Frostbite 2008
Final results here - Arran Holman wins
Iced Tankard Handicap Open - 26 October 2008
A wet morning greeted the 10 visitors and 24 home sailors for the Iced Tankard Handicap open on 26 October at Hollowell. The rain soon cleared and the variable light to moderate westerly breeze provided interesting and challenging racing. The day was dominated by the Scorpion of Richard Adams and Steve Graham who won two of the three races, interrupted in the second race by Alastair and Bernadette McMillan's Lark. The day was run expertly by Martin Hudson and the Hollowell team who made best use of the available daylight with the last boats from race 3 coming ashore as darkness fell. This race also showed the disadvantage of Hollowell's average lap system in handicap racing as those boats not lapped by the leader suffered a very slow lap as the wind dropped, pushing them well down the fleet. All in all though an excellent day.
Full Results here
Junior Results here
Lots of photos from Rob Eardley here
2008 Autumn Saturday
Final Results here - Roy Richardson wins
2008 Autumn Sunday
Final Results here - Pete Jackson wins
Final fleet Results here
Enterprise - Russell Brayshaw
GP14 - David Harris
Handicap - Mike Pipes
Laser - Brian Blake
Sailboard - John Smith
Solo - Pete Jackson
Silver fleet - Mary Mallard (Laser)
Bronze Fleet - Brian Blake (Laser Radial)
2008 Club Championship
Roy Richardson wins - full results here
GP14 Open 28 Sept
Enterprise Open - 28 Sept
2008 Thursday Personal Handicap
Final Results to 4 September here
Warwick Trophy - 7 Sept 2008
An excellent days sailing between the teams of Hollowell, Northampton and Cransley resulted in the first ever tie for the trophy.
The day was not without incident with the outcome dependant on the results of two protests. These were heard by a protest committee comprising a representative of each club who did not know the overall score. As it happened both protests were disallowed leaving the result a tie between Hollowell and Northampton, Hollowell comprehensively winning the fast fleet and Northampton equally comprehensively winning the slow fleet. Individual fleet winners were Fast Fleet - Alex and Bernadette McMillan (Lark, Hollowell)
Slow Fleet - Andrew Bonsey (Solo, Northampton)
It was mutually agreed that Hollowell would hold the trophy for 6 months and Northampton for 6 months. We all look forward to next year at Cransley.
Rosebowl - 25 August 2008
Stephanie Harding wins again! Full results here
Don Howard Trophy - 23/24 August 2008
Commodore Wins!!
34 craft entered this pursuit event sailed over 5 races over the Bank Holiday weekend. Mike Pipes squeezed past Ian Hall on the last race decider
Full Results here
RNLI Pennant - 3 August 2008
29 craft participated in an interesting F2/3 south westerly , raising £110 for the RNLI. The event is sailed as a personal handicap with handicaps for the winners and losers adjusted after each race. The overall winner turned out to be Stephanie Harding in her Optimist with Pete Jackson holding on to second just in front of Arran Holman in his Optimist.
Full results here
Photos of the day here
2008 Summer Saturday
Final overall results here - Roy Richardson again!!
2008 Summer Sunday
Final Overall Results here - Roy Richardson wins again!!!
Fleet results here
Enterprise - Dave Holyoak
GP14 - David Harris
Handicap - Stephanie Harding (Optimist)
Laser - Brian Blake
Mirror - Allan Winters
Sailboard - John Smith
Solo - Roy Richardson
Topper - Lawrence Creaser
Silver fleet - Dave Holyoak (Dart 15)
Bronze Fleet - Arran Holman (Optimist)
Solo Open 22 June 2008
15 brave (or mad) Solo sailors arrived at Hollowell on Sunday 22 June despite the forecast for strong south westerlys. They were not disappointed as the f4/5 coupled with vicious gusts of up to 40mph and shifts tested the most expert helms. Every helm capsized at least once every race and the initial fleet of 15 with 10 finishing the first race dropped to only 4 finishing the second and only 6 starters in the last race. Steve Hall (Hollowell), sailing a Solo for only the second or third time showed how to handle the conditions finishing well ahead of the fleet in the first two races, even catching the lead lasers in the second race after giving them 5 minutes start! Jon Clarke (Draycote) persevered and with a 1st in the last race, which Steve sat out, claimed second spot with a gallant Andrew Smith also from Draycote in third.
Full results here
Laser Open 22 June 2008
9 Laser home sailors were looking forward to compete against 9 visitors at this year’s Laser Open at Hollowell Sailing Club in Northamptonshire.
