2010 Frostbite Sailing Series

Frostbite Dinghy Series 2010

The seventh Frostbite Series is now well under way with races taking place every two weeks. The next races are being held on Sunday 28th February meet on the pier at 9.30am.

2010 Frostbite dates
SUNDAY 17TH JANUARY
SUNDAY 31ST JANUARY
SUNDAY 14TH FEBRUARY
SUNDAY 28TH FEBRUARY
SUNDAY 14TH MARCH
SUNDAY 28TH MARCH

Open to all classes, the following have previously taken part, Pico, Topper, Mirror, Laser 2000, Feva, Wayfarer, Hurricane 5.9. Race results will be calculated using average lap. There will be 2 races back to back, each race circa 45 mins. Briefing at 10.30am in New Quay Yacht Club. First gun 10.55am. Entry £15 per boat for the series. If you are not sailing why not volunteer to help?

Contact:
Jennifer 01545 560037 sailingjenny@hotmail.com
Mike 07774 409579 mike_masters@talk21.com
Pete 07545 969697 pete.nqyc@btinternet.com

Frostbite Sailing

The Frostbite Dinghy Sailing Series 2010 at New Quay began on Sunday 17 January with 14 boats competing in the first event. The results of this event were: race 1 - ! Jonathan & Barbara Price-Jones , GP14; 2 Nick James, Laser; 3 Crawford McLeary & Kathy Hayes, Laser 2000 Race 2 : 1 Nick James,

Laser; 2 Crawford McLeary & Kathy Hayes, Laser 2000; 3 Jonathan & Barbara Price-Jones GP14.

Event 2 in the series was held on 31 January with a record of 20 boats. The conditions were challenging in the big swell driven by the northerly wind. Several boats retired before the start of the racing, those that continued reveled in the exciting conditions. All the sailors eventually made it back to the Crows Nest for hot soup. The results of the race were: 1 Nick James, Laser; 2 Gemma Gill & Stuart Gill, 420; 3 Trystan Seal, Laser.

Winter sailors expect a variety of conditions and the weather on Sunday 14 February did not disappoint with the sea like a millpond at 10am. The breeze did fill in enough for racing to begin at 11am so the challenge for the 23 boats was mainly the tide with may having to do penalty turns after touching marks. Both scheduled races were completed in sunshine. Race results for 14 th February: 1 Chris Williams, Laser; 2 Tom Powell, Phantom; 3 Luke Robertson, Topper. 2 nd race: 1 chris Williams, Laser; 2 Catherine Bellamy & Alicia Chedgy, National 12; 3 Trystan Seal, Laser.

2010 is the seventh Frostbite Sailing Series, to read previous reports see Frostbite 2009