Waldringfield Sailing Club Newsletter

August 2010 No 62

Didn’t they do well? The Larks: Harry Pynn National Champion with Chris Fish just behind and the team trophy for the Club. That trophy never seems to leave the Club. A quarter of the fleet were from WSC, but 5 out of our 11 boats were in the top 9 places. That’s pretty dominant.

The Cadets: Henry Mills and Robert Keen ended up in 6th place at the worlds in Poland. They were second GBR boat.

The Wayfarers: Possibly not the best year for the WSC Wayfarers. Roger Challis best at 9th and Gordon Harris 10th, and the team trophy for the Club. I think WSC is still waiting for its first National Wayfarer champion. The discussion about the new Hartley boats seems to continue to exercise minds there.

The Lasers: Well we don’t yet have anybody figuring in the national champs, but Mark Hodge and Bob Whitehouse have both qualified for the Masters Worlds at Hayling Island in September. Very good luck and best wishes to both of you.

The Dragonflies: Yup. We have the National and World champion in our Club too.

The Squibs: I expect next year will be the year for your Vice-Commodore to make his mark on the national scene.

Within the Club we have had the Regatta and the Adnams Trophy Days; reports elsewhere.

Outside the world of fanatical round the buoys racing, there has been lots going on. Graham Harrison has put together a fantastic training programme and has master-minded the acquisition of three brand new Wayfarers largely funded by a very generous donation from the Schlee family – thank you Rosemary, I am sure you will get to read this somehow.

Fran Gifford sailed around the UK in her wayfarer in 72 days, starting and finishing at WSC. Now there’s an achievement!

And Mike and Jenny Tuckwood continue to produce fabulous food form the newly equipped Galley. As I write this I think of the truly excellent canapés and finger food they produced last night. Scrumptious!

Thankyou everybody who works so hard in front of and behind the scenes to make the Club the happy, lively and successful Club that we love.

Please look at the forthcoming events lists; get out your diaries and make some entries of events you are going to attend. It will be worth it.

David Copp Rear Commodore

Lapel PinsThe Club now has a stock of enamel lapel pins which look very smart.These are available to all members at a cost of £2.50 each. See Margaret if you would like to buy one. You may see some dis-tinguished members

wearing SQUARE lapel pins. These are issued to ex-Com-modores (which means – I think – that I have to wait 7 years before I get one!).

Dragonfly 1st

Derek Jacobs & Simon. 2nd

Richard Smithson & Mike

OK 1st

Dan Agar, 2nd

Jon Fish, 3rd

Simon Cox

Summer 2

Cadets: 1st

Ollie Jones & Jessie Parkinson 2nd

Sam Yale & Ed Harris, 3rd

Cam Goodhead & Minna

Bland

Larks: 1st

Alan Krailing & Tim Linsell, 2nd

Chris Fish & various crew, 3rd

Ian & Alyson Videlo

Laser 1st

Tom Chippendale, 2nd

Jonathan Penn, 3rd

Patrick Cooney

Wayfarer: 1st

Colin & Martin Johnson, 2nd

Neil Fletcher & Chas Edwards, 3rd

Guy Hacon & Keith

Vincett

Squibs 1st

William Sudell & Jo McArdle. 2nd

Barry Searle & Gill Lamb 3rd Mike & Hilary Deakin

OK 1st

Robert Deaves, 2nd

Dan Ager

1st

Wednesday Series

Fast Handicap 1st

Stephen Videlo & Tim Linsell 2nd

Alan Krailing and various crew, 3rd

Harry

Pynn & Various

Slow Handicap 1st

John Palmer & Leigh Belcham, 2nd

Derek Jacobs & T. Mason 3rd

Richard

Smithson & Roger

Laser 1st

Mark Hodge, 2nd

Dave Chisholm 3rd

Chris Woodard

Squib 1st

Richard Cooke & Jim Davis, 2nd

Will Sudell & Jo McArdle

Trophy Races

Victory Plate 1st

Chris Fish & Beth Condie (Lark) 2nd

Derek Jacobs & Simon (Dragonfly) 3rd

Robert

Deaves (OK)

