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Second Wednesday night race.

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Well we made the start line with two minutes to spare last night, learning curve for launching the Melges is still very steep, crane handling a lot better but still room for improvement, don’t think we will risk putting the Tacktick masthead transducer on yet for fear of wiping it out!

We must have made an impression last Wed night (even thought we didn’t get to  start line till the race was over half way through!) as when we got down to the club last night one of the crew from another  Melges who was going to be racing  was polishing the bottom of their boat. I was not too upset when I realised he was using a bottle of Harken’s Team Mclube Hullkote  purchased from our chandlery.

As for the race, we were not last, however neither did we win, practise makes perfect & our kite hoists & drops certainly need working on.

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Tyne Bridge Winter Series

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

Well the boys came good again! For the third year in a row, director Andy Burgess ‘working the foredeck’ on the work’s Sigma 8 ‘Join The Club’ have won the St Peters winter series, this year with a race to spare!  It has been a close run series however, as the helm of Join The Club has a habit of starting after the rest of the fleet. Andy is not sure if this is deliberate or a cunning plan to baffle the opposition. Current Flying 15 world champion Graham Vials is lying second at the moment with one more race to go, however guest helm Ken Murray racing on the Cork 1720 Wild Reiver may yet pull it off & grab second place. Whoever wins the final race will secure 2nd overall.
Corks of a different kind may then be popping on April the 1st which is the last race of the winter series.

Tyne Bridge Winter Series 2011-2012

Results as of 9:29 on March 19, 2012

Overall

Sailed: 12, Discards: 3, To count: 9, Ratings: TCC, Entries: 7, Scoring system: Appendix A
Rank Boat SailNo HelmName TCC R1
Oct 9th		 R2
Oct 23rd		 R3
Nov 6th		 R4
Nov 20th		 R5
Dec 4th		 R6
Dec 11th		 R7
Jan 8th		 R8
Jan 22nd		 R9
Feb 5th		 R10
Feb 19th		 R11
Mar 4th		 R12
Mar 18th		 R13
Apr 1st		 Total Nett
1st Join the Club 9788R Tony Lewis 1.0215 (2.0) 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 (3.0) 1.0 1.0 (3.0) 2.0 2.0 23.0 15.0
2nd Enigma 5810T Graham Vials 1.0215 (8.0 DNC) 2.0 1.0 1.0 (6.0) 1.0 4.0 3.0 (8.0 DNF) 1.0 5.0 5.0 45.0 23.0
3rd Wild Reiver 1740 Mike Suddes 1.0215 (8.0 DNC) 5.0 6.0 (8.0 DNS) 1.0 (7.0) 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 47.0 24.0
4th Buddy 2424C Colin Davidson 1.0215 1.0 3.0 3.0 (7.0 DNF) (5.0) 4.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 3.0 (7.0) 47.0 28.0
5th Sophie 8 5811T Peter Lowrie 1.0215 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 (5.0) (7.0) (5.0) 3.0 2.0 4.0 3.0 47.0 30.0
6th Thunderbirds 5812T Terry Crumpton 1.0215 (8.0 DNC) (8.0 DNC) 5.0 7.0 DNF 4.0 3.0 5.0 (8.0 DNS) 6.0 7.0 7.0 4.0 72.0 48.0
7th Mr Big 1787 Athol King 1.0215 3.0 (8.0 DNC) (7.0) 7.0 DNF 7.0 6.0 6.0 (8.0 DNS) 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 75.0 52.0

 

R12 - Mar 18th at

Start: Start 1, Finishes: Place
Rank Boat SailNo HelmName TCC Place Points
1 Wild Reiver 1740 Mike Suddes 1.0215 1 1.0
2 Join the Club 9788R Tony Lewis 1.0215 2 2.0
3 Sophie 8 5811T Peter Lowrie 1.0215 3 3.0
4 Thunderbirds 5812T Terry Crumpton 1.0215 4 4.0
5 Enigma 5810T Graham Vials 1.0215 5 5.0
6 Mr Big 1787 Athol King 1.0215 6 6.0
7 Buddy 2424C Colin Davidson 1.0215 7 7.0

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Tyne Bridge Winter Series – Andy’s progress?

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

This weekend see’s the 11th  race in the Tyne Bridge Winter Series. Join The Club our works entry, without director Andy Burgess on foredeck played catch up throughout the last race  (over the line at the start). Lets hope for this race which  starts at 11-30 Sunday that Andy can hold them back as  current world Flying 15 champion Graham Vials helming Enigma will be the main threat. With three more races to go it could be a close run thing!

