Looking back over 2013 is an exhausting past time! As myfirst year as Commodore it has been wonderful to be soinvolved in all that goes on at the Club and to experiencefor the first time the effort and commitment that so manystaff and volunteers put into it all. My thanks go to you all .

The glorious and long overdue hot summer kepteveryone at the club busy, from the watch house up tothe office via the bar and dining room there neverseemed to be a quiet moment.

The sailing events have been well supported this year, starting in March andwith Series Racing, Midweek Racing and Open meetings the estuary has beenbuzzing with colourful boats and sails of all shapes and sizes. In July, under abaking sun, and perhaps not quite enough wind, we welcomed a larger thanever Merlin Rocket fleet to the Club leading to one of the most successful andenjoyable events in our history.

The two Regatta weeks were also a huge success with mostly glorious sunshineadding to the wonderful and very competitive atmosphere. Thank you toeveryone who took part and congratulations to all of you who won your class.

Cadet sailing goes from strength to strength thanks to a number of willingvolunteers who turn up week in, week out to man the rescue boats and teachthe children, they are the future of the Club and we are delighted that thereare so many keen young sailors out there. Some of our older Cadets are nowracing the Yawls and doing very well so keep an eye out for them in thefuture- they have no fear!

This year also saw a major change in all the Flag Officers with Peter Sandoverretiring as Rear Commodore Cruising after several years of committed help tothe Club, we welcome Peter Waring in his place and look forward to someexciting rallies in 2014. Peter Sandover, along with Paul and Susie Ellis on theirboat Firefly and other willing crew are now on the ultimate Cruiser Rally as theysail around the world with the World ARC. We are following their adventure viasatellite at the Club and are proud to have such adventurous members!

Gail Bridger took over as Rear Commodore Sailing and is doing a great job inmatching the enthusiasm of our previous RCS Julian Meek. Geof Gilson is nowour new temporary Vice Commodore and we hope to make him permanentat the next AGM.

The new showers, cadet room and revamped downstairs men toilets are nowfinished along with our Chart Room which received funding to become atraining room with new chairs, tables and an enormous state of the artinteractive TV screen. This has already proved popular for corporate, social andeducational events and can be booked through the office. We have evenhosted weddings and receptions with guests delighting in the view.

On the social side we have worked hard this summer to prepare an excitingand interesting programme of events to see us through the winter, ChristmasCarols in the bar, updated menus and monthly themed suppers until theSpring, Members business lunches one Wednesday per month for theworking population in the area who would like to take an hour off and meetup with other business owners in the town for some networking over asimple lunch. Interesting talks are also booked for Friday and Saturdayevenings slotted in around the regular skittles evenings and we have somesupper talks also booked for February and March.

Our new website is now up and running so please keep an eye on it for all theinformation regarding sailing, social events and other Club information suchas bar and catering opening times.

We are aware that in these financially tight times being a member of a YachtClub may sometimes seem a luxury too far but our membership is loyal andstrong and with your support in whatever way it may be we aim to keep theClub safe and secure for future generations, please make us your first port of callthis year whether it be for just a drink, lunch or for a big party you would like tohold. Make the most of your membership and be proud of your wonderful club.

Judith NewmanCommodore

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Flag Officers and Committee 2013/14Commodore Judith NewmanVice Commodore Geof GilsonRear Commodore Cruising Peter WaringRear Commodore Sailing Gail Bridger

General Committee Members:Geoff Allen, Gail Bridger, Bruce Fletcher, Martyn Fray, Geof Gilson, AdrianGriffin, Kit Harling, Jon Lewis, Margaret Mackley, John Neaverson andLiz Stephens.

Sailing Committee Members:Geoff Allen, Simon Ballantine, Nigel Blazeby, Adrian Griffin, Jon Lewis,Jayne Morris and Chris Spencer Chapman.

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Contents03 Commodore's Log06 Cruisers08 Cadet14 Merlin Week18 Handicap & N12 Fleet19 Watch House Log22 Solo Fleet24 Yawl Fleet26 SYC Regatta28 Rules Focus

30 News

32 Rear Commodore Sailing

35 Results

40 History

42 Ladies that Launch

43 Roll of Honour

44 Cruiser Programme

46 Dinghy Sailing

Programme

48 SYC Sailing Instructions

Welcome

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Bar & Catering 01548 842872Club Steward Jools BakerCatering Sarah Cowell

Office & Membership 01548 842593Membership Secretary Fiona RewFinance Officer Vici HemmingSailing Coordinator Jayne Morris

Fleet Captains:Cruisers Peter WaringCadetsNational 12s Simon Ballantine

Solos Adrian GriffinHandicap John McLarenSalcombe Yawls Andrew Stirling

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RalliesDavid and Jude Newman for Plymouth in April, SuttonHarbour has become a well tried and popular venuewith favourite restaurants and pubs around the Barbican.The weather remained good throughout and the crewof the 11 boats reported an enjoyable weekend.

Peter Waring organised the Fowey rally in May.Cancelled last year but this time the weather was kind tous and 10 boats made a comfortable return voyage. TheRoyal Fowey YC once again provided a splendid eveningmeal for 28 provided by their new Chef.

In June Peter Sandover, produced the Eastward Rally toDittisham. Once again the Ferry Boat Inn provided agreat reason for a run ashore by inflatable. 6 boatsattended in what turned out to be good weather with abrisk wind for the return on the Sunday for the annualSkerries Trophy

In August Andrew and Jane Thompson, put togetheran interesting Rally to the recently developed marina atRoscoff. One of the great attractions for first timers

across the channel, if not all, has to be the direct accessfrom seaward not often found on the French NorthCoast. Roscoff is an attract town within easy reach of itsnew marina

L.A.Lady, Firefly, Bluebird, Hasty Fish, Robin and Alison K(motorboat) all made the return trip

Later in August Tim Noyce and other Club membershosted the Rally group from the Barneville Carteret YachtClub. This Club had welcomed last years SYC Rally to theCherbourg Peninsula.

Lunch at the Millbrook Inn in South Pool was muchenjoyed and the flotilla of Club member’s inflatables andlaunches managed the return trip to Salcombe in finesummer weather. The following day the Club provided awell attended Supper and Reception before the group’sdeparture the next day.

And finally Paul and Susie Ellis for the Yealm, they andthe Yacht Club once again looked after us very well.Despite the poor weather 10 boats made it to the Yealmand enjoyed the usual boat side party which this year

was held on the public landing pontoon toaccommodate members travelling by car for the dinnerat the Yealm Yacht Club. The following days race back toSalcombe, for the East RuttsTrophy, turned out to besomething of a record run due to the high winds thatincreased throughout the day. The Races early startensured that all returned safely.

Next year our rally programme will have a number of ourusual favourites but a few changes; in July we plan tocross to Guernsey with an extension to Carteret.

Fortunately volunteer Rally Masters for all of our 2014events have been found. Kit and Pippa Harling forPlymouth in April, Peter Waring for Fowey in May; SuzieClarke for Diittisham in June; John White for Guernseyin July.

To accommodate varying weather we will try to includesome last minute ad hoc weekends, most likely, as thisyear to Dittisham or somewhere close by.

Cruiser RacesOur racing this year was one of the best ever, only one ofthe 14 events had to be cancelled due to bad weather.A noticeable feature this year was the lack of wind forsome of the range races. Force 2 or less being recordedat several start lines.

The Cruisers handicap system based on the SouthDevon Combined Clubs rating programme continuesto provide a workable spread of fair ratings amongstthe fleet.

I’d like to start by thanking Peter Sandover for staying on this Summer tolook after our Sunday racing until his departure on Firefly at the end ofSeptember. Also to thank Graham Parker for managing the last few races ofour season. This year we ran all five of our planned rallies, 43 boatsparticipated which is an increase even over last year. A special thanks goesto all our Rally Masters for their hard work;

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If you haven’t applied then you should get one for nextyear and join in the fun. At this time it is agreed that thecurrent ratings will carry over unchanged for next year.

RegattaThe 3 scheduled regatta races held in August all tookplace with winds varying from Force 2 to 4.

Congratulations to the crew of Xotic for winning theRegatta and to Grateful Parrot for second followed byBluebird in third.

In September the second annual Hawk weekend washeld. This event attracted 5 starters for the two races, thesecond being a separate start before the Sunday CruiserRace. Thanks go to Jonny Griffith who worked hard togrow the entries for this year and to Peter Sandover andGail Bridger for their help in co-ordinating andproducing a perpetual trophy which was awarded toDan Sheehan in Millennium Falcon. We clearly now havea well established annual event which has beenincluded in next years schedule.

Away from Salcombe, Yacht Club members have been actively sailing and racing in a variety of locations and events:-

The Balantine family in Questar had a successful ThreePeaks Race whilst

Jude and David in Tsambika and Jonno and Rosie Barrattin Whirlaway entered the Classic Channel Regatta whichtook them to Paimpol and the Isle de Brehat.

Pat and Marianne Smith and regular crew bare boatchartered in Croatia followed by a September charter inthe Ionians as part of a 24 strong flotilla group of SYCmembers and friends from the South Pool area.

We mustn’t forget the crew of FIREFLY who started theirvoyage of a lifetime in September who by now will bewell advanced on their journey around the World.

You can follow Paul Ellis and his crews progress aroundthe world on www.worldcruising.com/worldarc - searchfor Firefly

For Cruiser racing in 2014 we plan to schedule 14events, the popular “white sail only” races early in theseason are in the schedule as are the two day Regatta inAugust and ithe well attended Pursuit races towards theend of the season.

During this Winter we have arranged cruiser suppers forthe middle of January and February together with anumber of Friday evening talks. On February 8th HarbourBoard member Hugh Marriage will be presenting hisview of how our Harbour may develop over the next 50years. In March, thanks to Susie Clark, Tom Cunliffe will bepresenting a talk on Navigation through the ages.

The Trophy winners this year were:-

Eddystone Race – From Fowey - Peter Waring andGlyn Evans on St.Anthony.

Skerries Race – From Dartmouth - Paul and Susie Ellison Firefly.

Regatta Race – Ian and Wendy Stewart on Xotic

Hawk 20 Regatta - Dan Sheehan in Millennium Falcon.

East Rutts Race – From the Yealm - Paul and Susie Ellison Firefly.

Race series – Consolation Cup - Paul and Susie Ellis onFirefly closely followed by Ian and Wendy Stewart onXotic then Graham and Meredith Parker on Bluebird.

Smith Trophy – Over 65 - Peter Waring on St.Anthony.

Rosemary Bowl – Ladies Helm - Meredith Parker on Bluebird.

Petit Tankard - Tom Ballantine (19) who on his fathersboat Questar, took his turn as over night watch leaderduring the challenging 3 Peaks Race.

Long distance log Cup – Simon Ballantine – QuestarCovered 1,794 miles - 3 Peaks Race/Cruised aroundMull, Skye and Oban then back to Salcombe via theNorth West coast of Ireland; Jura; Isla; Burtonport;Dingle; Scillies; and Helford.

Narrative Log – Clark Challenge – We received twosubmissions this year. Marianne Smith’s account ofCharter holidays in Croatia and the Ionian seas and the winning log from Judith Newman on the Classic Channel Regatta from Salcombe to Paimpol via Dartmouth.

Most Rallies – Pewter Autumn Series – Shared thisyear by Robin and Firefly who both attended four outof the five rallies.

Special Award – Conway Plank - Three nominationsthis year for the award that celebrates club membersactivities for the “unusual, unexpected, and untoward”whilst afloat.

Grateful Parrot 2 is the yacht previously own byGraham and Meredith Parker. Now in newownership, she was spotted this summer on one

of the visitor’s moorings opposite the Yacht Club.Unfortunately, against all the high standardsestablished by Graham and Meredith, herguardrails were seen, by members having lunchat the Club, to be covered in an assortment ofwashed laundry. We can only hope that theprevious owners had told the membership thatthey had sold the boat!

