Lasers & Laser Radials

WELCOME to the Laser Fleet Welcome to the Laser fleet home page at Bewl Valley Sailing Club, my name is Chris Johnson and I am the BVSC Laser fleet captain. The Laser fleet is one of the strongest fleets at the Club and we are fortunate to have some very quick sailors, giving us a very high standard of racing. Our 2008 Laser Open is a good demonstration of this. Our event is typically the last Open on the UKLA South East Grand Prix and, as a result, is one of the best- attended events on the circuit, especially for the top travellers who are coming along for the circuit’s prize giving. Despite that, BVSC took the top 2 slots, had 5 boats in the top 10, and 8 boats in the top 15. We race on a Sunday and typically have 4 races (committee boat starts) during the summer and 3 in the winter. We offer regular training during the summer and have a UKLA Youth programme, with some 35 Youths from all over the SE, running down at the Club in the winter. A good way to try out the Club is to come to one of our Open meetings. There is the Bewl Blaster on the 15th February 09, The Open Spring Thaw Series that starts 22nd Feb 09 and ends 15th March 09, and lastly there is our own Laser Open on the 27th September 09 - see details on the Racing & Results tab. We have a great stretch of water to race upon and our fleet numbers are going from strength to strength – I hope you decide to come and join us. If you have any queries, please contact me on chrisl_johnson@uk.ibm.com

Training

The key training dates for 2009 are the 18/19th April and the 6th/7th June which are dates that Dave Radford (BVSC Club Professional) has agreed to reserve specifically for Laser Training. Our current thinking is to have three flights on each weekend with attendees split up into Advanced, Intermediate, and Novice. The idea will be to bring in external coaches as required and open up the training to other sailors and Clubs in the local area. Training will be held on the Saturday and attendees, both Members and guests, will be invited to stay on and put their learning into practice during our normal Sunday series racing.

Laser Winter Youth Training

Personal Handicaps (PHs)

BVSC Series results are based upon PYR. However, I also record the results within the Beaver, based upon Personal Handicaps (PYR adjusted for PHs) - see below for the latest PHs. Note: the PHs don’t represent actual minutes of time but are derived from the RYA’s Performance Indicator (PI) approach for calculating Personal Handicaps – as defined in YR2. We have then taken the RYA PI and divided it by 10 to create our own Bewl PHs. If you are not on the list, don’t worry.

• To get a PH, all you need to do is sail 5 races

• PHs are adjusted at the end of each Series

Laser Open

For photos of the 2007 Open please click here click here

Current Personal Handicaps

1. R Cage -4
2. M Brooking -2
3. J Townsend -1
4. C Moss 0
5. C Royston 0
6. J Edwards 0
7. P Liddicoat 1
8. C Johnson 1
9. P Carter-Haines 1
10. N Priestley 2
11. J Bradley 3
12. H Gabriel 4
13. A Wallace 5
14. S Ward 5
15. M Dowling 5
16. J Evans 6
17. P Ridley 6
18. C Brownsword 7
19. M Dennant 7
20. G Simmons 7
21. J Wood 8
22. G Avis 8
23. G Johnson 8
24. C Melville 9
25. A King 12
26. A Beattie 14
27. A Short 14
28. T Walters Davis 14
29. F Harlow 15
30. K Minnis 17
31. R Jarvis 22