Parkstone YC Autumn Series 2017

Parkstone Yacht Club Monday Evening Autumn Series 2017
										Points
Sail No.	Name	31st July	7th Aug	14th Aug	21st Aug	28th Aug	4th Sept	11th Sept	18th Sept	2 discards
4074	Crackerjack	4	2	1	1	2	4	2	1	9
4266	Flying Colours	7	3	5	2	1	3	3	2	14
4236	OJ	5	4	8	6	DNC 10	1	1	5	22
4270	Jolly Roger	1	1	4	4	DNC 10	DNC 10	DNC 10	3	23
4263	Jobs for the Buoys	6	5	2	8	DNF 4	5	4	4	25
4235	Wijit	3	6	3	3	DNC 10	2	DNC 10	DNC 10	27
4239	Zaphod	2	7	6	5	DNC 10	DNC 10	DNC 10	DNC 10	40
4067	Vinyl Solutions	DNC 10	DNC 10	9	7	DNC 10	6	DNC 10	DNC 10	52
5647	XP Rigging	DNC 10	DNC 10	7	DNC 10	DNC 10	DNF 8	DNC 10	DNC 10	55

Apologies, I missed the last race of the series. Here are the amended final results.

Congratulations to Dave Butters and Team Crackerjack. A great set of results.

As some of you may know, after 5 years skippering Vinyl Solutions, I shall not be sailing her next year so I hope someone will take over the results and occasional cryptic comment racing review for 2018.

All the best

William

William Lack 

mobile tel no. 0782 552 8413

email: william.lack@hotmail.co.uk

Autumn Series 2017 at Parkstone, final results

Apologies for my absence during the last couple of weeks, but the Southampton Boat Show took priority.

Here are the final results from the Autumn Evening Series

Parkstone Yacht Club Monday Evening Autumn Series 2017
									Points
Sail No.	Name	31st July	7th Aug	14th Aug	21st Aug	28th Aug	4th Sept	11th Sept	1 discard
4074	Crackerjack	4	2	1	1	2	4	2	12
4266	Flying Colours	7	3	5	2	1	3	3	17
4236	OJ	5	4	8	6	DNC 10	1	1	25
4263	Jobs for the Buoys	6	5	2	8	DNF 4	5	4	26
4235	Wijit	3	6	3	3	DNC 10	2	DNC 10	27
4270	Jolly Roger	1	1	4	4	DNC 10	DNC 10	DNC 10	30
4239	Zaphod	2	7	6	5	DNC 10	DNC 10	DNC 10	40
4067	Vinyl Solutions	DNC 10	DNC 10	9	7	DNC 10	6	DNC 10	52
5647	XP Rigging	DNC 10	DNC 10	7	DNC 10	DNC 10	DNF 8	DNC 10	55

William

William Lack 

mobile tel no. 0782 552 8413

email: william.lack@hotmail.co.uk

Monday 28th Aug

Well done to Flying Colours, first victory of the series !

Well done to Crackerjack, for persevering !

Well done to Jobs for the Buoys, for at least giving it a go !

While the rest, including us, did not fancy a Monday evening drift.

William

William Lack 

mobile tel no. 0782 552 8413

email: william.lack@hotmail.co.uk

Name	31st July	7th Aug	14th Aug	21st Aug	28th Aug	4th Sept	Points
Crackerjack	4	2	1	1	2		10
Flying Colours	7	3	5	2	1		18
Jolly Roger	1	1	4	4	DNC 10		20
Jobs for the Buoys	6	5	2	8	DNF 4		25
Wijit	3	6	3	3	DNC 10		25
OJ	5	4	8	6	DNC 10		25
Zaphod	2	7	6	5	DNC 10		30
Vinyl Solutions	DNC 10	DNC 10	9	7	DNC 10		46
XP Rigging	DNC 10	DNC 10	7	DNC 10	DNC 10		47

Monday 14th April Youth Week

A beautiful evening with a warm SE 5-8 knot breeze as we welcomed new sailors from Parkstone Youth Week into the J24 fleet. Most boats were overloaded but I hope the youngsters enjoyed the experience. Despite our result, and the numerous mishaps on board Vinyl Solutions, our crew seemed to be keen to give it another try !!

Well done to Crackerjack, 1st win of the year, and to Jobs for the Buoys, who scored a great second. 

Parkstone Yacht Club Monday Evening Autumn Series 2017
Sail No.	Name	31st July	7th Aug	14th Aug	21st Aug	28th Aug		Points
4270	Jolly Roger	1	1	4				6
4074	Crackerjack	4	2	1				7
4235	Wijit	3	6	3				12
4263	Jobs for the Buoys	6	5	2				13
4239	Zaphod	2	7	6				15
4266	Flying Colours	7	3	5				15
4236	OJ	5	4	8				17
5647	XP Rigging	DNC 10	DNC 10	7				27
4067	Vinyl Solutions	DNC 10	DNC 10	9				29

William Lack Marine 

mobile tel no. 0782 552 8413

email: william.lack@hotmail.co.uk

Representing: Baltic, Key West, LED Lenser, Sea Smart, Holt, Tilley Endurables.

