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Barnt Green Sailing Club - Enterprise Page 1.  Page 2 here   Archive here  Page 4 here

 

2008 Class Captain is Mike Pickworth 

Tel. 01905 774588      or click  EMAIL

2008 Open Meeting incorporating the Midland Area Championship was held on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th April, more....  An illustrated report by Paul Young and friends with photo's of day two by Robin Brown can be seen here.   You can visit the Enterprise Class "SAILAWAY" website here to see images from the first day.

Dear Members,  (A message from your Class Captain, dated February 2008)

Since the Duty Rota letter was sent out asking for members to assist with one or more duties at the various Club Class open meetings, the Enterprise Class Open on Sunday 27th April has been upgraded to the Midlands Area event and now is spread over two days.  As a result, while I am grateful for those who have volunteered to help on the Sunday, I would be delighted to hear from any member who can assist on Saturday 26th April, even from anyone who could do both days. You may be an Enterprise sailor who is unable to commit to sailing both days and therefore, be able to help me by volunteering for one or both days.    

Please contact me directly on either 01905 774588 or e-mail michaelpickworth@msn.com

Many thanks in advance,     Regards       Mike Pickworth

Page currently under reconstruction, more information will be added soon.

 

Enterprise Class Report - Autumn 2007

by retiring Fleet Captain Adrian Savage.

 

An excellent Summer Series and an excellent year’ sailing.  Once again the Enterprises have acted as an example to the other fleets in leading the way for one design racing.

 

On the top step of the podium and spraying champagne over the rest of us (hopefully) is Mike Pickworth who has had a cracking season beating your fleet captain into second position with consummate ease. 

 

 

Sketch by Nick Day of Mike Pickworth
who sailed to victory in the points series

Gordon & Rose came an uncomfortably close third with our Commodore, Stuart Howe,  in fourth position.  In the handicap, Stuart takes the much loved Transom Trophy with Phil Everard and Caroline Whitehouse taking second and third positions.  I have little doubt that if they had turned up just a little more often, they would have been hard to beat.

2007 Points series results here

2007 Handicap series results here

Once again, Barnt Green hosted the prestigious Enterprise Association National Under 21 Youth Championships on 8th and  9th September.  12 Boats sailed with 4 from Barnt Green. the numbers depleted by clashes with all the other major youth classes.  The event was won by Andy Ritchie & Arthur Mason for a second year running but not without considerable pressure from Richard Pepperdine/James Askew and Matt Johnson with Rachel Jackson.  This was a light wind event and Barnt Green played its magic tricks with shifts in wind direction and speed so that even careful covering of the opposition often did not pay off and the lead changed many times during the racing.  Well, we did warn them! 

 

The party on Saturday evening was less boisterous because of the absence of the Scottish contingent who had managed to edge themselves and their livers past the age of 21.  I’m so grateful to all those who helped at the event, Bob Suggitt for the race management, Sally in the galley, all who helped with the rescue, bar and OOD duties.  I hope you will all turn out for Mike Pickworth when he asks for help next year.  It’s in my diary.

Once again, Barnt Green is hosting the Midland Enterprise AGM on Sunday the 25th November.  This is an excellent opportunity to test yourselves against the best of the midland Enterprise sailors without having to pack the boat up and trail it to an open meeting.  Afterwards, Sally is providing a lunch, open to all, following which the Midlands area Enterprise sailors will sort out their business. Other important dates are the Club AGM on Wednesday 28th November and of course the Christmas party on Saturday 8th December – Not to be missed!       Regards.  Adrian Savage, Fleet Captain 2006/7

 

Link HERE to page 2 which has details of the Under 21 National Championship to be hosted again by BGSC on September 6/7 2008 together with preliminary details of the new BGSC charity race on 7th September at 4. p.m.

Link HERE to view the Enterprise Archive page

Link here to gallery 1 of an Enterprise Under 21 Regatta and here to gallery 2

  

                                           

 

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