Young CJ Vice Reaches the Final of the YM Cup

Clockwork Orange head to head with a Lightning.

Vane A Nationals, news that I’ve just picked up from Rob is amazing.
The YM CUP is the most prestigious trophy of the National’s week and is sailed for on the Wednesday on a knockout basis and to get anywhere you need to beat at least 9 boats on a one-to-one match race system. As there are some very good boats sailing, CJ’s performance is quite remarkable, considering that the CLOCKWORK ORANGE is 47 years old and doesn’t have any of the humps and bumps in the hull shape, nor the long overhangs that are a feature of the modern A boat designed to make them faster.
Cheers, Roger
By |2018-08-12T19:34:04+01:00August 2nd, 2018|Categories: Games|Comments Off on Young CJ Vice Reaches the Final of the YM Cup
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2018 Vane A Class Nationals Update

Update from Roger: our young member CJ Vice was in the top 6 on Monday night. This is quite remarkable as it is a great credit to him albeit with help from his dad. On Monday he out sailed Graham Bantock on the bank with a perfect re-trim and did the same on the run against Lester Gilbert on the run to take the 5 points. We also have Brillie Vice sailing with Zak Roberts and thoroughly enjoying his first taste of vane racing and our member from Holland, Arjan Van de Cingel sailing with his son Eric.
For me as Race Officer it was a great delight to see the Clockwork Orange going so well in its 47th year. When it first came out in 1971 it was a revolutionary lightweight by not being 50-60lb but only 36lb with only two thirds of normal sail area. Now it is one of the heavyweights with the lightest competitors being 18lb, and next lightest 27lb and the norm being 33lb. At that time the stalwarts of the class didn’t like this, nor its round sections with no flat deck, nor its double sails, nor its wing mast and probably most of all its bright orange all over colour. Now it stands out looking the most modern, as it doesn’t have horrid deck patches and its shape is not distorted by the rule that was devised at that time specifically to ban the Clockwork Orange.
Best Roger
By |2018-08-02T21:53:02+01:00August 2nd, 2018|Categories: Games|Comments Off on 2018 Vane A Class Nationals Update
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Vane A class Nationals Latest News

Roger has just returned form Gosport after the first 2 days as RO.
“After all the recent good weather Sunday’s was appalling with heavy rain all day and blowing a gale from the south giving reaching conditions both up and down the lake.. Monday had the same wind direction, but much lighter with all in top suits. 6 young skippers/mates were thoroughly enjoying both the conditions.  Even younger sailors competed in the Choppa race at lunchtime, where these 12” boats with no steering raced the same course with the winner nearly reaching the end before hitting the side.
Cheers Roger
Clockwork Orange

Photo shows the 47 year old Clockwork Orange in tiny 3rd suit sails by Guildford member, teenager CJ Vice  racing the Sunday leader, Robert Bell sailing a 27lb ‘Lightning’ in second suit. Photo taken by Gillian Pearson.

Vane A Class Nationals 2018

Photo shows their start and the wet and bedragled participants. Photo taken by Gillian Pearson.

Vane A Class Nationals 2018

Photo shows Graham Butler and Graham Bantock trying to prevent their boats hitting the bank after a collision – this was re-sailed. Photo taken by Gillian Pearson.

Choppa Race

Photo shows the start of the Choppa race and 5 very excited children. Photo taken By Roger Stollery.

Vane A Results Monday 30 July 2018

Vane A Results Monday 30 July 2018

By |2018-08-02T21:48:39+01:00August 2nd, 2018|Categories: Games|Comments Off on Vane A class Nationals Latest News
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Canadian Visitor John Ball Visits Abbey Meads

Dear All,

Martin, Alan, Peter and myself welcomed our Canadian visitor, John Ball to Abbey Meads on Sunday on an incredibly hot day, with a light and variable northerly wind. It was almost too hot in the full sun, but Alan brought his umbrella which gave a

Martin Crysell & Peter Dunne at Arcadia 2018

Martin Crysell & Peter Dunne at Arcadia 2018

little shade in the morning shared by as many of us who could cram underneath it, when we were not racing. John is used to sailing IOMs and so it made a change to sail my UP.

