Enterprise Inlands at Pennine Sailing Club

by Paula Southworth 1 Jul 2009 06:19 BST 27-28 June 2009

Sunshine and light winds for the Enterprise Inlands at Pennine SC © Janice Bottomley / www.sailaway.me.uk

Congratulations to Nick Craig and Toby Lewis, Nick has ‘done it again’! He has very convincingly won the Enterprise Inland Championship at Pennine SC with an entry of 48 Enterprises. Congratulations also go to our Ladies Inland Champion Ann Jackson & Alan Skeenes. Ann & Alan had a varied set of results but the 4th in Race 4 was definitely the one Ann enjoyed, despite some port and starboard discussions on the water with husband Nick.

This venue was very friendly for the spectators, the Winscar Reservoir was low in water, still very deep and cold, so the fleet were sailing below the level of the club. Only Martin Honnor & Dennis Swain decided to take a cool dip to offset the sunny, humid conditions. This dip was taken in a very ‘gentlemanly’ fashion with very few vocal expletives. The sailors were warned to be on their best behaviour as sound carries a long way in still conditions. Rounding of the first mark, in most races, was very vocal and could be clearly heard from the shore. Most responded to the request for respectful language – well done, we know you were under pressure!

Race 1 was sailed in very patchy wind conditions ranging between force 1 – 3. Tony Woods had a flying start leaving Nick & Toby a long way behind them. It then appeared that Nick & Toby had found a motor. In fact Tony had found a hole in the wind which allowed Nick & Toby to sail by with ease. From onshore it was a strange sight. Nick & Toby gave a great demonstration on how to roll-tack. It was a pleasure to observe from the shore and very evident that this is a contributory factor to Nick & Toby’s success.

In race 2 the wind dropped (if that was possible!) but the format was similar to the first race.

Sunday started with a very misty morning, very little wind and disillusioned sailors. The race officer Adi was in buoyant mood and eager to go. It was announced that the Enterprises would be taking to the water. There was a lot of muttering ‘no wind’ but obviously Adi had reliable sources and by the time the first race was due to start the wind had picked up, still very light 2 – 3 but not quite so fluky. There were at least 2 general recalls which were followed by the use of the ‘dreaded black flag’.

At the prize giving thanks was given to Pennine SC and a plaque was presented to David Craik the Commodore who presented the prizes. This venue was ideal for the social side as well as sailing. Thanks was also given to the bar staff (bar ran dry), the Galley Team and Adi the Race Officer. In fact the whole event was run by a very well oiled team at Pennine, well done and a big thank you to everyone for making it such an enjoyable event. The provision of camping facilities was much appreciated – campers were entertained by the Steve Blackburn road show! Although some competitors (the girls) did not get enough beauty sleep!

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts
1	23170	Nick Craig	Toby Lewis	Frensham Pond SC	1	1	1	3	1	4
2	21983	Tony Woods	Charlie Berry	Etherow SC	2	4	2	6=	2	10
3	23219	Russell Short	Kate Fry	Rotherham SC	4	6	3	12	9	22
4	22536	Johnny Blundell	Chris Blundell	Hallamshire SC	5	5	11	48o	4	25
5	23015	Nick Jackson	Rachel Jackson	Burghfield SC	6	48r	12	2	6	26
6	23089	Jon Woodward	Alex Halliwell	Redditch/WLYC	11	18	7	5	8	31
7	22689	Christian Birrell	Niki Birrell	RYA	10	3	5	48n	14	32
8	22439	Phil Bevan	Catriona Bevan	Grafham Water SC	3	12	4	14	24	33
9	2303	Pete Lawson	Jack Lawson	Bass	7	11	13	18	5	36
10	22272	Charles Adams	Hannah Adams	West Lancs YC	14	13	26	1	12	40
11	22933	Ann Jackson	Alan Skeens	Burghfield SC	8	16	17	4	13	41
12	23194	Martin Honnor	Dennis Swain	Ogston SC	18	8	48r	9	7	42
13	22344	Mike Birch	Verity Birch	West Lancs YC	15	19	9	48o	3	46
14	23165	Karen Morris	Lisa Woods	Etherow SC	19	9	14	10	22	52
15	23223	Steve Graham	James Holmes	Northampton SC	20	7	20	6=	19	52.5
16	23224	Graham Kirkup	Rory Mackenzie	Hunts SC	12	14	19	19	10	55
17	22885	Mark Dingsdale	Rob Lea	Pilkington SC	17	21	21	8	17	63
18	22453	Andrew Short	Will Glover	Rotherham SC	48o	15	22	16	11	64
19	22702	Jane Scutt	Nick Scutt	Middle Nene SC	13	24	16	23	15	67
20	23127	Tim Sadler	Richard Sault	Ripon SC	9	2	10	48o	48n	69
21	22823	Mike Cossey	Christine Barron	Tamworth SC	16	25	23	15	16	70
22	20518	Nigel Pepperdine	Diana Pepperdine	Staunton Harold SC	29	22	15	13	23	73
23	22512	Noel Wilson	Paula Gordon	Ogston SC	23	10	25	25	18	76
24	20673	Richard Critchley	Diane Roberts	Pilkington SC	21	23	24	11	29	79
25	22814	Roystan Taggart	Anna Hampson	Pilkington SC	24	30	8	24	26	82
26	22322	Keith Tyler	Katie Tyler	Hunts SC	48o	20	18	22	25	85
27	21350	Steven Blackburn	Chris Smith	West Lancs YC	48n	17	6	48o	21	92
28	22112	Charles Morrish	Alison Roberts	St Mary's Loch SC	27	28	27	18	20	92
29	20202	Tim Coleman	Jo Coleman	Snettisham Beach SC	22	32	29	17	31	99
30	22355	Richard Pepperdine	Ailsa Redpath	Staunton Harold SC	32	26	28	26	27	107
31	23094	Antony Cole	Andrew Holmes	Aldenham SC	25	35	32	20	33	110
32	22901	Paul Young	Phil Harrison	Brookvale and Sparkhill SC	31	37	36	21	30	118
33	22857	Les Smith	Alex Smith	Aldenham SC	30	27	31	31	32	119
34	23245	John Berry	Ben Steel	Etherow Country Park SC	28	31	35	28	48n	122
35	20687	Dave Staniforth	Lynne Gilbertson	Ulley/Sheffield Viking	26	36	34	27	36	123
36	20684	Gerald Dawson	Helen Blackburn	Pennine SC	34	33	30	48n	35	132
37	23243	Martin Bottomley	Ray Ball	Emberton Park SC	39	34	33	48o	28	134
38	22277	Colin Munro	Melanie Ford	Glenridding SC	36	29	38	32	37	134
39	20796	Calum Mackenzie	Kenneth Mackenzie	Ogston SC	38	40	37	30	34	139
40	22117	Mike Maddocks	Carys Done	Chester S&CC	33	38	41	33	48n	145
41	21566	David Craik	Julie France	Pennine SC	37	41	42	29	40	147
42	22874	Alistair McDonald	David Ayre	Berwick on Tweed SC	35	39	39	48o	38	151
43	22934	Helen Gray	Claire Bailey	Rotherham SC	40	42	40	34	39	153
44=	21318	Alison Payne	Kevin Law	Toddbrook SC	-	48n	48n	48n	48n	192
44=	23135	Brian Garrison	Tim Elliott	Rotherham SC	-	48n	48n	48n	48n	192
44=	19007	Mike Heap	?	Ogston SC	-	48n	48n	48n	48n	192
44=	22347	Chris Palmer	Dee Larkin	Penarth YC	-	48n	48n	48n	48n	192