Blue skies, no breeze and
quite warm as we left Hove for Piddinghoe on Sunday for the first races of the
2019 Freeman Iceberg Series. After Saturday we had wondered if it would even be
possible to sail but on arrival at Piddinghoe there was not a breath of wind
and the water was like a mill pond.
More in hope than anger the
Race officer, Jo West, assisted by Anna Freeman - with Rupert Smith and Barry Lowton on the safety Boat - had ‘pencilled in’ a course as
shown below in the hope that some breeze would arrive for the 10.30 start time.
With some seventeen boats rigged on the bank it was an anxious wait but the
first few hints, a zephyr, came about ten minutes before the race was due to
start.
At the Gun it was Ed Thorburn in his Finn who was first away at the pin end of the line
closely pursued by Laurence Venus in his new Hadron H2 and then Bill Wates in
his Laser full rig. At the shore end Julian Dobson also in a full rig Laser hit
the line just to windward of Alan Simmons in his Streaker (Lancing SC). Both of
them were headed for the wrong new Blue mark (mark courtesy of Jonty Freeman).
At the correct mark Ed led Laurence round, these two already well clear of the rest of the fleet with Thomas Harland Smith (Laser Radial) followed by Bill Wates and then Ed Rollestone in his Laser 4.7.
On the following leg, a run across to the east side of the pond Alan. S went to the south of the bunch and passed about five boats to lie behind Thomas.H/S.
By the end of the lap Ed.T was just three seconds ahead of Laurence with Thomas.H/S 2.25 minutes behind and with Alan.S a further 32 seconds behind him.
Below you will find an extract from the Excel sheet showing the relative positions of the fleet showing how boat positions changed throughout the race.
At the correct mark Ed led Laurence round, these two already well clear of the rest of the fleet with Thomas Harland Smith (Laser Radial) followed by Bill Wates and then Ed Rollestone in his Laser 4.7.
On the following leg, a run across to the east side of the pond Alan. S went to the south of the bunch and passed about five boats to lie behind Thomas.H/S.
By the end of the lap Ed.T was just three seconds ahead of Laurence with Thomas.H/S 2.25 minutes behind and with Alan.S a further 32 seconds behind him.
Below you will find an extract from the Excel sheet showing the relative positions of the fleet showing how boat positions changed throughout the race.
Race 1 - 03.11.2019
| Posn | Class | Sail No | Lap 1 | e time | Lap 2 | e time | Lap 3 | e time | Lap 4 | e time | Posn |
| 1 | Finn | 595 | E Thorburn | 14.55 | L Venus | 25.28 | L Venus | 35.50 | L Venus | 45.12 | 1 |
| 2 | Hadron H2 | 138 | L Venus | 14.58 | E Thorburn | 26.49 | E Thorburn | 37.15 | E Thorburn | 48.25 | 2 |
| 3 | Laser R | 72341 | T Harland-Smith | 16.17 | A Simmons | 27.44 | A Simmons | 37.59 | A Simmons | 49.07 | 3 |
| 4 | Streaker | 1700 | A Simmons | 16.49 | T Harland-Smith | 29.57 | T Harland-Smith | 40.54 | J Dobson | 51.19 | 4 |
| 5 | Laser | 7 | J Dobson | 17.47 | B Wates | 30.15 | J Dobson | 41.01 | T Harland-Smith | 51.20 | 5 |
| 6 | Laser | 26 | B Wates | 18.20 | J Dobson | 30.20 | B Wates | 41.44 | B Wates | 52.13 | 6 |
| 7 | Laser 4.7 | 207462 | E Rollestone | 18.22 | Z McCaig | 31.59 | Z McCaig | 43.57 | 7 | ||
| 8 | Laser R | 64200 | Z McCaig | 18.30 | E Rollestone | 32.42 | E Rollestone | 44.45 | 8 | ||
| 9 | Laser R | 179808 | L Johns | 18.59 | L Johns | 33.17 | D Hitchens | 44.53 | 9 | ||
| 10 | Comet | 473 | T Jones | 21.24 | T Jones | 33.33 | T Jones | 45.34 | 10 | ||
| 11 | Laser R | 201962 | T Rollestone | 21.42 | D Hitchens | 34.00 | L Johns | 46.52 | 11 | ||
| 12 | Topper | 41179 | T Cox | 21.46 | P Duncan | 34.36 | P Duncan | 47.03 | 12 | ||
| 13 | Laser R | 91329 | P Duncan | 22.09 | R Beal | 35.13 | R Beal | 47.55 | 13 | ||
| 14 | Laser | 122461 | D Hitchens | 22.10 | T Rollestone | 36.15 | T Rollestone | 50.07 | 14 | ||
| 15 | Laser R | 43382 | R Beal | 22.17 | T Cox | 37.01 | T Cox | 50.29 | 15 | ||
| 16 | Mirror | 6275 | J Freeman | 26.46 | J Freeman | 43.38 | 16 | ||||
| 17 | Topper 4.2 | 4764 | T Beck | 32.52 | 17 |
As can be seen Laurence.V
went ahead of Ed.T in the second lap and Alan.S moved into third place,
gradually pulling away from Thomas H/S and catching up with Ed.T to finish some
40 seconds behind him.
