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<strong>FD</strong> <strong>GBR</strong><br />
DECEMBER 2005<br />
2 Editorial<br />
3 Chairman’s chat<br />
4 Coaching / Dinghy Show<br />
5 - 8 Interesting stuff<br />
8 Coaching<br />
9 Boats and gear for sale and wanted<br />
10 Future Worlds / Eurocup<br />
11 <strong>GBR</strong> TT 2005, full results<br />
12 - 13 <strong>GBR</strong> regatta reports 2005<br />
14 - 15 World regatta reports 2005<br />
16 2006 <strong>GBR</strong> fixtures / committee<br />
Also, flyer with important stuff<br />
1 <strong>GBR</strong> membership structure changes<br />
2 SO membership form<br />
3 <strong>GBR</strong> young sailors travel grant form<br />
4 2006 budget
2 EDITORIAL<br />
Thanks (in no particular order): - Oscar Chess, Tim Lester, Bev Moss, John<br />
Sanderson, Phipps, Graham Shewan, Lucy, Strang, and Cathy.<br />
OK, sitting in front of the screen with the third large glass of Spanish Red, I have to say<br />
that it has been rather a good year for me in terms of <strong>FD</strong> sailing. From the moment that<br />
the phone rang and Tobes began admitting their planned treason, and I must claim at<br />
least fifteen minutes of listening before it occurred to me that the Nationals had<br />
suddenly become considerably more possible, this has been a good year. Corin faded<br />
up as top race crew, just as Cath became aware of the passage of time, and suddenly,<br />
and for the first time ever, there was a plan.<br />
The campaign document for this year stated three objectives, and all three were<br />
achieved. We did have a great holiday in Balatonfoldfar, despite our embarrassing<br />
incident with Peggy Bahr, but doing a runner from the campsite did hark back to earlier<br />
life in a most satisfactory way. We did flirt with Vicky a lot, despite distractions to the<br />
plot from both Lucy and Peggy Bahr. But obviously the most important objective was,<br />
that with the whole hearted support of one of the best crews ever to drive a<br />
hairdresser’s car and wear a Burberry peaked cap, I was able to win the <strong>FD</strong> nationals,<br />
at the club I grew up in, with a twenty six year old boat that I had rebuilt myself.<br />
We did work really hard for it in the early part of the season, club racing against the<br />
handicap ghosts of the club 400s until we could do absolutely anything with the boat -<br />
after a bad drop with the kite stuck all over the foredeck, I gave trapezing Corin the<br />
helm, walked forward and unhooked the kite from the very nose of the boat and stuffed<br />
it down the chute, stood back upright like a AC bowman and thought why should I go<br />
back and sit out, its great here and its all still happening without me doing anything!<br />
I don’t really know why Corin needed to get so out of his box during the event, but I do<br />
know that that my head wasn’t working either on the second day, although that was<br />
more from overexcitement than alcohol poisoning. I was master and commander, and if<br />
he got pissed, then I should have forseen it and stopped it happening. As it was, like<br />
most of my school reports, and all of Corins, we did just enough to fulfil the plan,<br />
although it was impossible for either of us to actually believe it until the prizegiving.<br />
The lovely Dawn Barsley has intimated that she is willing to take over this comic,<br />
Huzzah! and there will be a period of transition. Please, punters, I would like to know<br />
what you think, how Dawn and I could improve, how this newsletter can better serve the<br />
members of I<strong>FD</strong>CO (BS). Let’s have some feedback, just a couple of e-lines, so that<br />
Dawn can take <strong>FD</strong> <strong>GBR</strong> forward sometime during next year.<br />
Cheers, and Happy Christmas, J.<br />
Cover Pic : - Prizewinners at Rutland. Strang and Dawn grinning, as the MAC<br />
prize goes back to Toby and Dawn’s house, to stand on the table on the other<br />
side of the bed this year, and thanks to Alex for helping me sort out the TT,<br />
standing in for Corin who was served with an ASBO by Dickies that weekend.<br />
Next Issue : - Out just prior to the dinghy show, contributions to me before mid<br />
February, please. Should contain all the promised stuff that hasn’t appeared this<br />
time, probably wont, but will hopefully all be interesting stuff.
3 CHAIRMANS CHAT<br />
I apologise for this but it did make me laugh!!<br />
“Billy wanted to purchase a Christmas gift for his new sweetheart. They had not been going out<br />
together for very long. So, after careful consideration, he decided that a pair of gloves would most<br />
appropriate; romantic but not too personal.<br />
He then engaged the help of his sweetheart's younger sister to assist him in choosing an<br />
appropriate item; and off they went shopping together. Billy eventually bought a pair of very stylish<br />
winter gloves in pale pink and the sister took the opportunity of buying herself a pair of panties<br />
from the same store. However, during the wrapping process, the shop assistant mixed up the two<br />
items and the sister got the gloves and the sweetheart got the panties. Without thinking to check<br />
the contents, the young man sealed the package and sent it with the following note :<br />
'I chose these because I noticed that you are not in the habit of wearing any when we go out in the<br />
evening. If it had not been for your sister, I would have chosen the long ones with buttons down the<br />
side, but she wears short ones that are easier to remove. These are a delicate shade, but the lady I<br />
bought them from showed me the pair she had been wearing for the past three weeks and they are<br />
hardly soiled. I asked her to try yours on for me and she looked really smart. I wish I could be<br />
there to put them on for you the first time, as no doubt other hands will come in contact with them<br />
before I have a chance to see you again. When you take them off, remember to blow in them before<br />
putting them away, as they will naturally be a little damp from wearing. Just think how many times I<br />
will kiss them during the coming year! All my love. Billy'<br />
So are we all set for 2006? The finishing touches are being put to the fixture list, not<br />
without a lot of effort I have to say. Please have a look to see which events you can<br />
support and get them in your diaries, both electronic and written!<br />
First off will be the Dry Training Event at Rutland at the end of January, please let me<br />
know asap if you are coming: email stephen.parry19@btinternet.com .<br />
Perhaps a visit to Nieuseidelsee, Austria at the end of July should be on everyone’s<br />
agenda. At a time when other countries <strong>FD</strong> fleets are enjoying a revival it could be a<br />
chance to see how others are doing it and getting on, there was some smart kit in<br />
Hungary.<br />
We are trying to make boats available for events, so if you know someone who is<br />
reasonably competent and would like a competitive go in an <strong>FD</strong> please let one of the<br />
committee know so that we can source them a boat.<br />
As yet I have not heard of anything too dramatic from the ISAF Conference that is going<br />
to affect the <strong>FD</strong> Class. There are no significant rule changes in the offing.<br />
Please see the enclosed letter detailing changes to the membership structure, complete<br />
the SO form and return it to Tony Lyall.<br />
Also, for the younger members of the class, please note that we are encouraging your<br />
support within the class by offering travel grants to major <strong>GBR</strong> events, similar to those<br />
provided by the international class.<br />
Have a great Christmas and good sailing in 2006.<br />
Stephen Parry.