Jubilee Cup for keelboats 1st

William Sudell

Navigation Race 1st

Colin & Martin Johnson, 2nd

Guy Hacon & Simon Howlett, 3rd

Matthew Lake &

Terry Watson

The Bill Earle Memorial Trophy for first Dragonfly in the Navigation Race – Steve Cooney &

Bryony

Lapel Pins

The Club now has a stock of enamel lapel pins which look very smart.

These are available to all members at a cost of £2.50 each. See Margaret if you would like to buy one. Youmay see some distinguished members wearing SQUARE lapel pins. These are issued to ex-Commodores(which means – I think – that I have to wait 7 years before I get one!).

... and you may like to know ...

Club member Juliet Dearlove has recently published a book entitled "Atlantic Children". It is the inspirationaltrue story of Charlie and Juliet’s sailing trip to the Caribbean and back, with two small children (then aged 6 and8), a 12,000 mile journey. The family returned to Waldringfield in August 2006. The book is available fromJuliet at the club (don't hesitate to ask her), or from Seamark Nunn or online book sellers."

WANTED -A trophy SecretaryThe Club is looking for a volunteer for the post of Trophy Secretary. This person looks after the various trophies awarded to event winners throughout the season. The trophy records are computerised and the Secretary’s job involves recovering trophies from past winners and assembling them for presentations, especially at the Laying Up Supper. The job does NOT involve cleaning the trophies; the Club pays for that to be done elsewhere. Anybody interested who would like to become more involved in the Club is invited to speak to Sigi Steer who has been doing the job for the last few years, or Margaret Lake.

Atlantic ChildrenClub member Juliet Dearlove has recently published a book entitled “Atlantic Children”. It is the inspirational true story of Charlie and Juliet’s sailing trip to the Caribbean and back, with two small children (then aged 6 and 8), a 12,000 mile

500 ClubMay Anne Barnes ticket no 185June Paul Ruffles ticket no 19July Roger Challis ticket no 12

Interested in finding out more? £12.00 per number to be included in 12 monthly draws. You can have as many numbers as you like please send a cheque, made out to WSC 500 Club, to Norman Glen 12 Windermere Close, Ipswich IP3 0RU Any questions? then ring Norman on 01473 720744 or speak to him or Gwen at the Club. The Prize at the moment are £25 per month for 11 months and £50 at the AGM Draw.

journey. The family returned to Waldringfield in August 2006. The book is available from Juliet at the club (don’t hesitate to ask her),or from Seamark Nunn or online book sellers.”

Welcome to New Members

William Martin and his Mother Amanda Martin (junior & Individual) William is a very keen sailor, currently in a Feva. But is looking to buy a Laser but would also like to crew. Ian Beharrell who has come to join the Laser Fleet.

Dates for your Diary Births• Thomas Edward Krailing, son of Helen & Alan born 23rd May 2010 & weighed in at a healthy 10 lbs 14.5 oz. You really will have to get on renovating Cadet “Midge” now• Ewan Christopher Edwards, a son for Chas & Dawn born 17th May 2010 at 8 lbs. Chas crews for Neil Fletcher in the Wayfarer Fleet• Keir Douglas Wheeler-Rowe, a second son for Angus and Caroline, born 5th July 2010. Another Dragonfly crew

MarriagesMike O’Malley & Ashley Almond 29th May

Deaths Mary Turner died on 27 July

Sunday Lunches Sunday 31 October Sunday 14 November Sunday 21 November

MasterClass Quiz Saturday 30 October

Trafalgar Night Supper Friday 22 October

AGM and meal Saturday 27 November

Laying up Supper Saturday 4 December

Christmas lunch Sunday 12 December

Harry Pynn and Michael John Gifford have won the 2010 Lark National Championship by the narrowest of margins from Stephen and Chris Videlo.