The last time he sailed a Marblehead in the UK was at the first Marblehead International in 1975 at Gosport. Then he sailed a Chris Dicks design PTERODACTYL into second place and beat all the UK skippers, just as he did on Sunday!
Arcadia June 2018

Arcadia June 2018

Attached are some photo’s recording the events of the day, but not the presentation of the Arcadia Trophy, which was not available to present. At least a photograph of the trophy is shown below. This is a trophy competed for on merit and John showed his skill in sailing on Abbey Meads with the very variable wind to win the event.
John Ball, Alan Viney, Roger Stollery, Peter Dunne & Martin Crysell.

John Ball, Alan Viney, Roger Stollery, Peter Dunne & Martin Crysell.

Peter Dunne presented with June's MEMBERS Trophy, by Alan Viney

Peter Dunne presented with Junes MEMBERS Trophy, by Alan Viney

Apart from the disappointing wind, there were loose strands of weed picked up by every boat in every race and this problem, presumably accelerated by the hot weather has arrived a lot earlier than its normal appearance in the early autumn and casts doubt on the running of our ALE series from now on.

Arcadia Tropy

Arcadia Trophy

The committee will make a decision on this just prior to the next ALE event on Wednesday, 19 July.
Cheers, Roger
By |2018-07-15T22:58:30+01:00July 10th, 2018|Categories: Games|Comments Off on Canadian Visitor John Ball Visits Abbey Meads
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Wednesday’s ALE Event on 4 July is Definitely On

Dear All,
For once GMYC can be positive about this Wednesday’s ALE event, which is definitely on and we look forward to a good response and a good turnout. The forecast is looking good with northerly winds, which is one of the best directions on our Abbey Meads Lake, blowing straight down the middle. So please come have some fun between 2 and 5 PM. As there is no doubt about the running of this event, there is no need to ring Roger on the morning of the event.
We look forward to seeing you!
We would also like to see you next Sunday 8th of July, as we have a visitor from Canada coming to sail with us. John Ball came to race his Marblehead in the first ‘radio Marblehead international’ at Gosport in 1975 when radio racing was in its infancy and he finished second. As there is no Marblehead sailing near him in Canada he is looking forward to racing them again. For those who might recognise his name, he is one of the world’s experts on racing rules and radio racing rules in particular. He has been nominated as the Regional Officer for North America to serve on the International Radio Sailing Association Executive Committee, where he will make a very good contribution to decisions that affect all of us at national level. You are most welcome to join us in our club race on Sunday, which starts at 10 AM.
Cheers, Roger
By |2018-07-05T15:33:55+01:00July 2nd, 2018|Categories: Games|Comments Off on Wednesday’s ALE Event on 4 July is Definitely On
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GMYC Report of the GAMES 4 & Interclub 3 – for the Members Trophy 24 June 2018

Dear All,

Whilst it was very disappointing to receive only one entry from outside the Guildford club, we were delighted that Peter Popham came from the Three Rivers club to enjoy a warm sunny day with the wind blowing most of the time straight down the lake from the North, although somewhat spasmodically. Peter was excited, as he brought his brand-new boat which he and Max Lemke had been building over the last few months using the UPROAR moulds and copious instructions that now go with it. This is remarkable in itself, but is part of a scheme originally to build three new boats and update the Three Rivers club fleet. The plan has now been extended to 4 new boats, so this is very encouraging for the Marblehead class and in the future we hope to see more of these boats coming to GMYC open races.

GMYC GAMES 4 & Interclub 3 - for the Members Trophy

GMYC GAMES 4 & Interclub 3 – for the Members Trophy – Roger Stollery

Although part of a learning curve, with a difficulty with using a coloured gelcoat, Peter’s new boat UPROAR 71 looked magnificent, as it wasn’t just black but sprayed bright orange and with some fancy lettering. This and a few photographs of the racing itself is shown on the PDF pic page. I helped set up his rig and he enjoyed some good racing despite controlling the boat from his chair in just one location and he enjoyed winning three of the 12 races, as you can see from Alan’s results spreadsheet.

GMYC GAMES 4 & Interclub 3 - for the Members Trophy

GMYC GAMES 4 & Interclub 3 – for the Members Trophy – Roger Stollery

As this was also an event for the GMYC Members trophy on a handicap basis, we assumed that the merit winner of the event would also win the trophy on handicap and we did present Alan with the trophy on this assumption as Alan had done really well. However we hadn’t worked out the handicap in detail and such is the brilliance of our handicap system, it was Peter Dunne who did best against his handicap. He will be delighted by this result as his performance with his STARKERS, which is also new this year has been steadily getting better each event and allowed him to win the trophy.

