Quinte Model Yacht Club 2005 Race Results
We
are now racing two fleet, the Soling 1 Meter and the new Mini-12
The following are the weekly racing results as pasted from Don D.'s email summaries.
Click on series to go to results as they become available
2005
Spring Series
(Overall Final Results Here)
| May
03: Congratulations to the 15 or so participants and spectators
who braved a cold and windy day to attend our first race day of the 2005
season. A special welcome to Peter Savidge and Anthony Gallow. It was windy, cold and rather large waves for our little boats. The Solings did not finish their last two races due to high winds. A reminder concerning our scoring system. The points shown below are based on: 1st - .75 pts, 2nd - 2 pts, 3rd - 3 pts etc. A DNF or DNS scores number of boats plus 1. Today, I have added 2 points for each race missed by the Solings (all Solings had 4 points added so that they do not gain a low score advantage by not racing the full six races) Here's how we did on day 1: |
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Mini-12 Terry
was dismasted in a collision but only missed one race. Obviously I was
pleased with my newly finished boat - first time in the water - couldn't
let my sails out beyond a broad reach so pretty wild down wind. These
Mini 12's sure don't handle like a Soling - they turn when they are
good and ready. |
Soling
1 Metre A
great first day - we now have 15 Mini-12's and 20 Solings. |
May
10: There was hardly any wind for the first couple of races
and then the wind picked up resulting in comfortable sailing.
I had my new Mini-12 weighed - thought it was light but it's
18 pounds - no wonder I can hardly carry it - don't know how that happened
- the little scale I used for the lead obviously is not even close. I sailed two boats today but found that it's a lot of work. I'm sorry I fouled up the last race of the Solings - I thought we were finished and had my boat out of the water. A good day but I'm tired handling both a Soling and a Mini 12. |
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| Mini-12's 1. Terry Doble 10.25 pts 2. Brian Credico 11.75 3. Don Demeza 16.5 4. Chris Wyvill 26.0 5. Norm Struthers 40.0 6. Anthony Gallow 43.0 7. Jill Cox 44.0 8. Rob Michael 45.0 |
Solings: 1, Don Demeza 8.0 pts 2. Brian Credico 12.5 3. Peter Sly 24.0 4. Peter Savidge 25.0 5. Peter Easterbrook 26.0 6. John Hutchings 37.0 7. Rob Michael 43.0 8. Peter Cox 49.0 9. Pat Calnan 54.0 Peter Savidge is to be congratulated - a very steady performance in each race. |
| May
17: Cool and windy, but no rain. We raced in the inner harbour
to avoid most of the waves coming in from the south west. To minimize
down-time we did three races at a time of each class. Courses were relatively
fast and we had done all 12 races before 3:00 pm |
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Mini
- 12's |
Solings: |
| May 24 : Windy, cool with even a short shower. Inner harbourt was protected from waves but winds were very shifty with 90 degree instant shifts. | |
| Mini
- 12's 1 Brian Credico 5.75 pts 2 Chris Wyvill 11.75 3 Jill Cox 22.0 Only three vessels - I should have been there as I now have a full travel for running and also changed the mast rake to try for a hands off tack. Jill was doing very well. leading and suffered a broken rudder - too bad - got to get the bugs out for the regatta |
Solings 1 Brian Credico 12.5 pts 2 Peter Easterbrook 13.25 3 Peter Sly 20.75 4 Peter Savidge 23.0 5 John Hutchings 28.0 6 Peter Cox 30.0 Peter Cox broke a mast stay in the 4th race and therefore scored (boats plus 1) for three races - sure runs up the score but the day will become a throw-away for Peter in the finals for the Spring series. If anyone needs a bit heavier wire for the stays - I have some |
May 31 :Today was a perfect sailing day - lots of sun - nice wind from the south-west. Peter Cox set up a "Regatta" course for us to practice on and the races went off without a hitch. Here are the results: The trim
setting for our sail sets are very critical so if your boat does't seem
to be keeping up on a consistent basis you need to look at a few key
points: |
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Mini-12's |
Solings |
June
07: Windy - hot - sunny - so we set a protected course between
the docks and the Front Street shoreline. |
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Solings |
Mini-12's |
June
14 :Excellent racing conditions - good but moderate winds and
Peter Cox set a new course for us to try (getting ready for the regatta
when we may have 18 boats in one race). Peter also brought along his
inflatable dinghy and a motor - made it easy to set marks but a lot
of lugging for Peter - thanks from all of us - the course was great. For the first time this year we raced the Solings and Mini-12's together so I skipped the racing to act as timer and judge. There is very little to differentiate between the speed of these two boats - three firsts went to a Mini 12 and 3 firsts to a Soling. No collisions but only 7 boats total. John Hutchings gave all of the Mini's a nose bumper so we are ready for the masses next week - thanks John. |
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Solings |
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June
21: A good day yesterday - fairly strong winds - an interesting course off the point and the best turnout we have had for a while so we ran the two classes separately. Here are the results: |
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Solings |
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Final Results for 2005 Spring Series
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There are 8 race
days in a series and we did not miss any race days during the Spring
Series beginning May 3rd and each Tuesday ending June 21st |
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SOLING
RESULTS |
MINI-12
RESULTS |
| June
28 : We raced both classes together today - here are the results: |
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Solings |
Mini-12's |
July 05: Racing cancelled due to weather |
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July
12:It was hot but it turned out to be a pretty good day for
racing. |
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Solings
- 2 boats only |
Mini-12's |
July
19: Our first race at Oak Lake provided some pretty gusty conditions
but the wind was from the right direction so the racing was very good.
