UK Cherub - news:2008

New Year Caption Competition

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 18:07:22 +0000

New Year Caption Competition

Happy New year to everyone and best wishes for 2008. To start the new year off we have a caption competition, Put your best ones on here and on the mailing list.

Best Captions

The Cherub Silly Hat Competition was won convincingly this year….

“What a sense of mastery this headcam gives me: Unlimited opportunities to taunt you all later with evidence of your silly behaviours and sillier appearances! Ha Ha!”

No Return to the fold

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 18:07:42 +0000

No Return to the fold

We think this confirms the hull will take a bit of tension…

After inspection the boat bought off ebay looks like the perfect project for Laurence. She needs a diet and a bit of a tidy, she is currently covered in 1-3mm of lead based paint. However after haging a good few kg's off the rig we think she looks structurally sound.

Over the Christmas break the trailer injuries in the bottom have been sealed and Laurence plans to get her wet in the next few days.

Winter Boatbuilding

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 18:07:57 +0000

Winter Boatbuilding

The foam is on at Bloodaxe!

Website Update

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 18:08:14 +0000

Website Update

There will shortly be an update to the website to add some exciting new features, unfortunately all members will have to be issued with a new username and password via email.

Can all association members please login to the website, go to the “Update Profile” link and check that the email address we have for you is up to date and one you would like to be contacted on.

If you are unable to login please phil_alderson me to let me know your correct email address. Please put [login] in the subject line of the email.

Bloody Mary 2008

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 17:58:55 +0000

Bloody Mary 2008

Four Cherubs enjoyed a momentary blue sky break in the gales to join 260 other competitors in a glorious force 2-3 with sunshine at Queen Mary on Saturday 12th January 2008. They were Ronin with Peter Barton and Bonnie Moody, Suicide Blonde with Neal Gibson and crew, Atum Bom with new owner Stu Hopson and guest crew Will Lee, and Born Slippy with Roland and Hayley Trim.

Many photos at www.fotoboat.com.

The view from Ronin

We steadily pulled through the fleet, slowly getting to grips with the T-foil, until at 20 minutes to go we overtook Geoff Carveth's Solo to take they lead…..but unfortunately not for long as with 14 minutes remaining Rob Greenhalgh & Dan Johnson blasted by in their I14 soon followed by Graham Vials flying high in his Moth who went on to take the lead. We held off Jason Belben's fast approaching Moth to hang on to the 3rd overall by a whisker.

As Moths and Cherubs do not currently have published PYs they were ineligible to win and the Cup went to the I14. Please can everyone do some more handicap racing and ensure your clubs submit returns so that we have an official number and are eligible next year!!!

In a true day of champaign sailing, everyone who pitched up to witness the spectacle was a winner.

Highlight of the day; Expression on the Fireball's faces as we munched them up on the first downwind! That doesn't happen to them often. Low point of the day; Sun setting, reminding us that it was still the depths of winter!

The view from Born Slippy

Race is newly retitled the Bloody Early, with even those from London having to be out of bed by 7am. Spare a thought for Hoppy and Neal for being at the reservoir by 9.30 from as far away as Sunderland.

Poor start followed by Atum and Ronin leaving us for dead upwind. Compounded by sailing into a hole – sat with flogging sails as the late starting Blondie twinned past us, waited until the gust moved 50m and we could start sailing again. Rest of race was spent catching Suicide up and matching a foiling moth. He was with us for a whole lap. However the battle was lost when kite tack failed! Limped to the finish to a surprising 44th place (we expected somewhere nearer 210-220 region).

The view from Atum

Prestart was a fine twinning breeze in the sunshine in the middle of winter: Heaven!

At the gun it was marginal playpen weather and Pete and Bonnie edged slowly away. The next leg was a tight kite leg followed by a run, and we were with the firballs by the bottom. The beat was more marginal stuff, but at the top it was a little bit variable. In fact it was variable enough for us to swim in a lull! Not much glory after that, but an excellent enjoyable day of seeing the sunshine and no rain.

Special note: Respect to the 505 who embraced the leach of the mainsail with his pole and then did turns. We did the same after twanging a tiller extn of a passing B14.

