New for 2018 our ALE (After Lunch Event)
New for 2018 our ALE (After Lunch Event)
To make the most of our late spring and summer afternoons, come and join us for some friendly, laid back but competitive, afternoon sailing on the following dates:
NoR GAMES 9 FINALE & Brass Monkey Trophy Christmas Race on Sunday 10th December 2017
Notice of Race for GAMES 9 FINALE and the Brass Monkey Trophy Christmas Race on Sunday 10th December 2017
We extend a very warm welcome to you to come and have some competitive fun at our Christmas Open meeting for Marbleheads and BOTTLE boats. We hope that you will come and enjoy racing in a relaxed mode at Abbey Meads Lake, Chertsey to get you into the party mood. This is very much a fun event, with festive dress for self/boat anticipated! As usual, we will be stopping for lunch when mince pies and mulled wine will be served. We do hope that you will come and join the party.
This year the event is the finale of the 2017 GAMES Marblehead series with the MIDGLEY MUG, Improver’s and Junior Prizes to be awarded. There is all to sail for because there are four competitors who could win the GAMES. See the latest updated GAMES schedule copied with this NoR.
Following GMYC tradition there will be no normal financial entry fee. Instead, please bring a wrapped present containing something that you might like to win!
The racing will be organised for Marbleheads and BOTTLE boats starting on the same countdown, but at different times. BOTTLE boats will have a course handicap and will be competing in their own event.
For those of you who have not been before, you will find ABBEY MEADS Lake easily. From whatever direction you are travelling, follow the signs to THORPE PARK and go to the roundabout at their entrance. Then travel south on the A320 towards Chertsey and you will see the lake on your left. After a few hundred yards turn left off the road after you see a sign, RADIO SAILING. If you arrive late and the inner gate is locked, put 1617 into the black GMYC number padlock to open and just slide the horizontal bar back to open and replace after entry. Please print this NoR and refer to it when you are at the gate.
The racing will be conducted using the RRS 2017-2020 modified by the MYA SSIs. The relevant notices are as follows: BRIEFING – this will start at approximately 09.40 hours. RACING TIMES – the first race will start soon after the briefing at approximately 10.00 hours – no race will start after 15.00 hours and any race in progress at 15.20 hours will be abandoned.
The closing date for entries for the event is midnight on Thursday 7th December 2017. Please ring Roger with your entry on 01483 421 801 or e-mail him on stollery17@sky.com and include your MYA number. If there is more than one boat entered with the same sail number, we will inform you prior to the event as to the prefix or the modification of your number. If you don’t have a Marblehead or BOTTLE boat, but would like to come for a bit of fun, please ask Roger to borrow a boat.
We look forward to seeing you!
2017 BOTTLE boat Championship
Plenty of wind and sun gave 16 competitors a spectacular day’s racing for BOTTLE boats on the river Deben at Waldringfield Sailing Club. With the southerly wind against the ebb tide there was spray everywhere, generated by the speed on the offwind legs with the powerful bottle & plastic cup bows planing through the waves.
After the first few races nearly all these unusual one-designs changed into their small swing rigs to improve their tacking and manoeuvrability, whilst still producing fantastic speeds off the wind.
Everyone enjoyed this, particularly one quarter of the fleet, who were aged between 4 and 10 years old and yet coped well with a little parental help at times, changing batteries, rigs and mending these simple boats, which are mostly made from recycled materials.
After a group photo, the racing began around the simple windward leeward course parallel to the beach. Initially against the southerly wind and the top of the flood tide, this gave almost perfect conditions, which got even better when the tide turned. This spectacle was greatly enjoyed by many family supporters, club members and villagers, who always love to watch this event.
The morning racing
The first two races were won by Graham Viney followed by Mike Pert and Bernard Kufluk all in big rigs. In Race 3 which was won by the latter, Keith Parrott was the first to appreciate the strength of the increasing wind and changed to his small rig. This immediately allowed him to improve his usual finishing position to gain 5th place. It gave him an even better performance in Race 4 when he came 2nd ahead of the overpowered big rig powered boats that were showing their rudders in the air in the strongest gusts. Even more delighted was seven-year-old Oliver Stollery, who won the race after also having his rig changed.
