Final Race Results: Menai Straits Regattas Week 2

Results from the Menai Straits Regatta North Wales

FFSC Falcon Lanner 60 skippered by Warrington sailor Bob Backhouse and crew, win the Falcon Class at the Menai Straits Regatta, a first for Fidlers Ferry Sailing Club in the Liverpool Bay Falcon Associations 56 year history

 

The regatta is over run over 7 days for the Falcon Trophy with Lanner 60 taking 5th 5th 2nd 3rd 2nd & 1st with one day lost for bad weather

 

This event is one of the top sailing events in the UK for many sailing classes and highly competed for in the North West, West Kirby Falcon Fleet have never been beaten in this event, so this has proved to be a land mark achievement for Fidlers Ferry SC.

Other FFSC boats completed the regatta with Stone Hawk 65 skipperd by Dave Irvine and crew were placed 6th overall

 

Cheers

Colin Howard

FFSC Sailing Sec

Sporting success for FFSC young girl with special needs Sunday, 14 August, 2011 19:50

Ainsley Jackson a Penketh pupil at Green Lane Special School has attained her Sailability Bronze Award using a boat bought with a grant from Warrington Inclusion Matters. Ainsley went for a sail in an Access Dinghy and was enthralled that when the opportunity of a grant towards buying a dinghy arose which would allow her to sail on a regular basis she jumped at the chance.

Ainsley sails with Schools and Youth Sailing and Canoeing Association Sailability at Budworth. Aiming High helped buy them three more boats for young people with Special Needs which are available for school, youth group or individual use.

Ainsley Jackson a Penketh pupil at Green Lane Special School has attained her Sailability Bronze Award using a boat bought with a grant from Warrington Inclusion Matters. Ainsley went for a sail in an Access Dinghy and was enthralled that when the opportunity of a grant towards buying a dinghy arose which would allow her to sail on a regular basis she jumped at the chance.

Ainsley sails with Schools and Youth Sailing and Canoeing Association Sailability at Budworth. Aiming High helped buy them three more boats for young people with Special Needs which are available for school, youth group or individual use.

Ainsley is also a member of Fidlers Ferry Sailing Club and Kim Devereux another member of their Youth Sailing Squad has worked since Easter on weekly sailing sessions training Ainsley to achieve her Royal Yachting Association Award.

Left is the picture of Ainsley Jackson & Kim Devereux after Ainsley had recieved her award.

Race Results: Menai Straits Regattas Week 2

FFSC Placings so Far.

^1st   Boat:   Lanner 60      Type:  Falcon               Skipper: Bob Backhouse

^2nd Boat:  Stone Hawk   Type   Falcon                Skipper: Dave Irvine

3^rd   Boat:  Nighthawk 35 Type:  Falcon                Skipper: Adrian Dodd

Results for Saturday 6^th August Port Dinorwic Race

1^st WKSC  2^nd WKSC 3^rd WKSC 4^th WKSC 5^th FFSC 6^th WKSC 7^th FFSC

John Burthem from WKSC led from beginning to end with FFSC Lanner 60 chasing hard in 2^nd place after the first lap only to lose their well earned placing at the final mark with a spinnaker foul up whilst dropping ready to the beat to the line and to finish 5^th over the line.

Many lesson learnt that WKSC was not going to let FFSC boat through without using all their tricks, none the less a great performance from FFSC.

Results from Monday 8^th The Bridge Race.

IST WKSC 2^nd FFSC 3^rd WKSC

Lanner 6o made a reasonable start to this long race starting at Menai Bridge in strong winds. Early placing saw both FFSC boats making head way against the Falcons of WKSC on a fast run to Beaumaris mark. By the end of the first place 65 Stone Hawk was third and 60 in 6^th place, but with some shrewd skippering and finding clear air and water Lanner 60 made up ground and by the beat up to Bangor pier had made second place behind 58 Aquilla WKSC, as they reach the turning mark for the second leg both boats had pulled a huge lead over the remainder of the fleet and turned the mark together. From that point it was cat and mouse on the final leg with Aquilla just taking first spot from FFSC Lanner 60. 65 Stone hawk finishing 7^th. 

 This is the highest position for any FFSC boat for 15 years.

August 9^th Puffing Island Race

FFSC taking 5^th place after one of the greatest races for many years, with places being won and lost by all the number of other boats around them blocking safe passage. Tony Tomlinson led the charge to Puffin Island lead a large field of Falcon, bracing 12 to 14 ft swells around the back of Puffing, but stalling as they exited from the final turn. 

Over 60 boats raced for the line in a race which normally concluded within 4 hrs but on this day would finish in less than 2. With 500 yards Lanner 60 was 2^nd  behind 58 Aquilla the wind died on the outside leg and allowed number 55 and 62 to take the inside line to cross the line ahead of Lanner 60 but none the less all FFSC boats achieved personal milestones in this race shaking the sailors of WKSC with this years improvement.

Visitors are always welcome.

Yours faithfully

Colin Howard, Sailing Sec

And very wet sailor…………………………