Join the club

Join the club

Overall

Sailed: 10, Discards: 1, To count: 9, Ratings: TCC, Entries: 7, Scoring system: Appendix A
Rank Boat SailNo HelmName TCC R1
Oct 9th		 R2
Oct 23rd		 R3
Nov 6th		 R4
Nov 20th		 R5
Dec 4th		 R6
Dec 11th		 R7
Jan 8th		 R8
Jan 22nd		 R9
Feb 5th		 R10
Feb 19th		 R11
Mar 4th		 R12
Mar 18th		 R13
Apr 1st		 Total Nett
1st Join the Club 9788R Tony Lewis 1.0215 2.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 (3.0) 1.0 1.0 3.0 19.0 16.0
2nd Enigma 5810T Graham Vials 1.0215 (8.0 DNC) 2.0 1.0 1.0 6.0 1.0 4.0 3.0 8.0 DNF 1.0 35.0 27.0
3rd Buddy 2424C Colin Davidson 1.0215 1.0 3.0 3.0 (7.0 DNF) 5.0 4.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 37.0 30.0
4th Sophie 8 5811T Peter Lowrie 1.0215 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 (7.0) 5.0 3.0 2.0 40.0 33.0
5th Wild Reiver 1740 Mike Suddes 1.0215 (8.0 DNC) 5.0 6.0 8.0 DNS 1.0 7.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 45.0 37.0
6th Thunderbirds 5812T Terry Crumpton 1.0215 (8.0 DNC) 8.0 DNC 5.0 7.0 DNF 4.0 3.0 5.0 8.0 DNS 6.0 7.0 61.0 53.0
7th Mr Big 1787 Athol King 1.0215 3.0 (8.0 DNC) 7.0 7.0 DNF 7.0 6.0 6.0 8.0 DNS 5.0 6.0 63.0 55.0

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Why not treat yourself or someone you love to a day out racing at Cowes week?

Friday, May 13th, 2011

Windward Sailing have places on their two yachts, and since this includes overnight accomodation it is really a great offer. Live the excitement of world class inshore racing and follow up with the fantastic on-shore entertainment afterwards. Book now to avoid disappointment as places are limited.

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Quantum Racing lift the TP 52 World Championships in Valencia

Monday, October 11th, 2010

Such was their points cushion this morning that only one of these two boats could win the world title. Quantum Racing had three points margin on Matador.

After a long delay waiting for enough of a settled breeze to allow racing, Matador were immediately set on the back foot when they were over the start line. The Americans did a good job herding and covering their rival out to the port tack layline, and Quantum Racing rounded WW1 in eighth with Matador ninth.

At the leeward gate Quantum Racing went to the right hand gate mark and Matador to the left. Alberto Roemmers Jr team managed to get first into a sharp left hand shift that got them right back to the Americans, but while they split at times down the final run, there was nothing else Matador could do and Quantum Racing crossed the line to take the title.

TP52 World Championship 2010
Final Results

1. Quantum Racing (USA) – Terry Hutchinson (USA), 1+3+3+1+4+7,5+2+19= 31,5 points
2. Matador (ARG) – Alberto Roemmers (ARG), 4+2+5+3+5+1,5+3+2+8= 33,5
3. Synergy (RUS) – Eugeni Neugodnikov (RUS), 5+1+1+2+7+6+10(DSQ)+4+5= 41
4. Artemis (SWE) – Torbjorn Tornqvist (SWE), 3+5+2+4+1+9+7+6+4= 41
5. Audi A1 powered by ALL4ONE (FRA/GER) – Jochen Schuemann (GER), 2+10(DSQ)+8+6+2+4,5+4+3+2= 41,5
6. Cristabella (GBR) – John Cutler (NZL), 6+4+4+7+9+3+1+5+3= 42
7. Bigamist 7 (POR) – Afonso Domingos (POR), 7+6+6+5+3+10,5+5+8+1= 51,5
8. Pace (GBR) – Johnny Vincent (GBR), 9+8+7+10(DSQ)+6+12+6+7+7= 72
9. Weapon of Choice (GBR) – Tom Wilson (GBR), 8+7+9+8+8+13,5+8+9+6= 76,5

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TP52 World Championships in Valencia – day 1

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

Russian entry Synergy won 2 of the 3 races yesterday to take an early lead. The crew are no strangers to winning races on the Audi MedCup Circuit and were podium challengers ten days ago in Sardinia. Such is the organisation on the Russian boat that the new helmsman Eugeniy Neugodnikov had never raced a TP52 before, and this was only his 4th day on the boat! The Team is of course International with Kiwis Rod Dawson as tactician, Chris Main as trimmer, and Italian Francesco Mongelli as navigator.

1. Synergy (RUS) – Eugeni Neugodnikov (RUS), 5+1+1= 7 points
2. Quantum Racing (USA) – Terry Hutchinson (USA), 1+3+3= 7 points
3. Artemis (SWE) – Torbjorn Tornqvist (SWE), 3+5+2= 10 points
4. Matador (ARG) – Alberto Roemmers (ARG), 4+2+5= 11 points
5. Cristabella (GBR) – John Cutler (NZL), 6+4+4= 14 points
6. Bigamist 7 (POR) – Afonso Domingos (POR), 7+6+6= 19 points
7. Audi A1 powered by ALL4ONE (FRA/GER) – Jochen Schuemann (GER), 2+10(DSQ)+8= 20 points
8. Pace (GBR) – Johnny Vincent (GBR), 9+8+7= 24 points
9. Weapon of Choice (GBR) – Tony Langley (GBR), 8+7+9= 24 points

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The TP52 World Championship 2010 kicks off next week in Valencia

Monday, September 27th, 2010

Ten TP52s from nine different nations have already registered their entry.