The last race before lunch saw Alan Viney get a win, still in his big rig and absolutely flying downwind. In second place was Rob Vice, who had been struggling all morning to get his boat going during these initial races.
The barbecue The competitors and the new WSC members were treated to a barbecue laid on by Kim Mayhew and time to mend broken gear, change rigs and get ready before the afternoon racing. Graham headed the lunchtime leaderboard with 11 from Mike 12 and Bernard 14 points.
The afternoon racing
Wayfarer sailor, Mike came out strongly to win Race 6 followed by Marblehead sailor, Rob and Keith Parrott. Bernard took Race 7 and then allowed Rob to collect a string of four first places only interrupted by Mike winning Race 10. Mike also won Races 13, 14 and 16, but allowed Bernard to take Race 15. In these last races there were more juniors sailing than grown-ups! The Championship was all down to the last race, as Bernard only had to come 3rd to beat Mike. However he sailed into a well publicised mooring line that dropped him down to 5th, whilst Mike finished first ahead of the two boys, Oliver and Arthur.
The prizegiving
WSC Commodore, Bob Whitehouse gave away the Junior Championship prizes first, with Oliver with 61 points taking the junior BOTTLE trophy. Second was Arthur Sturmer with 79 points, his brother William 120 and fourth Nathan Stollery with 180.
Mike took the main BOTTLE trophy with 30 points, with Bernard second with 31 and Graham third with 47. Remarkably, two youngsters took the next two places with Oliver fourth and Arthur fifth.
Mike thanked the race team, which included Sarah Stollery in the rescue boat and scorer Linda
Stollery and particularly Roger for having created the idea, designed and built the boats, organised the event and run the event on the day!
For a film of some of the action see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfV8MYR9NZY
Results:
1st Mike Pert, WSC 30,
2nd Bernard Kufluk WSC 31,
3rd Graham Viney Guildford 47,
4th Oliver Stollery (J) Guildford 61,
5th Arthur Sturmer (J) WSC 79,
6th Rob Vice Clapham 90,
7th Alan Viney Guildford 101,
8th Keith Parrott Frensham Pond 102,
9th William Sturmer (J) WSC 120,
10th Graham Whitehead Frensham Pond 158,
11th Steve Hill Frensham Pond 171,
12th Howard Fraser WSC 171,
13th Nathan Stollery (J) Guildford 180,
14th John Fish WSC 192,
15th Noel Fraser WSC 193,
16th Matthew Lake WSC 213
2017 MERMAID Trophy
There was uproar at Guildford Model Yacht Club’s water at Abbey Meads for this annual open Marblehead event. No outlandish behaviour though, just two boats to that design going fast!
13 races were sailed in a limit ‘A’ rig wind blowing from the north north-west, not blowing quite straight down the lake, but a little over the left shoulder. This gusty and variable wind direction set a challenge for the 12 competitors from six clubs to pick the right shifts to windward and to search for the best wind and shifts on the run of the windward/leeward course. There was plenty of fast planing on the run, which made for an exciting spectacle, which everyone enjoyed along with the sunny, but cold conditions.
After the group photo, the fleet was well spread out in Race 1, as competitors tried to get the hang of the wind conditions. Peter Stollery and Rob Vice, sailing different configurations of their UPROARs immediately made their mark with a one-two finish. They didn’t have it their own way and in Race 2 John Shorrock sailing his new QUARK 2 took the honours.
The 11 o’clock two-minute silence was observed to honour those who gave their lives for our freedom.
John was still with the leading boats in Race 3 and finished third behind Peter and Rob, who gained most by searching for the gusts on the far side of the lake and tacking downwind to make great gains on the run.
