CLASS CAPTAIN David Beer 01823 274950
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An inter-club team racing event was hosted by LRSC on Saturday 24th September 2005.
A light southeast breeze and sunshine provided ideal conditions and Colin Walters and Rachel Chesmer made a first class job of running all 20 races without a hitch. Although Sutton Bingham was unable to field a team Beer sent two and Sidmouth one to challenge Lyme's own two teams.
Beer's No 1 team ran away with the event but their second team (who refused to accept this designation, styling themselves "Beer A") and Lyme's first team were only separated by a tie break, regrettably in Beer's favour. Lyme's second team finished well ahead of Sidmouth.
Despite a general lack of team racing experience, event organiser Dan Alsop explained the special rules at the briefing and the only serious exchange of bad language occurred when the two Beer teams sailed each other. All concerned agreed this ought to become an annual event and Ron "Mr Laser" Westcott undertook to see if Sidmouth will run it next year.
Results
1st Beer 1
2nd Beer 2
3rd Lyme 1
4th Lyme 2
5th Sidmouth
Lyme Teams: Dan Alsop, Hugh Duncan, Joe Joyner, Jon Truscott, Neil Moore, Martin Moore
Steve Cockerill is the current Laser Radial National Champion, Blaze and RS300 National Champion and the Laser Standard Master's National Champion in 2003.
35 Club members youth and visitors from Wimbalball, Sutton Bingham, Starcross & Beer Sailing Club attended the evening.
Steve used video clips to explain the art of sailing an ISO, Europa, and Laser in all angles of sailing including the 4th dimension of downwind sailing. It was gone 11pm before we let Steve go.
So in trying to use his advice you will see a lot more falling in at the start of the year as we learn how to get our Lasers down wind in the 4th dimension.
BACKGROUND TO LASER SAILING AT LYME REGIS 1972 - Present
Lasers have been sailed at Lyme Regis since 1972 when the local boat chandler bought one and Paul Withers sailed to win the British National Championships in 1972. There followed a fleet of 30 lasers over the next few years and the club hosted many Qualifier, Area, and National Championships. The last in 2001 when we had 128 entries at the Masters National Championships.