Print

[sharpie]

Great weekend thanks guys, terrific turnout shows it is a great season opener. Really generous prizes for an open, thanks windy. Best bit is seeing Jez wearing this years Eastern series shirt in a "Canary" yellow colour. I must find him some green shorts to wear with it!
Cheers, James.

[Little Monster]

Windy

Thanks for a great start to the season.
Special mention to you, Simon and James for the training on Saturday.  As a suggestion for next year please can you ask Duncan Goodhew to come too as The Kitchen and myself would love some tips.....  Mind you at least I didn't squeal on my way in.....

Thanks

Ian

[Ocean Strider]

Windy and all at Alton,

Thank you for a great weekend.  Well done to everyone that made the effort and were rewarded with "challenging" conditions, hard competition but great fleet racing.

Thank goodness we're off again.....

[SChilds]

How's the window Chris ?

[Phantom Titch]

Difficult to beat that turnout 32....

Good to see everyone and all the new faces and some old ones returning, looks like the Eastern season if off and running 

Titch 

[Ocean Strider]

How's the boat Simon 

[Clive]

Well done to Windy and all at Alton (especially the kitchen crew) for a great weekend, very useful training on Saturday thanks to Simon, Windy, James and Dia and some interesting racing on Sunday.  A new mast foot has been ordered and hopefully here in time for Up River.

[SChilds]

My OK is fine thanks !!!

Posted by: Ocean Strider 

How's the boat Simon   

[Windy Miller]

All

Many thanks to all of you that took the trouble to travel to Alton for the first event of the 2010 Eastern Series.

What can I say ? a fantastic turnout of 33 phantoms over the weekend. Yes 33 thats equivalent to the RS300 Nationals and more than both the Blaze and 8.1 Nationals. (according to Y&Y)

Congratulations to Simon Cowood for winning the event.

See below an email from Alton Water and also a link to the results.

Ian

Thanks so much for organising the visitation of the Eastern Phantom's to AWSC this weekend. The results are now published on our web site here:

http://www.altonwater.co.uk/index.php?pid=167&series=116

I know that Gavin is going to prepare a post meeting report for us to learn from; so please don't hesitate to pass on feedback of any variety so that we can learn and improve further for future events. 

It was a really lovely sight to watch a large Phantom fleet in action and I hope that despite the unkind wind conditions, the fleet will wish to return next year.....if not perhaps sooner!
 
Regards, Malc

I hope you all enjoyed the event and hope to see you all at Up River.

Windy

[SChilds]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/swchilds/

Some crappy shots from the rib on Saturday !

[phantom badger]

hi,  big thanks to windy, and all the helpers and trainers at alton, it was a fab weekend and well worth the 500 mile trip,  will back for more next year    cheers chris 896

[Phant Boy Slim]

Yea thanks from me as well, not only for the Open but again for the Frostbite, great venue, i will be back !!!

[The barman]

Alton Water weekend....

Fix boat.......Sail Boat.......Break boat....fix boat....sail boat...break boat....fix boat....sail plastic boat.....find a 45 degree lift 20 yards from bank.......buy a new boat.......called "falling to pieces"......collect boat....fix boat.

One weekend 3 boats...4 booms...The season has started love it..

Good to see everyone at Alton looking forward to a great Eastern Series.

[SChilds]

No report ??

[Ocean Strider]

okay, so the theory of fifth place reporting doesn't seem to be working.  How about we revert to the home fleet or organiser at each club being responsible?