Julian.D was having a battle throughout the race with
Bill.W only to pass him and Thomas.H/S in the final lap to finish fourth.
R1
Start:
Start 1, Finishes: Place
Rank
|
Class
|
SailNo
|
Club
|
HelmName
|
CrewName
|
PY
|
Elapsed
|
BCE
|
Points
|
1
|
STREAKER
|
1700
|
Lancing
|
Alan
Simmons
|
1128
|
49.07
|
0.00.00
|
1.0
|
|
2
|
HADRON
H2
|
138
|
NSSC
|
Laurence
Venus
|
1034
|
45.12
|
0.00.11
|
2.0
|
|
3
|
LASER
RADIAL
|
72341
|
NSSC
|
Thomas
Harland-Smith
|
1145
|
51.20
|
0.01.29
|
3.0
|
|
4
|
LASER
RADIAL
|
26
|
NSSC
|
Bill
Wates
|
1145
|
52.13
|
0.02.22
|
4.0
|
|
5
|
FINN
|
595
|
NSSC
|
Ed
Thorburn
|
1051
|
48.25
|
0.02.39
|
5.0
|
|
6
|
LASER
|
7
|
NSSC
|
Julian
Dobson
|
1099
|
51.19
|
0.03.28
|
6.0
|
|
7
|
TOPPER
|
41179
|
NSSC
|
Tim Cox
|
1390
|
50.29
|
0.05.05
|
7.0
|
|
8
|
LASER
4.7
|
207452
|
NSSC
|
Ed
Rllestone
|
1207
|
44.45
|
0.05.20
|
8.0
|
|
9
|
COMET
|
473
|
NSSC
|
Terry
Jones
|
1207
|
45.34
|
0.06.09
|
9.0
|
|
10
|
LASER
RADIAL
|
64200
|
NSSC
|
Zoe
McCaig
|
1145
|
43.57
|
0.06.33
|
10.0
|
|
11
|
LASER
|
122461
|
NSSC
|
David
Hitchins
|
1099
|
44.53
|
0.09.00
|
11.0
|
|
12
|
LASER
RADIAL
|
179808
|
NSSC
|
Lewis
Johns
|
1145
|
46.52
|
0.09.28
|
12.0
|
|
13
|
LASER
RADIAL
|
91329
|
NSSC
|
Penelope
Duncan
|
1145
|
47.03
|
0.09.39
|
13.0
|
|
14
|
LASER
RADIAL
|
43382
|
NSSC
|
Richard
Beal
|
1145
|
47.55
|
0.10.31
|
14.0
|
|
15
|
LASER
RADIAL
|
201962
|
NSSC
|
Toby
Rollestone
|
1145
|
50.07
|
0.12.43
|
15.0
|
|
16
|
MIRROR
|
6275
|
NSSC
|
Jonty
Freeman
|
Chloe
Marsh
|
1390
|
43.38
|
0.13.22
|
16.0
|
17
|
TOPPER
4.2
|
4764
|
NSSC
|
Thomas
Beck
|
1416
|
32.52
|
0.17.27
|
17.0
|
For
race 2 the course was adjusted slightly moving the first mark further to the
east as shown below.
Alan.
S having gone ashore at the end of the first race and started to de-rig
realised that there was another race and so had to rapidly re-rig, getting back
afloat just before the start sequence began.
