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FD GBR
DECEMBER 2005
2 Editorial
3 Chairman’s chat
4 Coaching / Dinghy Show
5 - 8 Interesting stuff
8 Coaching
9 Boats and gear for sale and wanted
10 Future Worlds / Eurocup
11 GBR TT 2005, full results
12 - 13 GBR regatta reports 2005
14 - 15 World regatta reports 2005
16 2006 GBR fixtures / committee
Also, flyer with important stuff
1 GBR membership structure changes
2 SO membership form
3 GBR young sailors travel grant form
4 2006 budget

2 EDITORIAL
Thanks (in no particular order): - Oscar Chess, Tim Lester, Bev Moss, John
Sanderson, Phipps, Graham Shewan, Lucy, Strang, and Cathy.
OK, sitting in front of the screen with the third large glass of Spanish Red, I have to say
that it has been rather a good year for me in terms of FD sailing. From the moment that
the phone rang and Tobes began admitting their planned treason, and I must claim at
least fifteen minutes of listening before it occurred to me that the Nationals had
suddenly become considerably more possible, this has been a good year. Corin faded
up as top race crew, just as Cath became aware of the passage of time, and suddenly,
and for the first time ever, there was a plan.
The campaign document for this year stated three objectives, and all three were
achieved. We did have a great holiday in Balatonfoldfar, despite our embarrassing
incident with Peggy Bahr, but doing a runner from the campsite did hark back to earlier
life in a most satisfactory way. We did flirt with Vicky a lot, despite distractions to the
plot from both Lucy and Peggy Bahr. But obviously the most important objective was,
that with the whole hearted support of one of the best crews ever to drive a
hairdresser’s car and wear a Burberry peaked cap, I was able to win the FD nationals,
at the club I grew up in, with a twenty six year old boat that I had rebuilt myself.
We did work really hard for it in the early part of the season, club racing against the
handicap ghosts of the club 400s until we could do absolutely anything with the boat -
after a bad drop with the kite stuck all over the foredeck, I gave trapezing Corin the
helm, walked forward and unhooked the kite from the very nose of the boat and stuffed
it down the chute, stood back upright like a AC bowman and thought why should I go
back and sit out, its great here and its all still happening without me doing anything!
I don’t really know why Corin needed to get so out of his box during the event, but I do
know that that my head wasn’t working either on the second day, although that was
more from overexcitement than alcohol poisoning. I was master and commander, and if
he got pissed, then I should have forseen it and stopped it happening. As it was, like
most of my school reports, and all of Corins, we did just enough to fulfil the plan,
although it was impossible for either of us to actually believe it until the prizegiving.
The lovely Dawn Barsley has intimated that she is willing to take over this comic,
Huzzah! and there will be a period of transition. Please, punters, I would like to know
what you think, how Dawn and I could improve, how this newsletter can better serve the
members of IFDCO (BS). Let’s have some feedback, just a couple of e-lines, so that
Dawn can take FD GBR forward sometime during next year.
Cheers, and Happy Christmas, J.
Cover Pic : - Prizewinners at Rutland. Strang and Dawn grinning, as the MAC
prize goes back to Toby and Dawn’s house, to stand on the table on the other
side of the bed this year, and thanks to Alex for helping me sort out the TT,
standing in for Corin who was served with an ASBO by Dickies that weekend.
Next Issue : - Out just prior to the dinghy show, contributions to me before mid
February, please. Should contain all the promised stuff that hasn’t appeared this
time, probably wont, but will hopefully all be interesting stuff.

3 CHAIRMANS CHAT
I apologise for this but it did make me laugh!!
“Billy wanted to purchase a Christmas gift for his new sweetheart. They had not been going out
together for very long. So, after careful consideration, he decided that a pair of gloves would most
appropriate; romantic but not too personal.
He then engaged the help of his sweetheart's younger sister to assist him in choosing an
appropriate item; and off they went shopping together. Billy eventually bought a pair of very stylish
winter gloves in pale pink and the sister took the opportunity of buying herself a pair of panties
from the same store. However, during the wrapping process, the shop assistant mixed up the two
items and the sister got the gloves and the sweetheart got the panties. Without thinking to check
the contents, the young man sealed the package and sent it with the following note :
'I chose these because I noticed that you are not in the habit of wearing any when we go out in the
evening. If it had not been for your sister, I would have chosen the long ones with buttons down the
side, but she wears short ones that are easier to remove. These are a delicate shade, but the lady I
bought them from showed me the pair she had been wearing for the past three weeks and they are
hardly soiled. I asked her to try yours on for me and she looked really smart. I wish I could be
there to put them on for you the first time, as no doubt other hands will come in contact with them
before I have a chance to see you again. When you take them off, remember to blow in them before
putting them away, as they will naturally be a little damp from wearing. Just think how many times I
will kiss them during the coming year! All my love. Billy'
So are we all set for 2006? The finishing touches are being put to the fixture list, not
without a lot of effort I have to say. Please have a look to see which events you can
support and get them in your diaries, both electronic and written!
First off will be the Dry Training Event at Rutland at the end of January, please let me
know asap if you are coming: email stephen.parry19@btinternet.com .
Perhaps a visit to Nieuseidelsee, Austria at the end of July should be on everyone’s
agenda. At a time when other countries FD fleets are enjoying a revival it could be a
chance to see how others are doing it and getting on, there was some smart kit in
Hungary.
We are trying to make boats available for events, so if you know someone who is
reasonably competent and would like a competitive go in an FD please let one of the
committee know so that we can source them a boat.
As yet I have not heard of anything too dramatic from the ISAF Conference that is going
to affect the FD Class. There are no significant rule changes in the offing.
Please see the enclosed letter detailing changes to the membership structure, complete
the SO form and return it to Tony Lyall.
Also, for the younger members of the class, please note that we are encouraging your
support within the class by offering travel grants to major GBR events, similar to those
provided by the international class.
Have a great Christmas and good sailing in 2006.
Stephen Parry.

