Please select your home edition
Edition
A+T Instruments BFD 2024 Leaderboard

Vane 36R free sailing at Fleetwood Model Yacht Club

by Tony Wilson 5 Sep 2024 11:37 BST 31 August 2024
Vane 36R free sailing at Fleetwood © Tony Wilson

Well looking ahead, we had a great forecast in view for the weekend and the last one for August. Dry, with the wind swinging around to the East overnight from Friday to Saturday, ready for our 36R Vane boats, with five in attendance.

The boats were prepared with the largest of rigs for a 2 point run straight down the lake. There was a slight clubhouse bias on the breeze that was said to increase slightly through the morning and hit around 12knots.

The Bye boat Skipper was assigned in turn to help Bob through the day and allowed to tune 'Remix' to their liking as one saw fit.

First race and John was off to a great start with his 36R tuned perfectly and had the race on both legs in the bag. The sailing continued for all throughout the day pretty good.

Bob's boat had been the first to downsize from his Tall skinny main as the wind had picked up sooner than expected, followed by Olly next and then John as he got caught on a crab line to somehow break his boom in half. Tony and Peter had hung on all day with the Big rigs, but it was OK for just the one round and not worth changing down for the last one, when the wind upped another notch in strength.

John hadn't dropped any points at all and had gained a couple with Bob's boat. He was the only one that had Remix (Bob's boat) tuned to perfection by the very last race, taking the centre line, in one go to the far end for the run.

We had a really good day with the pocket sized easy to one man handle by yourself boat. You get to appreciate what such a good little boat is in the right conditions. Easy to carry, transport and store with having such a short keel. No overly burdening rules, as the hull just has to fit in the wooden box of something like 36" X 11" x 8" (I think it is ?) and have as much as you like in the amount of sail area.

Just a couple more of the one day 36R Saturday's left for the year and a couple of Marblehead Vane dates left on the calendar to look forward to. Any interest from others is always welcome.

1 John Sharman 20pts 2 Olly Murray 13pts 3 Peter Whiteside 8pts

Related Articles

MYA Scottish District IOM Championship
The conditions vindicated the decision to postpone the event from two weeks previously Eleven skippers from six clubs thoroughly enjoyed the sunshine and SSE/SE wind that gradually built from mid-A rig in the morning to top end B rig by the end of the event. The conditions vindicated the decision to postpone the event. Posted on 3 Sep
2025 BOTTLE boat championship at Waldringfield
Juniors outnumber the more experienced sailors This event went extremely well with 15 races sailed in front of the clubhouse and with juniors outnumbering the more experienced sailors. Posted on 23 Aug
DF95 Summer Series at Barton's Point week 5
Dave Adams returned with a vengeance Dave Adams returned with a vengeance for the 5th event of East Kent RSC's DF95 summer series at Barton's Point Coastal Park, reclaiming top spot. Posted on 23 Aug
MYA IOM Northern District Championship
Rain is needed now, not sun, at Weecher RSC 23 entries for the revived IOM Northern District Championship held at Weecher Reservoir on Sunday 17th August was a decent turnout and we look forward to building the numbers as this event becomes a major fixture in the racing calendar. Posted on 21 Aug
DF95 Summer Series at Barton's Point week 4
Usual front-runners missing, and holiday paddleboards appear instead A balmy 7-11 knot south westerly and 9 members turned out for 13 races, missing normal front end runners Dave Adams, Mike Brand and Rob Owens. Ralph Wilkinson officiated and Alan Hounsell set the courses. Posted on 16 Aug
DF95 Summer Series at Barton's Point week 3
Radio sailors at the Isle of Sheppey were hoping for the forecast sunshine As storms hit much of the country a consistent 12 knot south westerly with sunshine was forecast for Kent. The reality differed, with 30 degree swings and shifts, and all strengths from flat patches to B rig conditions. Posted on 9 Aug
I.O.M Summer Series round 8 at Lincoln
Even at peak holiday time there were 13 skippers bringing One Metres The Lincoln Radio Sailing summer series is white hot competition, even at peak holiday time we had 13 skippers turn out for round 8, boosted with the welcome visitors of Ben and Hayden Wallace from Huntingdon. Posted on 4 Aug
DF95 Summer Series at Barton's Point week 2
Gradient wind fought with a sea breeze causing the wind to box the compass A light southerly gradient wind joisted with a weak northerly sea breeze causing the wind to box the compass for the second East Kent Summer Series event. 12 members turned out, with Ralph Wilkinson race officering. Posted on 21 Jul
IOM Ranking round 3 and 4 at Datchet
A useful test event for the Worlds next year Datchet Radio Sailing are hosting the IOM World Championships in 2026 so this ranking event would be the first test event to check the club logistics are in order. The organisers had put in a huge amount of effort getting ready. Posted on 8 Jul
Vane A Jack Roberts Trophy at Fleetwood
Out comes the Dremel in the breaks A light wind forecast for Saturday and challenging day for the 4 entrants, with the far bank having most of the action. It seemed that the lunch break showed the most promising increase of wind. Posted on 6 Jul