Pynn and Gifford had seized the advantage early in the week by winning races 1 and 2. The Videlos fought back to take the lead equal on points after 5 races setting up a two-horse race. Pynn and Gifford beat the Videlos in both of Wednesday’s races, demonstrating their ability to make their way through the fleet after some poor starts. This provided the opportunity for Pynn/Gifford to wrap up the Championship by beating the Videlos in Thursday’s 8th race. They looked on target for this having covered the Videlos throughout the race only to drop back following a 720 on the penultimate reach. It later transpired that the 720 was unnecessary and Pynn was duly awarded the Duckhams dress for gross underachievement.

In Friday’s showdown the Videlos were lucky to escape without punishment after finding themselves to windward of the pathfinder on the gate start. The race was restarted and a previously steady breeze weakened. Half way up the beat it looked as though the boats on the left were winning. Suddenly the breeze filled in on the right giving the Videlos their chance. The Videlos fought their way up to 1st after Matt and Emma White found themselves too low on the second reach and then Chris Fish and Beth Condie went

for the wrong windward mark following a change of course. Pynn and Gifford managed to make their way up to 4th which was just enough to take the championship.

Behind the 2 leaders, places 3 to 10 were hotly contested. Nigel Hufton and Andy Douglas sailed consistently at the end of the week to take 3rd place ahead of Chris Fish and Beth Condie in 4th.

Matt White and daughter Emma took race 4 in emphatic style a long way ahead of silver fleet winners Chris White and Lucy Evans. James Stewart and Katrina Gilbert won race 6, but their joy was short lived as a big header capsized them to windward while well placed in race 7.

Fish and Condie won race 7, holding off 2009 winners Alan Krailing and Edd McArdle on the finish line. Race 8 was won by Emma Harris and Becky Priest who led all the way having been pathfinder.

In the silver fleet, Jane Alexander and Rachel Rhodes were 2nd behind Chris White and Lucy Evans. Fiona Gray and Aaron Woolf coming 3rd.

The crew’s race was as competitive as ever with 23 boats on the start line. Becky Priest and Emma Harris took the race from Michael John Gifford and Harry Pynn. 14 year old Emma White crewed by father Matt came 3rd to the biggest cheer from spectators. 17 year olds, Tim Linsell and Aaron Woolf came 4th, having led for the first trapezoid lap.

Lark Nationals

A fleet of 107 Wayfarers at-tended the championships held at the Weymouth & Portland sailing Academy out of which 7 were Waldringfield boats. Racing was held in either Port-land harbour or Weymouth Bay depending upon the weather conditions, interestingly it was on the lighter wind days that racing was in the harbour due to the steadier wind, over the week conditions were variable between force 1 and force 4.

In this large fleet a good start was essential, but with some crews pushing their luck on the start line the black flag became a familiar sight with a number of boats being disqualified for being OCS at the start, after the start the tactics were to find the wind, with only minor con-siderations for the tide,( unlike Waldringfield ).

Overall this was a fantastic week at a great sailing venue, however crews needed to be resilient clocking up over 6 hours in their boats on some

days, Unfortunately some Waldringfield boats paid the price of gear failure notably Nigel Steer with a broken Centreboard, proving that suc-cess does not come easily at this level of sailing. On the same day Nigel went on to ar-range the social event of the week at England’s most ‘out of the way’ pub, showing that Waldringfield Wayfarers can both sail and Socialise.

the final overall positions of the Waldringfield boats were :-

9 Roger Challis & Mark Johnson

10 Gordon Harris & Beth Condie

12 Neil Fletcher & Chas Edwards

27 John Haile & John Parrish32 Mike Pearce & son47 Mathew & Margaret

Lake80 Nigel Steer & Keith

VincentThe championship overall

winner was Mike McNamara.

