Contendering The Magazine of the British Contender Association - February 2001

Contents 2 WHO’S WHO in the Association 4 INTERNATIONAL CONTENDER AGM Proposed rule changes explained by ICA Chairman Chris Mitchell 6 2001 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 7 2001 FIXTURE LIST 8 2001 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 2000 REPORTS & RESULTS Starting with Stewart Murdoch’s Scotland report... 12 2000 TRAVELLERS TROPHY 14 PERSONAL HANDICAP RATINGS 15 2000 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 18 CONTENDER CLASSIFIEDS Boats & Gear for sale Contendering Magazine of the British Contender Association EDITOR’S BIT Another Contendering. CLASS OFFICIALS Well, this one was supposed Chairman Stuart Jones, 40 Stevenson Drive, Binfield, Berks, RG42 5JB to be the end-of-season Tel: 01344 301286 issue; then it became the Secretary David Davies, The Old Post Office, Hollybush, Ledbury, midwinter issue, and by the HR8 1ET Tel: 015 3163 2308 time you receive it, it looks Treasurer Charlie Baynes, 21 Quorn Gardens, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, like it will virtually be the SS9 2TA Tel: 017 0255 8658 spring issue… Fixtures Tim Holden, 34 The Ghyll, Fixby, Huddersfield, HD2 2FE Tel: 01484 320940 Unfortunately, having over Newsletter Jerry Driscoll, 1 Springfields, Lower Moors Road, Colden Common, the last couple of years been Winchester, Hants, SO21 1SH Tel: 019 6271 1698 able to largely choose when I could put the magazine Technical Alan Mollatt, Alpha, Jubilee Rd, Worth, Deal, Kent, CT14 0DP together, it has been something of a shock to return to Tel: 01304 612418 real work – which has meant that this time money- Web Site Jerry Driscoll, 1 Springfields, Lower Moors Road, Colden Common, grubbing has dictated the timetable. For those of you Winchester, Hants, SO21 1SH Tel: 019 6271 1698 who missed poring over Contendering over the winter, FULL MEASURERS sorry. D. Chivers The Rowans, 6 Fishbourne Rd, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 3HU Tel: 012 4378 2958 We have something of a busy year ahead of us this Ron Duffield 13 Hollow Lane, Hayling Island, Hants, PO11 9AA Tel: 017 0546 4996 year, with a european championship and two world Alan Mollatt Alpha, Jubilee Rd, Worth, Deal, Kent, CT14 0DP Tel: 01304 612418 championships, as well as our usual domestic fixtures, Don O’Donnell Edelweiss, 58 Station Road, Wootton Bassett, Wilts Tel: 017 9385 2245 all within the next twelve months. I hope to be doing MAINTENANCE MEASURERS a little more this season (I don’t think I could do less!), Dave Aston Ryburn, 3 Warbler Close, Trowbridge, Wilts, BA14 9TY Tel: 012 2577 6980 particularly as Tim Holden has managed to find us a V. Provoost Tornton Lodge, 3 Crofton Way, Warsash, Hants, SO31 9FQ Tel: 014 8957 9207 couple of new places to visit. Rodger White 10 Willoughby Road, Harpenden, Herts. Al5 4PF Tel: 015 8276 1288 Although I did not travel around the circuit last year, I REGIONAL FLEET CONTACTS have been kept in touch with what’s going on, despite CORNWALL experiencing a distinct shortage of open reports. If you Porthpean Stacey Bray, 34 Victoria Rd, St. Austell, Cornwall, PL25 4QD Tel: 01726 77859 finish fourth at a meeting, it’s your task to write the DORSET report – and please do send them through to me as Highcliffe Stephen Waite, 10 Asquith Close, Purewell, Christchurch well as Yachts & Yachting, so I can get them in Tel: 012 0248 1980 Contendering and on the web site. Poole Y.C Richard Smart, 56 Roman Rd, Broadstone, BH18 9DN Tel: 012 0260 0837 ESSEX Its good to see that there will be a number of new Leigh-on-Sea Charlie Baynes, 21 Quorn Gardens, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2TA boats around in 2001, including a small clutch of new Tel: 017 0255 8658 Bonezzi boats. Its also nice to see that secondhand Brightlingsea Dave Bridle, 7 Mareness Crescent, Brightlingsea Tel: 012 0630 5677 boats are still selling well and that we have a number Maylandsea Bay Dave Griffiths, Marsh Cottage, The Esplanade, West Mayland, Chelmsford, CM3 6AL Tel: 016 2174 1480 of new members joining the class, most notably the HAMPSHIRE current Endeavour Champion, Jim Hunt, who is shortly Lymington Nigel Walbank, 1 Southern Road, Lymington, Hants Tel: 015 9067 7166 expecting to take delivery of a new Rondar boat. Weston Graham Scott, Wavelength Designs, Unit 10, Mitchell Point, Hamble, Southampton Tel: 023 8045 7417 Speaking of new members, there appear to be quite a KENT number of active Contender sailors out there who are Broadstairs Pete Giffin, 12 Rosemary Gardens, Broadstairs, Kent Tel: 018 4360 2356 not members of the association. To those of you who Wilsonian Martin Jones, 141 MainRoad, Hoo St. Werburgh, Nr Rochester, are members I say “catch ‘em and recruit ‘em!” – the Kent, ME3 9EY Tel: 01634 254993 more members we have, the more representative the LEICESTERSHIRE Rutland Richard Gimmler, 10 Gotham Lane, Bunny, NG11 6QJ Tel: 011 5921 4771 association becomes of Contender sailors, and we all LONDON benefit. To the more than just a few non-members who Datchet Water Stuart Jones, 5 Fern Cottages, Fern Lane, Little Marlow, download this magazine from the class web site, I say Bucks Tel: 016 2852 9408 “please join us”. The association works hard to promote King George Mike Keates, 193 Church Rd, Leyton, London, E10 7BQ Tel: 020 8556 6372 the boat, represent the class at national and NORTHERN international levels, safeguard the design, and organise Dovestone Cris Miles, 16 Brownhill Lane, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6BZ Tel: 014 5782 0432 Contender racing in the UK. It manages to do this with Grimwith Sandy Clapham, 61 Holt Park Crescent, Leeds, LS16 7SL very limited resources. If you own and sail a Contender, Tel: 011 32 61 0131 SCOTLAND Stewart Murdoch, 6 Balmyle Rd, West Ferry, Dundee, DD5 1JJ SEND ANY ARTICLES, REPORTS, PICTURES & Tel: 013 8247 7133 ADVERTISEMENTS TO JERRY DRISCOLL AT: SOUTH WEST Chew Valley Dave Aston, Ryburn, 3 Warbler Close, Trowbridge, BA14 9TY 1 Springfields • Lower Moors Road Tel: 01225 776980 SUSSEX Colden Common • Winchester • SO21 1SH Bough Beech Peter Dives, 18 Overton Shaw, East Grinstead, RH19 2HN Tel: 01342 328267 Tel/Fax: 01962 711698 Eastbourne Dave Pike, 5 Fitzmaurice Avenue, Eastbourne Tel: 01323 642242 E-Mail: [email protected] Lancing Tony White, The Cokers, Borstal Rd, Steyning, BN44 3PD Tel: 01903 816007 Text on disk is greatly preferred, I recommend saving as a text file WALES 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 tip. Ballpoint impressions can show through when they’re scanned. Draycote Water Amar Marphatia, 20 Broadbent Close, Whetstone Tel: 01533 864099