4 COACHING
Dry Coaching Weekend, Rutland SC, Jan 28 / 29 2006
Following the successful weekend last winter it is planned to repeat the experience in
late January. We found the facilities at Rutland were ideal for a group of sailors to be
positive about many aspects of sailing without the need to get cold and wet. A number
of presentations on differing facets were offered by members, each leading into a
discussion of the salient points of each field. While the programme for the 2006 event is
still fluid, we can promise a very worthwhile thought provoking weekend, in addition to a
good chance to meet up socially outside the normal season. Hopefully the ISAF porno
movie for rule 42 (kinetics) and coaching from Hugh, JB, and Chris Watts, rules expert.
Start say 1200 Saturday, finish - no boats to pack - at 1600 Sunday.
Price - as cheap as we can make it.
Accommodation - at the club, but book because there is bound to be something else
happening.
Details - contact Stephen or Julian for a place, ASAP, maximum 25 people.
Tablets of Stone handed down by the RYA
Somewhere in brainwashing house, Spod Olive finished sorting the paperclips and
produced the following revised list of the ’10 elements of racing’. Please read and think!
Mental Fitness
Physical Fitness
Boat handling
Boat tuning
Boat preparation
Tactics - boat on boat, boat on fleet
Starting
Teamwork
Racing Rules
Strategy and Met. - quickest route round the course
Like ‘Five Essentials’ for learning to sail, I think these are all supposed to be of equal
importance, the only things missing, obvious really as it comes from the RYA, are
Competing in a Sportsmanlike Fashion, Enjoying Yourself, and Having Fun
DINGHY SHOW
Alexandra Palace March 04/05
Its important for us to make the expensive shop window of the Dinghy Show work as
well as we can. Your Association needs you, so please contact Toby as officer i/c to
offer your help on our stand, part of the larger Fastsail stand. We will be exhibiting
Peter Doran’s second boat, GBR 338, the thinking being that there are plenty of
different ways to go FD sailing, we have shown new Maders for years, the ageing
windjammer last year, and now a glass hull, wood deck boat in the middle of the cost
range this year.
It is very probable that we will be visited by FD royalty on the Sunday, as Cle Jeltes will
be in the country for a meeting that weekend and has said that he will attend the show.

