Dinghy Racing: April 21st

Hi All

We’ll be racing most Thursday evenings and Sundays, subject to weather conditions. All will be welcome and there are club boats available subject to booking.

For this to happen we are going to need volunteers to crew the committee / support boats maybe in some form of rota so we can all get some racing in as well ! If you are interested please contact me.

There will I am afraid a few restrictions to help keep us all safe.

Boats can be ether single handed or crewed by a family group/bubble.

Club boats must have a 72 hour gap between use by different family groups/bubbles, unless the boat and gear has been disinfected by an approved method.

Wind conditions will be restricted to 20mph (force 4 touching 5) max, maybe using xcweather forecast for helford as cut off but final decision should take sea conditions, tides and squalls into account. Also the ability of the sailors should be considered (general we say level 3 standard or above) This is to minimize the need for sailors needing help and reducing the chance of the committee / support boat crew having to put them or others at risk.

The final decision should be made by the race officer taking the above into account and completing the new dinghies risk assessment sheet before each race session .

The towing should be done in a line from the stern of the committee boat if needed ( extra floating line has been put on the rib and fun yak)

Committee / support boat crew should be of the same family group / bubble and be required to sign a declaration to say the understand the risks of maybe having to come into close contact during a rescue situation and the the club has put measures in place to reduce that risk.

We must all keep gatherings below 30 people on land and in groups of no more than 6 people so please give each other space when rigging and launching keeping at least 2m apart. 

Hope to see you all out sailing soon 

Cheers 

Duncan Skingley 

07817875706

[email protected]

The Helford River Sailing Club is starting Adult Dinghy Sailing every Saturday during the summer season beginning at 2.00 pm on 8th July.  The start time will alternate between 2.00pm and 10.00am depending on the tide. Our aim is to attract new members to the club by offering an opportunity to Try Sailing a Wayfarer or our new Drascombe Lugger with an experienced club sailor.

All existing club members with or without dinghy experience will be most welcome to join us. Most importantly we need to build up a list of experienced sailors and safety boat crews who are able to help.

This will be promoted in the West Briton as an opportunity to “Try Sailing” which, as you know, has taken place for many years and with great success on Tuesday nights.

If you would like to take part or want to help, please email Angie Watson at [email protected]

Thank you

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Variously E4 Culdrose E4-6 RYA         PY Spring Weekend Series Line Start

Helm
Crew
Class
Name-No.
PY
Pos
Min
Sec
Sec
Correct

Phil Samuel

Laser
186886
1085
1
65
35
3935
3627

Phil Philpott
Carrie Hosken
RS400
766
948
2
58
1
3481
3672

Roger McDonald
Beccy Kestin
RS400
958
948
3
59
21
3561
3756

Stephen Brooks

Radial
179651
1110
4
71
19
4279
3855

Ollie Berryman
Ed Bolitho
RS400
588
948
5
61
3
3663
3864

Emily Broad
Tom Lake
RS200

1057
6
68
17
4097
3876

Anton Chamberlain
Oliver Chamberlain
Comet Trio
417
1085
7
70
43
4243
3911

Andy Biggs
Karen Biggs
Nat 12
3326
1095
Duty
Ave Points

Richard Graham-Vivian
Robert Floyd
Wayfarer
8725
1101
Duty
Ave Points

HRSC gets the Laser Treatment

Sailing a faultless race in a flawess vela grey laser, Phil Samuel proves he’s master of HRSC dinghies’ Saturday.

Snug in a bijou cabin, novice race Officers Vivian & Floyd looked forward to a light duty of Trebah. A tide in full flood and a gusting easterly driving a rolling swell would have it otherwise. Thus the start line offered – was found with a tad more port bias than advertised. Nonplussed, a battle line proceeded at speed to the start, prematurely crossed, and burst apart in the scramble to regain position.

Except when capsizing the RS fleet scampered around the course as if Jack Russell’s biting at each other’s heels. The boldest of them – Phil Philpot and Carrie Hosken left the pack on a long flying reach to Durgan – gambling that similar was to be had on the return to Trebah – and won. Somewhat fatigued by their exertions in Falmouth the night before, Bolitho and Berryman took the opportunity of hospitality offered at the leeward mark of Trebah – and overstayed their welcome.
McD and Beccy in fine competitive form thought they had won and headed for home as our well intentioned postulants at the committee boat blew hooter signalling (but known only to themselves) the purple RS’s final lap.

Emily Broad and Tom (as in Swan) Lake in an otherwise graceful performance in the RS200 had their wings clipped at Durgan on the gybe to Trebah. Anton Chamberlain set an example to his son Oliver on how to be nice to Lasers on port tack rounding Central. Staying well clear of Brooks by running closer to the North Shore for a couple of runs the Chamberlains returned to a winning southerly line clear of moorings only to be stabbed in the back by the Radials handicap.

Medal positions – Phil Samuel 1st, Phil Philpott 2nd, and Roger McDonald 3rd.

Captain Dinghies Beccy Kestin thanks all those supporting the fleet on the day

Safety: Andy, Hamish & Karen Biggs
Marshalls: Richard Graham-Vivian & Robert Floyd

A great credit to all those behind the action for selflessly putting themselves forward for duty

Spring Weekend Series Sunday 21st June 2015 : Linestart NW, Wind 4-5

Beccy Bests the Bunch

Walking and talking the dogs at 5am, is how Laser specialist Beccy Kestin starts her preparation on race days, and gets in two Sunday breakfasts before the farmers. To give the reader some indication of what Beccy does to win her races, do a search on You Tube for Hiking Tips from GB’s Nick Thompson 2016 Olympic hopeful or click here

youtube.com/watch?v=1fKYrWw6UNE

Race Officers Beks Hosking & Jim Lea set a superb course with a huge beat West up river that would test or rather remind racers they had abs and quads and needed to use them. Starting in the middle of the river off Grebe, the handicap fleet ran out of wind near the committee boat; on the opposite side 50 yards away Brooks was on a planeing reach to the Pin, but couldn’t quite make out the numbers on his stopwatch. Phil Philpott new exactly where and when he was going in the Blaze and the rest of the fleet followed, although Andrew Hosking did take pause to reconsider his options – twice – and came last.

Bionic man Andy Biggs knows how to keep a Laser flat, swapping the lead with a glistening Blaze in the unpredictable wind of the first Lap to eventually to come second. Phil Samuel a former exponent of the physical Laser seemed effortlessly to guide his Solo about the course but was denied a podium position by just one fine second.

With the wind shifting in the Blazes favour for the remaining laps Philpott together with Biggs stretched their lead, but were trumped by Beccy’s 4.7 at the final accounting

Results 1st R Kestin, 2nd A Biggs 3rd S Brooks

Captain Dinghies Andy Biggs thanks all those in support of the fleet on the day

Committee: R Hosking & J Lea