Front Cover Picture: Jerry Driscoll at Pwhelli. Photo by Turtle, 01758 713641. Contendering - July 2000 3 whether a member or not, the association supports you, so it seems only fair to ask you to support the association SECRETARY’S SCRIBBLE - the annual subscription of £25 is not individually The Fat’s Finale expensive, but collectively it will make all the difference as to how well the class as a whole can be represented. Well as you all know this is my last year as secretary. I See you on the water in 2001! have really enjoyed my time and will no doubt stay Jerry Driscoll involved helping the fleet in GBR 583 other ways. It is yet again encouraging this year CHAIRMAN’S CHAT having gone through the relatively quiet time of the Once more down unto the pre-Christmas period to start getting those phone calls beach. Well at least it’s time again from prospective new fleet members. for the snowdrops to start to poke out. Those of you that There is still a strong, healthy interest in the boat and it skulk away for the Winter, has made me think carefully about some of the will go and remember where discussions I have seen from Contender sailors you last dumped your boat, throughout the world on the list server. I have come to and take it for a capsize to the strong view that we should ensure that the boat clean it out. That’s what you stays largely as it is now. Fine, lets take advantage of tell the rescue boat driver changes in available materials, but the fundamentals in anyway. Those of us that terms of design, weight, strength etc. should stay as have been manfully out there taking the gales in our they are. After all, it is a challenging boat and we can stride and lucky to still have a mast and banana shaped race them in all conditions. There are many new boats boom, will be starting to defrost pretty soon. on the market (too many in my opinion) and none of them are a Contender, they are all trying to be lighter, So soon another year and another season gallops faster, more extreme. Why should we want to make towards us. First there’s the chance to visit Sailboat in changes that puts the Contender in the same market March to gear up your enthusiasm and buy those new space? Yesterday, I saw an old Ford XR2 with added non-slip boots you’ve been promising yourself, only to spoilers and dark windows. The car made me think, if find the’re like ice skates on the gunwale. we try and change the Contender will it look like that Moving on in 2001 we have a busy year starting with a car – bits added and changed that just didn’t look right- Europeans in Brittany in late May. It’s a first for and it certainly had me thinking – If he wanted a sportier contenders to go to France for a championship and an car why didn’t he buy one in the first place? I’ve also interesting departure for us to go to a country where started thinking more about why I sail a contender the class is pretty well unknown. I’m sure the French rather than an RS600 or something else. I got into the fleet will be there in force if he’s not busy. A couple of fleet when I joined Rutland Water in 1988 with a Laser. months later in July we have a four day Nationals at Just down the beach were 7 contender sailors who were Eastbourne. They know us well there, having had a very friendly and clearly having a good time. When I fleet of varying size for some time, and have always started investigating the boat, everyone was very run races for us very efficiently. The format will be along helpful. My concerns in getting the boat in the first the lines of last years very successful Nationals at North place were, would it be as competitive as the Laser fleet Berwick only without the kilts. Hopefully Gavin will have and would there be enough boats? I wasn’t his bagpipes though, complete with bum note. Plenty disappointed on either front. Now I’ve been sailing to do and see in the area and a full social program will them for a long time, there are other very important be organised. So make a point of being there even if considerations - the people in the class are a good laugh just to prevent yourself being voted onto the committee and the fleet gives me excellent overseas sailing. So at the AGM. lets keep the boat as it is now – progression with the times but not fundamental changes. What I think we From the Nationals it’s pack up time for the Worlds in should focus on is marketing on our current strengths, Kingston, Canada. Alan Mollat is doing a grand job of competitive, strong international fleet, sailable in a huge rounding up a sizable posse to do that one on Lake wind range, excellent sea boat, great investment as the Ontario and it’s not too late to get in touch with him and get on out there. [Alan Mollatt, Alpha, Jubilee Rd, Rob Alexander and his RIB at North Berwick Worth, Deal, Kent, CT14 0DP. Tel: 01304 612418612418]. The boats are then back for a spot of Autumn practice, ending in a dip at Rutland, before swiftly setting off for the warmer southern latitudes of Melbourne for the 2002 Worlds early in January. It looks like the boats at least will be having a good time even if the owners are a bit grumpy! And finally, don’t miss out on the Northerns at Bridlington, if for nothing else a chance to view Sandy Clapham in his natural habitat. See you damp, wet, horrible and probably stinking somewhere soon. Then we’ll go sailing. Stuart Jones, GBR 634 4 Contendering - July 2000 boats themselves last for ages and stay competitive. had been designed to be one from scratch. There are plenty of sailors out there who do want a I was looking back at some of the photos from the year challenge which combined with the features mentioned and thought I would share some of them with you. above still keep the Contender popular. If we try and The first is an excuse to thank Robert for his involvement change too much we will become just another RS or and help in the class and to say how appreciated he Musto Skiff. If I wanted one of those I’d buy a boat that was at the Nationals in Scotland. Ian the race officer gets his just rewards at the Nationals Then we have Gavin, the race officer, Ian, and other organisers at the club who we really have to thank for their brilliant organisation of a great event. Then the worlds – what a great event! Of course, made so good by the number of Brits in attendance– and ended with Stuart actually helping! First time for everything. And the series of the Champion getting a good soaking from – well it looks like they were all British... Dave Davies GBR 616

Maybe she would have preferred the beer... INTERNATIONAL CONTENDER AGM Proposed Rule Changes Over the last year or so there has been considerable debate within the class as to what, if any, rule changes might be desirable to preserve the attractiveness of the class and prevent the design growing outdated [see Email Forum, Contendering, July 2000]. This resulted in a series of proposals presented at the ICA AGM at the world championships in Medemblik, culminating in the postal ballot for which you should have recently received forms. Practical science for Contenderers 1: Cause International Chairman Chris Mitchell gives us a bit more background to the proposed rule changes... You should all, by now, have received the voting slip from our venerable and revered secretary, David Davies, so that you can vote on the various rule changes proposed at the 2000 AGM held at Medemblik during the World Championship. For the benefit of those of you who were not there, and who have not seen the debate on the e-groups forum, here is some of the background to those proposals. For some time I have been enthusiastic about changes to the Contender which will ensure that it continues to be perceived as a modern boat. Clearly, there are 2: Effect elements of the boat which cannot be changed without major upheaval and which would in effect generate a new class. Nevertheless, there are some fairly straightforward things that can be done which will ensure an image which is up to date and progressive. We need to remember that the Contender is now 33 years old; the rules were framed around materials and construction techniques that were current in 1967 – I suppose before a goodly number of you were born, although older members like me remember it well! I must briefly explain the system for getting the class rules changed. Any proposal must be presented to Contendering - July 2000 5 the AGM of the ICA. At least two-thirds of eligible proposed removing the restriction prohibited loose voters (i.e. members of national associations that have footed sails – if the change goes through, you don’t paid the appropriate levy to the ICA) at the AGM must have to rush out and get a new sail, but can continue be in favour of the change. If this condition is with the one you already have. Booms have for satisfied, the change goes out to a postal vote. The sometime been a problem. The popular Superspar postal vote is conducted by each of the national section isn’t quite man enough for the job, and so associations on behalf of the ICA. Three months must we have proposed increasing the maximum size of be allowed for voters (who again must be members the section so that some of the beefier sections of national associations that have paid the appropriate currently available are acceptable. If you choose to levy to the ICA) to get their votes in to their national have a loose-footed sail, you will also have the option secretaries. There must be a two-thirds majority in of have one of those big fat round jobbies with no favour of the changes of the returned votes and there track. is no minimum number of votes that need to be We do not believe that any of the proposals will result returned for the process to be valid. In other words, in a sudden increase in speed, but we hope that a if out of 200 possible voters, only 3 people vote, 2 in period of further rig development will ensue, perhaps favour and 1 against, that is fine – those who don’t ultimately resulting in some speed increase, but also vote can’t hold up progress! The rule changes then in a more controllable rig with fewer breakages of need to be ratified by the ISAF at their AGM, held booms. You might ask why we haven’t gone the annually in November. The whole process is quite whole hog and allowed carbon booms and reduced slow and cumbersome, which is a problem in itself, the mast weight as well. I certainly wanted to see but that is another issue - one which I believe needs those changes incorporated, but the ICA membership updating too, but that’s another issue. seems to be quite a conservative one, and we could We have tried to frame the proposed rule changes in not get those proposals through the AGM. Thus, a manner which is as permissive as possible. In other what you have on your voting slip is what the words, rather than specify a material for the mast, membership was prepared to accept. I hope that we have merely proposed removing the restriction the other changes will come along in due course, that only permits aluminium. Thus, if the change but I think it’s a bit of a shame we cannot get it all goes through, we can use other materials, which through in one go. obviously will include carbon fibre, but if someone As to the proposals themselves, perhaps the most has a preference for aluminium, or doesn’t want the contentious one is that affecting the mast. I have felt expense of a new mast in another material, they can for some time that we ought to remove the restriction carry on using the one they’ve got. Similarly, we have

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Contact Paul Young at Rondar Raceboats Ltd, Unit 14, Indus Acre, Avro Way, Bowerhill, Melksham, SN12 6TP. Tel: 01225 707550, Fax: 01225 702113, e-mail: [email protected], Website: www.rondarboats.com 6 Contendering - July 2000 that only permitted aluminium. The main reason for to be a sudden performance advantage to having the this idea was the notion of encouraging further rig new material. Undoubtedly there will be some people development. However, it has now become clear that that will prefer to continue using aluminium masts for there is an additional factor the inevitable rise in the as long as they can get them. However, the proposed cost of aluminium, and the disappearance of various change will permit an evolution that will otherwise be aluminium components. Apparently the major use of forced on us in due course, so I believe it is vital, aluminium is in the aviation industry, where there is an particularly to those of us who sail in Europe and North annual requirement for 300 000 metric tonnes to build America, that this proposal goes through now. new aircraft. As it is in short supply, prices are rising As for the boom and sail changes, we had originally and the industry is increasingly looking for alternative hoped to get agreement to vote on derestricting the materials. Part of this drive is undoubtedly performance, boom material as well. Unfortunately, the membership but it is partly cost as well. did not vote in favour of that change, although they The tubes used to construct our masts are an aerospace did agree to the increase in size and to remove the component, but one that the aerospace industry doesn’t prohibition against loose-footed sails. I think it would use anymore. Dinghy sailing is a cottage industry and be very helpful if these two proposals went through so is not in a position to get limited runs of tubes made now and we can deal with the issue of boom materials – the smallest order for tubes would be for a tonne, again next year. and you don’t need to be Einstein to work out how The major objection to all of these proposals has been many masts that would make (about 200 for the slower a belief that rig costs will dramatically increase. There amongst you). There just isn’t the requirement for that is, however, no evidence that I can find to support this many masts in a time period that would allow any belief. Some increases are inevitable anyway, even if manufacturer to make a profit. A large company like we stick with aluminium. The other perceived problem Proctors can succeed because they are using the same is that there will be a dramatic performance increase so section for a number of different classes and hence that anyone wanting to be competitive will be forced generate a bigger market for their product. to buy a new rig. Again we do not believe that this will To cut a long story short, you cannot now buy anywhere be the case: indeed, there may need to be some time in the UK a suitable size and quality of aluminium tube for development before the new set-up can rival the to build a mast with the bend characteristics that we old one! want. If you don’t want a Proctor or Superspar mast So, there’s a summary of the events behind the proposed for your Contender, you now have no choice but to go rule changes. If you haven’t returned your voting slip, to Goldspar. That’s an expensive and difficult option if please make a point of doing it soon. You have until you don’t live in Australia. If, on the other hand, you the end of February. Over the next couple of years I could use carbon, there are umpteen suppliers of tubes hope that we can simplify and hasten the process of clamouring for business. You could even build one changing the class rules. Other changes that I would yourself. As for the expense, we have been reliably like to see are an increase in boom height and informed that whilst “goldplating” is very possible, with simplification of the foil profiles, but perhaps I’ll keep a bit of common sense it is possible to turn out carbon those ideas for another edition… masts at a perfectly reasonable price. Hence, the ICA committee believes that carbon masts are the way to Chris Mitchell move forward. As the overall weight and tip weights ICA Chairman remain the same, we do not believe that there is going EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2001

