Dovestone Open…!!

Dovestone Sailing Club nestling in the beautiful Pennine hills to the east of Manchester hosted round 2 of the Waples Wines Flying Fifteen Traveller Series over the weekend of the 29^thand 30^thJune. Conditions were perfect with a full reservoir and temperatures topping 30 degrees.  The fleet of 17 boats included visitors who had travelled from as far away as Bassenthwaite and Datchet adding to the strong home fleet.

On Saturday two races were sailed, andwith shifting light breezes the positions were not certain until the finish of both, with plenty of passing lanes available. David McKee and Mal Hartland managed to breakaway in the first race but otherwise it was close. The overnight leaders were John Hanson and Helen Selden. Unfortunately, an incident with a flyaway pole required the assistance of the NHS for one visitor, fortunately all was well, and he was able to sail on Sunday. Look out for the mark of Harry Potter at future events.

An excellent BBQ and social evening took place at the club on Saturday evening.

Sunday dawned a little cooler, the wind had switched round to the south east and it gradually increased during the day. By the last race the conditions were quite testing with gusts of up to force 5. The racing throughout the fleet was very competitive. The Local boats of McKee/Hartland and McKee/Jones made the most of conditions, both scoring 5 points from 3 races. Andy McKee and Rich Jones managed the other sail away win of the event in the last race and David McKee and Mal Hartland managed to claw their way up to 2^ndafter a poor start to take the win by a point. John and Helen had a battle with the strongly finishing Mike Preston/Chris Robinson but managed to hold on for 3^rdplace. In 4^thand sailing with a bad back Mike Moore/Kayla Sheard sailed well, their results including a 3^rdplace during one of the windy races.

The support of series sponsor Justin of Waples Wines was appreciated as also were the contributions of the many members who worked hard to make the weekend the success it was.

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Results

1^st                                    4065                                    David McKee/Mal Hartland                                    Dovestone SC                  6 pts

2^nd                                    4005                                    Andy McKee/Rich Jones                                                      Dovestone SC                  7 pts

3^rd                                    3954                                    John Hanson/Helen Selden                                    Datchet SC                  12 pts

1^stSilver                  3391                                    Colin Pierce/Mandy Thackray                                    Dovestone SC

Classic under 2000                  496                  Rod Rowlands/Andy Robinson                                    Dovestone SC

Classic 2001-2700                  2584                  Howard Wolstencroft,/John Hesten                  Dovestone SC

Last of the Summer (Waples) Wine – The Dovestone Open ….!!

Flying Fifteens at Dovestone Sailing Club

With light and variable winds, sunshine and mild temperatures, Dovestone Sailing Club hosted an enjoyable final event of the 2016 Waples Wines Northern Travellers series over the weekend of 1-2 October.

A good turnout from the home fleet, together with a smattering of visitors from Windermere, Bassenthwaite, RCYC and Burton sailing clubs, saw 16 boats on the water for the first race. In a competitive start to a course which covered the length and breadth of the reservoir, Steve Goacher with crew Tim Harper of Royal Windermere, were judged OCS by Officer of the Day Mark Rhan. Tight racing among the rest of the fleet saw Dovestone SC’s Andy McKee and Chris Massey (3805) in first place, with David and Sally Mckee (4005) a close second and Mike Moore with crew Kayla Sheard (3996) from Bassenthwaite in third at the end of the first encounter of the meeting.

Post-lunch Race 2 in similar winds was super close with a boat length finish between Andy McKee (1st), David McKee (2nd) and Steve Goacher (3^rd). Great racing too from DSC’s Rod Rowlands in FF Classic 496. Setting the scene for final Race 3 of the day, with Andy McKee never seriously challenged for first place from the windward mark, an improving performance from series sponsor Justin Waples with young DSC crew Andrew Robinson in second, and Steve Goacher in third.

Dovestone SC produced its usual enjoyable evening entertainment in the clubhouse, with wine tasting courtesy of Waples Wine, followed by supper and games – including the Pennine favourite of competitive nail-knocking with the thin end of a hammer.

Day two of the open meeting dawned sunny with a light breeze. The full fleet assembled early to catch the best of the wind with two back-back races in the morning.   Steve Goacher led from the start of Race 4, but confusion about the finish line meant he was pushed into third place by Justin Waples and David Mckee who nipped passed to take first and second places respectively. Race 4 followed on quickly, with David Mckee taking an early lead only to become becalmed on the run back to the clubhouse in weakening winds. A close battle for the finish with McKees senior and junior chasing Steve Goacher who won out at the last.

To see the report with prize giving photos click here

To see the full sailwave results table click here

Overall results are as follows:

 

1^st                3805   Andy McKee and Chris Massey           Dovestone SC

2^nd               4005   David and Sally McKee                         Dovestone SC

3^rd               4021   Steve Goacher and Tim Harper           RWYC

 

1^st Silver     3391   Colin Pierce and Mandy Thackray       Dovestone SC

 

1^st Classic sail no 0-2000

496     Rod Rowlands and Isaac Marsh         Dovestone SC

 

1^st Classic sail no 2001-2700

2620   Dave Naylor and Norman Christie     Dovestone SC

 

 

Andy McKee and Chris Massey receive their trophy from DSC Commodore Andy Hurley

 

The full results available here;

Waples Wines Northern Travellers (Final Event!!) Goes to Dovestone…!!

Waples wines open at Dovestone.

The final event on the Waples Wines Traveller Series takes Place at Dovestone SC this weekend ( 1st and 2nd October). Early indications are that this will be a well-attended event and the weather forecast at present is encouraging. The series reaches its conclusion and it looks as though the winners of each section will be decided at the final event.
The first race on Saturday is scheduled for 13.00, there are 5 races altogether and with 3 on the Saturday travellers should be able to get away reasonably early on Sunday.
Justin Waples the series sponsor will provide a wine tasting for competitors on Saturday night and a meal and some entertainment will take place after this.

For further information contact David McKee davidjmckee@icloud.com or 07836 602084

Waples Wines Northern Travellers Finals….!!

The Waples Wines Northern Travellers Series concluded at Dovestone last weekend.  Click here to read the Yachts and Yachting Report!!

Waples Wines Final at Dovestone 29/30 Sept …..!!

The Final of the Waples Wines Northern Travellers Series will be held at the end of this month at Dovestone.  That is if they can get through the Waples Wine Tasting Event on the Saturday night without damage!!

Clickhere for the NOR

The Dovestone Open….

Y&Y have just published the report from the Dovestone Open…!!

To read it, click here 

 

Great Photos from the Dovestone Open….

Dave McKee has sent in some great photos from the Dovestone Open Meeting!

You can see them by clicking here

The full report should be on the FF page at Yachts and Yachting by the end of today – and Dave’s report on the TNT Series too!

Dovestone Open – Final Results….!!

7 knots to day no rain  great sailing !

Winner. 3959 Andy Goddard.  Dovestone sc

2nd 3539  John Hanson Helen Selden Datchet sc.

3rd 2125 Gavin Cassidy  Lucy clough dovestone sc

JH

Stop Press – Dovestone Open Meeting Update!!….

Sixteen teams, including two from Burton and one from Datchet are racing the Dovestone Open this weekend – 7-12 knots of breeze on Saturday – and the weather (29 degrees!)  looks simply ghastly !!!!

After day one, Andy Goddard (3959) is leading with 5 points, John Hanson and Helen Selden (3539) in second with six points, and in joint third at the moment are Gavin Cassidy (2125) and Chris Swallow (3932) on 14 points.