Seen before the start of one of our Sunday racesin the Range was Dan Bridger’s Spring 25 “Booing”undergoing Spinnaker hoisting practice.Unfortunately, and within sight of thosecompeting that day, the final hoist resulted in theSpinnaker being set upside down! Had not thesighting of this occurrence been broadcasted onChannel 72 they may have got away with onlyone or two observations! – “Booing” withdrewfrom the race shortly afterwards’

During the last race of the Cruiser season, GratefulParrot ( Hawk 20) incorrectly rounded theStarehole buoy to port and as a result had to goback and round it again to starboard. They thenmanaged to hit the last mark at Gammon andcarried out a 720 degree penalty turn when only a360 was required.

After careful consideration the coveted ConwayPlank was awarded to Grateful Parrot.

We look forward to seeing you next season, in themeantime look out for the dates of the Cruiser suppersand Winter talks in January, February and March.

See you on the water!!

Peter Waring Rear Commodore Cruising

Crossing the Bar:As we went to press for this years Mastheadmagazine, Club members learnt of the very sadpassing of Tim Noyce following a short illnesswhilst abroad.

On behalf of all his many friends at the Club, mayI record here our collective sorrow at his suddendeath and absence from the Club he loved andsupported for many years.

He will be sadly missed by everyone and perhapsespecially by those with whom he Cruised inClub Rallies and other offshore events.

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The Cadet section of SYC is run voluntarily by NigelBlazeby, Chris Spencer Chapman and Barney Greenhill,to whom we owe many thanks. Parental help is howeveressential to ensure the safe, smooth running of theindividual sessions and thanks go to the regular activehelpers who make the sailing possible.

The Cadets progress to learn the five essential points ofsailing and when these become instinctive at an earlyage their ability to concentrate on race tactics and moveon to beating the adults is not far off.

Five Essentials:Sail Trim Centreboard

Steering Boat Trim

Boat Balance

In May half term we held a mini Cadet Festival (to bedeveloped further in 2014). On the first day we went tothe spit in Frogmore Creek for a picnic before sailingback with the tide to Smalls Beach. Following this JulianMeek ran some successful race training where keepingout of the outgoing tide on the Portlemouth shorewhilst making.way up the harbour was an importantlesson to learn.

Cadets entered both the Town and Yacht Club Regattas.

It is great to see some Cadets compete further afield too.Competing at both local and national levels.

The freedom of supervised sailing at SYC is that the children learn to love sailingWhen Cadets start to sail in Salcombe with all the diverse challenges of ever changingwind and tide patterns they learn skills that will equip them to sail anywhere!

Cadet fleet report

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Torrin Blazeby, Henry Bright, Tom Morris and HenryWadey sailed in the 90 strong Laser Radial Fleet whileHarry Morris sailed a Topper in the Rookie Fleet. The

Experiences gained, and friendships made at such anevent are plentiful and the Salcombe Cadets were greatambassadors for SYC. It was certainly very special to visitBassenthwaite Sailing Club which is privately run, themembers were extremely welcoming. It is a reallybeautiful inland sailing water surrounded by thenorthern fells of The Lake District National Park. One ofthe largest Cumbrian lakes 4 miles in length and three-quarters of a mile wide. An Osprey was feeding youngon its nest below Skiddaw on the far side of the Lake andour eyes kept searching for a real life glimpse of what wehad seen on the live webcam at the visitor centre. TheLakes peace is undisturbed by power craft except thoseused for rescue, it really is a magnificent sailing venue.

The teams stayed close to Bassenthwaite and arrivedearly each day to a very cheery tannoy announcer wholaunched each fleet in cheery sequence which madeeveryone smile. The NSSA are particularly good atguiding the Rookie Fleet through their races withbriefings before and after each days racing. For the more

experienced fleets there was daily dispute resolutionmeetings held under the central flagpole, open toobservers, where incidents on the water could bedebated with an experienced judge which allowed theyoungsters to learn from one another and their mistakes.Consequently there weren’t as many official protests asthere may otherwise have been, but the sailors showedthey were pushing at the edge of the racing rules eachday leading to strong competition on the water.

Over 300 boats took to the water and raced in fourdifferent sailing areas on the lake. During the week weexperienced searing heat under clear blue skies as wellas dramatic thunderstorms. We had expected the windsto be variable but the remarkable high pressure of thegloriously sunny 2013 summer meant for most of theweek light weather techniques were all important with acouple of breezy sails at the other end of the scale too.

In such large fleets the starts were extremely importantand notably Henry Bright held his nerve to have somegreat starts reaching the windward mark in top tenposition which is a great achievement in such a largeand strong fleet. The results overall were Tom Morris32nd ( best race result 12th) Henry Bright 39th ( Best

Race result 16th) Torrin Blazeby 41st and Henry Wadey81st. Harry Morris proudly completed all 11 races heldover the five days of racing and was 28th out of 33 with abest position of 20th.The Team were supported byDuncan Wadey and myself for the week with NigelBlazeby and Jeremy Bright also making the long trek atthe beginning and end of the racing. It was a long wayto travel, but worth the effort!

Next year we hope to take a team to the NSSAChampionships in July which will be hosted by KentSchool Sailing Association (KSSA) and held at DownsSailing Club in Walmer, close to the Port of Dover.

Jayne MorrisSailing Coordinator

At the end of July the SYC Cadet team set off to the Lake Distict to race in the NationalSchools Sailing Regatta.

NSSA Regatta BassenthwaiteSailing Club

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Salcombe Merlin Week report“Salcombe Merlin Week has it all…”

In 2013 Yachts and Yachting published “50 eventsfor Dinghy Sailors to attend in their lifetime” andNUMBER ONE on the list was Salcombe MerlinWeek! This is a staggering achievement yet anyonewho has experienced the magical combination ofclose racing in the idyllic Salcombe Estuary in afleet of 120 boats in a beautiful area with crazywind and tide patterns, beach games andferocious partying will know exactly why the weekis so highly regarded. The event genuinely appealsto all kinds of sailors, be they relaxed husband &wife duos, or ultra- keen racing partnerships.

It is the Club Steward’s favorite week of the year asthe happy competitive atmosphere is so infectiousfor all.

Many generations of families make the Yacht Clubterrace their home as the viewing from the terrace,elevated high above the estuary gives thespectators the benefit of being able to see thewind shifts before the sailors do!

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In 2013 Merlin Week a funpaddleboard Race was organized onWednesday evening where onceagain the competition was close.Salcombe has been used to suchantics for many years it wouldappear;thanks to the CookworthyMuseum Kingsbridge for this 1907Regatta print.

Thanks to Roger Tushingham,Tushingham Sails and the RedPaddleboard Company for makingthis possible.

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We asked one veteran couple why they choose Merlin Week over other sailing events: they tell us that it isquite simply the very best sailing week that can be had. Of course there is superb racing, not just at thefront, but at all levels of the fleet. But there is so much for everyone: Millbay, (alive with a uniqueatmosphere with ranks of Merlins upon it) superb walks, the spectacle of the racing, the fine restaurants.Thirty years on, for them and many others, Salcombe continues to weave the magic spell cast upon it bythe wizard Merlin Rocket class. It is sure to do so for generations to come as it has already. Whatever yourracing aspirations come and be part of the fun.

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A massive thanks to all those loyal supporters of our sailing atSalcombe both on the water and at the club. We enjoy greatracing in one of the world’s most beautiful locations!

Our Handicap fleet has produced 18 entrants in bothSummer and Autumn series. Congratulations go to PeterBallantine and Theo for their win of the Summer Series veryclosely followed by Peter and Janet Cooke. The Autumn serieswas won by Chris Winzar and Esther McLarty followed byAndrew Squire and family.

The fleet is made up mainly of Merlins and National 12,s witha sprinkling of RS400’s, Lasers and a Lark. We welcome all-comers to strengthen our ranks! This year two new boatshave arrived with Clare Booth in her Streaker very quicklymaking her way to the front of the Medium handicap fleetclosely matched with the Laser Radial Fleet and Peter Cook in his colourful Foxer quietly working his way towards theSolo Fleet!

The Laser Open in May brought sailors from the South WestLaser Circuit and it is hoped that the Laser numbers will growas this becomes an established event in the racing calendar.

A special mention should be made of Chris and Esther whowon a race in Merlin Week. A great result in a massivelychallenging racing event.

We look forward to another great season in 2014.

John McLaren

Wow we have at last enjoyed a decent Summer! Having recovered from a very wet startto the year we have experienced a season of sailing with huge variety of wind conditions.

Handicap fleet

The kind summer weather at last gave Reg Rew a fairchance at finishing a few races; there has hardly been a lightwind day since he bought the boat. He has a good summer,getting more consistent all the time. The Lloyds too havefound some good form and have been fast all year.

Despite the fleet standard steadily increasing, no-one hasbeen close to youthful combination of Peter Ballantine andTheo Harris this year. In fact they race the Merlins aroundthe harbour most Saturdays, leaving the rest of the 12’s intheir wake. They have has an excellent year, coming 6thoverall at Burton Week and taking home the Under21DickWyche Trophy and Corrigan Cup. They dominated theracing at the Regatta winning every day bar one, won theAutumn Open too, before travelling to Northampton tocome 3rd in the Inlands.

Theo has been saving up his pocket money and is now thenew owner of N3003. He has helmed his first few races withrespectable results and is definitely going to be a force to bereckoned with. Charlie Blazeby has also got his eyes on hisdads boat and looks set to be the next teenage star. He hashad an excellent year in the RS Feva but looks very much athome in the back of a N12: he came a close 2nd to MaryHenderson in the Regatta Blinkhorn Race where thenumber and standard of young up and coming helms wasreassuringly high.

Simon Ballantine

It has been a fairly quiet year for the 12 fleet and we have been sharing astart with the Fast Handicap fleet over the summer, which has been verysuccessful, leading to more boat-on-boat racing.

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The startline transit was given a fresh orange triangularmarker above the Watch House this year thanks toMalcolm Mackley. The start at SYC is such a goodspectacle from the Yacht Club terrace yet it is important toremember the exact transit line can be deceptive unlessyou are bang on the line in the Race Officers shoes!

Thanks to our Race Officers we have had many closestarts. In 2014 we shall have a new Race ManagementSystem installed; based on a system that has beendeveloped and used very successfully at Starcross YachtClub over recent years.. We are assured that it has beendeveloped to be extremely user friendly and will ensurehelp is on hand for the Race Box teams In addition we arekeen to establish a system of sailors signing in to race and ,in the event of retiring early, signing out – by a simple textto the Watch House.

Safety boat training will be given early in the season. If youwould like to do an RYA Powerboat Level 2 course pleasecontact the office with your name as we shall bearranging courses during the year.

The Sailing Committee cannot stress enough howimportant it is to have the safety boats manned with

sufficient crew. Average points will be given to safety boatcrews even if you are not the named driver (although onlyone average points is permitted in any particular series asper the Sailing Instructions).

We will continue to use the dutyman system, on the SYCwebsite to enroll for duties.however as Rear CommodoreSailing has explained one duty will also be allocated thisyear to everyone who sails. If you are unable to do a dutyit is up to individual to find a replacement and not phonethe office at the eleventh hour. If you have preferred datesplease contact the office by January 17th 2014.

Please can all crews remember our safety measures,

particularly wearing a kill cord and lifejacket AT ALL TIMES,taking great care with the props and turning the engineoff when picking people up out of the water. Also, pleasereport swiftly to the office any faults you may discoverwith the boats.

Our continued thanks go to Michael Harris for givingpermission for SYC boats to sail from Smalls.

So many people still talk of Shirley Tylers great legacy ofencouraging the Cadets to sail from this special place andwe are indeed fortunate.

Please only leave your boat on Smalls if you have permission.

Jayne MorrisSailing Coordinator

The Watch House can only run efficiently with the help of many volunteers. So THANKYOU to everyone who is involved throughout the year.

Guidelines

The guidelines of usage of safety boats are clearly displayed in theWatch House.

Safety Boat Drivers:

✔Wear the kill cord ✔Wear your life jacket

✔ Stop engine when in contact with someone in the water

✔ Always beware of the propeller and look before you start the engine

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If you are having a family get-together, specialcelebration or Corporate Event why not makethe day extra special and book the Chart Roomto dine in style.

Enjoying the fabulous, ever changing, viewfrom the balcony.

