Category: Sailing

As a forerunner to its winter series, Rollesby Broad Sailing Club held its Winter Regatta on Sunday.  Unfortunately, the forecasted winds never reached the Broad so sailors had to contend with some light and shifty winds.

In the multisail fleet the top two places were clear cut with John Saddington and Dennis Manning in their Albacore winning all three races and Val and Chris Hanson in their Wayfarer finishing second in each.  Third place overall was closely contended with Mike Broadbent and Hugh Rout in a Xenon and Bob Sparrow and Mike Horwitz in a Wayfarer equal on points after the first two races.  In the final race, the Wayfarer kept ahead of the Xenon throughout the race and therefore claiming third place overall.

The larger single-hander fleet had an entry of fifteen dinghies ranging from a RS300 to a group of five Solos.  After two races, three boats were vying for overall honours, with Tamsin Highfield in her Streaker on three points and the Solos of Jim Rosser and Sam McNamara on four and five, respectively.  In the final and deciding race Chris Toothill, sailing a Phantom, led from start to finish on the water but close behind were the Solos of Jim Rosser and Sam McNamara. Approaching the final mark, Jim suffered a ‘navigational malfunction’ allowing Sam to slip pass.  This made the final points interesting, with three boats equal on three points and so the overall places were decided by the last race making Sam McNamara the winner.

David Houghton

Race Officer

November 26th

Winter Regatta

Multisails (8) 

Race 1: 1 Albacore 8066 (John Saddington & Dennis Manning), 2 Wayfarer 9090 (Val & Chris Hanson), 3 Wayfarer 10213 (Bob Sparrow & Mike Horwitz)

Race 2: 1 Albacore 8066, 2 Wayfarer 9090, 3 Xenon 7534 (Mike Broadbent & Hugh Rout)

Race 3: 1 Albacore 8066, 2 Wayfarer 9090, 3 Wayfarer 10213

Overall: 1 Albacore 8066, 2 Wayfarer 9090, 3 Wayfarer 10213

RBSC Winter Regatta 2017 Multi Full Results

 Single-handers (15)

Race 1: 1 Streaker 1493 (Tamsin Highfield), 2 Solo 5365 (Sam McNamara), 3 Solo 5478 (Jim Rosser)

Race 2: 1 Solo 5478, 2 Streaker 1493, 3 Solo 5365

Race 3: 1 Solo 5365, 2 Solo 5478, 3 Solo 4896 (Kevin Postlethwaite)

Overall: 1 Solo 5365, 2 Solo 5478, 3 Streaker 1493

RBSC Winter Regatta 2017 Single Full Results

End of Autumn Series – 26^th November

The chill in the wind at Rollesby Broad on Sunday 26^th November certainly made it feel like winter is approaching even though this was actually the climax of our Autumn series.

The breeze wouldn’t quite shift southwards enough (until the afternoon!) to avoid having to sail at least part of the course under the tricky conditions to leeward of the trees on the west bank of the broad. Whilst it was marginal planning on the windier east side, it was the rounding of the windward marks which separated the top contenders from the rest.

Mike McNamara in his Harrier won both the singlehanded races, working hard in race 1 to stay as close as possible to Darren Pike’s Phantom and then just (and really only just!) pulling out enough of a lead from Bob Hawkins Solo in race two. Ian Ayres (Solo) sailed consistently to take the minor podium spots in both races.

John Saddington & Dennis Manning found the conditions absolutely to their liking in their Albacore; winning comfortably in the multsail fleet and the afternoon mixed fleet race. Behind there was a really close battle for second between the Wayfarers of Val & Chris Hanson and Dave Houghton & John Symonds; the Hanson’s narrowly took the honours in race 1 with the roles reversed all be it with slightly more separation in race 2.

There were four different winners across the five Autumn Series; we can’t really do much better at spreading out the silver ware / wine than that! The club has its winter regatta on Sunday 3^rd and its NewYear’s Open on Jan 1^st, visitors welcome at both events, first races at 10.45 on both days.