PYC Monday Evening Autumn Series

Apologies for our absence, crew mutinied by going on holidays. Vinyl Solutions needed a good scrub and antifoul so raring to go now.

William

Parkstone Yacht Club Monday Evening Autumn Series 2017
Sail No.	Name	31st July	7th Aug	14th Aug	21st Aug	28th Aug		Points
4270	Jolly Roger	1	1					2
4074	Crackerjack	4	2					6
4239	Zaphod	2	7					9
4235	Wijit	3	6					9
4236	OJ	5	4					9
4266	Flying Colours	7	3					10
4263	Jobs for the Buoys	6	5					11
4067	Vinyl Solutions	DNC 9	DNC 9					18
5647	XP Rigging	DNC 9	DNC 9					18

William Lack

mobile tel no. 0782 552 8413

email: william.lack@hotmail.co.uk

J24 Results PYC Monday Evening Summer Series

Congratulations to Andrew Hill and team on Wijit for winning the PYC Monday evening 

Summer Series

Parkstone Yacht Club Monday Evening Summer Series 2017
									After 1
Sail No.	Name	12th June	19th June	26th June	3rd July	10th July	17th July	24th July	Discard
4235	Wijit	1	1	5	1	2	5	3	13
4236	OJ	2	DNC 10	3	5	4	3	1	18
4239	Zaphod	4	3	2	6	5	7	7	27
4263	Jobs for the Buoys	5	2	4	4	6	6	6	27
4270	Jolly Roger	DNC 10	DNC 10	DNC 10	2	1	1	2	28
4266	Flying Colours	DNC 10	DNC 10	1	3	7	4	4	29
4074	Crackerjack	3	DNC 10	DNC 10	DNC 10	3	2	DNC 10	38
4067	Vinyl Solutions	6	4	6	7	8	8	DNC 10	39
5647	XP Rigging	DNC 10	DNC 10	DNC 10	DNC 10	DNC 10	DNC 10	5	55

William Lack 

mobile tel no. 0782 552 8413

email: william.lack@hotmail.co.uk

Summer Series Results so far

William Lack 

mobile tel no. 0782 552 8413

email: william.lack@hotmail.co.uk

Summer Series Results so far

Parkstone Yacht Club Monday Evening Summer Series 2017
Sail No.	Name	12th June	19th June	26th June	3rd July
4235	Wijit	1	1	5	1		8
4239	Zaphod	4	3	2	6		15
4263	Jobs for the Buoys	5	2	4	4		15
4236	OJ	2	DNC 9	3	5		19
4266	Flying Colours	DNC 9	DNC 9	1	3		22
4067	Vinyl Solutions	6	4	6	7		23
4270	Jolly Roger	DNC 9	DNC 9	DNC 9	2		29
4074	Crackerjack	3	DNC 9	DNC 9	DNC 9		30

Parkstone YC Monday Evening Summer Series

William Lack Marine 

mobile tel no. 0782 552 8413

email: william.lack@hotmail.co.uk

Representing: Baltic, Key West, LED Lenser, Sea Smart, Holt, Tilley Endurables.

Monday 3rd July 2017

After two Mondays of drifting around the harbour and crawling over the finishing line, on Monday we were treated to a SW Force 4 which prompted our Race Officer to send us out to Branksome. Unfortunately for us this was the one time we, on Vinyl Solutions, were a little light on crew (actually we are always light, but this time we were only four up, so even lighter than usual). I like to get my excuses in early !!  Having competed quite favourably over the last few weeks we were actually a bit disappointed to be left so far behind, but a quite spectacular broach at Poole Head didn't exactly help. Character building stuff though !! Disappointed but not downhearted we joined the Class 2 finishers having watched the little white triangles of the J 24 fleet finishing more than a little while earlier!

Meanwhile, Wijit and Jolly Roger jostled with Flying Colours at the front end of the fleet in what was a great evening's sail.

Result:

1st 4235 Wijit

2nd 4270  Jolly Roger

3rd  4266 Flying Colours

4th 4263  Jobs for the Buoys

5th 4236 OJ

6th 4239  Zaphod

7th  4067  Vinyl Solutions

 

William Lack Marine 

mobile tel no. 0782 552 8413

email: william.lack@hotmail.co.uk

Representing: Baltic, Key West, LED Lenser, Sea Smart, Holt, Tilley Endurables.