5 INTERESTING STUFF
Tall ginger lunatic seeks new thrills…… Oscar Chess
When I got hooked on dinghy racing in the 1970s I had three heroes, Paul Elvstrom
and his Finns, David Pitman in Contenders and Rodney Pattisson and Iain Macdonald-
Smith in the Flying Dutchman. The picture of them in the FD K163 blasting up wind
with that deep boom just summed it all up for me. That was the dream, the ultimate
sailing experience.
My first chance to live the Flying Dutchman Olympic dream was in 1984.
That man Steve Parry, and Peter Frith, a very good friend legendary for never bringing
spare pants to open meetings, and being caught leaving changing rooms going
commando, were both enjoying a dual relationship with both the Dutchman and the
Osprey.
Steve was only to be free for the first and last weekends of Weymouth Olympic week,
and Peter was looking for a jockey for the Monday to Friday slot. This was too good an
opportunity to miss, and Peter and I got a little bit of practice in. I arrived in Weymouth
with the dream in the back of my mind, if we got really lucky, and fluked a few races, we
could win this regatta and go to the Olympics. These ambitions were cruelly shattered
on the first day when we were completely stuffed and outclassed by the likes of Rodney
and Jo Richards.
It blew all week and we had some amazing sailing in the Weymouth short seas. 2 sail
blast reaching was a particular highlight of the week. The social events were also
memorable as the Olympic boys were getting early nights, so the opportunity to visit the
local brewery for some free snifters was just too good to miss.
And so to the present, 21 years later. Following a very enjoyable weekends' sailing the
Osprey with Julian, the idea arose to climb into an FD once more. A few phone calls
were followed by a trip to Oxford, where Peter Doran introduced me to what would
become Fred for the Nationals. The boat was far better than I had dared hope for, and
a few days later we had our first few sessions in Swansea Bay.
The first thing that hit me was the smooth smooooooth ride. Some serious re rigging
was needed at this stage. The biggest mistake with the boat as supplied was to put the
ratchet blocks for the spinnaker sheets at the transom, instead of on the last turn before
the crew's hand. This meant that the sheets would not run out at all, as any friction
between the ratchet block and the final lead to the crew is multiplied. There is plenty of
elastic and other stuff under the side tanks to slow the sheets down.
I had sailed with a single ended spinnaker pole system for many years on the Osprey,
usually with Julian on the wire. An influx of Fireball sailors to the class brought with
them the ‘end for end’ spinnaker pole system. This was proven to be extremely
effective on the critical reach to reach gybe of the Olympic course, where typically three
to four boat lengths were gained by being able to come out of the mark high and quickly
with the spinnaker safely to leeward before gybing the pole. On the FD, Charlie and I
tried the single ended Spiro pole system that is standard on current British Dutchmen
and made a decision to change to an end for end pole if the opportunity arose. When
the Thursday FD nationals race was canned, this was the moment to rivet a loop to the
mast front, take off the fabulous carbon fibre boom and pole and replace them with
traditional Osprey aluminium equivalents.
The pole seemed to bend a lot more than it does on the Osprey. As the boats are both
similar in beam and crew weight, I would have expected the righting moment to also be
similar. This should mean that for a fully hiked helmsman and trapezing crew the load

6 INTERESTING STUFF
Tall ginger lunatic seeks new thrills…… Oscar Chess
on the pole ought to be very similar on both boats. We felt that the FD seemed to put a
much bigger strain on the rig. The difference may be due to the flatter hull shape
causing the centre of buoyancy to move further to leeward when the boats is heeled,
giving more effective righting moment compared to an Osprey.
Did this spinnaker pole system actually cut the mustard?
The first problem we had was that the plastic Jack Holt end fittings were not up to the
job. Putting the pole to the mast with the hooks pointing upwards solved this. We felt
that our hoists and drops were around about the fleet average, and when we got our
gybing right the end for ending definitely had an advantage compared to dropping and
re hoisting. In the unlikely event of me ever owning an FD, I would have no hesitation
in throwing away the Spiro system, picking up a pair of Sea Sure pole ends (strongest
available) at a boat jumble and riveting them onto a carbon fibre pole. A loop system
fitted to the boom for end stowage, a loop on the front the mast and plastic ramp and
rope loop would give the crew endless pleasure.
The number of controls on a Flying Dutchman is the stuff of Legends. However, as my
time in the boat was strictly limited, and my ability to adapt to a new environment weak,
simplification was required. The adjustable pole height was tied off, after I read an
article by Mike Mountifield many years ago stating that a well cut Spinnaker should
work on all legs with the pole height constant. Three trapeze height adjustors is too
many, so one was replaced with the rope strop which also made the continuous trapeze
function better, as the less weight sliding along the elastic the better it works.
Given half a chance, the centreboard forward and aft multiple purchases would have
been replaced with a plunger pin on a track, like a jib fairlead on a GP 14, and the jib
halyard and shroud adjusters would be single ended and adjusted by the crew tucked
away just aft of the mast. The objective would be to only be left with the controls
separated and going to the side tanks that are actually used during a race. The
stowage elastics for the control lines kept the boat neat and tidy, but were very
annoying in not allowing the control lines to be fully freed off, something I find very
useful in light airs.
That's enough of the petty gripes, I found the nationals both challenging and enjoyable.
When Charlie and I had an off day, we were severely punished and quite rightly so.
The Flying Dutchman is a great boat sailed by a great bunch of people.
We did find a compass extremely useful in finding our way through the wind shifts on
the beats.
My latest boat purchase is an Oppie for my 10 year old, and the prospect of eating
many words about never becoming an ‘Oppie parent’ are looming large.
GOSSIP
Quick release harnesses - Common sense breaks out at last.
I am told by someone who has occasionally been seen wearing a blazer, that the most
be-blazered gang of all, ISAF, have postponed the introduction of the Q-R harness until
010109, so we can all get on with our lives. Hopefully this will now be quietly forgotten.

