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Footy Racing Reports |
June Footy Open
This months Branston open footy meet turned into a two
horse race between Bob and John Meredith. Many of the previous contenders
were "no shows" for reasons as diverse as holidays, golf, "me boat is
useless" and whatever. The wind was not what was predicted (10 -12mph) as it
was fairly constant at 15 - 19mph with several sessions in excess of 25
mph. Bob was having problems with his Kittiwake as it was giving him much
grief with steering and pointing into wind; but he must be given credit and
much praise for his determination and cheerfulness in the face of
insurmountable odds. As he had soldiered on through six rounds, and the wind
was increasing, it was suggested that his time in purgatory was served and
the racing was called to a halt. Congratulations to the overall winner on
the day, John Meredith and a note of acknowledgement must go to Bob for his
perseverance and to Ian Apps for being race director on the day. Well done
to you all……
Looking forward to attending the next meet myself, as I was the one who had
to drag himself away from the lakeside to raise money for a worthy charity
on the golf course. Tough call or what?
Next Footy open is scheduled for Saturday 26th July 2008….
09.15am arrive for 10.00hrs start. See you at the lakeside and do not
forget, if you have never sailed a Footy before, come along and have ago
during the lunch break. I’m sure there will be a boat available for you to
try.
Peter Hubbard 507 and Lajabless Footy skipper
May Footy Open
The weather cooperated and was kind for the May Footy open. The largest fleet of the season so far with eight skippers registering their boats and enjoying the competitive but friendly racing. Nine races were run in total with the clear winner being Trevor Thomas and the second place going to Andrew Halstead. Our own John Meredith with a steady sailing performance coming a respectable third. The course proved to be particular challenging as the winds where variable and light.
Look forward to seeing more skippers and spectators at
the next Footy open to be held at Branston on the 28th June 2008. 09.15
arrive for a 10.00am start.
Pete Hubbard 507 Footy skipper BDMBC.

April Footy Open
The weather cooperated and was kind for the April Footy open. Considering the conditions that we have been sailing in recently, all the skippers warmly welcomed it.
Close racing was the order of the day with the top slot being jointly shared between skippers John Meridith with his razor and Trevor Thomas with his own design Footy.
Look forward to seeing more skippers and spectators at
the next Footy open to be held on the 31st May 2008. 09.15
arrive for a 10.00am start.
Pete Hubbard 507 Footy skipper BDMBC.

Despite the atrocious weather forecast of winds
gusting to 50mph, five intrepid skippers made up the Footy fleet for the
March open event. Messrs Apps being without his 507, which is in for
reconfiguration and new sails, was nominated as race official and starter.
The weather despite the prediction was acceptable and a 7-race score sheet
was accumulated before heavy rain stopped play. The overall sailing was
close with skippers finishing 1st in a race and then last. Just
shows how challenging this footy sailing is, the final positions where,
1st was myself with 12pts sailing my reconfigured 507.
2nd place went to visiting skipper Trevor Thomas with 14pts
sailing his own design Mistralett.
3rd place was John Meridith with 15pts sailing his Razor.
4th place went to Alex Campbell sailing his Richard Webb design,
This was Alex’s first outing sailing a Footy and he agreed that it had been
a learning curve and he would be back in April to challenge the other
skippers.
Please feel free to come along on race day and see what it is all about, given the opportunity, I am sure that we can arrange for you to try your hand at Footy sailing. See you at the waterside in April, see calendar of events for details.
Could I also take this opportunity to say a big thank
you to Andrew Trewin who has taken the time to advise myself, Ian and John
on the new sails and set up for the 507 boats…clearly it works!!
Peter Hubbard 507 Footy skipper…. B.DM.B.C
February Meeting
The second of the seasons Footy open Competition took
place on February the 23rd of February 2008 with somewhat more
favourable wind and weather to suit the occasion. A full and relaxed ten
round competition was held with the overall winner on the day being BDMBC
member John Meridith who sailed consistently well through out the day being
closely followed and challenged by visiting skipper Trevor Thomas. It must
be said that these two skippers where dominant on the day but the rest of us
footy skippers will be seeking to correct this at the next meeting which is
to be held on 29th March 2008 @09.00hrs arrive-----start
10.00hrs. Hope to see you all at the lakeside..
Peter Hubbard… BDMBC ….507 Footy skipper.

January Meeting