Results of the 2012 National Championships.
R36 class1 56 Des Fairbank
2 55 Peter Simons 3 88 Barry Loubser 4 90 Joe Robbertse 5 133 John Mc Kerchar 6 19 Norrie Taylor 7 53 Andrew Doyle 8 50 Brian Buddell 9 18 Francis Girdlestone 10 37 George Winter 11 33 Llewellyn Thomas 12 3 Roy Reynolds 13 49 Alberto Mosques 14 114 Eddie Fuller RM Class1 -55 Peter Simons
2 -73 John Mc Kerchar 3 -3 Andrew Doyle 4 -88 Barry Loubser 5 -28 Gerhard Ras 6 -90 Joe Robbertse 7 -32 Hennie Olivier 8 -47 Cobus De Beer 9 -23 Francis Girdlestone 10 -33 Llewellyn Thomas 11 -49 Alberto Mosques 12 -14 Andrew Hirst 13 - 19 Norrie Taylor 14 -3 Roy Reynolds |
IOM Class1 -12 Craig Richards
2 -56 Des Fairbank 3 -88 Barry Loubser 4 -90 Joe Robbertse 5 -73 John Mc Kerchar 6 -50 Brian Budell 7 -55 Peter Simons 8 -66 Bjorn 9 23 Steve 10- 19 Norrie Taylor 11 -28 Gerhard Ras 12 -53 Andrew Doyle 13 -32 Hennie 14 -37 George 15 -72 Francis Girdlestone 16 -47 Cobus De Beer 17 -33 Llewellyn 18 -14 Andrew Hirst 19 -71 Grant Anderson 20 -24 Ron Uttermollen |
East/West Challenge 2012
Report by Tersea van Kersen.
Good fun was had by all during the past weekend as the East took on the West at Fairy Knowe Hotel.
The regatta had 22 skippers and their R36’s, 10 from the East and 12 from the West, fighting for the best points of each race to ensure their team had glory in winning the trophy - or was it the case of beer that was the motivation.
The fleet system was used and a total of 15 races (30 heats) was sailed over two days in vastly different weather conditions. Day 1 had all the skippers on their C rigs battling against the uncontrollable gusts. And day 2 brought calmer winds, sometimes not quite enough, and a lot of sunshine.
The results between Day 1 and Day 2 did not change much with the exception of Eddie Fuller from the West jumping from 5th position on day 1 to 2nd overall and Jim Foot from the East climbing from 8th on day 1 to 4th overall.
The Most Improved Trophy was presented by Barry. The trophy is given to the skipper who not only improves the most but also displays good tactical sailing skills, ambition and good boat settings. Jim Foot received the trophy, rightly so.
Anthea pulled out all the stops and showed the boys that they were not going to intimidate her. Putting two A fleet 1st and one 2nd in her pocket she came in 3rd overall.
GRRSC would like to thank all the competitors and all that contributed to a successful regatta. A huge thank you to Gavin Gilmer of Tracker for the generous sponsorship, which saw each competitor taking home a prize for their efforts.
Now, I suppose I have to tell who won the trophy – can’t stall any longer!
And the winner was the East on 128 points and the West on 175 points.
All I can say is the East better shine that trophy well and take lots of photo’s because next year the West is gonna win!
Overall results:
1 Barry Loubser - West 34
2 Eddie Fuller - West 62
3 Anthea Fuller - West 68
4 Jim Foot - East 71
5 Nic Bornman - East 76
6 Andrew Bornman - East 77
7 Eugene Lombard - East 86
8 John McKershaw - East 95
9 Mike Stretton - East 108
10 George Winter - West 114
11 Steven Bryden - East 123
12 Clem Vroom - West 158
13 Albert van Kersen - West 170
14 Gavin Gilmer - East 203
15 Rodney Idris - East 204
16 Brian Buddel - West 217
17 Llewellyn Tomas - West 219
18 Dave Bilsbury - East 240
19 Jim Wright - West 260
20 Wally Maritz - West 261
21 Fanie Roux - West 264
22 Terry Webb - West 279
Good fun was had by all during the past weekend as the East took on the West at Fairy Knowe Hotel.
The regatta had 22 skippers and their R36’s, 10 from the East and 12 from the West, fighting for the best points of each race to ensure their team had glory in winning the trophy - or was it the case of beer that was the motivation.
The fleet system was used and a total of 15 races (30 heats) was sailed over two days in vastly different weather conditions. Day 1 had all the skippers on their C rigs battling against the uncontrollable gusts. And day 2 brought calmer winds, sometimes not quite enough, and a lot of sunshine.