The Contender 2001 European Championship will be held at Loctudy in Brittany at the end of May. Loctudy is approximately 20Km south west of Quimper, and the club, Cercle Nautique de Loctudy, hosts many regattas during the year, including an annual event for the International Canoe which is always popular with British sailors. This area, the Pays Bigouden, is extremely beautiful, and this championship is perhaps the ideal excuse for taking a spring holiday in Brittany. Provisional Programme: Wednesday 23rd May : Measurement 35400 Saint Malo Thursday 24th May: Races 1 & 2 France Friday 25th May: Races 3 & 4 Tel: 0299819340 Saturday 26th May: Races 5 & 6 email: [email protected] Sunday 27th May: Race 7 & Prizegiving or [email protected] Address & Contacts: When further details are available they will be posted on the ICA Cercle Nautique de Loctudy website. Plage de Langoz The club has provided some accommodation addresses: 29750 LOCTUDY Mr Garcin: Tel 02 98 874045 – Apartments for 4 or 6 persons, France 2000 or 2500 per week. Secretary Annick Gauthier “Resting places”: E-mail [email protected] Mme Perennou: Tel 02 98 915790 Tel: 02 98 87 42 84 Mr Plouhinec: Tel 02 98 915294 Fax: 02 98 87 99 16 Mr Seven: Tel 02 98 874287 Formal notice of race and sailing instructions are not yet available, Mr Stephen: Tel 02 98 870459 but for more information contact: Mr Daoulas: Tel 02 98 524800 Henri Chemineau, For deals on ferry routes and fares contact Richard Buttner at RB c/o H. Chemineau Composites Sport & Travel, 01304 216194. 42, rue des bas Sablons Contendering - July 2000 7

22T001 FIXTURES LIST PROVISIONAL as at 16th January 2001. Strongly recommend checking for confirmation closer to each meeting! DATE VENUE TRAVELLERS CONTACT COMMENTS Date Days Nat. Nth Sth Scot April Easter Grand Slam - First Race 13.00 Friday, Last Race 133 Weston S C 17.00 Sunday 212 KXsing Georg e M2ike Keate 020 8556 637 228 OXXlxfor d C3hris Mitchel 01367 24356 May 52GXmrimwit h S1andy Clapha 0113 261013 12 129 CXnhew Valle y D)ave Asto 01225 776980 (share with Int Canoe 129 DXnalgety Ba y Gavin MacKinno 253 Lsoctud y Dnave Davie Europeans, France - Racing Thurs to Su June 3 92PXnreswic k Gsavin MacKinno Scottish National 92BXXrrightlingse a C5hris Banniste 01206 39134 117 FXgelpha m Ikan Kin [email protected] 22y3 TXna Gavin MacKinno 223 HXXeighcliff e G5eoff Bettl 01590 64271 320 BXXnurto n B7ill Hooto 01530 81331 July 54EXastbourn e Pyeter Dive sNationals 4 Days Thursday to Sunda 12y4 FXmile S1andy Clapha 0113 261013 221 PXXyorthpea n S9tacy Bra 01726 7785 28 August 47Kingsto n WORLDS, Ontario, Canada (container organiser Alan Mollatt) 121 LXXyme Regi s With Albacore and Phantom s 18 225 HXnelensburg h Gavin MacKinno 235 BXXmridlingto n Syandy Clapha 0113 2610131 Saturday to Bank Holiday Monda September 1 82LXXymingto n 82EXnast Lothia n Gavin MacKinno 15 22 229 Lake Garda !!! ! Sounds nice - not much else to do! October 6 123 Rutlan d XXXInland s 220 WXXneston S C A2ndrew Maso 01489 89100 Any queries or new fixtures, please contact Tim Holden, 01484 320940 8 Contendering - July 2000 2001 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The nationals will be hosted by Eastbourne Sovereign 01323 414400 sailing Club on Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 July. The format will be similar to that which was so successful This will be the third visit of the class. The first was in last year at North Berwick – 10 races (2 Thursday, 3 85 when Myron Prosser started his report by saying, Friday and Saturday and 2 Sunday) with the “This was a week to remember in so many ways – competitors voting on courses to be sailed. There lots of wind, big waves, some sunshine, superb will be a full social programme. facilities, some very close racing and very pretty girls”. Can’t find the report for the 92 Championship but Eastbourne is on the south coast, 60 miles west of there is a reference in the Feb 93 newsletter to the Dover, so easy for overseas sailors. It offers good “sadistic race officer”! [Ed: I remember it! That Friday - who open sea sailing with only a short sail to the course could forget it! Force Zillion wind and Scary Monster waves... area. Launching and recovery is possible at all states what on earth what were we doing out there! (besides a LOT of the tide. There is loads of accommodation in and of swimming!)] It hasn’t changed since then except an around the town – something to suit every one extension to the clubhouse (courtesy of a lottery (camping, B&B, holiday flats or hotels) and for all the grant) and an extra beach winch. family to do. Further information can be obtained Put the dates in your diary now. from the Eastbourne Tourist and Information Centre REPORTSREPORTS && RESULTSRESULTS

