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Race Report: Final race of the 2025 season... By Nigel W​
The Club Championship was due to be held on Saturday 4 October. Due to the untimely arrival of Amy - the first named storm of the season - it couldn't be held then.
Nothing daunted, OOD David R contacted the four entrants and rearranged the race for Monday 6th.​ In stark contrast to Saturday, the weather on Monday was ideal with sunshine and a pleasant breeze from a Westerly direction giving a fair amount of reaching.
The course was set up to Boundary and back to a buoy down towards Acle Bridge with instructions to keep going till 3pm. My Weigh was due to lead off but her engine refused to start. However, she gamely set off from the clubhouse under sail with a good shove from various well-wishers and was ready in time for her 12.55 start.
The rest set off at their allotted times (or a bit after) with Cho Cho San last at about 13.24.​ All four craft made good progress upriver to the Boundary mark and back to the clubhouse. However, the Acle buoy and the few hundred yard trip back to the clubhouse took its toll. ​
There was a combination of the wind shadow and the wind direction (a very tight port tack). The result was that My Weigh and Strega slid gently into the bank whilst Tallulah was swept downstream of the buoy and had to struggle to get back to it. Cho Cho San, coming a bit after Tallulah had successfully passed the buoy, was favoured with a gust as she approached the buoy. This gave her enough impetus to catch up with Tallulah, with both boats waving a fond farewell to their colleagues as they sneaked past the clubhouse without hitting the bank or tacking.
​Tallulah carried on with Cho Cho San on her heels but unable to overtake on the reach up towards the Boundary buoy. However, round Oby they were forced to tack. There ensued a lengthy duel swapping tacks with first Cho Cho San getting into the lead then Tallulah. With about five minutes to spare ChoCho San crept past Tallulah and held on till the 3pm finish. ​
A great time was had by all, including my nephew who had never sailed before!​Many thanks to OOD David and to Maggie and Peter for Timekeeping.​
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1 Cho Cho San - Nigel W, John T and Damien C
2 Tallulah - Brian G and Malcolm F
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Retired - Strega - Pio an Sue A - My Weigh - David R and Mark C
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Race Report: Globe Trophy, 13 September 2025... by Nigel W and Pio A
We set up the line for the Globe Trophy in cool and blustery conditions, wind SSW gusting 25kn, as the competitors made their way down the Bure to the start at Three Mile House. Once again, we were welcomed by Angela Tebbutt with an exceptional cold buffet and warming drinks. The four starters, all Pegasus 800s, set off at ten minute intervals from 1310 by OODs Pio and Sue Altarelli. As the boats were preparing, a strong squall developed and continued for some time, but was particularly intense for the first and second starters. Just before Tallulah led the fleet away, Malcolm had to perform a feat of agility to release the spinnaker halliard from the foresail's embrace!
The direction of the wind meant that, despite the many bends in that part of the river, there was more reaching and less tacking than in past races. Coupled with the wind strength, all boats made good speed - almost certainly a record - with the
fastest boat finishing in just over an hour and a half.
For a race of that length, the actual times taken by each boat were remarkably close. The boats crossed the line in the same order in which they departed – Tallulah (1h.37m.03s), Simply The Best (1h.32m.07s), Cho Cho San (1h.31m.47s), and Déjà Vu (1h.32m.27s). The fastest boat over the course was Cho Cho San, with Simply The Best second, Déjà Vu third and reefed - in Tallulah in the rear.
However, on handicap Simply the Best was the winner with Tallulah hot on her heels, Cho Cho San was a close third, whilst Deja Vu was unable to save her handicap, probably suffering from lower wind strength towards the end of the race.
After the race, Sue handed out the traditional home-made apple muffins to the hungry crews, and the weather closed in with a violent thunderstorm, spectacular lightning, hail and torrential rain. While Simply The Best was lowering her mast during the worst of the deluge, a broken mast pivot was discovered, curtailing any thoughts of racing on the Sunday. Fortunately, Maverick Engineering in Acle made an excellent repair weld for a tenner and it’s as good as new (if not better)!
We were joined by a dozen non-racing club members at the Bridge Inn for a splendid evening meal and speeches to thank the organisers. After some discussion in which skippers expressed their concern about the unfavourable forecast, the OOD reluctantly decided to cancel the Harvest Bowl race scheduled for Sunday.