November 26th

Multisails

Race 1 (7 entries)

1. John Saddington & Dennis Manning (Albacore)
2. Val & Ryan Hanson (Wayfarer)
3. Dave Houghton & John Symonds (Wayfarer)

Race 2 (7)

1. John Saddington & Dennis Manning (Albacore)
2. Dave Houghton & John Symonds (Wayfarer)
3. Val & Ryan Hanson (Wayfarer)

SingleHanders

Race 1 (10 entries)

1. Mike McNamara (Harrier)
2. Darren Pike (Phantom)
3. Ian Ayres (Solo)

Race 2 (9)

1. Mike McNamara (Harrier)
2. Bob Hawkins (Solo)
3. Ian Ayres (Solo)

Mixed PM Race 3 (7)

1. 1. John Saddington & Dennis Manning (Albacore)
2. Ian Ayres (Solo)
3. Mike Broadbent & Hugh Rout (Xenon)

Autumn Series Results Overall

Multisails

Race 1 (21 entries)

1. Bob Sparrow & Various Crew (Wayfarer) – 10pts
2. John Saddington & Dennis Manning (Albacore) – 15
3. Dave Houghton & John Symonds (Wayfarer) – 19

Race 2 (24)

1. Bob Sparrow & Various Crew (Wayfarer) – 9pts
2. Dave Houghton & John Symonds (Wayfarer) – 16
3. John Saddington & Dennis Manning (Albacore) – 17

SingleHanders

Race 1 (31 entries)

1. Tamsin Highfield (Streaker) – 10pts
2. Daniel Bull (Laser Radial) – 12
3. Bob Hawkins (Solo) – 14

Race 2 (33)

1. Ian Ayres (Solo) – 13
2. Bob Hawkins (Solo) – 35
3. Daniel Bull (Laser Radial) – 36

Mixed PM Race 3 (18)

1. John Saddington & Dennis Manning (Albacore) – 4
2. Bob Sparrow & Various Crew (Wayfarer) – 6
3. Daniel Harvey (Pico) – 10

This year the Multisail Open Regatta at Rollesby incorporated the Leader National Championship and as usual a Bittern Travellers event.

The Leaders enjoyed three short races on Saturday afternoon. The first race was held in marginal planning conditions; and despite breaking several different small items; home sailors Ian & Sharon Ayres won narrowly from Chris & Jane Wharmby from Milton Keynes. Trish Hudson & Sarah Cole from Hickling were third and Roger & Cybil Morse from Welwyn Garden fourth. The wind eased for the second race but the first two remained the same with the Morses third. The Ayres had a more comfortable win in race three as the Wharmby’s put all effort into finishing last; only to jump three places to second at the last mark of the race!

Sunday dawned grey and wet and a smaller than perhaps anticipated home fleet joined the Leaders. The Ayres led the fleet up the first beat with Pete & Rachel Smith’s Wayfarer hot out of the blocks close on their tale (perhaps being race officers on Saturday put them in tune with the conditions). Chris Mann & Heather Vaughan in their Enterprise made the most of the easing conditions to slide through the fleet late on and take the handicap win from the Smiths; an admin error in the race box meant the Ayres time was not recorded! In race 2 the Smiths took the win after an epic battle with Ian Hanson & Mike Horwitz, regular Solo sailors joining up for the day in a Wayfarer; the Ayres recorded a third to leave the meeting wide open with only the non-discardable Eels Foot race to come.

After a long lunch break, the Morses won the afternoon start, but the Ayres were through by the first mark with Dave & Diane Goodwin and Mann & Vaughan in Enterprises in close pursuit. Bob Sparrow & Tony Gibbs (Wayfarer) broke through in the cut with Mike Broadbent and Hugh Rout in their ISO clawing their way back from a poor start. The long reach back should have worked in the ISOs favour, but with spinnaker flying well the Ayres just held on to win on the water, no handicapping needed when the highest PY boat leads the fleet home! Sparrow was second but Mann pipping Goodwin for third was enough to give them the meeting on countback.

