

Deep fried breaded camembert wedge with cranberry and red wine sauce

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Poached Fillet of Salmon With Tiger prawns infused with garlic in a lemon butter sauce

OR

Large Sirloin Steak simply char grilled and served with a brandy and cream peppercorn sauce

OR

Saffron Tagliatelle with Mediterranean vegetables, covered in a sun dried tomato cream sauce

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Sticky Toffee pudding served with thick dairy cream

OR

Homemade Fresh Fruit Salad Laced with Malibu

 

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coffee and mints

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Notice of Race

International Flying Dutchman Class Midland Area Championships

October 28th and 29th 2006

Rutland Sailing Club

Edith Weston, Rutland, LE15 8HJ  Tel: 01780 720292

NOTICE OF RACE

1.           RULES

1.1         The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing 2005-8, the prescriptions of the RYA and the IFDCO Class Rules.

2.      ADVERTISING

The Event will be Category C with restrictions as applied in relevant Class Rule.

2.           ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY

2.1         Entry is open to all paid up members of the IFDCO/BS. Both helm and crew must be Full Sailing members.

2.2         Competitors may enter on the day.

2.3         Entry fee will be £25

3.           SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

3.1         Sailing instructions will be available at registration and may also be published in advance on the Rutland (www.rutlandsc.co.uk).

3.2         Courses will be published in the Sailing Instructions.

4.           Schedule

4.1         Registration will be held in the Wet Bar from 09:00 on Saturday 28th October 2006 and there will be a competitor briefing at 11:30 on Saturday in the Wet Bar

4.2         2 races, back to back, are scheduled for Saturday with the first race Warning at 12:30. 2, back to back, races are scheduled for Sunday with the first race Warning at 10:30.

5.           Penalty System

5.1         Rule 44 will apply.

6.           Scoring

6.1         Two races are required to be completed to constitute a series and there will be one discard when three or four races have been completed.

7.           Prizes/Trophies

7.1         The Midland Area Trophy will be awarded together with other prizes.

8.           DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

8.1         Competitors are entirely responsible for their own safety, whether afloat or ashore, and nothing, whether in the Notice of Race or Sailing Instructions or anywhere else reduces this responsibility. It is for the competitor to decide whether they are fit to sail in the conditions in which they will find themselves. By launching, a competitor confirms that their boat is fit for those conditions and they are competent to sail and compete in them. Nothing done by the organisers can reduce the responsibility of the competitors nor will it make the organisers responsible for any loss, damage, death or personal injury, however it may have occurred, as a result of the boat taking part in the racing. The organisers encompass everyone helping to run the race and the event and include the organizing authority, the race committee, the race officer, patrol boats and beachmasters. The provision of patrol boats does not relieve competitors of  their responsibilities.

9.           INSURANCE

9.1         Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of £2,000,000 per event.

10.        other information

10.1      For further information relating to accommodation, catering etc, please refer to the Rutland SC web site www.rutlandsc.co.uk.