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Seventeen year old Sutton Bingham Sailing Club sailor, Andrew Frost is celebrating after winning his division at the RS Aero World Championship held at Carnac in France. The Championship attracted 96 entries from 4 continents and Frost triumphed in the 20 strong “5 Rig” division. He out-sailed tough competition from two Estonian sailors, Kate Sargent from the UK and fellow Sutton Bingham member, Ben Poe who finished a highly commendable 5th overall.

The venue provided champagne sailing conditions with 16-25 mph breeze throughout the week.

On the first day, the Estonians were placed first and third , with Frost in second,  with a  1st, 4th and 3rd.

As the week progressed Frost reported  “my technique on the waves improved, enabling me to match the speed of the Estonians upwind and out pace them downwind for the rest of the week,”

On day two Frost posted a 1st and two 3rds to hold onto 2nd overall, with just  two points separating the first three places. On day three a 3rd and two 1sts moved Frost up to overnight leader, giving him honour of wearing the yellow jersey which was awarded at the daily prize giving. On day four he scored an impressive 2nd and two “bullets” extending the points difference with the Estonians, which meant he was far enough ahead to win the regatta with a day to spare! Compatriot Ben Poe scored a string of 5th places and a 3rd on the first day of the event.

After the event Frost commented, “I can’t quite believe that I’ve won the first RS Aero World Championship at such a young age. It feels amazing! The week has been incredible with perfect weather for sailing and I’ve really enjoyed meeting and sailing against so many new people from so many countries.” Frost was supported with a bursary from the Rotary Club of Sherborne which helped fund his Worlds campaign. He is looking forward to defending his title on home waters at Weymouth in 2018.

Meanwhile, seasoned Laser dinghy campaigner, Chris Jones, also from Sutton Bingham, who stepped into the RS Aero class this season, battled it out in the “7 Rig” division. Jones was delighted to finish 13th overall from 62 entries and 3rd Master (55 yrs+).  He scored an 8th place on the first day and a string of results just outside the top 10.

Jones commented, “this week has been the most enjoyable week of sailing I can remember; exhilarating conditions, great comradery amongst the international fleet and a vibrant social scene, enjoying the French hospitality in Carnac.” Jones is currently supported by LED Leisure, who manage Goldenstones and Westlands Sports Centre, through help with fitness conditioning facilities. Later this year he will compete in the prestigious “champion of champions” Endeavour Trophy having won the Comet Nationals last season.

Report by Chris Jones, Spinnaker Marketing

Chris has just announced two new race training sessions…

• Starting Masterclass
• Downwind Speed

Go to for full details: http://www.suttonbinghamsc.net/w/training-race/

Despite a couple of fourth places and a dsq on the last day frosty has secured the aero 5 world championship by two points!! Huge huge congrats to him.

Ben Poe took fifth overall as well.

In the 7’s Chris Jones took 13th.

What a bunch of stars we have at the club??

Full results http://www.yccarnac.com/files/Documents/Regate/RS%20aero/resultats/overall-aero-results-5-7-9.htm

Beginners

Recognising that many club members were introduced to sailing through crewing for a friend or family member, we are creating a new opportunity for inexperienced sailors. If you’ve attended an RYA Course, a Get Afloat Day or one of our Shorebased Sailing Workshops then crewing for an experienced club member could be the ideal next step to enjoying our sport.

We have organised informal racing in double-handed dinghies on Sundays from 16th July, starting at 10.30am. This will be an extra race to the published programme and It’s all FREE of charge including the boat hire. Just sign up for as many weeks as you like on the list in the clubhouse.

Experienced Helms

Please put your names down on the list on the clubhouse notice board if you’re available to sail an extra race on these dates with a beginner in one of our club Trios. Boat hire is free.

Double-Handed Dinghy Owners

You are very welcome to join in and make up the fleet with your regular crew. Alternatively, subject to demand, we’d love you to introduce a beginner to sailing for this first extra race of the day.

