Bala SC - Racing

Jubliee Regatta 2002

Glorious sunny weather greeted the 33 competitors when they arrived on Saturday for the Bala jubilee Regatta. However, over the weekend, not only did we experience Vivald's 'Four Seasons' but on Monday we had Crowded House's 'Four Seasons in one day'! Wind strength and direction also varied suddenly, giving John Lewis, the D.O., quite a headache.

In the Fast Handicap, the front of the fleet was dominated by the Flying 15 of Mike Lyddon and Stella Shaw of Bala and the International Moths of Mark Bridgewater of Bartley and Dave Pybus of Queen Mary's, while the Southwells of Winsford Flash and J. Finlay and S. Evans of South Shields, both in Miracles competed for the lead in the Slow Handicap fleet.

The four International Moths that participated often enjoyed close racing between themselves and the RS 400 of Steve and Bernie Bales, their boat speeds seeming quite similar. The result of the Fast Handicap fleet was very close and was determined by the outcome of the final race. The winner, the Flying 15 of Mike Lyddon and Stella Shaw, whilst not winning any races, performed consistently well in all conditions and never fell below fifth place. Ralph Jones with two firsts gained second place in his new Blaze, and the International Moth of Dave Pybus in his International Moth was third overall. Had Mark Bridgewater sailed the final race, it is likely that he would have been in contention for first place as he had already won four races.

In the Slow Handicap fleet, the Southwells gained four first places and three seconds, demonstrating their superiority in the varying conditions and achieved first place overall. J. Finlay and S. Evans on occasions did challenge the leaders and gained two firsts and three seconds for second place overall. Tony and A. Millicope in their new National 12 were third. A special mention goes to young Jennifer Bailey who in her Topper sailed with style to complete all her races and gain 8th place.

Tuesday's event consisted of a 90 minute pursuit and a handicap race and the overall winners were S. Evans and J. Finlay, this time sailing a 29er. Second place went to D. Milner and D. Reynolds of Bradford-on-Avon in their RS 200 and in third place were J. Chadwick and M. Sisley of Bala in their Albacore.

Fast Handicap

Helm	Crew	Class	Sail #	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Pos
M. Lyddon	S. Shaw	Flying 15	3639	Bala	5	2	19	5	3	2	5	2	19	1
R Jones		Blaze	667	Bala	3	4	14	7	1	6	6	1	21	2
D. Pybus		Moth	4040	QMSC	2	5	3	2	11	14	2	19	25	3
M. Bridgewater		Moth	4017	Bartley	1	1	19	19	4	1	1	19	27	4
J. Saunders	B. Saunders	Flying 15	3479	Bala	4	9	14	6	2	3	9	3	27	5
S. Bales	B. Bales	RS 400	886	RAFSA	11	3	14	3	5	5	7	19	34	6
D. Wall		Blaze	646	Bala	7	6	4	8	7	8	11	4	36	7
F. Merchant	V. Tarbet.	Merlin	3112	Whitefriars	10	10	14	10	6	4	8	5	43	8
M. James	A. Green	Merlin	3562	Bala	8	7	6	11	19	10	15	6	48	9
A. Davis		Moth	4042	Bartley	19	19	1	1	11	14	3	19	49	10
S. Walker		Moth	4002	Ripon	19	19	2	4	8	14	4	19	51	11
J. Beare	R. Tarbet	Merlin	2971	Bala	13	11	14	19	19	7	12	19	76	12
C. McGeoch	A. McGeoch	Flying 15	3477	Bala	6	8	19	19	19	19	10	19	81	13
M. Davidson		Blaze	649	Bala	19	19	5	9	19	19	19	19	90	14
I. Beadle	S. Eggleston	Buzz	787	Bala	14	19	14	19	19	9	15	19	90	15
B. Maguire		Finn	417	Bala	12	12	14	19	19	19	19	19	95	16
A. Hodgson		RS700	749	Bala	9	13	19	19	19	19	19	19	98	17

Slow Handicap

Helm	Crew	Class	Sail #	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Pos
D. Southwell	D. Southwell	Miracle	3813	Winsford	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	18	8	1
J. Finlay	S. Evans	Miracle	3775	South Shields	2	2	18	1	3	2	1	18	11	2
T. Millichope	A. Millichope	12	3428		4	7	7	8	5	5	4	3	28	3
D. Johnson	A. Johnson	Miracle	3723	Winsford	18	18	18	3	2	3	3	1	30	4
A. Clarke	J. Thackray	Miracle	210	Wilsonians	18	4	4	7	4	7	7	4	30	5
C. Smith		Solo	3314	Bala	9	18	5	5	6	10	5	2	32	6
J. Hunter		Solo	3687	Bala	12	18	6	4	10	4	6	6	36	7
J. Bailey		Topper	33746	Rotherham	18	18	3	6	10	9	8	5	41	8
K. Bailey		Solo	677	Rotherham	18	18	18	9	10	8	9	7	61	9
C. Smith		Laser R	150512	Bala	5	6	9	10	18	18	18	18	66	10
H. Smith		Laser R	113514	Bala	6	18	8	14	18	6	18	18	70	11
T. Wareing	E. Edwards	Miracle	2772	Delph	3	3	18	14	18	18	18	18	76	12
J. Cannon		Solo	1373	Bala	7	5	18	18	18	18	18	18	84	13
R. Smith		Topper	31139	Bala	8	8	18	18	18	18	18	18	88	14
T. Fairclough		Solo	3513	Bala	18	18	1	18	18	18	18	18	91	15
D. Turner		Gull	1821	Bala	12	18	18	11	18	18	18	18	101	16

Jubilee Tuesday Pursuit and Handicap Race

Helm	Crew	Class	Sail #	Club	Pos
S. Evans	J. Finlay	29er	397	Delph	1
D. Milner	D. Reynold	RS 200	676	Bradford-on-Avon	2
J. Chadwick	M. Sisley	Albacore	7047	Bala	3
J. Saunders	B. Saunders	Flying 15	3479	Bala	4
A. Hoole		Laser	45103	Bradford-on-Avon	5
G. Cooper		RS Vareo	193	Bradford-on-Avon	6
C. Leask		Topper	32601	Bala	7
N. Martindale		Solo	3663	Bala	8
S. Whitcroft	R. Satchel	Enterprise	19904	Bradford-on-Avon	9
F. Merchant	V. Tarbet	Merlin Rocket	3112	Whitefriars	10
C. Smith		Laser Radial	150512	Bala	11
M. Lamdon	M. Hoole	Fireball		Bradford-on-Avon	12
B. Williams		Pico		Bala	13

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