7 INTERESTING STUFF
Obituary - Doug Bishop 1939 - 2005
Tim Lester and Bev Moss
Those who knew him will be sorry to learn that Doug Bishop died at the end of July.
Doug joined the FD Class in 1969 after winning the Hornet Worlds and Nationals in
1967 and 1968. Doug sailed FDs very competitively until the mid-1970s. During this
time he raced his boats Trembler, Thumper and Snifter in international championships
at Naples, La Rochelle and Travemunde among other places and contested the British
Olympic trials which were dominated by Rodney Pattisson in that era.
More significantly for the Class, however, he played a key role in running the class as
Chairman of the British Section from 1972-76 and led the organisation of the 1974
Weymouth World Championships.
To quote from a sailing magazine report of the time:
“One of the biggest events in Britain this summer will be the Flying Dutchman World
Championships and there isn’t a single member of the class committee without a
hundred headaches at the present moment. …………….In amongst all this is Doug
Bishop, sailor and impresario. With Ted Heath coming to perform the official opening of
the championship (and I wonder how much Dougie’s crewing aboard “Morning Cloud”
had to do with that) it was up to the FDs to provide some good backing music. Doug
had the pipes and drums of the Scots Guards all lined up for the day, but then the
Queen went and changed her itinerary, and chose to be in Edinburgh at the
same time as the FD Worlds in Weymouth, and the Scots Guards are the official
Sovereign’s escort…………”
One of us can vouch for the headaches, as he still remembers the drives back to
London in Doug’s Porsche after Championship committee meetings in Weymouth,
considering how we could ever get the local organising clubs to collaborate………..
The Weymouth Worlds were a great success with 24 nations competing. Although he
was no longer sailing an FD, Doug was also involved as a member of the
Championship committee the 1978 Worlds at Hayling Island SC. These were switched
from Israel at short notice.
Doug founded the insurance brokers, Bishop and Skinner, in his early 20’s and this
company grew rapidly becoming very well known for its marine insurance. It has long
standing relationship with the RYA.
Doug was a great person to have in the class – always friendly, reliable, and helpful,
with a sparkle in his eye which betrayed a great sense of fun. The class sympathises
with his family.
Email from Bill Southgate of Bishop Skinner insurance
We held the memorial service for Doug Bishop down at Sussex Yacht Club
last Friday-very well attended with the likes of Rodney Pattison, Bob Fisher Keith Musto
and many more from his Hornet and FD days.

8 INTERESTING STUFF
The Mumbles YC Commodore reviews the NC. John Sanderson
We've just had a megatastic combined 505 and Flying Dutchman National
Championships. Four days of widely variable weather, with broken masts on the first
day, and variable shifty wind on day 3, which delayed the start of racing.
Day after day the sailors and classes were full of praise for how the event was run, from
the race committee, landside, catering and bar. And especially how welcoming, friendly
and helpful everyone was.
The success of the event is entirely down to each and every single person helping to
run the championship. Everyone worked really well together to provide a great event for
our guests.
Thank you all very much, give yourself a pat on the back, you were all brilliant.
Ed note, nicked form Mumbles YC website, thanks folks.
COACHING
OK, little bit of space for one of the sequences that Corin and I worked out this year.
We should all have these worked out for all the sequences on the boat, it does
make life easier, especially if you are still drunk, or highly stressed out, a la Mumbles.
Sequence
wind strength
objective
where?
clew change, port gybe
all?
fast, under control, kite full throughout,
100 m out from leeward mark
Helm
check wind strength for next beat and if change is
needed
Call, clew change
Make sure balance is good
Sail deeper if needed
Pass extension to crew
Uncleat genoa furler
Unfurl genoa using sheet
Hold leech with left hand above clew holes
Detach and reattach genoa sheets with right hand
Check snap shackle is secure
Rough trim genoa
Call, my boat
Capture extension my boat
Ease shroud tension if changing to lighter wind clew
Put extension in back hand Capture kite sheet with
front hand, my sheet, clew x, balance boat
Release kite sheet
Set shroud tension
Feel smug
Begin drop sequence
Crew
Acknowledge yes
Free lazy genoa sheet
Swap kite sheet to LH
Accept extension, my boat
Pass extension
Change genoa halyard primary trim to clew x,
pull tackle upwards to ensure tail is firmly in cleat
Pick up kite sheet, My sheet
Feel smug
Begin drop sequence

