Bala Sailing Club Easter Regatta
by Ken Hull 27 Apr 2019 07:46 BST
20-21 April 2019
Beautiful sunshine but little wind was the forecast for the weekend at Bala, and Saturday morning started just that way.
The race officer wisely postponed the start for 2 hours waiting for the wind to kick in & was then able to run three back to back, races in a very stable 10mph wind.
First away was the Asymmetric fleet, a mixture of dinghies, sportsboats & catamarans.
The conditions seemed to suit the sportsboats the best, & at the end of day one, Steve Bales & Ued Web were just leading in a K6, closely followed by a couple of local SB20s.
The Handicap fleet, included a small group of Hornets who were using the event as their Welsh Championships, & a couple of Snipe's from Budworth who had come to test out the waters prior to their Nationals at Bala in August.
After some very close racing the overnight leaders were Eric Paalman & Dave Leyland in a Snipe.
After a very nice curry in the clubhouse, the forecast for Sunday looked even better with an 8mph wind forecast to blow straight down the lake all day.
The wind was however slow to come, & again the RO decided to delay the start for about an hour, which turned out to be a good decision as the wind continued to build.
In the Asymmetric fleet the K6 & SB20 continued their battle, each having to do penalty turns throughout the day, just to prove how keen they were.
When the number crunching was completed Steve Bales & Ued Web in their K6 were still at the front, followed by locals Ken Hull, Steve Williams & Steve Chandler in their SB20 and in third place came Lee Carter in his Laser Vago.
The Handicap fleet had equally tight racing with first places being taken by different boats in every race & a tie for first place in race five.
The overnight leaders Eric Paalman & Dave Leyland in their Snipe from Budworth took the win, with Wil Hitchman from Bala in a Solo in second and a Hornet sailed by Jon Williams & Pippa Rogers from Rutland / PDSC in third place.
As this event was combined with the Hornet Welsh Championship Jon & Pippa also took the Championship win.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Helm | Crew | Club | Class | Sail No | PY | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
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| Asymmetric Fleet |
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| 1st | Steve Bales | Ued Web | Rutland / RAFSA | K6 | 195 | 913 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑3 | 7 |
| 2nd | Ken Hull | Steve Williams / Steve Chandler | Bala SC | SB20 | 3548 | 911 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ‑6 | 12 |
| 3rd | Lee Carter | | None | LASER VAGO XD ‑ S/H | 742 | 1078 | ‑5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 4th | Mike Kneale | Kath Simpson | Bala SC | SB20 | 3312 | 911 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | ‑8 | 22 |
| 5th | Jac Bailey | Jacob Knock | Port Dinorwic | LASER 3000 | 3135 | 1085 | 6 | ‑8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
| 6th | Ed Deacon | | Hunts SC | LASER VAGO XD ‑ S/H | 164 | 1078 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | ‑9 | 24 |
| 7th | David Walker | Chris Cooke | Bala SC | NACRA F20 ONE DESIGN | 1070 | 651 | 8 | 7 | ‑9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 31 |
| 8th | Miles Thomas | Paul Welsh | Bala SC | RS 200 | 602 | 1046 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | (DNC) | 37 |
| 9th | John Hickman | | Bala SC | SHADOW X CATAMARAN | 75 | 755 | 9 | ‑10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 43 |
| 10th | Dan Partington | | Bala SC | WETA TRIMARAN | 631 | 960 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | (DNC) | DNC | 45 |
| 11th | Mike Allen | Richie Allen | Bala SC | NACRO F18 CATAMARAN | 1825 | 673 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 11 | 9 | 7 | 53 |
| 12th | Graham Seabrook | Charlotte Norrbom | Deben Yacht Club | LASER VAGO XD | 783 | 1071 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 65 |
| Handicap Fleet |
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| 1st | Eric Paalman | Dave Leyland | Budworth SC | SNIPE | 30834 | 1099 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑6 | 1.5 | 2 | 10.5 |
| 2nd | Wil Hitchman | | Bala SC | SOLO | 4424 | 1143 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ‑5 | 1.5 | 1 | 11.5 |
| 3rd | Jon Williams | Pippa Rogers | Rutland / PDSC | HORNET | 2132 | 957 | 2 | 4 | ‑8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 4th | J Powell | Richard Roberts | Port Dinorwic | HORNET | 2115 | 957 | 4 | 5 | ‑9 | 1 | 3 | 6.5 | 19.5 |
| 5th | Robin Mister | Garry Thompson | Budworth SC | SNIPE | 29538 | 1099 | 5 | 6 | 5 | ‑7 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
| 6th | Kath Broatch | Joy James | Port Dinorwic | FIREBALL | 14844 | 952 | 7 | ‑11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6.5 | 33.5 |
| 7th | Ffion Bailey | | Port Dinorwic | RS TERA PRO | 560 | 1359 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9 | ‑11 | 36 |
| 8th | Rebecca Knock | | Port Dinorwic | RS TERA PRO | 2125 | 1359 | ‑11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 44 |
| 9th | Davydd Bebb | Magi Bebb | Bala SC | WANDERER | 1491 | 1190 | 9 | 1 | 2 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 46 |
| 10th | Keith McDonald | Andy Brittain | Small heath SC | FIREBALL | 15132 | 952 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 3 | (DNC) | DNC | 48 |
| 11th | Alex Rogers | John Jones | Port Dinorwic | HORNET | 2178 | 957 | 14 | (DNF) | DNC | 8 | 7 | 8 | 54 |
| 12th | Ian LLoyd Williams | | Bala SC | DEVOTI D ZERO | 313 | 1029 | 6 | 9 | 6 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 55 |
| 13th | Steve Pooley | | Bala SC | UNICORN CATAMARAN | 1101 | 797 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 10 | 10 | 4 | 58 |
| 14th | Steven Tellwright | | Bala SC | A CLASSIC CATAMARAN (NON FOILS) | 47 | 684 | 13 | (DNF) | DNC | 12 | 11 | 9 | 62 |
| 15th | Michael Allen | | Bala SC | A CLASSIC CATAMARAN (NON FOILS) | 96 | 684 | 12 | 12 | 12 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 70 |
| 16th | Richard Allen | | Bala SC | DART 15 DX CATAMARAN | 1226 | 824 | 15 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 83 |