Wayfarer International Championships 2010

East Coast 50- Waldringfield SC and Deben Yacht ClubThis took place on June 19th as planned despite near hurricane force winds (well gusting 35 knots).

This called for a minor rethink by the Safety team and OOD and we thought racing with the DYC in Methersgate Reach was a step too far. Both we and DYC ran races by the respective clubhouses, so we will never know which club would have gained the upper hand in 2010.

The first race was a Points Treasure Hunt. The idea for this came from David Pearce and James Skellorn provided invaluable advice having run the first similar event at the Royal Harwich YC the week before. The object of the exercise was to reduce a strictly non compulsory fine of £20 by rounding various buoys and reporting back to the committee boat after each rounding. Buoys were allocated points depending on their distance from the clubhouse Boudicca was moored slightly upriver of the Clubhouse so each mark rounding was a port hand sausage including the committee boat.

Boadicea was ably manned by Howard Ryan and Jo McArdle whose counting skills were exemplary. Jo also showed a new talent for extricating the residual fines from reluctant sailors who were intent only on getting warm and dry on their return.

The race was handicap time limited and each competitor was meant to declare to

Results:1st overall Helm Crew Residual £ fineWayfarer 8200 Matthew Lake Tom Chippendale 4Wayfarer 8646 Neil Collingridge Anne Spalding 5Lark 2500 Fiona Gray Aaron Woolf 7OK 538 Robert Deaves 7OK 2136 Jon Fish 7(Tiebreaker result in favour of 538 as he did not capsize.)Mirror 4670 Julian Raines Robert Keen 8Where were all the other Mirrors?Laser 11 Patrick Cooney 10Laser 182484 Fred Ferguson 13Laser 39 Susie Adams 16Lark 2443 Simon Cox 17OK 2120 Dan Ager (DNS beachbound) 20Laser 34 Sarah Northey 20Cadet 8432 Emma Knott Emma White 36(Tiebreaker - wins on most buoys passed)Cadet 8350 Annie Knott Ollie Jones 36Cadet 9030 Emily Bland Cam Goodhead 36The Cadets invented their own course and sailed between the buoys round tips thereby amassing a huge score without returning to Boadicea. Fortunately the scoring system was unable to cope with negative points so the day’s finances remained in surplus.

After lunch there was an all in start handicap with two laps round the island giving spectacular reaching.

Results: PlaceOK 538 Robert Deaves 1OK 2136 Jon Fish 2Wayfarer 8646 Neil Collingridge Anne Spalding 3OK 2120 Dan Ager 4Wayfarer 8200 Matthew Lake Tom Chippendale 5Mirror 4670 Julian Raines Robert Keen 6Cadet 7006 Aaron Woolf Ollie Jones 7

Aaron forfeited £ 5 for missing a mark and also the booby prize (£2 forfeit) for hoisting his spinnaker upside down.

Boadicea (Tim, do we have a spelling issue here – Ed.) when they were going to the finish line with those who finished late losing all their points. In the end the OOD took mercy on the hard working crews and did not signal the end until all were home.

In the evening we were entertained at the DYC with the formal opening of their new balcony and a hot meal. Later on there was a jazz band for us to remember Deben Weeks of old.

The event raised more than £300 at Waldringfield and we

hope to do much better with the joint event with DYC next year. So if you missed out on the fun of novelty races with arbitrary penalties and the chance to sail against the DYC there will be another chance. EC 50 will be back.Tim Archer

This year’s worlds were held in Puck in North West Poland on the Baltic Sea where 80 world team boats travelled to from Great Britain, Poland, Australia, Belgium, Spain, Argentina, Ukraine, Belarus, Holland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Germany and Russia. In addition there were 70 boats also competing in the promotional fleet. The racing area was protected by a 30 km spit of land effectively creating

sailing conditions similar to that of a large bay. The waters were also very shallow being 5m at the deepest and hence very choppy. The Polish Nationals took place the week before while all the other nations trained. The first week was hot and very sunny and provided experience for most wind directions and strengths. We learnt that the regatta would have some extremely shifty racing and that if we were to have a good overall result in the regatta we would have to use the middle of the race course. The regatta began with GBR getting off to dreadful start, a professional Polish

sailor getting two bullets and the Aussies looking like the best team. As the week went by GBR positions improved with Katie Barr in 5th and Henry Mills crewed by Robert Keen finishing in 6th place behind