4 COACHING<br />
Dry Coaching Weekend, Rutland SC, Jan 28 / 29 2006<br />
Following the successful weekend last winter it is planned to repeat the experience in<br />
late January. We found the facilities at Rutland were ideal for a group of sailors to be<br />
positive about many aspects of sailing without the need to get cold and wet. A number<br />
of presentations on differing facets were offered by members, each leading into a<br />
discussion of the salient points of each field. While the programme for the 2006 event is<br />
still fluid, we can promise a very worthwhile thought provoking weekend, in addition to a<br />
good chance to meet up socially outside the normal season. Hopefully the ISAF porno<br />
movie for rule 42 (kinetics) and coaching from Hugh, JB, and Chris Watts, rules expert.<br />
Start say 1200 Saturday, finish - no boats to pack - at 1600 Sunday.<br />
Price - as cheap as we can make it.<br />
Accommodation - at the club, but book because there is bound to be something else<br />
happening.<br />
Details - contact Stephen or Julian for a place, ASAP, maximum 25 people.<br />
Tablets of Stone handed down by the RYA<br />
Somewhere in brainwashing house, Spod Olive finished sorting the paperclips and<br />
produced the following revised list of the ’10 elements of racing’. Please read and think!<br />
Mental Fitness<br />
Physical Fitness<br />
Boat handling<br />
Boat tuning<br />
Boat preparation<br />
Tactics - boat on boat, boat on fleet<br />
Starting<br />
Teamwork<br />
Racing Rules<br />
Strategy and Met. - quickest route round the course<br />
Like ‘Five Essentials’ for learning to sail, I think these are all supposed to be of equal<br />
importance, the only things missing, obvious really as it comes from the RYA, are<br />
Competing in a Sportsmanlike Fashion, Enjoying Yourself, and Having Fun<br />
DINGHY SHOW<br />
Alexandra Palace March 04/05<br />
Its important for us to make the expensive shop window of the Dinghy Show work as<br />
well as we can. Your Association needs you, so please contact Toby as officer i/c to<br />
offer your help on our stand, part of the larger Fastsail stand. We will be exhibiting<br />
Peter Doran’s second boat, <strong>GBR</strong> 338, the thinking being that there are plenty of<br />
different ways to go <strong>FD</strong> sailing, we have shown new Maders for years, the ageing<br />
windjammer last year, and now a glass hull, wood deck boat in the middle of the cost<br />
range this year.<br />
It is very probable that we will be visited by <strong>FD</strong> royalty on the Sunday, as Cle Jeltes will<br />
be in the country for a meeting that weekend and has said that he will attend the show.
5 INTERESTING STUFF<br />
Tall ginger lunatic seeks new thrills…… Oscar Chess<br />
When I got hooked on dinghy racing in the 1970s I had three heroes, Paul Elvstrom<br />
and his Finns, David Pitman in Contenders and Rodney Pattisson and Iain Macdonald-<br />
Smith in the <strong>Flying</strong> <strong>Dutchman</strong>. The picture of them in the <strong>FD</strong> K163 blasting up wind<br />
with that deep boom just summed it all up for me. That was the dream, the ultimate<br />
sailing experience.<br />
My first chance to live the <strong>Flying</strong> <strong>Dutchman</strong> Olympic dream was in 1984.<br />
That man Steve Parry, and Peter Frith, a very good friend legendary for never bringing<br />
spare pants to open meetings, and being caught leaving changing rooms going<br />
commando, were both enjoying a dual relationship with both the <strong>Dutchman</strong> and the<br />
Osprey.<br />
Steve was only to be free for the first and last weekends of Weymouth Olympic week,<br />
and Peter was looking for a jockey for the Monday to Friday slot. This was too good an<br />
opportunity to miss, and Peter and I got a little bit of practice in. I arrived in Weymouth<br />
with the dream in the back of my mind, if we got really lucky, and fluked a few races, we<br />
could win this regatta and go to the Olympics. These ambitions were cruelly shattered<br />
on the first day when we were completely stuffed and outclassed by the likes of Rodney<br />
and Jo Richards.<br />
It blew all week and we had some amazing sailing in the Weymouth short seas. 2 sail<br />
blast reaching was a particular highlight of the week. The social events were also<br />
memorable as the Olympic boys were getting early nights, so the opportunity to visit the<br />
local brewery for some free snifters was just too good to miss.<br />
And so to the present, 21 years later. Following a very enjoyable weekends' sailing the<br />
Osprey with Julian, the idea arose to climb into an <strong>FD</strong> once more. A few phone calls<br />
were followed by a trip to Oxford, where Peter Doran introduced me to what would<br />
become Fred for the Nationals. The boat was far better than I had dared hope for, and<br />
a few days later we had our first few sessions in Swansea Bay.<br />
The first thing that hit me was the smooth smooooooth ride. Some serious re rigging<br />
was needed at this stage. The biggest mistake with the boat as supplied was to put the<br />