The Globe Trophy is unique in the Broads racing calendar as no other regatta reaches this far down the estuary. It was wonderful to see the tradition continuing so successfully.
Race Report: Oby Thistle 2 August 2025... by Jeff H
On a day with the weather forecast for strong NW winds, five boats entered the Saturday’s racing: My Weigh, Tallulah, Simply the Best, Deja Vu and Cho Cho San.
OOD Jeff H had committed to marks set upstream of Oby Dyke, Upton Dyke and another downstream of the Clubhouse. With the first race starting at 11.00am rain, and then a total absence of wind meant that boats struggled to cross the line.
The start was postponed for half an hour and, as the wind slowly increased, the first group set off towards the Oby mark, followed 10 minutes later by the second group. The course took in both Oby and Upton marks, with the Oby mark being rounded twice before heading for the line.
Close quarter tacking between boats in each group with a run back to the line meant that at the finish boats were quite close together. A close tussle between Tallulah and STB saw STB misjudging a tack and ending up in the reeds, with a consequent withdrawal.
My Weigh never lost sight of the two other boats, finishing strongly. Deja Vu and Cho Cho San crossed the line a couple of seconds apart, with Cho Cho San gaining windward advantage over Deja Vu, who subsequently dropped back.
Cho Cho San pulled well ahead by the time they had reached the windward mark, with Deja Vu playing catch-up.It was decided to restrict the regatta to two races for the Oby Thistle and to abandon the Emblem Trophy due to lack of time.
My Weigh suffered engine problems and withdrew from the second race for the Oby Thistle. The OOD changed the course to two laps of Upton to Acle. With a reasonable NW wind, Tallulah and STB both got off to a very good start and competed well for the first mark with STB pulling ahead, rounding all marks without incident and finishing strongly.
Deja Vu and Cho Cho San hit the start line a second apart, both wanting the same advantage point. This time it was Deja Vu who gained the windward advantage and slowly pulled away in clear air. As in the first race, all boats finished pretty close together.
Results of the races based on handicaps:
Race 1:
1st Cho Cho San
2nd My Weigh
3rd Deja Vu
4thTallulah
5th Simply the Best
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1st Cho Cho San
2nd Deja Vu
3rd Simply The Best
4th Tallulah
5th My Weigh
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1st Cho Cho San
2nd Deja Vu
3rd My Weigh
4th Tallulah
5th Simply The Best (DNF)
Thanks go to Margaret and Pat for again for running the timekeeping and start procedure so efficiently. Without them, we couldn’t have raced. Thanks also to Brian and Nigel for helping to lay and collect the marks. It was a pleasure to see Mike R visiting the Anchorage; a member from the Southern rivers (Pegasus 800Hippo). Mike joined John T and the Commodore on Simply The Best for the second race.
Race Report: Commodore's Cup 19th July... by Nigel W
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he Commodore’s Cup was held on Saturday 19 July. Unfortunately, the Commodore could not take part due to a death in the family. The wind was variable, mostly light, mainly from the South West. We were fortunate to miss the heavy rain on Saturday morning and Sunday evening.
This was set as a navigation race from the clubhouse up to marks on the Bure and Thurne to be taken in any order, then return past the clubhouse to an Acle mark, followed by a finish at the clubhouse. The start was to be a time of the skipper's choosing between 2 pm and 2.30pm. A time limit was set of two hours from the boat ’s start.
There were five contestants:
Déjà Vu - Jeff H and Pieter B
Cho Cho San - Nigel W and John T
Tallulah - Brian G and Malcolm F
Strega - Pio and Sue A
My Weigh - David R
Four boats started almost together at 2pm, with Cho Cho San a few minutes later. With a strong flood tide and reasonable breeze, the fleet made good progress up the river with Déjà Vu and Cho Cho San heading for the Bure buoy, while the rest continued up the Thurne. The trip after passing the mark down the Thurne, especially from Thurne Dyke onwards, was where the problems began. The wind weakened, making it difficult to overcome the strong tide. Déjà Vu managed to cling to the windward bank, whilst everyone else had to tack, which is tricky when you are barely moving!
