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 Helm Bewl Bass   Rutland Calshot Bala Bridlington Carsington Grafham TOTAL  
  Cliff Antill    ( 11 ) 3 2 2                           13 13 13 3 2 3 4  13   13  13 13 13 13 13 13 13 201
 Paul Ellis      (1st) 1 1 1 1 2 (6)              1   1   1  3 1 1 1         3 1 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 35
 John Terry     ( 5 )       3 3   1 1 1 1 3 3                   13 13 13  2  1 2 1 3 2 2 3 1 78
  Gareth Ede  ( 2nd )       1 1 3                 (13) 2 2 3 2 1 3 3 3 1 3 3 2 1 1  1  1 1 47
 John Peperell  ( 9 ) 3 2 3 9 13               2 2 3 5 5 5 7           13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 149
 Dave Jennings (12) 5 5 5 13 13                   13 13 7 13 10 13 13 13 13 10 10 10 10 13 13 13 13 13 230
 Alastair Forrest (3) 4 3 2 2 (5) 2 2 2 1 1 1  3   2   1  4 4 5 (6) 2 (6) (7) 5 4 2 5  4  (6) (6) (7) (6) (6) 53
 George Evans  ( 4 )       6 (7)   3 3 3 2 2 2        (8)  6 4 3 4 5 2 3 5 4 4 5 4 4 2 4 3 71
 Justin Evans    (7)       4 4   5 6 4 5 6 3       9 8 6 6 6 4 6 4 6 7 6 7           121
 Stuart Ede       (6)       4 5                   13 7 9 10 4 7 1 5 2 6 7 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 121
 Chris  Phillips  ( 8 )       8 13   4 5 5 6 5 4             13 5 7 6 7 9 9 9 9 6 5 7 6 7 143
 Stephen Fenner       13 13                     13 13 13 13 9 9 9 9 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 253
 Nigel Harrison (10 )             5 3 4 5 4 8       6 7 9 9     13 13 7 8 8 7 13 13 13 13 13 181
  Tony Costall                                10 5 10 8                            
  Neal Graneau                                                                   
  Callum Terry              6 8 8 8 4 6                                          
 Alex Montgomery                                1 1 2 2                            
                                                                   

   RESULTS 2011: KEY Scores are given for all helms qualifying by racing in two or more events

                                      Two-thirds of the total races for the season are counted: the discards allowed by helms completing more than that are bracketted.

                                       Where fewer than two-thirds are completed (21 finishes) the races up to 21 are given a score of 13 (one more than the largest number of entrties in the series.)

                                     

2011 SEASON SUMMARY AND REPORTS


  The opening TT event at  Bewl Reservoir on  Sunday April 3rd saw Paul Ellis count three wins but with some hard battling in excellent racing. (Report) (Some archive Bewl Valley SC photos here)

  We returned to the hospitality and wonderful setting at Bassenthwaite on 30th April-2 May (Sat-Mon. May Day Bank Hol.) for the Northern Championships and TT ---with strong easterlies preventing racing until a final dramatic day's racing. (Photo on Home Page) Gareth Ede's narrow win over Paul Ellis was hard won, and by the end of the final race survival was an achievement. (Results and Report) (More Bass pictures)

   The Catapults joined the two-day Open Event at Rutland Water SC on 29th-30th May. (Results and pictures) John Terry dominated a rugged first day of 5 races in strong SW breezes but Alastair Forrest had enough in hand to take the event with wins in the two Sunday races in light winds. (Race Report)

  On 2nd-3rd July Catapults had two good days at Calshot Sailing Club firstly on Saturday joining the annual races up to Ashlett Creek and then back (photo here) and then on Sunday competing in open races. Paul Ellis' event win counting three firsts came after some tight racing in light SW breezes in bright sunshine (Report and Photos)

    23rd-25th July brought one of the season's highlights at Bala Catamaran Club   (Results here) The "Bala Gala" brought the anticipated "top three" going head to head, with Paul Ellis edging out past champion Alex Montgomery, and current TT champion Gareth Ede close behind in third. Three points covered the first 3, and then three points covered fourth to sixth, showing how well the racing unfolded over the "serious" and "fun" events ( Report and Bala Results and pictures)

  Catapults then made the regular return to Carsington Cat Open Meeting September 24th-25th, where John Terry and Paul Ellis took the first two podium places in the Open fleet (including three "A" Class and the Dart 18 Ladies Championship)  Over two days of moderate SW breezes (just below trapezing for most) Gareth Ede joined John and Paul in a clear "top three" after hard racing (close enoiugh to have a different leader after the first lap in every one of the five races.) (Reports and photos)

     FINAL EVENTS: The 2011 TT season finished with great racing at the Grafham Water Cat Open, October 22-23rd. Fresh SE breezes let Gareth Ede trapeze to a clear win (counting five firsts), still needing to battle John Terry in second, and Paul Ellis in third place. (Report)
 
   


  ROUND SHEPPEY RACE; Saturday Sept 3rd. ln sunshine and a building SSW, Alastair Forrest was the only Catapult competing, but met up with Ray Gall from Carsington trying the race for the first time in the Sprint 15 DX.    (Report)  In a race helping the later starters, Alastair came 15th and Ray 14th on handicap from 120 starters (and 9th and 8th fastest round in the mixed cat fleet of 27)

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