SCOTLAND 2000 winners. The only disappointment was that Sandy Clapham was not there as he was the local bookies Stewart Murdoch (with a little help favourite for a “See You Jimmy” hat and the organisers from Gavin Mackinnon) fill us in had an extra large one put aside especially for him. on the 2000 Contender season The other daily recipients have already been north of the border... embarrassed enough for them not to be ridiculed again for their exploits. [Gavin: I’ve forgotten and should The high point of the season north of the border was have written it down at the time but I was busy certainly the UK Championships. Inevitably the event practicing for my stirring rendition of Scotland the tended to over-shadow the rest of the season. Brave on the bagpipes before we left the beach on the last day. It obviously did the trick for Ian and, The turn out was every bit as good as we had hoped surprisingly, Stuart Jones, who I would have thought for with 67 entries from 7 countries, not only was there a bit of Morris dancing might have been more quantity but quality, three past (and one future!) World appropriate.] Champions. The home win for Scotland was well deserved and popular. Ian Renilson went on to log The post event feed back has been rewarding for all another very creditable performance at this years associated. Gill Wooley, who has been to a few Endeavour Trophy where he and Stewart Robertson contender events in his time, e-mailed to say that he finished 4th. thought that it was the best-run event he had attended (high praise indeed). Running the event over four days in May was always going to be risky. Too early for the sea breezes, which THE SCOTTISH SERIES make North Berwick so popular in July, in the event we certainly had a mixed bag of conditions from the (A tour of Scotland’s premier golfing venues) somewhat exaggerated thunderstorm, to marginally The usual series of travellers’ events ran throughout nothing with swell, on the same day and everything the season taking in some new venues and retaining in between. The race management was as good as the old favourites. We were pleased to see a couple you will find anywhere and being able to reach the of new faces at these events, but after the good turnout race area in five minutes instead of fifty-five was an of Scottish boats at the Nationals attendances at the added bonus. travellers were disappointing. The hallmark of a good event has as much to do with Monklands 8/9 April what happens off as well as on the water - in this regard North Berwick really excelled. The Caledonian A bleaker a spot on a wild April weekend you could Challenge was of course where the real competition not imagine. Some of us were skiing which was was focussed and even though Gavin MacKinnon certainly a whole lot more pleasant and probably made up the 5 teams, the scoring system and allegedly warmer. Blasting reaches, ice cold water in the face the results the Scottish team never won any individual and Ian Renilson dominating with Alistair Reid the only day or overall. The Southern Pond sailors were the sailor seriously challenging him. surprise top performers. Everyone got a prize everyday Loch Earn 22/23 April and although the Caledonian Brewery beer and the shortbread were well received, the haggis, porridge New venue for most of the fleet (unless you were on and Irn-Bru chews were not so popular with the the circuit in 1982) in a beautiful spot. Just a shame Contendering - July 2000 9 IINNNNOOVVAATTIINNGG about the wind, what little there was comes at you from all sorts of weird directions unless it is blowing SINCE 1945 either up or down the Glen. Ian Renilson wins again but this time had to work harder as there were a lot of first to last manoeuvres in the fickle conditions. Prestwick 10/11 June Revolutionary Another real blast but a poor turnout. Gavin Wire Frame MacKinnon held it all together in the only race completed, with Stewart Murdoch hanging on (literally) Swivel Arm Cam Base for a second. The reach back to the beach after they abandoned it all was something else... no other singlehanders made it to the start line let alone finished! Gavin MacKinnon was grinning like a dog with 2 tails as it is the only time in his life he has ever been sailing where racing has been abandoned due to strong winds and he has not capsized (as long as you don’t count the boat getting blown off the trolley in 1 foot of water while launching. ) The decision to abandon racing on Sunday had nothing to do with the now traditional mega curry on Saturday evening, just a desire not to prang any of these increasingly rare Wavelength masts in the surf, which was running. Gavin flew his stunt kite on the beach in the 30-40 kts Unique wind on the Sunday which at £3 for a carbon spar Dynamic Bearing System was a much more affordable option when the (Patent(Patent Applied Applied For) For) inevitable breakages occurred. Tay Week at Carnoustie 24/25 June This one was all a bit of a joke! Only three contenders turned up and we were put into a general handicap class. Conditions were a bit like Monday at North Berwick - thunder storms creating huge wind swings, The toughest big gusts then nothing. Stewart managed to fluke his range of small boat way past the national champion for what the less kind in the golfing fraternity would call a Liz McColgan after Ball Blocks the local celebrity. For the non golfers this would be when you miss-hit your drive down a hard fairway to get a good result (if you want to know why its called a Hi-Load Liz McColgan - thin and not pretty but a good runner.) Composite RYA Scottish Single Handed Championships, St Andrews 1/2 July Cam Cleats Good event with a big turn out from all classes with a bit of aggro between RS600 and Contenders (can’t think why). Satisfaction for Ian who sailed very well in a range of never very windy conditions to just take top spot from an RS300 (sailed by another ex-contender Rigging hand Andy Hutchison. ) Other Contenders were Accessories placed well in the 50+ average lap time fleet with a huge range of single-handed boats, which is always well attended. This event is back at Prestwick in 2001 and should be a cracker. Royal Tay, East Coast Dinghy Weekend 24/25 June It was great to have Chris Paterson back from Perth AUS for the event and a real shock (mainly to him) The Complete Sailboat Solution when still hung-over from a 38 hour flight, he took the first race in a boat which had not been sailed for five years and had literally been thrown together for the event. Mike Denham was in good form and won the weekend on a tiebreak from Stewart; Ian never Photography: Ingrid Abery recovered from a broken main halyard in the first race. H O L T A L L E N P E R F O R M A N C E S A I L B O A T H A R D W A R E Pictures of Chris’ new AUS Contender generated a lot of interest - some very neat innovations in the fitting out. Tel: +44 (0) 20 8870 9044 Fax: +44 (0) 20 8874 3607 e-mail: [email protected] www.holtallen.co.uk 10 Contendering - July 2000

Port Edgar 9/10 September The final event of the travellers’ series was designated as the Scottish Championships. Saturday provided some really excellent contender sailing with Ian pulling out big leads on the rest of the fleet. Three races were sailed sharing a start with a modest fleet of Finns which seem to be making a reappearance in Scotland. Sunday could not have presented a sharper contrast - there was barely enough wind to stem the tide. After an hour postponement watching a glassy Forth the race officer said “We go”. While other fools reluctantly went afloat the fireball class and the contenders packed up and went home, a very wise decision as things turned out. Who won the series? Well this one may run for longer than the Bush/Gore contest. The legal fees are mounting by the week. Stewart wins if you count up the points, but as any Florida election official knows it is not as simple as that, if you extract contender results from handicap fleets Ian wins. Since there is no precedence for using handicapped results (even in some obscure Florida election manuals which can decide the fate of the home of Mickey Mouse) Ian wins. What happens if less than 5 boats turn up at a traveller as you lose your separate start and get put in a handicap class. This year there will be only 5 travellers The first from Germany - 2000 World Champion Gabriel Wicke but people will be encouraged to go to the other events that we would have visited. It looks far better NORTHERN AREA CHAMPIONSHIP for Contenders to turn up regularly in the handicap class and do well than to turn up for a traveller where Bridlington 26th-28th August the organisers have arranged a separate start and Hey Jerry, ordered an extra barrel of beer only to have to rearrange it. Not one to brag...(?), but guess who got a sail at the Northern Championships at Bridlington last weekend?? 2001 Travellers events North of the border Big Nanny Potter did a sterling service with Kids Ents 19/20 May - Dalgety Bay Programme, (failed to bring me a beer or my trolley, 9/10 June - Prestwick (Scottish Champs + Scottish but he’ll be working up to that one..), whilst Mummy Singlehanded Champs) wrestled the likes of Sandy, Martin and Tim to lead the most of the first race by moderate miles. It was an 23/24 June - Tay Week (end) at RTYC interesting little event, with light but trapezeable legs (mine) and a dozen or so Contenders. First day was 25/26August - Carl Dyson Regatta (Helensburgh) “beached off” with seas reminiscent of Worthing, Hythe 8/9 Sept - East Lothian or Eastbourne. The bank holiday Sunday featured the three races that counted (bad luck Stewart Walker and Mike Denham and Ian Renilson have just returned Andy Mason who turned up for Monday only). Sandy from Italy having picked up their new Bonezzi hulls, came out at the end of the day as “Nightwatchman”, the cash payment regime has led to appeals for a making the rest of us determined to go out on Monday very large suitcase. Ian phoned me at 08.10am last in order to prevent Large Head Damage, should his Sunday as he headed north up the M6… I was less results go uncontested. Well, we all had a jolly good than responsive to his enthusiasm !! go, in lightning and thunder and rain to put North Berwick in the shadows. Luckily we didn’t get the “Hello” to Tobias Abarbnell who enjoyed wearing a typhoons and rocks into the bargain. We did get wet kilt and swimming in the Forth estuary so much that though and, at the end of the race (we thought), he has moved to Scotland, bringing most of Motorola’s Martin Metcalfe got seriously stitched out by winning European production with him - we look forward to the race which had been abandoned at some point his presence on the circuit next season. unknown to us wetheads. So Sandy won (by one It looks as if there will be a strong representation from point) from Mrs. Potter, followed by Tim (Worlds Race Scotland at the Europeans in France (the Auld Alliance Winner) Holden. is still strong...) All good stuff and sure evidence that the Fat Lady ain’t sung yet. Watch this space.... STEWART MURDOCH GBR624 Liz Potter Contendering - July 2000 11 INLAND CHAMPIONSHIP 2000 RUTLAND SAILING CLUB OCTOBER 14th-15th 2000 place by the finish. Race 2 saw Richard “Bonkers” Batten, Highcliffe SC, Thirty eight Contenders made their way from all following the pattern for the weekend of he who corners of England to Rutland Water for the gets to the wlndward mark first wins the race. Keith Contender Inland Championships. Friday night Paul and Cris Miles, Dovestone, but in a borrowed arrivals were greeted by a full moon in clear skies to boat from Yorkshire, battled it out for 2nd and 3rd guide them to the local pub. Saturday turned out to whilst Jones was again recovering fom a had start, be grey but with a decent trapezing breeze. Nigel ‘as one does’, pipping Miles for third place. Walbank, Lymington Town SC, led from start to finish, initially pursued by Richard Gimmler, B.A. Systems, Sunday morning was also grey, but this time with and Keith Paul, Weston SC. Stuart Jones, Datchet NO wind. A generat recall and postponement meant Water, recovered from a poor start to grab second the bulk of the fleet became very entangled with the B0BCA Inland Championships 2000 Pos Helm Sail No. Club Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Total Points Discard Net Points 1sS4tuart Jone 6t3 Datche 2333138 1 2lK9eith Pau 5n8 W4255esto 1625111 3nR2ichard Batte 6e6 H51668ighcliff 1621 4kN8igel Walban 5n2 L163ymingto 1523 5121 5sC6ris Mile 6e2 D94812oveston 2931 6rR4ichard Gimmle 6n7 B37482urto 2841 7eR6odger Whit 6e4 K8ing Georg 1311438 6181 8tJ9ohn Browet 6t2 D8573atche 1333102 9lC3hris Mitchel 6d5 O1xfor 19293169322 1e0 M9artin Metcalf 6n5 K3illingto 12181248 5172 1n1 B7ill Hooto 6n5 B5urto 1821745 2172 1n2 M2att Asto 6t0 D0atche 1934121579363 1y3 S0tacey Bra 6n2 P78orthpea 11193579363 1n4 G3ary Langdow 6e7 H2ighcliff 1935101679373 1m5 S2andy Clapha 6h5 G4rimwit 2529965 7224 1s6 P0eter Dive 6e6 E61astbourn 18293489354 1y7 P3Priestle 4h9 G8rimwit 2030111970394 1e8 G0eoff Bettl 6e0 H6ighcliff 1013293889394 1s9 M1ike Keate 6e2 K9ing Georg 1517193099315 2r0 S9tewart Walke 5p9 G0losso 2916171270225 2r1 P1aul Walke 6e7 H4ighcliff 1416293399345 2e2 T0ony Whit 6g5 L3ancin 2229141873255 2t3 A0lan Mollat 6e4 R1oyal Templ 2121261971285 2s4 D6avid Davie 6A1 R7Y 13222931190 326 2e5 C8hris How 6d5 O5xfor 26142934190 356 2s6 M4artin Jone 6n1 W7ilsonia 2027212597286 2n7 D1avid Parso 6n1 P2orth Pea 26233526130 337 2l8 M5alcolm Hal 6n2 O1gsto 37213817110 367 2s9 J1eremy Blayde 5n7 W0esto 38243022141 387 3e0 N6ick Grac 6e3 C6astle Cov 24292938191 397 3r1 T8ony Sawye 5e3 H2ighcliff 39253915151 308 3r2 D5avid Gautie 6t7 D9atche 27163931192 328 3s3 C6olin Gate 6e0 E3astbourn 31303226131 338 3e4 R5Seagrav 6s1 N5ott 32323423152 388 3t5 I7an Mollat 4y0 S6andwich Ba 35373321173 349 3l6 S6imon Mussel 6CR9S 39302937193 389 3y7 K8eith Hard 5M9 Q433393935194 3610 3s8 R1onald Pol 1C6 R7S 34393939194 3011 12 Contendering - July 2000