ratchet blocks for the spinnaker sheets at the transom, instead of on the last turn before<br />
the crew's hand. This meant that the sheets would not run out at all, as any friction<br />
between the ratchet block and the final lead to the crew is multiplied. There is plenty of<br />
elastic and other stuff under the side tanks to slow the sheets down.<br />
I had sailed with a single ended spinnaker pole system for many years on the Osprey,<br />
usually with Julian on the wire. An influx of Fireball sailors to the class brought with<br />
them the ‘end for end’ spinnaker pole system. This was proven to be extremely<br />
effective on the critical reach to reach gybe of the Olympic course, where typically three<br />
to four boat lengths were gained by being able to come out of the mark high and quickly<br />
with the spinnaker safely to leeward before gybing the pole. On the <strong>FD</strong>, Charlie and I<br />
tried the single ended Spiro pole system that is standard on current British Dutchmen<br />
and made a decision to change to an end for end pole if the opportunity arose. When<br />
the Thursday <strong>FD</strong> nationals race was canned, this was the moment to rivet a loop to the<br />
mast front, take off the fabulous carbon fibre boom and pole and replace them with<br />
traditional Osprey aluminium equivalents.<br />
The pole seemed to bend a lot more than it does on the Osprey. As the boats are both<br />
similar in beam and crew weight, I would have expected the righting moment to also be<br />
similar. This should mean that for a fully hiked helmsman and trapezing crew the load
6 INTERESTING STUFF<br />
Tall ginger lunatic seeks new thrills…… Oscar Chess<br />
on the pole ought to be very similar on both boats. We felt that the <strong>FD</strong> seemed to put a<br />
much bigger strain on the rig. The difference may be due to the flatter hull shape<br />
causing the centre of buoyancy to move further to leeward when the boats is heeled,<br />
giving more effective righting moment compared to an Osprey.<br />
Did this spinnaker pole system actually cut the mustard?<br />
The first problem we had was that the plastic Jack Holt end fittings were not up to the<br />
job. Putting the pole to the mast with the hooks pointing upwards solved this. We felt<br />
that our hoists and drops were around about the fleet average, and when we got our<br />
gybing right the end for ending definitely had an advantage compared to dropping and<br />
re hoisting. In the unlikely event of me ever owning an <strong>FD</strong>, I would have no hesitation<br />
in throwing away the Spiro system, picking up a pair of Sea Sure pole ends (strongest<br />
available) at a boat jumble and riveting them onto a carbon fibre pole. A loop system<br />
fitted to the boom for end stowage, a loop on the front the mast and plastic ramp and<br />
rope loop would give the crew endless pleasure.<br />
The number of controls on a <strong>Flying</strong> <strong>Dutchman</strong> is the stuff of Legends. However, as my<br />
time in the boat was strictly limited, and my ability to adapt to a new environment weak,<br />
simplification was required. The adjustable pole height was tied off, after I read an<br />
article by Mike Mountifield many years ago stating that a well cut Spinnaker should<br />
work on all legs with the pole height constant. Three trapeze height adjustors is too<br />
many, so one was replaced with the rope strop which also made the continuous trapeze<br />
function better, as the less weight sliding along the elastic the better it works.<br />
Given half a chance, the centreboard forward and aft multiple purchases would have<br />
been replaced with a plunger pin on a track, like a jib fairlead on a GP 14, and the jib<br />
halyard and shroud adjusters would be single ended and adjusted by the crew tucked<br />
away just aft of the mast. The objective would be to only be left with the controls<br />
separated and going to the side tanks that are actually used during a race. The<br />
stowage elastics for the control lines kept the boat neat and tidy, but were very<br />
annoying in not allowing the control lines to be fully freed off, something I find very<br />
useful in light airs.<br />
That's enough of the petty gripes, I found the nationals both challenging and enjoyable.<br />
When Charlie and I had an off day, we were severely punished and quite rightly so.<br />
The <strong>Flying</strong> <strong>Dutchman</strong> is a great boat sailed by a great bunch of people.<br />
We did find a compass extremely useful in finding our way through the wind shifts on<br />
the beats.<br />
My latest boat purchase is an Oppie for my 10 year old, and the prospect of eating<br />
many words about never becoming an ‘Oppie parent’ are looming large.<br />
GOSSIP<br />
Quick release harnesses - Common sense breaks out at last.<br />
I am told by someone who has occasionally been seen wearing a blazer, that the most<br />
be-blazered gang of all, ISAF, have postponed the introduction of the Q-R harness until<br />
010109, so we can all get on with our lives. Hopefully this will now be quietly forgotten.
