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OCTOBER 1969 THREE SHILLINGS U.S.A. & CANADA SEVENTY CENTS HOBBY MAGAZINE 1969 British Open *A’ Class Championships SHE Championships were held at Fleetwood, from July 27-August 3rd, in what is now becoming known as Fleetwood Championship weather, a nearly perfect week from the sunshine point of view, but poor fluctuating winds from the competitors’ angle. There was an entry of 40 boats, one each from Belgium, Holland and Northern Ireland, two from France and Scotland, three from Germany, four from Denmark, and 26 from 11 different English clubs. The boats were divided into four fleets, so that some time off could be had by the yachtsmen, but because of the poor conditions only two half days could be left free. Sunday was warm and sunny, and seven heats were sailed, with Checkmate getting top marks, 35/35, 418 Emperor 33, and Bingo Cat 29. Winds were variable and some skippers took a long time to get the feel of the conditions. On Monday and Tuesday the fleets split up, but by Tuesday evening, after one wet day, 19 boards had been completed. At this half way stage Checkmate was still in the lead, with 78/95, Emperor second, with 74, and the Danish Fascination third with 72. Bob Cat and Serica were close behind, with 69. There had been a few casualties during Tuesday with the stronger winds; The Lady Isle was dropped and her stays snapped, but she escaped more damage as “She was Clyde built’! Chris Dicks dropped the stern of Emperor and, with the kind help of other competitors, had to make hurried repairs to the skeg. OCTOBER 1969 BRITISH OPEN A CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP 1969 Mon./ 1. 2. 3; 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.— 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 21. 22. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. SO. 32. 33; 35. 36. 37. 38, 395 40. K833 K877 K868 D55 K879 K876 G128 K698 K750 _— _B:35 K796 ~~ D:51 K871 K834 K798 G130 K856 K802 K831 K839 K604 K862 G132 K822 K866 K878 K.S20 K875 ~ K779 NI11_— .s K803 F.45 K880 K849 K854 D.54 F.53 KS2 D.53 Bob Cat Emperor Checkmate Fascination Genesis Kami Sama Moby Dick Black Tarquin Serica Bingo Cat Ayala Laila II Hellcat Gopak Big Deal Hamburg Dambuster Confusion Trilby Boreas Black Empress Moonraker III —_Lutt Deern Colley La Grande Vache Die Valkyrie Huron Zerlina Red Gauntlet Erin Why Not Tuppence Patricia Harpoon Min Carousel Merseybeat B. Cat The Lady Isle Raptus Eastbourne M.Y.C. Clapham M.Y.C. Birkenhead M.Y.C. Denmark Gosport M.Y.C. Bournville Hamburg Birkenhead Y.M.6m.0.A. Belgium Fleetwood M.Y.C. Denmark Gosport Birkenhead Birmingham M.Y CC. Hamburg Guildford M.Y.C. Birkenhead Leeds & Bradford Y.M.6 Fleetwood Gosport Hamburg Leeds & Bradford Fleetwood Birkenhead Scottish M.Y.A. Y.M.6 Birkenhead Ulster M.Y.C. Holland Birkenhead France Forest Gate M.Y.C. Leeds & Bradford Fleetwood Denmark France Paisley Denmark R. J. Burton C. Dicks W. Poole Kai Ipsen R. Gardner D. Lippett KI. & R. Pollahn C. Jones N. D. Hatfield G. Van Hoorebeke D. Wilkinson Preben Pedersen R. Fogaty K. Roberts M. J. Harris Fr. Jacobsen R. P. Stollery D. Armitage R. Norton V. Knapp E. Latham Owner P. West W. Meyer H. Atkinson A. Bell W. Perry H. A. Shields D. Parkinson H. Young H. Tregenna J. G. Hoogowerff P. Mustill P. Filben A. E. Carter J. Brookes E. S. Leech Jens Brandt D. Lahure T. Buchanan Lauge Brandt Sun. 28 33 35 21 27 17 24 23 24 29 22 22 16 15 21 19 15 23 24 17 8 11 28 9 16 22 18 7 5 18 24 12 15 8 TE 8 11 3 7 8 Tues. 41 41 43 51 31 45 41 38 45 36 39 41 27 27 32 20 36 17 31 27 43 33 24 24 30 21 28 25 33 26 18 19 21 18 21 26 23 23 21 16 Wed 31 26 25 16 31 24 22 28 14 20 14 18 24 27 20 25 21 22 14 19 12 22 15 23 15 21 18 17 24 17 17 17 16 10 18 5 4 15 10 3 Thur 23 28 21 31 31 24 28 27 24 24 21 21 25 25 15 25 19 30 20 26 174 15 22 19 15 15 15 22 16 10 10 174 14 24 20 7 9 5 5 4 Fri. 22 17 15 18 14 22 16 11 17 15 15 8 18 15 20 18 15 11 13 13 20 13 15 te: 15 9 8 15 5 8 7 9 2 8 — 13 7 5 6 3 Final Total 