Alberto Roemmers’ crew on Matador (ARG) will be seeking to defend the world title that they won last year in Palma, Mallorca. But they will face tough competition from a fleet which includes past world championship winning owners or skippers, Quantum Racing (USA) – which completed the double in 2008, winning both the Audi MedCup title and the worlds – and Swedish owner Torbjorn Tornqvist who steered his Artemis (SWE) crew to both titles in 2007.

Two British teams, which are not Audi MedCup regulars, Jonny Vincent’s Pace (ex RAN/2007 Patches) and Tony Langley’s Weapon of Choice (ex 2008 Matador), join the World Championships fleet. While Weapon of Choice enjoyed racing at the Palma Worlds last year, this is Vincent’s first season with the Reichel Pugh designed former Patches.

Rob Weiland (NED), TP52 Class Manager comments: “Considering the economic climate and what has been happening in other elite areas of the sport, it is great to be looking forward to welcoming the same number of TP52′s to Valencia as we had in Palma. It’s a great reason to think of joining the class full time for 2011. The reputation of Valencia needs no further introduction and will surely allow many of the teams to feel ‘at home.’ ”

There are several teams that are still considering taking part in this battle for the TP52 world crown, which keeps the entry list still open. “There are potential charter opportunities, not least TeamOrigin which could be available directly from their Valencia base,” Weiland concludes.

The 2010 edition of the TP52 World Championship will be held off Valencia from Tuesday October 5 to Saturday October 9, and will be organised by World Sailing Management, the City of Valencia, Consorcio Valencia 2007, the Real Club Náutico de Valencia, the TP52 Class, the Spanish Sailing Federation (RFEV) and the Valencian Sailing Federation (FVV).

The base for the 2010 TP52 World Championship will be the Marina Real Juan Carlos I at the heart of the port of Valencia, and the competing TP52 fleet will be docked in front of the iconic Veles e Vents building.

2010 TP52 World Championship entries:

Weapon of Choice (GBR)
Cristabella (GBR)
Synergy (RUS)
Artemis (SWE)
Bigamist (POR)
Pace (GBR)
Bribón (ESP)
Quantum Racing (USA)
Matador (ARG)
Audi A1 powered by ALL4ONE (FRA/GER)

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Laser Masters : New Zealands Scott Leith takes Radial Apprentice Masters World title

Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

New Zealand has a new World Champion in Laser Masters sailing after Scott Leith took out the Radial Apprentice Masters Division with a day to spare.
The 2010 Laser Masters World Championships, which includes seven separate age determined divisions sailing in both standard rig and radial rig Lasers, has just concluded at Hayling Island, Great Britain. Scott Leith was racing in the Radial rig among a fleet of 24 sailors aged between 35 and 44 years.

Dominant in his division throughout the ten race series Leith clocked up six race wins and never finished outside the top three. He had the title sewn up before the final day even started, but hit the water and rounded out the series on a high note with a couple of race wins, finishing up nine points clear of his closest rival.

“I really don’t know what I feel. I am pretty amazed that it is all over just like that,” said Leith talking after his win. “I put a lot into it. The last four months of training have paid off.”

Leith competed in 2009 in Halifax where he placed second. This year he arrived at the venue early for some training and he comments on what made the difference on 2010: “From last year I have improved all around the race track: strategy, starts I have been starting pretty conservatively so I am happy that I got away cleanly on every start.”

“And my level of fitness is extremely high compared to last year. More time in the boat, more technique. Downwind I was probably the fastest in the fleet, and that is time on the water and just learning that it is all about timing, not trying too hard.”

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The 34th America’s Cup in 2013 will be held using 22m LOA x 14m beam Catamarans

Friday, September 17th, 2010

The AC72 (22m = 72ft) will be a physically demanding boat capable of top speeds twice the windspeed. It is supposed to be capable of being raced hard in winds from 5 to 30 knots to minimize racing delays due to winds too light or too strong. So, er, 60knots boatspeed then?

The AC72 is a “box rule.” This narrows down the design parameters so that while teams have freedom to create their own boats, they will be similar in dimensions in order to ensure close racing.

Hulls and beams will have to be assembled in two days and disassembled in one to allow America’s Cup teams to move efficiently between venues.

Perhaps the best bit though are the replaceable “crumple zone” bow and stern cones which ‘will allow for quick repair in the in the cut-and-thrust of racing’.

Ah, they are going to have different race rules as well. Should be fun!

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Round Britain and Ireland

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

With the big boats in and the breeze dying it looks more and more like a win for IMOCA60 Artemis Ocean Racing. The smaller boats are still off the west coast of Ireland beating into light and variable southerlies. TP52 John Merricks II and Ker46 Tonnerre de Breskens 3 are battling it out off Start Point with easterly headwinds.

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