UK 505 Circular, 16 September 1999

From rob.napier@clara.net.

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Forthcoming Events - Datchet CANCELLED; Leigh and Lowton SC 2/3 October

British Association AGM - Experimental spinnakers; Committee re-elected; Subs to go up.

Recent Events - Nationals Report & Results; Current Ranking & Buddy Positions

For Sale and Wanted

Forthcoming Events

Datchet Reservoir Open Meeting CANCELLED

Regrettably the Open Meeting scheduled for 25/26 September at Datchet Reservoir has had to be cancelled because there is no water. The reservoir is undergoing a maintenance programme. The event will not be replaced.

Leigh and Lowton SC - 2/3 October 1999

With the cancellation of Datchet, the next open meeting is at Leigh and Lowton SC in Lancashire. This is the present or past home club of some well known 505 names such as Colclough (Bill, Margaret, Sue, Ben, and, oh yes, one called Peter), Mike Budd, Robin Boardman and - dare I say it? - Napier and Summersgill. Once described by Bob Fisher as "that grotty pond in the North", Pennington Flash has been transformed into one of the nicest inland sailing venues we have, with bird sanctuary, picnic spots and all.

To get there from the south, at J22 on the M6 take the A579 towards Lowton and Pennington. Cross the East Lancs Road (A580), into Lowton village for a mile, then, opposite St Luke's Church, turn left at the pub "The Church" (on the left) into Sandy Lane. After half a mile, the club is on the right, 40 yards before a sharp left hand bend in the road, on the south side of the flash. Incidentally, for those who do not know, a flash is a lake formed by mining subsidence - hence Bob Fisher's description, but come and see how it has changed.

First race: not before 1300 Saturday 2nd October. Camping is allowed at the club, and it is hoped that at least some visitors can be billetted with club members.

I hope as many members as possible will attend, including all those from north of Watford. A great Northern welcome will await you. Eamon Cuthbert says that a couple of decently kitted out Kyrwoods may be available to borrow, with crews.

Contact: Eamon Cuthbert, Tel. 01942 525476 or eamon.cuthbert@tesco.net .

British Association AGM

The International 505 Class British Association AGM was held at Hayling Island during the Nationals "week". The following items are of note:
a.. The Committee was re-elected en bloc. (See the web site for details www.intersail.co.uk/505/ . While on the subject, for those who are not members, Andy Williams the membership secretary will gladly join you up - contact him at ajw@dircon.co.uk .)
b.. The meeting agreed to an increase in subscriptions: 25 pounds for full (boatowning) members, and 15 pounds for associate members. (If you pay by standing order, I suggest you adjust your instruction to your bank NOW to save a lot of hassle if you forget later.)
c.. Following the discussions and agreement at the International AGM, the meeting accepted the recommendation to allow the use of the Experimental Spinnaker at designated UK Ranking events next year. (Details are on the International website www.int505.org/ ; in brief, the experimental spinnaker may be 6m instead of 5m in the luff, and the spinnaker sheave on the mast may be 850mm higher than standard.) Note: This does not imply any acceptance of the bigger spinnaker into the class rules; the matter will be discussed at the next International AGM, and if agreed, put to ballot of all boat-owning members.

Recent Events

British National Championship & European Cup

Hayling Island Sailing Club, 9 - 12 September

Daily reports were circulated to the UK Circular Email List and the World List, and posted on the front page of the Intersail Internet Sailing Magazine. They can be seen at http://www.intersail.co.uk/ under Latest News, or at the International 505 page http://www.int505.org/99UKNats.htm. There are photographs at http://www.sailshots.co.uk/505nats1999.html. [Ed. The reports were also highlighted on the ISAF Breaking News page.]

The (corrected) final results are (or soon will be) on the UK web page at www.intersail.co.uk/505/ . I can send anyone an email attachment of my excel file if they wish. My apologies for the errors in the daily lists - not too serious I hope.

UK Ranking List - Current Positions at 14th September

The UK 505 Ranking Positions after the National Championships are as follows: Provisional British Ranking List 1999 14-09-99, courtesy of Andy Williams:

