Stewartby racing

[Gordon]

Just home from Stewartby, weather forecast was spot on. Winds in the twenties, gusts of goodness knows but probably 30-40.
2 races sailed, entry around 15 + a few who chose to spectate (wise people). Even the Race officer was nervous!

Lots of capsizes...lots of pitchpoles, really quite wild.
Sorry, I had to come in after 1 race, it was too much for me.

Steve Sawford won. Liam will be putting all the results on soon. John Finch has kindly offered to do the write-up.

Got home to find Mrs G. (out for the day) had left me a short note, she knew the forecast :
"Hope sailing was a "breeze",
I'm not "wind"ing you up
Well "blow" me I am!
"Gales" of laughter

She has a sense of humour...at myexpense/

Regards
Gordon

[Crazysurf]

not sure you have read the whole meaning of her message...

[DavidGroom]

Sounds fun thank you for the update. Makes me wish even more I had been there as was fat boy weather

[Liam]

Results are on the site. Hope they are OK - there were a number of alterations.

http://www.sprint15.com/events/EMS/event.php?id=137

[Kevin Dutch]

Upon reading this I so wish that I was able to make the event!

[Gordon]

Good to hear from you Kevin.

Mark Hollis and Paul Shields came from Seasalter for this event. Well done Guys.

I think Mark must have been the day's capsize champion, I think he was over 4 times but got the back upright each time to carry on. (That's hard work!)
And I saw him use that one-handed recovery trick that I've seen you use.
They both said they're hoping to go to Oxford next month, there's room for another entry from Seasalter, come along .

Gordon

[Liam]

Alan's pictures are on the site at http://www.sprint15.com/picture-gallery ... tby-TT.php

Somebody is upside down in most of them.

[Bob Carter]

Alan's pictures are on the site at http://www.sprint15.com/picture-gallery ... tby-TT.php

Somebody is upside down in most of them.

Nice shots. Can we mark the capsizes for style, technical ability, artistic content, etc?

I reckon that Paul Craft (1928) takes the prize on all counts

Mind you he might have done his pitchpole in front of the judges (camera man) to impress the audience on purpose

Cheers

Bob

[Gordon]

Compliments to Alan....He's taken some great pictures.

Gordon

[Bob Carter]

Good Report, Jon
and fast too.........................