At
the gun it was David Hitchins (Laser full rig) first across the line at the pin
end with Terry Jones (Comet) just above him. Third to cross the start line was
Laurence.V. Alan.S was a bit further back with Ed.T to windward but with
several boats ahead.
By the end of the first leg Laurence.V was away ahead followed by Ed.T with Terry.J and David.H behind second and third. At the end of the beat towards the clubhouse Laurence rounded the mark off the clubhouse substantially ahead of Terry.J and David.H with Bill.W in front of Alan.S and Julian.D behind him. By the end of the first lap Laurence was a minute and a half out ahead of Ed.T with Alan.S some two minutes further behind but just seven seconds ahead of David.H and Julan.D nineteen seconds further back.
By the end of the first leg Laurence.V was away ahead followed by Ed.T with Terry.J and David.H behind second and third. At the end of the beat towards the clubhouse Laurence rounded the mark off the clubhouse substantially ahead of Terry.J and David.H with Bill.W in front of Alan.S and Julian.D behind him. By the end of the first lap Laurence was a minute and a half out ahead of Ed.T with Alan.S some two minutes further behind but just seven seconds ahead of David.H and Julan.D nineteen seconds further back.
Race 2
Posn
|
Class
|
Sail No
|
Lap 1
|
e time
|
Lap 2
|
e time
|
Lap 3
|
e time
|
Lap 4
|
e time
|
Posn
|
1
|
Hadron H2
|
138
|
L Venus
|
13.55
|
E Thorburn
|
22.53
|
L Venus
|
31.29
|
L Venus
|
39.20
|
1
|
2
|
Finn
|
595
|
E Thorburn
|
15.20
|
L Venus
|
22.59
|
E Thorburn
|
32.43
|
E Thorburn
|
40.39
|
2
|
3
|
Streaker
|
1700
|
A Simmons
|
17.26
|
A Simmons
|
27.52
|
A Simmons
|
37.19
|
3
|
||
4
|
Laser
|
122461
|
D Hitchens
|
17.33
|
J Dobson
|
28.20
|
J Dobson
|
37.46
|
4
|
||
5
|
Laser
|
7
|
J Dobson
|
17.52
|
B Wates
|
28.56
|
B Wates
|
38.17
|
5
|
||
6
|
Laser
|
26
|
B Wates
|
18.18
|
D Hitchens
|
28.58
|
D Hitchens
|
38.42
|
6
|
||
7
|
Laser R
|
64200
|
Z McCaig
|
18.31
|
Z McCaig
|
29.07
|
Z McCaig
|
39.02
|
7
|
||
8
|
Comet
|
473
|
T Jones
|
18.32
|
T Jones
|
29.56
|
T Jones
|
40.08
|
8
|
||
9
|
Laser R
|
179808
|
L Johns
|
19.50
|
E Rollestone
|
31.16
|
E Rollestone
|
40.31
|
9
|
||
10
|
Laser 4.7
|
207462
|
E Rollestone
|
20.58
|
L Johns
|
31.34
|
T Harland-Smith
|
40.57
|
10
|
||
11
|
Topper
|
41179
|
T Cox
|
21.11=
|
T Harland-Smith
|
31.55
|
L Johns
|
41.07
|
11
|
||
12
|
Laser R
|
43382
|
R Beal
|
21.11=
|
R Beal
|
32.43
|
T Rollestone
|
42.06
|
12
|
||
13
|
Laser R
|
72341
|
T Harland-Smith
|
21.15=
|
T Rollestone
|
32.51
|
R Beal
|
43.27
|
13
|
||
14
|
Laser R
|
91329
|
P Duncan
|
21.15=
|
T Cox
|
33.18
|
T Cox
|
44.41
|
14
|
||
15
|
Laser R
|
201962
|
T Rollestone
|
21.23
|
P Duncan
|
34.37
|
P Duncan
|
45.08
|
15
|
||
16
|
Mirror
|
6275
|
J Freeman
|
24.54
|
J Freeman
|
38.13
|
16
|
||||
17
|
Topper 4.2
|
4764
|
T Beck
|
25.29
|
T Beck
|
40.26
|
17
|
In lap 2 Laurence had some problems and Ed.T caught and passed him to cross the line 6 seconds ahead,as Alan.S retained third place, but now nearly five minutes behind. Julian.D and Bill.W passed David.H to lie fourth and fifth respectively.