 1 . Pinnell, Ian   1899 154.9 HAY 140.0 STO 125.0 144.96
 2 . Upton-Brown, Mark  1899 152.8 HAY 137.2 1799 127.0 143.03
 3 . Payne, Simon   1899 142.6 HAY 131.6 STO 121.5 135.40
 4 . Robinson, Clive  1899 143.6 HAY 128.8 ABE 125.0 135.00
 5 . Holt, Mike  1899 144.7 STO 125.0 WEY 125.0 133.76
 6 . Nicholson, Steven  1899 128.4 HAY 123.2 STO 111.1 124.17
 7 . Napier, Rob  1899 139.6 1799 106.3 QMS 100.0 120.44
 8 . Turnbull, Stuart   1899 132.4 HAY 112.0 ABE 102.2 120.02
 9 . Walters, Charles 1899 135.5 STO 104.1 HAY 103.6 118.05
 10 . Peacock, David  HAY 120.4 ABE 113.6 1899 109.0 115.62
 11 . Hodgson, Martin  1899 113.1 WEY 112.5 HAY 106.4 112.10
 12 . Bird, Tim  1899 123.3 STO 107.7 STO 72.92 110.80
 13 . Montague, Ian  1899 119.2 STO 99.14 HAY 86.80 106.70
 14 . Tew, Richard  STO 112.0 1899 95.80 BUR 91.67 102.57
 15 . Williams, Andy   HAY 109.2 1899 99.87 STO 69.44 100.64
 16 . Lake, Simon J.  STO 103.4 STO 97.22 WEY 93.75 99.60
 17 . Wedge, Martin  1899 115.1 HAY 84.00 1799 82.73 97.71
 18 . Ralston, Vernon  1899 124.3 HAY 81.20 WEY 43.75 96.21
 19 . Lovesy, Paul  1899 98.85 STO 86.81 WEY 81.25 91.54
 20 . Webster, John  STO 94.83 ABE 90.91 1899 82.55 90.79
 21 . Neal, Sam  STO 93.75 1799 90.11 1899 78.47 90.44
 22 . Goult, Martin   HAY 114.8 BUR 87.50 INLA 3.13 90.26
 23 . Sims, Richard  QMS 86.67 1899 86.62 STO 83.33 86.28
 24 . Smithwhite, David  1899 145.7 HAY 42.00 STO 21.55 85.83
 25 . Romans, Chris  HAY 89.60 1899 73.38 STO 45.14 77.45
 26 . Foddy, P  STO 79.86 WEY 62.50 HAY 53.20 69.18
 27 . Dupont, Jean Baptiste  QMS 73.33 1899 61.15 1799 60.57 66.50
 28 . Sydenam, Simon  1899 67.26 QMS 66.67 STO 38.79 63.83
 29 . Martin, Lee  1899 76.43 STO 56.03 BUR 37.50 63.04
 30 . Berry, Jim  1899 65.22 QMS 60.00 ABE 45.45 60.71
 31 . Newman, Mell  QMS 80.00 HAY 33.60 STO 30.17 53.84
 32 . Stainsby, Martin  HAY 72.80 STO 34.72 STO 34.48 51.62
 33 . Cuthbert, Eamon  1899 63.18 BUR 50.00 INLA 3.13 50.65
 34 . Short, Andrew  1899 54.01 HAY 50.40 BUR 8.33 47.33
 35 . Wain, Tom  WEY 56.25 STO 38.19 HAY 19.60 44.15
 36 . Pearson, Chris  QMS 53.33 1899 31.59 HAY 28.00 40.86
 37 . Odell, Miles  STO 41.67 HAY 36.40 INLA 3.13 35.04
 38 . Bell, David  1899 3771 BUR 33.33 ABE 11.36 32.84
 39 . Burwood, Peter  1799 36.93 1899 23.44 ABE 22.73 29.36
 40 . Thorne, Chris  ABE 34.09 1899 22.42 HAY 22.40 26.31
 41 . Thorp, Andrew  1899 30.57 STO 25.86 STO 10.42 26.24
 42 . Fernley  STO 43.10 STO 13.89 INLA 3.13 25.68
 43 . Lane, Adrian  STO 20.83 WEY 18.75 HAY 16.80 19.46
 44 . Clayton, Tom  WEY 12.50 STO 8.62 HAY 8.40 10.32

Buddy System - Current Positions at 14th September

1999 Buddy System - As at mid-September (courtesy of Andy Williams):

1 Holt, Mike and Romans, Chris 
2 Hodgson, Martin and Sims, Richard 
3 Turnbull, Stuart and Martin, Lee 
4 Nicholson, Steve and Bell, Dave 
5 Robinson, Clive and Thorne, Chris 
6 Pinnell, Ian and Clayton, Tom 
7 Bird, Tim  and Cuthbert, Eamon 
8 Montague, Ian and Wain, Tom 
9 Lovesy, Paul and Berry, Jim 
10 Upton-Brown, M and McHale, Patrick 
11 Napier, Rob  and Scarisbrick, Tim 
12 Walters, Charles and Law, Simon 
13 Peacock, Dave and Oliver, Bill 
14 Tew,Richard  and Northeast, Steve 
15 Hayhurst, Jack and Williams, Andy
16 Lake, Simon and Cull, Alex
17 Adams, Steve and Wedge, Martin
18 Webster, John and Chalkley, Dave
19 Neal, Sam  and Hughes, Dave
20 Goult, Martin and Robinson, Chris
21 Smithwhite, David and Nicholson, Ian

For Sale and Wanted

Mike Smith from North Berwick asks:

I am hoping to purchase a 505 ASAP, If you could put a wanted ad in the next circular with the following details:
Any age, any number, up to Ł700, in Scotland or not too far south of the border
Tel 01620-860-268 evenings or e-mail smixm@talk21.com Regards Mike Smith ELYC (North Berwick)