UK-Cherub Forum
Cherub Chat => Calendar Events => Topic started by: PaulJ on October 18, 2013, 02:18:59 PM
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The dates for the 2013/14 Sailjuice series have been announced
Draycote Dash 23/24 Nov
Datchet Flyer 14/15 Dec
Brass Monkey 27 Dec
Grafham Grand Prix 29 Dec
Oxford Blue 4 Jan
Bloody Mary 11 Jan
Steve Nicholson 25 Jan
Tiger Trophy 1/2 Feb
A great opportunity to showcase the class to a large number of keen dinghy sailors
Event website :- www.sailjuiceseries.com
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Peter and I will be definately going to the Draycote Dash and Datchet Flyer in Cool Beans
We are likely to do the Bloody Mary if the weather and wind are OK as well
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Dean and I are happy to do the Draycote dash and Datchet flyer, if the weather forecast looks ok at the time. We may also try the Tiger Trophy.
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Draycote Dash is in Loco's calendar
I had some problems with Sailjuice website but this link seems to work and has the full series details:
http://events.sailracer.org/eventsites/globalwarmup.asp?eventid=179314
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Cool Beans and A&E are still planning to do the Draycote Dash. Accom booked entries going in Friday as long as the weather forecast indicates that it won't be a drifter two days running.
Any one else joining us ? It was a good event last year but very cold -5 with the wind chill.
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I am a potential if I can find a crew and the wind is more than 10 knots.
I'm not going in order to drift in -5
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Ditto here, however Windguru isn't encouraging ....
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would be great to see some cherubs on the start!
Also,
A friend of a friend is looking for a boat and a helm for the dash.
Can fly asym or sym kites, trapeze, just want to be in a boat.
If your interested or know someone that interested, PM me.
so if anyone is planning on using the excuse 'my crew has gone blue', there is a spare.
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Sam and I may come on Sunday.
What are you sailing Jamie?
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sunday is a pursuit race, after that there is club racing in the afternoon, pretty sure you can join in that if your still alive!
hopefully mothing it, but if its light probaly a fireball
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Big shift in WindGurus forecast today, anyone know roughly what time the pursuit will start on Sun ?
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On a related but different event - the Bloody Mary. If anyone fancies crewing for me I could be tempted out IF the weather is reasonable.
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I would be interested in that Andy, as you say the weather would have to be ok.
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Big shift in WindGurus forecast today, anyone know roughly what time the pursuit will start on Sun ?
Briefing 10:15am, first start on Saturday not before 11am
Sunday, one pursuit (120 mins) 11am datum.
NOR is available, with a link on the open meeting page of the DWSC website. There is also a link to pre-enter which some club members have already done.
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I would be interested in that Andy, as you say the weather would have to be ok.
In the occurrence of moderate non freezing conditions consider yourself booked. Catch up nearer the date.
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We are having second thoughts.
The forecast looks light and cold, neither are a big motivator for an early start and a long drive.
We will make a decision this evening.
Clive
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Hope the weekend was fun.
Anyone toying with joining CB at the onomatopoeic reservoir 14th/15th December?
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Maybe it will depend on the forecast.
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Congratulations to Peter and Paul for showing the Cherub to a wider audience, in conditions that were less than appealing.
I am sure that attending events like this can only help bring people to the class.
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We are planning on doing the Datchet Flyer this weekend.
Forecast looks good for Cherubs especially with a PY of 890.
Clive
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We are planning to go, be nice to have some other Cherubs there to see how we are really doing ??
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Well done Alex and Clive, creditable 4th off 890 in a big fleet isn't easy - those results suggest tight reaching was the order of the day a lot of boats with dishcloths for kites are up there !
First in race 2, very well done ! Peter and Paul were flying the flag too, looks like they may have found it a bit more challenging ... certainly looked nasty out there as I finished off some left over port and stilton :)
Results: http://events.sailracer.org/eventsites/content.asp?id=32025&eventid=179314
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Well done to both teams for showing off the class. Only wish I could have joined you!
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There was some great sailing over the weekend but it was very very busy.
Saturday was a Goldie Locks day. The first race was a bit light, the second just right and the third a bit windy.
On the second one we managed to break clear from the pack of 12 Musto Skiffs + others and once in free air could sail competitively.
When in the pack it was very hard, both in the light when we did not have the speed to get through and in the breeze when every manoeuvre seemed to let boats back past.
The mass pursuit race on the Sunday was once again in a strongly building breeze. On the last 5 very short legs we traded places with Luke Patience in the Fireball 6 times. He snuck inside us at the final gybe as we hesitated to stay upright and took the win by just a few seconds.
Paul and Peter were going much faster than their results give credit to.
They beat us in the first race and repeatedly swapped places with us in the first half of the pursuit race until they got too friendly with an Osprey.
I think that a lot of sailors will have seen more of what a modern Cherub can do. Hopefully the publicity will be spread further in the press reports.
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I have never before heard of left over Port and Stilton.
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http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/173883/Inaugural-Badger-Ales-Datchet-Flyer
good couple of mentions in there!
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Cool Beans entered for the Bloody Mary
Hope to see some of you there
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I was considering it, the forecast gets lighter and lighter, so I have stopped considering it now !
Might stand on the shore with tea.
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Good luck guys,
Looks like we have our best teams entered for the conditions.
Clive
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The lack of wind forecast means that Andy will now have a comfortable seat in the race box, and I get a lay in.
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Current "live" web stream suggests 16oc and the low end of a F3. Hope those that went are having fun.