SAILING LOG 2013

1. 16th FEB   PLEASURE SAIL   A. GOULD 

2. 9th March  PLEASURE SAIL   Lauren

3. 7th april spring 2 : 15knts easterly

4. 20th april PLEASURE SAIL gary burlsden 

5. 21st spring 4 Martin Hamlyn  9knts sw

6. 27th april  PLEASURE SAIL Lauren   18knts north

28th  spring 5 duty day team 4
7. 1st June solo sail main only  10-15knts N-NW

8. 6th july  pleasure sail gary 2nm
                                   john russ 9nm
                                   john russ 6nm
9. 21st september pleasure sail Liz 8+nm
10. bournemouth race 21.5 miles+

lauren pratice 27th april 2013

wind was forecast f4 to f5
waves were crashing in on the beach as we launched.
we did some good upwind and reaching work and downwind as well. at one time we got under the cliffs and found a hole in the wind . when we got going the gusts kept us on our toes, having to head up to avoid going over. lauren eventually went out on the wire after hiking out for ages. when it was time to come ashore we had to wait for other boats. we stood off the beach by circling around and drifting eventually i drove the boat up the beach as i didnt think spinning the boat around head to wind was possible in the conditions. everything was ok after and we breathed a sigh of relief.
lauren did well and is doing a lot better.
time on water 1h20. distance 8.45. miles top speed 15.9 knts

spring series 5 21st april 2013

martin had agreed to crew and i was worried about how he would find my sailing, we got on ok and he gave good tips and advice, we went around the course to start with and then made our way for the start, got burried a little but this forced us to tack away and we ended up going staright to the mark and in 1st plce, he commented  have you ever been in the lead i replied yeah just once and that was a whole lap. but didnt know what to do.
we were hounded by nick troy who evetually got past us on the dow wind leg lap 3 and the pete overtook and quickly broke his tiller bar, so we regained 2nd only to lose it to richard who came steam rollering by both of us to take the lead.
we survived lap 4 to finnish ahead of greg and also mark who had gary as crew.
very pleased with sailing, martin helped alot with tactics and kept me pointing the right way when i wandered of course.
crew can make a difference  and martin proved it.
overall 3rd on the water 4th overall apart from mike cemm ood so 5th on paper

 

Sunday Spring Series 2013

Swanage Sailing Club

R4 - Catamaran Fleet - 21/04/13 at 1100

Square

Start: Start 1, Finishes: Finish time, Time: 00:03:00

Rank	Fleet	Class	Sail No	Helm	Crew	PY	Elapsed	Laps	Corrected	Points
1	Catamaran	DART 18	7342	M Cemm	L MacMorrow	805	OOD			1.0
1	Catamaran	SPRINT 15	1632	A Whaley		918	1:10:07	4	1:16:23	1.0
3	Catamaran	DART 18	6879	R Miller	M Stracy	805	1:02:15	4	1:17:20	2.0
4	Catamaran	DART 18	4671	N Troy		805	1:03:03	4	1:18:19	3.0
5	Catamaran	DART 18	7424	Spud	L.Tuthill	805	1:05:11	4	1:20:58	4.0
6	Catamaran	DART 18	7128	G Vaughn	M McVey	805	1:06:25	4	1:22:30	5.0
7	Catamaran	DART 18	6188	M Groome	D Rendle	805	1:06:38	4	1:22:46	6.0
8	Catamaran	DART 18	5926	M Dooley	J Fawke	805	1:08:03	4	1:24:32	7.0
9	Catamaran	DART 18	5773	P Meteau		805	DNF			10.0

pleasure sail 20th april

new crew gary burlsden turned up and had never been on a dart 18
wind was light and sunny. we headed off toward old harry and made good progress, we neared the race and then decided to head back in swanage bay, it didnt take us long and the wind got lighter and then picked up as gary took the helpm for some lessons. we reached up and down a few times and explored a bit of the coast and then headed in.
Sailing time 1h 55 wind 8 knts max 13knts and sse to se and very warm.
after a few beers i met with richard hart for a meal and then got invited to the new members party. after a full meal and much beer i couldnt eat much of the nice spread they had put on. during the evening martin hamlyn agreed to crew for sunday so some good came of the evening.
a video of this sail can be found here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URssEINCtBg&feature=youtu.be

  

spring series 2 april 7th

wind was forcast 15knts and building easterly. after rigging the boat and also sorting the new boat berth, i found a small hole in the foot of the mast about level with the sail slot, i dont think its structral but wa advised to fill it to stop water getting in and causing more corrosion.
the wind was very cold and sea was wavy. i felt fairly relaxed which was unusual
made a reasonable start but couldnt get the boat going fast, on port tack seemed better, maybe it was the waves stopping us.
off 1 to 2 was fun and the waves were slapping the side of the boat and getting us soaked, and it was freezing cold as well.
first down wind was not good so the next lap we went right and then headed for the mark. 3 to 4 was fast and had no problems at all. 4 to the committee boat was into the wind and wave and found it hard again to make the boat move.
Lauren went out on the wire the first beat and that was it, DIDNT LIKE IT !!
she didnt really need too, to be honest the boat didnt heal at all.
overall for the first race we did ok as a team, did nothing wrong at all, all good tacks and gybes, just needed to speed up.
finished 5th from a strong 5 man field.

Sunday Spring Series 2013

Swanage Sailing Club

R2 - Catamaran Fleet - 07/04/13 at 1100

Square Course

Start: Start 1, Finishes: Finish time, Time: 00:03:00

Rank	Fleet	Class	Sail No	Helm	Crew	PY	Elapsed	Laps	Corrected	Points
1	Catamaran	DART 18	7342	M Cemm	L MacMorrow	805	0:36:32	4	0:45:23	1.0
2	Catamaran	DART 18	6188	M Groome	D Rendle	805	0:36:59	4	0:45:57	2.0
3	Catamaran	DART 18	6879	R Miller		805	0:37:22	4	0:46:25	3.0
4	Catamaran	DART 18	7128	G Vaughn		805	0:38:50	4	0:48:14	4.0
5	Catamaran	DART 18	7424	Spud	L.Tuthill	805	0:42:17	4	0:52:32	5.0