Unfortunately, the wind did not pick up again, and only Déjà Vu and Cho Cho San managed to limp back to the clubhouse under sail, though well outside the time limit, resulting in disqualification and a score of "Did not finish" for all!
The race's conclusion allowed us to focus on the important matter of the BBQ, organised by Monica and Maggi and cooked by Jeff, with dishes contributed by various members. It was held to the usual Commodore's Cup standard in both quality and quantity, and everyone enjoyed a good time. There was a highly successful raffle with a large number of prizes and about one prize per person!
Thanks to all involved — including Peter and Maggie as Timekeepers and OOD, Monica and Maggi for coordinating the food, Jeff for his expertise with the BBQ, all those who brought food and raffle prizes, Maggi for selling raffle tickets, Malcolm and Brian for maintaining the Anchorage, the buoy layers, and everyone who participated.
Race Report: Summer Regatta 14th June... by Nigel W
The Summer Regatta was was intended to be run on both days over the weekend, but Cho Cho San would have been the only contestant on Sunday, which the other two contestants seemed to think slightly unfair, so that part was cancelled.
This was the hottest day of the year so far. The wind was, as ever, variable - mostly from the South. To ensure variety, we used the Bure mark by the pump house.
For the first race we were sent off to the Acle mark prior to the Bure mark. With the tide running against us, the wind died and we were left struggling to get over the start line. After some swapping around, Cho Cho San managed to creep down the far bank without ending up in the reeds, got out of the wind shadow by the clubhouse and rounded the mark to get the benefit of the tide.
Tallulah struggled through some time later, leaving Pegamoose waiting for the magic lift to break through, which happened about half an hour after the start. Aided by the tide and wind, the passage to the Bure buoy was relatively rapid, but the return journey was against wind and tide. The race committee took pity on us on the way back, commandeered Friendship, and sallied forth to shorten the course.
For the afternoon race, the course was to Oby, then Acle (placed near the clubhouse) , until told to stop. We started upstream with the tide, and everything went smoothly. Cho Cho San had a slight lead over Tallulah who harried her all the way to the mark and part of the way back before Cho Cho San pulled away when we had to start tacking. Pegamoose, who had been a bit behind at the buoy, caught up with Tallulah and they were in close contact for the rest of the race, which ran to two rounds. In the end,
Pegamoose was less than a minute behind Tallulah.
Many thanks to Peter C and Maggie L for stepping in as OOD and timekeepers, Pat B for looking after us, and to our Boatswain and Maggi for preparing the Anchorage. It was good to see Mike and Julia M, and Pieter B whilst testing his engine.
Both races and the overall analysis produced identical outcomes as follows:
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1st Cho Cho San - Nigel and Sean W
2nd Second -Tallula - Brian G and Mick B
3rd Pegamoose - Jim and Kate S
Race Report: Spring Regatta 10th May... by Nigel W
This was the first regatta of the season and was held at the Anchorage in bright and sunny
weather. The wind was forecast to be from the East with a bit of South in it. To ensure a decent amount of tacking, the OOD set a course that was very economical in the use of buoys - round the Bure mark by the pump house and back.
In the event the wind was its usual variable self so there was a certain amount of tacking on the way back from Thurne Mouth to the clubhouse anyway.
In the morning race Déjà Vu started well and pulled away from Cho Cho San. However, aided by the wherry Albion and some fortunate wind shifts, Cho Cho San managed to sneak past and finished just ahead with Déjà Vu right on her tail. After handicap Simply the Best from the first fleet came second.
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In the afternoon race the outgoing tide made tacking easier. There was again close racing between Déjà Vu and Cho Cho San with Tallulah from the first fleet joining in. This time Déjà Vu fared better with the wherry Albion leaving Cho Cho San fighting it out with Tallulah. However, Simply the Best, who was
again in the first fleet, came first, beating Cho Cho San even before adjusting for handicap, and beat Déjà Vu on handicap.
Overall, Simply the Best came first with Cho Cho San second and Déjà Vu third. Tallulah with Brian Gray flying solo, came a very creditable fourth.
My thanks to Margaret and Pat for being excellent race officers and to everyone who helped lay and recover the buoys. Also to Malcolm and team for having the Anchorage in such a good state. It did not escape our attention that there are few places where you can go and sit by the river, watch the boats go by and maybe have a cup of tea or coffee and a biscuit for free, so, for future events, if you are not racing, why not come down and have a cuppa and a mardle.
