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The RS Feva associations e-Newsletter				July/August 2006 edition
RS Feva Breaking News... The RS Ball 2006 dates are now set! The 2006 RS Feva National Championships had 160 competitors in 80 boats!! Less than 1 month to the RS Feva World Championships in Garda! Next Fat Face event is Warsash on the 2nd & 3rd September!
Welcome Welcome to the first addition of RS Feva Sailing Today, the new planned regular e-newsletter from the RS association. We plan to bring you the latest news, views and technical articles and anything else that maybe of interest to the RS Feva sailor! To make this happen though we need your help with providing the material. So don't delay - Get writing and email me with your RS Feva articles and don't forget those pictures! In this issue we have: GUL RS Racing Sprint Champs and RS Ball Report from Papercourt Down at Chichester Royal Burnham RS Fat Face circuit 2006 2006 Feva Nationals report An article on General Sail care from Hyde Sails Good luck at your World Championships in Garda!! Enjoy the read! Duncan Ellis duncan.ellis@progressivetechnology.co.uk
GUL RS Racing Sprint Champs and RS Ball, 2006 For 2006 ....   A brand new event for the RS fleets!   And a date for the 2006 RS Ball for those of you worrying that you'd heard nothing to date. Saturday November 4th - Rutland Sailing Club & Barnsdale Lodge Hotel The Sprint Champs will be a series of short (15-20 minute) races in flights of 10 boats in separate fleets, with a complicated scoring system, finishing off with flight finals.   Something very different, excellent racing and spectating, and great prizes, courtesy of GUL. The RS Racing  Ball will be held 3 miles from Rutland SC at the Barnsdale Lodge, a beautiful 18th century privately owned hotel.    There will be the normal revelry of band, disco, 4 course dinner, bar extension, and maybe even a few fireworks ...   Dress will be black tie. The Sprint Champs will cost approximately £10/boat in advance, and will double for entries received after 14th October.   The RS Ball is £25 per person, tickets must be booked by 14th October via the RS Office at East Hayes, Grove Road, Lymington, SO41 3RN.   There is lovely, plush accommodation at the Barnsdale Lodge from £40/person., and dormitories at Rutland SC from £12/person, and lots in between.  See the RS website under events for more details.   Put it in your diary now!   And don't forget to book in ...
Papercourt SC - 26th March A great combined weekend of training on the Saturday and the season’s first Fat Face Racing Circuit Event on the Sunday was hosted by Papercourt. Despite it being Mothering Sunday the club managed an impressive array of volunteers to get the show on the road with superb organisation and catering. Four races were held with extremely close racing for the 30 boat fleet following the intense winter training. The stars on the day were also last years Fat Face Racing Circuit winners, Nathan and Anna Ackroyd from Norfolk Broads. They starred despite the pressure of still being able to be beaten by the local heroes Aaron Smith and Jeremy Williamson going into the final race. In fact in that last race The Ackroyds got a clear start and stretched away to a huge lead whilst Smith had to recover from 4th place at the first mark to make it back to 2nd by the finish. Beckie Diamond and Fiona Hampshire also from the home club sailed a fantastic series to claim 3rd overall and first all girl team. The battle for 4th wasn’t settled until after countback with Alex Poyner and Holly Tucker (also 2nd all girl team) beating the Jones-Warner brothers of Rupert and Hugo by counting a 3rd place to the J-W’s best 4th place. The Asbo boys (as the J-W’s are known to some of the fleets less reputable elements) performed the sailing feat of the weekend by still coming 5th in race 2 despite having to sail half the race less jib when the halyard snapped. The day dawned looking grey and wet but in fact the sun even appeared in the morning before rain descended during packing up late afternoon. The wind was an eventful force 3 with gusts of 4 and variable direction. The consequence was that, particularly in the early part of the day, there was many a capsize. But those who were frisky enough to try their hand at breaststroke invariably showed great staying power and continued to the end. Whilst at the Nationals there will be a lot of adults sailing the reputation of the elders (and betters) was nobly upheld here by Rodney Steele who was crewed by his son Jeremy. He’ll be looking for a top 10 finish next so the younger generation had better be warned! There were notable feats throughout the fleet with perhaps a synchronised back flip being performed by both helm and crew of one boat with a stylish feet first water entry after a full somersault in midst capsize perhaps taking the biscuit. The importance of listening properly to briefings and reading the SI’s was also demonstrated by the boat that honourably did a 720 after a small misdemeanour only to find out afterwards that for the Fevas this year (NOT at the Nationals or Worlds) the penalty for an infringement has been amended to being a 360! This is an interesting class initiative to try to increase rule observance amongst those who have had the shortest exposure to the rules. Judging by the large number of 360’s performed it seems to be working but its early days yet. Next Open meetings are Whitstable on 5 & 6 May, with the back to back meetings at Emsworth and Chichester on 13 & 14 May respectively. The next training event is at Whitstable on 8 & 9 April with details on the website. Book now to avoid disappointment.
