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Magazine of the British Contender Association THE CONTENDER MIDSUMMER SPECIAL ISSUE No 583 Britain’s only quality Contender paper July 2000 MITCHELL IN ISAF SLEAZE SHOCK! ISAF STEP IN AS RUMOURS OF SKULDUGGERY PERSIST AFTER OXFORD MEETING Chris Mitchell, the competitors race, which he Chairman of the confirmed the managed to lose in International rumour that he was extraordinary Contender seen talking to a style. Mitchell had Assocation to be shady looking Asian a substantial lead in investigated. bright sunshine and ISAF officials “IT COULD what was no more confirmed today ONLY HAVE than a pleasant that veteran sailor BEEN breeze when he Chris Mitchell wll be DELIBERATE, capsized during an investigated appalling gybe. following his AFTER ALL Commented one performance in the WHO COULD competitor “I recent Oxford open always thought his GET IT SO Chris Mitchell in action - Vertical this time Photo: Turtle meeting. WRONG” character under Suspicion pressure was shrugging off the Knoeidea stated: “in type of irregularity surrounded Mitchell businessman shortly suspect, but this attentions of the the light of recent are fully after other before the second gybe was so bad Farmoor frolicking events in cricket we whitewashed, sorry, that it can’t have females 12 hours want to ensure that I mean investigated, been mere rank after striding sailing is kept and those found INSIDE incompetence” ashore, is reported squeaky clean”. He guilty heavily 2 WHO’S WHO IN THE Another bystander to be exhausted. No continued: “it is punished by way of ASSOCIATION said “It was a suspicion crucial for the buying more beers shocker of a gybe” surrounded him, “I wellbeing of the allround.” 4 HOW RICH ARE WE? and “it could only was too far away to sport that any (Source: Reuters) The BCA 1999 Accounts have been see and suggestions of this 4 ISAF SINGLEHANDER deliberate, after all, concentrating on who could get it so pulling my own OLYMPIC TRIALS wrong”. WAVELENGTH ON THE MOVE Chris Mitchell reports from Quiberon rope” he said Mitchell denied all diplomatically, Graham Scott and Wavelength 6 E-MAIL FORUM wrong doing saying however, ISAF Designs have relocated to Cornwall, New regular column bringing you the that he had only investigators may and can now be found at: latest views from around the world given a forecast, wish to question four going on five, if him as well after he Wavelength Designs,Unit 5a, The 12 ...& MORE E-MAIL... a little patchy. This was Stamps Ind Est, Rising Sun, Contendering Tips was suspiciously uncharacteristically Callington, Cornwall, PL17 8JE 13 REPORTS & RESULTS different to the one observed liberally Tel/fax 01579 351628, obtained by Tim waving cash around 16 REMAINING FIXTURES Holden of glassy in the vicinity of the E-mail: [email protected] calm. 17 TRAVELLERS TROPHY - bar. Head of the Website: CURRENT STANDINGS Meeting winner ISAF disciplinary www.wavelengthdesigns.com 18 BOATS & GEAR FOR Jones, still committee Ivor SALE only £49.95 ... Travelling to Medemblik? Contact RB SportMOUT &ON Travel DEVELOPMENTS for the best T ferryel: 01628 deals 52940 ... Contendering Magazine of the British Contender Association EDITOR’S BIT Once again I find myself apologising for the fact that CLASS OFFICIALS Contendering is just a touch Chairman Stuart Jones, 40 Stevenson Drive, Binfield, Berks, RG42 5JB later than planned. I think, Tel: 01344 301286 however, that I have a better Secretary David Davies, The Old Post Office, Hollybush, Ledbury, HR8 1ET Tel: 015 3163 2308 excuse than usual – the rather earlier than Treasurer Charlie Baynes, 21 Quorn Gardens, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2TA Tel: 017 0255 8658 anticipated arrival of a baby Fixtures Tim Holden, 34 The Ghyll, Fixby, Huddersfield, HD2 2FE boy, William, interrupted Tel: 01484 320940 the production process just Newsletter Jerry Driscoll, 1 Springfields, Lower Moors Road, Colden Common, at wrong moment. I had been rather sceptical of Winchester, Hants, SO21 1SH Tel: 019 6271 1698 everyone else’s tales of how time consuming such Technical Nigel Walbank, 1 Southern Road, Lymington, Hampshire wriggly little blobs can be, but I am now starting to Tel: 015 9067 7166 understand a little better… Web Site Jerry Driscoll, 1 Springfields, Lower Moors Road, Colden Common, Winchester, Hants, SO21 1SH Tel: 019 6271 1698 This issue has all the normal snippets of news and FULL MEASURERS reports, plus details of the forthcoming worlds at D. Chivers The Rowans, 6 Fishbourne Rd, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 3HU Medemblik. For those that haven’t been there before, Tel: 012 4378 2958 it is well worth the trip – a delightful little place with Ron Duffield 13 Hollow Lane, Hayling Island, Hants, PO11 9AA Tel: 017 0546 4996 excellent facilities, and a reputation (experienced first Don O’Donnell Edelweiss, 58 Station Road, Wootton Bassett, Wilts Tel: 017 9385 2245 hand by myself and many others