Streaker Ramblings - Elford Numbum 2022 - Races 1 & 2 - 02/01/2022

• Elford Numbum 2022 –Races 1 & 2 -02/01/2022
• Another grey day with the odd patch of blue sky peeping through and a breeze from the south east, force 3, top end at the start of the racing at Piddinghoe. A small fleet, just eight entries, took to the water in somewhat gusty conditions – still it remained dry bar few spots of rain at times during the racing.
• Rupert Smith was RO with Michelle in support and Andy Beck (Moth) on the safety boat . He decided upon a simple, roughly triangular, course with an ‘offshore’ start and finish line from midway down the south bank, near the second slipway.

First away at the gun was Ed Thorburn (Finn) with Ed Rollestone (Laser Radial) next away and Lewis Johns (Laser full rig) 3^rd across the line with Thomas Harland-Smith not far behind. 

                                Photos by Bett Simmons

Alan Simmons (D Zero) was way back having gotten into ‘Irons’ just after the one minute signal  and was consequent just ahead of Thomas Beck (Topper) and Alisdair Fortune (Laser full rig). 

Ed.T slowly pulled away from the chasing three Lasers with Ed.R finishing the lap 2^nd behind him and then Thomas H-S 3^rd ahead of Lewis.  Zoe McCaig (Laser Radial) 5^th was being chased by Alan but still crossed the line 19 seconds in front. Thomas Beck (Topper) crossed the line 7^th with Alisdair still behind him.

Lap 2 was led by Ed.T  with Ed.R now 31 seconds behind and then Thomas H-S 3 seconds further back. Lewis was still 4^th another 9 seconds astern. Alan went ahead of Zoe with Alisdair now ahead of Thomas.B

Lap 3 Ed.T was unable to increase his lead over  Ed.R in this lap and the gap to Thomas H-S only increased by 1 second, with Lewis closing the gap slightly to 4 seconds. Alan still led Zoe but she was fighting back and crossed the line 6 seconds behind him. Alsdair and Thomas.B remained 7^th and 8^th.

Lap 4 Ed.T led from ThomasH-S who had passed Ed.R  with Lewis still 4^th ahead of Alan who had gained a little on him but with Zoe just 3 seconds further back .No place changes occurred further back.

Lap 5 Ed.T extended his lead over Thomas H-S to a minute and 3 seconds and Ed.R closed up on him to lie 12 seconds behind.with Lewis another 7 seconds astern. Zoe found the speed upwind to pass Alan and cross the line 5 seconds in front. Alsidair’s and Thomas. B’s positions remained unchanged.

Lap 6 had Ed leading the fleet still and crossing the line 49 seconds ahead of Thomas.H-Swith Ed.R now 27 seconds behind him. Lewis was still close to Ed.R, just 3 seconds behind with Zoe 58 seconds further back and 19 seconds ahead of Alan Alisdair and Thomas.B finished at the end of this lap.

Lap 7 – The final lap, had Ed.T first across the line 50 seconds ahead of Thomas H-S with \ed.R 3^rd 25 seconds later. Lewis was 4^th, 15 seconds back and then Zoe, 34 seconds ahead of Alan.

With Handicaps applied, and timings sorted, the winner of the race was Thomas Harland Smith with Ed Rollestone 2^nd, Zoe McCaig 3^rd, Thomas Beck 4^th, Ed Thorburn 5^th as below.

Results, provisional, unchecked:-

Race 1 - 02/01/2022

 

Rank	Fleet	Boat	Class	SailNo	Club	HelmName	CrewName	PY	Finish	Elapsed	Laps	Corrected	BCE	Points
1	Laser Hull	Calimity	LASER RADIAL	72341	NSSC	Thomas Harland-S［ith		1147		35.33	7	0.31.00	0.00.00	1.0
2	Laser Hull		LASER RADIAL	207462	NSSC	Ed Rollestone		1147		35.58	7	0.31.21	0.00.25	2.0
3	Laser Hull	Bruce	LASER RADIAL	146162	NSSC	Zoe McCaig		1147		37.13	7	0.32.27	0.01.40	3.0
4	Menagerie		TOPPER	47124	NSSC	Thomas Beck		1365		38.28	6	0.32.53	0.02.12	4.0
5	Menagerie		FINN	595	NSSC	Ed Thorburn		1049		34.43	7	0.33.06	0.02.12	5.0
6	Laser Hull		LASER	179808	NSSC	Lewis Johns		1100		37.13	7	0.33.50	0.03.07	6.0
7	Menagerie		DEVOTI D-ZERO	224	Lancing	Alan Simmons		1029		37.47	7	0.36.43	0.05.53	7.0
8	Laser Hull	Yellow Tak	LASER	85185	NSSC	Alisdair Fortune		1100		36.53	6	0.39.07	0.07.40	8.0
9	Menagerie		Int Moth (Non-foiling)	3605	NSSC	Andy Beck		980		OOD				37.0
9	Menagerie	Scoundrel	STREAKER	1681	NSSC	Rupert Smith		1128		OOD				37.0

