Cam SC open new date 13th October

[robwilder]

Due to the flooding the Cam SC open had be be cancelled. The club have agreed to reschedule this on 13th October.

Notice of Race will go up soon.

Chairman Rob

[abby]

Please may I have a head count for Cam?

[moth868]

Hi Abby, I'm planning to come. I'll probably drop the boat off on Friday, and then come back on Saturday.

[pegasus]

Family commitments up North mean I can't get there. Nor sadly Tamesis Club unless something changes.

SImon
BM847

[colin]

Look forward to some weed cutting......

Colin

[Fatboysfly]

Just like to say thank you to Cam SC, for hosting a very good open meeting, and lovely home made cakes!.
Great fun sailing up the river.
JH

[abby]

Thanks to Rick Benson for the following:

Cam Sailing Club Moth Open 2012.

The Cam sailing Club Moth Open took place on the 13th October having been postponed from the original date due the river being in flood. No such problems this time but a lack of wind was a worry early on. However some wind came up and nine Moths were to be seen in their natural habitat, on a river in light airs.

With nine boats on a restricted river a flight system was used with two starts for each of the 3 races and this ensured everyone sailed everyone else at least once. In the first start of the first race Jeff Haggerty crept away with Abby Freely taking the win in the second start.

The second race saw a win for Moth returnee Andy Mathews. It is in the order of 25 years since Andy raced moths and the blighter doesn’t look a day older! But really good to see him again and especially in a Moth. In the other start Abby secured her second win of the day.

For the third race the light wind continued but went a bit to the north so the mark that had been moved to ensure the racers avoid the lee of some big trees at the end of the course was now right in that very shadow. This is some way made up for the lack of tacking by providing some excitement with regard to changing of positions. Although excitement was not the word being used by most!

Abby could only get a third this time Colin Hall taking the first whilst Andy got his second win in the other start. With two races to count out of the three discards and the races where they met were needed to sort out the final order.

1st Abby Freeley
2nd Andy Matthews
3rd Jeff Haggerty
4th Colin Hall
5th Dave Parker
6th Rick Benson
7th Ed Deacon
8th Gary Tompkins
9th Paul Lohr

Thus Abby was awarded the Cam Coffee Pot and Cam look forward to welcoming back the Moth fleet next Year.

Rick Benson