GMYC GAMES 4 & Interclub 3 - for the Members Trophy

GMYC GAMES 4 & Interclub 3 – for the Members Trophy – Roger Stollery

Not to be disappointed, Alan Viney’s win on merit is satisfaction enough, but it does allow him to rocket up the GAMES leaderboard into fourth place as the 100 points at this event boosts his average score that he gets from being part of the race committee for the Mermaid Trophy.

GMYC GAMES 4 & Interclub 3 - for the Members Trophy

GMYC GAMES 4 & Interclub 3 – for the Members Trophy – Roger Stollery

Whilst it would be nice to have more local club sailors and particularly the ex-GMYC members who sail at Datchet, everyone enjoyed the event and those who didn’t come, missed out on some good sailing. There were other attractions this weekend and the IOM ranking event at Southport took away a couple of likely sailors, and holidays took away several of our members, but this is no excuse for the other 60 local sailors who were invited to take part in this event. I don’t believe that the football World Cup or the Formula One Grand Prix really made that much difference.

GMYC GAMES 4 & Interclub 3 - for the Members Trophy

GMYC GAMES 4 & Interclub 3 – for the Members Trophy – Roger Stollery

However the question has to be asked how these Marblehead sailors can be persuaded to travel, for some very short distances, to increase the level of attendance and enjoyment at these Interclub events?

Cheers, Roger

By |2018-07-01T22:52:14+01:00July 1st, 2018|Categories: Games|Comments Off on GMYC Report of the GAMES 4 & Interclub 3 – for the Members Trophy 24 June 2018
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GAMES 4 event at Abbey Meads this Sunday 24th June

Dear All,
Although the entry closed officially last night, we are keeping the entry open so that if you fancy some good sailing with your Marblehead, will be delighted to see you at Abbey Meads. There are three ways of entering, either using the MYA online entry system, emailing me or just ringing on (01483) 421801.
Cheers, Roger
By |2018-06-22T15:12:12+01:00June 22nd, 2018|Categories: Games|Comments Off on GAMES 4 event at Abbey Meads this Sunday 24th June
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ALE on Wednesday 6th is cancelled and GAMES 4 on Sunday 10th June is postponed until Sunday 24th June

Dear All,
Unfortunately, GMYC are unable to run these events, on the published dates for which we apologise.  We hope that this will not upset your diary and we hope you will come and support our GAMES Interclub event on 24 June.
I personally hope that there will be good support for the ALE event on Wednesday 4th of July, as I have a group of friends coming to sample radio sailing and so it needs to be a good do, so please put this in your diary and come along for a fun afternoon.
Cheers, Roger
By |2018-06-05T23:39:02+01:00June 5th, 2018|Categories: Games|Comments Off on ALE on Wednesday 6th is cancelled and GAMES 4 on Sunday 10th June is postponed until Sunday 24th June
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GMYC Mermaid Trophy & GAMES 3 – Sunday 13 May

The Mermaid  2018 is different this year, brought forward to the summer only a couple of weeks before competitors go to BIBLIS Germany for the Marblehead World Championship. This gives you the opportunity for a final tune-up session in good competition, or just a good sail at Abbey Meads, one of the best lakes in the country.

Guildford Madel Yacht Club Mermaid 2018

Mermaid 2018

GMYC warmly invite all Marblehead sailors to enjoy the best of Abbey Meads Lake and help us make this a really good event in a keen, yet friendly atmosphere !

The current IRSA Marblehead class rules will apply and the racing will be governed by the RRS 2017-2020 and MYA SSIs. The usual Guildford race team will do our best ensure a well run event on a superb radio sailing water.

The relevant notices are as follows:

REGISTRATION– from 0900 hours.  All boats will be checked in the length/depth gauge. Rigs may be checked for compliance with the class rules and certificate.

BRIEFING– this will start at approximately 0945 hours.

RACING TIMES– the first race will start soon after the briefing at approximately 1000 hours – no race will start after 1700 hours and any race in progress at 1730 hours will be abandoned.