The wind began to increase in lap 6 and Alan, after finishing race 1 , could hear the whistling in the rigging on the boats ashore – a sign of up to force 6 – so he decided not to sail the second race of the day, went ashore and packed up his boat. He was perhaps a little pessimistic as the strength seemed a bit less once the second race was under way.

Regretably at the start of the second race, being busy packing up the D Zero, we missed  a view of the actual start – no photos – however those pics Bett did get show that Thomas H-S was first away, followed by Ed.T and then Lewis. 

This was the order  the end of the first lap with Zoe 4^th, Ed.R 5^th , then Thomas.B and lastly Alisdair.

Lap 2 had Ed.T take the lead from Thomas H-S, by 9 seconds and Ed.R went ahead of both Lewis and Zoe whist Alisdair  suffered a capsize down in the south east corner allowing Thomas.B to catch up and pass him, Alisdair spent quite a long time getting back and sailing again.

Lap 3 Saw Ed.T still in the lead, some 25 seconds ahead of Thomas H-S. Lewis went back ahead of Ed.R who was just ahead of Zoe by 4 seconds and Alisdair passed Thomas.B.

Lap 4 From the lap sheets, the copy of which we have is very blurred, it appears that Thomas regained the lead from Ed.T. With Lewis still lying 3^rd,  Zoe went ahead of Ed.R and Alisdair pulled away from Thomas.B.

Lap 5 had Thomas H-S still ahead of Ed.T by 30 seconds with Lewis and behind in unchanged positions.

Lap 6 and Ed.T climbed back up in front of Thomas H-S but with no other place changes behind and Alisdair and Thomas.B being finished at the end of the lap.

Lap 7 the final lap had Ed.T crossing the line 40 seconds ahead of Thomas H-S with Lewis 3^rd, Zoe 4^th and Ed.R 5^th.

With handicaps applied and calcs completed the winner of the race was Thomas Harland Smith, with Zoe McCaig 2^nd, Ed Rollestone 3^rd, Ed Thorburn 4^th and Lewis Johns 5^th.

Results, Provisional Unchecked :- 

Race 2 - 02/01/2022

 

Rank	Fleet	Boat	Class	SailNo	Club	HelmName	CrewName	PY	Finish	Elapsed	Laps	Corrected	BCE	Points
1	Laser Hull	Calimity	LASER RADIAL	72341	NSSC	Thomas Harland-S［ith		1147		32.57	7	0.28.44	0.00.00	1.0
2	Laser Hull	Bruce	LASER RADIAL	146162	NSSC	Zoe McCaig		1147		35.04	7	0.30.34	0.02.07	2.0
3	Laser Hull		LASER RADIAL	207462	NSSC	Ed Rollestone		1147		35.08	7	0.30.38	0.02.11	3.0
4	Menagerie		FINN	595	NSSC	Ed Thorburn		1049		32.17	7	0.30.47	0.02.09	4.0
5	Laser Hull		LASER	179808	NSSC	Lewis Johns		1100		34.55	7	0.31.45	0.03.19	5.0
6	Menagerie		TOPPER	47124	NSSC	Thomas Beck		1365		37.43	5	0.38.41	0.09.42	6.0
7	Laser Hull	Yellow Tak	LASER	85185	NSSC	Alisdair Fortune		1100		33.33	5	0.42.42	0.10.59	7.0
8	Menagerie		Int Moth (Non-foiling)	3605	NSSC	Andy Beck		980		OOD				37.0
8	Menagerie	Scoundrel	STREAKER	1681	NSSC	Rupert Smith		1128		OOD				37.0

It has to be said that the results tell only part of the story as there were lots of battles/engagements going on in both races, with lots of place changes, losses and gains. The increasing wind strength in the first race and it subsequent easing in the second played a significant part in the outcomes for all competitors.

Alan.S DZ 224

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