...are here: http://www.lymeregissailingclub.co.uk/uploads/EVENTS/merlins/overall.htm. http://www.lymeregissailingclub.co.uk/uploads/EVENTS/merlins/overall.htm |
No sailing today, 2 races planned for Tuesday. |
Is it a 12 start or earlier tomorrow due to there being 2 races? |
1125 warning signal. Check the race board. |
Any results from today ? |
Got a bit windy out there today, 2 races back to back, lots of exhaustion in fittings and bodies in my bit of the fleet, managed a capsize & turtle in each race today but at least finished both which is an improvement on Sunday (elastic holding toestraps up snapped so missed toestraps & fell out of boat breaking ANOTHER carbon tiller extension). Respect to the leaders making it look so easy! |
Andrew, maybe the next one you buy should be ali! |
Looking at the ongoing weather forecast, looks as if it could be a big week like Abersoch. Just got back from a full on B14 Euros where on one boat survived race 1 without capsizing only to be OCS. Chin Scar Charlotte Jones and Tony Blackmore did a storming job in teh race in 30+ knot winds. Not so us as we planted it on a gybe. |
Any overall results ?? |
THey do not appear to have been updated, waiting protest results? It is quite usual in regattas where the results are online that after the first day the results are post immediately but as the work load on the helpers increases so does the time lag on updating results. |
According to facebook - no sailing today - 2 races scheduled for tomorrow. |
Thank Godness for Facebook. Nothing on Club website. |
....but there is on the champs page on this website. |
Still no results from Tuesday though. I would really like to know how the bulk of the fleet is getting on. |
Sailing looks pretty unlikely looking at the webcam images......... http://www.lymeregis.org/webcams/cobb-webcam |
When you consider the amount of money the class give to a sailing club to host the nationals, (and there is not a shortage of clubs willing to host 80 boats) I would think the least they could do is produce results for the world at large. |
There is always the option to be there and compete yourself. I would humbly suggest that, whilst the income from hosting a championship would be welcome to any club, it is never going to make them a fortune, once laying on all the deliverables, rescue boats, committee boats etc. are taken into account. I suspect that the championship at Lyme Regis Sailing Club is being put on by volunteers, who probably don't need the critism. Meanwhile Tim's reports are great, well done Tim. |
Lyme has a waiting list for nationals and has turned down more high profile events, we run events for classes that are fun to host and enjoy visting us. I suspect that there good reasons for non publication of results ie a possible protest yet to be heard, lets hope it's not BFD related. |
I am sure there is a reason that they have not been posted but most championship results are posted as 'subject to protest' if they are. |
Taxi and stu are equal on points. Can't remember the rest. Raining so hard i had to change once i got to the club this morning. Big seas on the beach and blowing dogs off chains too. |
Ps Yacht on the webcam is the committee boat. At least the rain has stopped but it us still too much for pondies or lightweights or both! |
Off we go again to do to races back to back after the appalling weather yesterday from morning till mid-afternoon. Tuesday was pretty knackering, have a look at the photos on Fotoboat which give a good idea of the sea conditions. Boat and self still in one piece though buoyancy comprehensively tested in all 3 races, though at least we finished both on Tuesday, many didn't. Stu decided that as it was too windy for Merlin sailing he would go off kite-surfing instead. |
Perfectly set up for a bit of sailing down the fleet? |
For those who do not have access to the latest results - can you please give a bit more info. |
Tim, many thanks for your excellent reports in Y&Y. Really give the flavour of the challenges to the fleet, front and back. Slightly relieved we are not there this year. Lots of practice to do for Tenby. Did you really get up to post your copy at 6.08 am? Tim's report at http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/165524/Selden-Merlin-nationals-day-5 also includes full results to Race 5. |
Results after day 5 http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/165524/Selden-Merlin-nationals-day-5 |
Thanks Tim. |
Off for the final day's racing. A bit full on yesterday, 1st mast went on way out to start - nice and sheltered close in but once out there a solid breeze with gusts and holes and quite choppy seas. We managed to finish both races, after a capsize on the way out when the tiller extension fell off and then 3 during the 1st race, makes up for missing out at Salcombe this year I guess. All bar one turtling with the kite up, messy! |
P.S. at least another 6 masts went I think! Good day for the boatbuilders. |
P.S. at least another 6 masts went I think! Good day for the boatbuilders. |
Good day for boat builders but poor day for Insurance premiums next year in the Merlin class I fear. |
3 masts plus one earlier in the week. |
For those interested, which I am sure your not!! Stu & Cristian pulled it off with a 2nd in the last race closely followed by Taxi & Tom in 3rd. Stu won overall by a point. Tricky Dicky took line honours, Geoff & Graham got Black Flagged along with a host of others. |
Great reports every day. Thank you |
Apologies for the exaggeration of mast failures, there was a lot of carnage and boats with bits falling off and as well as that, going round and round in vigorous conditions I have probably counted the broken twigs twice. |
Lyme were such a friendly club and hosted a fantastic week |