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Barnt Green Sailing Club. Solo page. archive 07

Class Captain : Richard Ash    Tel : 01562 882792      EMAIL      

Solo’s; 50 Years Young.......   (from the 2006 season)

 

If you can’t wait for Sally’s supper on Wednesday evenings, get a Solo. That’s the clear message from this year’s handicap series’ with six Solos in the first ten boats in the early series, and five in the first ten in the later races. Congratulations Bob for taking honours in both and well done runners up Kate and Phil.

Twenty boats entered the summer class races with turnouts of up to nine making for a lot of closely contested races. Just how close, well just two points nett was the margin between the first three Brian, Bob and Tim at the close. Special applause goes to Keith in his debut season, taking 6th in class and first place in the handicap!

This year, the Solo’s celebrated their 50th anniversary and the Nationals at Felpham SC in August attracted an entry of 80. There was also a three race series for champions to celebrate the half century. Jamie Lea (Exe) and Steve Cockerill (Stokes Bay) were winner and runner up of each. Sadly, Barnt Green were not represented – with an active class at home, why travel!

 

Richard Ash - Class Captain.

 

Solo Class Captain’s Report

April 2006

 

Saturday April 1st delivered a challenging wind for the Solo Open Meeting. There was a Barnt Green contingent of eight out of the 23 boats – More than one third of the entry. The conditions remained challenging and the fleet was reduced in number as the day progressed, yours truly being one of the earliest to fall by the wayside. Only seven boats completed all three races but I congratulate those who managed even one race. Congratulations to Bob Suggitt who finished as first Barnt Green Sailor in the meeting. Thank you to all those who entered the meeting in such trying conditions and with such stiff competition – Bob Suggitt, Tim Joinson, Tim Jobson, Philip Everard, Russell Lewis, Kate Brooks & Richard Ash. My special thanks to the whole OOD Team for the meeting lead by Merlyn Wilcox and also to those helping behind the scenes in the galley and bar.

 

Thanks go to Dick Wallace for his excellent photographs - here the fleet running before a stiff breeze.

 

Now well under way, the season progresses well and we have 17 Solo Sailors listed. I welcome Simon Woods and Paul Swinnerton both as yet without a Solo at the time of writing and also our latest recruit, Keith Heyes who now has a boat but awaits warmer water before launching! I now have a more up to date boat and hope to prove that my previous lack of success is not down to “the nut on the tiller”.

 

Hopefully improving air and water temperatures will see an increase in the Solo turnout for club racing to provide more of a challenge for the hardier sailors in the fleet.  Perhaps now is the time that I should implement my own suggestion and get out there more and sail.

 

I now pass the Solo Class Captaincy into the capable hands of Richard Ash. I am sure that Richard will champion the Solo Fleet to further success and continue to build on the reputation of the club as a welcoming host to visiting Solo sailors at our annual Solo Open Meeting. Perhaps he will also be able arrange for some slightly more moderate weather for the next Open Meeting. Thank you for your support and please support Richard as you have me.

 

Just for fun - Understanding Engineers! To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

Happy and Successful Sailing

 

Chris Stringfellow  (Recently retired as Class Captain)

 

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Report on Solo Open Meeting

National Solo Class Association, Traveller Series Midland Area

Solo Open Meeting at Barnt Green SC, Saturday 1st April 2006

A gusty south-westerly wind force four gusting to five welcomed 23 boats to the meeting. Race one saw a general recall but with a clean restart Jim Hunt (South Staffordshire SC) was first at the first mark followed by Norman Byrd (Draycote Water SC). Hunt maintained an increasing lead over Byrd but Richard Pye (Draycote Water SC) worked through fleet from midway to take third from Jon Clarke (Rugby  & Daventry SC).

In increasingly gusty conditions, 16 boats started race two and again Hunt took an early lead but Brown took the lead by the end of lap three with Colin Newton (Staunton Harrold SC) maintaining a solid third throughout with Stuart Hydon (Shustoke SC) & Neil Wilkinson (Shustoke SC) rising to fourth & fifth respectively. Hunt & Brown engaged in battle of covering on the last but one leg although a gust caught Brown tacking off after the final mark of the shortened course for Hunt to slip through to first at the anchor dragging boat finish.

Race three saw 11 boats at the start. Without Hunt in the race Brown took an early lead but Hydon took over in lap three with Byrd astern followed by Clarke, Wilkinson & Brown

Jim Hunt, winner of the BGSC Solo open.

 Results :-

 

Barnt Green SC - Solo Open Meeting 1st April 2006

Sail No

Over

50

Helm

Club

Points

Place

R1

R2

R3

4214

 

Jim Hunt

South Staffs

2

1

1

1

24

4538

 

Norman Byrd

Draycote Water

4

2

2

7

2

4551

 

Stuart Hydon

Shustoke

5

3

6

4

1

4672

 

Chris Brown

RYA

7

4

24

2

5

4578

 

Neil Wilkinson

Shustoke

9

5

5

5

4

4606

 

Jon Clarke

Rugby

9

6

7

6

3

4336

 

Colin Newton

Staunton Harrold

9

7

24

3

6

4553

 

Oliver Dumelton

Nantwich & Borders

11

8

4

10

7

4357

 

Richard Pye

Draycote Water

11

9

3

8

24

4263

Y

Keith Lancaster

Rugby & Daventry

18

10

10

13

8

3845

Y

Bob Suggitt

Barnt Green SC

20

11

11

9

24

4303

Y

R Cartwright

Blithfield

21

12

15

12

9

4644

 

Hannah Showell

Shustoke

24

13

14

24

10

3978

 

Tim Joinson

Barnt Green SC

24

14

13

11

24

3949

Y

Tim Jobson

Barnt Green SC

26

15

12

14

24

4575

 

Gareth Wilkinson

Chelmarsh

32

16

8

24

24

4629

Y

Andrew Liddington

Rugby & Daventry

33

17

9

24

24

4036

Y

Philip Everard

Barnt Green SC

40

18

16

24

24

2089

 

Russell Lewis

Barnt Green SC

41

19

17

24

24

3931

Y

Brian Fisher

Melton Mowbray

42

20

18

24

24

4034

 

Kate Brooks

Barnt Green SC

43

21

19

24

24

3571

Y

Chris Stringfellow

Barnt Green SC

48

22

24

24

24

4365

Y

Richard Ash

Barnt Green SC

48

22

24

24

24

 

Norman Byrd, second at the BGSC Solo open meeting 2006

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