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• Ovington on the Water • Updates & Interviews • Clubs, Championships LARK NEWSThe Lark Class Owners’ Association Magazine • Ovington on the Water • Updates & Interviews • Clubs, Championships Revisited • and lots, lots more... 2009 REVIEW newcomers to the Larks wishing to buy a boat Two significant features which are not and will also promote a great second hand present on the prototype are a new design market OVINGTON update ... to the rear of the centreboard capping Try a Lark – we have the LCOA Ovington Lark STOP and a revised mast step area. The capping available over the forthcoming months for has been further re-designed to be strong sailors and clubs to trial, so have a look at the enough to accept rig tensioning loads and website to book it. PRESS shaped to allow cleats to be mounted on The Sailing – We’ve had a great season’s the back face if desired. A new ‘kick plate’ sailing this year with much better attendance Lark Midlands & North has also been added to the spine behind at open events than last year, together with the plate case. The mast step has always an awesome Nationals at Brixham. On the Region Circuit 2010 been a problem to mount fittings on and, quality of the sailing, this year Mark Ampleford If you thought that the arrangements for a although the prototype had wood pads has taken over the training mantle and will separate Midlands & North circuit for the incorporated into the construction, it was be organising a few training events during Lark Class was a “one off” for 2009, then decided that it was too easy to drill a hole 2010 including one on the second May Bank think again! Holiday, so be sure to get involved in some of right through the boat. The new design makes the areas to the side of the mast foot those. Some might say that there is a pairing With NEW venues and proposed changes that don’t need a lot of training, namely Alan to the scoring, there will be something much more substantial and incorporates and Edd who are still consistently putting in for everyone in 2010. From a Midlands large parts of a tree so finding something Chairman’s winning performances. bonanza at the end of March to a regatta to screw fittings to should never be a One of their notable achievements is coming in West Riding, Yorkshire and a weekend problem again. on the beach at Filey in early June, there is second at the Endeavour trophy this year. I It is common knowledge that the prototype Chatter something for everyone. think this result together with some of the has “quite alot” of lead fitted to it and this by John Crooks other large event results the Larks have put in Then at the back end of the season a has allowed the weight distribution to be over the year, shows the sailing fraternity that fabulous weekend at Grafham for the the Lark is still a very competitive class and studied – the purpose of a prototype after Well this is my first Chairman’s bit Inlands followed by a welcome return visit to will hopefully encourage sailors looking for all. Production boats have been designed to having taken over from Simon as Banbury, what more could those North of some good racing to head in the direction of carry 10kgs of correctors (rather than the Watford want? chairman in the summer. Where the Larks. We’re very pleased to report Existing Lark owners will notice that the current maximum of 6kg) with the balance aluminium bar is missing from behind the of the weight now being incorporated into do I start - 2009 has been a great Club sailing - Over the last couple of months Seriously though, if you are sailing a Lark that orders are being taken spinnaker chute opening, replaced by a season for the Larks! the class has been working very closely with a North of the Midlands, then please make a the moulding. special note of the Northern Dates. Firstly by Ovington for new Larks, new foredeck with moulded edge which number of sailing clubs who have been looking The class rules have not yet been amended Firstly I would like to thank Simon for the huge they are much easier to get to and secondly has no corner for the spinnaker to catch for a boat to match their needs. Whether it with the first full batch due for to accommodate the Ovington boats amount of work he has done over the years - they need to see how active and lively the in. We have retro-fitted this foredeck he’s worked in many committee positions over be a progression boat from Cadets, a good and there will need to be a further rules all-round club double-hander or a good Lark fleet is nationally. Finally, of course, it production in January. to the Rondar built “Dark Knight” and a 10+ year period to put the Lark Class at ballot in the very near future, to ensure parent/child dinghy, the Lark does fit all these. supports YOU in attracting competition can vouch for the strength of the epoxy forefront of dinghy sailing. Details of how to order can be found that everything is accounted for in a single However, the Lark also offers further support to your area! Hope to see you there. Tony sandwich construction as it withstands the Hotchkiss, Organiser M&NRC. on the Lark website, as well as the full ballot. We have deliberately held back As chairman he has steered the class through as it is a friendly class with a healthy open loads from a mast strut without additional specification of the boat. You can try out any proposal until the construction has some big changes, notably the move from circuit, training events and great socials (and reinforcement. Rondar to Ovington, the purchase of the now a new boat). We are in a great position to the existing Ovi Lark - please email the been finalised. The aspects of the rules moulds, and of course our push north see a few more Lark fleets grow in the next committee to arrange this (a calender The thwart also has additional mounting which are likely to be affected include to Bridlington for our Nationals and the couple of years and that is what we will be Contributions showing its availability is on the website). positions for cleats and a raised centre the corrector allowance as mentioned introduction of the Midlands and Northern striving to do. jammer mounting while the centreboard previously, the mast step measurement and circuit. He leaves a strong legacy including the Thank you to all the Larkies who’ve contrib- capping has had all the cleat positions the hull numbering regime. continued development of our website that Off the Water - Well, we have a reputation for uted to this edition. We are always grateful for being able to party, and for those of you who removed to allow greater flexibility of many other classes are now following. articles so please talk to or email one of the The prototype has proved itself in And I would also like to make it clear that have been to a few events you’ll have first- layout. It is also slightly longer at the committee members if you’d be interested in competition yet hasn’t wiped the floor I had no part in the selection of pink as The other member of the committee who hand experience. We had a very memorable writing something next year. with existing boats, and the message from front to allow easier mounting of a case has stepped down is our social secretary, nationals, where the fancy dress standard goes a standard hull colour although I will be all that have tried it is simply that it feels mounted plate uphaul system. Andy Cox. Andy has for many years been from strength to strength (and what should Articles in this edition include contributions happy to buy a beer (or should it be a Pims?) responsible for ensuring that the Class has next years theme be?). like a Lark. As observed on the forum The other changes are either internal, like for anyone that buys one! Discussions on from Phillipa Horne, Michael-John Gifford, recently, it also looks like a Rondar Lark continued doing something it is very good Nigel Hufton, Tim Fells, Ian Brooks, Bob Sug- the new bulkhead structure, or invisible to replacing it with a less ‘individual’ colour at, and that is partying, together with the This year we also had the Masters Champs to the casual observer although there are which saw some brilliant racing, but also gitt, Emma Harris, Chris Ellis, Fiona Gray, Chris the eye like the straightened centreboard option are continuing. development and refinement of the Nationals Fish, Alan Krailing, Tony Hotchkiss, Simon Cox, actually many differences that are not seen. case. Games night. On this note, we are looking for showed that whatever your age, the members Chris Biglin 2515 of the Lark class certainly know how to have a Dan Watson, Chris Biglin, Steve Chatten, Chief someone to step in and fill this very critical Chairman John Crooks and Edd McArdle. role of social secretary so please give it some good time, and that is a aspect of the class we will certainly be upholding in 2010. thought. Pictures were provided by Boatographic.co.uk 2010 in my eyes looks like it could be a Next Years Line Up - We are nearly there with (Nationals), Fotoboat.com (Nationals/Rock), springboard year for the larks for the following the line up for next year’s events, Icicle series ChunkyPics.co.uk (Winters), Photoblink.co.uk reasons: and the expanding Northern and Midland (Endeavour) and the various Lark sailors and/ LN circuit.
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