Race Report: Club Championship 5th October 2024... by David R
Six entries were received for this pursuit race, with the following result:
1 Strega
2 Tallulah
3 Cho Cho San
4 My Weigh
5 Simply The Best
6 Pegamoose.
The weather was promising with fair wind and weather forecast. Buoys were located near Boundary Dyke (thanks to Pio and Sue) and downstream of the Anchorage. My Weigh was first away at 12:55 with a following wind (but not quite enough of it) and following tide. She had a time advantage of 22 minutes over the second starter and was well on the way back from Boundary Dyke before Strega, the first chasing boat, was spotted.
Inexorably, the faster boats overtook My Weigh before the finish time of 15:00 with Strega in the lead. Many thanks to Mike and Julia who manned the line and started everyone at precisely the correct time and produced tea, coffee and cakes after the race
Race Report: Oby Thistle 3rd August 2024... by David K-T
The race was based at the clubhouse and an enjoyable day and team effort made it successful.There were two races, each with two starts, the first with two yachts, the second with three. The five entries were Déjà Vu, Tallulah, Cho Cho San, Simply The Best and Swift, all 800s except Swift, a 700.
Winds were light and variable, and the first race start was to the Acle mark against the incoming tide. Tallulah made a good start but Swift managed to be over the line and had to turn around for another approach. The second start had even more trouble with Simply the Best and Cho Cho San ending up on the bank and even Déjà Vu had trouble finding any wind. The course was then up river to the Boundary mark and back to Acle, with the course wisely shortened by the Timekeepers to finish at The Anchorage. Tallulah came in first with Swift second, Déjà Vu third and Cho Cho San fourth. We then all had lunch and enjoyed each other’s company at the Anchorage.
The afternoon race was started upriver to make it easier to get away. This time Déjà Vu won with Swift second and Tallulah third. Final positions were close, and the results were:
1st Déjà Vu
2nd Tallulah
3rd Swift
4th Cho Cho San
Simply the Best DNF.
The OOD was hugely supported by the excellent time keepers Margaret and Pat, who not only kept time but also completed the starting sequence with flags and sound and also the finish protocol.
Race Report: Emblem Trophy 4th August 2024... by Jeff H
Due to the wind conditions, the start and finish of Sunday’s Emblem Trophy was moved from the clubhouse to Boundary Dyke. In the morning, race, four boats started in two groups in a light breeze. The course set saw the boats navigate upstream to a mark near Thurne before the next mark towards St Benet's and another mark through the start /finish line beyond the 24 hour moorings. The very light breeze was challenging and the course was shortened after an hour of sailing.
Déjà vu and Cho Cho San had particular problems getting back from the Thurne buoy on the first round. Results after handicap saw Deja Vu ahead by about a minute and a half to Cho Cho San, who was followed by Simply The Best and Swift.
The course for the 2nd race was reversed and with a stronger breeze, good sailing was to be had by the four boats. Whilst the final result saw Déjà vu winning on handicap, Simply the Best was only a minute behind and Swift was not too far behind either.
Final results for the Emblem Trophy were:
1st Deja Vu
2nd Simply the Best
3rd Cho Cho San
4th Swift.
My thanks go to Margaret H and Pat B for excellent time keeping and overall race control. With such good conditions this weekend for sailing it would have been great to see more boats “having a go”, especially as we have over 20 Pegasus yachts in the Club. I look forward to seeing you next time.
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Race Report: Founders' Cup 28-28th August 2024... by Nigel W
The Founders' Cup was held on Wroxham Broad with two races each day. There were seven entries. We were hosted by the Norfolk Broads Yacht Club, which also provided the OOD and Race Officers who were hospitable and efficient, setting interesting courses but not involving too many buoys! The weather was warm and sunny , the wind fairly light with occasional gusts and, subject to the usual vagaries of the Broads in general and Wroxham in particular, from the East on Wednesday and the West on Thursday.
In the first race Déjà Vu obtained a commanding lead and was first on handicap. Strega beat all the other boats before handicap to come a comfortable second. Cho Cho San failed to shake off Tallulah who came third on handicap. In the second race Déjà Vu again stormed into the lead but initially missed a new mark that had been added in.
