Streaker Ramblings - Freeman Iceberg Races 9 &10 - 04/12/2016

 

The forecast was wrong again, both Windfinder and Winguru (for NSSC at Seaford) were saying 16 to 17 knots at the due race times. As we left Hove there was a light breeze and bright clear blue skies – cold with it though (5 degrees C on the car thermos). On arrival at the pond the car park was nearly empty – no fisherman this week – with a top end force 3 breeze straight along the south bank from the south east Corner.

Penny Springall was coerced into acting as RO with Colin Cryer as ARO and David and Joe Murley manning the safety boat. 15 boats signed on for the Seniors race and 7 Cadets entered for their race. With the breeze from the south east,  the course was set with the first leg from the main jetty near the slipway, to a mark to the south of the Island as shown below:-

At the gun Andy Hamilton (Laser full rig) was first away near to the south shore, near the outer distance it was Rupert Smith (Streaker) with Alan Simmons (Streaker) a little behind and a touch lower down the line. Behind this group Ed Thorburn (Finn) set off towards the middle of the pond from near the pin end mark with Chris Turner (Laser Radial) crossing ahead of Michael Veale and Mike Rosier (RS200) as Penelope Duncan(Laser Radial) set off from close to the shore on starboard tack. Ed was first around the windward mark with Rupert next and then Alan. Close behind Alan Chris rounded the mark only to swiftly stop dead as his daggerboard made contact with the ‘offshore’ extension to the Island. Andy a length or so astern of Chris saw the problem and headed up a bit to clear the mud as did Michael, a length behind him.

By the end of the lap the order was established with Ed in the lead, just 3 seconds ahead of Rupert with Alan sixteen seconds further aft. Michael passed Chris to lie 4^th.who had recovered from his stop to stay ahead of 6^th placed Andy. Terry Jones (Laser full rig) was in 7^th place ahead of Bill Wates (Laser full rig). Matt Springall (Laser full rig) was lying 10^th behind Penelope – he was late for the start having (so he says) had problems getting his boots on. Tiger Cox (Topper) was just 20 seconds behind him. Behind Tiger was Jonty Freeman (Mirror-S/Handed) in front of Chas Humphries (Laser Radial) with Connie Sturt (Slipper) bring up the rear in 14^th place.

Lap 2 had Ed still in the lead but unable to make much impression (now 14 seconds ahead) on Rupert . Alan held on to 3^rd place a further 27 seconds astern of Rupert and with Michael yet another ten seconds behind. Andy made good use of another ‘mistake’ by Chris  - not quite sure but think he fell out of his boat this time. Matt had made a good bit of ground climbing up to 6^th place as Terry fell back to 10^th. Bill and Penelope stayed at 8^th and 9^th and tiger remained 11^th. Chas passed Jonty to lie 12^th. and Connie finished her race at the end of the lap.

Lap 3 and Ed gained a few more seconds on Rupert but Michael found enough breeze to fly his gennaker on three legs of the course and to pass Alan. Behind Alan,  Andy continued to lead Matt, Chris and Bill.W whilst Terry overtook Penelope with no  places changing behind her.

Lap 4  finished with Ed still out in front , a minute ahead of Rupert and with Michael 27 seconds in front of Alan. Matt pulled up past Andy to lie 5^th but without place changes among the following group except that Tiger having been finished at the end of the previous lap Jonty moved up to 12^th place on the water.

Lap 5 Ed held the lead from Rupert by 53 seconds and Michael now 51 seconds ahead of 4^th placed Alan. Again there were no place changes behind the front group. Penelope, Chas and Jonty were finished at the end of this lap.

Lap 6, the final lap saw no changes at the front of the fleet with Ed finishing first, Rupert 2^nd, Michael third and Alan 4^th. Matt crossed the line 5^th as Chris went ahead of Andy. Bill.W crossed 8^th and Terry crossed 9^th. It transpired that, apart from his grounding and capsize?, Chris had missed the outer finish line mark in an earlier lap and to add insult to injury had not signed on resulting in him being disqualified.

With the handicaps applied Rupert was declared the winner with Alan 2^nd, Tiger 3^rd Ed 4^th and Matt 5^th.