7 INTERESTING STUFF<br />
Obituary - Doug Bishop 1939 - 2005<br />
Tim Lester and Bev Moss<br />
Those who knew him will be sorry to learn that Doug Bishop died at the end of July.<br />
Doug joined the <strong>FD</strong> Class in 1969 after winning the Hornet Worlds and Nationals in<br />
1967 and 1968. Doug sailed <strong>FD</strong>s very competitively until the mid-1970s. During this<br />
time he raced his boats Trembler, Thumper and Snifter in international championships<br />
at Naples, La Rochelle and Travemunde among other places and contested the British<br />
Olympic trials which were dominated by Rodney Pattisson in that era.<br />
More significantly for the Class, however, he played a key role in running the class as<br />
Chairman of the British Section from 1972-76 and led the organisation of the 1974<br />
Weymouth World Championships.<br />
To quote from a sailing magazine report of the time:<br />
“One of the biggest events in Britain this summer will be the <strong>Flying</strong> <strong>Dutchman</strong> World<br />
Championships and there isn’t a single member of the class committee without a<br />
hundred headaches at the present moment. …………….In amongst all this is Doug<br />
Bishop, sailor and impresario. With Ted Heath coming to perform the official opening of<br />
the championship (and I wonder how much Dougie’s crewing aboard “Morning Cloud”<br />
had to do with that) it was up to the <strong>FD</strong>s to provide some good backing music. Doug<br />
had the pipes and drums of the Scots Guards all lined up for the day, but then the<br />
Queen went and changed her itinerary, and chose to be in Edinburgh at the<br />
same time as the <strong>FD</strong> Worlds in Weymouth, and the Scots Guards are the official<br />
Sovereign’s escort…………”<br />
One of us can vouch for the headaches, as he still remembers the drives back to<br />
London in Doug’s Porsche after Championship committee meetings in Weymouth,<br />
considering how we could ever get the local organising clubs to collaborate………..<br />
The Weymouth Worlds were a great success with 24 nations competing. Although he<br />
was no longer sailing an <strong>FD</strong>, Doug was also involved as a member of the<br />
Championship committee the 1978 Worlds at Hayling Island SC. These were switched<br />
from Israel at short notice.<br />
Doug founded the insurance brokers, Bishop and Skinner, in his early 20’s and this<br />
company grew rapidly becoming very well known for its marine insurance. It has long<br />
standing relationship with the RYA.<br />
Doug was a great person to have in the class – always friendly, reliable, and helpful,<br />
with a sparkle in his eye which betrayed a great sense of fun. The class sympathises<br />
with his family.<br />
Email from Bill Southgate of Bishop Skinner insurance<br />
We held the memorial service for Doug Bishop down at Sussex Yacht Club<br />
last Friday-very well attended with the likes of Rodney Pattison, Bob Fisher Keith Musto<br />
and many more from his Hornet and <strong>FD</strong> days.
8 INTERESTING STUFF<br />
The Mumbles YC Commodore reviews the NC. John Sanderson<br />
We've just had a megatastic combined 505 and <strong>Flying</strong> <strong>Dutchman</strong> National<br />
Championships. Four days of widely variable weather, with broken masts on the first<br />
day, and variable shifty wind on day 3, which delayed the start of racing.<br />
Day after day the sailors and classes were full of praise for how the event was run, from<br />
the race committee, landside, catering and bar. And especially how welcoming, friendly<br />
and helpful everyone was.<br />
The success of the event is entirely down to each and every single person helping to<br />
run the championship. Everyone worked really well together to provide a great event for<br />
our guests.<br />
Thank you all very much, give yourself a pat on the back, you were all brilliant.<br />
Ed note, nicked form Mumbles YC website, thanks folks.<br />
COACHING<br />
OK, little bit of space for one of the sequences that Corin and I worked out this year.<br />
We should all have these worked out for all the sequences on the boat, it does<br />
make life easier, especially if you are still drunk, or highly stressed out, a la Mumbles.<br />
Sequence<br />
wind strength<br />
objective<br />
where?<br />
clew change, port gybe<br />
all?<br />
fast, under control, kite full throughout,<br />
100 m out from leeward mark<br />
Helm<br />
check wind strength for next beat and if change is<br />
needed<br />
Call, clew change<br />
Make sure balance is good<br />
Sail deeper if needed<br />
Pass extension to crew<br />
Uncleat genoa furler<br />
Unfurl genoa using sheet<br />
Hold leech with left hand above clew holes<br />
Detach and reattach genoa sheets with right hand<br />
Check snap shackle is secure<br />
Rough trim genoa<br />
Call, my boat<br />
Capture extension my boat<br />
Ease shroud tension if changing to lighter wind clew<br />
Put extension in back hand Capture kite sheet with<br />
front hand, my sheet, clew x, balance boat<br />
Release kite sheet<br />
Set shroud tension<br />
Feel smug<br />
Begin drop sequence<br />
Crew<br />
Acknowledge yes<br />
Free lazy genoa sheet<br />
Swap kite sheet to LH<br />
Accept extension, my boat<br />
Pass extension<br />
Change genoa halyard primary trim to clew x,<br />
pull tackle upwards to ensure tail is firmly in cleat<br />
Pick up kite sheet, My sheet<br />
Feel smug<br />
Begin drop sequence
9 BOATS AND GEAR FOR SALE AND WANTED<br />
<strong>GBR</strong> 65 wood, work needed, c.1961 Offers Sarah Jefferson 01539 531519<br />
<strong>GBR</strong> 350 kevlar composite May 1984 £1000 Nick Bosdet ` see below<br />
<strong>GBR</strong> 381 L.Mader, all wood, early 1970s Offers Richard Austin 01248 384075<br />
<strong>GBR</strong> 384 Mader, Kevlar epoxy March 1998 11000E Tony Lyall see below<br />
ITA ??? Mader, Kevlar epoxy 1990 8000E Giovanni Borrini see below<br />
<strong>GBR</strong> 350<br />
I am prepared to offer just the hull of K350 for a £1000 with no haggling. The other bits and pieces now<br />
have a different home. Work on the hull of K298 has progressed further and is now offered for sale at<br />
£1750. I appreciate that you do not consider that K 298 is it worth this much, but I am looking at a<br />
different market to that of the trad dinghy buyer / modern boat wrecker. Nick Bosdet 07831 878375<br />
<strong>GBR</strong> 384<br />
L. Mader epoxy Kevlar hull built March 1998, comes complete with:-<br />
Superspar M5 mast & Proctor Boom<br />
Banks Mainsail<br />
Bojsen-Moller <strong>FD</strong>M2 Mainsail<br />
Banks Light/Medium Genoa<br />
Bojsen-Moller L1 & M1 Genoas<br />
Banks Spinnaker<br />
Top & bottom covers<br />
Harkens through out<br />
Plus all usual gear<br />
Boat has been raced regularly and looked after by owner from new and has always stored in a garage<br />
when not in use.<br />
Price:- Best offer over 11000 Euros<br />
A Harbeck trailer/trolley unit can be included for an additional 1000 Euros.<br />
Contact Tony Lyall on 00 44 (0)1707 321633 or e-mail tonylyall@msn.com<br />
ITA ???<br />
I'm going to sell my <strong>FD</strong><br />
It's a 1990 Mader all plastic (Kevlar) and it is fully rigged<br />
Since 1991 we have used it for only 3 or 4 regattas in a year<br />
The price is 8000,00 Euro, with sails and compass<br />
It will be very kind from you to publish this announce in your <strong>FD</strong> site<br />
Kind regards Giovanni Borrini<br />
tel. 0521 239995 fax 0521 208834<br />
e-mail info@borriniassociati.it<br />
Sails £ Euro<br />
Genoas Hyde 25.00 40.00 Passed its very best but ideal for club racing & general use<br />
Hyde 25.00 40.00 Passed its very best but ideal for club racing & general use<br />
Lucas (med) 25.00 40.00 Passed its very best but ideal for club racing & general use<br />
C/board to fit L.Mader hull 120.00 175.00 In good condition requires fittings.<br />
All from Tony Lyall on 00 44 (0)1707 321633 or e-mail tonylyall@msn.com<br />
If you buy or sell an <strong>FD</strong>, please let Tony Lyall - tonylyall@msn.com - know the details so the class<br />
records can be kept up to date.