In Race 4 Alan Viney sailing a PRIME NUMBER made a good start and headed for the strongest winds on the far side of the lake to get to the windward mark first, but was overtaken on the run by Rob, and David Adam sailing another PRIME NUMBER. On the second downwind leg there was close racing at speed between Peter and Rob, who got to the gate first, but was passed by Peter close to the finishing line.
In Race 5 Rob led to the windward mark closely followed by Phil Holliday sailing his newly acquired French NIOUTRAM, with a beautiful Remi Bres swing rig, with Peter some way behind in fourth. However on the run he passed both of them giving a master demonstration of tacking downwind into the strongest gusts to take the lead and hold it to the finish.
The gusts were getting stronger at this point, which made tacking more difficult and manoeuvring less predictable. In Race 6 there was a collision with a loud crack and an entanglement between Alan and Roy Pearson’s ROK. RO, Roger Stollery sensed that Roy’s boat was sinking and rowed flat out to reach the boats just in time. However by the time that the water had been drained out of the ROK, the rescue boat had drifted into the trees at the leeward end of the lake and any progress rowing out of the branches against the wind was very slow. A huge hole amidships put an end to Roy’s racing, but he stayed on to observe. Peter won this race by staying on the rhumb line to make the best of the shifts in the more moderate wind in the centre of the lake.
Predicting the stronger winds Peter and Nick Royse changed to ‘B’ rigs for Race 7. Martin Crysell sailing a PRIME NUMBER was first at the windward mark followed by Phil and Peter. They stayed on the rhumb line on the run, but Rob romped away by tacking downwind and planing to the leeward gate to win from Peter and Phil.
At the break for lunch, Peter was at the top of the leaderboard with 7 points ahead of Rob with 13 and John 22.
The next three races were a familiar story with Peter and Rob dominating with the third places being David in Race 8 and John in the other two races. David sailed well in Race 11, leading from start to finish from Nick Royse initially, sailing his CRAZY TUBE FREE and then Phil and Peter.
David let Peter win Race 12, but finished second and in the final Race 13 it was the predictable result from the pair of UPROARs.
At the prize giving Peter thanked the RO and ARO, Keith Parrott for running another good Mermaid, which was much enjoyed by everyone, including new member Keith Bullard who was delighted to go away with the last prize, which is traditional at GMYC events to encourage the fleet, without which there would be no winners.
Roger Stollery announced a new initiative for the Guildford club, who are offering free ALE on Wednesday afternoons in the summer to attract new members to this fantastic radio sailing lake. The details are on the GMYC website www.guildfordmyc.co.uk.
RESULTS:
1st Peter Stollery Guildford UPROAR 12
2nd Rob Vice Clapham UPROAR 25
3rd David Adam Woking PRIME NUMBER 41
4th John Shorrock Datchet QUARK 2 43
5th Phil Holliday Datchet NIOUTRAM 47
6th Martin Crysell Guildford PRIME NUMBER 57
7th Alan Viney Guildford PRIME NUMBER 70
8th Les Thorn Hawley Lake PARADOX 71
9th Nick Royse Frensham Pond CRAZY TUBE FREE 88
10th Keith Bullard Guildford TONY ABEL’S 100
11th Roy Pearson Guildford ROK 121
12th Peter Dunne Guildford STARKERS 127
Winner of the Vic Cooney Trophy and best improver, David Adam.
Report by Roger Srollery 2017-11-13
Small Boat Fun Sail – Wednesday 15 February 2017
The objective was to interest local people in our radio sailing at Abbey Meads, planting a seed for further involvement in the future activities of our club, as we are so short of members taking part in our racing. We organised the day around Footys, BOTTLE boats and DF 65s, all small boats under £200. A fortnight or so ago we sent the attached invite to 19 local clubs to gain support, five sailing clubs, the local Scout group, eight schools as well as to Eagle radio, BBC Surrey and the Surrey advertiser, the addresses of which John Townsend had kindly researched. All had been asked to contact myself more details and it was very disappointing not to have a single response from any of these groups.
