E' stato approntato un file dove i Comitati di Regata, i Circoli Organizzatori e quanti lo vorranno, possono trovare Bandi ed Istruzioni generci, consigli sulla conduzione delle regate, pianetti di percorso, normativa della Classe.
Qui il file da scaricare: Classe_Contender_2013.tar

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11/12 Maggio
Intenso week end per i Contenderisti Italiani. Due regate tra l'alto Lago di Garda ed Anzio. Ecco veloci resoconti e qualche foto:

Anzio (RM)

Quindici iscritti al secondo appuntamento del campionato 4a zona ad Anzio. Sei regate impegnative, 3 il sabato con molta onda e vento fino a 16 nodi e 3 la domenica con vento da ponente intenso, con punte all'ultima regata fino ad oltre 20 nodi.

Si conferma Luca Polenta (foto), 6 primi senza storia. Un altro passo rispetto a tutti. Solo Riccardo Baronio lo segue ma Luca è troppo forte!. Dopo Riccardo segue Paolo che si difende anche con aria. Il sottoscritto segue i 3 campioni, poi Antonio Leonardi, Alessandro Volo, Andrea Fortuna (che rompe la trozza l'ultima prova), Bruno Intreccialagli, Salvatore Timpano, Lorenzo Rondelli, Andrea Zecca (che disalbera, l'ultima prova), Alberto Turrini, Manuel Lupi, Paolo Argenta, Claudio Di Leginio.

Arrivederci a Bracciano!!!
Roberto Usai

Acquafresca (Vr)

Zonale Conteder 2013 / Contender - 1 giornata/ © YCA Photo Unit / Photo Alejandro Consolini
Roberto Salvi:
Vi racconto come e' andata, arriviamo al circolo la mattina del sabato e cominciamo ad armare con un fantastico peler poi pero' cala,partiamo per la prima prova con il peler scarso e nuvoloni che creano un sacco di lavoro al comitato riusciamo pero' ha fare due belle prove. la domenica ci alziamo con sole fantastico ma ben presto il tempo si guasta.
Dal Circolo:
Certo che il meteo di questo maggio 2013 un pochino le fa girare…anche le arie; ne sanno qualcosa il comitato ed i partecipanti alla Zonale Contender di questo fine settimana.
Mentre nel primo giorno il vento si è beffato di tutti, la pazienza e costante attesa ha poi premiato concedendo 2 prove iniziate con un bel vento da nord sui 5-6 m/sec per poi finire, all’arrivo della seconda prova, con una brezza sui 4 nodi.
Poi questa domenica prometteva bene, cielo terso e l’Ora che entra presto sul campo di regata, però indecisa che direzione prendere tanto da annullare una prima prova di giornata con un salto di 90°.
Poi finalmente si stabilizza ed il CdR, al comando di Davide Sterza, rimesso il campo da il via e tutto procede liscio.
Quando è stato il momento della seconda partenza di giornata i nuvoloni presentatisi indesiderati all’appuntamento, fanno saltare nuovamente il vento. Altro riposizionamento e pronti-attenti-via!
Ci è voluta molta tattica da parte dei regatanti ma comunque anche questa quarta prova è stata portata “a casa”.
Poi i nuvoloni sono diventati minacciosi con lampi all’orizzonti e quindi fine dei giochi con Bonezzi vincitore.

Classifica:

Uitslag Contender klasse Kleine Sneekweek 2013

Bron: http://www.sneekweek.nl/wedstrijden/43e-kleine-sneekweek/deelnemers---uitslagen?steID=4&catID=2517&code=34

Foto's: Eize Hoekstra, Zaterdag 11 en zondag 12 mei 2013 bron:http://www.sneekweek.nl/20130511---kleine-sneekweek--zaterdag.htm?steID=4&itmID=7730 — bij Starteiland Sneek.

 NOTICE OF RACE

Llandudno Sailing Club

Contender Nationals

30th August - 2nd September 2013 
 
1.  ORGANISATION
1.1 The sailing races described in this NOR are organized by the Llandudno Sailing Club. All enquiries and correspondence should be addressed to :
The Championship Secretary, Llandudno Sailing Club,Wyns Haven, Deganwy, Conwy, LL31 9PE. E-Mail : kit.edwards@uwclub.net

2  RULES
2.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing, the Prescriptions of the RYA, Contender Class Rules, this Notice of Race and the Sailing Instructions. Competitors should note that Llandudno Sailing Club implements the RYA Racing Charter and that they will be required to undertake to sail in compliance with the Charter, which can be found at the front of the RYA rule book (Racing Rules of Sailing 2013-2016).
2.2 Boats may be required to display advertising chosen and supplied by the organizing authority on each side of the bow.