A few boats were damaged including mine (tried to approach the dock
on the windward side - big mistake) |
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Solings |
Mini-12's |
July
26 : Cancelled due to rain and thunder |
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August
02 : Variable winds at Oak Lake - could have been a pretty
good day with a record number of boats - 6 Solings and 6 Mini-12's -
problem was that we experienced a large number of floating weeds which
stopped the Solings dead in the water in some instances. We did manage
to complete the races - Terry had the biggest problem as he tended to
catch them in the rudder post and that is fatal as all steering is lost. |
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Solings
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Mini-12's |
August
09: A very windy, sunny day at Oak Lake but we had a great
turnout with 8 Mini-12's |
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Solings: 1. Don Demeza 9.25
pts |
Mini-12's: 1. Terry Doble 10.5
pts We welcome Sandy Struthers and congratulate him on a second. Sandy seems a natural as he quietly goes about the business of winning races - you will recall that he won the Mini-12 Regatta this year against 17 boats |
August
16: The winds were reasonable but tricky and that is evidenced
by the way the firsts are distributed - all over the clock. Without
a doubt the races were won on the upwind tacks and this made for an
exciting afternoon. |
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Solings 1. Don Demeza 12.5 The results were
very close. Peter was using this as a practice session and will be back
in shape for the Fall Series beginning next week. |
Mini-12's 1. Brian Credico
12.25 pts I think Anthony
should call this a good day - all races completed and a third in the
last race - now you know it can be done Anthony. Norm and I tied but
he managed a second, whereas my best was a third.
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2005
Summer Series Overall Results |
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Solings 1. Don Demeza
14.21 pts 6 race days - 4 best
counted - score for days to make 4 = 5.67 |
Mini-12's 1. Brian Credico
6.75 pts 6 race days - 4 best counted - score for days to make 4 = 6.37 |
August
23: North winds at Oak Lake means our racing area is in the lee
and winds can come across in front of us from either direction. The winds
were very light so we shortened the course for the last races. |
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| Solings
1. Peter Savidge 11.5
pts Obviously Pat had
a bad hair day - the other three were very close as each had 2 firsts. |
Mini-12's
1. Terry Doble 11.0
pts John and Chris are
both doing well - Anthony had no technical problems and would have done
well if there had been decent winds. It is very difficult for beginners
to find the little wind there is - Terry is a master at this. |
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August
30: The winds today were on shore from the south-west but varied
from nil to light. Due to the light winds we raced the two Solings present
along with the 7 Mini-12's. The results should put to rest any discussion
concerning whether or not the Mini-12's should have a larger sail than the
Soling. The Soling sails are a perfect fit. For 7 consecutive races at least
three Mini-12's came in ahead of the first Soling - this in very light winds
- my Mini-12 is 2 lbs heavy at 18 lbs and also has a sail problem but managed
four seconds and two thirds. |
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| Solings
1. Peter Savidge 7.0
pts |
Mini-12's 1.
