SUMMER SERIES   2011

 
A total of  SIX  rounds will be sailed, with SIX races being sailed EACH week, best FOUR rounds to count.   The same yacht must be sailed in each round, unless mechanical problems cannot be repaired at the lakeside.  
 

ROUND ONE
This series started today with sunshine, a south westerly wind, and nine skippers.   Mick Giles joined us today and showed the rest of the fleet that he had not forgotten how to sail his yacht.  Brian Hartley it appears was in the doghouse, sorry I misunderstood, he was looking after the dogs, but he his hoping his wife will let him off the lead next week.  Tony Watts and David Johnston were having a tussle, with Tony just beating David by one point, and Mick just four behind.  Wins were shared between Roger 2  -  David 2  -  Tony Friston and Mick Giles winning one each.

The scoring system used is "HMS Scoring" which allocates points on a sliding scale, depending on the number of skippers taking part on each day.  The more skippers there are, the more points are allocated.  Keep a watch as we progress week by week, and anything you don't understand, email me:-

John Foster  -  fozzie46@aol.com

ROUND TWO

A warm, wet and westerly wind for the eleven skippers who braved the elements today, plus gusts up to 14mph.   One or two skippers thought Brian should have stopped at home dog sitting, as he did win this round, but only by one point from Neil, with his new boat "Slart", and two from Roger with his faithful Lintel.   Some very close racing today with wins for  -  Roger 2  -  Brian 2  -  Andy 1  -  and Neil  1

ROUND THREE

Another warm day today, a bit cloudy, a Northerly wind with the odd shower, and eleven skippers from our fleet taking part.  Due to technical issues, Steve took on the role of OOD, possibly keeping a close eye on Neil with is new boat, which certainly showed the others the best, and the quickest, way round Carnaby Lake by winning four of the six races. 
 

Neil Thornton's own design "Slart"

ROUND FOUR

Only eight skippers racing today, the rest must still be worn out after the MYA event on Sunday.  However, the sun shone on the fleet, who were treated  to a South Easterly breeze, and they sailed the same course as on Sunday, Steve said it would be a good idea, because they may just remember it............      Neil seems to be getting to grips with his new boat, winning three of the races, Brian two, and Tony Friston one.  Tony Watts is still clinging on to his lead, but Neil is very close on his heels.

ROUND FIVE

Only eight skippers again today, as one or two are on holiday.  The day started with clouds and a light shower, but not enough to deter our intrepid fleet.  We had a nice north easterly breeze, and in the afternoon the sun shone.  Neil has now taken over the number one spot, so it is all down to the last race next Tuesday to see who can hold their nerve and win this series.   

ROUND SIX

This round took place over two days because of the weather.  Nine skippers last week, light rain in the morning, then it got worse in the afternoon, making it rather unpleasant, so it was decided to finish the series another day.  Only eight skippers turned up to take part in the last race.  There was a good breeze, and a little bit of sunshine, wins for Neil, Roger, Tony Watts, and would you believe, one for Steve Booth.........

Well done Neil

Hard luck Brian

The next series - Trafalgar Trophy - will start on Tuesday 4th October

 
  Summer Series 2011
   
  Rounds in Series 6      
  Best Scores to Count 4      
                BEST 4 TOTAL POINTS
    POINTS IN ROUND
POSITION SKIPPER 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Neil Thornton   91 100 100 74 66 365
2 Brian Hartley   100 82 87 87 89 363
3 Tony Watts 100 73 73 61 100 78 351
4 Roger Monks 66 82 91     100 339
5 David Johnston 89 37 64 49 61 33 263
6 Tony Friston 44 55 46 74   21 219
7 Andy Kirkup 33 64     36 55 188
8 Steve Booth 55 28   23 49 44 176
9 Bob Underwood 10 19 55 10 23 10 107
10 Tom Willgoss 21 46 37       104
11 Mick Giles 78 10         88
12 Vic Meek       36 10   46
13 Jeff Kenworthy     28       28
14 Harry Sissling     19       19
15 Chris Hinds     10       10

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