Overall Results: Pos Sail No Helm Crew Club R1 R2 R3 R4 Pts 1 834 Nathan Ackroyd Anna Ackroyd Norfolk Broads 2 1 1 1 3 2 20 Aaron Smith Jeremy Williamson PSC 1 2 3 2 5 3 22 Beckie Diamond Fiona Hampshire PSC 3 4 4 3 10 4 1103 Alex Poyner Holly Tucker   5 3 5 11 13 5 936 Rupert Jones Warner Hugo Jones Warner Chichester 4 5 7 4 13 6 1226 Ed Lowes Will Lowes   6 8 2 6 14 7 1001 Jonathan Holmes Hamish Ellis   8 6 17 5 19 8 845 Laura Saunders Matthew Purdon   10 11 12 7 28 9 223 Ross Williams James Patience   21 9 10 9 28 10 129 Kirsty Hill Hugh Gower   7 16 6 18 29 11 251 James Lovejoy Lucy Preston PSC 14 10 9 10 29 12 151 Michael Ellis Lizzie Ellis   11 20 8 13 32 13 931 Jeremy Steele Rodney Steele Broadwater 15 7 16 12 34 14 1028 Holly Watson Brittany Mackinlay HISC 9 13 25 15 37 15 839 James Bolingbroke Matt Heathcoate Dabchicks 17 17 13 8 38 16 247 George Beck Alex Groves PSC 13 14 19 17 44 17 194 Freya Yullard Jazzy Tucker   26 15 14 16 45 18 848 Natalya Eyre Francesca Eyre Thorp Bay 16 12 18 19 46 18 80 Lara-Jane Conway-Yates Claire Trant   21 23 11 14 46 20 1076 Matthew Devanso Matt Barker Highcliffe 12 24 15 20 47 21 439 Hannah Maunder Juliet Price HISC 22 18 24 21 61 22 444 Liz Foreman Amy Foreman Queen Mary 20 19 23 25 62 23 21 Julia Beck Martha Paton   32 21 20 22 63 24 25 Caroline Culwick Richard Culwick PSC 23 22 28 23 68 25 23 Catherine Whitehill Ben Truscott PSC 24 32 22 27 73 26 870 Callum Rocks Kieran Rocks Hamble River 25 32 27 24 76 27 1429 Lydia Mapstone Camilla Mapstone Chichester 32 25 21 32 78 28 1286 Nicolay Nilsson Nicholas Woods PSC/Weston 18 32 29 32 79 29 24 Tim Culwick Lizzy Culwick PSC 32 32 26 26 84
Chichester YC - 14th May On Sunday, May 14th, twenty-eight Fevas came to Chichester Yacht Club for their Open meeting. Sixteen clubs were represented, including the Norfolk Broads Yacht Club on Wroxham Broad. They were set a straightforward windward/leeward course, and in the prevailing easterly the need to read the shifts both upwind and down proved a good test of the youngsters’ sailing, (watched avidly from the shore by their parents) but the Norfolk brother and sister pair were masters of this, and scored two wins to take the overall prize. At the prize-giving, Race Officer Peter Robson, gave a summing-up of the racing, and congratulated the mostly teen-age sailors on their performance. There were special prizes for particular categories of sailor, and the event was sponsored by Fat Face. The newly-completed Club Room, with its essential Tea Bar, as well as the new Changing Rooms and Showers, was a scene of frantic but well-ordered activity as the sailors surged in to be refreshed in the short interval between the second and third races. Feva Fleet Captain Jane Jones-Warner, assembled a splendid team of helpers on shore and afloat, to make the first Open event for which she has been responsible a great success.