Please book with Jools on 01548 842872 oremail jools@salcombeyc.org.uk

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2012 was always going to be a hard act to follow, giventhat we took 23 boats to the National Championships andsaw 56 Club boats out racing at some point in the year.This year, despite losing a number of members along theway, we have consolidated on our successes both athome and at national & regional events and as the seasondraws to a close, we have 50 regular competitors on thefleet list which now stands at a total of 54.

More new boats were delivered this season. SimonGibbens’ latest boat is black inside as well as outside; RogerPope, Rob Hyde & Stuart Cartwright had new Winders forthe season, Graham Cranford-Smith produced a newWinder to match his hair colour and Bruce Hattersleyadded a new Boon mid-season. Mike Hicks traded up toPaul Ellis’s old boat mid-season, passing his own on toHarry Savell who has added much needed fresh blood atthe youthful end of the age spectrum.

At home the season got under way with theCommissioning Race. An all-comers handicap race asusual and as expected, the fast handicap fleets made earlyrunning with Wallace & Grommet making the best of the

light breeze in their Merlin pursued by Malcolm Mackley asthe leading Solo. Sadly when the fleet finally emergedfrom the Bag after some considerable time, all bets wereoff as most of the fleet bunched up together in thevirtually windless conditions. Covering the final 200 yardsto the line seemed to take an eternity, with six boatscrawling over the line in the space of a minute. GeofGilsen’s Yawl was one of these but dropped back oncorrected time and Solos took the first eight places withRoger Tushingham victorious, in front of David Greening &Andrew Borne.

The following week-end, the six race Spring Series gotunder way with some serious winds, particularly in the firstrace which was survived by only four boats. Paul Ellis wasthe man to beat and took the series in front of DavidGreening by recording 2nd place as his worst race result.Paul’s performance was almost equalled by Tim Law, buthe had insufficient starts under his belt to avoid a DNC inhis final tally. The spotlight also fell on Bruce Hattersleywho had a number of good results and some dramaticmoments in his £300 Seamark Nunn boat. At the end ofthe first race Bruce’s deck parted from the hull and he was

prevented from sinking without trace by unusually quickthinking from Malcolm Bell in the rescue boat. After somehasty repairs, the following week’s gales sought out aweakness in the thwart, making trimming of the mainsheet particularly difficult when it finally parted companyfrom the rest of the hull. Race two’s North Easterly gales didnot deter a dozen Solos from starting & nine completingthe course in bitter conditions. Peter Colclough learned tohis cost after capsizing, that he had not properly zipped uphis drysuit and after a long spell in the water, waseventually rescued and retired to thaw out. This should bea salutary lesson to all, as the consequences could havebeen far worse. Mention should also be made of MalcolmMackley’s performance in the final race of the series whenhe beat Tim Law into second place with his mastery of thevirtually windless conditions.

Off the water, the fleet took over the Winking Prawn atNorth Sands for the annual ‘away dinner’ on the firstholiday week-end in May and were delighted to welcomemany new members & WAGs as well as fleet sponsor,Barney Greenhill, to an enjoyable social evening.

The eight race Sailing Club Series which followed waswon by Tim Law with Chris Cleaves close behind. This wasa busy time on the calendar for serious travellers withthree successive important open meeting week-endsmid-series. Law won the Sailing Club Series, havingdiscarded a fourth place and missed two races while hewas away competing in the Nigel Pusinelli Trophy atWeymouth followed by the Hayling Island Openmeeting two weeks later on 1st June. Salcombe was wellrepresented at both these meetings with six boatsmaking the trip to Weymouth and three going to Hayling

Now that we have slipped into the autumnal routine of watching Ant & Dec in thejungle with an eclectic mix of minor ‘celebrities’ being subjected to weeks ofstarvation rations, eating disgusting food and being buried alive in a pit ofcockroaches – this can mean only one thing:- It’s time to submit our annual copyfor the Masthead. The pleasure of reviewing another successful year in the life ofour Solo fleet is heightened by the opportunity it brings to avoid the formerexcruciating visual torture by retiring with my laptop to a room which has no telly.

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Island. Tim was classified 2nd on both events and wasunlucky not to claim overall victory at Weymouth havingfinished on equal points with eventual winner AndyTunnicliffe. In between the Weymouth & Hayling Islandweek-ends was our own Spring Open Meeting whichwas dominated by Paul Rayson. Tim Law, Mike Hicks andSimon (Yotter) Yates were the top local finishers, beingclassified 2nd, 5th & 6th respectively.

Severe gales marked the start of the Summer Series withonly six boats troubling the starter for the first race at theend of June. Tim Law & Mike Hicks were in a class of theirown at the front while at the rear, Nigel Appleton heldPeter Sturgess to last place by managing fewer capsizes.Chris Cleaves narrowly beat Simon Gibbens to take theseries overall, with Billy Jago classified third overall in frontof Simon Dobson.

The Summer series was punctuated by the Bucket &Spade Series of handicap races, the highlight of whichwas the Bank Holiday week-end when two back to backsea races were held out in the Range by OOD DavidGreening. This day was marked by very strong southwesterly winds and a fast ebb tide, which made for someheart stopping moments crossing the breaking wavesover the bar on the way out. Some competitors thoughtbetter of it and returned home. Andy Savell was one ofthese and was wiped out by a colossal wave, losing hismast in the process. Peter Ballantine dominated the seriesin his National 12 with Iain McGregor the top Solo,classified 2nd overall, and with Yotter & Chris Turnsclassified 4th & 5th respectively.

The Wednesday evening Mid-week Races ran to twoseries and a total of 14 handicap races. Peter Sturgess wastop Solo finishing second in the first series and winningthe second series. Chris Spencer-Chapman notched up afourth & third respectively, Liz Stephens missed a numberof races but finished third overall in series 1. Mention mustalso be made of Stuart Cartwright’s epic victory in testingconditions on the 8th May.

Salcombe was well represented by four boats at this year’sNational Championships at Hayling Island. Our fourregular travellers Tim Law, Mike Hicks, Iain McGregor &Roger Lumby made up for the loss of quantity comparedwith last year, by the quality of their performances. TimLaw was top dog again, classified as eighth overall withone race win to his credit. The others all posted some top30 finishes out of an entry of 114, Mike Hicks performingextremely well to claim three results in the top tenincluding a 3rd.

Twelve visitors made up the thirty nine strong entry for thisyear’s Regatta Week. Tim Law set the pace most of thetime (when he wasn’t being awarded 35 points for OCS)by chalking up four wins. Chris Cleaves was always therejust behind and he and Roger Tushingham were the onlyother two to claim line honours during the week. Lightwinds and strong tides towards the end of the week made

for some interesting debacles close to the beach on thePortlemouth side. Roger Pope learned the hard way thatthe price of running in very shallow waters past the drainoutfall was to actually see the cast iron protrude through ahole in the bottom of the boat. Temporary repairs byChubby got him back out the following day and LindsayWalker’s invisible repair now looks like new. Phil King wastop visitor in 5th place, while regular visitor Godfrey Clarkecould only manage 15th by the end of the week. InGodfrey’s case, having to carry 21 points after learning thatnobody passes Chubby by taking his wind on a run,probably didn’t do his campaign any good.

Tim Law took another series win in the Autumn Seriesclosely followed by Simon Dobson whose regularappearances this season have improved his form andresults. Indifferent weather during September wassupplanted mid-series for the Autumn Open meetingwith the strongest gales of the year. The first race on theSaturday wasn’t too bad, with Malcom Mackley and AlanWalker the only two forced to retire. Sunday’s forecastlooked much worse and race officer Dan Bridger sensiblyset a course within the shelter of the Bag between racemarks 3 & 7 from a start line at mark 5. Lap 1 wasn’t toobad, although the hailstorm half way through the race wasquite painful, but the squalls which followed it scythedthrough the front runners as they approached the racemark at Gerston on a dead run. Back markers who had stillbeen afforded some protection by Lincome when theworst of the squalls hit, had more chance of survival &those, like Roger Lumby, who managed to weave theirway through the sea of upturned hulls in front of them,were rewarded with a good result. Simon Gibbens wasunaffected by the worst of the squall having almost madeit back to Lincome by the time it struck and he was theconvincing overall winner of the event.

We lost a number of members during the year – Scud, forthe second time, decided that he was too old for a Solo,despite some good results earlier in the season and hassold Spearmint Rhino. Clare Booth sold her Solo andenjoyed more success with her Streaker in the mediumhandicap class. Paul Ellis sold his Solo to Mike Hicksimmediately after the Weymouth week-end andconcentrated on final preparations on his year-long trip onhis yacht Firefly, in which he is taking part in the ARCround-the-world rally. John Wylie was not seen out in hisSolo all year, but was a regular and valuable volunteer inthe race box. Stephen Galvin finally sold ‘Bob’ locally afterseveral years festering in a barn, so we may see it on thewater again next year, if it still floats.

For the first time, there is a league table of Solos publishedelsewhere in this magazine. The scoring system may notbe to everyone’s liking, but whichever way the results areanalysed the positions don’t change significantly. Asexpected, Tim Law emerges on top with Chris Cleavesclose behind. Worthy of mention for consistency is David

Greening, who has been close to the front all season &even fitted in time to win the Summer Series in his Yawl.David has also regularly contributed race reports to theGazette, which has helped bolster SYC’s profile in the area.

Special mention should go to this year’s Fleet prize-winners.Firstly, Jayne Morris, was awarded the Ladies Trophy after avery successful season. Jayne has found a lot of form havingswapped to a Wavelength rig. Bruce Hattersley’s rapidimprovement throughout the season, now thankfully in adecent boat, earned him the Waterhouse Trophy & GeoffAllen was presented with the coveted Fleet Captain’s awardat the annual laying-up supper. Andy Savell scooped theCapsize Belt for his spectacular wipe out on the bar, allfortunately caught on camera by local photographer NickPhilbedge. Finally, Sonya Cartwright’s wonderful homebaking earned her a signed copy of Mary Berry’s latest bookin recognition of her contributions to the post-race cakeeating on Smalls Cove.

Next year we need to see more Salcombe boats travellingto Open meetings if we are to expect to see plenty of newvisitors seeking us out in return. Changes have been madeto the calendar and now the Western traveller’s Series willinclude the Nigel Pusinelli Trophy week-end at Weymouth.In addition the Teign Open will be a one day event on aSunday, so there is now no excuse for Salcombe boats notto play a full part by qualifying for the Open series as wellas their home events Also next year, preparations are wellunder way to send a dozen or so Salcombe boats to theNations Cup at Lake Garda. Previous winners of this eventinclude Alister Morley (at Garda) & Paul Ellis (at Quiberon).Despite these two having moved on, we will still besending a very strong team and should do well, indeedTim Law was overheard to predict that Iain McGregorcould well shine at Garda as there will not be much in theway of tactics involved.

Adrian Griffin

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As the Yawls are a developing class the rules mustchange every now and then and as we develop weneed to look at where we have been, and wherewe are going. We are at one of those times nowand there are lots of debates going on within theYawl family. The Yawl Owners Committee have thedaunting task of taking all the available data andtry and make some sense of it to create a fair andcompetitive landscape for the future. This will nothave been for the first time nor will it be the last.

All this said we have had a busy year of racing andpartying. The early May Opens were well attendedas were the August Regattas. However the AutumnOpen was not so lucky as unfortunately, due to atypo the wrong date got posted, which causedupset. The Open was run but with reducednumbers, an interesting result was achievedthough. Two young cadets borrowed a Yawl and

won the first two races and came second in thethird in the Blue Fleet, it was lovely to see and welldone to them. We also saw a change in otherresults this year another younger owner AnthonyLofts with his trusty crew came through and wonin the Blue Fleet the Spring and Summer series aswell as the second May open, again great to seeyounger people out racing a Yawl.

The Boat Park banter continues on Saturdaysbefore and after racing and it would be good if wecould get more space for Yawls to park there. Wehave been very lucky to have Bill driving the quadbike pulling out weary sailors at the end of a race,which as a very well known Solo owner pointedout to me, we needed because we were racing oldfishing boats, nice!

