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Midland League Series R1
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A great day’s six metre sailing today.

Well today was the initial round of the new Midland District six metre series. On arrival various tales of preparing C suits were heard but the weather was much kinder, varying from light winds to top of A suit.

​There were some incidents, mostly at the start, with 11 six metres contesting one half of the start line and  the varying wind direction meant most of the penalty turns were on the first leg.

The sailing was in general of a high standard, the gains and losses being mainly on the windward legs.  It did seem most of the time the clubhouse side of the lake was preferred, but to take advantage of this side you needed to be in your own space. If you were in a gaggle of yachts the calls for water to tack  off the bank were  interesting and definitely slowed you down.

​Mark Dicks sailed a very good series, with Shaun Holbeche taking over the lead when Mark made a mistake, and following them round for most of the time was Mike Ewart. There were some yacht problems mostly minor damage in collisions, so the fleet performed well after the winter break it bodes well for the rest of the series.

Many thanks to our PRO John Burgoine and our scorer and observer Gordon Sears, and last but by no means least the lady with the tea.
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Mike Ewart. Series Trustee.

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  • Home
    • News @ Six
    • Mail Sign Up
  • About
    • History
    • Radio Sailing
    • Free Sailing
    • Boatography
  • Six Competitions/Reports/Results
    • 2019 Competitions >
      • NOR Sextant Trophy 2019
      • Report 2019 National Championship, 7th and 8th September 2019 Dartmoor MBC
      • Report Fleetwood Open 25/8/2019
      • Fleetwood Open Meeting 25th August 2019
      • Report Midland League Series R3
      • Doug Tomlinson Vase 29th June 2019
      • Introduction to the 2019 National Championship
      • Report Midland League Series R2
      • Report Midland League Series R1
      • Report Fleetwood Open 14th April 2019
      • Notice of Race, Fleetwood
      • Results and Notice of Race, SW District 6m Championship
      • Report Shearwater Trophy 5th May 2019
      • Notice of Race Shearwater Trophy 2019
    • 2018 Competitions >
      • 6th May 2018 Shearwater Trophy, Broads RYC
      • 2nd June 2018 Dartmoor SWD R6m Championship
      • 30th June 2018 Tomlinson Vase, Harwich & Dovercourt MBC
      • 1st/2nd September National Championship 2018, Bournville RS&MBC
      • 4th November, Sextant Trophy, Lee Valley MYC
    • 2017 Competitions >
      • 28th October 2017 - Midlands District Championship >
        • MDC Entry Form
      • 23rd September Open - Abington Park MYC
      • 19th August Two Islands Open Report
      • 16th July Sextant Trophy, 2002T R2 Lee Valley MYC
      • 17th June Dartmoor Open
      • 13th/14th May 2017 Six Metre National Championship
      • 16th April Shearwater Trophy Broads RYC
      • 25th March Two Islands RYC
      • 25th February APMYC @ Hollowell SC Open
    • 2016 Competitions >
      • 26th & 27th March MYA National
      • 12th November Hollowell SC Open
    • 2015 Competitions >
      • MYA National Championship 2015
    • 2002 Trophy Series >
      • 2002 Trophy History
  • Rules
    • 2017 Proposed Rule Amendments
    • Measurement & Registration >
      • A picture guide to measurement
  • Design & Build
    • Available Plans
    • Planking >
      • Introduction
      • Part One
      • Part Two
      • Part Three
      • Part Four
    • John Lewis Designs
    • Graham Bantock Designs
    • Michel Selig II
    • Romanza Build Blog
    • Six Metre Pond Yacht Restoration
  • Clubs
  • Suppliers
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  • Miscellaneous
    • Average Windspeeds for previous Nationals venues