10 FUTURE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS<br />
2006 Worlds will be at St Petersburg, USA, 4 - 11 April. - www.fd-worlds-2006.org<br />
Sort yer lives out, Peter and Richard are the only boat I currently know is going,<br />
see them about transport etc, and enjoy a trip to Disney land. (Measurement 030406)<br />
2006 Europeans will be held at Nieusiedelsee, AUT , 22 - 29 July.<br />
Its only a few hours less to drive than Balaton, and a similar big lake venue,<br />
hands up for takers, and hands up for beers. Entry 300E, Registration 210706,<br />
Measurement 22/23 0706, lovely venue, new facility, very good social reputation<br />
2007 Worlds will be held at Mar Menor, ESP, subject to agreeing final proposal.<br />
Cath and I enjoyed this venue at the EC 1997, despite the strong winds, sailing<br />
in teeshirts in a warm breeze had a lot to recommend it, as did the Spanish 470 cuties.<br />
2008 Worlds are likely to in early 2008 in Napier, North Island, New Zealand.<br />
2009 Worlds will be held in NED, 01 - 08 August.<br />
EUROCUP<br />
2005 Eurocup Overall Results<br />
1 NED 6 Havik Frank<br />
Geelberken<br />
Zandstra Ard Peter<br />
2 GER 1995 GROELLE JUERGEN RUDORFF CAROLINE<br />
3 GER 113 KÖNIG KILIAN GRAY ALEXANDER<br />
4 NED 5 SCHAAF FRED VAN KOPPEN PETER<br />
5 NED 25 WIJGERS HAROLD KAMPHUIS NIELS<br />
6 <strong>GBR</strong> 385 LYALL TONY BURNS COLIN<br />
7 NED 327 Tilstra Klaas<br />
8 NED 33 HEIJINK TANJA SANDERS OLAV<br />
9 ESP 6 ROMERO GINES SEVILA ROBERTO<br />
10 ESP 69<br />
SANCHEZ-<br />
HERRERO DOLORES DE DIEGO JUAN PABLO<br />
2006 Eurocup Events<br />
Altea Spain 09-11 Feb<br />
A seven races program (2 on Thursday, 3 on Friday and 2 on Saturday) is planned. 100<br />
Euros entry fee but including for free: hotel, breakfast, dinners, polo shirts, etc. Special<br />
prizes for women and young crews (under 26)<br />
Kiel Germany 17-25 June<br />
EC Austria 22-29 July<br />
Torbole Italy August<br />
Loostrecht Nederland 07/08 October
11 2005 <strong>GBR</strong> TRAVELLERS TROPHY<br />
Overall Results<br />
Richard Philips<br />
<strong>GBR</strong> Helm Crew<br />
Oxfor<br />
d<br />
Rutland<br />
May<br />
Bala<br />
May<br />
Bala<br />
July<br />
Nationals<br />
Mumbles<br />
SAC<br />
Lym<br />
SGP MAC Points Discard Net<br />
BS boats entered 6 no race 5 5 10 7 4 9<br />
380<br />
Julian<br />
Bridges<br />
Corin<br />
Westerley<br />
Alex<br />
Rogers<br />
5 8 9 14 10 8 11 65 13 52<br />
384/<br />
385<br />
Tony<br />
Lyall<br />
Colin<br />
Burns<br />
10 5 7 8 11 9 9 59 12 47<br />
369/356 Jon<br />
Williams<br />
Alex<br />
Rogers<br />
Dawn<br />
Barsley<br />
5 5 6 13 8 13 50 5 45<br />
382<br />
Peter<br />
Doran<br />
Richard<br />
Phillips<br />
9 5 6 7 10 7 7 7 58 18 40<br />
James<br />
377<br />
383/373 Toby Dale Cole<br />
Jamie<br />
Whitaker<br />
5 9 12 12 34 34<br />
338/377<br />
384/369<br />
Lucy<br />
Lingard<br />
Jamie<br />
Whitaker<br />
6 5 5 6 5 8 35 5 30<br />
363<br />
Keith<br />
Martin<br />
John<br />
Lansley<br />
8 9 6 23 23<br />
373<br />
Rosie<br />
Pye<br />
Neil Pye 5 5 5 6 21 21<br />
383<br />
Victoria<br />
Parry<br />
Ben<br />
Stirrup<br />
346 Bill Oliver Dennis<br />
Cartright<br />
338<br />
Oscar<br />
Chess<br />
David<br />
Charles<br />
7 5 8 20 20<br />
7 6 13 13<br />
12 12 12<br />
378<br />
John<br />
Berry<br />
Robin<br />
McGill<br />
5 5 10 10<br />
383<br />
David<br />
Wilkins<br />
Ollie Wilce 10 10 10<br />
We now are, at last, getting much larger number of boats in position of being able to<br />
discard races. Although the total on the list at 13 helms is disappointing it is<br />
encouraging to see a higher than normal number of newcomers and that they are doing<br />
well. I would like to see more prominence given to Travellers Trophy in terms of prizes<br />
and promotion - I am planning to draft article for publication.
