Newsletter #31

More from the 'Solar Challenge'

Thanks to Peter Jarman for the following photos

Knockout racing competition

Ladybirds are go! Andrew (ladybird) vs PJ (RNLI)

PJ wins that heat

John K vs Andrew (MTB)

Graham vs Bill (released by John)

Graham's boat crossing the finish line, but Bill won that heat

Straight Running

2 attempts with the scores added together

Good straight run for Graham - 3 points

Deklyn takes aim.....

but !!!!!

No extra points for style!

John K (tanker)

Bull's eye! - 5 points

PJ (RNLI)

going well but missed the target

PJ (fishing boat) concours winner

3 points this run

Solar Challenge Overall Score Sheet

The positions were from each competition were turned into points from 15 pts for 1st, down to 1 point for 15th  

 

Name/Boat name

Nomination

Straight running

Knockout

concours

TOTAL

Final Position

John Kerr / Yellow tanker

13

15

13

 

41

1st

Jean Kerr / Orange tanker

10

14

15

 

39

2nd

PJ / RX 87

5

11

8

15

39

2nd

Jean Kerr / Orange boat

15

9

13

 

37

4th

John Kerr / Yellow boat

14

12

11

 

37

4th

Malcolm Place / Flying Brick

8

14

14

 

36

6th

Bill Andrews

9

11

11

 

31

7th

PJ / RNLI

11

6

11

 

28

8th

Andrew Easton / Torpedo boat

12

6

8

 

26

9th

Graham Pollard / Sunseeker 3

7

9

8

 

24

10th

Andrew Easton / Ladybird

6

7

8

 

21

11th

Malcolm Place / Wave Runner

4

6

8

 

18

12th

Deklyn Peckham / Red Box

2

6

8

 

16

13th

Gordon Bubb / Bring me sunshine

3

2

8

 

13

14th

Byron Brown

1

1

1

 

3

15th

 

Also seen on that day

 

Gordon's landing craft

Saturday sailing

Mark's bilge keel yacht design with smoke effect

John K had dusted off his Thunder Tiger Catherine

In the workshop

Chrome spraying the ABS replacements for the PLA printed parts that melted...

....and now replaced on the Swordsman foredeck

 

May the sun shine on all your boating

John K

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