Sailed:3, Discards:1, To count:2, Ratings:None, Entries:28, Scoring system:Default scoring system Rank SailNo Helm Crew Club R1 R2 R3 Total Nett 1st 834 Nathan Ackroyd Anna Ackroyd Norfolk Broads YC (3.0) 1.0 1.0 5.0 2.0 2nd 1582 Alex Poyner Holly Tucker Emsworth SC 2.0 (3.0) 3.0 8.0 5.0 3rd 1226 Ed Lowes Will Lowes Whitstable YC 4.0 2.0 (14.0) 20.0 6.0 4th 375 Simon Kitchen Abbie Page CYC (10.0) 5.0 2.0 17.0 7.0 5th 1429 Lydia Mapstone Camilla Mapstone CYC (7.0) 4.0 5.0 16.0 9.0 6th 1333 Toby Holloway Oliver Stevens Burghfield SC 1.0 10.0 (18.0) 29.0 11.0 7th 1290 Austen Scully Bethany Robson WSC/CYC (6.0) 6.0 6.0 18.0 12.0 8th 1001 Jon Holmes Hamish Ellis ESSC (13.0) 9.0 4.0 26.0 13.0 9th 151 Michael Ellis Elizabeth Ellis Hillhead SC 5.0 (13.0) 9.0 27.0 14.0 10th 936 Rupert Jones-Warner Hugo Jones-Warner CYC (9.0) 7.0 7.0 23.0 14.0 11th 937 Nick Robson Alex Parfitt CYC (14.0) 8.0 8.0 30.0 16.0 12th 1131 James Aylward Otto Collier Hayling Island SC 8.0 (12.0) 11.0 31.0 19.0 13th 469 Alex Orton Steph Orton CYC 11.0 11.0 (17.0) 39.0 22.0 14th 931 Rodney Steel Jermey Steel Broadwater SC 15.0 (28.0 DNF) 10.0 53.0 25.0 15th 845 Laura Sanders Matt Purdon Thorpe Bay (17.0) 15.0 13.0 45.0 28.0 16th 247 Clare Michelmore Lucy Preston Papercourt 19.0 (24.0) 12.0 55.0 31.0 17th 1434 Hannah Maunder Juliet Price Hayling Island SC (22.0) 14.0 19.0 55.0 33.0 18th 444 Liz Foreman Amy Foreman Queen Mary (23.0) 18.0 15.0 56.0 33.0 19th 848 Natalya Eyre Francesca Eyre Thorpe Bay 16.0 17.0 (20.0) 53.0 33.0 20th 1185 Lucy Goff Daniel Pitt DQSC 18.0 16.0 (21.5) 55.5 34.0 21st No Number Mattie Ponsford Ben Hoddy CYC 20.0 (21.0) 16.0 57.0 36.0 22nd 1301 Guy Hickman Billy Hickman Pagham YC 12.0 28.0 OCS (DNC) 69.0 40.0 23rd 380 Dan Fenn Syd McLean NSSC (29.0 DNF) 22.0 21.5 72.5 43.5 24th 870 Callum Rocks Kieran Rocks Hamble River SC (29.0 DNF) 19.0 25.0 73.0 44.0 25th 812 Georgina Page Harry Renton-Rose CYC 21.0 (23.0) 23.0 67.0 44.0 26th 774 Sam Denyer Stuart Denyer DQSC 25.0 20.0 (DNC) 74.0 45.0 27th 1113 Will Jones-Warner Calum Murray CYC 26.0 (28.0 DNF) 24.0 78.0 50.0 28th 212 Simon Boakes Bertie Boakes CYC 24.0 (DNC) DNC 82.0 53.0