12 <strong>GBR</strong> REGATTA REPORTS 2005<br />
Findhorn Trophy, Findhorn SC, Graham Shewan.<br />
Sorry I can't attend the AGM but I will one day. There’s a new address, we’ve only<br />
moved down the road, but now I can put the <strong>FD</strong> in the garage @ 28ft long - YES!!!!!!.<br />
We did win a race at Findhorn this year, (in our wooden boat, K31, <strong>Flying</strong> Scotsman). It<br />
is called the Findhorn Trophy and is for entrants of Helm & Crew both over 50year of<br />
age. The weather was ideal for us with a force 3 / 4 and against Albacores, RS2000<br />
and a Phantom. We were better than the Abacores and stayed upright more than the<br />
others, so we were ahead by 2 legs at the finish. I will send some photos when I can.<br />
We have to pick up the prize and I was wondering if you have a F. D. badge that I could<br />
put on a Rugby Shirt for us to wear at the prize giving?<br />
Post ASAP as the function is on the 28th of this month and give me a call for payment<br />
or send a bill with the badge.<br />
The Symmetic Grand Prix 2005, Rutland SC, 08/09 10 05. Phipps.<br />
The 3 rd Annual Symmetric Grand Prix hosted by Rutland Sailing Club on 8/9 October<br />
2005 attracted 68 boats from around the UK and was a great success.<br />
Six races were scheduled and completed. The first was a pursuit race from the Club to<br />
the main race area, followed by two races using a trapezoid course. On Sunday there<br />
were three races with triangle/sausage courses.<br />
Prizes provided by the event sponsors were presented to people throughout the fleet<br />
for a wide range of activities/results – Youngest sailors, Gold Fleet winners, Silver Fleet<br />
winners, mid fleet sailors, old boats, newcomers, caption competitions. Full results and<br />
hundreds of photos are on www.fastsail.org , (mainly of Julian and Corin swimming).<br />
The fun nature of the event, participation of all the classes, inclusion of sailors of all<br />
ages and the excellent support of sponsors are special feature of the SGP.<br />
The Fastsail Class Associations wish to thank Rutland Sailing Club, the Sponsors and<br />
the many people involved in the organisation of this successful event.<br />
No sign of a full report for either the <strong>FD</strong> fleet or the whole event. However a great<br />
regatta, although disappointing in terms of handicap results. It was very galling to have<br />
the top half dozen 505s sailing away from us - are they really that much better at it than<br />
us? (yes, probably!) Notable bits of the weekend included the first capsize in two years<br />
from Julian and Corin - overheating it on a three sail reach and not knowing when or<br />
how to back off, and Lucy and Jamie throwing themselves under the bow of a Javelin -<br />
weighing as much as an <strong>FD</strong> and with two big lads aboard, it went quite a long way into<br />
the side of Alex’s boat. Having been involved in failures of seamanship in Hungary, I<br />
can only assume the reason the Javelin didn’t stop to make sure Lucy and Jamie were<br />
uninjured was because they were so embarrassed by being involved in a collision.<br />
Don’t forget, while we laugh at Lethal Lingard and Geronimo Jamie for their antics<br />
through the season, they did have the second best race result at the SGP.<br />
22 Julian and Corin 37,23,25,11,51,10, nutters prize<br />
39 Peter and Richard 33,33,26,50,48,37<br />
60 William and Dennis DNC,DNC,DNC,43,22,42 <strong>FD</strong> silver fleet prize<br />
64 Lucy and Jamie DNC,DNC,38,12,DNC,DNC Top tart<br />
68 boats
13 <strong>GBR</strong> REGATTA REPORTS 2005<br />
Midland Area Champs, Rutland SC, 22/23 10 05. Richard Phillips<br />
With many communications during the week before the Midland Area Championship,<br />
nine teams were assembled making use of four borrowed <strong>FD</strong>s and mixing helms and<br />
crews and utilising spare equipment to ensure all were able to race. Racing on the<br />
Saturday was in light winds and Strang crewed by Dawn took the right hand side of the<br />
first beat whilst the rest of the fleet battled it out on the left hand side of the course.<br />
Having established a good lead at the first mark, Strang & Dawn managed to hold on to<br />
the lead until the end of the race.<br />
Alex (Strang's normal crew) was sailing with Julian who had narrowly beaten Strang &<br />
Alex at the Nationals. Toby & James winners in 2003 and 2004 were looking forward to<br />
a close race with David Wilkins who has won the event many times. David sailing on<br />
home waters with a new crew was unable to exert his normal supremacy over the fleet<br />
and struggled with the shifting winds. Lucy Lingard sailing with Jamie had good speed<br />
.Tony Lyall & Colin Burns also showed very good speed and had a good result. Peter<br />
Doran & Richard Phillips and John Berry & Robin had bursts of good speed but were<br />
unable to maintain the pace. Keith Martin & John Lansley, the class veterans, also had<br />
very good speed at times and were to be seen near the front but could not match the<br />
high level of competition and intra crew rivalry being sustained at the top of the fleet.<br />
By Saturday evening after three races, the fleet was divided between those hoping for<br />
stronger winds and those praying that the winds stayed light. In the event there was no<br />
wind on Sunday morning and after an onshore postponement, the race officer<br />
abandoned the racing for the day - which proved to be a great birthday present for<br />
Dawn who was delighted to be the first woman to have won the Midland Area<br />
Championship.<br />
Overall there was a great deal of very close racing with many place changes and the<br />
relative newcomers stamped their respective marks on the class showing that the <strong>FD</strong><br />
Class is alive and well and now ready to see some growth. Good piccies of the<br />
prizegiving on the website<br />
Pos No Helm Crew R1 R2 R3 Pts<br />
1 356 Strang Williams Dawn Barsley 1 2 1 2<br />
2 373 Toby Dale James Cole 3 1 2 3<br />
3 380 Julian Bridges Corin Westley 2 3 3 5<br />
4 383 Dave Wilkins Ollie Wilce 4 4 6 8<br />
5 385 Tony Lyall Colin Burns 5 6 5 10<br />
6 377 Lucy Lingard Jamie Whitaker 7 8 4 11<br />
7 382 Peter Doran Richard Phillips 6 5 7 11<br />
8 363 Keith Martin John Lansley 8 7 8 15<br />
9 378 John Berry Robin McGill DNF,DNC,DNC, 20<br />
GOSSIP<br />
What do Dougal, Charlie Waters 505 crew, and the long haired Italian surfie crew have<br />
in common? Be afraid boys, be afraid…….