9 BOATS AND GEAR FOR SALE AND WANTED
GBR 65 wood, work needed, c.1961 Offers Sarah Jefferson 01539 531519
GBR 350 kevlar composite May 1984 £1000 Nick Bosdet ` see below
GBR 381 L.Mader, all wood, early 1970s Offers Richard Austin 01248 384075
GBR 384 Mader, Kevlar epoxy March 1998 11000E Tony Lyall see below
ITA ??? Mader, Kevlar epoxy 1990 8000E Giovanni Borrini see below
GBR 350
I am prepared to offer just the hull of K350 for a £1000 with no haggling. The other bits and pieces now
have a different home. Work on the hull of K298 has progressed further and is now offered for sale at
£1750. I appreciate that you do not consider that K 298 is it worth this much, but I am looking at a
different market to that of the trad dinghy buyer / modern boat wrecker. Nick Bosdet 07831 878375
GBR 384
L. Mader epoxy Kevlar hull built March 1998, comes complete with:-
Superspar M5 mast & Proctor Boom
Banks Mainsail
Bojsen-Moller FDM2 Mainsail
Banks Light/Medium Genoa
Bojsen-Moller L1 & M1 Genoas
Banks Spinnaker
Top & bottom covers
Harkens through out
Plus all usual gear
Boat has been raced regularly and looked after by owner from new and has always stored in a garage
when not in use.
Price:- Best offer over 11000 Euros
A Harbeck trailer/trolley unit can be included for an additional 1000 Euros.
Contact Tony Lyall on 00 44 (0)1707 321633 or e-mail tonylyall@msn.com
ITA ???
I'm going to sell my FD
It's a 1990 Mader all plastic (Kevlar) and it is fully rigged
Since 1991 we have used it for only 3 or 4 regattas in a year
The price is 8000,00 Euro, with sails and compass
It will be very kind from you to publish this announce in your FD site
Kind regards Giovanni Borrini
tel. 0521 239995 fax 0521 208834
e-mail info@borriniassociati.it
Sails £ Euro
Genoas Hyde 25.00 40.00 Passed its very best but ideal for club racing & general use
Hyde 25.00 40.00 Passed its very best but ideal for club racing & general use
Lucas (med) 25.00 40.00 Passed its very best but ideal for club racing & general use
C/board to fit L.Mader hull 120.00 175.00 In good condition requires fittings.
All from Tony Lyall on 00 44 (0)1707 321633 or e-mail tonylyall@msn.com
If you buy or sell an FD, please let Tony Lyall - tonylyall@msn.com - know the details so the class
records can be kept up to date.

10 FUTURE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
2006 Worlds will be at St Petersburg, USA, 4 - 11 April. - www.fd-worlds-2006.org
Sort yer lives out, Peter and Richard are the only boat I currently know is going,
see them about transport etc, and enjoy a trip to Disney land. (Measurement 030406)
2006 Europeans will be held at Nieusiedelsee, AUT , 22 - 29 July.
Its only a few hours less to drive than Balaton, and a similar big lake venue,
hands up for takers, and hands up for beers. Entry 300E, Registration 210706,
Measurement 22/23 0706, lovely venue, new facility, very good social reputation
2007 Worlds will be held at Mar Menor, ESP, subject to agreeing final proposal.
Cath and I enjoyed this venue at the EC 1997, despite the strong winds, sailing
in teeshirts in a warm breeze had a lot to recommend it, as did the Spanish 470 cuties.
2008 Worlds are likely to in early 2008 in Napier, North Island, New Zealand.
2009 Worlds will be held in NED, 01 - 08 August.
EUROCUP
2005 Eurocup Overall Results
1 NED 6 Havik Frank
Geelberken
Zandstra Ard Peter
2 GER 1995 GROELLE JUERGEN RUDORFF CAROLINE
3 GER 113 KÖNIG KILIAN GRAY ALEXANDER
4 NED 5 SCHAAF FRED VAN KOPPEN PETER
5 NED 25 WIJGERS HAROLD KAMPHUIS NIELS
6 GBR 385 LYALL TONY BURNS COLIN
7 NED 327 Tilstra Klaas
8 NED 33 HEIJINK TANJA SANDERS OLAV
9 ESP 6 ROMERO GINES SEVILA ROBERTO
10 ESP 69
SANCHEZ-
HERRERO DOLORES DE DIEGO JUAN PABLO
2006 Eurocup Events
Altea Spain 09-11 Feb
A seven races program (2 on Thursday, 3 on Friday and 2 on Saturday) is planned. 100
Euros entry fee but including for free: hotel, breakfast, dinners, polo shirts, etc. Special
prizes for women and young crews (under 26)
Kiel Germany 17-25 June
EC Austria 22-29 July
Torbole Italy August
Loostrecht Nederland 07/08 October

11 2005 GBR TRAVELLERS TROPHY
Overall Results
Richard Philips
GBR Helm Crew
Oxfor
d
Rutland
May
Bala
May
Bala
July
Nationals
Mumbles
SAC
Lym
SGP MAC Points Discard Net
BS boats entered 6 no race 5 5 10 7 4 9
380
Julian
Bridges
Corin
Westerley
Alex
Rogers
5 8 9 14 10 8 11 65 13 52
384/
385
Tony
Lyall
Colin
Burns
10 5 7 8 11 9 9 59 12 47
369/356 Jon
Williams
Alex
Rogers
Dawn
Barsley
5 5 6 13 8 13 50 5 45
382
Peter
Doran
Richard
Phillips
9 5 6 7 10 7 7 7 58 18 40
James
377
383/373 Toby Dale Cole
Jamie
Whitaker
5 9 12 12 34 34
338/377
384/369
Lucy
Lingard
Jamie
Whitaker
6 5 5 6 5 8 35 5 30
363
Keith
Martin
John
Lansley
8 9 6 23 23
373
Rosie
Pye
Neil Pye 5 5 5 6 21 21
383
Victoria
Parry
Ben
Stirrup
346 Bill Oliver Dennis
Cartright
338
Oscar
Chess
David
Charles
7 5 8 20 20
7 6 13 13
12 12 12
378
John
Berry
Robin
McGill
5 5 10 10
383
David
Wilkins
Ollie Wilce 10 10 10
We now are, at last, getting much larger number of boats in position of being able to
discard races. Although the total on the list at 13 helms is disappointing it is
encouraging to see a higher than normal number of newcomers and that they are doing
well. I would like to see more prominence given to Travellers Trophy in terms of prizes
and promotion - I am planning to draft article for publication.