An initiative called The Mini Series, was started last year to try and encourage more Yawls out on

a Saturday. It runs within the Yacht Club Series, you have to race three out of six designated racesand this years theme was the America Cup, welldone Dan and Gail, I'm still open to ideas for nextyears theme?

We had a very well attended Spring Bank HolidayAnnual Dinner at Cliff House during the first Mayopen, and in 2014 we will be having our nextblack-tie dinner at the new Salcombe HarbourHotel, so, if you are planning on attending getyour name down as soon as possible, it will be avery popular night. My thanks as always goes toAllyson Lofts for all her help and support inorganising this, and me, during the year. Otherevents included TheYawl Picnic which was greatfun with a simple Treasure Hunt followed by lovelyhospitality at Richard and Jude Murray's garden inSouth Pool. Then we had the Baltic Exchangeweekend extravaganza which raised money for theSalcombe Lifeboat with some good racing, and avery funny fun race organised by the Pikes. Thiswas followed by a great bash at The Winking Prawnwho were very generous and had their marqueeput up at the front to accommodate everyone atno cost. There were two crews in two Yawls fromthe Lifeboat one crew wearing their full rescue

The Salcombe Yawl, a part of Salcombe history, a beautiful looking boat on thewater, a desirable must-have when visitors come and stay, and more often thannot they get bought by visitors and then left in garages and barns for months onend, then come out for May and August and get raced. It's evolution and part oflife's changing landscape and we must cope with it and embrace it.

Yawl Fleet Report 2013gear, including crash helmets, so no worries thereabout a jibe. The Yawls were raced three-up toaccommodate for the numbers, which can at timesbe a little cosy but it was all great fun and for mypart they are all welcome at any time.

The Yawl Tennis Tournament resumed this year atthe Salcombe Tennis Club and some verycompetitive matches were had. Thank you toFelicity for organising and to all the volunteerswho brought along home made cakes and foodfor tea.

The Yawl Owners Association continues to attractnew members and I would like to welcome SteveWalter Y69, Nigel Hannaford (associate), CharlesMelville Y 92, John Rowland Y180,

Andrew Ralston Y168, Peter Colclough (associate),Chris Savage Y42.

It was good to see Y101 getting some use this year,work needs to be done on her and I'm hoping thiswill be done this winter to get her back on thewater for good use next year.

Communication - How do we cope with all thedata that comes our way? What filters do we put inplace? Where do we go to get the information wewant? - it's all getting very confusing.

What's this got to do with sailing you may ask,well, without information we can't race because,we don't know where to race and at what time.We don't know what events are on, or where. Sowhose responsibility is it, the deliverer or thereceiver to get the right information? I suppose weare all responsible in some way, we need to beresponsible. I say all this because we have hadone or two confusions this year about whenevents are on and of course when this informationis wrong it causes upset and disappointment. TheYawl Web Site is a good resource and keeps youup-to-date with all the Yawl activities relating tothe Yawl and anything else Yawl related.www.syoa.co.uk

It is also good to see that SYC now have acorrespondent writing a regular piece in theGazette on Saturday and is also on Facebook. ThisI'm sure will help promote racing on a Saturdaywell done Dave.

I have just arranged today to have my Yawl putaway for the winter so I am going to have to findsomething else to think about over the wintermonths (look out Hilary), and I look forward to thespring and the season of sailing again - bring it on.

Andrew Y74

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Morning starts

Salcombe Yacht Club Regatta 2014Sunday 3rd August to Friday 8th August. Prizes for first 20% of entries in each class together with daily spot prizes.

Competitors’ briefing in the Yacht Club on Saturday 2nd August 2014 at 18.30 hrs.

Salcombe Yacht ClubHenri Lloyd Regatta 2014

SYC Regatta in its 119th Year“The Henry Lloyd Salcombe Yacht Club Regatta offers competitive racing with a varied social programme to suit all and avery warm welcome!” One race a day for each class around the stunning Salcombe Estuary and weather permitting out to sea too.

Boat Parking on Mill Bay, A trolley service to Mill Bay runs from Batson on Friday pm and Sat am before the regatta. There is asubstantial discount for the third and subsequent boat entries in any one family. FAQ on website.

On line entries www.salcombeyc.org.uk

Cruiser Racing: Saturday 9th

Helm under 18 years of age (Tuesday only)The Blinkhorn Trophy (National Twelve/Enterprise) Flag T

The Waterhouse Cup (Solo) Flag T

Entries on line (by Monday 2nd June for early entry discount) www.salcombeyc.org.uk

Class FlagTopper Flag R

Junior Handicap Flag U

Laser Radial Laser Radial Class Flag

RS200 Numeral 2

Medium Handicap Flag H

Enterprise Flag E

Fast & Asymmetric Handicap Flag B

Yawl Fleet Gold Flag

Afternoon startsClass FlagNational Twelve Flag T

Yawl Fleet Red Flag

Solo Numeral 1

Laser (full rig only) Laser Class Flag

Yawl Fleet Blue Flag

Enquiries: Salcombe Yacht Club Office 09.30 am - 2.30 pm. Telephone 01548 842593 Email: admin@salcombeyc.org.uk

Regatta Social Programme: See our website www.salcombeyc.org.uk

Salcombe Yacht Club RegattaJack Wills University Cup

Awarded to the highest placed boat with helm or crew in full time Higher Education for the 2013/2014 Academic year.

Regatta FleetsThere are starts for Fast & Asymmetric Handicap, RS200, MediumHandicap, Enterprise, Larks, Laser Standard, Rig, Laser Radial, Topper,Junior Handicap, National Twelve, Salcombe Yawls, Solos and CruiserRacing. At the organisers discretion there maybe further fleet starts ifentry numbers demand. Each start will be limited to 50 boats.

Cruiser RacingCruiser Racing on Sat.9th August at sea in The Range. Two back toback on Saturday.

Social ProgrammeIt is a varied week of fun and entertainment; fleet dinners, and livemusic. Art Exhibition. Sundowner Bar on the SYC Terrace when thesun shines!

Junior Competitors – responsibilities of parents

Parents or guardians of junior competitors (those under 18) need tobe in or around SYC or afloat participating in Regatta Week.

Please see Notice to Race and for details of special arrangementsavailable for SYC members aged 16 & 17.

SYC Galley & Bar

The Galley & Bar will open extended hours during the Henri LloydSYC Regatta Week. Full details will be published on our website.

SYC Regatta Organisation

The Regatta is organised and managed by the SYC SailingCommittee and other Club Members.

Sunday 3rd - Friday 8th AugustEntries: www.salcombe.org.uk Contact: Jayne Morris Sailing Coordinator 01548 842593 info@salcombeyc.org.uk

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Without limiting the application of rule 42.1,these actions are prohibited:

(a) Pumping: repeated fanning of any sail eitherby pulling in and releasing the sail or byvertical or athwartship body movement;

(b) Rocking: repeated rolling of the boat, induced by;(1) Body movement,(2) Repeated adjustment of the sails or

centreboard, or(3) Steering;(c) Ooching: sudden forward body

movement, stopped abruptly;(d) Sculling: repeated movement of the helm

that is either forceful or that propels the boatforward or prevents her from moving astern;

(e) Repeated tacks or gybes

Rules Focus

Two of our regular racershave picked a couple ofRules for us all to ponder…

20.1 Hailing

When approaching an obstruction, a boat may hailfor room to tack and avoid a boat on the same tack.However, she shall not hail if:

(a) She can avoid the obstruction safely withoutmaking a substantial course change,

(b) She is sailing below close-hauled, or

(c) The obstruction is a mark and a boat that isfetching it would be required to respond andchange course.

20.2 Responding

(a) After a boat hails, she shall give the hailed boattime to respond.

(b) The hailed boat shall respond even if the hailbreaks rule 20.1.

(c) The hailed boat shall respond either by tackingas soon as possible, or by immediately replying‘You tack’ and then giving the hailing boat roomto tack and avoid her.

(d) When the hailed boat responds, the hailing boatshall tack as soon as possible.

(e) From the time a boat hails until she has tackedand avoided the hailed boat, rule 18.2 does notapply between them.

20.3 Passing On a Hail to an Additional Boat

When a boat has been hailed for room to tack andshe intends to respond by tacking, she may hailanother boat on the same tack for room to tack andavoid her. She may hail even if her hail does notmeet the conditions of rule 20.1. Rule 20.2 appliesbetween her and the boat she hails.

ISAFrule 20 Room to Tack at an Obstruction

I will call water andmake Blue tack

Water

SmallsBeach

Blue can’t do that,or can they???

Oh what a shame,Green has

gone aground

Green has enoughroom to complete

their tack

Green thinks Rule 20, room to tack at anobstruction, gives them the right to tackonto port which will in turn make Blue tack.Unfortunately for Green, as soon as the tack is completed, Rule 10, the Port/Starboard rule comes into play so Green has to keep clear.In this example Green has the choice, going behind Blue or tacking and going aground!

Green hasn’tthought this

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ISAFrule 42.2 Prohibited Actions

Rock & RollStand up in the boat and rock and roll. Very passé, retro andillegal. So why not sail within the ISAF rules. Not stand up, notgain kinetic advantage, not repeat your action and return to trueCorinthian sailing where the wind alone gets you from A to B!

You are approaching the Bag in a bunch ofboats. The wind goes light so what do you do?

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Martin Payne is very much at large and Sailing hard representingthe S.Y.C. in prestigious events in the International Dragon World.Martin, having developed his skills as a youngster in Salcombe hailsAlec Stone as his childhood hero. Alec says that when Martinstarted sailing a Dragon he really had found the boat to suit him.

Martin won in La Baule which was a great achievement beating thebest French Sailors Yves Pagot and Marc Bouet; and finishing 13ptsclear of the Danish Double Olympic Gold Medallist, Poul-RichardHoj-Jensen, without having to sail the last day!

Dragon News

Each year during the Town Regatta early in the morning brave swimmers are ferriedacross the Estuary in the Harbour Launches from Cliff House Gardens to Smalls Beach andrace back to The Yacht Club Steps.

Many of our Yacht Club members have proudly achieved this Long Distance Swim andthis year breakfast was served on the Yacht Club Terrace. You can start your training fornext years race now!

Photograph by kind permission of Nick Philbedge.

Estuary Swim

The inaugural SYC ‘Yawlie’ NonsuchBay Regatta, Antigua took placebetween the 5th and 15th February.The main event for ‘couples’ waswon by Tim and Bernadette Lawwith Paul and Sussie Ellis runnersup. The feedback from participantshas been such, that the event willbe held again in two years time andcould be named the ‘SYC Valentine’sRegatta’ to be held on the samedates in 2015.

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Peter Ballantinereceiving theChegwyn Trophy forthe N12 Open fromClub Steward BrianChegwyn whosefamily originallydonated the shield.

Chris Spencer Chapman was nominated by SYC for his services to the club and was one of30 shortlisted from around the country.

He has dedicated over 20 years to running the yacht club’s popular cadet sessions and iscurrently the cadet leader on Tuesday evenings, with help from Barney Greenhill.

His calm, reassuring manner has been an invaluable club asset and he is admired for hiswillingness to help.

Vice Commodore, Geoff Gilson, said: ‘Chris is an extremely modest man and is a trueunsung maritime hero.

He has given so much to the local maritime community over the years and always has thetime to help people get afloat.’

Now in its second year, the awards scheme was initiated to reward the passion,commitment and achievements within maritime communities.

Chris also devotes a lot of his time to the Salcombe Estuary Gig Club.

Chris was presented with a Maritime Heroes Awards certificate and a bottle of 12-year-oldsingle malt.

Old Putleney MaritimeHeroes Awards

At the Annual Laying up Supper Adrian Griffin received a truly deserved standing ovationupon being presented with his Outstanding Commitment to SYC Award by RearCommodore Sailing Gail Bridger.

This award is in recognition of the amazing time and consideration that Adrian gives tothe Club and its future. He sits on the General and Sailing Committees and diplomaticallymoves issues forward – always taking care to keep everyone onboard and happy. Hegives many hours making sure the details are right.