Lap
3 Laurence regained the lead from Ed.T but there no place changes in the
following three boats.
Lap
4 was contested by just Laurence.V and Ed.T with Laurence.V crossing the finish
line a minute and a half ahead of Ed.T, the remainder of the fleet having
already finished.
With
times corrected and Handicaps applied the winner was Laurence.V, Ed.T second,
Tim Cox (Topper) third Alan.S fourth and Terry.J fifth.
R2
Start: Start 1, Finishes: Place
Rank
|
Class
|
SailNo
|
Club
|
HelmName
|
CrewName
|
PY
|
Elapsed
|
BCE
|
Points
|
1
|
HADRON
H2
|
138
|
NSSC
|
Laurence
Venus
|
1034
|
39.20
|
0.00.00
|
1.0
|
|
2
|
FINN
|
595
|
NSSC
|
Ed
Thorburn
|
1051
|
40.39
|
0.00.40
|
2.0
|
|
3
|
TOPPER
|
41179
|
NSSC
|
Tim Cox
|
1390
|
44.41
|
0.05.02
|
3.0
|
|
4
|
STREAKER
|
1700
|
Lancing
|
Alan
Simmons
|
1128
|
37.19
|
0.05.08
|
4.0
|
|
5
|
COMET
|
473
|
NSSC
|
Terry
Jones
|
1207
|
40.08
|
0.05.42
|
5.0
|
|
6
|
LASER
RADIAL
|
26
|
NSSC
|
Bill
Wates
|
1145
|
38.17
|
0.05.37
|
6.0
|
|
7
|
LASER
4.7
|
207452
|
NSSC
|
Ed
Rllestone
|
1207
|
40.31
|
0.06.05
|
7.0
|
|
8
|
LASER
RADIAL
|
64200
|
NSSC
|
Zoe
McCaig
|
1145
|
39.02
|
0.06.22
|
8.0
|
|
9
|
LASER
|
7
|
NSSC
|
Julian
Dobson
|
1099
|
37.46
|
0.06.25
|
9.0
|
|
10
|
LASER
|
122461
|
NSSC
|
David
Hitchins
|
1099
|
38.42
|
0.07.21
|
10.0
|
|
11
|
LASER
RADIAL
|
72341
|
NSSC
|
Thomas
Harland-Smith
|
1145
|
40.57
|
0.08.17
|
11.0
|
|
12
|
LASER
RADIAL
|
179808
|
NSSC
|
Lewis
Johns
|
1145
|
41.07
|
0.08.27
|
12.0
|
|
13
|
LASER
RADIAL
|
201962
|
NSSC
|
Toby
Rollestone
|
1145
|
42.06
|
0.09.26
|
13.0
|
|
14
|
LASER
RADIAL
|
43382
|
NSSC
|
Richard
Beal
|
1145
|
43.27
|
0.10.47
|
14.0
|
|
15
|
LASER
RADIAL
|
91329
|
NSSC
|
Penelope
Duncan
|
1145
|
45.08
|
0.12.28
|
15.0
|
|
16
|
MIRROR
|
6275
|
NSSC
|
Jonty
Freeman
|
Chloe
Marsh
|
1390
|
38.13
|
0.11.47
|
16.0
|
17
|
TOPPER
4.2
|
4764
|
NSSC
|
Thomas
Beck
|
1416
|
40.26
|
0.13.30
|
17.0
|
Some
very tricky conditions with so little breeze, rarely above force 2 – sitting
out was very much not the rule. Laurence showed great pace in his new boat
although it was not all plain sailing for him. At least after Saturday’s gale
we did have two races on a lovely sunny and warm day.
Alan
Simmons
PS. Comments please on the revised format of
this blog – the use of the lap charts - which allow my readers to check out
their positions each lap. It does mean that my commentary is not as verbose as
previously and some competitors are not mentioned.
PPS. Thanks to the
person who found my watch in the changing room and left it on a clothes hook.
As I wear it all the time I was devastated to get home and find it was not in
my sailing bag. I went back down on Monday, in all that rain, and recovered it
safely
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