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A handicap fleet of 51 starters enjoyed fantastic blue skies & a cool South-Westerley breeze to compete in this years Thorpe Bay Yacht Club Frozen Sheets Race.

Race Officer Phil Crawford & his team set a triangular course with the competitors enjoying a beat towards the Pierhead from the busy mass start line in front of the clubhouse.

The race lasted just under two hours for the majority of the 49 finishers in the pleasant winter sunshine just prior to a spectacular sunset.

The top five final revised result positions were:

1st Gareth Davies – International Moth
2nd Kyle Stoneham – F18
3rd Steve Hopper & Paul Dell – 49er
4th David Hall & Paul Constable – Fireball
5th John Charles – RS600

Thanks to the Race Officers Team Phil Crawford, Margret Kennedy & Sally Ellingford, the support boat crews including Ivor Thompson in Pearl.

Thank you to the results team working hard under pressure inputting all the data Tony Padbury & Jeremy Sandford.

A full race results listing can be found under General Handicap header within the Sailing Results Tab on the L/H/S of the homepage.

Plus a big thank you on behalf of all the competitors & spectators to Sue Boygle / Sam Husk who provided hot liquid refreshments & mince pies from the Bosun’s Hut.

Thanks to Charles & Sophie Boygle who were of great assistance organising the prizes.

 Link to Pics below from Robin.

http://picasaweb.google.com/110247711209399521615/FrozenSheetsRace912011?authkey=Gv1sRgCOShop6kzI_F6QE#

Hi all a good start from down under!!!

Provisional results just in for the musto skiff pre worlds event.

Dan Henderson TBYC  2nd over all with an impressive (11), 1, 2, 3 score line

Ronny Barns TBYC  23rd out of 38 boats at world level

Go TBYC !!!
 
 

Full Pre-worlds results can be seen at #mce_temp_url#

Hi all just a quick update from Dan Henderson competing in the Musto Skiff world championships in Melbourn Australia

Thursday report

So I have been training for the last 5 days on the water with the aussies from sandringham yacht club, the club just down the bay from black rock which is where the event is being held. for the last 5 days the breeze has been quite big reaching a stable 25 knots on 2 of the days. My upwind pace in the big waves hasnt been too quick compared to the top aussies, however this is what i sort of expected as im shorter, and lighter than them all. However, one day when the breeze was big, around 22 knots but considerably smaller waves, my upwind pace was very simular to the aussies, but my downwind angles and speed seem to be slightly better, and my boathandling that i have practiced seems to be paying off, as im getting through the gybes in the waves. Today was the first light wind day we have had, as the land warmed up much faster than it has any other day, reaching about 32 degrees by about 11 oclock. Due to this, the see breeze didnt come in, and it became a bit hazey. We had about 5-8 knots, and my boat speed and height was better than everyone around me. Hopefully we will have some days like today in the regatta. The preworlds warm up starts on saturday, with a 6 race series over the weekend, and then a day off on the 10th before the worlds starts on the 11th. Ronnies boat arrived yesterday in the container after we had to barter for the container to get out of customs. Tomorrows forecast is 35 degrees so it could go either of 2 ways, it could be light like today, or we will get the typical sea breeze. Ill keep you posted on how the training goes tomorrow, and how the pre worlds go.

Dan GBR 409

2011 Brass Monkey SI

Hi all just a quick note to all members that we can follow the progress of our club members competing in Melbourn Australia in the Musto Skiff World Chapionships.

We wish both Dan Henderson and Ronny Barns every success in there assault on the world championships

You can follow there progress on the Musto skiff World Championship Web site :Find the link here.

Happy new year to our intrepid sailors down under and good luck steve hopper
 
 

The RS Feva Worlds Entry forms are now live on the RS Feva web site entry is limited to 180 boats so if you are considering going then please enter early
to avoid disappointment.

Link to Web Entry :Click Here
Finally I intend to take my van and six stack trailer to the worlds so if you need your boat taken to the worlds then please let me know as I have the capacity to take 8 boats in total but again this will be on a first come first served basis.

Finally – finally A Happy New Year to All

Kind Regards Steve Hopper