Flying Dutchman and Osprey fleets who were also fill in from behind” echoed round the calm water. sharing the same course for their respective Inland Further pronouncements on the light weather Championships. Rodger White, King George, showed downwind techniques of Batten and Browett were his light weather expertise in pulling ahead to a also to be heard around Rutland County. The second comfortable win. Out of the melee of classes the reach became a run, closing up the dwindling fleet. experienced heads of Chris “Chairman” Mitchell, The final windward leg saw a large shift to the left Oxford SC, Jones, Gimmler, and Paul kept their hopes bringing Jones, White and Walbank into contention, alive to finish in that order. with only Miles and Metcalfe able to hold them off at the finish. The flnal race again saw a general recall followed by the appearance of the black flag. The wind had all Jones won the inlands without winning a race and but given up the ghost and a number of the fleet also took the National Travellers Trophy by virtue of rocked and sculled back to an early shower. Initially having won quite a few races around the country. Walbank and Gimmler appeared to have the Recently crowned Northern Champion Sandy “Bum advantage on the left hand side of the lake, but at Face” Clapham took the Northern Traveller Trophy the first mark Miles, Martin Metcalfe, Killington SC, narrowly, from the much travelled southerner White. and Sandy Clapham, Grimwith, emerged from the right with a good lead. Ever the pessimist, Sandy’s Nigel Walbank comments of “just you watch, the b***** wind will GBR 528 TRAVELLERSTRAVELLERS TROPHYTROPHY 20002000

A total of 89 different helms took part in the BCA particularly good with 57 boats making the trip to Travellers Trophy of 2000. Stuart Jones rather walked North Berwick. Hopefully we’ll see a few of the Scots away with the event - although he struggled to find making their way south for Eastbourne this year... his form at the major regattas, he dominated most If you’re new to the class, and are maybe feeling a bit open meetings through the season, and the real battle shy about venturing out with the “old timers”, don’t was amongst the familiar faces fighting it out for the be. Contender sailors are a friendly bunch, and one other podium places. Nigel Walbank eventually took of the best ways to learn how to sail the boat is to join second in front of Gary Langdown who headed a tight in - both on the water, and in the bar, where everyone group separated by only 6 points. is more than happy to pass on a few tips. With a few With the notable exceptions of the Nationals and the new meetings this year and a good geographical Inlands, at first sight open meeting attendances over spread, hopefully we can tempt a few more to have a the year looked a little on the disappointing side. go in the 2001 series. However a closer look shows that we had around 40 people attending three or more meetings, not bad by Jerry Driscoll any standards. Turnout at the Nationals was GBR 583

Contender Association National Travellers Results 2000 Pos Sail No Name Highcliffe Datchet Brightlingsea Nationals Oxford Porthpean Lymington Bridlington Weston Rutland POINTS No of Entries 22 15 17 57 15 14 15 13 11 38 146s3 S6tuart Jone 29195919124418 285k2 N1igel Wallban 20245218193416 336n7 G5ary Langdow 1854 2101513192615 466e4 R92oger Whit 16163218114163415 526n6 R4ichard Batte 1915 854104015 695l8 K5eith Pau 294615114614 766n2 T3im Holde 27115717151014 896t2 J8ohn Browet 1128553213 966s1 D7ave Davie 13184512191412 140 6r7 R6ichard Gimmle 183711173911 111 6r7 P8aul Walke 193911912 02811 192 6f5 M9artin Metcal 163813 3 3910 113 6s2 M0ike Keate 24171810142310 144 6t5 G4raham Scot 20681210 165 4r7 D3avid Gautie 1111261311158 126 6m5 S0andy Clapha 14151718248 127 6n0 M6att Asto 15101931 18 198 5y5 B2ernard Shaple 2513408 1s9 Vsariou C2ris Mile 48308 230 6l5 C2hris Mitchel 3314397 231 6n1 T9ony Burto 1444177 202 6s6 P7eter Dive 47247 Contendering - July 2000 13

203 6e5 T1ony Whit 192111227 294 6n6 D0ave Asto 4614107 215 6n5 I1an Renilso 616 266 6e3 N5ick Grac 26 7 93106 277 6n5 B3ill Hooto 16 92306 268 GeER46 G7Wick 575 209 6y2 S8tacey Bra 610 3 375 310 6r6 A6ndy Potte 565 371 6e4 N3eil Rosi 535 332 6n2 I0an Wilso 505 343 GhER47 M7Keickbusc 474 304 6e0 G2eoff Bettl 1015274 325 6r2 R5ichard Buttne 454 346 6h2 S1tewart Murdoc 414 357 6l2 M9alcome Hal 175114 308 6t4 A1lan Mollat 180293 339 4y9 P3hil Priestle 16293 460 6l6 I6an Marshal 2753 8 451 5e7 G7raham Pag 373 412 6n3 G4avin Mackinno 343 413 5d5 A3lastair Rei 333 404 5n9 B3en Holde 2813 425 6y3 A0drian Conwa 303 406 GlER47 T9Abarbanel 292 487 6e5 C1hris How 18192 498 5r9 Stewart Walke 53282 489 5e9 M2at Toon 15172 540 6s1 M0artin Jone 1 177 2 591 6r4 C88hris Banniste 162 502 5e6 I5an Bailli 252 503 5b3 K4evan Bib 242 514 6s1 D76ave Parson 132 555 6m3 M2ike Denha 222 586 5r3 Tony Saye 552122 557 3s8 T0om Sepping 202 588 6n4 G64inge Lincol 102 519 5s7 Jamie Blade 64102 660 6lSimon Mussel 1792 1 671 CnAN 7 I7an Watso 171 612 UySA19 G6ill Woolle 161 613 6r6 Liz Potte 166 1 674 5n7 R77ich Maclaughli 14 655 6w6 Andrew McGa 122 1 666 Nned 22 E2. Ben Van Vee 121 667 6n5 Andrew Maso 571 2 668 5n5 B1rian Alla 1 11 619 4d5 C0hris Richar 101 700 6d1 M0ike Threadgol 1 10 761 6s0 Colin Gate 100 1 772 3t8 S9cot 9 723 6d7 T9revor LLoy 9 754 6e1 Bob Seagrav 99 705 5s5 M8att Poynt 8 706 6e7 James Wis 88 777 4t0 Ian Mollet 88 708 3t9 G7ordon Mocket 7 749 4n9 D7avid Robertso 7 870 5h2 Bill Smit 77 801 3r6 C6harles Mui 6 872 6h6 S6mit 6 883 6l6 R6on Cockwel 6 864 3l9 Richard Russel 66 885 5y9 Kieth Hard 66 876 1k8 T5ony Coo 5 847 5r0 R5ichard Coope 5 858 5s8 A55ndy William 819 1s6 Ronald Pott 55 14 Contendering - July 2000

