Tuesday 24 May 2016

Parkstone J24s Mon 23rd May

Parkstone Yacht Club J24 Monday Evening Spring Series 2016
18th April 25th April 2nd May 9th May 16th May 23rd May
4266 Flying Colours 1 2 3 4 2 4 16
4265 Madeleine 3 1 1 1 DNC 12 1 19
4235 Wijit 5 4 4 DNF 9 3 6 31
4239 Zaphod 7 DNF 8 6 3 5 5 34
4074 Crackerjack 4 3 2 2 DNC 12 DNC 12 35
4263 Jobs for the Buoys 6 5 5 5 4 RTD 10 35
4067 Vinyl Solutions 8 6 7 6 8 7 42
4242 Pheonix DNC 12 DNC 12 DNC 12 DNC 12 1 2 51
XP Rigging DNC 12 DNC 12 DNC 12 DNF 9 7 3 55
4177 Chaotic 2 DNC 12 DNC 12 DNC 12 DNC 12 DNC 12 62
4222 Easy Tiger DNC 12 DNC 12 DNC 12 DNC 12 6 DNF 10 64
Monday 23rd May  Parkstone YC
A beautiful evening with first and outgoing then a speedy incoming tide coupled with a typical unsteady WNW breeze 
kept the J24 fleet on their toes throughout the race.
Place changes were the norm rather than the exception and most boats seemed to have their moment of glory at the 
head of the fleet (well not everyone !!)
Congratulations to the girls and boys onboard XP Rigging, a Westerly built J24, who achieved an excellent 3rd.  
William






Thursday 19 May 2016

Monday 16th May

Parkstone Yacht Club J24 Monday Evening Spring Series 2016

18th April

25th April

2nd May

9th May

16th May

4265

Madeleine

3

1

1

1

DNC 12

18

4266

Flying Colours

1

2

3

4

    2

12

4074

Crackerjack

4

3

2

2

DNC 12  

23

4235

Wijit

5

4

4

DNF 9

    3

23

4263

Jobs for the Buoys

6

5

5

5

    4

25

4239

Zaphod

7

DNF 8

6

3

    5

29

4067

Vinyl Solutions

8

6

7

6

    8

35

4177

Chaotic

2

DNC 12

DNC 12

DNC 12

DNC 12

      50

??

XP Rigging

DNC 12

DNC 12

DNC 12

DNF 9

    6

51

4242

Pheonix

DNC 12

DNC 12

DNC 12

DNC 12

    1

49

??

         Easy Tiger

DNC 12

    DNC 12

DNC 12

   DNC 12

    7

       55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two new entrants were welcomed to the J24 fleet on Monday. Pheonix, skippered by new class captain

Andy, proved their mettle, straight from the start they visited the Brownsea shore, picked up the renowned

Lift around the island and was first around the Chris Somner windward mark. Easy Tiger, with Jim and Toby

Martin on board, did the opposite, going right at the start and vastly overstood the mark.

As the wind shifted from SW to WNW the beat disappeared as did place changes. Nonetheless it was a very

Pleasant evening on the water.

 

William Lack

 

Tel 0782 552 8413

Email William.lack@hotmail.co.uk

 

Registered in England No. 1004420 Musto Ltd, Unit 4 Juniper West, Fenton Way, Laindon, Essex SS15 6SJ

Tuesday 10 May 2016

J24s Parkstone Mon 9th May.

The story of the week goes to a recalcitrant Tactick compass which threw itself overboard from Jobs for the Buoys last Monday and was found enjoying a sunbathe on Sandbanks beach just 24hrs later. Duly returned to its owners, dusted down, fitted with a safety line, it took its pride of place for Monday's race.

However, it would have served its owners much better had it been an echo sounder, as team JftBs joined Wijit and new arrivals (welcome to the "boys" J24) XP Rigging on the mud, in a fierce outgoing tide, only minutes after rounding the windward mark in second place.

Meanwhile crew Madeleine woke up only one minute before the start to realise this was supposed to be a sailing, rather than a bare pole drifting, race, whilst we, on board Vinyl Solutions, had just prised ourselves off another sandbank to start a little later than desired !! All good professional stuff in the Parkstone J24 fleet !!

Sometimes it works in your favour to watch mistakes being made at the top of the fleet, and Madeleine took over first place which she never relinquished, and we overtook two stranded vessels.

Crackerjack continues to impress, taking another second place, and Zaphod, despite also finding the ground, finished a very creditable third. Obviously Phil's crew prefer the more gentler kind of sailing rather than the "survival" stuff of the last few weeks!

William

mobile tel no. 0782 552 8413








J24 Mon 9th May

 

 

Text Box: The story of the week goes to a recalcitrant Tactic compass/timekeeper which jumped off Jobs for the Buoys during last Monday's race only to be found 24hrs later enjoying a sunbathe on the beach at Sandbanks. Duly returned to its owner, dusted down and fitted with a safety line, it took its pride of place for Monday's race. However, it probably would have served team

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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