In addition to the Mermaid, you will also be racing for the Ted Gearey Trophy for the best improver (best place improvement after Race 3). The Vic Cooney Trophy will also be awarded to the highest placed competitor over 60 years of age. There will also be a junior prize.

Please make your boat and PSN certificate available at the registration table as soon as possible after you arrive. We will inform competitors in advance if there is a requirement to modify sail numbers or add a prefix ‘1’ to avoid clashes.

Please enter preferably online via the MYA website or by email or to Roger on stollery17@sky.comor by phone on 01483 421 801 by of midnight on Thursday 10th May. The entry fee is £7.50, to be paid at registration.

Guildford’s waterat ABBEY MEADS lake is easy to find. From whatever direction you are travelling, follow the brown signs to THORPE PARK and go to the roundabout at their entrance. Travel south on the A320 towards Chertsey.  After a few hundred yards turn left off the road, where signposted ‘Chertsey Water Treatment Works’ and where you should also see a sign, RADIO SAILING.  If you are coming to watch and arrive whilst we are racing, dial 1617on the black number padlock and press the button on the bottomto open the gate.

By |2018-05-03T00:08:52+01:00April 25th, 2018|Categories: Games, Sailing|Comments Off on GMYC Mermaid Trophy & GAMES 3 – Sunday 13 May
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Elstead Cutter 22 April

Dear All,
For the third club event in a row at Abbey Meads we had a fantastic day yesterday with plenty of wind from the south which made exciting sailing off the wind. The really warm sunny weather made the lake really sparkly to match some of the racing. The usual crowd were joined by Peter Stollery, who was delighted to be able to try out his new boat UPFRONT in A, B and C rigs and Nick Royse sailing his CRAZY TUBE FREE like the rest of us in either A or B rigs. The latter were necessary when the wind made it uncomfortable to use the tallest rigs at the end of the morning. Whilst the wind was mainly southerly like both the previous ALE events there was a bit of south-westerly in it during the afternoon which eventually caused us enough frustration to stop racing mid afternoon when the area in front of the Western control area became too calm. The total of 15 races were sailed with 10 of them to count for the trophy.
The event for the Elstead Cutter was completed at lunchtime when Peter Dunne had to leave. This was a handicap event and Peter improved the most against his handicap and won the trophy again with a positive score of four percentage points. Peter had made a fantastic job of cleaning this magnificent trophy and so he can enjoy the fruits of his labour for another year. The results are attached.
Peter Stollery used his C rig in the afternoon racing and despite it looking very short and small won most of the races mainly through his skilled sailing. He didn’t win the last race and gave Nick Royse, still in A rig, the chance to score a win. Peter reckoned that this may be the only time he will be able to try out this rig on his UP before the Worlds in Germany. However the way the weather is going it could be a repeat of the preparation for the 1992 Marblehead Worlds on Long Island, New York where light winds were also predicted and in every single big event leading up to it in the UK there were strong winds. This led Peter and I to practice at Elstead Moat which is surrounded by trees and not renowned for much wind, whilst Martin Roberts and Mike Weston sailed in the early hours of the morning under car headlights to get some light weather tuning practice!
Apart from the ALE event on Wednesday 3rd of May, our next event at Abbey Meads is the MERMAID trophy, which has been moved to the summer as the final practice event for the Marblehead World Championship in BIBLIS Germany. This decision was also to use the best of Abbey Meads Lake which has no weed in the summer to attract Marblehead sailors from Three Rivers and Hampton Court who usually do have this problem. Please find attached the Notice of Race for this event and we would appreciate early entry via the MYA online entry system. Martin Crysell has offered to be the Race Officer and Alan Viney and Peter Dunne have volunteered to help him. This NoR is hot off the press and will be sent out to Marblehead sailors everywhere and the websites in due course.
Finally, there needs to be a change in the programme as the GAMES event set for 3rd of June is when many potential participants are still in or travelling back from the Worlds. GAMES 3 at Abbey Meads has been moved back a week to Sunday 10th of June. See the revised A4 programme attached.
Cheers, Roger
By |2018-04-25T11:41:52+01:00April 25th, 2018|Categories: Evenings, Games, Sailing|Comments Off on Elstead Cutter 22 April
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