Personal Handicap Ratings - 2000 4e5 N6ick Grac 653 14000.0 07609.5 -290.4 4l6 I6an Marshal 646 6992.7 1337210.7 18.0 Total End 99 Pos Current Change Pos Helm Sail No Results Rating 99 Rating in year 4e7 G5raham Pag 517 15000.0 07526.8 -273.1 1sS4tuart Jone 653 183148.8 242.9 -15.9 4t8 A0lan Mollat 634 10000.0 07027.3 -272.7 2tG4raham Scot 685 7378.7 8415.3 -33.4 4m9 M5ike Denha 623 7350.0 0487231.4 -18.5 3lK9eith Pau 508 122229.3 16762.2 -157.0 5d0 R1ei 515 19000.0 07163.8 -236.1 4tJ9ohn Browet 602 149442.7 715.3 -17.4 5s1 C6olin Gate 630 7755.2 1417165.2 10.0 5sCyris Mile M1an 176248.2 979.6 31.3 5l2 M5alcolm Hal 642 9342.7 1877477.6 -165.0 6kN8igel Wallban 542 1816876.9 1013.3 -63.6 5y3 A2drian Conwa 613 11000.0 07982.4 -217.5 7nR2ichard Batte 606 163979.8 101621.7 -258.1 5e4 M8att Toon 529 13000.0 07785.7 -214.2 8nT6im Holde 662 1615609.9 1029.2 19.3 5r5 C9hris Banniste 654 8624.6 5517498.2 -26.4 9nI1an Renilso 635 2374.6 2141841.9 -132.6 5l6 T0obias Abarbanel G10ER47 13000.0 8700.9 -199.0 1r0 A1ndy Potte 656 29802.5 01352.1 -50.3 5s7 D1ave Parson 621 14000.0 08604.0 -195.9 1r1 R4ichard Gimmle 697 4110.4 9202904.6 -205.8 5n8 B6rian Alle 515 12000.0 08808.8 -191.1 1s2 P0eter Dive 676 17881.6 32512.0 30.4 5d9 T2revor Lloy 637 9501.0 4778718.1 -82.8 1m3 S2andy Clapha 655 183094.3 262219.9 -174.4 6e0 I0an Bailli 526 9380.7 7998819.0 -161.6 1y4 B9ernard Shaple 585 2014.0 4102638.2 24.1 6e1 J2ames Wis 238 9480.8 9958431.3 -149.5 1n5 T3ony Burto 671 3528.0 2142858.2 -69.7 6y2 G1ill Woolle 634 8451.4 3658837.7 -13.6 1e6 R6oger Whit 604 223633.3 162761.2 -72.0 6b3 K0evan Bib 513 16000.0 08437.9 -162.0 1n7 G3ary Langdow 657 132120.0 132067.6 47.6 6d4 M0ike Threadgol 611 14000.0 08638.2 -161.7 1n8 D9ave Asto 676 2494.5 5152074.3 -20.2 6n5 G8inge Lincol 674 8929.3 4548039.9 10.6 1s9 D6ave Davie 641 1718586.4 2798.3 111.8 6n6 A6ndrew Maso 645 9029.7 2858739.9 -89.7 2s0 M1ike Keate 672 7008.3 3453809.6 -398.6 6h7 W7illiam Smit 522 8347.2 2688440.2 -6.9 2f1 M9artin Metcal 605 174458.0 243322.6 -135.4 6s8 J1amie Blade 527 11000.0 08940.9 -159.0 2l2 C3hris Mitchel 685 4216.3 2203226.7 -89.6 Evert Ben Van 69 2211 8035.0 0618141.3 6.3 2y3 S0tacey Bra 672 3749.6 4183462.3 12.7 Veen 2n4 M2att Asto 610 124897.7 213173.2 -124.5 7e0 B5ob Seagrav 621 8069.7 9778870.9 1.1 2n5 B7ill Hooto 615 124572.6 274503.8 -68.7 7s1 T5om Sepping 318 10000.0 08075.0 -125.0 2r6 D5avid Gautie 627 145955.6 264723.7 -131.8 7n2 R7ich Maclaughli 527 16000.0 08488.2 -111.7 2e7 G0eoff Bettl 680 4677.8 0204085.1 7.3 7r3 T8ony Saye 523 15000.0 08589.9 -110.0 2r8 P1aul Walke 647 134356.8 224988.1 31.2 7n4 I7an Watso C10AN7 18000.0 9202.7 -97.2 2e9 T0ony Whit 675 6118.8 2385413.0 -105.7 7l5 R8on Cockwel 636 9820.6 3749221.7 1.1 3r0 L1iz Potte 626 9715.0 0795115.1 -399.8 7n6 D4avid Robertso 419 17000.0 09326.4 -73.5 3h1 S4tewart Murdoc 622 6673.0 8355226.3 -146.7 7r7 C0harles Mui 316 10000.0 09050.0 -50.0 3e2 G6abriel Wick G10ER46 17000.0 5341.6 -458.3 7l8 R6ichard Russel 319 10000.0 09050.0 -50.0 3r3 R2ichard Buttne 622 8517.7 1535861.6 -256.0 3e4 N7eil Rosi 614 10000.0 05078.7 -421.3 7t9 I7an Mollat 410 15000.0 09553.9 -46.0 3r5 S9tewart Walke 539 6230.2 1305084.4 -45.8 8d0 C1hris Richar 415 19000.0 09167.5 -32.4 3w6 A5ndrew McGa 630 7653.5 3405388.3 -165.2 8t1 S7cot 318 15000.0 09576.8 -23.1 3n7 N3eil Wilso 612 18000.0 06206.4 -393.5 8r2 R4ichard Coope 520 9886.1 1959678.3 -7.7 3n8 G1avin Mackinno 643 7219.5 9426714.4 -105.1 8y3 K8ieth Hard 519 16000.0 09480.2 -19.7 3y9 P3hil Priestle 449 7986.4 6496714.9 -171.4 8k4 T7ony Coo 118 13000.0 09783.3 -16.6 4l0 S6imon Mussel 638145.0 0656516.8 -228.1 8r5 T8ony Slate 513 13000.0 09783.3 -16.6 4e1 C8hris How 655 6892.1 1326930.9 -61.1 8s6 A5ndy William 518 13000.0 09783.3 -16.6 Manfred 8s7 M0att Poynt 515 11000.0 09986.1 -13.8 42 G10ER474 12000.0 6843.5 -356.4 Keickbusch NED 8s8 Ronald Pol 1012000.0 9893.4 -6.5 4n3 B0en Holde 599 6567.6 4366376.3 8.7 161 4s4 M4artin Jone 631 7865.6 3476685.2 -80.3 8t9 G0ordon Mocket 319 17000.0 09395.3 -4.6