Handicap for Tiger Trophy

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 17:59:25 +0000

Handicap for Tiger Trophy

Top marks to Rutland SC who allocated International Moths and Cherubs handicaps for the Tiger Trophy.

Read all about it here.

Website Announcement

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 17:59:46 +0000

Website Announcement

The Cherub class is pleased to announce that we will soon be launching an on-line Forum. Members previous Wiki login details have been cancelled and you will be receiving a new login via email soon. This new login will allow you access to both the forum and Wiki using the same user name and password.

Please be on the lookout for an invitation email in the next few days. Once you have your new login go to the forum and set up your profile, you can set up an avatar or your display name different from your login name. Select weather your email is visible or not and your location.

Cherub Nationals 27-30 August 2008 at Pembrokeshire Yacht Club

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 18:00:10 +0000

Cherub Nationals 27-30 August 2008 at Pembrokeshire Yacht Club

23 Teams made the trip to Pembrokeshire Yacht Club for the 2008 Cherub Nationals. Travelling from all over the UK, as well as two teams from the newly formed French fleet. Everyone was met with a warm welcome from the club with a free meal the night before racing.

Day 1

Met by a steady breeze of up to 20 knots, the first days racing was held in Angle Bay with the more wind favourable side of the course being graced by 3 tugs, 2 jetties and the main shipping channel.

Race 1

The race got away on time with Ronin port tacking the fleet and disappearing up the favourable right hand side, leaving the defending champions in Antidote to play catch up after a dreadful start.

By the top it was Ronin followed by Antidote at a decent interval and the battle was on. By the bottom the gap had closed but it was still Ronin by several tens of boatlengths. A dragrace to the right (dodging tugs, buoys, and a pair of trawlers along the way) resulted in the better speed of Antidote counting for little against the far better pointing of Ronin.

At the top it was Ronin with Antidote closer than the previous lap but still behind. Bigger breeze allowed Antidote to catch and roll Ronin who gybed. Antidote kept going to hit the far right and tore in at Warp 8.6 (approx) to take the lead at the bottom only to lose it again instantly to Ronin on the drop. By the next top mark Ronin was so far ahead few things could alter the outcome, and they even caught the race committee off guard - being there so fast that they ended up doing an extra lap on their own! As for the rest of the fleet there was much place switching with the gusts and waves catching almost every team out at one time or another, making for some exciting racing for all. Race one heroes being Strangely Browns efforts claiming 4th in their 91 rules boat.

Race 2

Before race two a rib visited every boat to say that a tanker was about to go down the channel (thanks to those guys) so racing was not to go beyond the channel markers. At the front it was a similar story, with Ronin nailing the start and staying ahead throughout the race this time. But as the wind steadied down so too did the drama of mid fleet, with far more consistent sailing had by most.

Race 3

With the tanker passed the far far right of the beat came available again, with some teams opting to brave the larger waves for the greater wind. The racing at the front was equally close but once again Ronin came out on top. Another noteable performance came from the 97 rules single trapeze, The Flying Kipper who excelled in the strong breeze to claim 5th right up there with the big rigs.

Day 2

Much lighter winds, with marginal twinning up wind and down. Racing was in Sandy Haven Bay, with the race committee starting the racing dead on 1pm, and catching a few boats out.

On all three races Ronin took full advantage of the favoured right side of the beat getting three easy bullets. Antidote rolled the dice to try their luck with the slightly greater pressure on the left, but were set back by the tide every time giving them 2,3,2. Subtle Knife also chose hard right up the beats and came home 3,2,3. Close racing was had between the 97 rules Dog’s and Scum Bag leaving the points tight overnight.

Day 3

Once again in Sandy Haven Bay with similar wind strength to Day 2, dying slightly as the day prgressed, but from south east, swinging to south between races necessitating a swift change in course. The starts were hotting up with a general recall in race 7, and Antidote was holding on to Ronin for longer thanks to a few rig tweaks but didn't manage to break their run of bullets. Lots of tide near the windward mark, with a change from ebb to flood between races 8 & 9, causing a few bad layline calls by numerous teams. The lightweight pair in Loco Perro were enjoying the light breeze, continuing their consistent results from day 2. As for the mid fleet, slippery when wet got the better of the other 97 rules boats pulling out a small points lead into day 4.