Royal Burnham YC - 17th June The Royal Burnham Yacht Club hosted the RS Feva Fat Face Racing Circuit Open on 16th/17th June, attracting 28 entries with sixteen visiting boats.  The event which was sponsored by Fat Face along with prizes most generously donated by Holt was dominated by the visitors.  Light to moderate airs, brilliant sunshine and challenging tidal currents created interesting start-line and sailing conditions. There were 2 races on Saturday afternoon and three on Sunday, with packed lunches provided on the water.  Nathan and Anna Ackroyd (Norfolk Broads YC) won the event with 6 points - two 1st’s, two 2nd’s and a discarded 3rd.   Austen Scully and Kate Sanders (Thorpe Bay YC) were a very close second with 7 points - three 1st’s, a 4th and a discarded 7th and Rupert and Hugo Jones-Warner (Chichester YC) were third with 15 points.  Chris Hardy and Joshua Aldridge won the prize for the youngest helm and crew with a combined age of 22 years and 8 months while Sarah Adams and April Phillips won a merit prize for smiling and laughing throughout, even though they found themselves trailing the fleet most of the time.  The Royal Burnham Yacht Club entertained competitors on Saturday evening with a delicious barbeque held in the dinghy park, cooked skilfully by Race Officer Richard Galloway, brother Stuart and supervised by Liz Adams; a ‘Rave’ for the teens was masterminded by Tim Galloway in the ‘Billiards’ Room and a New Orleans Jazz Band played on the sundeck for the parents to relax to.  A good time was had by all.
Sail No Boat Helm Crew Points Place R2 R1 R3 R4 R5 834 Scarlett Feva Nathan Ackroyd Anna Ackroyd 6 1 1 2 1 2 3 1290   Austen Scully Kate Sanders 7 2 7 1 4 1 1 936   Rupert Jones-Warner Hugo Jones-Warner 15 3 2 8 2 6 5 848   Natalya Eyre Robert Palmer 21 4 12 5 7 3 6 151   Michael Ellis Elizabeth Ellis 22 5 13 7 3 4 8 1226 Smoke on the Water Ed Lowes Will Lowes 22 6 5 18 5 5 7 498 Arrow James Dallimore Annabel Bates 26 7 3 6 12 7 10 931 J20 Rodney Steel Jeremy Steel 30 8 10 14 8 8 4 1333   Toby Holloway Oli Stevens 33 9 4 10 10 9 12 129   Kirsty Hill Ashley King 41 10 9 15 11 12 9 845 Ice Ice Feva Laura Sanders Matt Purdon 44 11 15 11 6 13 14 1001   Jon Holmes Hamish Ellis 49 12 14 4 14 17 18 839   James Bollingbroke Matt Heathcote 50 13 29 29 9 10 2 1522 Slippery Dick Chris Hardy Josh Aldridge 50 14 19 3 16 18 13 1523   Fred Brown Josh Coleman 55 15 6 9 25 20 20 1250   Ollie Kemp George Simmons 56 16 11 20 15 15 15 1486 Drama Queen Ella Brown Arthur Brown 60 17 8 19 23 11 22 1453   Stuart Paul Lauren Bates 63 18 21 12 13 19 19 1374   Samuel Rowell Oli Ball 64 19 20 13 20 21 11 502 Daemon