Strega, who was lying second, realised just in time and performed a graceful 360 to round it. Déjà Vu, having rounded the mark, quickly caught up with the 800s, but Strega kept ahead of the other 800s and was more difficult to catch finishing just a minute behind Déjà Vu and easily winning on handicap. Tallulah had a good race beating Cho Cho San over the line and came second on handicap. Déjà Vu was third on handicap 5 seconds ahead of Cho Cho San.
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After a day of staying alert to try to keep up with the wind shifts, we repaired to the clubhouse where we met up with a goodly selection of members who had come to watch or for the meal. About 30 of us sat down for the meal. There was no need to book this year and a greater choice of food, though fish and chips seemed the most popular.
The races next morning were round a triangular course with two buoys at the South end of the Broad and one at the North with the start going South. The trip from the North end back to the South end seemed to include virtually every point of sailing apart from a run as the wind shifted.
In the first race, Cho Cho San claimed line honours over Strega by one second but was comfortably beaten into second place on handicap. Déjà Vu was not in best form but still came third over the line and on handicap. In the last race Déjà vu ad apparently shaken off some weed and broke free finishing about 6 minutes ahead of Strega who again was second over the line. Cho Cho finished third over the line on handicap whilst Pegamoose was close on her heels and obtained a well-deserved third.
The wind shifts mean you cannot allow yourself to think you have the race "in the bag" until you have actually finished. Overall Strega came an excellent first with Déjà Vu second. Cho Cho San and Tallulah scored the same points. Since Cho Cho San had the better result in the last race, Cho Cho San scraped a third. After the racing the President/Sailing Secretary presented the prizes of the Founders Cup and Memosail watch.
Race Report: Harvest Bowl 7th September 2024... by Nigel W
There were three entries in light variable winds mostly from the South. The OOD set a course from the Anchorage upriver to round buoys up the Thurne and the Bure towards the pumphouse. Competitors were allowed to choose which to round first. Simply the Best and Deja View got the best starts with Cho Cho San languishing, not helped by trying to use her whisker pole. Déjà Vu spent a while testing her jenniker but eventually gave it up for a bad lot.
At the Thurne Mouth split, STB followed Deja View up the Thurne first so Cho Cho San went for the upper Bure, which was the shorter leg. The winds were fluky and, judging from the language, all helms had trouble rounding the marks. In a strong incoming tide Cho Cho San certainly had to make several tacks to get back having passed the Bure mark. It was a similar story on the Thurne with glacial progress back against the tide.
When we rejoined at Thurne mouth for the final tack back to the Anchorage, Deja Vu had a substantial advantage but Cho Cho San was well ahead of STB , who had spent a little time botanising in the reeds. The natural hazard of the mill did not change the order. The result was that Déjà Vu finished 15 minutes ahead of Cho Cho San easily saving her handicap whilst STB was unable to make up the ground on Cho Cho San.
Many thanks to OOD and Timekeepers Pio and Sue Altarelli.
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Race Report: Commodore’s Cup and BBQ 20th July 2024
It was a sunny day with a 10 - 12 knot southerly wind and an ebbing tide. The conditions were very pleasant for the seven boats entered for the race. OOD Mark set three starts downstream into the wind. My Weigh and Pegamoose led the charge, followed after ten minutes by Swift and Strega, then Simply The Best, Cho Cho San and Déjà Vu. From the Start at the Anchorage it was a short tack down to the first mark for a turn up to just short of Boundary Dyke, back down to the Acle mark, up to a mark at Oby Dyke and back around the Acle mark for a run upstream to the Finish.
In first place was Cho Cho San, with Déjà Vu second and Simply The Best in third. Warmest thanks go to the Timekeepers Peter Coleman and Maggie Lomax for organising the race and Jeff and Mick for putting out the marks. Maggi, Malcolm and others did some excellent gardening to make the Anchorage look great, and we had lots of bunting and flags flying on the marquee.
After the race, 27 of us enjoyed a traditional BBQ organised by the Commodore (for the very last time!). Sadly, Mark’s wife Mel preferred a David Bowie tribute on the Isle of Wight with friends - how very strange...!! With no fewer than eight lovely salads generously provided by Jenny, Simon, Maggie, Pat , Monica, Maggi, Sue and Elize, followed by strawberries and cream, it was an excellent spread and much appreciated. The raffle raised a splendid sum too - thanks to John & Jenny for organising it and to every one who bought tickets and brought prizes.