He has a unique charm, is a smooth operator at public speaking, enlivening our AwardsCeremonies and Open Meeting gatherings. However, Adrian’s real skill is in motivatingpeople to get out on the water; making newcomers and occasional sailors, young andold, feel they belong and inspires them to want to go sailing and join the fun. Hiswelcome to visitors at SYC is now legendary as he takes care to weave their antics into hisspeeches. As Solo Fleet Captain he is promotes SYC nationally in this increasingly popularone design class.

Adrian started sailing Solos at Salcombe in 1970 and now nurtures a home fleet of 54who enjoy regularly trying to catch each other on the water!

Outstanding Commitmentto SYC Salver

New ShowersThanks to the hard work of David Greening for securing a SportEngland Inspired Facilities Grant, support from Club Membersand to Peter Sandover and Jon Elwell for seeing the projectthrough SYC now have some of the best showers for sailors inthe West Country.

The regular dinghy fleet sailors enjoyed the opportunity ofhelping to prepare the site for the works last winter. IndeedClub work parties really help SYC move forward and we are verygrateful for your support. The showers, which have been verygratefully received by the sailors, were officially opened inMarch by the oldest and youngest National Champions that wehave at the Club (See Roll of Honour page 43). Alec Stone andPeter Ballantine have both been known to leave fellowcompetitors way behind in their wake and in awe of the rawboat speed and race tactics these Champions are able toachieve – even in old boats!

Sarah Treseder, RYA Chief Executive, came to inspect the newfacilities in July and was delighted to see the progress thatSalcombe Yacht Club has made since becoming one of the RYAClub of the Year finalists in March 2012.

N12 Open News

SYC ‘Yawlie’ NonsuchBay Regatta

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Rear Commodore Sailing

Numbers were down for Regatta this year, a combination of clashes with othersailing events and the dodgy financial climate, was,I think, the main reason for this.The Sailing Committee is looking at ways we can improve Regatta from the sailingpoint of view in an effort to encourage more participants, if any one has anybright ideas please let myself or other committee members know!

This year we were lucky enough to be given Yawl 101 by the Adamson family.Hopefully she will be a welcome addition to the Club fleet and again, thecommittee is looking at ways of making her pay her way.

We are taking a stand at the Dinghy Show in March which we hope will be anexcellent way of publicising the club and enticing new members and visitors forthe various open meetings and regattas.

In January we plan to hold a work party to organise, tidy and repair the areaaround the watchhouse. Look out for the date, all volunteers are welcome andwill be rewarded with soup and sarnies!

A local benefactor has kindly agreed to fund an upgrade to the race system andthe committee is looking to see whether the one used at Starcross YC would besuitable for our needs. Hopefully if this goes ahead it will make a vastimprovement to the Race Officers job and will make race results available muchmore quickly.

The decision to allow a race to take place/continue will be that of the OOD, inmarginal conditions a flag officer may be consulted and the decision to race willbe that of the Flag Officer. The Chain of command is Commodore - Flag Officer -OOD. Deciding whether it is safe for you to start or continue to race is for youalone, not for the people running the race.

Lets make 2014 a great year for sailing and for Salcombe Yacht club. Get on thewater and enjoy!

Gail Bridger Rear Commodore Sailing

Another year has passed which has seen some excellent sailing at SYC. Merlin Rocket week was a resounding successand entries are already coming in for next years event.

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RS Fevas National Championships 2013The 2013 Sekonda UK RS Feva National Championships hosted by Thorpe Bay SailingClub took place over the Whitsun Bank Holiday. The 93 entries included two Fevas fromSalcombe Yacht Club, with Charlie Blazeby and Alex Sando Reynolds in 4165, and TobyRew and Meg Niblett in 4186.

Saturday (practice race) saw 10 – 12 kts and some sun, Sunday (12kts + and a great dealof sun and chop!). Monday 18 – 20 kts with sunshine and sun, with the only rainTuesday (but still plenty of wind) on the final day.

Charlie and Alex finished 10th in Silver Fleet (with an impressive 3rd, 4th and 5th on thewindiest day), with Toby and Meg,finishing an impressive 19th.

Thorpe Bay Sailing Club did agreat job hosting the event andthe variety of wind strengths,wind directions & tidal conditions,plus three days of sunshine, wasbetter than anyone could haveexpected for a British BankHoliday! Thanks too for theparents who supported theevent; Nigel Blazeby, Reg Rew,Sally Niblett and Mike and KimSando-Reynolds.

Salcombe Yawl Red Yawl Early May A & E Savell J & C Lewis J & A McLarenLate May D & G Bridger S Gibbens & A Reed F Rowsell & G LaneSeptember D Bridger & D Jayne M Webster & P Brewer C Thompson & A Morley

Blue Yawl Early May P Stratton & N Hannaford G Rigby & T Crampton Smith A Wood & S PageLate May A & A Lofts J & C Lewis J & A McLarenSeptember P Ballantine & Tom Morris A Wood & H Wadey A & A Lofts

National Twelves N12 May T Steward & N Bass G Camm & Z Ballantyne P Ballantine & T HarrisOctober T Ballantine & T Harris C Day & S Richards W Warren & S Mackley

Solo Solo May P Rayson T Law G Carveth S Conroy M Hicks S YatesOctober S Gibbens I McGregor S Dobson D Greening G Cranford-Smith R Lumby

Merlin Rocket Merlin Silver Tiller J Gorringe & T Lewis D Winder & J Dawes M Biggs & J HackettMerlin Week D Winder & P Taylor R Whitworth & S Bines S Blake & C Dodds

2013 Open Meetings

RNLI The Charity that Saves Lives at SeaThe Baltic Exchange and its members are keen supporters of the RNLI and have sponsored lifeboats inSalcombe since 1970. Salcombe Lifeboat station has received tremendous support from the Baltic Exchangeover the years, and they value their support and friendship greatly. In October the Salcombe Yawl Fleet hosteda fun weekend of racing. More information: www.salcombelifeboat.co.uk & rnli.org.uk

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Class Sail No. Helm Crew Winter Festive Commis. Spring Sailing Summer Midweek Bucket & Midweek AutumnSeries ‘12 Series ‘12 Race Series Club Series Series Series 1 Spade Series Series 2 Series

Laser Radial 198304 Kate Brooks 28Laser Radial 176294 Sam Lloyd 5 41Laser Standard 174457 Robin Hodges 6 16Laser Radial 170000 Henry Wadey 23Laser Radial 164753 Henry Wadey 13 17Laser Radial 161391 Torrin Blazeby 7 15 9 11 27 15 15Laser Radial 154764 Toby Rew 20 44 32Laser Radial 154646 Tom Morris 12 13 6 31 51 14 12Laser Radial 144335 Jackie Humphries 15 7Laser Radial 144336 Colleen Pope 22Laser Radial 140043 Henry Bright 14 19 46 30Laser Std. 133605 Charlie Blazeby 16505 8050 Peter Colclough Various 16 16 11 20RS Feva XL 4186 SYC RS Feva 21 29 54 29RS Feva XL 4165 Charlie Blazeby Meg Niblett 9 17 25Merlin Rocket 3754 Jon Gorringe Nicky Bass 17Merlin Rocket 3730 Frank Rowsell George Lane 12Merlin Rocket 3725 John McLaren Annie McLaren 5 18 15 9 22 6Merlin Rocket 3715 Paul Rayson Julie Rayson 20Merlin Rocket 3712 Jon Gorringe Nicky Bass 13Merlin Rocket 3698 Graham Fiona

Cranford Smith Cranford Smith 19 9 3 23 4Merlin Rocket 3640 Chris Winzar Ester McLarty 2 6 11 3 4 18 1Merlin Rocket 3621 Andrew Squire Shelia Squire 15 10 5 5 3 2Merlin Rocket 3616 Peter Cook Janet Exelby 1 15 17 3 1 2 38 9Merlin Rocket 3547 Peter Male Christine Male 16 48National Twelve 3537 Mike Hoyle Various 42 11National Twelve 3534 Charlie Lloyd Helen Llyod 16 4 4 8 39 19 8National Twelve 3519 Peter Ballantine Theo Harris 1 1National Twelve 3494 David Moore Bobby Galvin 12 11 14National Twelve 3480 Norman Brown Karen Brown 20 6 6 61 3National Twelve 3451 Reg Rew Olivia Rew 14 10 14 58 37 7National Twelve 3439 Nigel Blazeby Charlie Blazeby 12 8 17 18 7 49 10National Twelve 3431 Peter Ballantine Theo Harris 3 1 2 13 1 29 5National Twelve 3291 S Ballantine Karen Ballantine 10National Twelve 3003 Theo Harris Freya Harris 12 13Lark 2516 Keri Harris Freya Harris 14 7 10 7 24 23RS 400 1329 John McLaren Annie McLaren 12 7 15 8 55 24RS 400 897 Chris Arnold Cindy Arnold 8 14 9 57 10RS Vision 1 SYC RS Vision 22 52Mirror 70390 Martin Ley Amy Ley 2Topper 46711 Karen Ballantine 36Topper 46706 Laura Squire 30 39Salcombe Yawl 138 Barney Greenhill 25

Handicap Fleet Results - 2013

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Solo Fleet Results for 2013Sail No. Helm Winter Festive Commis. Spring Spring Sailing Summer Midweek Bucket & Regatta Medweek Autumn Autumn

Name Series ‘12 Series ‘12 Race Series O M Club Series Series Series 1 Spade Series Week Series 2 O M Series5315 Tim Law 21 1 9 2 1 23 9 1 8 15295 Chris Cleaves 1 4 18 3 2 1 40 2 65297 Paul Ellis 17 2 15428 Simon Gibbens 2 10 1 324612 Peter Sturgess 6 9 8 8 15 11 7 2 36 23 1 335200 Roger Tushingham 24 8 1 16 14 35301 David Greening 3 3 2 2 8 3 4 55270 Iain McGregor 10 2 6 2 245313 Simon Dobson 22 4 45 4 3 25316 Billy Jago 18 12 21 9 4 3 15 15 35271 Peter Hammond 2 14 24 11 17 505306 Chris Spencer-Chapman 4 35220 Andrew Borne 26 3 23 10 10 20 94953 Liz Stephens 10 19 26 16 19 3 30 34 17 15

Sail No. Helm Crew Sailing Summer AutumnName Name Club Series Series Series

170 Geof Gilson Chris 1 2 2Spencer-Chapman

159 Dan Bridger Gail Bridger 2 4 1189 Charles Thompson Alistair Morley 3 3 3184 Spud Rowsell Kevin Driver 4 5 4177 David Greening Steve Galvin 1 6154 Graham Pike Tessa Pike 5 6179 Richard Molly Squire 6

Fulford-Smith167 Simon Gibbens Andrew Reed 7173 Malcolm Squire Jonathan Britton 8178 Ian McCormick Mike Relling 9158 Richard Gibbens Graham Murrell 10 9 7171 Mike Whitehouse Karen Whitehouse 11157 Duncan Salmon Richard Bawden 12187 Andrew Savell Elizabeth Savell 13141 Rob Adams Heather Adams 14166 A J Squire Sue O'Brian 15172 Clive Jacobs Victoria Gibbens 16156 Will Sadler Mark 17

Crampton Smith169 Ian Stewart Wendy Stewart 7160 Oliver Alsop Tristan Stone 8163 Mike Webster Peter Brewer 5

Sail No. Helm Crew Sailing Summer AutumnName Name Club Series Series Series

132 Anthony Lofts Allyson Lofts 1 1 9161 Peter Stratton Nigel Hannafor 4 3 1150 Jon Lewis Clare Lewis 2 2 597 Andrew Wood Stephen Page 8 2108 David Edmonds John Berry 8 5 374 Andrew Sterling Stephen Burton 3 6 12138 Barney Greenhill 4 484 John McLaren Annie McLaren 5155 Guy Rigby Richard Murray 6 10106 Jock Lennox Sue Lennox 793 Kevin Anderson Maddie Anderson 9 6112 Simon Dobson Nicki Dobson 10 1189 11140 Ian Savell Dawn Savell 12 891 David Austin Debbie Threllfall 1398 Hywell Richard Morris 14 9 7