Day 4

Wind from the south again, decreasing from marginal twinning in race 10 to foredecksville by race 12. Again, lots of tide out by the windward mark, and this time it paid to bang the left up and down despite the weed hazard. Another general recall in Race 10, and then a clean start with Antidote managing to stay with Ronin up the beat, and hoist in front of them on the first lap. Ronin got away down the run, but only just. Things were close again up the second beat till Antidote had an attack of stage fright and tipped it in on a tack, giving Ronin the race and letting Subtle through in second. In race 11 Antidote had their best start of the week and managed to stay in front of Ronin till the drop on the first lap, were Ronin had a smoother rounding at the righthand end of the gate. They led till the end, but there was only a few boat lengths in it. The light winds of Race 11 and 12 allowed Dangerous Beans to engage mega pointing, leaving other 05 boats long behind ending up with a 3rd and 2nd, and more importantly staying well clear of the Team chasing them in the overalls Atum Bom. Race 12 also favoured other teams with their tactical heads switched on with Slippery when wet getting their best result of the regatta, a 6th. After getting to the windward mark an impressive 4th.

Many thanks go to everyone at Pembrokeshire Yacht Club, the race commitee, the rescue crews and everyone in the clubhouse who made us feel so welcome, and provided us with an excellent series.

Prize Winners:

1st 1997 Rules Boat, Phil Kirk and Tom Sully, 2657, Sipper When Wet
1st Vintage Boat, Ed Sibson and Sarah Chadwick, 2445, Epoch II
1st Female Helm / Crew, The Silver Teapot, Roz Allen
Best Newcomer Dean Ralph and Simon Jones, 2685, Loco Perro
Best Improver ‘The Mason Trophy’ Alex Cramp and Tim Noyce, 2694, The Badgers Nadgers
Prix D’Elegance Ed Sibson, 2445, Epoch II
‘The Phoenix’ Best restoration Ross Burkin, 2705, Flat Stanley
The Ashes for the mightiest piece of boat destruction, 2676 Dave Ching and Lara Gonzalez-Ruiz Shiny Beast
The Davey for the most spectacular capsize; 2688 Stu Hopson and Steve Hackett
The Spanking Paddle for the most disgraceful behaviour: Stu Tinner

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	Pts
1	2698	Ronin GT60	Peter Barton	Roz Allen	-1	-1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-24	9
2	2699	The Antidote to Panel Games	Will Lee	Lucy Lee	-2	2	2	2	-3	2	2	2	2	-3	2	1	17
3	2693	Subtle Knife	Simon Goodwin	Gavin Sims	-24	3	3	3	2	3	4	3	-8	2	5	-24	28
4	2645	Cheese before Bedtime	Paul Croote	Tim Unerman	3	4	-12	4	4	-8	5	-7	4	4	4	3	35
5	2673	Dangerous Beans	Tom Kiddle	Matthw Kiddle	-8	5	4	-6	5	6	6	6	3	-8	3	2	40
6	2688	Atum Bomb	Stu Hobson	Steve Hackett	7	6	-10	5	6	5	3	4	-24	5	7	-9	48
7	2692	Natural Born Skiffers	Ghislain Devouthon	Thomas Jullien	5	-8	6	-7	-7	4	7	5	5	6	6	4	48
8	2685	Loco Peru	Dean Ralph	Simon Jones	-24	-11	7	9	8	7	8	8	6	10	-13	5	68
9	2657	Slippery when Wet	Phillip Kirk	Tom Sully	9	9	9	8	9	-13	10	-11	9	-13	8	6	77
10	2694	The Badgers Nadgers	Alex Cramp	Tim Noyce	10	12	-15	-13	10.5	9	11	9	11	9	-14	10	91.5
11	2656	Scumbag	Graham Bridle	Eddie Bridle	12	-24	-24	-15	10.5	10	9	12	7	11	11	12	94.5
12	2651	Strangely Brown	Robert Main	Simon Turnbull	4	7	8	12	12	-17	-15	14	12	14	-16	13	96
13	2682	The Flying Kipper	Phil Alderson	James Barton	6	10	5	10	17