R9

Start: Start 1, Finishes: Place

Class	H Cap	SailNo	Club	HelmName	CrewName	Elapsed	BCE	Points
Streaker	1137	1681	NSSC	Rupert Smith		36.48	0.00.00	1.0
Streaker	1137	1700	Lancing S C	Alan Simmons		37.28	0.00.40	2.0
Topper	1341	41129	NSSC	Tiger Cox		22.18	0.00.36	3.0
Laser Radial	1136	142208	NSSC	David Murley		OOD		3.0
Laser Radial	1136	83663	NSSC	Carolyn Turner		OOD		3.0
Laser	1095	139199	NSSC	Colin Cryer		OOD		3.0
Laser 4.7	1195	153670	NSSC	Penny Springall		OOD		3.0
Finn	1042	595	NSSC	Ed Thorburn		35.28	0.01.44	4.0
Laser	1095	153570	NSSC	Matt Springall		37.35	0.02.09	5.0
RS 200	1047	582	NSSC	Micheal Veale	Mike Rosier	36.23	0.02.30	6.0
Laser	1095	3	NSSC	Andy Hamilton		39.45	0.04.19	7.0
Laser	1095	26/133416	NSSC	Bill Wates		40.01	0.04.35	8.0
Mirror -S/H	1369	6275	NSSC	Jonty Freeman		41.56	0.05.01	9.0
Laser	1095	30678	NSSC	Terry Jones		40.22	0.04.56	10.0
Laser Radial	1136	81	NSSC	Penelope Duncan		35.04	0.04.26	11.0
Laser Radial	1136	175741	NSSC	Chas Humphries		37.43	0.07.05	12.0
Slipper S/H	1385	58	NSSC	Connie Sturt		30.58	0.16.01	13.0
Laser Radial	1136	158365	NSSC	Chris Turner		DSQ		47.0

 
Race 10, sailed over the same course, with the breeze slowly building through force 4 set off at 11.30 for the seniors.

Terry just managed to squeeze inside the outer limit mark, with Jonty loudly calling for him to head up. Nearer to the shore Rupert was next away on the outer end of a group of four boats with Ed just above him, Alan above Ed and Matt just a little further back but between the latter pair. By the end of the lap the order was Ed at the front followed by Rupert then Matt just 4 seconds behind. 4^th place was held by Michael ahead of Alan. Terry and Chris were next up identically timed across the line. Bill.W held 8^th place with Tiger just 22 seconds behind him. Next came Penelope 10^th, Chas 11^th, Jonty 12^th and Connie 13^th. Andy did not sail in this race.

Lap 2 with Ed in front Matt went ahead of Rupert by 6 seconds. Michael held on to 5^th with Alan behind. Chris passed Terry and closed to 3 seconds astern of Alan. Bill stayed ahead of Penelope who had overtaken Tiger while the rear three stayed in the same relative places as in the previous lap. Connie was finshed at the end of this lap.

 

Lap 3 saw Matt close behind Ed (just 6 seconds) with Rupert nine seconds further back and Michael lying 4^th ahead of Alan who was still holding off Chris- just 4 seconds astern. These two were a real battle. Terry failed to finish this lap having capsized just off the west slipway. He struggled to get his Laser back up (the mainsheet was cleated in) and was eventually helped upright by the safety boat. He then retired, tired wet and cold. This pushed the remainder of the fleet up a place, Bill to 7^th, Penelope to 8^th, Tiger back up to 9^th, Chas to 10^th and Jonty to 11^th.

 

Lap 4 and Ed could not break away from Matt (just 4seconds astern) and Rupert a further 6 seconds behind. Michael had also closed in on Rupert (26 seconds astern) with Alan still holding off Chris (9 seconds behind). Has passed Tiger to lie 9^th behind Bill and Penelope with Jonty in 11^th place.

Lap 5 saw Ed stretch the gap ahead of Matt to 21 seconds with Rupert another 6 seconds behind Matt. With Michael ahead of him Alan finally lost the battle with Chris who pulled out a 26 second lead.. There were no place changes behind the leading six boats but Tiger was finished at the end of this lap. 

Lap 6, the penultimate lap and Matt closed up on Ed once more, now just three seconds behind and Rupert sixteen seconds behind him. Michael was in 4^th place still and now 46 seconds behind Rupert but with Chris rapidly closing the gap to 20 seconds and 49 seconds ahead of 6^th placed Alan. Chas got himself ahead of Penelope by nineteen seconds but still remained behind 7^th placed Bill.W. with Jonty bringing up the tail end. The last four boats were finished at the end of this lap.

Lap 7 was contended by just six boats with Ed just holding on by 3 seconds from Matt, a very close call, and Rupert had dropped back a little to cross the line 29 seconds later. Michael was 4^th to finish with Chris behind him and lastly Alan. As in the first race Chris ended up disqualified – not having signed on. With Handicaps applied Rupert was once again the winner  with  Matt second, Tiger third, Alan 4^th and Ed 5^th.

R10

Start: Start 1, Finishes: Place

Class	H Cap	SailNo	Club	HelmName	CrewName	Elapsed	BCE	Points
Streaker	1137	1681	NSSC	Rupert Smith		38.11	0.00.00	1.0
Laser	1095	153570	NSSC	Matt Springall		37.42	0.00.56	2.0
Topper	1341	41129	NSSC	Tiger Cox		33.11	0.01.01	3.0
Laser Radial	1136	142208	NSSC	David Murley		OOD		3.0
Laser Radial	1136	83663	NSSC	Carolyn Turner		OOD		3.0
Laser	1095	139199	NSSC	Colin Cryer		OOD		3.0
Laser 4.7	1195	153670	NSSC	Penny Springall		OOD		3.0
Streaker	1137	1700	Lancing S C	Alan Simmons		40.29	0.02.18	4.0
Finn	1042	595	NSSC	Ed Thorburn		37.39	0.02.39	5.0
RS 200	1047	582	NSSC	Micheal Veale	Mike Rosier	38.44	0.03.34	6.0
Mirror -S/H	1369	6275	NSSC	Jonty Freeman		43.42	0.04.18	7.0
Laser Radial	1136	175741	NSSC	Chas Humphries		38.07	0.05.25	8.0
Laser Radial	1136	81	NSSC	Penelope Duncan		38.26	0.05.44	9.0
Laser	1095	26/133416	NSSC	Bill Wates		37.42	0.06.11	10.0
Slipper S/H	1385	58	NSSC	Connie Sturt		29.03	0.15.46	11.0
Laser	1095	30678	NSSC	Terry Jones		DNF		14.0
Laser Radial	1136	158365	NSSC	Chris Turner		DSQ		47.0

