Please select your home edition
Edition
Ocean Safety 2023 - New Identity - LEADERBOARD

Catapult Northern Championships at Carsington Sailing Club

by Stuart Ede 4 Oct 2010 13:19 BST 25-26 September 2010
Wired for speed - Gareth Ede winning the Catapult Northern Trophy © Catapult Class Association

The Bill Graham Northern Trophy passed from father to son at the Carsington Cat Open on 25-26 September, when Gareth Ede posted a perfect score at the front of a fleet of 11 Catapults competing in the gusty force 4-5 winds.

Father Stuart led for the first lap, until Paul Ellis and then Gareth got past on lap two. By lap three Gareth was in front, while Ellis and Ede Senior raced neck-and-neck. Stuart held off Ellis’s challenge on the last reach to claim second place.

Gareth pulled off a risky port tack start in Race 2 and went right up the beat to be just ahead of Ellis at the windward mark. These two stretched their lead, while Stuart Ede worked his way through the fleet to third after an incident at the start.

Ellis was lying second behind Gareth in Race 3 when he capsized allowing Stuart into second place. Pressing him hard were George Evans and Cliff Antill, who eventually overtook on the last beat to claim second and third places.

A good first beat saw Gareth Ede ahead in Race 4 with Ellis and Alastair Forrest on his tail. Cliff Antill climbed to third, while Forrest held off a challenge from Evans for fourth.

Ellis got away cleanly from a pile-up at the start of Race 5. Picking his way around the carnage Gareth Ede got a late start but went right into clean air to be pressing Ellis. Antill recovered well, having taken a penalty at the start, to move into third place. After a close fought duel, Ellis just managed to deny Ede his fifth win.

Meanwhile Evans held off a challenge from Stuart Ede for fourth place that left these two and Antill having to be split by tie-break for third overall.

Top five results

1st Gareth Ede (Filey SC), 4 pts
2nd Paul Ellis (Marconi SC), 8 pts
3rd Stuart Ede (Filey SC), 14 pts
4th George Evans (Bala Cat Club), 14 pts
5th Cliff Antill, 14 pts

Related Articles

Catapult Travellers Trophy Series at Rutland
Shifty breezes that came and went characterised the Rutland Cat Open Shifty breezes that came and went characterised the Rutland Catamaran Open over the weekend of 17-18 May, where the Catapult fleet competed in the third event of its Travellers Trophy Series. Nevertheless Gareth Ede showed great consistency. Posted on 29 May
Catapult Travellers Trophy at Bassenthwaite
Gareth Ede continued his string of firsts to win convincingly Over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend Bassenthwaite SC gave its usual warm welcome to the Catapult fleet at what has become an annual fixture in their programme. Gareth Ede continued his string of firsts to win convincingly. Posted on 16 May
Catapults at Yorkshire Dales
Gareth Ede showed his form with five wins out of five races Gareth Ede showed his form with five wins out of five races in very different conditions at the Catapults' first event of the season held over the weekend of 12-13 April. Posted on 18 Apr
Catapults dominate Grafham Medium Catamaran Open
It was a Catapult 1, 2 and - oh, so nearly - 3 Catapults showed their light airs capability against a handicap fleet comprising mostly Dart 18 single-handers. Gareth Ede won the coveted £75 Gill Marine gift voucher, and John Terry picked up a Gill sailing holdall for coming second. Posted on 4 Nov 2024
Catapult TT at Kielder Water
Multitasking Commodore proves an excellent Race Officer, scorer and pizza chef The Catapult fleet held their September TT as part of Kielder Water Sailing Club's thoroughly enjoyable Dinghy Open. Multitasking Commodore, Richard Purdy, was not only an efficient Race Officer, but scorer and Cordon Bleu pizza chef as well! Posted on 26 Sep 2024
Catapult Northerns at Bridlington
Eamonn Cotter takes the title by one point from George Evans in a close fought event Eamonn Cotter took the title by one point from George Evans in a close fought Northern Championship hosted by the Royal Yorkshire Yacht Club at Bridlington over the weekend of 10-11 August. Posted on 23 Aug 2024
Catapults at the Rutland Cat Open
Triangle-sausage courses for this notably well-run event The Catapult TT event was run as part of the Rutland Cat Open over the weekend of 18-19 May 2024. Triangle-sausage courses were employed both days for this notably well-run event. Posted on 1 Jun 2024
Catapults at Bassenthwaite
The class returned to one of its favourite venues The Catapult fleet returned to one of its favourite venues, Bassenthwaite Sailing Club, to take part in a shared event with the Mirror Northerns and the various club fleets over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend (4-6 May). Posted on 31 May 2024
Rutland Sailing Club Cat Open 2024
A-Cats, F18s, F20s, Shearwaters, Catapults and a lone F15, an F16 and a Dart 15 make up the fleet Rutland Sailing Club hosted its Catamaran Open in their traditional mid-May slot this weekend. Unfortunately, this year for some reason, attendance was somewhat below the usual numbers who would flock to this big and picturesque venue. Posted on 20 May 2024
Oldest videos of racing catamarans
We start in 1965, covering Hobie, Shearwater, Prindle and C Class, then the Worrell 1000 We delve into the past, and round-up all the videos which show racing catamarans, including Hobie cats, Shearwaters, Prindles and C Class, from the 1960s to the 90s. Plus some Worrell 1000 history. Posted on 7 Apr 2024