Terry Doble 4.5. pts Terry won every race
and while this is no surprise, I think it's the first time that any of
us have managed a complete race day of firsts - nice going Terry. Chris
missed a number of markers but despite his penalties did very well. Anthony
is steadily becoming more consistent with practice and now only needs
to solve what appears to be some kind of interference problem. |
September 06 Another quiet day. |
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| Solings
1. Peter Savidge 5.75 We need more Solings
- Jill and Peter Easterbrook both have raced one or more race days in
the Fall season - There are five days of racing left so lots of time to
win the series with either a Soling or a Mini-12. |
Mini-12's 1. Terry Doble 9.25
pts A perfect tie and
no way to break it as they each had 3 first, 2 seconds and 1 third. John
had a sail winch problem
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September
13 What a great day - sunny, warm and perfect winds. |
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| Solings 1. Pat Calnan 8.25pt Congratulations Pat - Terry will be proud. |
Mini-12's 1. Don Demeza 11.25pts The racing was excellent
and a lot of fun. |
| September
20: A very windy, gusty and tricky day - two vessels went out of
service - Only Pat Calnan brought a Soling so Pat volunteered to judge the
races - thanks Pat - another star on the refridgerator door. |
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| No Soling race | Mini - 12 results 1. Don Demeza 10.0
pts We welcome Rob back
and as he finished the first race he commented, "the first race I've
finished this year". It was short lived as a collision in the second
race produced all kinds of difficulties for he and Anthony. Marg Credico
was brought into service as part of the rescue crew for one boat dismasted
and the other heading off on its own. |
| September 27: An excellent race day but again only one Soling turned out which means another missed race day for the Solings. Peter raced with the Mini-12's and did very well. So that Peter can see how he did I have provided two sets of results. | |
Mini-12's
and 1 Soling
1. Brian Credico
10.25 pts |
Mini-12's
1. Brian Credico
9.25 pts Dirk is to be congratulated - first sailing of a new boat and he started off with a bang scoring a second on the first race, then two thirds and a five. The fact that he did not start in the last two races pushed is score up at 7 points a race (number of boats plus 1) Anthony suffered
a rigging failure in the first race and was unable to get it corrected.
Your truly was operating with a repaired jib sheet which would not slide
free in the light winds - last week with the high winds the problem
was there but the wind was high enough to pull the jib sheet through
the deck fixture. It will be repaired by next week. |
| October
04: Another sunny, warm day with light to good winds. 4 Solings
and 7 Mini-12's made for an excellent day of racing. The wind was directly
on-shore so the start line was a bit off and the sun's reflection made it
tricky at the second mark, however, no failures and all boats raced all
races. |
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| Solings
1. Peter Savidge 11.5 pts |
Mini-12's
1. Brian Credico 11.0
pts Our final race day
is next Tuesday at BQYC. |
| October
11 Variable wind conditions off the point at the yacht
club but a good day of racing - tested the observation and reaction time
of the participants. Willaim Pullen, sail 07 was visiting so I have included
two results for the Mini-12's - one with Willy and the other without - the
latter will be used for the series results. |
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| Solings
1. Peter Savidge 9.25
pts All three participants
had at least one first - second and third but Peter Savidge managed three
firsts - well done all - it was great boat watching. |
Mini
12's 1. Terry
Doble 11.25 pts Congratulations to Terry, Willy (2 seconds) and John (a first) Mini 12's - for club series 1. Terry Doble 10.25
pts Dirk is doing well
with his new Mini - a 4th in the first race but suffered a radio failure
in the 4th race (those boats-plus-1 sure add up quickly) |
Overall results for Fall Series Best five days to count. Missed days to minimum = 5.87 Solings and 6.5 for Mini 12 |
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| Solings
1. Peter Savidge 15.19
pts |
Mini
12's 1. Terry
Doble 8.1 pts |
Club Championships (Combined all Series)
Solings Club Championship. For a series missed, score 28.78 points 1. Peter Savidge 45.08 2. Brian Credico 58.52 3. Pat Calnan 61.76 4. Peter Easterbrook 63.48 5. Don Demeza 67.88 6. Peter Cox 69.88 7. Peter Sly 72.89 8. Jill Cox 73.64 9. Terry Doble 73.84 10. Chris Wyvill 76.96 11. Norm Struthers 79.63 12. John Hutchings 80.44 13. Peter Brister 81.37 14.
Rob Michael 86.34 |
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Mini 12 Championships. For a seires missed, 28.67 points 1. Brian Credico 28.06 2. Terry Doble 28.10 3. Don Demeza 39.62 4. Chris Wyvill 54.7 5. John Hutchings 59.76 6. Peter Easterbrook 64.09 7. Norm Struthers 65.68 8. Peter Sly 67.08 9. JIll Cox 78.02 10 Anthony Gallow 79.91 11. Dirk DeBoer 84.91 |