The entrants were met by strong South Westerlys, coupled with vicious gusts of up to 40mph. So many of the helms decided to start with Radial or 4.7 rigs, but 7 sailors were crazy enough to try their luck holding on to the Standard rig.
So race tactics were less important and the key to success was “simply” staying upright and riding the gusts. Some of the sailors gave up enervated, even before they got to the first windward mark. But those who were experienced and lucky enough to handle the beats could also enjoy some fantastic scary beams.
The initial fleet of 18 with 12 finishing the first race dropped to only 8 starters in the second race and only 4 finishing the last race.
Steve Harper (Draycote) in a Laser Radial showed how to handle these challenging conditions and won the second and third race after a 3rd place in the first race. So he won overall, followed by David Harper (also Draycote) and John Leech (3rd) and Martin Hudson (4th) from Hollowell.
Full Results here
AWA Junior open 1 June 2008
2008 Spring Saturday
Series Now Finished
Winner - Roy Richardson in his Solo
Full results here
2008 Spring Sunday
Series now finished
Overall winner: Ian Brett in his RS300
fleets:
Enterprise: David Harris
GP14: Alistair Montgomery and Olivia
Handicap: Ian Brett (RS 300(
Laser: Martin hudson
Mirror: Alan Winters
Sailboard: John Smith
Solo: Roy Richardson
Topper Lawrence Creaser
Silver Fleet: Bill Warden (Laser0
Bronze Fleet: Ian Brett (RS 300)
Final overall results here
Fleet Results here
Sail4Cancer - Sunday 11 May
A lovely day - temperature mid 20s and a nice f2/3 easterly. 27 competitors raised £104 for Sail4Cancer competing in a personal handicap series of 4 races organised by Maurice Barnes.
After due adjustment by Maurice the prizewinners were:
1st Larissa Barker (Byte)
2nd Pete Jackson and Sam Hammonds (Lark
3rd Mike Pipes (Phantom)
4th Mike & Helen Playle (Wayfarer)
5th Jenny Small (Laser Radial)
Mayhem Pursuit - 5 May 2008
Topper/Optimist Open - 26 April 2008
Topper Results
Optimist Results
Note - copies of any image can be obtained by emailing dutyman@hollowellsc.org.uk
Spring Pursuit - 22/23 March
Normally this is a two day affair but Saturday conditions were so bad, racing was sensibly abandoned and the result was taken from 2 of 3 races sailed on the Sunday.There were 12 participants in races that were sailed in very difficult conditions with several of us retiring with damaged boats. A great tribute to Roy that he was able to sail serenely through the conditions.
Easter Egg Handicap - Monday 24 March
A cold day with snow in the morning did not deter the 14 competitors
Mike Playle (Wayfarer) spoilt the children's fun by finishing ahead of Arran Holman (Optimist) and Natasha de la Fuente (Topper). Full Results
2008 Mad March Pursuit - 9 March 2008
A full length pursuit was held following the AGM and the formal opening of the new changing rooms.
After over 2 hours sailing in a pleasant force 3 Martin Hudson won comfortably in his Laser followed by Roy Richardson in his Solo - Full results:
| 1 | Laser 176822 | Martin Hudson |
| 2 | Solo 4020 | Roy Richardson |
| 3 | Laser 156162 | Phil Osborne |
| 4 | RS300 442 | Ian Brett |
| 5 | Phantom 1276 | Mike Pipes |
| 6 | Phantom 946 | Russell Brayshaw |
| 7 | Supernova 547 | David Mason |
| 8 | Lark 2498 | Pete Jackson |
| 9 | Solo 3583 | Steve Broadbent |
| 10 | Solo 3948 | Duncan Bradley |
| 11 | Solo 3714 | Ian Hall |
| 12 | Topper 40406 | Jason Robbins |
| 13 | Solo 3276 | Keith Miller |
| 14 | Laser 151294 | Mario Weller |
| 15 | Byte 2622 | Larissa Barker |
| 16 | Solo 3074 | Paul Morris |
| 17 | Laser Radial 131964 | Jenny Small |
| 18 | Topper 41004 | Lawrence Creaser |
| 19 | Dart 15 1924 | Dave Holyoak |
| 20 | Enterprise 943 | Ian Mackay |
| 21 | Laser Vago 223 | Will Buckland |
| 22 | RS400 | Maurice Barnes |
| 23 | GP14 | Stewart Elder |
| 24 | 470 | Ian Collyer |