The results between Day 1 and Day 2 did not change much with the exception of Eddie Fuller from the West jumping from 5th position on day 1 to 2nd overall and Jim Foot from the East climbing from 8th on day 1 to 4th overall.
The Most Improved Trophy was presented by Barry. The trophy is given to the skipper who not only improves the most but also displays good tactical sailing skills, ambition and good boat settings. Jim Foot received the trophy, rightly so.
Anthea pulled out all the stops and showed the boys that they were not going to intimidate her. Putting two A fleet 1st and one 2nd in her pocket she came in 3rd overall.
GRRSC would like to thank all the competitors and all that contributed to a successful regatta. A huge thank you to Gavin Gilmer of Tracker for the generous sponsorship, which saw each competitor taking home a prize for their efforts.
Now, I suppose I have to tell who won the trophy – can’t stall any longer!
And the winner was the East on 128 points and the West on 175 points.
All I can say is the East better shine that trophy well and take lots of photo’s because next year the West is gonna win!
Overall results:
1 Barry Loubser - West 34
2 Eddie Fuller - West 62
3 Anthea Fuller - West 68
4 Jim Foot - East 71
5 Nic Bornman - East 76
6 Andrew Bornman - East 77
7 Eugene Lombard - East 86
8 John McKershaw - East 95
9 Mike Stretton - East 108
10 George Winter - West 114
11 Steven Bryden - East 123
12 Clem Vroom - West 158
13 Albert van Kersen - West 170
14 Gavin Gilmer - East 203
15 Rodney Idris - East 204
16 Brian Buddel - West 217
17 Llewellyn Tomas - West 219
18 Dave Bilsbury - East 240
19 Jim Wright - West 260
20 Wally Maritz - West 261
21 Fanie Roux - West 264
22 Terry Webb - West 279
Sheldon McGlone
13 August 1944 - 11 January 2012
Sheldon was the perfect modeler from the 20th Century. He was a collector of Dinky toys, soldiers, model trains, scale/model boats and model planes. He flew Radio Controlled Gliders and for many years found time to sail Radio Controlled Yachts.
Sheldon was a wealth of information and was always the center of the news chain.
He served on the committee of the Durban Model Boat Club for many years as well as the Radio Sailing KZN Committee for several years.
Sheldon enjoyed his radio sailing and was one of those skippers who sailed for the fun of it. He would rather get out the way than have a yachting incident. His activities in Radio Sailing became less and less over the past few years but his sailing friends kept in contact.
Until three weeks prior to his passing away Sheldon was actively involved with a few members of the Scale Section of the DRBC building a r/c Minesweeper having purchased components from the UK.
He will be missed by all and we offer our condolences to Pam, Michael and Andrew.
Des Fairbank
Sheldon was a wealth of information and was always the center of the news chain.
He served on the committee of the Durban Model Boat Club for many years as well as the Radio Sailing KZN Committee for several years.
Sheldon enjoyed his radio sailing and was one of those skippers who sailed for the fun of it. He would rather get out the way than have a yachting incident. His activities in Radio Sailing became less and less over the past few years but his sailing friends kept in contact.
Until three weeks prior to his passing away Sheldon was actively involved with a few members of the Scale Section of the DRBC building a r/c Minesweeper having purchased components from the UK.
He will be missed by all and we offer our condolences to Pam, Michael and Andrew.
Des Fairbank
Results of the 2011 RSKZN IOM Provincials.
Results of the 2011 RSKZN IOM Provincials. The event was sailed over two days (Sat/Sun) at Midmar. Winds were light on Saturday and 12 races were managed in the afternoon but Sunday was very light and variable allowing only 7 races up to 14h00. 16 competitors with 3 from the Freestate, 4 from Northvaal and 9 from KZN.
1st Des Fairbank 26
2nd Gerhard Ras 40
3rd John McKerchar 49
4th Peter Peter Walford Simons 58
5th Joe Robbertse 79
6th Bjorn Hanssen 99
7th Bernie Warner 112
8th Kobus DeBeer 117
9th Norrie Tayler 139
10th Hennie Olivier 139
11th Ron Utermohlen 170
12th Grant Anderson 174
13th Martin Stephens 181
14th Keith Gerson 195
15th Mike Coldbeck 222
16th Roy Reynolds 245
Thanks to the OOD Dave Rushton and the scorers Mad Fairbank and Lynne Gerson
1st Des Fairbank 26
2nd Gerhard Ras 40
3rd John McKerchar 49
4th Peter Peter Walford Simons 58
5th Joe Robbertse 79
6th Bjorn Hanssen 99
7th Bernie Warner 112
8th Kobus DeBeer 117
9th Norrie Tayler 139
10th Hennie Olivier 139
11th Ron Utermohlen 170
12th Grant Anderson 174
13th Martin Stephens 181
14th Keith Gerson 195
15th Mike Coldbeck 222
16th Roy Reynolds 245
Thanks to the OOD Dave Rushton and the scorers Mad Fairbank and Lynne Gerson
A Tribute to George Griffiths.
