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Birmingham MYC Summer Series - 26th April 2016

4/29/2016

Ah, the British weather - four seasons in one day - Winter, Winter, Winter and Winter.
However, nine hardy souls braved strong, cold and gusty north to northwesterly winds with some rain, sleet and hail.
Most suffered boat problems and rigs were changed on a regular basis - some in mid heat.
Graham (4) and Allan (96) managed to complete all heats and were duly rewarded in the placings.
Thanks go to Clive for keeping order and Ian for refreshments.

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Footy Foolery - Frensham Pond MYG - 4th April

4/13/2016

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I am pleased to say Tuesday 4th April was a very productive and enjoyable days sailing for all the MYG Members at the Pond.

The Club April Foolty Footy event Attracted 5 entries, I think there may have been a couple more, including myself but there was a lot going on the day. The course was set with the help of Roger Stollery and was a bit unusual. The start/finish line was set between the piers at the west end of the bank giving a reach out to the first bouy where a port rounding took the boats to the windward mark which was up by the club house. The turbulent westerly wind round the club house made turning the mark quite a challenge before a run back to the first mark for a second lap. At the end of the second run the first bouy was rounded to starboard followed by a reach to the finish between the piers.
6 races were run giving one discard. Graham Whitehead continued with his overall good sailing form and won 4 races challenged by Roger who won the other 2. Steve Hill was using his own sails on a borrowed hull, (we’ve all done it left a key bit of kit on the bench). The surprise result goes to Jim Phillips sailing a borrowed Footy for the first time, placing 3rd overall, Whilst Frank Wood was having reliability problems only finishing 2 of the 6 races.
Can we encourage Jim to join up and play Footy with us? Does Steve need a copy of my aid memoire? Can Frank sort out his reliability problems in time for the Videlo on Sunday. How will Graham fair against the hot Footy skippers from the midlands. Come along on Sunday and give support and watch the fun.

The Footy the boat that has it all.
Here are the results of the Frensham April Foolty Footy event on 4th April 2016.
Place and score after 6 races and 1 discard.
Place     Name                       Boat                 score
1st    Graham Whitehead      ICE                     6
2nd   Roger Stollery              SUPER BUG       8
3rd    Jim Phillips                    ICE                     12
4th    Steve Hill                       ICE                     19
5th    Frank Wood                  ICE                     26

As you can see the results of Graham and my efforts in producing ICE hulls has almost made it a one design event, the up side is the Footy fleet at Frensham has doubled.

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Birmingham MYC Summer Series - 26th April 2016

Sandwell MBC - Club Meeting Two - 17-04-2016

Videlo Globe Trophy - Frensham Pond MYG - 10th April 2016

Footy Foolery - Frensham Pond MYG - 4th April

Extreme Footy Series - ACT 2 - Sandwell MBC - 2nd April

Birmingham MYC Summer Series - 22nd March 2016

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