UK 505 Circular, 16 November 1999

From rob.napier@clara.net. Please send me information you think others may find useful, such as Frostbite or other winter events that might attract 505s, and "For Sale and Wanted" items. I hope to do one more circular this year. If so it will have to be next week, so send the items soon.

Contents

  • Forthcoming Events - Grafham Winter Weekend. Stokes Bay. HISC.
  • 505 British Association - Subscription reminder
  • Recent Events - Draycote Water SC

    Forthcoming Events

    Reminder - Grafham Water SC - Winter Series Weekend 20/21 November 1999

    This is a non-ranking event, but none-the-less very popular, and hopefully there will be a good turnout. First start Saturday 1200 (not as previously advised), 3 races per day.

    Stokes Bay SC Winter Series

    Tim Martin, 505 Class Fleet Captain, advises:
    Winter Series 1, Sunday 7th November - Sunday 19th December (8 races);
    Winter Series 2 - Sunday 2nd January - Sunday 27th February (9 races)

    No. of Races per Day - 2,
    Morning race start time = 11.00, afternoon race start time = 13.00ish.
    Morning and afternoon series are separate with prizes for all 4 series
    Morning race has separate 505 class start, afternoon race is a handicap race with a 'race within a race' if a class has 6 or more entrants.

    Cost - £30.00 for each series or £50.00 for both or £6.00 on the day for those who like to enter a day at a time. Cost includes helm, crew and boat park (plenty of space available in boat park). Anyone signing up for both series can also enter the Club's Boxing Day Race and New Year's Day Race. In addition, the Class usually goes 'round the corner' for the Pompey Perisher, which I think is on 16th January next year.

    If you need any more information I can be contacted on 01329 288002 (home) or 023 92 629216 (office). - Tim Martin, 505 Class Captain, Stokes Bay Sailing Club.

    Hayling Island SC - Winter Events

    To remind you, the HISC Winter Series continues every Saturday and Sunday through to Christmas.
    After that there is the Xmas Cracker Pursuit Mon 27th Dec. 5o5 start around midday. Details from Martin Stainsby martin@guildfordstainsby.freeserve.co.uk

    505 British Association - Subscription reminder

    Please remember to change your standing orders for subscriptions.
    £25 for full (boat-owning) members.
    £15 for associate members.
    For those who are not members, please contact Andy Williams the membership secretary, who will gladly join you up - contact him at ajw@dircon.co.uk . We cannot force those not doing association events to join, but if you race even just at club level, remember that the class only exists because of the class association. If you do not race, we hope that the newsletters, tuning booklet, the Dinghy Show stand, and the general class camaraderie will persuade you to join. It is a very modest subscription. For those not aware, the association income is supplemented by a small levy on entry fees at the main open meetings, as a way of spreading the charges more equitably.

    Recent Events

    Draycote Water SC - Inland Championship (re-sail) 6/7 November 1999

    Simon Payne reports:
    The re-run of the 505 inland championships over the weekend of the 7th and 8th of November contrasted greatly to the Grafham weekend earlier in the year which was cancelled through no wind.

    Draycote Water delivered 25 -30 knots to greet the competitors on Saturday morning but after a short postponement the fleet got away first time for race one, Paul Lovesy and Andy Mathews screamed down the reaches in first place only to be flattened by a monster gust just after the leeward mark. Simon Payne and Bill Masterman pulled away from the chasing pack, kept the boat upright and won race one, Stuart Turnbull and Jason Lunn secured an excellent second with Dave Peacock and Chris Hewkin third.

    Race two saw similar winds and it was Dave Peacock and Chris Hewkin's turn to be destroyed by a killer gust at the leeward mark, Payne and Masterman survived a "moment" with the spinnaker to win comfortably from Turnbull and Lunn with Clive Robinson and Gary Cawthorne 3rd. With many retirements, tired and bruised crews found themselves faced with equipment to repair and for many a few relaxing beers were needed to ease the aches and pains.

    Sundays shifty light winds and short courses were a welcome respite and Race 3 got underway after a general recall. It was National Champion Ian Pinnell crewed by John Ironmonger together with Payne and Masterman who pulled clear of the chasing pack, finally finishing in that order with Martin Goult and Gordon Russell taking 3rd.

    Race 4 saw Robinson and Cawthorn first at the windward mark, they sailed well to hold the lead to the finish with Pinnell and IronMonger coming through to take 2nd place. Payne and Masterman finished 3rd and clinched the 1999 inland championships.

    With more wind in the final race 2nd place was still up for grabs, Pinnell and Ironmonger won the race, Payne and Masterman came through to second but Robinson and Cawthorn's 3rd place secured second spot overall with overall third place going to Turnball and Lunn. 

    1  8481  Simon Payne      Bill Masterman  1  1  2  3  2
2  8626  Clive Robinson   Gary Cawthorne  5  3  6  1  3
3  8419  Stuart Turnbull   Jason Lunn      2  2  8  5  6
4  8460  Martin Goult     Gordon Russell  4  5  3  4  4
5  8495  Dave Peacock     Chris Hewkin    3  9  5  DSQ  5
6  8736  Ian Pinnell      Clare Carvallo  DSQ  DNC  1  2  1
7  8489  John Webster     Eric Ironmonger 5  4  17  6  9
8  8291  Richard Sims     Simon Wood      8  6  9  11  10
9  8508  Sam Neal         Robin Annett    6  8  10  15  15
10  8278  Martin Hodgson  Alastair Macleod  RET  7  4  8  RET
11  8072  Michael Sims    Ben Coats       11  13  7  12  14
12  8418  Eamon Cuthbert  Mark Cuthbert   RET  12  15  9  11
13  8429  Rob Napier      Jonathan Rennie RET  14  11  10  12
14  8434  L. Fernley      Bret Matthews   10  10  13  18  16
15  8701  Paul Lovesey    Andy Matthews   7  11  14  DSQ  DSQ
16  8381  Terry Scutcher  J. Fox          DSQ  DNC  12  14  7
17  8458  Jack Hayhurst   Adrian Coates   DSQ  DNC  DSQ  7  8
18  8467  Chris Romans    Brenda Romans   DNC  DNC  18  13  13
19  8535  Dougal Cram     Francis Cram    DSQ  DNC  RET  17  17
20  8678  Jim Berry       David Barnes    DNC  DNC  DSQ  16  18
21  8694  Andy Williams   A. Edmonds      DSQ  DNC  16  RET  DSQ
22  8464  P Matthews      I. Nicholson    DSQ  DSQ  DNC  DNC  DSQ
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