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National 12 75th at Pitsford
A number of Ranelagh members attended the National 12's 75th Anniversary at Pitsford at the end of May, Jon Ibbotson and Charlotte Stewart taking 2nd place from a field of brave and competent crews!


Conditions were extreme as can be seen, Jon & Charlotte on the right!

National Twelves for the Royal Thames YC Trophy

Seven National Twelves braved the big freeze to sail for the Royal Thames YC Trophy at Ranelagh SC, on the Thames at Putney on the 5th December.  Uniquely, this was the second time that the Trophy had been sailed for in 2010 and was actually the first event in the 2011 Thames Area Aggregate Trophy!

A number of foolhardy well wishers helped the brave sailors to launch in a chilly breeze.  Early leader was The Electric Prune and who rounded the first mark near Hammersmith first.  There was still a strong flood tide and this meant that progress down the run back to Putney was slow.  The Full Monty searched for wind towards the middle of the stream and took up the lead ahead of New Isabelle.  Creeping along the bank could be found Lars Porsena of Cluseum and The Queen of Puddings, with Blue Kangaroo and Catatonic bringing up the rear.

 Ranelagh

At the leeward mark The Full Monty still held a small lead over New Isabelle with a good gap established on the boats behind.  With the tide under them again and despite the wind dropping, the fleet flew back up to Hammersmith.  This time at the bear away it was all change with the New Isabelle taking the lead as they again chose to stay away from the bank.  Lars Porsena of Cluseum followed by The Queen of Puddings again stuck religiously to the Fulham bank, avoiding the tidal stream as much as possible and creeping past the football club. 

At the leeward mark New Isabelle had a good lead, with Lars Porsena of Cluseum now second, The Queen of Puddings next and The Full Monty floundering in fourth ahead of Blue Kangaroo.  Blue Kangaroo  then hit the go button and by the final windward mark had got up to second place and closed up on New Isabelle, whilst The Full Monty had become embroiled in a fight for 5th/6th place with The Electric Prune.

Whilst the race team were cold they knew that the competitors would enjoy a third lap so they resisted the option to shorten the course and elected to turn up the heating in the clubhouse.  On the final run, with light winds, slacker water and the faintest hint of an ebb tide starting to flow, there were a variety of strategies employed by competitors.  Blue Kangaroo attacked New Isabelle and they both sailed into the middle of the river chasing zephyrs, whilst on the other hand The Queen of Puddings and Lars Porsena of Cluseum steadfastly refused to leave the Fulham bank that had served them well on previous laps.  The Full Monty just pointed the boat towards the finish line and by the time they had past Craven Cottage were back in contention. 

 Ranelagh

With the shorten course bell rung, The Full Monty proceeded to hang on to their lead for the final few moments and take the Royal Thames YC Trophy with Blue Kangaroo second, and Lars Porsena of Cluseum third.Once back in the warmth of the Ranelagh SC clubhouse the fleet were joined by many other 12 sailors to enjoy the Thames Area annual lunch and prize giving, with John, Mandy & Rebecca Thornton awarded the 2010 Thames Area Aggregate Trophy for their efforts earlier in the year. Report:- John Meadowcroft

 Overall results

1 N3443 The Full Monty John Thornton & Katy Meadowcroft Henley SC

2

N3528 Blue Kangaroo Jon Ibbotson & Charlotte Stewart Ox & Cam SS

3

N3471

Lars Porsena...

Chris Edwards & Sarah Riches Ranelagh SC

4

N3418 New Isabelle Will & Mary Henderson Salcombe YC

5

N3362 Queen of Puddings Graham Camm & Zoe Ballantyne Burghfield SC

6

N3491 The Electric Prune Mike & Alex Storey Island Barn SC

7

N3143 Catatonic Alistair Edwards & Amy McElroy Twickenham YC

 

           


January 25th 2004 was the RTYC National 12 Open,  Results and Photos

National 12 RTYC Open Meeting January 9th Report & photos

Ranelagh, considered to be one of the spiritual homes of National 12s, has produced many top sailors, including several National champions. Also most of the top designers of the class are members of Ranelagh, including Mike Jackson, Rob Peebles and Bim Daser. Additionally, many other sailors at the club have more modest aspirations.

The National 12 was introduced in 1936 as a training class for the International 14 and claims to have produced more first class helmsmen than any other class.

       To find out more, please feel free to come to the club on a race day, or to telephone:

Chris Edwards, Commodore and National 12 sailor on 020 8788 3094; or
 

Type Doublehander
Length 3.66 metres
Beam 2 metres
Hull Weight 70 kgs
Sails
  • Main & Jib - 8.4 sq metres
Trapeze None
Optimum Crew Weight 18 - 20 stone
Designer various
Latest Sail Number 3451 at January 2000
Cost New On application to builders
PN 1097
UK Class Secretary Mrs Janet Bloor
Woodmans Lodge
52d Shaw Lane
Holbrook
Derbyshire
DE56 0TG
Tel: 01332 882620
Email: ntoa@ndirect.co.uk
Web Site(s) www.national12.org