14 WORLD REGATTA REPORTS 2005<br />
World Champs, Balatonfoldvar, HUN, 09 - 17 09 05, Lucy Lingard<br />
You wanted comments on the worlds. So here you go. Feel free to edit it into English!<br />
Things I learned form the worlds (in no particular order)<br />
Its quite a long way to Hungary<br />
Jamie can stay awake for about 30hrs. Then he passes out<br />
The entire Dutch fleet speak better English than me. As does most of the German fleet.<br />
In fact near enough everyone in the European <strong>FD</strong> fleet speaks better English than me<br />
Lake Balaton is shallower than a <strong>FD</strong> mast (sorry Tony)<br />
If your not sure how to set the rig up ask someone to look at it, it can make a big<br />
difference (thanks JB)<br />
The fleet like to go very very very high down the first reach were ever the next mark is.<br />
Some times they like to go to a whole different country. And if you don’t go with them<br />
you have to go really low<br />
Going the right way up the first beat doesn’t help if you go the wrong way up the next 2<br />
Its very easy to get stuck in the middle of a raft. And if you go round the outside you<br />
need keep well away to stay in clear air<br />
If your going to start late then do it properly. About 5 minutes late and you can get clear<br />
air all the way up the first beat<br />
Start lines are not scary places and starting next to fast boats can work. You just have<br />
to be very awake to what they are doing<br />
Shutting people out on the finish line is not a good way to make friends. Especially if<br />
they then decide to mate their <strong>FD</strong> with the pin boat while you finish. They normally<br />
forgive you in the end but it may cost you beer<br />
Beer is quite cheap in Hungary. But don’t drink too many of anything that can be set on<br />
fire<br />
1 DEN 21 Jorgen Boysen Moller Jacob Boysen Moller 17<br />
2 HUN 70 Majthenyi Szabolcs Domokos Andras 27<br />
3 AUS 37 Norman Rydge Richard Scarr 30<br />
4 GER 99 Uwe Steingross Sven Hermenau 35<br />
5 GER 9 Ulf Lehman Jorg Lehman 42<br />
42 <strong>GBR</strong> 369 Jon Williams Alex Rogers 251<br />
46 <strong>GBR</strong> 385 Tony Lyall Colin Burns 274<br />
54 <strong>GBR</strong> 380 Julian Bridges Corin Westley 320<br />
58 <strong>GBR</strong> 382 Peter Doran Richard Phillips 335<br />
73 <strong>GBR</strong> 384 Lucy Lingard Jamie Whitaker 430<br />
74 <strong>GBR</strong> 378 John Berry Robin Macgill 434<br />
78 <strong>GBR</strong> 383 Vicky Parry Ben Stirrup 449<br />
GOSSIP<br />
On reflection, the reason I did so badly in the middle day of the NC was because Corin<br />
belched profoundly in my face on the way to the start, and I was immediately too pissed<br />
from the fumes do sail well.
15 WORLD REGATTA REPORTS 2005<br />
World Champs, Balatonfoldvar, HUN, 09 - 17 09 05, Strang.<br />
PIt’s a mighty long way down a dusty trackP, but P999 miles from CalaisP later we<br />
found it.<br />
Arrive Thurs night, Friday measurement, Saturday monsoon in morning, no wind pm.<br />
Sunday and we finally get out on water, F2. The chop totally disguises the wind<br />
patterns on the water. No clues here. Never seen it this extreme. Apparently lake is 13<br />
ft deep… everywhere. Do not turn turtle.<br />
The week starts with very light winds but gradually builds.<br />
Wednesday? Wind coming straight down the lake, start toward the pin, fully powered<br />
up on clew 1. Ignore the shifts, they soon swing back anyway, bang the left corner<br />
heading for the convergent coast, get to the windward mark around 20 th , reach is broad<br />
have to go high with the fleet, losing places, finish in the 30s.<br />
Thursday, come back in before 1 st race as shroud has an argument with the spreader.<br />
Only boat ashore so HUN TV films us coming in. What’s happened? What are the<br />
conditions like out there? Where are you from? Fix spreader as 1 st start is recalled.<br />
Boat ready to relaunch as 2 nd start goes. Is it a recall…..no. So have lunch, visit<br />
FastSail chatbox, then launch for 2 nd race.<br />
Alex spends Thurs night helping Lucy re-rig spare mast after a turtle incident (ed note,<br />
shurely a need for the RSPCA here) that day. It turns out to be worthwhile for us in an<br />
unexpected way….<br />
Last race get good transit [second white blob to right of dip in horizon – you know the<br />
one]….. recalled . Black flag, dip in line, Lucy below us. Pop out of the dip at 10 secs.<br />
Lucy still below us. Bang… transit looks good, yes could see it for once. 3 lengths up<br />
from the fleet. Lucy still 5 mm to leeward then leebows us. Well she did it to HUN 70<br />
the World Champs.. so same note as them to diary… don’t start to windward of Lucy<br />
and Jamie. They then fall off to leeward . Clean wind now. Say to Alex best black flag<br />
start I’ve ever done. Find out later Lucy was Black flagged but they never saw us! That<br />
white blob must have moved. Thanks Lucy.<br />
Wind gets up. Do part of one beat where the boat is really feeling right, superb, we are<br />
flying. Wind gets up a bit more, 22 knots and we are struggling again.<br />
Rumours of the Harbour Master locking us in the marina campsite as no payment<br />
received from the organisers, so we break camp early Sat morning just as the<br />
temperature drops ten degrees and the rain comes in.<br />
There were 83 entries from 15 Nations, the Aussies and Americans just manage to<br />
keep us within the ISAF rules for a WC, so we need to continue to be nice to them.<br />
AUS (3), AUT (4), CRO (1), DEN (1), ESP (5), <strong>GBR</strong> (7), GER (31), HUN (11), ITA (6),<br />
NED (6), NZL (1), POL (3),ROM (1), SLO (1), USA (2)<br />
GOSSIP<br />
I’ll see your ripped off transom belonging to an attractive Ex-Olympic sailor from a<br />
different country, Julian, and then I’ll raise you a mast and a hole in the hull, both<br />
belonging to someone else, Och aye!
