Freeman Iceberg Races 9 & 10 – 3/12/2023
Cold, Grey overcast
and a slight breeze on leaving hove, dry though. The forecast was for force 5
to 6 but on arrival there was only a light breeze. Only four boats signed on –
others must have read that forecast. However by the time the fleet got afloat
the wind was a good bit stronger with some nasty and vicious gusts.
Laurence Venus was RO
assisted by Andy Beck with Darrel Topp and Thomas Beck in the safety boat.
Laurence set a gybe less ‘x’ shaped course, as below, with the start from the
small platform just north of the clubhouse.
Photos by Bett Simmons
At the gun it was Sean Beevers (Laser Radial) who was first away with Alan Simmons (Streaker) next to get off the marks. Bill Wates (Laser Radial) and Will Apps (Quba) were a bit behind but crossed the line together and set off on the short beat to the ‘finish’ mark in the south west corner.
Sean was first to round the corner mark and set off on the run across the pond to the mark off the east shore. Alan followed, but very gingerly, with Bill rapidly closing and Will not far behind. Bill went ahead of Alan on that first downwind leg, Sean being nearly over the horizon.
Will too went ahead of Alan who was busy spilling wind in the frequent gusts and although Alan went back ahead of him on the final leg to the finish line, he had had enough – surviving is not his idea of enjoyable sailing so he finished the lap and went ashore and packed his boat away- as it happened he was a bit soon as the wind eased off for the second race.
The order at the end of the lap was Sean first followed by Bill a minute
and 54 seconds behind. Alan was third three minutes later and although he
crossed the line fourth Will was disqualified for not sailing the correct
course.
Lap 2 was lead Sean
with Bill behind but suffering at least one capsize with the gap behind
increasing to over five minutes and after crossing the line was finished, and disqualified
for sailing the wrong course. Alan was by then well ashore but Will continued
to sail the course incorrectly, had at least one capsize and had already been
disqualified.
Laps 3 was sailed solely by Sean and was finished after
20 minutes and 44 seconds.
The finishing order
was Sean first, Bill second and Will third. Due to the disqualifications, Bill
and Will, it was unnecessary to apply handicaps.
Results:-
Race 9 - 3/12/2023
| Fleet | Boat | Class | SailNo | Club | HelmName | CrewName | PY | Finish | Elapsed | Laps | Corrected | BCE | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laser Hull | LASER RADIAL | 46237 | NSSC | Sean Beavers | 1150 | 20.44 | 3 | 0.18.02 | 0.00.00 | 1.0 | |||
| Laser Hull | LASER RADIAL | 176742 | NSSC | Thomas Beck | 1150 | OOD | 3.0 | ||||||
| Menagerie | LIGHTNING 368 | 225 | NSSC | Andy Beck | 1160 | OOD | 6.2 | ||||||
| Laser Hull | LASER RADIAL | 26 | NSSC | Bill Wates | 1150 | DSQ | 28.0 | ||||||
| Menagerie | The Final Bash | STREAKER | 1832 | LANCING | Alan Simmons | 1128 | RET | 28.0 | |||||
| Laser Hull | LASER RADIAL | 2127834 | NSSC | Darrel Topp | 1150 | OOD | 28.0 |
Race 10 had just three
boats come to the line as the wind dropped off, much to Alan’s annoyance. Once
again it was Sean who was first away with Bill next and finally Will.
Sean completed lap 1
in seven minutes and nine seconds with Bill a minute and 41 seconds later. Will
however missed out a mark and was thus not timed for this lap.
Lap 2 had Sean in an unchallenged
lead crossing the line a minute and 17 seconds ahead of Bill with Will astern 3
minutes 34 seconds behind. It had been gently raining most of the time but now
suddenly there was a real downpour.
Lap 3 Sean continued
to pull away from Bill who crossed the line 2 minutes 46 second behind with
Will a further five minutes astern.
Lap 4 saw no place
changes as Sean made hay at the front some 4 minutes ahead of Bill as Will
managed to miss the ODM once more and was finished. Bill was also finished at
the end of this lap but Sean had already started lap 5 and was allowed to
complete it.
Results:-
Race
10 - 3/12/2023
|
Fleet |
Boat |
Class |
SailNo |
Club |
HelmName |
CrewName |
PY |
Finish |
Elapsed |
Laps |
Corrected |
BCE |
Points |
|
Laser Hull |
LASER RADIAL |
46237 |
NSSC |
Sean Beavers |
1150 |
33.11 |
5 |
0.28.51 |
0.00.00 |
1.0 |
|||
|
Laser Hull |
LASER RADIAL |
26 |
NSSC |
Bill Wates |
1150 |
30.18 |
4 |
0.32.56 |
0.03.45 |
2.0 |
|||
|
Menagerie |
RS QUBA |
No No |
NSSC |
Will Apps |
1260 |
27.37 |
2 |
0.54.48 |
0.13.04 |
3.0 |
|||
|
Laser Hull |
LASER RADIAL |
176742 |
NSSC |
Thomas Beck |
1150 |
OOD |
3.0 |
||||||
|
Menagerie |
LIGHTNING 368 |
225 |
NSSC |
Andy Beck |
1160 |
OOD |
6.2 |
||||||
|
Laser Hull |
LASER RADIAL |
2127834 |
NSSC |
Darrel Topp |
1150 |
OOD |
28.0 |
It would seem that entries at Piddinghoe were so few
due to the forecast – which was partly correct and partly not. However it
should be noted that Lancing SC were due to hold their last race of the season
and had 6 and 7 foot breakers on the shore which meant no one could go afloat.
The XC Weather outlook for next Sunday is a tiny bit less than for this.
Alan S 1832
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