However Alan, John and myself went ahead and with the help of our friends, Graham Whitehead and Keith Parrott from Frensham and a FEW attendee, Peter Kirby from Woking, gathered together lots of information, Footys etc in case there was some unannounced interest. Unfortunately there wasn’t.
However, we had some good sailing during the morning, firstly sailing five BOTTLE boats and when Graham’s had a problem, we continued racing with four DF 65s and two BOTTLE boats, with an offshore wind and an America’s Cup style reach to the windward mark and then a sausage and back to the start as the finish. This was challenging in the light and very variable breeze and was enjoyed so much that after lunch we continued to race in the pouring rain!
Both designs were a pleasure to sail, light, manoeuvrable and responsive with plenty of stability. I particularly enjoyed sailing the DF 65 that Peter Dunne had kindly loaned for the event and even beat both BOTTLE boats in one race!
It was an enjoyable days sailing even if we didn’t achieve the objective.
Icicle Trophy – Sunday 12 February
Fortunately it was dry, but there was a cold north-easterly wind that really did require proper gloves and not just the fingerless ones. We set a course with two windward marks in an attempt to get a windward beat out of at least one of the two courses, as the wind was flicking around the trees to windward.
Peter Dunne was on the water first trying his new STARKERS without a problem and this helped set the course. However at the start of racing his mainsheet came off the winch and so our first race was a practice race won by Martin. The racing was very close at times with lots of slowing down in the holes and steaming along in the gusts with lots of place changing on the last run to the line.
Soon after the start Alan Viney’s son, Graham and grandson Matthew arrived and so Alan let Graham sail a couple of races with four-year-old Matthew being the official starter! As you can see from the attached results there was a different winner in every race and so the results are very close, with my two victories taking the trophy on merit.
Peter Dunne was absolutely delighted to win the very last race in view of his dodgy start and Alan was delighted to tie with Martin. Martin had to go at lunchtime and so we stopped the trophy race, but continued to race without keeping a record. Again the racing was very close. It was great to see young Matthew having a go at sailing and he obviously enjoyed it and did well, although he did suffer from being cold at the end of the day. The attached photo records the three generations of Viney present.
2016 Mermaid & GAMES 11
Date changed to Sunday 27th November
Notice of Race 2 for GAMES 11
Last minute weed has caused problems with running the remaining Marblehead ranking events. Manor Park has kindly offered to run Poole’s 2 event ranking weekend on the 5-6th November instead of the single day event that they had planned for the 27th. Guildford have offered to run Manor Park’s single day ranking event on the 27th in combination with the Mermaid, which is postponed as a result of last minute weed, which should be cleared by the 27th. These changes suggested by MYA Race Team and M class captain have been approved by the MYA Racing Officer, in order to comply with the Regulations for Ranking Events.
Guildford MYC hope that despite the postponement you will still come to help us to create some fun in a keen, yet friendly atmosphere! The Stan Cleal Trophy on 20th November now becomes the penultimate event of the GAMES, so there is all to sail for before the series’ climax at Abbey Meads.
The current IRSA Marblehead class rules will apply and the racing will be governed by the RRS 2013-2016, MYA SSIs and the MYA Regulations for Ranking events 2016V2. The usual Guildford race team will do their 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 gauge. Rigs will 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 1500 hours and any race in progress at 1530 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 and ‘furthest travelled’ 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.
You may enter by email with all your usual details, plus a copy of your certificate to Roger on stollery17@sky.com or by phone on 01483 421 801 by the entry deadline of midnight on Saturday 12th November. The entry fee is £7.50, to be paid at registration.
Guildford’s water at 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 1617 on the brass number padlock marked GMYC to open the gate. Please do not follow any other route instructions, as some have lead to much confusion and late arrival!
We look forward to seeing you!
MS District Marblehead Inter Club 4 / GAMES 8 – 7 August 2016
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2016 M&S District Marblehead Championship Report
There was keen competitive racing, despite the uncooperative winds over Guildford’s Abbey Meads Lake on 5th of June. 11 entries from 8 clubs enjoyed some really close racing in which there were 8 different winners in the 17 races sailed. Light to moderate A rig northerly winds greeted competitors and provided good racing over a long windward leeward course parallel to the west bank control area.