Monday 19th June 2017

Whilst the majority of the J24 fleet were enjoying Kiel Week four home loving crews were greeted by a gentle SE breeze which was threatening to become a zephyr. Wijit, Zaphod and Jobs for the Buoys set off for Bell race mark along the North Channel whilst us, the maverick youngsters, decided to visit Brownsea.
At first the tactic looked bad, then really good, and then we sailed into a hole, allowing all the others to pass. Zaphod rounded first.
The zephyr now turned to glass with the occasional puff. Each boat had her turn at the head of the fleet, as countless gybes were performed. Eventually Wijit took line honours from Jobs fir the Buoys leaving Zaphod to lead Vinyl Solutions across the line.


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Monday 12th June 2017

Well, I thought it was very generous of us to mark the sandbank so the whole fleet could sail on by !!! Actually, if I was being honest, it was more of a case of the spinnaker pole having an argument with the genoa sheets thus preventing a speedy tack at Northshore Homes buoy. And we were doing so well up to that point too !!  I understand we were not the only ones to acquaint themselves with said shallows, as 4036 ex Owen's J, now skippered by Duncan McCarthy, also allowed Wijit to pass them at the same point , for the same reason, later in the contest.

However, a beautiful evening with a slightly gusty breeze, gave us all a great sail.

Result:

1st 4035  Wijit

2nd 4036  ??

3rd Crackerjack

4th Zaphod

5th Jobs for the Buoys

6th Vinyl Solutions

William

William Lack 

mobile tel no. 0782 552 8413

email: william.lack@hotmail.co.uk

Monday 22nd May

A very fickle S / SW / WSW / W gentle breeze gusting to 10 knots (for everybody else of course !) greeted the 8 J24 starters on Monday. Plenty of place changes was the result as we all tried to negotiate the conditions. Jolly Roger did best and led from the first windward mark to the finish, whilst Jobs for the Buoys, without their star crew Wade, achieved their best result of the series, whilst an uncalled for wind shift lost us, on Vinyl Solutions, two places on the final beat 

William

Parkstone YC Monday Evening Spring Series
Sail no.	Name	17th April	24th April	1st May	8th May	15th May	22nd May
4270	Jolly Roger	1	3	5	1	2	1	13
4266	Flying Colours	6	4	2	3	3	4	22
4235	Wijit	DNC 9	1	DNC 9	2	1	3	25
4239	Zaphod	DNC 9	7	1	6	4	5	32
4263	Jobs for the Buoys	6	6	6	5	DNC 9	2	33
5647	XP Rigging	6	5	4	7	DNC 9	6	37
4074	Crackerjack	2	2	DNC 9	8	DNC 9	8	38
4067	Vinyl Solutions	DNC 9	8	3	4	DNC 9	7	40

Monday 15th May 2017

It's that sinking feeling when you know there is nothing you can do but turn for home and get the fenders and warps out !! Yes that was our story on Monday when the main halliard flew past my right ear, having wound itself up through the mast, and was now trailing serenely in the water.

It seemed to be a case of how many DNCs. Jobs for the Buoys and Crackerjack lacked crew and XP Rigging were ensconced in exams. That left just four boats to fight it out over a short legged course which kept the sail handlers busy. I watched, with envy, via the telescope in the clubhouse as Wijit took command towards the penultimate mark, perfected an excellent spinnaker down, gybe, round and harden up for home, manoeuvre, leaving Jolly Roger (thank you for the duct tape Roger), Flying Colours and Zaphod in their wake, in that order.

Hopefully, the series results are attached.

 

William

mobile tel no. 0782 552 8413

email: william.lack@hotmail.co.uk

Monday 8th May

Parkstone Spring Evening Series Monday 8th May.

An interesting start line, for the nine J24s, which could only be crossed on port tack. A North Easterly is a difficult wind for which to set a course within Poole Harbour. In consequence we all headed north on starboard. Jolly Roger and Wijit were the first to tack away towards Northshore Homes and a melee occurred when the rest of us arrived. 

Spinnakers up and a long run to Balls Lake but still most of the fleet were separated by very little. However, the beat back did eventually spread us out, and we, on Vinyl Solutions found ourselves mid fleet. Jolly Roger took line honours, closely followed by Wijit and Flying Colours. Jobs for the Buoys and us had a close tussle on the final beat but helm lady Holly held her nerve and we crossed about 10 seconds in front for 4th place (uncharted, but jolly exciting, territory for us!!)

 

William Lack 

mobile tel no. 0782 552 8413

email: william.lack@hotmail.co.uk

Parkstone YC Monday Evening Spring Series			2017
Sail no.	Name	17th April	24th April	1st May	8th May
4270	Jolly Roger	1	3	5	1	10
4266	Flying Colours	6	4	2	3	15
4235	Wijit	DNC 9	1	DNC 9	2	21
4074	Crackerjack	2	2	DNC 9	8	21
5647	XP Rigging	6	5	4	7	22
4239	ex Zaphod	DNC 9	7	1	6	23
4263	Jobs for the Buoys	6	6	6	5	23
4067	Vinyl Solutions	DNC 9	8	3	4	24