Mid Summer Wednesdays 2006 Race 3

HELFORD RIVER SAILING CLUB
Mid Summer Wednesday Series 2006

Committee boat start and finish. Durgan start Class Z at 1815, Class E at 1830. Six races, four to count.

See the results of the Early Summer Series

5th July 2006 Race 3

Course: V, S, C, V, C, S, C, V, C Distance: 4.57 NM Wind Dir: W/SW Force: 2-3

Jetta's crew concentrating in light winds, Jabadeo and Big Purple are just visible under the boom,
followed by Shere Khan, Magic Bus, Fleeting Feeling and Jinjy.

Rank PY	Boat Name	Class	Sail No	Helm	Corrected Time	Nett
1st	Shere Khan	First Class 8	K4852	Roly Kirby	1:33:47	1
2nd	Big Purple	Projection 762	7620R	Garth Weaver	1:34:45	2
3rd	Magic Bus	First Class 8	K9819Y	Chris Broad	1:35:14	3
4th	Fleeting Feeling	Feeling 850	1087T	Anthony Jenkin	1:36:33	4
5th	Forza!	J92	GBR9298R	Andy Dennis	1:36:43	5
6th	Jetta	J92	GBR6292T	Ian Wort	1:37:48	6
7th	Jabadeo	J92	F19415	Wally Royall	1:38:09	7
8th	Demolition	1/2 tonner	8444	Simon Kearsley	1:38:15	8
9th	Jinjy	3/4 tonner	4089	Lynda Filmer	1:39:29	9
10th	Jacobi	J109	9014R	Tony Statham	DNF	-
10th	Chablis	Sadler 25	5681Y	Mark Buckler	DNF	-

See overall positions in Mid Summer Series so far

Rank IRC	Boat Name	Class	Sail No	Helm	Corrected Time	Nett
1st	Shere Khan	First Class 8	K4852	Roly Kirby	1:19:49	1
2nd	Big Purple	Projection 762	7620R	Garth Weaver	1:20:43	2
3rd	Magic Bus	First Class 8	K9819Y	Chris Broad	1:20:52	3
4th	Demolition	1/2 tonner	8444	Simon Kearsley	1:23:26	4
5th	Forza!	J92	GBR9298R	Andy Dennis	1:23:29	5
6th	Jabadeo	J92	F19415	Wally Royall	1:23:32	6
7th	Jetta	J92	GBR6292T	Ian Wort	1:24:05	7
8th	Jacobi	J109	9014R	Tony Statham	DNF	-

A course of about five nautical miles was set for the race on 5th July, which kept the eleven yachts in the Helford River, except for a couple of visits to the Shag mark, just off Mawnan. In a light breeze, mainly from the west, Jacobi, Demolition and Forza! got off to a good start up river towards the Voose mark.
The fleet then sailed back down the River towards the Shag mark using spinnakers. The photograph shows how the J boats like Jetta, with asymmetric spinnakers, have to sail downwind by gybing from side to side. This gives the appearance that they are on a completely different heading to the rest of the fleet.

Unfortunately, after leading the race Jacobi had to retire, and Forza!, lying second at the time, was confused by seeing Jacobi's sails lowered, and lost some of their hard earned advantage by sailing back to a previous mark, thinking that Jacobi had finished.

Half way through the Mid Summer Race Series, Magic Bus leads, followed by Demolition, with Jacobi and Jetta equal in third place.

It was good to see Anthony Jenkin's Fleeting Feeling join the fleet for her first race of the season, finishing in fourth place. Chablis, the Sadler 25, skippered by Mark Buckler, was another welcome addition to the fleet.