Tri Icicle Race 22nd Oct 2017

TheQ · October 9, 2017

Well, the winter racing season will soon be upon us and Snowflake Sailing Club, based in Horning will start the season with the Tri-Icyicle race.

This race is a mini 3 rivers but no short legs and no Bridges to go under.

Tri-Icicle: Sponsored by Alan Boswell Insurance Briefing at 9.30 a.m. The start time and location will be advised on the morning. A long passage race with turning marks depending on conditions but around Oby Dyke and Womack Dyke. Trophies for Cruisers, Keelboats, Yeomans and Dinghies. SFSC pennant for first RCC. Cruisers are welcome to moor in front of the club until the autumn down river the following Saturday. Entry Fee: £20 and £12 for single handers. Minimum PY 1250 or less.

The race is always timed to try and get everyone back before sunset..

If the wind is poor then we are often towed down to say the Horning water works and start / finish there.

For non-competitors then viewing points are limited on land, the pubs in Horning if the wind is good, and the walk to any river bank on the course you can get to.

By boat anywhere on the course you can find a mooring, Cockshoot Dyke and St Benets straight are good places.

We would hope for 30 to 50 boats but that again depends on the weather!!!

TheQ · October 18, 2017

It doesn't look good for our big race the next morning...

http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/weather/weather-warning-for-norfolk-and-waveney-1-5241815

TheQ · October 22, 2017

They're off!!!!

The first start was 10:30, 7 starts over 50 minutes. Reduced numbers due to the weather.

Course Horning, The Bure at oby dyke,. Thurne mill, Horning

Most cruisers heavily reefed..

LizG · October 23, 2017

22 hours ago, TheQ said:

Most cruisers heavily reefed..

Not just cruisers but also my white boat!

Well that was fun, honest, took just over 3 1/2 hours, run most of the way done, nearly 100% tacking all the way back. It was very windy, very wet and very cold. We had 2 reefs and storm jib, but threw out 1 reef on the way back near Horning church. The skipper had put two reefs in separately, although we couldn't swap over the storm jib. Winner was a cruiser followed by four yeoman, it was yeoman weather. Had several unintended showers when hitting the waves caused by the Yeomans and cruisers passing and it was very salty as well!

Message to Father Christmas, can I have a pair of new waterproofs trousers please!

If anyone was out on the river yesterday and saw the race and took any photos, would love to see them. There were a lot of boats out and passed the regular school group on Woods boats that we see most years.

TheQ · October 23, 2017

I've also just heard that just 2 boats failed to finish, one White boat and one cruiser.

I believe the winning cruiser was Catspaw.

This is their stock photo from the river cruiser class pages.

LizG · October 23, 2017

Catspaw did indeed win, was the only boat to overtake us! The Yeomans were in the first start followed by the White Boat start comprising 2 boats, the other White Boat did retire after a series of mishaps. Not sure what Cruiser didn't finish though - but there were many non-starters!

TheQ · October 23, 2017

Rushmere, I believe was the Cruiser non finisher, I don't know why.

maysailor · October 23, 2017

They retired at Thurne Mouth after doing the Thurne leg not sure why but suspect they had just had enough. We had just manged to get ahead of them after playing leap frog up to that point.