Race Report: Green Ranger 21st July 2024
Four boats braved a warm, overcast morning and a light wind. This was a Pursuit Race, which is brilliant for relative newcomers to racing because nearly everyone goes off at a different time. What a pity all those newcomers never seem to turn up!
But we had four boats , and Friendship led us away, followed ten minutes later by Cho Cho San and Simply The Best, who both got “Phragmited”, my new term for exploring the reeds (Phragmites australis). Cho Cho San surely has the record for botanising the closest ever to the start line - just 2m across it, if even that ! STB got a bit further, but the problem was that the wind behind wasn’t as strong as the tide in front and the boat doesn’t do as it’s told when that happens!
Déjà Vu enjoyed a better send - off, tacking up towards Boundary, driven hard by a tough handicap, but any resentment dissipated like dew in the morn when she won the silverware with Cho Cho San second and Simply The Best in third! Warmest thanks go to the OOD Peter Coleman and also to Maggie for timekeeping. Jeff, Mick, Mark and Simon dealt with the marks and mud thereon.
Deja Vu makes
her way to the last mark
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With a blustery south-westerly blowing 12 knots and gusts of 17, four boats took to the water from the Anchorage in two starts. Strega (Pio and Sue) and Simply The Best (Mark and Malcolm) left at 11:00 and Déjà Vu (Jeff and Mick) and Cho Cho San (Nigel and Sean) at 11.10. With the Commodore as OOD, advised by Peter C ashore, we elected for a running start upriver on an incoming tide, past a mark at Boundary Dyke and on to the Pumphouse, back to Boundary, rounding to the Pumphouse again, then home.
Strega and Simply The Best came in with the best and second-best elapsed times at 1h 16 and 1h 18, with Déjà Vu at 1h19 and Cho Cho San at 1h22 , the order remaining the same after the application of handicaps.
The second group certainly had less favourable wind towards the end of the race. It was good to see Strega showing her petticoats after a long absence from the racing scene. She took off from the start, while Simply The Best overshot and crawled back to the line. But Strega was overtaken by Simply The Best near Thurne Mouth. In a tussle from then on, Strega came back with a will, and although Simply The Best overtook her again, she fought her way back to the line through better seamanship.
The trickiest bit was the quick incoming tide and headwind in the last few hundred yards towards the Anchorage. The uncertain weather caused the postponement of the BBQ until after the Harvest Bowl on 9th September, but it allowed the earlier start to the race so that we avoided the afternoon downpours.
The Green Ranger was postponed to 10 th September, making it easier for stopovers after the postponed BBQ. Many thanks go to Peter C for Acting OOD, Margaret and Maggi L for timekeeping. Pat provided welcome refreshments and Jeff kindly helped with the marks. Not forgetting Mick for bringing his strimmer and keeping the snakes and bears at bay – good job!
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RACE REPORT: SUMMER REGATTA 1st July... by Jeff Harteveldt
On Saturday 1st July four boats took part in the Summer Regatta. The winds were strong with very strong gusts, making it difficult for helms and crew. With the westerly wind, the course was set to a mark down the Bure towards St Benet’s and then a short leg back to Boundary, returning to the Bure mark before heading back to the finish line at the Clubhouse.
With 2 starts of 2 boats, Tallulah took advantage of a slow start by
Pegamoose who mistimed the start line, but got going again and
gave chase. Simply the Best had a good start with Deja Vu about
10 seconds behind. After around 80 mins of racing, on handicap
Simply the Best was 1st, Tallulah 2nd, Deja Vu 3rd and Pegamoose
4th.
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The second race saw even stronger winds. Pegamoose decided
the winds were too strong and DNS, Deja Vu decided to try a larger
jib which could be advantageous on the long reach home. With
only one start, Tallulah and Simply the Best got away quickly with
Deja Vu playing catchup again. Around Boundary, all three boats
were tacking together; strong squalls created problems with two
boats coming together.
Simply the Best withdrew from the race leaving Tallulah and Deja Vu to battle it out. The decision to have a large jib meant that Deja Vu managed to pull away on the homeward leg.