Why do we sing the praises of a friend after he has left us and not while he is with us to hear them?
George became a member of the Northvaal Radio Sailing Club in 1992 shortly after retiring from the position of Managing Director of Frys Metals of S.A. He served as the club Representative to the Northvaal Region of South African Sailing from 2003 for some years he was also the Secretary to South African Radio Sailing Association from 1998 to 2000. and was our club secretary from 2003 until now. He very seldom missed an event and was a quiet and gentlemanly sailor. George was also a long standing member of Germiston Rotary Club where he served two terms as club president and held other key portfolios.
George was married to Audrey for 56 years and would have been 84 in September.
He leaves a son Peter in S.A. and a son Donald and a daughter Helen living in America.
What a wonderful world this would be if we could all be like George. He was always calm and undisturbed in any circumstance, was always the gentleman, never was heard to utter a word in anger or a harsh word to anyone, and was the first person I could go to for advice in club matters and the like.
I am sure a lot more could be said
Our sympathy goes to Audrey and the family
Roy
On behalf of all the members of
Northvaal Radio Sailing Club
14 June 2011
George became a member of the Northvaal Radio Sailing Club in 1992 shortly after retiring from the position of Managing Director of Frys Metals of S.A. He served as the club Representative to the Northvaal Region of South African Sailing from 2003 for some years he was also the Secretary to South African Radio Sailing Association from 1998 to 2000. and was our club secretary from 2003 until now. He very seldom missed an event and was a quiet and gentlemanly sailor. George was also a long standing member of Germiston Rotary Club where he served two terms as club president and held other key portfolios.
George was married to Audrey for 56 years and would have been 84 in September.
He leaves a son Peter in S.A. and a son Donald and a daughter Helen living in America.
What a wonderful world this would be if we could all be like George. He was always calm and undisturbed in any circumstance, was always the gentleman, never was heard to utter a word in anger or a harsh word to anyone, and was the first person I could go to for advice in club matters and the like.
I am sure a lot more could be said
Our sympathy goes to Audrey and the family
Roy
On behalf of all the members of
Northvaal Radio Sailing Club
14 June 2011
Results for the East - West 2011 challenge:
1st - Barry Loubser - 27 points
2nd Eddie Fuller - 47 points
3rd Andrew Ward - 71 points
4th Nick Bornman - 75 points
5th Anthea Fuller - 84 points
6th Stephen Bryden - 126 points
7th Jim Foot - 131 points
8th Andrew Bornman - 143 points
9th Albert van Kersen - 162 points
10th Clem Vroom - 178 points
11th Kerry Bonnage - 179 points
12th Terry Webb - 191 points
13th George Winter - 203 points
14th Eugene Lombard - 208 points
15th Llewelyn Thomas - 220 points
16th Dave Bilsbury - 269 points
17th Teresa van Kersen - 277 points
18th Sean Wiseman - 282 points
19th Lee Godwin - 284 points
20th Gavin Gilmer - 284 points.
"West Team" won the trophy (at last) and Llewelyb Thomas won the "Most Improved"
Well done to everyone!
2nd Eddie Fuller - 47 points
3rd Andrew Ward - 71 points
4th Nick Bornman - 75 points
5th Anthea Fuller - 84 points
6th Stephen Bryden - 126 points
7th Jim Foot - 131 points
8th Andrew Bornman - 143 points
9th Albert van Kersen - 162 points
10th Clem Vroom - 178 points
11th Kerry Bonnage - 179 points
12th Terry Webb - 191 points
13th George Winter - 203 points
14th Eugene Lombard - 208 points
15th Llewelyn Thomas - 220 points
16th Dave Bilsbury - 269 points
17th Teresa van Kersen - 277 points
18th Sean Wiseman - 282 points
19th Lee Godwin - 284 points
20th Gavin Gilmer - 284 points.
"West Team" won the trophy (at last) and Llewelyb Thomas won the "Most Improved"
Well done to everyone!
