Tinker Class Owners Association Rally at Bassenthwaite Sailing Club
by John Rogerson 16 Sep 2015 09:56 BST
12-13 September 2015
Tinker Rally at Bassenthwaite © Rhonda Parker
Three races were held on Saturday, all sailing the same circular course - buoys 0 (start line), 9, A, B, back through the start line - all to port. The wind was a nominal southwesterly, though on the water it was very shifty and disappeared every now and again from 0 to 9.
Races 4 to 6 were held on Sunday.
Races 4 and 5 used a figure of 8 course, buoys 0p (start line), 9p, 4p, 1s, Bs, back through the start line. The wind was more of a steady south-easterly and strong enough for some exhilarating sailing. In race 4 some sailors nearly missed buoy 9 on lap two, a call from Stewart Warden brought their attention to this and they turned back to make the mark. These first two races were supposed to be back-to-back, but most boats landed after the first race to empty out rather a lot of water. A few Tinkers had managed to get up on the plane - any Tinker sailor will tell you how infrequently this occurs, and some cheshire cat grins were noticed.
The last race on Sunday was a circular course - buoys 0 (start line), 9, 4, B, 1, back through the start line - all buoys to port. The wind had dropped since the first two races - shame!
Malcolm Ellwood and Alistair Parker shared first place on points. Overall first place was decided by taking into account individual race placings, and Alistair was awarded the trophy.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Boat Type | Handicap | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
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| 1 | 2246 | Alistair Parker | | Star | 146 | 0.75 | 2 | 2 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 2 | 6.25 |
| 1 | 1547 | Malcolm Ellwood | | Star | 146 | 2 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 5 | 2 | 0.75 | 6.25 |
| 3 | 2688 | Stewart Warden | | Star | 146 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | 7299 | Nigel Kirby | | Star | 146 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | 809 | Domenyk Smith | | Star | 146 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | 2468 | David Birse | Isobel Birse | Star | 152 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
| 7 | 7135 | John Rogerson | | Star | 146 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 29 |
| 8 | 7367 | Robin Hardy | | Star | 146 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 44 |
| 9 | 959 | Mark Robson | Tracy Robson | Traveller | 156 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 46 |