After handicaps were applied, Deja Vu just pipped Tallulah by 5 seconds.
Overall results were:
Pegamoose 4th
Simply the Best 3rd
Tallulah 2nd
Deja Vu 1st
My thanks go to Margaret and Pat for timekeeping and to Brian for helping withthe marks. Several folks stayed overnight at the Clubhouse and had a great BBQ evening.
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Race Report: Spring Trophy 29th April by Nigel Wordingham OOD
This being the first race of the season, it was decided to restrict the boats to fleets of two starting at 11am. The course was set as upriver to the Oby buoy followed by Acle, Upton and Acle. The light wind varied between East and South and was “normal for Norfolk”. Zig Zag and Pegamoose from the first fleet took over one hour twenty minutes to get back to the clubhouse, so the decision was made to shorten course
allowing members to enjoy a pleasant lunch in the sun on the lawn.
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This included a crash course in use of the defibrillator by Jeff! There were particularly close encounters between Nemesis and Déjà Vu, including a 720 and a meeting with the bank with Nemesis winning by a minute. Meanwhile Tallulah and Simply the Best finished only 38 seconds apart!
For the second race at 2pm the wind was more in evidence. This time the start was downriver to the Acle buoy then up to the Upton buoy and back to be repeated up to three times. This allowed the spectators to have a grand stand view of much of the racing. This time there was no need to shorten course with Zig Zag again claiming line honours after a bit over one and a quarter hours. On handicap Déjà Vu triumphed over
Nemesis by a minute. In the next fleet it was Simply the Best’s turn to beat Tallulah.
Unusually in total points not only did Nemesis and Déjà Vu tie for first and second but Simply the Best tied for third and fourth. On the tie breaker rule of who does best in the last race, Déjà vu came first and Simply the best came third.
Thanks to my trusty timekeepers John Thompson and Martin Salisbury, to Jeff and Brian for laying and recovering the buoys and also to Brian for subduing the grass and other care of the Anchorage, Julia for bringing her goodies and Pat and others for helping with the kitchen.
Great to see non-racing members meeting up for a chat and obviously enjoying themselves.
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1st Deja Vu - Helm: Jeff; Crew: Mick
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2nd Nemesis - Helm: Tom; Crew: Liz
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3rd Simply the Best - Helm: Mark; Crew: James
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Other boats racing: Tallulah – Brian and Chris, Zig Zag – Simon and David, Pegamoose II - James and Katherine
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Club Championship 2022
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Deja Vu, skippered by Jeff and crewed by Mick, won the final race of the season watched by a good number of spectators at the Anchorage.
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1st Deja Vu - skipper Jeff, crew Mick
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2nd Quartet - skipper Peter, crew Maggie
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3rd Zig Zag - skipper Mark, crew James
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Full race report in Newsletter 377
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From: David Reeve, OOD
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Whatever you do, don't miss the last race of the season - The Club Championship!
This delightful pursuit race closes off the season in grand style with a parade of boats departing the Anchorage, separated according to their handicaps, with the idea of all joining up for the finish. It never quite ends up like that due to adventures on the way, but afterwards, we make our way to the Anchorage for the results, a chat about the day's excitement and some refreshments.
The weather is looking good with lots of sunshine and a brisk westerly to speed us on our way.
In line with the Programme publicised in the Red Book page 15 the first gun will be 12:30 with a briefing at about 12:15, and the finish will be at 15:00. As was the case with the Green Ranger Trophy, we acknowledge the error in the timing given in the Sailing Instructions on page 18 of the Red Book, which will be corrected for next year.
Please send your entry to me (David Reeve) by email, stating the event name and date, your name, your yacht's name and your sail number.
Observers and social members are very welcome too. If you are planning to come and need parking for a walk up to the Anchorage, please let me know.
Many thanks go to Mike and Julia M who will be our timekeepers.
All the very best
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David Reeve, OOD
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From: Nigel Wordingham, Sailing Secretary
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The Harvest Bowl will take place on Saturday 24 September. The first start is at 13.00 in the area of Boundary Dyke which gives the opportunity of varied points of sailing.