Bowen-Perkins100 Hamish Stewart Simon Stewart 1516 Scratch Adrian Bird 16105 James Simpson Christopher Simpson 1719 John Smithers Peter Hughes 7101 SYC Club Members Various 1062 Stephen Cooper Gillian Cooper 11

Salcombe Yawl - Red Fleet Salcombe Yawl - Blue Fleet Sail No. Helm Winter Festive Commis. Spring Spring Sailing Summer Midweek Bucket & Regatta Medweek Autumn AutumnName Series ‘12 Series ‘12 Race Series O M Club Series Series Series 1 Spade Series Week Series 2 O M Series

4536 Simon Yates 4 6 5 5 4 7 45306 Adrian Griffin 7 6 11 24 7 8 7 27 7 165453 Bruce Hattersley 19 5 30 12 13 5 17 5 9 75194 Ed Stephens 27 12 6 64934 Harold Cranch 154789 Jayne Morris 13 20 10 19 8 16 8 26 9 24 135317 Julian Meek 4 19 7 28 23 18 84424 Will Hitchman 18 17 22 11 12 145294 Malcolm Bell 8 22 17 9 9 24 215411 Stuart Cartwright 31 18 13 14 6 19 31 8 115088 Tristram Squire 11 19 25 17 18 21 35 6 14 125444 Graham Cranford-Smith 21 25 11 13 18 5 365332 Roger Lumby 13 16 22 6 394813 Chris Turns 14 12 5 30 354685 Julian Hereward 9 305229 Nigel Appleton 27 6 32 12 11 22 345183 Malcolm Mackley 16 7 6 16 14 17 16 43 28 28 424894 James Hannaford 14 21 25 254940 Geoff Allen 20 17 24 15 27 15 20 33 32 104704 Nigel Ridley 25 18 27 21 22 17 205427 Roger Pope 26 29 13 195331 Andrew Squire 35 5 11 18 415297 Mike Hicks 5 39 35 95311 Mike Knowles 12 20 34 26 37 45304 Peter Colclough 5 5 30 38 21 385433 Rob Hyde 24 31 185278 Mark McLaren 30 12 19 375017 Peter Bidwell 22 21 25 26 25 294922 Harry Savell 37 10 285303 Andy Savell 29 16 23 404317 Jonty White 30 36 32 33 16 175124 Stephen Thomas 28 11 28 29 37 39 274830 John Couling 36 40 234543 Alan Walker 33 32 31 27 485240 Cleave Melville 32 35 465092 Rob Henderson 41

Tuesday Girl Cadet Molly Gentry & Elodie Grenen

Mirror Watercolour Most improved George Alexander

Carbourg Trophy Most Helpful Charlie Blazeby & Toby Rew

Best Helm Cup Best Helm Tom Morris

Capsize Belt Andrew Savell

Endeavour Trophy Bruce Hattersley

Solo Fleet Capt. Award Geoff Allen

Outstanding Commitment Salver Adrian Griffin

2013 Special Awards

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Salcombe Yacht Club - Cruiser Racing 2013

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Scoring and Discards:

Boats in the overall series failing to start a particular race will be awarded 2 more points than the number of boats starting that race.

Boats retiring from a particular race will be awarded 1 more point than the number of boats starting that race.

The ten best results for each boat within the series will count towards the overall prize.

Average points in series to date awarded - 1st Sept - Hawk, Oct. 13 Scud OOD.

The regatta raeces on Aug. 10 and 11th have been excluded.

Sail No. 4201 7039 14 144 3002 606 4001 4302

Boat Firefly Xotic Bluebird Grateful St Anthony Heroine Pelagic Robin Crazy Bear Octette SheerParrot 1 Madness

Class YW42 X362 sport Mystery 35 Hawk Javelin 30 Contessa 32 Contessa 32 HR 342 Dufour 40 Westerly Ful Maxi 1300

Helm Name Paul Ian G & Meredith Ian Soul & Peter Susie Peter John & Steve Julian MartinEllis Stewart Parker Peter HS Waring Clarke Freedman Claudia White Carter Davis Beck

Rating 1.014 1.012 0.8396 0.77 0.7859 0.8094 0.8094 0.9054 0.9886 0.84 1.036

Plymouth Race25th April 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 1 5 7

28th April 3 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

5th May 5 1 3 8 6 8 8 4 8 7 2

EddystonE Race 19th May 4 4 4 4 1 4 4 2 4 4 4

2nd June 2 1 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 7 7

Skerries Race9th June 1 6 2 6 6 6 6 3 6 6 6

14th July 6 6 5 1 6 6 5 6 6 6 6

28th July 8 8 2 1 5 4 3 8 6 8 8

25th August 3 6 6 2 1 6 4 6 6 6 6

1st September 3 1 2 4 5 4 6 9 9 9 9

E Rutts Race15th September 1 7 2 7 7 3 7 7 7 4 7

22nd September 5 1 5 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

Pursuit Race29th September

Pursuit Race13th October 10 4 2 3 1 4 5 10 10 10 10

Total beforediscards 53 53 52 56 62 68 72 78 80 82 82

Discards 24 22 20 22 21 21 22 27 27 27 27

Nett after discards 29 31 32 34 41 47 50 51 53 55 55

Final Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 =10 =10

4401 2403 3201 297 123 167 277 2 2500

Ostara Halcyon Questar Redpoll Tsambika Beanangel Medoc Millenium Osprey Springtime Fortuna Boingof Hebe Falcon

Najad 40 Hylas 44 Swan 44 Eygthene 24 Buchanan Hawk Hawk Hawk Hawk Holman 47 Moody 38 Spring 25

Peter Kerr Jeremy Simon Peter David Rick & Maddie Chris Dan Jonny Griffith Jon & Mike & Dan& Clare Lavis Gurney Ballantine Sturgess Newman Marchand Pullen Sheehan & Ian Houston Clare Elwell Fiona Cannon Bridger

0.95 0.9495 0.995 0.836 0.811 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.93 0.9 0.85

3 7 7 7 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

5 5 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6

6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

9 9 9 9 9 6 6 6 6 9 9 8

7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

5 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

10 10 10 7 8 10 10 10 10 6 10 10

84 85 85 83 83 85 85 85 85 84 87 87

27 27 27 25 25 26 26 26 26 25 27 26

57 58 58 58 58 59 59 59 59 59 60 61

12 =13 =13 =13 =13 =17 =17 =17 =17 =17 22 23

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History of the Salcombe Home Fleets

SYC Club Boats

SolosIt is fitting that the Solo Fleet thrives today in Salcombeas it has a long and special history with the class. It wasadopted as an SYC Class in 1959 when four Solos weresent down for interested locals, such as Shirley Tylerand Alec Stone, to try out. Today the home fleetboasts 54 of which over a third are less than two yearsold and include the very latest design developmentsin this tightly controlled, one design class.

The Solos prolific designer, Jack Holt, marvelled at howSalcombes’ Alec Stone could make a Solo go so fast.Alec won the World Championships at Hayling Islandin 1986 And the Nationals no less than nine times. Heenjoys watching the fleet today and agrees it is quitesimply a splendid boat to sail. Martin Payne and GeofGilson also made their marks in Solos.

Today under the inspiring leaderhip of Fleet CaptainAdrian Griffin we have modern day champions toosuch as Alister Morley and Paul Ellis. Tim Law won arace at this years Solo Nationals at Hayling Island.Adrian has been sailing Solos at SYC since 1970.

Cadet Boats:Laser PicoA great beginners boat with easy-to-use controls.

TopperThe Topper is perfect for beginners and youngsters and small ladies becauseit is simple, safe and stable inspiring confidence in young or novice sailors.

RS FevaA versatile exciting racing dinghy, introducing several advanced features.There is a good local circuit and training.

SYC Boats

(Club boats are intended to allow people an introduction to sailing atSYC.When the boats are used regularly we ask that sailors make acontribution to our boat maintenance fund).

RS Vision

A stable boat, spacious cockpit, forgiving handling with exciting performancewith a relatively light hull. A great teaching boat.

Laser Radial

An exciting sail for those who are ready for more speed.

Yawl 101

(a Y101 charge will be made for each sail & sailors will be asked to fill in adisclaimer form at the office We are charging a fee for use of this boat to helpmaintain it to be the standard required for racing in the Blue Fleet.)

The Adamson family kindly gave Yawl 101 to SYC in 2012. It had originallybeen built by Dave Gibbens for SYC Cadets.

Available for SYC Club Members to sail.

Helmsmen are to gain authorisation from the SailingCoordinator, a Sailing Committee Member or Fleet Captain.Users of Club boats must take all steps to avoid damageand return boats at the end of use with sails properly folded.Any damage must be reported promptly to the office.

Salcombe YawlsThe yawl rig for fishing boats was developed so that youcould sail to the fishing grounds under three sails andthen drop the main sail to deal with the pots whilstbeing under control.At this years Regatta there were over 40 racing. They are 16’ long with abowsprit. They are particularly good at carrying their weight through the tide.

The Salcombe Yawl has a history which goes back at least 200 years to thestraight-stemmed, transom-sterned, yawl rigged local fishing vessels ofthe late 18th-early 19th century. Certainly the earliest print of AlstonHouse above Widegates on the Salcombe estuary, shows such a smallgaffed rigged yawl. This print is dated 1806, but further evidence is shownby the depiction of a very similar vessel in the lovely print of 1823 by WDaniell ARA, giving a view of the Grange and old Cliff House, Salcombe.This is one of a series that were done of the English coast in that and thefollowing years. Thus, by 1823, it is clear that the yawl-rigged fishing-boat,had become established as a common type on the South Devon coast.

The coast creates short steep seas, on top of the long rollers sweeping infrom the Atlantic and up the Channel to Bolt Head and the Start. The mostsuitable boats which evolved had to be able to sail to windward out of theSalcombe estuary against a strong tide and to keep to sea, anything up to10 miles off the coast, to carry out the long-line fishing or lobstering thatthe local economy required. The straight stem appears to have evolved to

ease the building and to cut through the short seas. A broad stern andgood sea keeping was also required for fishing with long lines and thestumpy gaff yawl rig was needed to enable the boat to sail out ofSalcombe estuary against the tide, before taking off the mainsail andoperating easily under jib and mizzen with only one man, or a man and aboy on board.

During the Salcombe Town Regatta of 1968, the yawls raced outside theharbour for the first time and, since then have gone from strength tostrength. Many of them are now built in Island Street by Michael Attfield,some of the best of which have been designed by the famous America’sCup designer, Ian Howlett. The Yawls number over 180 and race in regularseries in Salcombe as well as in team races, often taking part in away events.

National Twelves“They are fast and lively on all points of sailing…”

This 12ft restricted Class dinghy was introduced by the YRA (Yacht Racing Association- now RYA) in 1936and arrived in Salcombe that year. One year later 9 or 10 were racing regularly. In 1945 Alec Stone canremember his fathers Boatyard at East Portlemouth building eight National a year and 50 Nationals fromall over the country would come to race here.(All trying to beat Alec!) Over the many years of local racingthe Class size has always ebbed and flowed.

The National Twelve designs are constantly being developed and makes them of great interest to thosesailors who delight in tinkering with their boats and trying out advances in technology( as shown by thecurrent phase of building rudders with hydro-foils!).

National Twelves are incredibly sensitive and unforgiving and it takes a high degree of skill to sail them.Twice a year Salcombe hosts well attended Open Meetings

It is interesting that the fast new Dead Cat Bounce boat was designed by the same man who designedthe Laser Pico ( seen sailing in our Cadet Handicap Fleet today). The National Twelves are currently racingin the Handicap Fleet.

Merlin RocketsThe Class was launched in January 1946 after an eightman syndicate from Ranelagh Sailing Club, on theThames in London, had the previous yearcommissioned Jack Holt to design a lightweight 14ft.,clinker hull with a 100sq.ft., sail plan and a moderatesized spinnaker.

The Silver Tiller Series was devised in 1950 and sought tofind the helmsman who could win consistently sailingon a whole range of waters. To that end the series runsover a whole season with competitors having to counttheir best five results having sailed on restricted water,open water and the sea. Consequently competitors getto sail on rivers, lakes, reservoirs, estuaries and the sea.