Hi Everyone,

Sailing on Saturday was a real blast. Fabulous breeze, exhilarating sailing, superb race management and on shore support and great feedback from our competitors. One to be proud of 🙂

Here are the links to the reports:

RS Aeros:

http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/196475/RS-Aeros-at-Sutton-Bingham?source=email

Solos:

http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/196472/Solos-at-Sutton-Bingham?source=email

Good sailing

Chris Jones

SBSC Sailing Secretary

Please support SBSC and the triangle series if you can and make your way down to this fine piece of sailing water. The quick fire 7 race event should be a blast.

If you plan to go please let Rob Jamieson know, confirming the class of boat you’re going to sail to help Castle cove to plan and to speed up the registration process.

Here are the event details:

Start Time:- First start 10.45am (note – there will be a keelboat start approx 5-10 mins before the dinghies first start, for one long race away from dinghies)

Sailing area – in the harbour

Format -7 short races, back to back, quick turnaround

Start Sequence – 3,1, Start – all-in starts

Courses:- Will vary,  likely shapes will be triangle, windward leeward, square, P, or possibly figure of eight. Courses will be displayed on Committee boat prior to each race

Marks – likely to be layable dan-buoys with coloured flags

Scoring:–

Allen Welling Cup – CCSC boats will count all races

Triangle Series – 2 discards will be allowed, first 4 boats from each club to count towards results (or 3 boats dependant on team sizes)

After racing – as well as the bar, there will be a ‘Pulled Pork’ supper on offer

To find out more about Sastle Cove Sailing Club go to: http://www.ccsc.org.uk/

On Saturday well over two hundred visitors took the opportunity to try sailing for free at Sutton Bingham Sailing Club just outside Yeovil. The come and try it day was part of the annual Royal Yachting Association’s Push The Boat Out initiative in which hundreds of sailing clubs up and down the country throw open their gates to give local people the chance to try this brilliant sport.

It was a perfect day with a good breeze – almost too much at times and bright sunshine most of the day. Experienced club sailors took adults, children and families out on the water in the clubs fleet of Comet Trios and Raider keelboat, all reefed down to smaller sails to make them safe and manageable for the prevailing conditions.

Club Commodore, Phil Bailey commented, “Our sailing club was delighted to host Push The Boat Out which encourages interest in sailing. The event was a great success with such a fantastic response from the public, many of whom experienced sailing for the first time. Club members loved showcasing our sport and I am sure that everyone who visited the club enjoyed their introduction to sailing. New members to our club will be assured of some great training opportunities and a very warm welcome.”

During the trial sails most participants had the opportunity to take the helm during their 40 minute sessions on the water. Neil from Sherborne enthused, “Yesterday I sailed with an instructor called Julian and a young lad with learning difficulties. I thought Julian was fantastic keeping us both involved in the session.”

Marcus, who joined the club just a few years ago said, “Many people assume that sailing is an expensive sport to get into, as did I, but actually starting out can be a good deal less than your average gym membership. If I’d realised this I would have got into sailing much sooner.”

For those that enjoyed their sailing experience there are plenty of ways to get involved. David Thomson, the club’s Training Principal explained, “The Club runs training courses for youngsters and adults at all level from beginners to people who want to improve their skills or get into racing. We’ll be following up with everyone who expressed an interest in learning to sail.  If you weren’t able to make it on Saturday you can find out about our RYA accredited sailing courses under the “Learn To Sail” section of this website. Alternatively, come up to the club on any sailing day and chat to our members. The best times would be Thursday evenings, 5.30pm-8pm or 10.30am-4pm on a Saturday or Sunday.”

Chris Jones Sailing Coach has just announced new race training dates starting soon. For more details go to:

Training – Race – News & Courses

Dear Club Member,

With the spring now with us, it is perhaps timely to remind members of the importance of safety at Sutton Bingham. Without Safety Cover, sailing at Sutton Bingham is not possible and we all have a duty to ensure that the safety of members and visitors is protected at all times. If you have a duty allocated, please make sure that you fulfil your duty on that day.

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Details of this new initiative for members to get you out on the water after the winter are now on the Club page under Club Facilities.  Friendly and experienced Club members will be on hand to help to you rig, launch and Get Afloat, either in your own boat or in one of the Club dinghies.

The first date is Saturday 6th May.  We look forward to seeing you and Getting You Afloat.