12 GBR REGATTA REPORTS 2005
Findhorn Trophy, Findhorn SC, Graham Shewan.
Sorry I can't attend the AGM but I will one day. There’s a new address, we’ve only
moved down the road, but now I can put the FD in the garage @ 28ft long - YES!!!!!!.
We did win a race at Findhorn this year, (in our wooden boat, K31, Flying Scotsman). It
is called the Findhorn Trophy and is for entrants of Helm & Crew both over 50year of
age. The weather was ideal for us with a force 3 / 4 and against Albacores, RS2000
and a Phantom. We were better than the Abacores and stayed upright more than the
others, so we were ahead by 2 legs at the finish. I will send some photos when I can.
We have to pick up the prize and I was wondering if you have a F. D. badge that I could
put on a Rugby Shirt for us to wear at the prize giving?
Post ASAP as the function is on the 28th of this month and give me a call for payment
or send a bill with the badge.
The Symmetic Grand Prix 2005, Rutland SC, 08/09 10 05. Phipps.
The 3 rd Annual Symmetric Grand Prix hosted by Rutland Sailing Club on 8/9 October
2005 attracted 68 boats from around the UK and was a great success.
Six races were scheduled and completed. The first was a pursuit race from the Club to
the main race area, followed by two races using a trapezoid course. On Sunday there
were three races with triangle/sausage courses.
Prizes provided by the event sponsors were presented to people throughout the fleet
for a wide range of activities/results – Youngest sailors, Gold Fleet winners, Silver Fleet
winners, mid fleet sailors, old boats, newcomers, caption competitions. Full results and
hundreds of photos are on www.fastsail.org , (mainly of Julian and Corin swimming).
The fun nature of the event, participation of all the classes, inclusion of sailors of all
ages and the excellent support of sponsors are special feature of the SGP.
The Fastsail Class Associations wish to thank Rutland Sailing Club, the Sponsors and
the many people involved in the organisation of this successful event.
No sign of a full report for either the FD fleet or the whole event. However a great
regatta, although disappointing in terms of handicap results. It was very galling to have
the top half dozen 505s sailing away from us - are they really that much better at it than
us? (yes, probably!) Notable bits of the weekend included the first capsize in two years
from Julian and Corin - overheating it on a three sail reach and not knowing when or
how to back off, and Lucy and Jamie throwing themselves under the bow of a Javelin -
weighing as much as an FD and with two big lads aboard, it went quite a long way into
the side of Alex’s boat. Having been involved in failures of seamanship in Hungary, I
can only assume the reason the Javelin didn’t stop to make sure Lucy and Jamie were
uninjured was because they were so embarrassed by being involved in a collision.
Don’t forget, while we laugh at Lethal Lingard and Geronimo Jamie for their antics
through the season, they did have the second best race result at the SGP.
22 Julian and Corin 37,23,25,11,51,10, nutters prize
39 Peter and Richard 33,33,26,50,48,37
60 William and Dennis DNC,DNC,DNC,43,22,42 FD silver fleet prize
64 Lucy and Jamie DNC,DNC,38,12,DNC,DNC Top tart
68 boats