Cadet World Championship

2010

two Poles and two Australians. This event was a wonderful experience for all the sailors as they made new friends from other countries and had an awesome time with memories never to be forgotten.

Henry

Mills,

Robert

Keen

WSC

Club Racing results

Spring 2 sorry the results in the last Newsletter were a week too early so Cadet & Laser results are

changed.

Cadets: 1st

Henry Mills & Robert Keen, 2nd

Faye Gosling & Elsa Cooney, 3rd

Mark Yale & Theo

Passmore

Larks: 1st

Alan Krailing & Edd McArdle, Chris Fish & Cathy Fish/Beth Condie, 3rd

Harry Pynn

Kieran Barnes/Clare Gosling

Laser 1st

Patrick Cooney 2nd

Ben Deacon, 3rd

Mark Hodge

Wayfarer: 1st

Roger Challis & Rachel Parkinson/Mark Johnston, 2nd

Guy Hacon & Keith Vincett, 3rd

Neil Collingridge & Nellie Nunn/Ann Spalding

Squibs 1st

William Sudell & Jo McArdle, 2nd

Barry Searle & Gill Lamb, 3rd

Richard Cooke & Jim

Davis

HenryMills and Robert KeenWSC

WSC RegattaWhat a weekend we had! Perfect weather, Excellent Socials,

Lively music and loads of fun. If you were not there this year, make sure you get there next year. Thanks also to William Sudell and his organising team.

The Regatta shore events provided the usual wacky mix of sack filling, cork hunts and blindfold rowing in between the more conventional, but hard fought, swimming and running races (too many winners and losers to mention). The shovel race and the three legged races are also spectacles not to be missed as arms and legs seek perfect synergy in adrenalin fuelled bursts of energy.

Fancy dress themes aim to mix the topical with the nautical,this year being World Cup Wallies, They Call Me Mr Squib and Strictly Come Crabbing. The younger club members produced their usual high standards to give the judges, led by Ali Sudell, an almost impossible job.

This type of family fun is the essence of Waldringfield and will hopefully continue long after the time somebody wrestles the microphone away from me!

Many thanks to all participants and helpers.

Patrick Cooney

And the racing was organised to the usual high standard we have come to expect at WSC. Results below. Many thanks to the Principal Sponsors, Birketts Solicitors and also to the other sponsors, Seamark Nunn, Jackson Stopps and Staff, Estate Agents and Dummett Copp, Patent Attorneys.

Birketts Fast Handicap Trophy1st Gordon Harris & Simon Howlett, (Wayfarer) 2nd Roger Challis & Martin Johnson (Wayfarer), 3rd John Haile & John Parish (Wayfarer)Birkets Slow Handicap TrophyJohn Palmer & Leigh Belcham (Dragonfly), 2nd James & Mary Beth Skellorn (Dragonfly) 3rd Peter Greatrex & David Craig (Squib)Handicap Fleet1st Andrew & Daisy Nunn (Mirror) 2nd Dan Ager & Jono Baker (Osprey) 3rd Mark & Rebeccah Hodge (Mirror)Cadet Fleet1st Annie Knott & Sammy Jones, 2nd Henry Stone & William Everitt, 3rd Faye Gosling & Elsa Cooney, 4th Charlotte Hayward & Angus StoneDragonfly Fleet1st John Palmer & Chris Baker, 2nd Derek & Sarah JacobsLaser Fleet1st Tom Chippendale, 2nd Dan Scurrell, 3rd Charlie Dearlove, 4th Jonathan PennSquib Fleet1st Jo McArdle & William Sudell, 2nd Tom Brazier & Paul Bartlett, 3rd Ian Waite & M. AshbyShrimper Fleet1st Robin & Gillian Whittle 2nd Bryn Bird & Robin GibbonWayfarer Fleet 1st Roger Challis & Martin Johnson/Mark Johnson, 2nd Neil Collingridge & Anne Spalding, 3rd Gordon Harris & Simon HowlettLark Fleet1st Geoff Sinton & Aaron Woolf, 2nd Seb Balch & Emma Knott, 3rd Patrick Cooney & Clare Gosling/ other crewsYacht Race1st Peter Scurrell 2nd Chris Richardson, 3rd Will Gardner