Results for the 2011 Keith Mackey Trophy:
Individual Places:
1st - John McKerchar
2nd Gerhard Ras
3rd Norrie Taylor
4th Francis Girdlestone
5th Des Fairbank
6th Joe Robertse
7th Hennie Oliver
8th Don Gibson
9th Kobus De Beer
10th Andrew Hirst
11th Roy Reynolds
12th Steve Woolfenden
Team Places:
Freestate Hennie Olivier 104, Kobus De Beer 157, Andrew Hirst 179 Total: 440
KZN Norrie Taylor 75, Des Fairbank 91, Joe Robbertse 105 Total: 271
Northvaal John Mckerchar 35, Gerhard Ras 64, Francis Girdlestone 83 Total: 182
1st - John McKerchar
2nd Gerhard Ras
3rd Norrie Taylor
4th Francis Girdlestone
5th Des Fairbank
6th Joe Robertse
7th Hennie Oliver
8th Don Gibson
9th Kobus De Beer
10th Andrew Hirst
11th Roy Reynolds
12th Steve Woolfenden
Team Places:
Freestate Hennie Olivier 104, Kobus De Beer 157, Andrew Hirst 179 Total: 440
KZN Norrie Taylor 75, Des Fairbank 91, Joe Robbertse 105 Total: 271
Northvaal John Mckerchar 35, Gerhard Ras 64, Francis Girdlestone 83 Total: 182
THE 2010 SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
FOR
INTERNATIONAL ONE METRE, INTERNATIONAL MARBLEHEAD AND 36”SHIPMATE CLASSES
12 to 18 September 2010
The event was held on Gariep Dam some 40km From Colesburg at the Freestate Sailing Club facilities and hosted by the Freestate Radio Sailing Club. Registration and Regatta Measurement of all classes commenced from Saturday 12 September and continued with RM and IOM measurement of any boats which were available.
FOR
INTERNATIONAL ONE METRE, INTERNATIONAL MARBLEHEAD AND 36”SHIPMATE CLASSES
12 to 18 September 2010
The event was held on Gariep Dam some 40km From Colesburg at the Freestate Sailing Club facilities and hosted by the Freestate Radio Sailing Club. Registration and Regatta Measurement of all classes commenced from Saturday 12 September and continued with RM and IOM measurement of any boats which were available.
36” Shipmate Championship.
There were 21 Entries with Skippers from Gauteng, Western Cape, RSKZN, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay and The Garden Route and the Freestate. Boats were divided into two fleets with promotion and relegation of four boats taking place after each heat. Each Race consisting of an “A” and a “B” fleet heat. On Sunday the 12th the first heat began in light winds but was abandoned after a short while as the wind died to nothing. After some time the heat was re-started when a light breeze filled in from the north west. By midday the wind was gusting strongly and most boats were down to their second suits providing good competitive sailing.
Monday started in the same way except the wind came through in time for the scheduled 10h00 start. As for the first day competition at the top was very close and several duals were going on lower down the fleet. The 2010 36” Shipmate S.A. Championship came to an end after 12 closely contested races.
36” Shipmate Result.
1st Barry Loubser of Cape radio yacht Club with 19 Points
2nd Peter Simons of Durban radio boat Club with 27 Points
3rd. Norrie Taylor of Durban Radio Boat Club with 32 Points
Marblehead Championship
Tuesday morning was a rush as those late arrivals had to register and have their boats through event measurement before 10h00. This class has the least number of boats in S.A. and there were 14 enthusiastic entries. The wind was very light to begin, all boats being on their top suits. However by midday the wind strength increased and became extremely gusty with speeds changing from 6knots to 20knots in the space of a few seconds. This made it extremely difficult to select the correct rig although most skippers opted for the smallest rig and hoped for a higher majority of gusts.
Wednesday began with good north westerly winds strengthening during the day and the Marbleheads were being pressed on their smaller rigs. 29 Races were sailed over the two days.
RM Class Result
1st. John McKerchar Northvaal Radio Sailing Club 65 points
2nd. Norrie Taylor Durban Radio boat Club 75 points
3rd. Peter Simon Durban Radio Boat Club 89 points
One Metre Championships
The IOM start was scheduled for 10h00 on Thursday. There were 29 entries and two fleets were sailed using HMS 2006 as in the 36”shipmate Class. The wind again was light to start but by midday was blowing strongly and veering all the time making course laying very difficult.
All the boats at this time were on their smallest suits of sails and sailing was very competitive
Friday and Saturday was very much the same with much time consumed in resetting the course to match the wind changes. Sailing was very close with several different skippers winning races.
Unfortunately one heat had to be re sailed as so many boats crossed the finishing line together it was impossible to record their finishing positions.