In the morning’s racing the two most successful skippers were Dick Jobbins, sailing a Martin Houlton designed CONSTELLATION ll and John Smith sailing a QUARK, with 2 wins each. Other winners included John Shorrock also sailing a QUARK in Race 2, John Cleave sailing his SKALPEL 14 in Race 6, Les Thorn sailing a PARADOX in Race 7 and Martin Crysell sailing a PRIME NUMBER in Race 8. John Smith was at the top of the lunchtime leaderboard with 28, closely followed by John Shorrock with 29 and Martin Crysell with 30 points.
Over lunch the wind became much more easterly and in Race 9 there were lots of holes and swirling winds making the north-south course unacceptable. However, Dick Jobbins skilfully picked up the windshifts in that race to get his third win.
Race Officer, Roger Stollery then moved the whole operation to the south bank control area and re-laid the course to suit the developing east north-easterly wind direction. Alan Viney sailing a PRIME NUMBER made the best start and won Race 10, whilst John Cleave was getting some consistent results and in Race 11 scored his 2nd win. The next 2 races were won by John Shorrock, but not by much because in Race 13 the chasing pack of 7 boats crossed the finishing line within a couple of seconds! John Smith kept up the pressure by winning 2 of the last 3 races, only interrupted by Alan Viney scoring his 2nd win in Race 15. However the Manor Park skipper’s 4 wins was not enough to overtake John Shorrock who was very consistent, not dropping below 5th in any of his counting races and so becoming the M&S District Marblehead Champion. The final race was won by John Bennett sailing his modified and upgraded PARADOX.
At the prizegiving the RO thanked the competitors for their co-operation in moving to the other bank and for their sportsmanlike behaviour on the water. In turn, competitors thanked Roger and assistant race officer, Keith Parrott for putting together a good championship and despite the difficult conditions they said that they enjoyed the racing.
The next GAMES event is another Interclub event, Interclub 4, again at Abbey Meads on 9 July.
Results:
1st John Shorrock Datchet Water QUARK 40
2nd John Smith Manor Park QUARK 44
3rd Martin Crysell Guildford PRIME NUMBER 48
4th John Cleave Ryde SKALPEL 53
5th Dick Jobbins Solent CONSTELLATION II 60
6th John Bennett Eastleigh PARADOX 73
7th Alan Viney Guildford PRIME NUMBER 79
8th Les Thorn Hawley Lake PARADOX 83
9th John Townsend Guildford UPROAR 93
10th Colin Walton Manor Park STARKERS 110
11th Peter Popham 3 Rivers CREAM CRACKERED 124
| 2016 M&S District Marblehead Championship – score sheet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Competitor | Club | Design | No | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | tot | dsc | total | plc |
| John Shorrock | Datchet Water | QUARK | 29 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 65 | 25 | 40 | 1 |
| John Smith | Manor Park | QUARK | 43 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 74 | 30 | 44 | 2 |
| Martin Crysell | Guildford | PRIME NUMBER | 52 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 74 | 26 | 48 | 3 |
| John Cleave | Ryde | SKALPEL 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 78 | 25 | 53 | 4 |
| Dick Jobbins | Solent | CONSTELLATION 2 | 86 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 90 | 30 | 60 | 5 |
| John Bennett | Eastleigh | PARADOX | 91 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 105 | 28 | 77 | 6 |
| Alan Viney | Guildford | PRIME NUMBER | 51 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 110 | 31 | 79 | 7 |
| Les Thorn | Hawley Lake | PARADOX | 89 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 114 | 31 | 83 | 8 |
| John Townsend | Guildford | UPROAR | 17 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 124 | 31 | 93 | 9 |
| Colin Walton | Manor Park | STARKERS | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 144 | 34 | 110 | 10 |
| Peter Popham | 3 Rivers | Cream Cracker | 71 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 160 | 36 | 124 | 11 |
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