The David Rose Shield for Vane 36R model boats at Fleetwood Model Yacht Club
by Tony Wilson 27 Oct 16:34 BST
9 October 2021
The David Rose Shield for Vane 36R model boats at Fleetwood © Tony Wilson
Just 2 boats the previous week with 4 guys and now one week
on, 3 boats with the same 4 guys at the lake side. Tony was able to
sail along with Eric and John this time, as with only a big sail and
light winds, it would work.
A look around and a guess to see if the wind favoured a direction up
or down the lake and Eric and John were on the water. It was again one
of those cross winds from a sort of Southerly side.
Tony was assisting John and Bob was helping Eric out. Half way along
it looked like John had it made. Although his boat was somehow pinning
itself to the far bank. Eric's had straggled through the 'avoid this
zone area', but was still on course and eventually made it through to
the end. John returned the favour and received a valid 2 points on the
return journey.
Next up was John and Tony with Eric sitting out on a bye. Getting
through the first half of the lake looked the easiest bit, although
still very challenging. Tony chose to sail across to the far sand
bank, while John chanced the straight through the middle approach and
hoped not to be drawn to the near bank, as it looked like there was
nothing there. Tony got the three points so it looked like it was
going to be an interesting day. John again secured another 2 point
return to keep him on track.
Eric and Tony sailed against each other for the next heat, with Tony
winning going out, even though his boat 'The Spirit of John' was very
low lying at the back end, maybe it was slowly sinking. Returning,
Eric scored another 2 points to add on the somewhat damp card.
Another round was sailed with points and choices swapped around with
winds to confuse.
John was again able to win the day, but there was not too much
difference in the overall scoring to have made it a run away.
Thanks again to Bob and Peter for helping on the day and preparation
with score cards etc...
Results:
1 John Sharman 11 points
2 Eric Austwick 10 points
3 Tony Wilson 9 points
Next weekend 30th and 31st the last weekend of October to look forward to.
Vane Marblehead Championships. With already 11 entries and some superb
looking boats from the past.