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Bembridge Redwing Poole Fleet Year Review

by Henry Thorpe 3 Dec 2005 10:53 GMT
The Bembridge Redwing 'Kestrel' racing at Poole © Henry Thorpe

3 Series and 3 Winners

In the mid eighties a fleet of classic Bembridge Redwings were brought and taken to Poole as new GRP boats of similar design were introduced at Bembridge alongside some of the existing yachts. They operated as corporate charters to varying degrees of success. These boats were brought by individual owners during the summer of 2005 and have had a season with the new owners gradually taking to the water in their new boats. The boats are very grateful to continue sailing out of Lake Yard in Poole Harbour. All the redwings are built by Camper and Nicholson between 1938 and 1950.

A very interesting couple of series were run with Robin and Heather Culpan showing the way forwards as soon as the boat hit the water. However by the end of the series Harlequin, Svalan and Redwitch had shown some potential. The Sunday series was won by Robin and Heather Culpan in Snowgoose with the Wednesday series being won by Stephen Chambers and Penny Relph aboard Harlequin, which was the only boat to complete every race during the 2005 series. The October Series started afresh with 7 boats starting the series. However, the series turned into a two horse race between Harlequin and Redwitch. Roderick and Henry Thorpe eventually won the series with a strong showing on the last weekend after a number of very tight finishes, where results came down to the final 100 yards

The Poole Fleet looks forward to a great 2006 with sailing starting in early April. We look forward to welcoming the remaining 4 inactive classic boats into the fleet next year. With a planned racing program running to the end of the October with highlights including Poole Week and a trip to Cowes to race against the Bembridge based fleet after a hard winter of maintenance.

For further information on the Poole Redwing Association Please Contact Penny Relph at prelph@kfa.co.uk

Sunday October Series Results

PosBoat NameSkipperR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10Pts
1RedwitchRoderick and Henry Thorpe113231321112
2HarlequinStephen Chambers Penny Relph231124433419
3SnowgooseHeather and Robin CulpanDNS/7DNS/7DNS/7DNS/712212224
4SvalanMike and Elizabeth Davies342366144324
5KingfisherTony Byrne Jez Hermer42DNS/7DNS/743DNS/7DNS/75537
6Fortuna IICaroline and Tony BoydenDNS/7DNS/7DNS/7DNS/755DNF/65DNS/7DNS/749
7KestrelMalcolm GoodallDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNS 
8Susan JaneTony and Rick CordialDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNS 

Mid Week Series

PosBoat NameR1R2R3R4R5R6
1Harlequin212112
2SnowgooseDNS/531DNS/5DNS/51
3Fortuna IIDNS/52442DNS/5
4Kingfisher16DNF/7243
5Redwitch3DNS/7333DNS/5
6Kestrel455DNS/5DNS/5DNS/5
7Susan JaneDNS/54DNS/7DNS/5DNS/54

Summer Sunday Series

PosBoat NameR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11Pts
1SnowgooseDNS/411111312DNS/3DNS/321
2Harlequin2232231331123
3Kingfisher1324552542235
4Fortuna IIDNS/454DNS/53244DNS/5DNS/3DNS/342
5RedwitchDNS/4DNS/7DNS/7344DNS/521DNS/3DNS/343
6Susan JaneDNS/465DNS/5DNS/6DNS/6DNS/5DNS/6DNS/5DNS/3DNS/354
7KestrelDNF/84DNS/7DNS/5DNS/6DNS/6DNS/5DNS/6DNS/5DNS/3DNS/354

August Bank Holiday Weekend

PosR1R2R3Pts
Harlequin2114
Redwitch1326
KingfisherDNS/45312
Kestrel36413
SnowgooseDNS/42DNF/713
Fortuna IIDNS/44DNS/715

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