 

Cadets Race 9 was held over the same course but starting five minutes after the Seniors race. – just before Ed was due to finish his first lap.

Charlie Rigg (Topper)  was first away - clear of Connie who was in the middle of the line heading towards the middle of the pond and in the wrong start. Next away , on Starboard tack was Harry Quin (Oppie) with Maddi Quinn (Topper) trying to cross ahead of him. Nearer the outer limit was Roan Briggs.

 By the end of the first lap Jazz Sayed (sailboard) was in the lead with Charlie second, Maddi third, Toby Holmes-Ling (Oppie) fourth, Harvey Jenkins (Oppie) fifth, Harry sixth, George Quinn (Oppie) seventh and Roan Briggs (Topper) eighth. Roan did not sailing the following lap or at least he did not finish it.

 

Lap 2 and Jazz still led the fleet with the order of the rest of the fleet unchanged and with Toby, Harvey ,Harry and George then finishing.

Lap 3 saw the order Jazz, Charlie and Maddi unchanged.

Lap 4 had only Jazz still sailing.

With Handicaps applied the result was another win for Charlie, Toby 2^nd, Harry 3^rd and Harvey 4^th.

R9

Start: Start 1, Finishes: Place

Class	H'cap	SailNo	Club	HelmName	CrewName	Elapsed	BCE	Points
Topper 'c'	1341	27531	NSSC	Charlie Riggs		23.00	0.00.00	1.0
Oppie 'c'	1665	6232	NSSC	Toby Holmes-Ling		28.50	0.00.17	2.0
Oppie 'c'	1665	5538	NSSC	Harry Quinn		29.20	0.00.47	3.0
Oppie 'c'	1665	6019	NSSC	Harvey Jenkins		29.30	0.00.57	4.0
Topper 'c'	1341	8	NSSC	Maddi Quinn		25.21	0.02.21	5.0
Oppie 'c'	1665	5536	NSSC	George Quinn		21.44	0.02.42	6.0
Windsurfer 'c'	1080		1080	Jazz Sayed		32.45	0.08.03	7.0
Topper 'c'	1341	14/7	NSSC	Roan Briggs		24.11	0.16.31	8.0

 

Cadets Race 10.

This time Ed had finished his first lap and sailed through the line as the cadets started.

 

However it was Harvey who was first away in mid line with Charlie clear behind and a little to weather. Parallel but to weather of Charlie was Roan.

 

Jazz, as in the previous race had started with the seniors and thus I state her position in each lap based on her lap times. By the end of the first lap the fleet positions were as follows. Leading was Jazz with Charlie 2^nd, Roan 3^rd, Harvey 4^th and Harry 5^th. Maddi Toby and George had stayed on the bank side and did not participate in this race.

Laps 2 and 3 saw no place changes from the first lap and Jazz did a fourth lap. However Roan did manage to capsize twice during the race, and quickly recovered needing no outside assistance.

With Handicap applied Charlie was the winner with Harvey Second and Roan 3^rd.

R10

Start: Start 1, Finishes: Place

Class	H'cap	SailNo	Club	HelmName	CrewName	Elapsed	BCE	Points
Topper 'c'	1341	27531	NSSC	Charlie Riggs		20.53	0.00.00	1.0
Oppie 'c'	1665	6019	NSSC	Harvey Jenkins		26.13	0.00.17	2.0
Topper 'c'	1341	14/7	NSSC	Roan Briggs		21.59	0.01.06	3.0
Oppie 'c'	1665	5538	NSSC	Harry Quinn		28.12	0.02.16	4.0
Windsurfer 'c'	1080		1080	Jazz Sayed		30.00	0.07.34	5.0

The breeze increased slowly during each race which gave the right conditions somewhere in the race for the fit and the not so fit, the experienced and not so experienced but not too much for anyone.
The leader board (overall results for the series) for the Seniors is still led by Tiger cox with Rupert second, Alan third and Ed fourth. The leading Cadet is Harvey with Charlie second, Roan third and Harry fourth.

It was said that the Cadet fleet may start with the seniors in future races (pure hearsay I must add, nothing official) but if that happens I will have to adjust all my results to agree with Laurence’s – the official ones on the NSSC web site – for future races.

Alan.S 1700