Next year the Silver Tiller series will have races inSalcombe at both the start and the end the season.

The laser is considered worldwide as the ultimate one-design racing boat. Race rig pack upgrades allowolder boats to remain competitive. Three simple interchangeable rigs 4.7, Radial and Full rig allow.

Many of our older cadets and more recently ladies joining racing from Ladies that Launch have chosenthe Laser.

Laser

HandicapThe Handicap system means many differentdinghies of different speeds and performancecan race together. The National Twelves, Merlins,RS400’s and Lasers being the mainstay of thehandicap fleet have been joined by Foxer andStreaker this year. Occasionally we see the 505dinghy and YW Dayboat racing. SYC split theHandicap into fast and Medium with NationalTwelves and faster being Fast.

The Laser Radials are slower and race with theMedium Handicap.The Junior Handicap hasseen the RS Tera fleet grow. The new fast and funsingle handicap is said to make sailing addictive.

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Year Venue Name Boat No. Championship

SOLOs1960 Salcombe Alec Stone 170 Solo Nationals

1961 Hayling Island Alec Stone 200 Solo Nationals

1963 Gorleston Alec Stone 600 Solo Nationals

1964 Holyhead Alec Stone 666 Solo Nationals

1966 Torbay Alec Stone 1102 Solo Nationals

1967 Hayling Island Alec stone 1102 Solo Nationals

1969 Plymouth Alec Stone 1212 Solo Nationals

1971 Hayling Island Alec Stone 1370 Solo Nationals

1972 Hayling Island Alec Stone 1370 Solo Worlds

1980 Plymouth Martin Payne 1000 Solo Nationals

2006 Lake Garda Alistair Morley 4587 Solo Nations Cup

2010 Quiberon Paul Ellis 5024 Solo Nations Cup

CRUISERS1992 Three Peaks Race Jeremy Gurney - Tilman Trophy

1993 - Tim Law - Fastnet Race

Trophy

NATIONAL TWELVES1964 - Peter ‘Bungy’ Taylor 2137 Nat 12 Corrigan

Cup U21

1969 - Andrew and 1870 Nat 12 Corrigan

Malcolm Squire Cup U21

2011 Brightlingsea Tom Ballantine - Nat 12 Corrigan

and Nicky Bass Cup U21

2012 Hayling Island Tom Ballantine - Nat 12 Corrigan

and Nicky Bass Cup U21

2012 Hayling Island Peter Ballantine - Admirals Cup

and Mary Henderson

2013 Brixham Peter Ballantine - Dick Wyche Trophy

and Theo Harris Nat 12 Corrigan Cup U21

LASERS1975 Paignton Tim Law - National Champ

1978 Plymouth Tim Law - National Champ

Year Venue Name Boat No. Championship

DRAGONS1999 Palma Martin Payne Dragon Spanish Nationals

1999 Lowestoft Martin Payne Dragon UK Nationals,

Edinburgh Cup

2000 - Martin Payne Dragon 3rd Europeans

2001 Cascais Martin Payne Dragon Portugese Nationals

2005 Kinsale Martin Payne Dragon Irish Nationals

2008 San Remo Martin Payne Dragon Italian Nationals

2010 St Tropez Martin Payne Dragon French Nationals

2010 Ostend Martin Payne Dragon Belgian Nationals

2011 Hong Kong Martin Payne Dragon Hong Kong Nationals

LARKS1968 Shannon Law Julian Hereward 20 Lark Nationals

1969 - Julian Hereward 200 Lark Nationals

1970 - Julian Hereward 43 Lark Nationals

1972 - Julian Hereward 43 Lark Nationals

1973 - Julian Hereward 43 Lark Nationals

1974 Whitstable Julian Hereward 43 Lark Nationals

FINN1981 Los Angeles Tim Law - Pre Olympic Champion

ETCHELLS1995 Cowes Tim Law - National Champion

1999 Lymington Tim Law - National Champion

NB. If you can add more names or details to the above list please contact the SYC Office

Championship Roll of Honour

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Ladies that launch

In Merlin Rocket week we watched the fantastic startlines from the Chart Room Balcony before walking toSnape’s Point to see the racing continue in the bag.Entering a Ladies that Launch team into the TownRegatta was a highlight of the season with differentcrews each day. The club owned, Sport England andNational Lottery funded RS Vision boats enable aspacious teaching boat yet are still responsive and

exciting to sail. The ladies have experienced allnumber of situations improving their sailing abilitiesthis year from the drama of capsizing with twominutes to go before a race and also capsizing on themud flats by Saltstone to swishing down the estuaryfast with a strong outgoing tide!

We are getting quicker at rigging the boats but thereis no doubt that the talking time on the beach is alsovery much part of the enriching time spent together..The Ladies had a tactical end to their season. RYA clubcoach Jen Miller came for two sessions of sail andboat trim and racing rules leaving us much to lookforward to next year. Our thanks go to the Safety boatcrews of Geof Gilson, Geoff Allen and Peter Sturgess.

Jayne Morris

Having completed its third year of launching each Tuesday morning what is great about Ladies That Launch is that absolutebeginners and experienced sailors alike join together to gain confidence and have fun afloat. We welcome new membersand will be starting again in April .

Becky Simpson Embracing the Jackie Trophy spirit of LTL Humphries

Endeavour Glass Great sailing Sarah Addison

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Cruiser Programme 2014Month Date Day Race/Rally/Event Start Time H.W. (BST) Organiser

January 11 Saturday Cruiser Winter Supper Evening 19:00 Peter Waring 17 Saturday Talk - Andy Thompson - Role of the NCI 19:00 Peter Waring

February 8 Saturday Talk - Hugh Marriage - Salcombe Harbour 19:00 Peter Waring22 Saturday Cruiser Winter Supper Evening 19:00 Peter Waring

March 1 Saturday Talk - Tom Cunliffe - Nav. through the ages 19:00 Suzie Clarke29 Saturday Commissioning Supper 19:00 Peter Waring

April 18-21 Friday-Monday Easter6 Sunday Pursuit Racing in the Range 10:30 10:4913 Sunday Racing in the Range (white sails only) 10:30 05:4026 Saturday Plymouth Rally Weekend 04:18 Kit Harling27 Sunday Race back for Eddystone Trophy 05:18

May 4 Sunday Racing in the Range (white sails only) 10:30 09:4916 Friday 07:4917 Saturday Westward Rally to Fowey 08:30 Peter Waring 18 Sunday 09:13

June 1 Sunday Race to Skerries - Crewed and Single handed 09:00 08:576 Friday 12:227 Saturday Eastward Rally to Dittisham Race back for the Skerries Trophy 13:29 Suzie Clarke8 Sunday 14:4215 Sunday Racing in the Range 10:30 08:22

July 4 Friday 10:535 Saturday Rally to Guernsey 11:38 John White6 Sunday 12:327 Monday 13:3713 Sunday Racing in the Range 10:30 07:2627 Sunday Racing in the Range 10:30 07:13

August 2 Saturday SYC REGATTA RACES in the Range 10:193 Sunday 14:0924 Sunday Racing in the Range 10:30 06:1030 Saturday Shrimper, and Hawk Weekend 09:1831 Sunday Racing in the Range 10:30 09:49

September 13 Saturday Newton Ferrers Rally Weekend 09:33 TBA14 Sunday Race back for the East Rutts Trophy 10:1221 Sunday Racing in the Range 10:30 04:5428 Sunday Pursuit Race in the Range 10:30 08:54

October 12 Sunday Pursuit Race in the Range 10:30 09:0725 Saturday Laying up supper 19:00 Peter Waring

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Dinghy Sailing Programme 2014Month Date Day Race/Rally Class

March 1 Saturday-Sunday RYA London Dinghy Show8 Saturday Commissioning Race Handicap Commissioning Supper15 Saturday Spring Series Race 1 Solo and Handicap22 Saturday Spring Series Race 2 Solo and Handicap29 Saturday Spring Series Race 3 Solo and Handicap

April 5 Saturday Spring Series Race 4 Solo and Handicap Cadet Parents training12 Saturday Spring Series Race 5 Solo and Handicap Merlin Silver Tiller13 Sunday Merlin Silver Tiller19 Saturday Spring Series Race 6 Solo and Handicap Cadets boats launched to Smalls26 Saturday Sailing Club Series Race 1 Junior H-cap, 12, solo, Yawl and Handicap Cadet Saturday Mornings start

May 3 Saturday Sailing Club Series Race 2 Yawl and 12 Open Junior H-cap, solo, and Handicap4 Sunday Salcombe Yawl & National Twelve Open SW Laser Open5 Monday Salcombe Yawl & National Twelve Open 6 Tuesday Cadet Tuesday Evenings start7 Wednesday Midweek Series Race 1 Handicap Racing/All Classes10 Saturday Sailing Club Series Race 3 Junior H-cap, 12, solo, Yawl and Handicap14 Wednesday Midweek Series Race 2 Handicap Racing/All Classes17 Saturday Sailing Club Series Race 4 Junior H-cap, 12, solo, Yawl and Handicap21 Wednesday Midweek Series Race 3 Handicap Racing/All Classes24 Saturday Sailing Club Series Race 5 Yawl and Solo Open Junior H-cap, 12 and Handicap25 Sunday Yawl & Solo Open Meeting26 Monday Yawl & Solo Open Meeting28 Wednesday Midweek Series Race 4 Handicap Racing/All Classes29 Tuesday-Friday Cadet Festival Adventure & Fun Races31 Saturday Sailing Club Series Race 6 Junior H-cap, 12, solo, Yawl and Handicap

June 4 Wednesday Midweek Series Race 5 Handicap Racing/All Classes7 Saturday Sailing Club Series Race 7 Junior H-cap, 12, solo, Yawl and Handicap Topper SW Regatta8 Sunday Topper SW Regatta11 Wednesday Midweek Series Race 6 Handicap Racing/All Classes14 Saturday Sailing Club Series Race 8 Junior H-cap, 12, solo, Yawl and Handicap15 Sunday Annual Pursuit Race18 Wednesday Midweek Series Race 7 Handicap Racing/All Classes21 Saturday Summer Series Race 1 Junior H-cap, 12, solo, Yawl and Handicap22 Sunday Salcombe Gig Regatta??25 Wednesday Midweek Series Race 8 Handicap Racing/All Classes28 Saturday Summer Series Race 2 Junior H-cap, 12, solo, Yawl and Handicap

July 2 Wednesday Midweek Series Race 9 Handicap Racing/All Classes5 Saturday Summer Series Race 3 Junior H-cap, 12, solo, Yawl and Handicap6 Sunday-Friday Merlin Week Merlin Week9 Wednesday Midweek Series 2 Race 1 Handicap Racing/All Classes

Month Date Day Race/Rally Class

12 Saturday Summer Series Race 4 Junior H-cap, 12, solo, Yawl and Handicap16 Wednesday Midweek Series Race 2 Handicap Racing/All Classes19 Saturday Summer Series Race 5 Junior H-cap, 12, solo, Yawl and Handicap23 Wednesday Midweek Series 2 Race 3 Handicap Racing/All Classes26 Saturday Summer Series Race 6 Class Racing28 Sunday Free Sailing30 Wednesday Midweek Series 2 Race 4 Handicap Racing/All Classes

August 2 Saturday Bucket & Spade Series Race 1 Handicap Racing/All Classes3 Sunday-Friday Salcombe Yacht Club Regatta * No Cadets9 Saturday Bucket & Spade Series Race 2 Handicap Racing/All Classes Regatta Cruiser Races * No Cadets11 Monday-Friday Salcombe Town Regatta16 Saturday Bucket & Spade Series Race 3 Handicap Racing/All Classes20 Wednesday Midweek Series 2 Race 5 Handicap Racing/All Classes23 Saturday Bucket & Spade Series Race 4 & 5 Handicap Racing/All Classes (Sea Race)24 Sunday Yawl Sea Race25 Monday Yawls28 Wednesday Midweek Series 2 Race 6 Handicap Racing/All Classes30 Saturday Summer Series Race 7 Junior H-cap, 12, solo, Yawl and Handicap Shrimper & Hawk Open31 Sunday Free Sailing Shrimper & Hawk Open

