Budworth wins the 12Hr National Team Event!
July 8th, 2008 by the WebmasterA Victory win for Budworth at the 12hr National team event
Update - many pictures of this event are now available here - with many thanks to Jo Rutherford of Southport Sailing Club.
Budworth Sailing Club’s junior team cleaned up on Saturday at the 12hr National event hosted by Southport Sailing Club. They won the 12 hr race trophy for being 1st place team, the Southport junior trophy for being the leading GP, and finally they won the Rogerson Trophy for the 1st fastest two laps under 18. They completed 64 laps and were closely followed by Royal Windermere with 63 laps and consistently kept that lap difference throughout the race.
The wind stayed consistently steady throughout the day, with some unexpected gusts which were quite strong. Twenty eight teams entered with high standards of sailing that gave for a very competitive race.
The Budworth junior team consisted of Andrew Brown Topper World Champion, Tom Ditchburn who sails a Snipe and GP14, Katie Greenwood a Topper and GP14, Ryan Penny a GP14, Alex Sharp a Snipe and Will Williams a Snipe. This team came together with different abilities from different dinghies but with practice and team togetherness what an achievement had by all. Every person on the team gave 100% to what was a thoroughly enjoyable day.
The whole team would like to say a big thank you to our sponsor’s ‘Preston Audi’, and Ben Ditchburn as Team leader, ably assisted by John Greenwood and Harry Brown, because without their support the day would not have been possible.
| Will Williams | Ben Ditchburn | Ryan Penny | Tom Ditchburn | Alex Sharp | Katie Greenwood | Andrew Brown |
GP14 Open Meeting - Sun 1st June
June 2nd, 2008 by Craig HewettBudworth SC hosted the fifth round of the GP14 Northern Bell Open Meeting on Sunday 1st June.
In one of the best attended meetings of the season 27 GP14s sailed in a light testing northerly and steady rain. However the competition was close and OOD Graeme Bristow and team coped superbly with the conditions ensuring good beats and clean starts in all 3 races.
Competition was intense amongst the Gold Fleet sailors at the front of the fleet with wins shared by visiting sailors Innes Armstrong, Mark Platt and Ian Platt.
For the home fleet Bill Kenyon was the leading sailor posting two thirds and a fourth. As a result Bill retains his lead in the 2008 GP14 Northern Bell Championship, which is kindly sponsored by Omega Sails.
Competition was equally ferocious in the Silver and Bronze fleets with no single club showing dominance. The event was generously sponsored by Kelvin Hughes Ltd, through 1st Mark Chandlery of Golborne Lancs, which ensured a spread of prizes for large sections of all three fleets.
- Overall Results:
1st 13914 Mark Platt and Malcolm Marsden (Bolton SC)
2nd 13849 Ian Platt and Alex Pilkington (Bolton SC)
3rd 13842 Martin Brennan and Alistair Knott (Hollingworth Lake SC)
4th 13447 Innes Armstrong and Thomas Bennett (Burwain SC)
5th 13900 Bill Kenyon and Ben Ditchburn (Budworth SC)
Southport 24 Hour Race 2007 – BSC Team Report
September 28th, 2007 by Craig HewettBudworth leads 73 competitors on the first leg!
Budworth once again entered a team for the prestigious and gruelling 24 hour race
Last year the team had finished 9th in 2006 and were pleased to be starting in the first flight.
For those of you who haven’t been to the event, or know little about this extraordinary competition, it is a race that on average 70 teams race either GPs, Enterprises or Larks around the marina lake for 24hours starting at midday on the Saturday and finishing midday on Sunday.
It is the ‘Le Mans’ of sailing and sailors of all abilities from across the country descended on West Lancs Yacht Club. The event is always a ‘whose who’ of the sailing world with many top sailors coming from many different classes arrive (with the excuse of competitive sailing) to have a good social and reunion with old friends.
Junior 12hr Race at Southport SC – Third Place
July 2nd, 2007 by Craig HewettBudworth entered a team of 8 under 20s in the Southport SC Junior 12 hour race on Saturday 30th June, sailing a GP14. A total of 20 boats were entered comprising several GP14s, Enterprises and a few Bosuns.
In a gusty South Easterly force 4 and driving rain, Budworth’s Helms and Crews swapped approximately every 2 hours, ensuring a continually refreshed team to cope with the challenging conditions.
Budworth were challenged from the start by a strong Winsford Flash GP14 team who put on an early lead. Though lying second for several hours, Budworth were then challenged by a strong team in a West Lancs YC Enterprise, which sailed in to second place and then challenged Winsford in the closing stages of the race. At the same time Budworth were also working hard to fend off competition from Bolton SC and Royal Windermere YC.
Despite the very strong competition, the Budworth team secured an excellent Third Place, with no penalties, and gratefully accepted The Lake Licensee’s Cup from the OD at the end of the race.
Well done to the Helms: Tom Hubbard, Stewart Brown, Harry Cheetham and Crews: Ben Ditchburn, Gemma Hewett, Katie Greenwood, Ryan Penny, Tom Ditchburn.
GP14 Budworth Open - Results
June 5th, 2007 by Craig HewettBudworth SC hosted the fifth GP14 Northern Bell Open Meeting on Sunday 3rd June.
Photo Courtesy of Peter Cull
In one of the best attended meetings of the season 38 GP14s sailed under warm summer skies in a light, southerly force 2-3. OOD Graeme Bristow and team coped superbly with shifty conditions ensuring good beats and clean starts in all 3 races. GP 14 Open - Full Results click here
Masses of pictures from the event are available on Peter Cull’s photo website, (from where you can order copies). - Thanks Peter!