News for RYA Volvo Youth National Championships and Trials 2009,Largs Sailing Club

Tuesday's Youth Nationals Blog

Tuesday

17.44 The 29ers are all finished and on their way back in

17.20 Alpha are shortening course

17.13 the 29ers are the only class still racing, they are out on Alpha course just in front of the club

17.07 29er race 5 Mon/Redding; Richardson/Groves; Carlisle/Wallbank; Gray/Lucas; Lloyd Williams/Batten

17.06 29ers just started race 6

16.30 first radials expected at the slipway in approx 15 minutes

16.26 420s are coming onto the slipway

16.25 29ers will be doing a 6th race today

16.20 29er Race 4 Romano/Romano, Richardson/Groves, Horlock/Walton, Briggs/Hand, Mon/Redding

16.19 It's started raining again!!

16.18 Laser Race 5, Evans, Mills Barton, Carpenter, Reynolds, Slater

16.10 No more racing for the 420's

16.07 195170 Radial retired after 2 yellow flags

16.06 420 Race 5, Rainback/Foskett, Sparks/Gratton, Gratton/Railey, Robinson/Alton, Seabrite/Brewer

16.05 the 420's are being towed back in

16.03 186706 Radial retired on 2 yellows from jury

16.02 29er race 3 started all clear
 

15.59 Final laser standard round Mark 1 of last race

15.51 all clear start on the radial course

15.46 5 minute for the 2nd flight (yellow and blue)

15.44 190564 Radial Retired after 2 yellow flags from Jury

15.41 All clear on the radial course under the black flag

15.36 5 minute flag for green and red flights

15.35 Black flag for Radials Green and Red flights

15.28 Radial first flight general recall

15.09 8 knots on Alpha for the 29ers

15.07 Clear start on Charlie for the 420's

15.05 29ers away, all clear

15.01 Dolphins swimming on alpha course

14.58 29er race 3 Mon/Redding, Romano/Romano; Horlock/Walton; Lloyd Williams/Batten; Mothersele/Ellis

14.57 Laser race 4, Evans, Spencer, Cornthwaite, Terry, McCoy

14.56 Orange on 29er course

14.36 One OCS radial second flight Trotter

14.34 420 race 4 Wood/Brayshaw; Sparks/Gratton; Hayward/Carter;Kalderon/Sibthorp; Gratton/Riley

14.16 RSX Have completed their races for today

14.12 RSX race 3 Bowles, Masters, Hamilton, Bainbridge

14.07 29er race 3, OCS  Richarson/Groves, Diamond/Hampshire

14.06 Radial started and all clear

14.03 Radial race 4, blue/red Wetherall, Douglas, Beckett, Brown, Hanson

14.02 Radial race 4, yellow/green Robinson, Mccoy, J Grant, McVeigh, Urwin

13.58 3 Lasers OCS on Charlies course

13.55 10 minute warning for Radial race 3

13.48 Orange up for 29ers

13.40 RSX Race 3, Masters, Bowles and Hamilton

13.37 Laser race 3, Reynolds, Mills Barton, Evans, Carpenter, Holmes.  Black flagged, Mills, Cornish and McCoy

13.21 420 race 3 Sparks, Palmer, Rainback, Stanley, Kinver

13.20 RSX race 4 MAsters, Bowles, Hamilton, Eskdale, Stewart

13.09 RSX race 3 all clear

 13.06 Radial race 4 all clear both flights

12.56 Last start for the RSX to start soon

12.54 Radial race 3 green and red, Keats, Smith, McCoy, Waugh, Wetherall

12.53 Radial race 3 yellow and blue, Conner, Elsey, Dawson, Robinson, Greenhalgh

12.52 clear start on the radial course

12.50 AP down for 29ers

12.49 29ers soon to be released

12.48 shorten course on the RSX course due to the wind dropping off

12.46 5 minute warning on Radial course

12.34 going for 3rd race on RSX course

12.33 Black flag on Charlie

12.30 1 minute to Laser warning

12.21 P flag on Charlie, 420 and Lasers

12.20 It's raining for the first time since we arrived in Largs

12.12 Black flag on Charlie, 420 and Lasers

12.07 RSX race 4 start, wind at 115

11.55 RSX race 3, top 5, Bainbridge, Bowles, Masters, Hamilton and Stewart

11.54 RSX started their second race, but then the AP flag went up for a large wind shift after the start

11.46 Radials have reached the windward mark for race 3

11.44 Laser/420 course under starting orders

11.40 five minutes to the second radial flight

11.33 yellow and blue flights have started their first race on the radial course

11.08 RSX Race 3, OCS Carney, 13-14 knots with gusts of 20 and very cold

11.03 RSX are on the first race of the day

10.57 blowing average 20 knots on Alpha course

10.41 Charlie course (Laser / 420) are about to launch

10.06 AP up for 29ers, D flag going up for RSX as soon as radials have cleared the slipway

10.03 D flag for radials

09.55 The wind has eased a bit

09.51 Launching is commencing - Radials first then RSX - probably 3 races back to back.  29ers postponed

09.28 We have an average of 22/24 kts with gusts of 27 kts.  Committee boats are still on shore but mark layers are out on each course taking the wind.

09.17 Looks like they'll be going on time

08.38 There are lots of white horses today

08.31 The Jury are happy with their hotel

08.30 The mark layers are venturing out to check the wind.

07.50 It's looking very different this morning.  It feels like 20/25 knots from inside the club house