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16 Nov 2008 Results - Spring Aggregate - Race3
10 Nov 2008 That was different !
 

Laser Radial
David working hard on the Laser Radial,

Results - Spring Aggregate - Race3

David Thompson, Sunday, 16 November 2008

We had a fleet of 14 starters for the 3rd Spring Aggregate.

16 November 08

We had a fleet of 14 starters for the 3rd Spring Aggregate.  The promise of abating winds saw us head out in 20knot winds for a 14:00 start.  After a strong SW wind yesterday, and consistent 20+ SW today, the conditions were hard going, with a 1.5m waves running in from the South West.

The start was heavily biased to the pin end / port tack.  Running late for the start after helping with the rescue boat, I started at the pin end on starboard.   
There was at least one near miss on the start, as a Pacer had to duck below my transom to avoid running right over the top of my laser. 

The rest of the race was fast and furious  - There were thrills and spills as we planed around reaches and surfed the following sea down the run, and hiked until we couldn't hike any more on the beats.  Although I didn't personally witness them, I heard we had a Finn, Impulse, Taser and 420 all take a swim and still go on to finish the race.  There was also mention of one Laser that capsized heading back through the moorings.  Not a great place to practice your swimming. 

One final anecdote for the day was  that one Impulse sailor (who will remain anonymous) spent the entire race watching the fore stay, which hadn't been properly tied off while the boat was being rigged.  She finished the entire race without incident, then headed straight to Hampton beach, rather than risk the final beat into the harbor. Someone clearly didn't want to carry a DNF in the results..

Well done to all the competitors who stuck it out, and also to those who were sensible enough to know when to head back in.

 More photos of this event can be found at:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/hampton_sailing_club




Spring Aggregate

Hampton Sailing Club

Results as of 22:09 on November 16, 2008

R3 - Senior Fleet

Start:Start 1, Finishes:Finish time
Rank Points Helm SailNo Class Boat Rating Elapsed Corrected BCE BCR
1 1.0 Neil Watson 263 IMPULSE Pulserate 131.1 OOD      
1 1.0 David Thompson 177793 LASER Radial Mr Perfect 120.3 0:52:03 0:43:16 0:00:00 120.3
3 2.0 Kevin Kay 557 IMPULSE Alive & Kicking 105.9 0:47:35 0:44:56 0:01:46 109.976
4 3.0 John Adshead 650 PACER Pebennick 129 0:58:01 0:44:58 0:02:12 134.09
5 4.0 David Jones 184697 LASER Sting 109.8 0:49:27 0:45:02 0:01:57 114.291
6 5.0 Charles Bagossy 154000 LASER 4.7 Hun 125 0:56:30 0:45:12 0:02:25 130.585
7 6.0 Russel Brown 2182 PACER Sea Hawk 131.9 1:00:40 0:46:00 0:03:36 140.215
8 7.0 Blaise Vinot 1953 TASER Peninsula 118.1 0:54:44 0:46:21 0:03:38 126.502
9 8.0 J Dayman 263(jd) IMPULSE Pulserate 118.8 0:56:10 0:47:17 0:04:46 129.815
10 9.0 P Johnson 427 IMPULSE Slippery When Wet 118.8 0:57:00 0:47:59 0:05:36 131.741
11 10.0 Monica Jones 556 IMPULSE Mojo 116.6 0:56:01 0:48:03 0:05:34 129.468
12 12.0 Victor Zorin 249 470 Toolbox 117 DNF      
12 12.0 Chris Jones 235 FINN Tims Finn 113.5 DNF      
12 12.0 P Gray 51402 420 Dart IV 112 DNF      
12 12.0 David Mare 1234 SABRE Lady Augusta yv DNF      
12 12.0 Stuart Brennan-Smith 185385 LASER 4.7   122 DNF      


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HSC Stern Chaser Handicap

That was different !

David Thompson, Monday, 10 November 2008

We held the first HSC Stern Chaser Handicap on Sunday.

That was different !

We held the first HSC Stern Chaser Handicap on Sunday.

The pursuit format saw our boats leave the shore in a staggered start - First off was Brian and Kev in the Heron and last to leave was Tom's Formula-15, which started 38 minutes later.  All other boats started somewhere in between the two.

While it may have seemed like barely organised chaos to the casual observer, the start actually worked quite well.

The pursuit format changed the dynamics of the race completely.  No longer did the race leaders have clean air and uncontested mark roundings, everyone had to negotiate with traffic at each mark. Sabres, Lasers and Impulses and Pacers all dueled with each other to get the preferred positions - I heard calls of 'Buoy Room' and 'Starboard' ringing out across the course as fast and slow boats converged on the marks.

Initially, there was a bit of apprehension at a new format, but the general consensus at the race debrief on the balcony was that "That was different" and "Great fun to mix up the fleet" and "There was always someone to chase down"

As for the Club Handicapper scoring a 2nd place - The Aussie Dollar just doesn't buy what it used to..... in future all bribes to the handicapper should be in $US.
 
Final Results:
1st - Peninsula - B Vinot - Taser
2nd - Mr Perfect - D Thompson - Laser
3rd - Pebennick - J Adshead - Pacer
 

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