3  ELIGIBILITY
3.1 The regatta is open to all boats of the Contender class, the helm of each boat shall be a full member of the Contender Association and each boat shall have a valid measurement certificate.

4  ENTRIES
4.1 Eligible boats may enter by completing the attached form and sending it, together with the required fee, to Championship Secretary, Llandudno Sailing Club by 23rd August 2013.
No entry will be accepted without the appropriate fee.
Please make cheques payable to Llandudno Sailing Club.
4.2 Entries close at 12.00 noon on Friday 23rd August 2013
4.3 Entry fees will be £100.00 per boat.
4.4 Late Entry Fee (accepted at the discretion of the Race Committee) £130.00

5 SCHEDULE
5.1 Registration:
This will take place in the Race Office, located on the ground floor at the front of Llandudno Sailing Club on Thursday 29th August from 17.00 hrs until 21.00 hrs and Friday 30th August from 09.00hrs until 11.00 hrs.
5.2 Measurement and inspection may take place any time during the Regatta.
5.3 There will be a Commodores Reception on Friday 30th August at 19.30 hrs. with a free drink for all competitors.
There will be a BBQ at the Club on Sunday 1st September at 19.30 hrs. This is free for all competitors; extra tickets will be able to be purchased at a cost of £7.00 at registration.
Each evening, at 21.00 hrs, there will be prizes awarded for the day’s racing and a special prize draw.

5.4 Dates and times of racing:
Friday 30th August 2013: Warning signal 12.55 hrs - two races back to back
Saturday 31st August 2013: Warning signal 10.55 hrs  - two races back to back.
Sunday 1st September 2013 : Warning signal 10.55 hrs  - two races back to back.
Monday 2nd September 2013 : Warning signal 10.55 hrs -  two races back to back.
5.4 Number of races:
No more than 8 races are scheduled for the Championship. 2 races are scheduled for each day, but may be altered at the discretion of the Race Committee.
5.5 No warning signal will be made after 13.30hrs on the last day.
5.6 There will be a competitors briefing at the Imperial Slipway at 11.45hrs on Friday 30th August 2013.

6 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
6.1 The sailing instructions will be available from Wednesday 28th August 2013 and may be posted on the Club website (www.llandudno-sailing-club-org.uk). Copies will be available for collection at registration.

7 VENUE
7.1 Racing will take place in the waters of Llandudno Bay.
7.2 Race Office : Llandudno Sailing Club, Irving Rd., Llandudno, LL30 1BB.

8 THE COURSES
8.1 The courses to be sailed will be triangle/windward-leeward – full details will be described in the sailing instructions

9 SCORING
9.1 The Low points Series of RRS Appendix A will be used.
9.2 Eight races are scheduled of which 3 shall constitute a series.
9.3 If up to three races are completed all race scores will count.
9.4 In the event 4 or more races are sailed, one discard will be allowed. (Amends RRS Appendix A2)
9.5 In the event of 7 or more races are sailed, two discards will be allowed.
(Amends RRS Appendix A2)

10 BERTHING
10.1 Boats shall be kept in their assigned berths whilst they are ashore.
10.2 Road trailers shall be kept in their assigned berths during the Championship.
10.3 Berths will be assigned at registration and the berths are located on the Promenade.

11 PRIZEGIVING
11.1 Prizes will be presented on Monday 2nd September at Llandudno Sailing Club and will take place following the end of protest time or after protests.

12 SAFETY
12.1 All competitors must wear adequate personal buoyancy at all times when afloat. Wet suits and dry suits do not constitute adequate buoyancy. This changes RRS40
12.2 A Tally system will operate during the Championship. Failure to comply will result in a £20 fine, donations going to the Llandudno RNLI.

13. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
13.1 Competitors participate in the race entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4.
13.2 A boat is entirely responsible for her own safety, whether afloat or ashore, and nothing, whether in this Notice of Race or in the Sailing Instructions or anywhere else, reduces this responsibility.
13.3 It is for the boat to decide whether she is fit to sail in the conditions in which she will find herself. By launching or going to sea, the boat confirms that she is fit for those conditions and her helm is competent to sail and compete in them.
13.4 The boat is required to hold adequate insurance and in particular to hold insurance against third party claims in at least the amount stated in clause 14.1 below for the duration of the race.
13.5 Nothing done by the organisers can reduce the responsibility of the boat nor will it make the organisers responsible for any loss, damage, death or personal injury, however it may have occurred, as a result of the boat taking part in the racing. The organisers encompass everyone helping to run the race and the event, and include amongst others the organising authority, the race committee, the race officer, patrol boats and Beachmasters.
13.6 In the event that assistance is rendered to any competitor, no liability for any loss, damage or injury is accepted by the Llandudno Sailing Club, the Race Committee or the crew of any rescue craft.