In the Bitterns, Bruce Thompson sailing single handed took the first race by a hairs breadth on a downwind finish from John Atkinson with Leona Levine crewing. The result was reversed though with a slightly larger margin in race two meaning the afternoons Eels Foot race became winner take’s all. Unfortunately Thompson struggled through the cut on the way out giving Thompson a commanding lead which he managed well; showing some of the faster boats how to make the best of limited boat speed on the return leg.

Results

Multisail Open Regatta

1. Chris Mann & Heather Vaughan – Enterprise
2. Ian & Sharon Ayres – Leader
3. Pete & Rachel Smith – Wayfarer
4. Ian Hanson & Mike Horwitz – Wayfarer

Leader Nationals

1. Ian & Sharon Ayres – Rollesby Broad
2. Chris & Jane Wharmby – Milton Keynes
3. Roger & Cybil Morse – Welwyn Garden
4. Trish Hudson & Sarah Cole – Hickling Broad

Bittern Open

1. John Atkinson & Leona Levine – NPC
2. Bruce Thompson – NPC
3. Graham Barhwl & Dennis Manning – BOA
4. Colin Burrow & L Southwood – BOA

The spring weather was certainly in force as Rollesby held their Spring Regatta on Sunday 2nd April marking, turnout was a splendid 21 boats as winter members marked their last event of the season and with just a single mixed handicap fleet, starting well was essential.

In race 1 Tamsin Highfield (Laser) was uncomfortably close to the pin mark but just snuck round it chased hard by Bob Hawkins (Solo) and Ian & Sharon Ayres (Leader). These three read the first beat best and whilst joined by faster boats round the course had established enough of a lead on lap one to ensure the podium places; Hawkins eventually using his superior upwind manoeuvrability to take the win.

A windshift just before the start of race 2 saw the Wayfarers of Pete & Rachel Smith and Bob Sparrow & Jason able to reach the first mark in a single tack. Simon Strode (Solo) followed them well to finish third with only Hawkins able to make some sort of recovery on the considerably shorter course to take fourth.

The meeting was wide open as more breeze greeted the fleet for race 3. The Ayres started well to windward of the majority with Highfield emerging best from the leeward end of the line. The Solos of Hawkins and Strode worked their way through well on the upwind legs with the Smiths enjoying the increased breeze most taking their time but taking places on nearly every leg of the course, eventually Hawkins took the win over Highfield by a handful of seconds.

Spring Regatta Results (21 entires)

1. Bob Hawkins – Solo – 2 pts
2. Pete & Rachel Smith – Wayfarer – 4
3. Tamsin Highfiled – Laser – 5
4. Simon Strode – Solo – 7
5. Ian & Sharon Ayres – Leader – 8
6. Bob Sparrow & Jason – Wayfarer – 8
7. Mike Horwitz – Solo – 11
8. Chris Mann – Solo – 11
9. Ian Hanson – Solo – 15
10. Auriel Gibson & Crew – Wayfarer – 18
11. Paul Warnes – Solo – 20
12. Mike Broadbent & Hugh Rout – ISO – 21
13. Gareth Thomas – Phantom – 24
14. Phil Alison – Solo – 25
15. Steve Leigh – Vareo – 27
16. Chris Toothil & Libby – Stratos – 28
17. Ashley Warnes & Crew – Wayfarer – 28
18. Richard & Ed Brown – Wayfarer – 29

3 competitors only started one race.

Frostbite Series Results

Multisails Race 1

1. John Saddington – 4 pts
2. Bob Sparrow – 14
3. Phil Highfield – 17

Race 2

1. John Saddiongton – 4
2. Tamsin Highfield – 8
3. Bob Sparrow – 11

Single Handers Race 1

1. Ian Ayres – 6
2. Matt Boreham – 12
3. Keith Sykes – 21

Single Handers Race 1

1. Ian Ayres – 9
2. Matt Boreham – 15
3. Keith Sykes – 23

Mixed Fleet Race 3

1. John Saddington – 3 pts
2. Tamsin Highfiled – 3
3. Ian Ayres – 3