Martin Dale Cup 2014 - RG65/Micro540 Competition
June 28th
report by Peter jackson
Well the wind was none existent when we arrived at Daventry Country Park, we put in two none permanent buoys with the electric boat and decided to set a course in the middle of the bay so we could get the best of the easterly wind if it ever came, and a course of a port turning triangle and sausage was set.
So five skippers turned up a very select band to try and race in these conditions, we waited a good half hour to see if there would be some wind and slowly a trickle of wind appeared for racing to commence.
Then it happened we had more wind but it lashed its way down, Grannies Gazebo was offered at the commencement of sailing and was rejected, however in hindsight it would have been a godsend.
At about race five we changed the course to an opposite triangle and sausage with a final port turn to the finish, so brains had to be engaged to remember the course which all did but some remembered just in time.
We stopped at eight races for refreshment and battery changes, however it was so bad we decided to be sensible and call it a day.
Sorry no pictures of this one as the course was way out in the middle of the patch and in any case it was too wet.
The next Martin Dale Cup event is back at Daventry Country Park on Sunday 13th July 2014.
So five skippers turned up a very select band to try and race in these conditions, we waited a good half hour to see if there would be some wind and slowly a trickle of wind appeared for racing to commence.
Then it happened we had more wind but it lashed its way down, Grannies Gazebo was offered at the commencement of sailing and was rejected, however in hindsight it would have been a godsend.
At about race five we changed the course to an opposite triangle and sausage with a final port turn to the finish, so brains had to be engaged to remember the course which all did but some remembered just in time.
We stopped at eight races for refreshment and battery changes, however it was so bad we decided to be sensible and call it a day.
Sorry no pictures of this one as the course was way out in the middle of the patch and in any case it was too wet.
The next Martin Dale Cup event is back at Daventry Country Park on Sunday 13th July 2014.
The points for the Martin Dale Cup are worked out in the following manner, 40 points for a win, 39 for second, 38 for 3rd and so on, plus for RG65 Class yachts a bonus point for every RG65 you finish ahead of, for Micro 540 class yachts there is a bonus point for every yacht you finish ahead of regardless of class.
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. | 28th June 2014 | Race | Discards | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
. | Pos | Name | Type | No | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
. | 1 | Mike Ewart | RG65 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
. | 2 | Peter Jackson | Micro540 | 305 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
. | 3 | Paul Risdale | Micro540 | 515 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
. | 4 | Peter Shepherd | Micro 540 | 165 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
. | 5 | Tim Lees | RG65 | 93 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. | Micro 540 | Round One | Event | Discards | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
. | Pos | Name | Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total | 1 | 2 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
. | Overall Position | 1 | Paul Risdale | Two Islands | 45 | 45 | 45 | 40 | 175 | 40 | 135 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
. | 2 | Peter Shepherd | Abington Park | 43 | 43 | 41 | 38 | 165 | 38 | 127 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
. | 3 | Peter Jackson | Abington Park | 35 | 39 | 43 | 42 | 159 | 35 | 124 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
. | 4 | Geoff Raygada | Abington Park | 39 | 37 | 37 | - | 113 | 0 | 113 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
. | 5 | Trevor Thomas | Abington Park | - | 41 | - | - | 41 | 0 | 0 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
. | = | John Simmons | Two Islands | 41 | - | - | - | 41 | 0 | 0 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
. | 7 | Brian Hawkins | Two Islands | 33 | - | - | - | 33 | 0 | 0 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. | RG65 | Round One | Event | Discards | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
. | Pos | Name | Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total | 1 | 2 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
. | Overall Position | 1 | Mike Ewart | Two Islands | 41 | - | 38 | 41 | 120 | 0 | 120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
. | 2 | Tim Lees | Abington Park | - | 35 | 35 | 36 | 106 | 0 | 106 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
. | 3 | Alan Smedley | Emberton Park | 35 | - | - | - | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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