You can expect marks to round up the Thurne and Bure and to finish at the Anchorage. Please make yourself known to the Timekeepers, Margaret, Colin and Annette, preferably by 12.30 for the 13.00 start.
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Use VHF on 72 where possible to obtain final details including which fleet you are in.
Anybody wanting a crew and anybody wanting to crew should let me know.
Entries please to OOD Jeff H
From: Nigel Wordingham, Sailing Secretary
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The Globe Trophy will be raced on Saturday 10th September. The start is at 13.30 in the vicinity of Cockshoot Dyke, Horning, going downriver to the Anchorage clubhouse. The tide should be with us. There will probably be one mark up the Thurne in the vicinity of Coldharbour Farm. This and any other buoys are to be rounded to port.
Pio is the Officer of the Day ably abetted by Sue as Timekeeper. If you have not already entered and would like to do so, please send Pio an email confirming you would like to enter.
As per the Red Book, he will simply need confirmation of the event name and date, your name, your yacht’s name and your sail number. Useful to tell him who is crewing too. Please check your boat is insured for racing and you have signed the indemnity form.
It is suggested you arrive at about 13.00 and make yourself known to Pio for any last-minute instructions which will depend on weather conditions on the day. Also which fleet you are starting in and your start time. If you have a VHF, please tune to channel 72. His call sign is “Strega”.
Afterwards, we can go to the Acle Bridge Inn for dinner, which is where we usually go after the Globe. If enough would like to go, I will see if we can get the usual room – about 18:00 I suggest. Alternatively, if there are volunteers to man the BBQ we could have a Do It Yourself (gas only) BBQ at the clubhouse. Ie bring your own food and drink. Please advise your preferences to me. Tom, Neil and partners have voted for the Bridge. I will be otherwise engaged.
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From: Nigel Wordingham, Sailing Secretary
As you know, the Spring and Summer regattas were postponed due to high wind and heavy weed growth respectively. As advised in the Club's July newsletter, they were rescheduled for Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd of September.
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Thursday is scheduled for the Spring Trophy with races at 14.00 and 15.30, while Friday is scheduled for the Summer Regatta with races scheduled for 10.30 and 12.00.
These regattas were to be held at Barton Broad but, for a variety of reasons, we have decided to move them to our traditional racing location at the Anchorage clubhouse.
We would very much encourage the Thursday morning “Sailing in Company” group to come along and join in the racing. Perhaps your cruise could be a useful warm up, to be followed by a try at racing in the afternoon (it's not really that different!).
Alternatively, why not watch the cabaret from the comfort of the Anchorage? It's a good chance for the racers and cruisers to mix. Might even be a bacon butty in it afterwards!
As a special offer to get you racing, one entry fee will cover both regattas!
Please let me know as soon as possible and at latest by Sunday evening if you are planning to enter. Regular racers – if you are not able to come, it would be useful to know.
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The Founders Cup on Wroxham Broad - kindly hosted by NBYC
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From: Nigel Wordingham, Sailing Secretary
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Our next event is the Founders Cup on Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 August on Wroxham Broad courtesy
of the NBYC. Please see the Red Book pages 17-20 for details.
A meal will be available on Wednesday evening and, as usual, the facilities will be open. Racing on a Broad is a different experience and in some ways more relaxing than river racing as there is more space, so it can be a good place to start to join in.
Visitors will be welcome to come by car – but please check entry with me first. The clubhouse is a great location for watching the racing and generally chilling out by the water.
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The NBYC are providing OOD and timekeepers so all entries directly to me please.
The Inaugural Salver at Oulton Broad is on Saturday and Sunday 6th and 7th August.
This is a chance to return to where it all started for our Club and race on a rather lovely Broad, which is a bit different from our more local ones. For some years we have been prevented from sailing on our old favourite of Horsey because of problems gettiing under Potter and weed when we do. This year Black Horse suffered in the same way and we will have to look to the future for some new thinking about our broads regattas. Meanwhile, Oulton Broad is not to be missed!
It would be helpful with our planning to have some idea of numbers at this fairly early stage. Would you please drop me an email or ring indicating if you are likely to race or come and spectate from the lovely WOBYC clubhouse? Also, do let me know if you are likely to want to join the meal on Saturday evening at the Wherry.
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If you would normally come but cannot come this time, it would be very helpful if you would let me know.
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