13 GBR REGATTA REPORTS 2005
Midland Area Champs, Rutland SC, 22/23 10 05. Richard Phillips
With many communications during the week before the Midland Area Championship,
nine teams were assembled making use of four borrowed FDs and mixing helms and
crews and utilising spare equipment to ensure all were able to race. Racing on the
Saturday was in light winds and Strang crewed by Dawn took the right hand side of the
first beat whilst the rest of the fleet battled it out on the left hand side of the course.
Having established a good lead at the first mark, Strang & Dawn managed to hold on to
the lead until the end of the race.
Alex (Strang's normal crew) was sailing with Julian who had narrowly beaten Strang &
Alex at the Nationals. Toby & James winners in 2003 and 2004 were looking forward to
a close race with David Wilkins who has won the event many times. David sailing on
home waters with a new crew was unable to exert his normal supremacy over the fleet
and struggled with the shifting winds. Lucy Lingard sailing with Jamie had good speed
.Tony Lyall & Colin Burns also showed very good speed and had a good result. Peter
Doran & Richard Phillips and John Berry & Robin had bursts of good speed but were
unable to maintain the pace. Keith Martin & John Lansley, the class veterans, also had
very good speed at times and were to be seen near the front but could not match the
high level of competition and intra crew rivalry being sustained at the top of the fleet.
By Saturday evening after three races, the fleet was divided between those hoping for
stronger winds and those praying that the winds stayed light. In the event there was no
wind on Sunday morning and after an onshore postponement, the race officer
abandoned the racing for the day - which proved to be a great birthday present for
Dawn who was delighted to be the first woman to have won the Midland Area
Championship.
Overall there was a great deal of very close racing with many place changes and the
relative newcomers stamped their respective marks on the class showing that the FD
Class is alive and well and now ready to see some growth. Good piccies of the
prizegiving on the website
Pos No Helm Crew R1 R2 R3 Pts
1 356 Strang Williams Dawn Barsley 1 2 1 2
2 373 Toby Dale James Cole 3 1 2 3
3 380 Julian Bridges Corin Westley 2 3 3 5
4 383 Dave Wilkins Ollie Wilce 4 4 6 8
5 385 Tony Lyall Colin Burns 5 6 5 10
6 377 Lucy Lingard Jamie Whitaker 7 8 4 11
7 382 Peter Doran Richard Phillips 6 5 7 11
8 363 Keith Martin John Lansley 8 7 8 15
9 378 John Berry Robin McGill DNF,DNC,DNC, 20
GOSSIP
What do Dougal, Charlie Waters 505 crew, and the long haired Italian surfie crew have
in common? Be afraid boys, be afraid…….

14 WORLD REGATTA REPORTS 2005
World Champs, Balatonfoldvar, HUN, 09 - 17 09 05, Lucy Lingard
You wanted comments on the worlds. So here you go. Feel free to edit it into English!
Things I learned form the worlds (in no particular order)
Its quite a long way to Hungary
Jamie can stay awake for about 30hrs. Then he passes out
The entire Dutch fleet speak better English than me. As does most of the German fleet.
In fact near enough everyone in the European FD fleet speaks better English than me
Lake Balaton is shallower than a FD mast (sorry Tony)
If your not sure how to set the rig up ask someone to look at it, it can make a big
difference (thanks JB)
The fleet like to go very very very high down the first reach were ever the next mark is.
Some times they like to go to a whole different country. And if you don’t go with them
you have to go really low
Going the right way up the first beat doesn’t help if you go the wrong way up the next 2
Its very easy to get stuck in the middle of a raft. And if you go round the outside you
need keep well away to stay in clear air
If your going to start late then do it properly. About 5 minutes late and you can get clear
air all the way up the first beat
Start lines are not scary places and starting next to fast boats can work. You just have
to be very awake to what they are doing
Shutting people out on the finish line is not a good way to make friends. Especially if
they then decide to mate their FD with the pin boat while you finish. They normally
forgive you in the end but it may cost you beer
Beer is quite cheap in Hungary. But don’t drink too many of anything that can be set on
fire
1 DEN 21 Jorgen Boysen Moller Jacob Boysen Moller 17
2 HUN 70 Majthenyi Szabolcs Domokos Andras 27
3 AUS 37 Norman Rydge Richard Scarr 30
4 GER 99 Uwe Steingross Sven Hermenau 35
5 GER 9 Ulf Lehman Jorg Lehman 42
42 GBR 369 Jon Williams Alex Rogers 251
46 GBR 385 Tony Lyall Colin Burns 274
54 GBR 380 Julian Bridges Corin Westley 320
58 GBR 382 Peter Doran Richard Phillips 335
73 GBR 384 Lucy Lingard Jamie Whitaker 430
74 GBR 378 John Berry Robin Macgill 434
78 GBR 383 Vicky Parry Ben Stirrup 449
GOSSIP
On reflection, the reason I did so badly in the middle day of the NC was because Corin
belched profoundly in my face on the way to the start, and I was immediately too pissed
from the fumes do sail well.