14 INSURANCE
14.1 Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of £3,000,000. It is the owner or owner’s representative’s sole and inescapable responsibility to ensure that the insurance is in place and is adequate. No responsibility will be accepted by the Llandudno ailing Club, or any other party involved in the organisation of the Race.

15 FURTHER INFORMATION
15.1 Accommodation and camp site information can be found on the Llandudno Sailing Club website : www.llandudno-sailing-club.org.uk
15.2 Camper vans are not permitted on the Club premises and the Promenade overnight.
 
Llandudno Sailing Club
Contender Nationals
30th August - 02nd September 2013
Entry Form
Please enter my boat whose details are listed below in the Contender National Championship on 30th August to 2nd September 2013
Name________________________________________________________
Address______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Tel (Home) ___________________________________________________
Tel (Mobile) __________________________________________________
Yacht Club __________________________________________________
Email ______________________________________________________
Boat Name __________________________________________________
Sail Number ____________________________
Date of Birth_________________________
Age Category (please circle):  Junior (under 21)   Over 40   Over 50  Over 60
Entry Fee. (If paid by 23rd Aug 2013 – 1200 hrs) £100 .00 
Late Entry Fee (Accepted at discretion of the Race Committee) £130.00     
I enclose a cheque, payable to Llandudno Sailing Club, for £……….…

The completion of this form implies acceptance of the conditions of the Notice of Race and in particular I confirm that I have read and will comply with the provisions of Paragraphs Disclaimer and Insurance.

Signed_______________________

Dated ________________________

PLEASE RETURN WITH FULL PAYMENT TO:

Championship Secretary, Llandudno Sailing Club,Wyns Haven, Deganwy, Conwy, LL31 9PE. E-Mail : kit.edwards@uwclub.net

BCA Boat Bits TT Round 5 is at Mengeham Rythe

When:

11.05.2013 - 12.05.2013

Where:

Mengeham Rythe Sailing Club -

MENGEHAM RYTHE SAILING CLUB

Marine Walk, Hayling Island, Hants, PO11 9PG. Tel: 02392 463337

Registration from 09:00am Saturday,

Briefing 09:30 Saturday,

First race Sat, 11:30, Sun 11:30, 3 races back to back, good food and beer  

For more information go to the MRSC website at  http://www.mengeham.org.uk/

DIRECTIONS TO MENGEHAM RYTHE SAILING CLUB

From the A 27 take the Havant and Hayling Island exit.

Follow the road over the bridge until reaching a small roundabout; take first exit.

Follow this road for 1 mile and turn left at junction signed to Sandy Point, Eastoke and Lakeside Holiday Centre.

After 0.4 of a mile slip Left to Salterns Lane and proceed to the end of the road (where it turns right); continue straight on and then bear left to entrance to MRSC. 

Full NOR here

http://www.mengeham.org.uk/openevents/2013Contender%20&%20Finn%20openNOR.pdf

STAGE DI ALLENAMENTO TECNICO
CON IL GIUDICE INTERNAZIONALE PIERO OCCHETTO

LOCALITA’, PROGRAMMA, ISCRIZIONE E QUOTA DI PARTECIPAZIONE

Centro Vela Alto Lario, Gravedona (CO), viale Scuri n° 2 - Località Serenella - tel. +39 0344 90112, www.aval-cdv.it

Sabato 8 giugno: ore 11:45 briefing presso la sala della base nautica per introduzione alla regola 42 del RdR 2013-2016 e approfondimenti con ausilio di filmati, ore 12:45 skipper meeting e uscita in acqua.

Domenica 9 giugno: il programma, teorico e pratico, sarà definito entro la sera precedente in base alle condizioni meteo.

Le barche saranno accompagnate, nelle andature di poppa e lasco, dal gommone con a bordo il giudice internazionale Piero Occhetto (che sarà il presidente della Giuria ai Campionati Mondiali). Le infrazioni alla Regola 42 verranno fischiate e verrà spiegato (in acqua e a terra) il criterio discriminante della decisione di “infrazione” e le modalità e tecniche di “pompaggio”, “rollio” e “spinta” ammesse.