The Handicap Ranking is based on a system developed by long-time class stalwart Robin Ramm. The handicap ratings are generated from the open meeting results, and a handicap score is calculated for each event attended. This is the proportion of finishing position to number of entries expressed in terms of 1000 entries: i.e. if 1000 boats compete, boats will have their finishing position as the score. If 10 compete the winner will be in the middle of the range 1-100 i.e. 50. Second place will be between 100-200 i.e. 150. 3rd will be 250, and so on up to 10th who will be 950. Therefore the better the result and the bigger the fleet then the lower the score and the handicap attained for the event. The Ranking is the handicap result achieved after an open, and is not accurate for a helm until at least 3 results have been recorded. The ranking is calculated thus:- If the score for a result is less than the current rating i.e. they have performed better than their rank, then half the difference between current rank and the score is subtracted from the rank to give a new rank. If the score is worse than the current rank i.e. performed worse than their rank, then one tenth of the difference between current rank and the score is added to the rank to give a new rank. Therefore the rank goes up quicker than down. Hmm... clear as mud to me, but then I’m not Stuart Jones... who manages the handicap rankings and amazingly appears to be at the top...! Contendering - July 2000 15 2000 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2000 Contender Worlds were held in the smart were just ahead of the fleet. Bonezzi lost his lead on facilities at Medemblik, Holland from 13th to 18th the second upwind leg to Holden, who showed good August, attracting 107 boats from as far away as upwind speed. After the run, both Holden and Bonezzi Australia and N. America. went right leaving the left to Renilson who picked up a nice shift to win the race by a good margin. Holden The practice race was sailed on the Sunday with 10 stayed second ahead of Bonezzi chased by Potter and knots of breeze and was ominously won by Gabriel Wicke. Wicke of Germany. It was more notable, however, for Bernard Shapley being crashed into by a powerboat, On Thursday the gusty conditions reached 20 knots cutting his centreboard and rudder off flush with the with fine sunshine. Race 6 was initially led by Sebastian hull, but somehow leaving the hull intact. Back ashore, Munck (GER), but he was overtaken on the reaches by he was just happy to still be alive. The moral of this Bonezzi and Wicke. Bonezzi lost his lead on the second story is, when driving anything, always look in the upwind leg. His claims for redress due to having a fish direction of travel!! on his centreboard were, of course, considered seriously. Renilson lost third place while he was Despite the forecast promising force 4-5 with swimming after a bad tack. Wicke had good speed all thunderstorms, the two Monday races were sailed in round and won the race with a good margin leading around 2-11 knots with a stable direction but with in Holden and Bonezzi. many holes in the wind. Surprisingly, there was not much place changing in the top ten. In the first race In race 7 Bonezzi had a long lead at the first windward Stuart Jones (GBR) did well in avoiding the holes to mark, but he was again overtaken at high speed by pick his way past early leader Andy Potter (GBR) to Wicke on the last beat. Bonezzi tried to get back by win followed by Australian Arthur Brett, in only his starting a tacking duel, but was too slow for Wicke. second season in contenders, and Ian Renilson (GBR). This time he didn’t even try the fish excuse. Renilson finished third with Scott fourth. After a recall, in the second race, the left side had more breeze allowing Graham Scott (GBR), Giovanni Bonzio Coming into the last day Bonezzi was now only 2 (ITA), Nigel Walbank (GBR) and Wicke to arrive in the points ahead of Wicke, while Renilson was a distant first bunch at the windward mark, gleefully trapezing third but not out of the reckoning. But with 2 races to in, while those on the right suffered. Scott managed go and only one discard, the championship was still to maintain his lead to win with defending champion open. Andrea Bonezzi (ITA) in second. Renilson and Brett In the first race of the day Bonezzi managed to cover followed home. Wicke close enough so that he finished 12th. Renilson On Tuesday races 3 & 4 were sailed in near perfect got a fifth, keeping him in with a chance to win. Up at conditions with the wind picking up to around fifteen the front Potter found the breeze to his liking being knots, if a little shifty. This was combined with blistering chased hard by Richard Batten (GBR) who’s European sunshine. What could be better. practise tour has seen him improve steadily. Holden followed up in third, now putting a good series In the first race Bonezzi dominated with a big lead together. after the first beat. Renilson, who had been second at the mark, slipped to third behind Wicke who nearly In the final race Bonezzi had a few incidents after the caught Bonezzi, due largely to good upwind speed. start leading to a 720 which put him back in the fleet. Scott finished well up only to find that his start had Holden and Jones had a large lead after the first round been a bit too good, joining a select bunch counting but Wicke, recovered well after a bad start, working OCS. his way up to finish second behind Holden with Jones just holding third from the pack. The second race of the day saw Scott back on top fighting his way through a group of boats that had Combined with Bonezzi’s 17th place, 2nd was enough chosen the left corner, in opposition to the majority. to win Wicke the championship by two points and an Once in the lead, he controlled the fleet well, leading evening swim in the harbour. 60 year-old contender legend Keith Paul (GBR) to the Renilson kept his third place and the masters trophy finish. Wicke and Bonezzi followed home, securing by finishing 6th in the last race. second and first overall. Renilson’s 16th still made him third overall. Brett slipped from yesterday’s overall lead, Ann Seidel (GER) won the lady’s title from Trijnie Dijkhuis scoring a 21st and a 12th. With only one discard in (NED). nine races consistency was critical. The junior title was won by 18- year old Wolf On Wednesday only one race was scheduled and Jeschonnek (GER) sailing his homebuilt boat. sailed in about 15-18 knots of wind with a short, steep Medemblik chop. After a shifty first beat Bonezzi, Stuart Jones, GBR 634 Renilson and strong-wind specialist Tim Holden (GBR) Full results overleaf 16 Contendering - July 2000

Final Results Contender Worlds 2000 Race Race Race Race Race Race Race Race Race Pos Sail No Helm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Points 164R6 GeE G65235112abriel Wick 1225,0 0 211AIiT A521433277ndrea Bonezz 1027,0 316R5 GnB Ian Renilso 333118356 6 32,0 0 446R5 GtB G81Sraham Scot O11C 14146752,0 0 566R2 GnB T2im Holde 31141512263154,0 0 646R3 GsB S14tuart Jone 16101621851369,0 0 716R6 GrB A79ndrew Potte 3682447161073,0 892S7 AtU A241rthur Bret 22197011301075,0 985R2 GkB N96979igel Walban 191901SO0C 88,0 110 2A7 IoT G40iovanni Bonzi 101942323103598,0 0 131 4R3 GtE O3livier Brand 192222516829210108,0 122 6R6 GnB R1ichard Batte 1723102701922O0C S119,0 153 6R3 GmB M0ike Denha 30247121312131820119,0 114 4R4 GkE J8an von der Ban 43203918541718124,0 0 145 4ND'E S6oren Andersen 221026729361414125,0 0 186 4R8 GkE S4ebastiaan Munc 478320122554160164,0 117 4R7 GtE C1hristiaan Brand 26273133653411310167,0 118 2D1 NnE H2arry Hense 12263411213FD9N 1510170,0 199 4R1 GtE J5oachim Harpprech 191624382528143520190,0 260 6R1 GsB D3ave Davie 552SO4C 44151118220192,0 221 3R2 GkE F6rank Suchane 171919362825264420194,0 242 6R7 GrB R7ichard Gimmle 233429281830361020197,0 233 6R1 GnB T9ony Burto 313821292629142910197,0 294 5R8 GlB K7eith Pau 18432244127234620203,0 295 5R5 GyB B9ernard Shaple 21271561147384930205,0 236 6R7 GnB G0ary Langdow 1852553204644O0C S211,0 277 4R7 GrE J3urg Mulle 2815831FDCN D2N 2810215,0 218 2D2 NnE A0rjan de Brui 615517243032272110217,0 209 1D7 NeE R9ene de Kort 131SO5C 374614355320242,0 390 4R6 GoE C4arsten Iv 103466294336233530246,0 341 1D7 NnE W4infredWesterma 253534584924283720260,0 372 6R5 GnB B6ill Hooto 655726483713214120268,0 363 1D6 NhE K5arsten Grot 554118464427432920273,0 364 6RGlB S4imon Mussel 576813503531381630275,0 335 6R5 GlB C1hris Mitchel 596340413545182030283,0 326 6R5 GmB S5andy Clapha 3371403732576129292,0 0 337 3R8 GgE L2eube Hennin 72543335296327230293,0 328 4NDnE C7hrist. Rask Madse 443252434735352130294,0 359 2D2 NrE J7aap Walte 344921353432335FD0N 295,0 440 4R7 GhE M8anfred Kieckbusc 24683340281FD7N 4140299,0 451 6R7 GrB D7avid Gautie 747138104116592150310,0 422 6R2 GrB R8ichard Buttne 195731495721515340327,0 403 6R0 GeB G7eoff Bettl 614747423941423740336,0 404 2A9 IiT G0iorgio Pinzan 461156327348525440340,0 495 4R3 GnE B6odo Riesse 392561636440444330350,0 496 6R5 GeB M3artin Metcalf 473054246055594640354,0 407 4R7 GlE T4obias Abarbanel 304549663360775410358,0 418 6R7 GrB P3aul Walke 707SO3C 693020224430361,0 439 2D1 NdE R2obert Jan Zonnevel 47523FD0N 5232446240361,0 570 6R4 GeB N0eil Rosi 283217371FDCN D6N 2SO0C 366,0 531 3A1 IuT V1irgilio Fra 8FD3N 30545631293950373,0 572 2D1 NnE R3ene Heijne 323367647845453350376,0 Contendering - July 2000 17