15 WORLD REGATTA REPORTS 2005
World Champs, Balatonfoldvar, HUN, 09 - 17 09 05, Strang.
PIt’s a mighty long way down a dusty trackP, but P999 miles from CalaisP later we
found it.
Arrive Thurs night, Friday measurement, Saturday monsoon in morning, no wind pm.
Sunday and we finally get out on water, F2. The chop totally disguises the wind
patterns on the water. No clues here. Never seen it this extreme. Apparently lake is 13
ft deep… everywhere. Do not turn turtle.
The week starts with very light winds but gradually builds.
Wednesday? Wind coming straight down the lake, start toward the pin, fully powered
up on clew 1. Ignore the shifts, they soon swing back anyway, bang the left corner
heading for the convergent coast, get to the windward mark around 20 th , reach is broad
have to go high with the fleet, losing places, finish in the 30s.
Thursday, come back in before 1 st race as shroud has an argument with the spreader.
Only boat ashore so HUN TV films us coming in. What’s happened? What are the
conditions like out there? Where are you from? Fix spreader as 1 st start is recalled.
Boat ready to relaunch as 2 nd start goes. Is it a recall…..no. So have lunch, visit
FastSail chatbox, then launch for 2 nd race.
Alex spends Thurs night helping Lucy re-rig spare mast after a turtle incident (ed note,
shurely a need for the RSPCA here) that day. It turns out to be worthwhile for us in an
unexpected way….
Last race get good transit [second white blob to right of dip in horizon – you know the
one]….. recalled . Black flag, dip in line, Lucy below us. Pop out of the dip at 10 secs.
Lucy still below us. Bang… transit looks good, yes could see it for once. 3 lengths up
from the fleet. Lucy still 5 mm to leeward then leebows us. Well she did it to HUN 70
the World Champs.. so same note as them to diary… don’t start to windward of Lucy
and Jamie. They then fall off to leeward . Clean wind now. Say to Alex best black flag
start I’ve ever done. Find out later Lucy was Black flagged but they never saw us! That
white blob must have moved. Thanks Lucy.
Wind gets up. Do part of one beat where the boat is really feeling right, superb, we are
flying. Wind gets up a bit more, 22 knots and we are struggling again.
Rumours of the Harbour Master locking us in the marina campsite as no payment
received from the organisers, so we break camp early Sat morning just as the
temperature drops ten degrees and the rain comes in.
There were 83 entries from 15 Nations, the Aussies and Americans just manage to
keep us within the ISAF rules for a WC, so we need to continue to be nice to them.
AUS (3), AUT (4), CRO (1), DEN (1), ESP (5), GBR (7), GER (31), HUN (11), ITA (6),
NED (6), NZL (1), POL (3),ROM (1), SLO (1), USA (2)
GOSSIP
I’ll see your ripped off transom belonging to an attractive Ex-Olympic sailor from a
different country, Julian, and then I’ll raise you a mast and a hole in the hull, both
belonging to someone else, Och aye!

16 2006 IFDCO (BS) FIXTURES
1 Stick this on the wall, make sure your crew / helm does so as well.
2 All contacts would appreciate the courtesy of informing them that you intend to compete.
3 # primary GBR travellers trophy events, ? provisional dates
4 major events and any changes from last fixture list are bold, please check details
DATE TT VENUE EVENT AREA CONTACT PHONE / EMAIL /
WEBSITE
JAN
28/29 Rutland SC Dry Training W/e Rutland Steve Parry, See below
Julian Bridges
MAR
04/05 ALLY PALLY DINGHY SHOW LONDON Toby Dale See below
APR
04 - 11 St. Petersberg WORLDS Florida, USA Steve Parry See below
29/30 # Oxford Open meeting Oxford Peter Doran See below
MAY
20/21 # LYMINGTON SOUTHERNS and HAMPSHIRE Richard Phillips See below
fastsail regional
JUNE
03/04 Rutland SC Training/ Try FD Rutland Julian Bridges See below
JULY
01/02 # Bala SC L.D. Regatta North Wales Julian Bridges See below
22 - 29 Nieusiedelsee EUROPEANS Vienna, AUT Steve Parry See Below
AUG
26 - 29 # BRIGHTLINGSEA NATIONALS ESSEX Steve Parry See Below - PROVISIONAL
SEPT
09/10 # Grafham Fastsail Regional Cambridge Richard Phillips See Below
OCT
07/08 Queen Mary Symmetric GP London Richard Phillips See Below - PROVISIONAL
28/29 # Rutland SC MIDLANDS and Rutland David Wilkins 01664 474773
AGM / Dinner
2006 IFDCO (BS) OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE
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INTERNATIONAL FLYING DUTCHMAN CLASS
British Section
UK TRAVEL GRANTS 2006
INTRODUCTION
At the AGM of the IFDCO-British Section in 2005, it was announced that travel grants
would be introduced in 2006 to encourage more young sailors to participate in FD
racing at UK events. This note sets out the basis of grants to be awarded during 2006.
TRAVEL GRANT 2006
Each travel grant shall be £20 per eligible person per qualifying event and will be paid
as soon as practical after the requirements to claim the grant have been completed.
ELIGIBILITY
Any fully paid up International Sailing member of IFDCO – British Section, who is under
25 years old on the first day of an event qualifying for a travel grant is entitled to claim a
UK Travel Grant.
EVENTS QUALIFYING FOR A TRAVEL GRANT IN 2006
1. National Championships
2. On Water Training event organised by IFDCO – British Section
REQUIREMENTS TO CLAIM GRANT
1. Complete Application form below and email/send to Hon Treasurer
2. Participate in qualifying event
3. Write about experiences sailing an FD
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