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CVRDA Rally at Clywedog Sailing Club

by Peter Vinton 26 Sep 2018 06:31 BST 15-16 September 2018
CVRDA rally at Clywedog © Peter Vinton

The CVRDA made their annual visit to Clywedog again on 15/16 September. A very mixed fleet took part consisting of pairs of Flying Fifteens, Merlin Rockets, low rider Moths and Finns, with single representatives of YW Day Boat, International Canoe, Pegasus, Albacore, Pegasus, Streaker, National 12, OK and a Mirror.

With a good breeze and sunshine on Saturday Mick the race officer decided to hold 3 races in advance of possibly worse weather on Sunday. The first race experienced a very rare event and perhaps the first for the CVRDA, a general recall and a black flag restart! With strong gusts coming down from the hills the right hand side of the course paid up the beat and then a series of broad reaches down the lake were arranged so that each gybe was close to the hills in the strongest gusts!

Out in front in each race Paul Hignett and Lyndon Beasley were sailing their Lowrider Moths very well with Keith Rollison in his Flying Fifteen and Peter Vinton in his Finn doing their best to get among them. The second and third races were sailed in similar conditions but with the wind becoming slightly weaker and less predictable and at the back of the fleet Roger Oliva Knight was doing very well on handicap in his Mirror. In the evening a very good meal was enjoyed in the clubhouse.

Sunday started, as forecast, with rain and very strong gusts but by the time we went afloat the wind was more manageable than it looked. 2 races were held back to back and then a relieved fleet came in to pack up and enjoy lunch. Overall Paul won in his Moth, Peter was 2nd in his Finn and Roger was 3rd in his Mirror, a triumph for the CVRDA handicapper!

Overall Results:

PosFleetClassSail NoClubHelmCrewUSPNR1R2R3R4R5Pts
1stMothInternational Moth (Magnum 7‑8)3911Loch Lomond S.C.Paul Hignett 9011‑2215
2ndOldFinn (old cvrda)469Staunton Harold S.C.Peter Vinton 922251(DNC)10
3rdOldMirror (cvrda)46625Shearwater S.C.Roger Oliva‑Knight 127(DNF)513211
4thOldInternational Moth (Magnum 7)4066Greensforge S.C.Lyndon Beasley 92‑4334313
5thOldAlbacore (old cvrda)5198Shearwater S.C.Sandy LavellePat Jones92‑7475420
6thClassicMerlin Rocket (classic cvrda)799Clywedog S.C.Roger DevereuxTracey Pryce91(DSQ)846826
7thOldFlying Fifteen (old cvrda)1855Clywedog S.C.Keith RollinsonRod Townsend8786‑107526
8thOldOK (old cvrda)1954Hunts S.C.Vanessa Weedon‑Jones 979‑1098632
9thClassicFinn (classic cvrda)60Severn S.C.Keith Tunstill 94376(DNC)DNC35
10thOldFlying Fifteen (old cvrda)2946Clywedog S.C.Nicholas Johnson‑Walker 871111‑129738
11thClassicMerlin Rocket (classic cvrda)507Shearwater S.C.Chris BarlowLois Barlow91598(DNC)DNC41
12thOldInternational Canoe (classic cvrda)184Port Dinorwic S.C.Amy Barlow 8014‑151310DNF49
13thOldFlying Fifteen (old cvrda)3312Clywedog S.C.Ian StanleyCaroline Moscrop8713‑161412DNF51
14thOldStreaker1182Attenborough S.C.Paul Jago 95612(DNC)DNCDNC56
15thOldInternational Moth ‑ 1970‑75ish4027Greensforge S.C.David Morrice 97(DNC)DNCDNC11958
16thVintageNational 12 (vintage cvrda)33Salcombe S.C.John WylieNeil Wylie1061014DNS(DNC)DNC59
17thOldYachting World Dayboat463Shearwater S.C.Mike Dickens 100121711(DNC)DNC59
18thOldPegasus (cvrda)199Clywedog S.C.Steph FeeleyPaul Feeley92(DNC)13DNCDNCDNC70

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