September 3 Wednesday Midweek Series 2 Race 7 Handicap Racing/All Classes6 Saturday Summer Series Race 8 Junior H-cap, 12, solo, Yawl and Handicap Cadet Race Morning10 Wednesday Midweek Series 2 Race 8 Handicap Racing/All Classes13 Saturday Autumn Series Race 1 Junior H-cap, 12, solo, Yawl and Handicap16 Tuesday Final Tuesday Cadet Evening20 Saturday Autumn Series Race 2 Junior H-cap, 12, solo and Handicap Yawl Open21 Sunday Yawl Open27 Saturday Autumn Series Race 3 Junior H-cap, 12, solo, Yawl and Handicap

October 4 Saturday Autumn Series Race 4 Junior H-cap, 12, solo, Yawl and Handicap & Final Sat Cadet MorningFinal Saturday Cadet morning

11 Saturday Autumn Series Race 5 Junior H-cap, 12, solo, Yawl and Handicap & Cadet Bopats Haul Out18 Saturday Autumn Series Race 6 Junior H-cap, Yawl and Handicap 12 and Solo open19 Sunday Twelve & Solo Open25 Saturday Autumn Series Race 7 Junior H-cap, 12, solo, Yawl and Handicap

November 1 Saturday Autumn Series Race 8 Junior H-cap, 12, solo, Yawl and Handicap Merlin Silver Tiller Merlin ST Sea Race8 Saturday Winter Series Race 1 Solo and Handicap15 Saturday Winter Series Race 2 Solo and Handicap Cadet Party22 Saturday Winter Series Race 3 Solo and Handicap29 Saturday Laying up Pursuit Race All Classes Annual Prizegiving

December 6 Saturday Winter Series Race 4 Solo and Handicap13 Saturday Winter Series Race 5 Solo and Handicap20 Saturday Winter Series Race 6 Solo and Handicap26 Friday Boxing Bay Race / Handicap Racing/All Classes

Festive Series Race 127 Saturday Festive Series Race 2 Handicap Racing/All Classes

January 1 Thursday New Years Day Race / Handicap Racing/All ClassesFestive Series Race 3

Denotes special Open meeting

Start Times Sailing, Summer & Autumn Series Spring & Winter

Cadets 13.40Medium Handicap 13.50 13.10Fast handicap 14.00 13.10Solos 14.10 13.00Salcombe Yawls 14.20 13.10

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8 Courses. Courses will be indicated by number / letter boardsdisplayed at the Watch House before or at thewarning signal for that class. When a Red number isdisplayed the mark shall be rounded to Port. Whena Green number is displayed the mark shall berounded to Starboard. The racing marks arenumbered buoys except A,B,C,D,W,X,Y and Z.

In the absence of a listed rounding mark, it will bereplaced by a buoy or boat flying Flag M.

Marks A,B,C,D will be laid as indicate on theSalcombe Yacht Club Course Card

Mark W shall be a temporary mark positioned southof Mark 1 (Blackstone). Mark X shall be a temporarymark positioned between Mark 1 (Blackstone) andMark 3 (Crossways). Mark Y shall be a temporarymark positioned between Mark 3 (Crossways) andMark 4 (Yalton). Mark Z shall be a temporary markpositioned between Mark 5 (Saltstone) and Mark 7(Gerston). Marks W,X,Y and Z are large orangeinflatable temporary marks.

9 Starting LineThe starting line is either:

a) an imaginary line between the Flagstaff ofthe SYC Race Office and the orange transitmarks on the Portlemouth shore.

b) between a staff displaying an Orange Flagon the SYC Safetboat and a nearbyrounding mark ( which may notnecessarily be a mark of the course).

c) between a staff displaying an Orange Flagon the SYC Safety boat and a staff/buoyflying an orange flag

An alternative start line will be signalled at the RaceOffice by code flag `C` and the number/letter of thenearest racing mark.

When the Preparatory flag is flying for a race start, aboat competing in a later race shall not enter or sailwithin 10 boat lengths of the Start Line. Any boatbreaking this rule may, at the sole discretion of theRace Officer, be scored DSQ for its race.

To rank as a starter, a boat shall cross the Start Linewithin 5 minutes of the Start.

10 Starting System Races shall be started in accordance with Rule 26

As an additional aid a duplicated set of lights maybe displayed at the Warning signal. One light willthen be extinguished at one-minute intervals, andat 30 seconds before the start the remaining lightwill flash until extinguished at the starting signal.

11 General Recall

General Recall will be in accordance with rule 29.3amended as follows: The new start will be 10minutes after the last start scheduled.

12 Finishing Line The Finishing Line is either

(a) an imaginary line between the flagstaff ofthe Watch House and the orange transitmarks on the Portlemouth shore, or

(b) between a staff displaying code flag S onthe SYC Safety boat and the nearby racingmark. This mark may not necessarily be amark of the course.

(c) Between a staff displaying code flag S onthe SYC Safety boat and a staff / buoyflying an orange Flag.

13 Time Limit The race time limit (rule 35) shall be two and a halfhours for the first boat of a class. Any boat failing tofinish within three hours of the starting time of itsrace will be scored DNF, this modifies rule 35.

14 Scoring System The scoring system will be in accordance withAppendix A using the Low Point system.

If 4 races are sailed there will be 1 discard and if lessthan 4 races are sailed there will be no discard.

Should either race on a day be cancelled orabandoned its corresponding race will not counttowards the series. Races will not be resailed. In ClubSeries when 6 races are sailed there will be twodiscards and when 8 races are sailed three discards.

Only one set of OOD average points may beclaimed per series.

15 Change Of The Next Leg Of The Course15.1 To change the course, the race committee

will position a safety boat, flying Flag C forall classes or over the class flag for aspecific class, at a mark of the course. Thesafety boat will sound a signal and displayor verbally advise the new race course. Thischanges rule 28.1.

15.2 Except at the Watch House which willdisplay Flag C for all classes or over theclass flag for a specific class, sound a signaland the new race course. This changes rule28.1.

16 Protests, Mediation And Requests For Redress

Protest forms are available at the race office, locatedat Salcombe Yacht Club.

Protests, mediation and requests for redress or

reopening shall be delivered there within theappropriate time limit as determined by the SailingCommittee.

For each class, the protest time limit is 60 minutesfor the protest to be lodged with the Race Officerafter the last boat has finished the last race of theday.

Competitors will be advised of the protest time assoon as possible.

Decisions of the protest committee will be final asprovided in rule 70.5.

17 Safety Regulations & Moored BoatsA boat that retires from a race shall notify the racecommittee as soon as possible.

1. Consideration is to be given to all users of Salcombe Estuary especially non racingboats as there are many pleasure andcommercial craft afloat who do notunderstand the racing rules. Always sail safely.

2. If you are in a Collision with a noncompeting boat whether it be underwayor moored you must report the incidentto the Harbour Office and fill out theappropriate Form. If you hit a moored boatyou must complete a 360 degree penaltyturn. If you are seen to have a collision thatis not reported with such a boat you willbe disqualified from the Race at the RaceOfficers discretion.

18 Equipment And Measurement ChecksA boat or equipment may be inspected at any timefor compliance with the class rules and sailinginstructions.

19 AdvertisingBoats may be required to display advertisingsupplied by the organizing authority.

20 Disclaimer Of LiabilityCompetitors participate in Salcombe Yacht Clubracing entirely at their own risk. See rule 4, Decisionto Race. The organizing authority will not acceptany liability for material damage or personal injuryor death sustained in conjunction with or prior to,during, or after the regatta.

21 InsuranceEach participating boat shall be insured with validthird-party liability insurance with a minimum coverof £3,000,000 (£3 million) per event or theequivalent.

Salcombe Yacht Club 2014 Sailing Instructions1 RulesAll races will be governed by The Racing Rules ofSailing 2013 - 2016, Salcombe Harbour byelaws,Local Notices to Mariners, International Rules forPrevention of the Collisions at Sea, rules of theclasses racing and these Sailing Instructions, withthe proviso that the Sailing Instructions amendcertain Racing Rules of sailing as stated below.

2 Notices To CompetitorsNotices to competitors will be posted on the officialnotice board(s) in the Yacht Club

3 Changes To Sailing InstructionsAny change to the sailing instructions will beposted before 1 hour before the first start.

4 Signals Made Ashore4.1 Signals made ashore will be displayed at

the Watch House.

4.2 When flag Y is displayed ashore, Rule 40 isamended as follows: when Flag Y isdisplayed from the Watch House allcompetitors are to wear life jackets or other

adequate personal buoyancy. Wet suits anddry suits are not adequate personalbuoyancy.

The wearing of adequate personal buoyancy by allcompetitors at all times while afloat is stronglyrecommended. All competitors under the age of 18years shall wear adequate personal buoyancy at alltimes while afloat

5 Class FlagsThe class flags will be as published in the RegattaProgramme.

6 Racing AreasAs per Salcombe Yacht Club Course Card.

7 FairwayThe Harbour Authority has marked a Fairway in thevicinity of the Starting Line to provide a safepassage for the use of non- racing craft. The outeredge of this Fairway is defined by a line of yellowbuoys from V0 (Marine Hotel) to V3 (Ferry Inn) laidparallel to the Salcombe shore of the estuary. TheThe Prohibited Area is between the outer sides of

the Fairway outer buoys and the Salcombe shore.The Salcombe Harbour Authority – KingsbridgeEstuary Local Notice to Mariners No 4 of 2010 refers.

After the Warning Signal for the first class of anysequence of starts competing boats shall not toenter the Prohibited Area whilst Flag 2nd Sub isdisplayed and yellow flashing lights are illuminatedon either end of the Watch House. During this timethe Fairway outer marks are a continuingobstruction.

Any competing boat identified by the Race Officeror the Salcombe Harbour Authority in or enteringthe Prohibited Area at any time during a startsequence will be disqualified from that startwithout a hearing, should any competing boat beinvolved in an avoidable incident with a non-competing craft within the Fairway at any timeduring a race they may be disqualified from thatRace and any other subsequent race in that series.(This amends Rule 63.1). Boats whose moorings arewithin the Fairway or coming from Batson Boatparkwill be permitted to sail out by their shortest course.

Please note that moored yachts can sometimes pull the yellow fairway buoys out of line (See section 7 below)

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Salcombe Yacht ClubCourse Map Revised 2014

KINGSBRIDGE

COLLAPIT

BLANKSMILLWIDEGATES

SALTSTONE

HAM POINT

ICC EGREMONT

THE BAG

DITCH END

SMALL’S COVE

MILL BAY

SUNNY COVE

LIMEBURY POINT

GARA ROCK

THE RANGE

THE BAR

BLACK STONE

GOODSHELTER

GAMMON HEAD

PRAWLE

FERRY

OX POINTSCOBLE POINT

HALWELL POINT

CHARLETONPOINT

HIGH HOUSEPOINT

LINCOMBE

TOSNOS POINT

BATSON

SHADYCOMBE

CREEK CAR+BOAT PARK

SNAPES POINT

CASTLE POINT

NORTH SANDS

SOUTH SANDS

SPLAT COVE POINT

BAR LODGE

STAREHOLE

BOLT HEAD

HEATHPOINT

GERSTONPOINT

ROWDENPOINT

BOWCOMBE

FROGMORE

SOUTHPOOL

EAST PORTLEMOUTH

SALCOMBESYC

Temporary Marks: Large Inflatable

W South of Mark 1X Between Mark 1 & 3Y Between Mark 3 & 4Z Between Mark 5 & 7

Fairway: In vicinity of starting area &parallel to Salcombe shore aLine of Yellow buoys.

End buoys have a cross ontop.

When in operation Flag 2nd subwill be flown from Watch Houseand yellow flashing lights areilluminated on either end of theWatch House.

Racing Marks: 0 Bar1 Blackstone2 Mill Bay3 Crossways4 Yalton5 Saltstone6 Frogmore7 Gerston8 BalcombeA GammonB GaraC StareholeD Prawle