REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 13th NOVEMBER

This weekend we have Cadets, as usual, on Saturday morning. The Duty Officer is JP.

On Saturday afternoon the Handicap series is at 14:00, followed by 2.4m Class racing at 14:05. The 2.4s are now sailing a windward-leeward course, using different marks to the norm, so beware!

The Race Team is Lark 4 (Neil H/Alison M/Andrew K/Sean C).
Safety helm is SG.

Sunday 13th, is Remembrance Sunday. The Club will observe the two minutes silence and give thanks to all those who gave their lives for us at 11:00am. The Solo, Lark, GP14 class race will therefore begin at 11:30am. There will be no midday handicap, but the Laser, Ent/OK and Cadet class race will begin, as usual, at 14:00.

Duty officer is GSH.

Morning safety helm is also GSH.
Morning Galley is SA and JW.
Morning Race Team is Ent 2 (Sylvia R/Carol C/David G/David M/Laurie W).


Afternoon Race Team is GP5 (Simon M/Richard S/Terry T/Stuart D).
Afternoon safety helm is NG.
Afternoon galley is AB.

CLUB CLASS CHAMPIONS!

This years Club Class Champions are:
* Nick Hudson – Laser
* Simon Millar - GP14
* Katrina Gilbert + Jenny Rush - RS200
* Chris Ellis - Lark
* Tim Deacon - Solo, and
* Ed Impey - Cadet
Well done everybody!
Thanks to the Laser 3 and Solo 3 race teams, particularly Ray Baker, who stood in for me as Solo 3 Team Leader, and Bob the Larder, who swapped duties so I could go Sigma 38 racing on the Solent - see photo.

Frensham Pond Sailing Club

the Solo summer season is over here are the results for the major points series
1st 4133 Tim Deacon 13 pts
2nd 4410 John Townsley 24 pts
3rd 4523 Nick Clibborn 25 pts
4th 4007 Charlie Watkins 45 pts
5th 4323 Ray Baker 62 pts
6th 3975 Micheal Tiley 62 pts
7th 4428 George Kaack 62 pts
8th 3746 Laurie Weedon 78 pts

The minor points series did not have any qualifiers @ 50% of races sailed so
the number of qualifiying races hase been droped by 5 to 8 races giving two qualifiers
results below
1st 4323 Ray Baker 50 pts
2nd 4133 Tim Deacon 155 pts

I plan to run a joint series this winter as a trial where the single race sailed will give results for both
actual results as per the summer major points series
and a personal handicap series
this is to try to encourage more of the less experienced sailors to participate
it will be interesting to see how the results pan out

keith Bannister

Start of the Winter Series

The Winter Series has begun. Racing will now be:

Saturdays: Handicap 14:00.

Sundays:
a. Morning Flights - 10:30;
b. Midday Handicap - 12:15;
c. Afternoon Flights - 14:00.

Buoyancy aids are compulsory throughout the Winter Season and Race Officers should please note that the Rescue Boat must now always be:

i) 'Off jetties' and on active patrol;
ii) Manned by at least two people, at all times during racing, who are prepared to enter the water if necessary.

Peter Cook at Rutland. October 29th-30th.

Peter Cook of Frensham came second in the 2.4R class, during the two day Olympic indicator series at Rutland Sailing Club. He finished two points behind the eventual winner, World Championship Bronze Medalist, Helena Lucas. Third place went to 2004 Frensham Open winner, Megan Pascoe.

Peter has already won Frensham's 2.4 summer series. (The photogaph shows him in action at our 2.4m Open on Saturday 24th September - which Peter won in his usual 'all conquering' style.) Well done Peter! Other Frensham results can be found at http://www.rutlandsc.co.uk/results/301005_olympicindicator.htm