Sailing stopped at 12h30 after 18 races of two heats each sailed over the three days to enable the Bill Reynolds Inter Provincial to be sailed at 13h00.
Result
1st. Des Fairbank of Maritzburg Radio Yacht Club 59 points
2nd. Simon Clarke a visitor from the U.K. 60 points
3rd. Craig Richards of Cape Radio Yacht Club 62 points
Bill Reynolds Trophy
The Bill ReynoldsTrophy race is an event held annually in which two skippers from each region compete in six races on the trot. This Year we Included two skippers as an international team. The two skippers were Simon Clarke and Gino Pozzobon who are South Africans at present living abroad and had specifically returned home to compete in the nationals. The Western Cape team pulled off a very good win from the International team.
Result
1st. Western Cape 4th Freestate
2nd. International team 5th Northvaal
3rd. KZN 6th Southern Cape
The weeks sailing was enjoyed by everyone and the fact that everyone was accommodated nearby made the evening social activities most enjoyable.
A big thanks must go to the organisers particularly Cobus de Beer who put in an exceptional effort to make this event the success that it was.
There were 21 Entries with Skippers from Gauteng, Western Cape, RSKZN, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay and The Garden Route and the Freestate. Boats were divided into two fleets with promotion and relegation of four boats taking place after each heat. Each Race consisting of an “A” and a “B” fleet heat. On Sunday the 12th the first heat began in light winds but was abandoned after a short while as the wind died to nothing. After some time the heat was re-started when a light breeze filled in from the north west. By midday the wind was gusting strongly and most boats were down to their second suits providing good competitive sailing.
Monday started in the same way except the wind came through in time for the scheduled 10h00 start. As for the first day competition at the top was very close and several duals were going on lower down the fleet. The 2010 36” Shipmate S.A. Championship came to an end after 12 closely contested races.
36” Shipmate Result.
1st Barry Loubser of Cape radio yacht Club with 19 Points
2nd Peter Simons of Durban radio boat Club with 27 Points
3rd. Norrie Taylor of Durban Radio Boat Club with 32 Points
Marblehead Championship
Tuesday morning was a rush as those late arrivals had to register and have their boats through event measurement before 10h00. This class has the least number of boats in S.A. and there were 14 enthusiastic entries. The wind was very light to begin, all boats being on their top suits. However by midday the wind strength increased and became extremely gusty with speeds changing from 6knots to 20knots in the space of a few seconds. This made it extremely difficult to select the correct rig although most skippers opted for the smallest rig and hoped for a higher majority of gusts.
Wednesday began with good north westerly winds strengthening during the day and the Marbleheads were being pressed on their smaller rigs. 29 Races were sailed over the two days.
RM Class Result
1st. John McKerchar Northvaal Radio Sailing Club 65 points
2nd. Norrie Taylor Durban Radio boat Club 75 points
3rd. Peter Simon Durban Radio Boat Club 89 points
One Metre Championships
The IOM start was scheduled for 10h00 on Thursday. There were 29 entries and two fleets were sailed using HMS 2006 as in the 36”shipmate Class. The wind again was light to start but by midday was blowing strongly and veering all the time making course laying very difficult.
All the boats at this time were on their smallest suits of sails and sailing was very competitive
Friday and Saturday was very much the same with much time consumed in resetting the course to match the wind changes. Sailing was very close with several different skippers winning races.
Unfortunately one heat had to be re sailed as so many boats crossed the finishing line together it was impossible to record their finishing positions.
Sailing stopped at 12h30 after 18 races of two heats each sailed over the three days to enable the Bill Reynolds Inter Provincial to be sailed at 13h00.
Result
1st. Des Fairbank of Maritzburg Radio Yacht Club 59 points
2nd. Simon Clarke a visitor from the U.K. 60 points
3rd. Craig Richards of Cape Radio Yacht Club 62 points
Bill Reynolds Trophy
The Bill ReynoldsTrophy race is an event held annually in which two skippers from each region compete in six races on the trot. This Year we Included two skippers as an international team. The two skippers were Simon Clarke and Gino Pozzobon who are South Africans at present living abroad and had specifically returned home to compete in the nationals. The Western Cape team pulled off a very good win from the International team.
Result
1st. Western Cape 4th Freestate
2nd. International team 5th Northvaal
3rd. KZN 6th Southern Cape
The weeks sailing was enjoyed by everyone and the fact that everyone was accommodated nearby made the evening social activities most enjoyable.
A big thanks must go to the organisers particularly Cobus de Beer who put in an exceptional effort to make this event the success that it was.