in the fleet) for top MAINTENANCE MEASURERS quality organisation and fun. Don’t miss it! Dave Aston Ryburn, 3 Warbler Close, Trowbridge, Wilts, BA14 9TY Tel: 012 2577 6980 V. Provoost Tornton Lodge, 3 Crofton Way, Warsash, Hants, SO31 9FQ This issue marks the introduction of a new feature in Tel: 014 8957 9207 Contendering: the e-mail forum. Over the last few issues Rodger White 10 Willoughby Road, Harpenden, Herts. Al5 4PF Tel: 015 8276 1288 we’ve probably bored everyone by banging on about REGIONAL FLEET CONTACTS checking out the Contender web site etc. Some of you CORNWALL are probably convinced we’re a bunch of techie nerds Porthpean Stacey Bray, 34 Victoria Rd, St. Austell, Cornwall, PL25 4QD Tel: 01726 77859 in green anoraks and thick glasses rather than rough DORSET tough sailing types (now Nick Rawlings has left the class Highcliffe Stephen Waite, 10 Asquith Close, Purewell, Christchurch we can deny it!). We ARE aware that not every one has Tel: 012 0248 1980 (or wants) access to the internet, but equally we are Poole Y.C Richard Smart, 56 Roman Rd, Broadstone, BH18 9DN Tel: 012 0260 0837 aware that there are a lot of issues raised by Contender ESSEX sailors around the world which are relevant to all BCA Leigh-on-Sea Charlie Baynes, 21 Quorn Gardens, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2TA Tel: 017 0255 8658 members. The e-mail forum has provided a medium Brightlingsea Dave Bridle, 7 Mareness Crescent, Brightlingsea Tel: 012 0630 5677 for these ideas to be expressed, and I anticipate the Maylandsea Bay Dave Griffiths, Marsh Cottage, The Esplanade, West Mayland, “highlights” of these discussions will become a regular Chelmsford, CM3 6AL Tel: 016 2174 1480 feature in Contendering. HAMPSHIRE Lymington Nigel Walbank, 1 Southern Road, Lymington, Hants Tel: 015 9067 7166 Weston Graham Scott, Wavelength Designs, Unit 10, Mitchell Point, CHAIRMAN’S CHAT Hamble, Southampton Tel: 023 8045 7417 KENT Scotland in May. Well I can Broadstairs Pete Giffin, 12 Rosemary Gardens, Broadstairs, Kent Tel: 018 4360 2356 vouch for you, that LEICESTERSHIRE sometimes it’s quite warm, Rutland Richard Gimmler, 10 Gotham Lane, Bunny, NG11 6QJ Tel: 011 5921 4771 though sometimes it’s more LONDON like the depths of Winter. A Datchet Water Stuart Jones, 5 Fern Cottages, Fern Lane, Little Marlow, great mistake was only Bucks Tel: 016 2852 9408 King George Mike Keates, 193 Church Rd, Leyton, London, E10 7BQ Tel: 020 8556 6372 taking my soft pondy NORTHERN Southerners Summer Dovestone Cris Miles, 16 Brownhill Lane, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6BZ wetsuit. However, it would Tel: 014 5782 0432 have been the biggest Grimwith Sandy Clapham, 61 Holt Park Crescent, Leeds, LS16 7SL mistake not to turn up, as I, Tel: 011 32 61 0131 for one, thought that it was one of the most enjoyable SCOTLAND Stewart Murdoch, 6 Balmyle Rd, West Ferry, Dundee, DD5 1JJ Nationals that I have attended. A very friendly club, Tel: 013 8247 7133 SOUTH WEST SEND ANY ARTICLES, REPORTS, PICTURES & Chew Valley Dave Aston, Ryburn, 3 Warbler Close, Trowbridge, BA14 9TY Tel: 01225 776980 ADVERTISEMENTS TO JERRY DRISCOLL AT: SUSSEX Bough Beech Peter Dives, 18 Overton Shaw, East Grinstead, RH19 2HN 1 Springfields • Lower Moors Road Tel: 01342 328267 Colden Common • Winchester • SO21 1SH Eastbourne Dave Pike, 5 Fitzmaurice Avenue, Eastbourne Tel: 01323 642242 Lancing Tony White, The Cokers, Borstal Rd, Steyning, BN44 3PD Tel: 01903 816007 Tel/Fax: 01962 711698 Worthing Dave Skarden, Silver Birches, Fryan Rd, Storrington, West Sussex E-Mail: [email protected] Tel: 01903 743538 WALES Text on disk is greatly preferred, I recommend saving as a text file British Steel John Pym, 5 Selby Close, Llanfrechfa, Cwmbran, NP4 4 8TT (unformatted), although I can import most word processor formats. Tel: 01633 871897 If you want pictures back, please put a label on the back: write in felt WARWICKSHIRE Draycote Water Amar Marphatia, 20 Broadbent Close, Whetstone Tel: 01533 864099 tip. Ballpoint impressions can show through when they’re scanned. Front Cover Picture: ICA Chairman Chris Mitchell at Pwhelli. Photo by Turtle, 01758 713641. Contendering - July 2000 3 great racing, even if the wind was a touch wildly and the venue just typically Scottish (Rhona has just varying, some great socials and fine scenary. A lot of said - what exactly do you mean by that!). Well, lovely thanks should go out to Ian, Stewart and Gavin and sandy beach, great entertainment, winds light and others of the Scottish fleet that organised the event, variable! along with all at East Lothian YC. A great effort. It was Stuart Jones and Chris Mitchell stayed in a twin room in well rounded off with Gavins rendition on the pipes as the same B & B as Rhona and I. Most of the time they we were lauching on the last day. The fleet had a whip behaved themselves although the lady owner got round so he can get rid of that bum high note.
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