Le iscrizioni dovranno pervenire entro venerdi 7 giugno via mail a info@avalcdv.com.

Quota a copertura parziale delle spese: € 10,00 per partecipante.

ALLOGGIO
Sono disponibili i posti letto presso la foresteria della base nautica: € 15,00/notte + € 3,00 per eventuale set da letto (federa e lenzuola).

POSTO BARCA
Chi fosse interessato potrà lasciare la barca al Circolo fino al Campionato Mondiale (14/07/2013) al costo di € 25,00.

 Old Contender sailors never die, they just forget to hook on…..
Some might think it disrespectful to start an obituary with a humorous comment but ‘Team Mackonochie’, Jim and Dee, would expect, no, demand nothing less. For both were in their own way full of fun and their own special brand of humour. The thought that their memorial statement would be couched in terms of solemnity would have got a very short and colourful reply followed by a “thanks, but no thanks”!
One of the longest serving but still active members the Contender fleet, Jim had joined the class at the ‘end of the beginning’, when many of the early names that had helped launch the Contender were moving on. This was the era of soft floppy rigs and equally soft and floppy early Rondar hulls, but both would be replaced by better boats and a new breed of sailor. Jim was just one newcomer who was able to benefit from the hard learnt lessons of the ground breakers and was instrumental in helping take the boat away from the extreme wing of the sport to bring it right into the mainstream. Jim always said that he learnt so much from one of the all-time ‘greats’, as he watched David Pitman extend dominance of the racing. Highly intelligent and thoughtful (as was proven by his continued survival at Robert Maxwell’s Mirror Group) Jim would learn these lessons well and by the early 1980s had developed into a very good sailor with good boat handling to match some impressive bursts of boat speed. As a key member of the BCA Committee, Jim helped guide the Class through some tricky moments in the late 70s,early 80s when he showed an ability to steer a helpful ‘mid-course’ that prevented further disruption to the growth of the Class.  Pitman was now in 505s with his place at the front of the fleet taken by the likes of Kiwis Pete Newlands and Tony Smith, but by now Jim was close behind, leading the chasing pack. At the wild and windy (not to mention VERY wet) Worlds in Struer, Jim made the top 5 overall, though he was quick to attribute this to the support from Dee. Whilst the local breakfast was a healthy Danish dish of muesli and fruit juice, Dee was sending Jim off with a ‘full English’ cooked breakfast that often included a piece of steak.
With Jim being an ever present competitor afloat, Dee was an equally integral part of the fleet, both in the UK and internationally. However, Dee was far from just a ‘trolley dolly’ (though when the boats returned to shore she’d be there to help not just Jim but everyone she could) as she helped out in so many ways, from organising, Measurement (my shorts still have a Medemblik stamp on them courtesy of Dee….. the fact that I had to take them off, in the Measurement Hall to get them stamped was ‘pure’ Dee!). Such matters as dealing with the bodies of the Contender sailor were just part of her life, for as busy GP, Dee found that the time she spent at a Championships venue would soon become a ‘busman’s honeymoon’. At a windy event, she would often spend the first hour of her après sail time patching up the sailors in the same way that the boats were being repaired in the dinghy park. Her consulting room was often the bar, where surrounded by a crowd of helpful onlookers she’d poke, prod and occasionally bandage but you had to be prepared for a lot of dismissive comments!
As with so many of the sailors from this era in the class, Team Mackonochie would take time out from the Class to do ‘families’ and careers but as with so many of us, the lure of the Class would draw Jim and Dee back into the fold. Yet, as time progressed, it was clear that all was not well and Dee would start a long fight against serious illness, though it did little to diminish her appetite for a good pint!
The sadness felt by Contender sailors around the globe when Dee lost the fight against her illness was quickly tempered when Jim announced that he’d be renaming his boat as the ‘Dee’ and then making it available for a young sailor to come into the Class. Yet at the Selection Trials last month at Hayling Island, it was clear that things were pretty bad for Jim. Then, shortly after we heard the shocking news that just days later, Jim too had died. The thoughts of the whole Contender Class go to the family of Jim and Dee, who have faced the trauma of losing both parents in just a couple of months. Set against that, the loss to the Contender Class may seem small, yet in truth we’ve lost something special. Jim and Dee were a very special couple, great personalities who were life-long supporters of the Contender, whose departure will leave the dinghy park all the poorer.