145 145 Sate 137* 134″ 132 Tat, 127° 124° 124 Eee 110° 110* 109* 108 107* 106 103 102* 102* 1003 94* 94* 92* 91° 88 87 86* 83 79 76 743 68 68 66* 59° 54* 51 49 34 “Team Member There were light, changeable winds again on Wednesday and Thursday. The heat was overpowering sometimes, competitors having to put on more clothes to prevent sunburn. By Thursday evening the top boats had drawn away from the rest of the fleet, Checkmate had lost the lead to Emperor, who now had 128, Bill Poole having 124, and Bob Cat 123, Genesis 120 and Fascination 119. Friday was obviously going to prove vital, 25 points to sail for. The winds were a bit more steady on Friday, but nerves were not, and a few slip-ups by all the top boats resulted in an even closer position at lunch time. Two heats left, and Emperor had 138, Checkmate 136, Bob Cat 135. Then one heat left and Emperor had 143, Checkmate 139, Bob Cat 140. Emperor had to sail Moby Dick, but Checkmate and Bob Cat had to sail each other. Emperor lost the beat, but got his run, 145. Bob Cat had weather berth, and got the beat, and then took the run, 145. As far as anyone knew, this had never happened before, and it looked as if the sail off would depend on weather berth. Bob Burton won the draw, and just won windward beat. On adding up the scores later, it was seen that Bob Cat had won 31 beats to Emperor’s 29, not counting the last one. The top six boats were all of different designs. Bob Cat is a fibreglass Highlander, designed by Priest, and has been in the prize list every year. Emperor is Chris Dick’s own latest design, and is a beautiful looking boat, perfectly rigged, as were all the top boats. Some of the yachts lower down the fleet could stand no chance with their inferior fittings, making it impossible to get a consistent trim. Heading, top left, Bob Burton checks the trim of his winning Bob Cat and top right, starting a run with Gopak, nearest camera. Bottom, left to right, Kami Sama watched by Dennis Lippett, on one of the fresher days, Fascination, and Checkmate romping along. Right, winning Neptune Trophy team (E. Latham, W. Poole, Checkmate, C. & W. Jones, Black Tarquin, and K. Roberts, H. Dodd, Gopak). 419 (continued on page 430) it, me MODEL BOATS A SIMPLE 226 GUYING WIRE SLIDER VANE GEAR e b Sg F. R. SHEPHERD PSHE vane gear shown in the accompanying drawings is my attempt to combine the best points of a number of breakback type vanes. Basically it is the Jones type body which seems GUYING FRAME WI6 “WIRE ideal for attaching pointers, guying device, etc., the halves being screwed together. The feather arm and attached stops are again very similar to the Jones type, though here the pin and slot linkage is reversed. This way a better lock is obtained, but a light spring is still needed to bridge the two moving arms. The guying attachment shown has proved very successful, springs are chosen in preference to elastic, as this seems to be something or nothing (a very short guy or none at all) whereas springs provide a very smooth, positive action. The linkage between vane and rudder is adjustable to give a ratio of between 1-1 to 3-1. I feel this has many advantages in that when using the 3-1 ratio it can provide the power one needs when sailing off wind. When using the 1-1 ratio, its aes Pm RE Tn a — responsiveness to windward can be of great help. In tricky reaching conditions a sensitive vane is a liability, but by using the 3-1 ratio it is possible to reduce the tendency for the boat to suddenly shoot up to weather or bear away quickly when hit by a WEIGHT ARM /8G x 3/8″ STRIP gust. Ideally, the material to use is stainless steel; this is rather difficult to work by hand but with patience it can be done. Certain parts have to be made on a lathe, but being modellers we can usually find someone to do this for us. I feel that properly constructed, this vane is as good as any breakback type, having the best points of the Jones vane, and the ruggedness of the Corby. 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