Adnams Trophies The 2010 Adnams Trophies day was held in pleasant sailing conditions on Sunday 25th July, prior to the Yachtsman’s Service. Neil Collingridge sailed well to win both races, whilst the shrimpers also joined in for their own trophy. Competitors enjoyed a sunny day with a barbeque at the Club at lunchtime.

Club Racing results

Spring 2 sorry the results in the last Newsletter were a week too early so Cadet & Laser results are changed.Cadets: 1st Henry Mills & Robert Keen, 2nd Faye Gosling & Elsa Cooney, 3rd Mark Yale & Theo PassmoreLarks: 1st Alan Krailing & Edd McArdle, Chris Fish & Cathy Fish/Beth Condie, 3rd Harry Pynn Kieran Barnes/Clare GoslingLaser 1st Patrick Cooney 2nd Ben Deacon, 3rd Mark HodgeWayfarer: 1st Roger Challis & Rachel Parkinson/Mark Johnston, 2nd Guy Hacon & Keith Vincett, 3rd Neil Collingridge & Nellie Nunn/Ann SpaldingSquibs 1st William Sudell & Jo McArdle, 2nd Barry Searle & Gill Lamb, 3rd Richard Cooke & Jim DavisDragonfly 1st Derek Jacobs & Simon. 2nd Richard Smithson & Mike OK 1st Dan Agar, 2nd Jon Fish, 3rd Simon Cox

Summer 2Cadets: 1st Ollie Jones & Jessie Parkinson 2nd Sam Yale & Ed Harris, 3rd Cam Goodhead & Minna BlandLarks: 1st Alan Krailing & Tim Linsell, 2nd Chris Fish & various crew, 3rd Ian & Alyson VideloLaser 1st Tom Chippendale, 2nd Jonathan Penn, 3rd Patrick Cooney Wayfarer: 1st Colin & Martin Johnson, 2nd Neil Fletcher & Chas Edwards, 3rd Guy Hacon & Keith VincettSquibs 1st William Sudell & Jo McArdle. 2nd Barry Searle & Gill Lamb 3rd Mike & Hilary DeakinOK 1st Robert Deaves, 2nd Dan Ager

1st Wednesday SeriesFast Handicap 1st Stephen Videlo & Tim Linsell 2nd Alan Krailing and various crew, 3rd Harry Pynn & VariousSlow Handicap 1st John Palmer & Leigh Belcham, 2nd Derek Jacobs & T. Mason 3rd Richard Smithson & RogerLaser 1st Mark Hodge, 2nd Dave Chisholm 3rd Chris WoodardSquib 1st Richard Cooke & Jim Davis, 2nd Will Sudell & Jo McArdle

Trophy Races Victory Plate 1st Chris Fish & Beth Condie (Lark) 2nd Derek Jacobs & Simon (Dragonfly) 3rd Robert Deaves (OK)Jubilee Cup for keelboats 1st William SudellNavigation Race 1st Colin & Martin Johnson, 2nd Guy Hacon & Simon Howlett, 3rd Matthew Lake & Terry WatsonThe Bill Earle Memorial Trophy for first Dragonfly in the Navigation Race – Steve Cooney & Bryony