Dougal, Ventnor, April 2013

The funeral will be held on Thursday 2nd May at 1030 in the West Chapel at the West London Crematorium in Kensal Green. In lieu of flowers you are invited to make donations to either the BCA youth scheme or Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Lerici, 27 Aprile 2013
Ventitrè le barche presenti alla prima regata nazionale dei mitici Contender. Purtroppo il meteo non è stato troppo “mediterraneo” dispensando pioggia che per fortuna si è fermata giusto nel momento delle regate. Il vento non è mancato ed oggi si sono corse 3 prove con vento da SE un po' ballerino, con scarti anche di 30°, ma sempre con intenistà tra i 6 e gli 8 m/s con onda che aumentava e diminuiva con l'intensità del vento, sempre ben formata. Il primo start è prudente per tutti che partono con un buon margine sulla linea. Bonzio conduce per metà regata ma al secondo giro Fontana lo sorpassa e Giò pensa bene di fare un'errore e scuffia alla boa di poppa lasciando la seconda piazza ad un Benvenuti sempre in rimonta. Al 4° posto un redivivo Carini che si lascia dietro Luca Bonezzi e Mazzali Roberto. Seguono Emilio Betta ed Antonio Lambertini. Chiudono i prmi 10 Chiesa ed Albano.
Nella seconda pertenza i timonieri si fanno più decisi ed allo start sono ben allineati al posto giusto. Alla fine della prma bolina il vento, che aveva dato un salto a sinistra, decide di tornare da dove era venuto ed il più bravo ad approfittarne è Benvenuti che accumula un distacco importante da Fontana seguito sempre da Bonzio e Mazzali. Quinto un rinfrancato Lambertini che regola uno scatenato Chiesa. Orfino non scufia come nella prima prova e termina quindi 7° davanti a Betta Andrea, Luca Bonezzi e Carini.
Per la terza prova cedono Bonzio (bronchite) e Bordini) (acido lattico) e decidono di non partire. Il resto della flotta non molla e portano a termine un'altra prova con il vento che prima va a destra di almeno 30° e poi decide di rientrare. I migliori non si fanno però abbindolare dalla finta e Fontana termina ancora primo, davanti a Benvenuti e Lambertini. Quarto ancora Carini e quinto Luca Bonezzi. Al sesto posto Mazzali che si lascia dietro nell'ordine Orfino, Albano, Mantero e Betta Andrea. Al rientro di nuovo acqua dal cielo, ma ormai tutti sono sotto una meritata doccia calda. Questa sera cena sulla terrazza del Circolo con lo splendido spettacolo del Golfo di Lerici, Portovenere, Palmarola, il Tino ….

Classifica provvisoria
1- Fontana Davide pt. 4 (1-2-1)
2- Benvenuti Michele pt. 5 (2-1-2)
3- Mazzali Roberto pt. 16 (6-4-6)
4- Lambertini Antonio pt. 16 (6-4-6)
5- Carini Silvio pt. 18 (4-10-4)
6- Bonezzi Luca pt. 19 (5-9-5)
7- Orfino Bruno pt. 27 (13-7-7)
8- Albano Giuseppe pt. 29 (10-11-8)
9- Bonzio Giovanni pt. 30 (3-3-DNS)
10- Betta Emilio pt. 32 (7-12-13)
11- Landò Luca pt. 37 (12-14-11)
12- Mantero Giovanni pt. 38 (14-15-9)
13- Chiesa Daniel pt. 39 (9-6-RAF)
14- Tezza Luigi pt. 40 (11-17-12)
15- Betta Andrea pt. 42 (DNS-8-10)
16- Martini Antonio pt. 44 (15-13-16)
17- Leonardi Antonio pt. 51 (17-19-15)
18- Bordini Pietro Paolo pt. 56 (16-16-DNS)
19- Giraudo Danilo pt. 56 (DNS-18-14)
20- Carlini Erasmo pt. 72 (DNS-DNS-DNS)
      Zampighi Daniele (DNS-DNS-DNS)
      Lupi Manuel (DNS-DNS-DNS)
      Giraldi Marco (DNS-DNS-DNS)

Van 17 tot en met 20 mei is het weer tijd voor de NSR, hier alvast wat foto's om iedereen lekker te maken voor dit geweldige evenement!!

Voor informatie en inschrijven: http://www.nsr.nl

Deelnemers in de Contender klasse:

 http://www.nsr1.nl/deelnemers.php?cl=Contender&sub=INS

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