523 3NDrE L2ars Schrode 251FD1N 1FDFN D3N 302760384,0 544 4R2 GeE J9an Haas 445939424269456050394,0 535 6R3 GnB P1eter Giffe 43624253574CD9N 6730404,0 516 4R6 GkE W1olf Jeschonne 317442355856637940406,0 507 2D2 NnE R8oy Otte 3FD6N 41514359545460406,0 548 2D1 NgE R2ik Thorbor 566352665759304450413,0 529 6R3 GyB A6drian Conwa 482956586553666540418,0 660 4R0 GuE M5artin Sattelka 8FDSN O8C 522277163830436,0 621 6R0 GnB M0att Asto 74206SO7C 6647585550437,0 692 3R8 GsE H5endrik Vok 656756654158407040437,0 673 7NCnA I2an Watso 685045475960616CD0N 452,0 604 6R5 GeB T9ony Whit 526945726462576850473,0 655 4R6 GrE C1hristoph Homeie 634SO9C 507450567360476,0 626 4R5 G'E K6ai Kemmling 5639683069526FDCN D0N 488,0 627 2D1 NrE R5oel Bakke 4FD1N 7CD6N 6244673060493,0 668 6R4 GeB R5odger Whit 23576FD1N 667FD2N 6840500,0 619 2D0 NtE H4ans van der Vlie 6FD1N 64787564486960523,0 760 3R7 GeE J1ens Kraus 9FD6N 58625061647560527,0 721 2D2 NaE J4an Haanstr 8FD8N 60756664505GR0D 537,0 712 1A9 UyS G2il Woolle 8FDSN O3C 715378365750538,0 783 2D1 NgE M1ark Thorbor 7FD4N 55285SDCN D9N 5650539,0 784 7ISgU S8teffen Ratin 6055506FD1N 7CD0N 6170543,0 765 3R5 GtE W0olf Peter Schmid 524668808085677SO0C 548,0 726 2S6 AsU D4ennis Veldhui 7FD9N 75617169657660560,0 707 6R4 GtB A2lan R.Mollat 9FD8N 44677382736470573,0 758 2A1 IiT L7uca Gusmerol 9945775FD7N 75718260573,0 789 4A3 FuR H8enri Cheminea 50607QD9S 6FD1N 717860575,0 810 5R9 GsB P6ete Binskin Barne 927851978574758870620,0 881 6R0 GeB P5eter Nobl 774FD6N 75778FDSN O2C 50628,0 872 4R1 GlE T0homas Bende 1F0 D2N 69758476787670630,0 853 2D1 NtE G5ert van der Mas 9FD2N 75828288608270636,0 834 1D3 NtE G0erard Reezig 865876898FDCN D9N 7070646,0 805 2D0 NsE P9aul Hawinkel 786FD1N 73776FD3N 8CD0N 657,0 866 7NCnA J2oel Magna 1F0 D3N 77868483748370662,0 877 4R2 GlE A6nn Seide 7FD6N 70959689729380677,0 888 4R4 GsE C8hristian Ahren 7FDSN O8C 7970735FDSN D0N 682,0 829 2NDrE C3laus Litzinge 664387739FDCN DFN DCN D0N 686,0 970 1D6 NsE J3ob Crijn 9FDGN RCD D3N 8877728770686,0 961 4R3 GfE B9engt Haltenho 8FD4N 7181886FD9N 8FD0N 698,0 982 6R6 GlB R3on Cockwel 8FD8N 8982958FD4N 9180720,0 923 1D9 NgE B4art Thorbor 9FD5N 82748FDCN D5N 9570721,0 994 1D9 NgE E9d Scholin 6FD4N 8CD8N 8FDCN D0N 9280737,0 905 1D4 NmE MCichael ten Boku DCN D6N 8FDCN D1N 88788080737,0 976 2D0 NkE PFim Langendij DFN D0N 84819FDCN D6N 8970744,0 937 1D5 NeE J8an de La Port 9FD1N 838FD8N 8FD6N 9580747,0 948 2A5 IoT F6iume Ignazi 8FD9N 83949FDCN D1N 9480753,0 959 2S7 AsU S7tephen Frie 516CDCN DCN DCN DCN DCN DCN D0N 766,0 1800 2R9 GtE TCobiasVoig DCN DGN RGD R6D 797FDCN DCN D0N 772,0 1501 1D9 NsE T8rijnie Dijkhui 8FD7N 82969FDFN D7N 8QD0S 774,0 1502 1D7 NsE R9obert Beene 9FD7N 72809FDCN DCN DCN D0N 780,0 1003 5R5 GzB M7att Poynt 8FD2N 808FDFN DCN DFN DCN D0N 789,0 1304 4R5 GtE B0enjamin Voig 9FDFN DCN DCN DCN DCN D7N 9FD0N 835,0 1105 4R0 GrE K1laus Schrode 1F0 DFN DCN DFN DFN DCN D3N 9FD0N 842,0 1506 3R0 GkE M3ichael Sprin 1F0 DSN DCN DFN DFN DCN DFN DCN D0N 859,0 1607 2D2 NnE ECvert Ben van Vee DFN DCN DCN DFN DCN DCN DCN DCN D0N 864,0 18 Contendering - July 2000

GBR 583, Rondar, Wavelength Rig, 3 Sails, Milanes foils - carbon Boats & Gear for Sale... centreboard and fixed rudder, Harken fittings, U/O covers, near new Sovereign Combi, Fast & well maintained - 9th 99 UK Travellers Series W ANTED: Replacement Mast - preferably Proctor to suit existing rigging - Kev £2300 Jerry Driscoll, 01962 711698, Winchester. Allon, 01326 221658, Gweek, Cornwall GBR 590 Rondar hull, All fittings including compass, Good foils - Lifting and W ANTED: Replacement Mast - to suit lightweight helm eg. wavelength, Fixed rudders. New Pro-Grip. Under and Over Covers. Combi. No Rig - try needlespar, goldspar etc. currently have etched epsilon which is too stiff for putting your own rig on a newish hull! me, so could do a swop? Simon Whitehouse, Tel: 01255 860816, Little £1500 Ben Holden, 01422 342450, or Tim Holden 01484 320940, Halifax. Clacton, Essex. GBR 599 Rondar, 2 Wavelength sails, Wavelength Mast, Top Foils Rudder W ANTED: Secondhand sail - “elderly but useful” “something with some shape and Board, White Deck, Black/Red Hull, Covers, Double Combi to it”; David Round,E-mail: [email protected] £2350 Stewart Walker, 01274 588484, Yorkshire. W ANTED: Contender mast step, centre board and rudder blade (have got GBR 604, Composite Ridge hull, decked & foils by Top Foils, Wavelength rig, stock). Cheap(ish) please. E-mail: [email protected] 2 sails (1 x Wavelength & 1 x Number One), Combi, U/O covers GBR 240, Rondar, Proctor Rig, 2 sails, cover, trolly, harness £2650 Hugh Wright, 07818 061199 (Wk), 01953 887789 (H), Norfolk £525 Andy Bass, 01280 706496, Northants GBR 612, Rondar, Wavelength Rig and Sails, Cover, Trailer, Excellent GBR 335, Rondar, 3 sails, combi trailer condition £600 Philip Razey, 01822 854661, Plymouth £2,995. Tim Rennell, 01275 875304 GBR 382, Titcombe Rondar, No Mast, Stored under car port, good condition, GBR 635 July 1996 Wavelength Hull only, white with red waterline, includes sail, U/O covers, home made combi trailer Milanes centreboard, Harken mainsheet jammer & Silva bulkhead compass. £1,300 Tony Titcombe, 01622 717260, Kent Hull in very good condition, used only at Worlds, Nationals & Scottish regattas (never been up Eastbourne Beach or similar) GBR 411, Rondar - V.Good condition, Fully “leak-proofed” and overhauled by £2000 ono, Mike Denham, 01467 641291, Aberdeen. Ian Ridge in 1999, Fully pro-gripped in 2000. 2 x year old Wavelength rig and 1 x year old Wavelength mainsail (2 x other knackered old mainsails for GBR 639 Ridge/Wavelength, vinylester, white with blue stripe, built August 96. emergency’s!). Telescopic & fixed tiller extensions, Banks top cover. All new Mainly club sailed. Lifting rudder, Rapide combi, U/O covers. Good condition ropes & controls in 2000. Overall boat represents an excellent opportunity. throughout. Launching trolley & road trailer are not brilliant hence such a good price. £3500 ono, John Cass, 01304 373094,Deal, Kent. £995, Steve Mummery - 07887 677599 - lying south coast. GBR 651 May 1997 (not sailed ’98 season) Current British & European GBR 432, Edwards, all wood, Proctor mast, selection of sails available, trailer Champion - For sale at/after Worlds in Medemblik August 2000 True but trolley required, good cover Wavelength Hull in vinylester. Wavelength Mast & Sail. Under & over covers. £750 Richard Gimmler, 0115 9214771, Nottingham With many extras & special improvements. Very well sorted out boat ? the best! GBR 438, Sandwich, Perfect condition. Wavelength mast and sail (1998), £3,900 Ian Renilson 0131 334 5514, Scotland. Trolley & trailer available Proctor mast, Banks sail (1987), Superspars boom, combi, U/O covers, Silva racing compass, carbon tiller extension, Milanes foils GBR 662 Used from April-Oct 2000 + 10 times only before that. 6th nationals, FF22,000 Henri Chemineau 0299819340 0603458391 or contact Dave 3rd Kiel week, 12th worlds + 3rd inlands all in my first full season of Davies, 01531 632308. Boat laying at St Malo, Brittany, France Contendering, it must be the boat! “WITH THE WAVELENGTH/ RIDGE HULL SHAPE + COMPOSITE DECK (fast + stiff) IT SHOULD BE THE FASTEST GBR 439, Rondar, Etched Epsilon, Ullman sail, (Combi available) BOAT IN WORLD” said GRAHAM SCOTT Aug 00. Decked by Bob Hoare £1,500 Colin Truscott, 01872 520586, Cornwall (Patisson’s Gold FD’s) Sailboats, the only one in the world (until my dad GBR 482, GRP, blue hull, cream deck, good condition for age. Needlespar builds another!) mast, compass, new cover, all new cordage, pro-grip, combi trailer with new Offers! Richard Batten 01425 610999/07773, Highcliffe. wheel bearings. GBR 663 Rondar hull, Wavelength rig and sail (2 available), fixed and pivoting £950, Liz Reid, 01255 673622, Essex rudders, under and overcovers, combi trailer, only used twice last 18 months, GBR 486 Rondar, good condition with two sails, carbon foils, trolley, under immaculate condition. and over covers, new ropes. Can deliver. Offers to Tom Davis on 01275 331029, near Bristol. Mark Reynolds, 07808 475775 or email [email protected], Kent GBR 666 All varnished Bonezzi built Mar 91 (re-registered from Dutch sail no. GBR 556, Rondar, Wavelength rig, 2 wavelength sails, lifting and fixed H188). VGC throughout, Wavelength rig, Milanes foils, excellent control rudders, carbon extension, Milanes centreboard, combi, cover, good condition layout. Top cover, trolley and rigging all new last season. Complete with u/ £2,200. Brian Allen, 01787 237191, Brightlingsea, Essex cover, carbon ext and compass. 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