16 2006 I<strong>FD</strong>CO (BS) FIXTURES<br />
1 Stick this on the wall, make sure your crew / helm does so as well.<br />
2 All contacts would appreciate the courtesy of informing them that you intend to compete.<br />
3 # primary <strong>GBR</strong> travellers trophy events, ? provisional dates<br />
4 major events and any changes from last fixture list are bold, please check details<br />
DATE TT VENUE EVENT AREA CONTACT PHONE / EMAIL /<br />
WEBSITE<br />
JAN<br />
28/29 Rutland SC Dry Training W/e Rutland Steve Parry, See below<br />
Julian Bridges<br />
MAR<br />
04/05 ALLY PALLY DINGHY SHOW LONDON Toby Dale See below<br />
APR<br />
04 - 11 St. Petersberg WORLDS Florida, USA Steve Parry See below<br />
29/30 # Oxford Open meeting Oxford Peter Doran See below<br />
MAY<br />
20/21 # LYMINGTON SOUTHERNS and HAMPSHIRE Richard Phillips See below<br />
fastsail regional<br />
JUNE<br />
03/04 Rutland SC Training/ Try <strong>FD</strong> Rutland Julian Bridges See below<br />
JULY<br />
01/02 # Bala SC L.D. Regatta North Wales Julian Bridges See below<br />
22 - 29 Nieusiedelsee EUROPEANS Vienna, AUT Steve Parry See Below<br />
AUG<br />
26 - 29 # BRIGHTLINGSEA NATIONALS ESSEX Steve Parry See Below - PROVISIONAL<br />
SEPT<br />
09/10 # Grafham Fastsail Regional Cambridge Richard Phillips See Below<br />
OCT<br />
07/08 Queen Mary Symmetric GP London Richard Phillips See Below - PROVISIONAL<br />
28/29 # Rutland SC MIDLANDS and Rutland David Wilkins 01664 474773<br />
AGM / Dinner<br />
2006 I<strong>FD</strong>CO (BS) OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE<br />
No change in the 2006 lineup of our tribal elders. The officers and committee exist solely to serve the membership. Please feel free<br />
to contact them about any aspect of <strong>FD</strong> sailing.<br />
NAME BS ROLE OTHER ROLES PHONE FAX EMAIL<br />
Stephen Parry Chairman I<strong>FD</strong>CO VP Champs,<br />
Lee on Solent<br />
contact<br />
Tony Lyall<br />
Richard<br />
Phillips<br />
Peter Doran<br />
Julian Bridges<br />
Toby Dale<br />
Useful websites<br />
Secretary,<br />
Membership<br />
Secretary,<br />
Boat register<br />
Treasurer,<br />
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<strong>News</strong>lettter<br />
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Class<br />
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Fastsail<br />
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and councillor of<br />
honour<br />
Lymington contact<br />
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Oxford contact<br />
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North Wales contact 01286 830922 j.m.bridges@bangor.ac.uk<br />
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INTERNATIONAL FLYING DUTCHMAN CLASS<br />
British Section<br />
UK TRAVEL GRANTS 2006<br />
INTRODUCTION<br />
At the AGM of the I<strong>FD</strong>CO-British Section in 2005, it was announced that travel grants<br />
would be introduced in 2006 to encourage more young sailors to participate in <strong>FD</strong><br />
racing at UK events. This note sets out the basis of grants to be awarded during 2006.<br />
TRAVEL GRANT 2006<br />
Each travel grant shall be £20 per eligible person per qualifying event and will be paid<br />
as soon as practical after the requirements to claim the grant have been completed.<br />
ELIGIBILITY<br />
Any fully paid up <strong>International</strong> Sailing member of I<strong>FD</strong>CO – British Section, who is under<br />
25 years old on the first day of an event qualifying for a travel grant is entitled to claim a<br />
UK Travel Grant.<br />
EVENTS QUALIFYING FOR A TRAVEL GRANT IN 2006<br />
1. National Championships<br />
2. On Water Training event organised by I<strong>FD</strong>CO – British Section<br />
REQUIREMENTS TO CLAIM GRANT<br />
1. Complete Application form below and email/send to Hon Treasurer<br />
2. Participate in qualifying event<br />
3. Write about experiences sailing an <strong>FD</strong><br />
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CLAIM FOR UK TRAVEL GRANTS 2006<br />
Name _______________________ Sail No____________<br />
Address<br />
___________________________________________________<br />
Postcode ______________<br />
I hereby claim a Travel Grant for 2006 in respect of participation in<br />
a) <strong>FD</strong> UK National Championship<br />
b) <strong>FD</strong> UK On water Training Event on ___________ at __________<br />
I attach/confirm that I will write an article about my experiences sailing an <strong>FD</strong>.<br />
Signed Date Paid – Cash/Cheque Date<br />
Send/Give To Hon Treasurer I<strong>FD</strong>CO - British Section