MAIDEN MARINE – BENETEAU REGATTA DATES – 2013

PROVISIONAL DATES FOR THIS SEASON’S EVENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:-

MAY 10^th /11^th /12^th FIRST 21 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES –

HOSTED BY WINDERMERE MOTOR BOAT RACING CLUB

JUNE 1^st /2^nd FIRST 21 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES –

HOSTED BY THE LAKE DISTRICT

BOAT CLUB

JUNE 29^th & 30^th FIRST 21 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES –

HOSTED BY ROYAL WINDERMERE

YACHT CLUB

JULY 19^th /20^th/21^st BENETEAU CUP REGATTA –

HOSTED BY MAIDEN MARINE

Saturday night 20^th at Hydro Hotel –Bowness on Windermere

AUGUST 31^st

/ 1^st SEPT                     FIRST 21 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES –

HOSTED BY WINDERMERE CRUISING

ASSOCIATION

MORE DETAILS / ENTRY FORMS AND “LITTLE BOOK OF RACING” TO FOLLOW SOON – WATCH THIS SPACE!

For more information please click to open the regatta dates 2012 PDF.

Beneteau are celebrating at the Düsseldorf boat show as the new Oceanis 45 was named the winner of the family cruiser category in the 2012 European Yacht of the Year Award.

For more information view the Beneteau Oceanis 45 Awards PDF

For more information, view the Maiden Marine New Year Deals PDF

The newsletter also contains great chandlery offers and winterisation tips for keeping your boat in great condition over the winter season.

Click Here for the November 2011 Newsletter PDF

To read more about the event and see the results and photos of the winners, view the regatta newsletter pdf

Once again it was a super turnout for this, the 16th year of the event and we loved running it. To read more about the regatta and our other August news, View August Newsletter PDF.

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Once again a wonderfully warm reception, from the WINDERMERE MOTOR BOAT RACING CLUB. Such a  fabulous venue for our event and as always they have looked after us so well, Chris & Kingsley have provided a fantastic spread of food and hospitality and I’m sure you would all like to join me in thanking them for a wonderful weekend.  I would also like to say a special thanks to
Mr Peter White – Especially as a little over a month ago, this event wasn’t going to happen!  Since the decision to go ahead, he managed to arrange the fabulous Jazz band and the fantastic hog roast last night!

Beneteau Cup Racing

We must also say a massive THANK YOU to THE RACE COMMITTEE – Particularly Race officer Neil for setting the courses and calculating the results.  Also Yvonne Crowder, Lin Gooch, and a special thanks to Richard & Kathleen Gregory for stepping up to provide the committee boat. They’ve all done a fantastic job.  And also to the rest of the Team at Maiden, who served Pimms, made canapés, washed glasses,  laid race marks, tidied up after me, fixed boats, put up flags and without whom, this event wouldn’t happen.    Thank you!

The prize table is once again, over laden with a huge variety of prizes.  Thanks to all our sponsors, without whom this event would be very dull!  We received fabulous prizes from the following generous sponsors: -

• Beneteau Owner’s Association
• OB Sailing
• Phil Evans Sailing Services
• North Sails
• Navigators & General Insurance Company
• Dubarry
• Harken
• Meridian Zero
• Gill Clothing
• Gul
• Holt
• Quayside Shoes
• Optimum Time
• Marinac Yacht Fittings
• English Braids
• Blakes Paints
• International Paints

And now to the prize winners: -

BENETEAU OWNER’S ASSOCIATION – SPIRIT OF THE EVENT TROPHY
James & Rebecca Wright – First 285 “Wind Spirit” – FOR ALL
THEIR HELP BEHIND THE SCENES & THEIR ENTHUSIASM FOR THE EVENT.

GILBERT BROWN MEMORIAL TROPHY
Patrick & Sheila McKnight – Oceanis 31 – Eveline II

BEST JUNIOR – Jamie Wilson – Oceanis 343 – Killara

BEST SHORT HANDED AWARD
Steve Shaw – for sailing all weekend with his arm in a sling!

BEST IMPROVED BOAT –
Jack Jackson & Ian Pickles – First 211 – Free Spirit – They went from 31st place in the first race to 8th place in the last race!

RACE RESULTS

RACE 1 – NORTH SAILS TROPHY

1ST   DAVID WATKINS – FIRST 260 – DIAMOND EDGE
2ND  TONY BRINDLE – FIRST 211 – BEN O II
3RD  SARAH & DEREK BEDDOWS – FIRST 21.7 – MINNIE ME
4TH  DAVID WILSON & FAMILY – OCEANIS 343 – KILLARA
5TH   ROD BULLOUGHS – BENETEAU  25 – RIDICULOUS
6TH   PAUL & MANDY HIBBERT – FIRST 21.7 – OWASIPPE

RACE 2 – NAVIGATORS & GENERAL TROPHY

1ST   ROD BULLOUGHS – BENETEAU 25 – RIDICULOUS
2ND   DAVID WATKINS – FIRST 260 – DIAMOND EDGE
3RD  TONY BRINDLE – FIRST 211 – BEN O II
4TH   ROB & JULIE ANTROBUS – 0CEANIS 31 – TINK
5TH   PAUL & MANDY HIBBERT – FIRST 21.7 – OWASIPPE
6TH   NICK BAILEY – 0CEANIS 323 – HUNCA MUNCA

RACE 3 – OB SAILING CHALLENGE TROPHY

1ST     STEVE & ELISE WATSON – FIRST 210 – BIG MAUDE
2ND   TONY BRINDLE – FIRST 211 – BEN O II
3RD   NEVILLE HIGGINBOTHAM – FIRST 211 – MELLOW YELLOW
4TH    ANDREW & SHEILA RELTON – FIRST 21.7 – EMERALD
5TH   ANDREW SAWYER – FIRST 21.7 – FIRST FLING
6TH   SARAH & DEREK BEDDOWS – FIRST 21.7 – MINNIE ME

OCEANIS 323/311 FLEET OVERALL – BOATS.COM TROPHY
1ST ROB & JULIE ANTROBUS -  OCEANIS 31 – TINK
2ND ADRIAN & MAGGIE CONBOY – 0CEANIS 323 – CARRICK

OCEANIS 343/331 FLEET OVERALL – CAPITAL BANK TROPHY
1ST DAVID WILSON & FAMILY – 0CEANIS 343  – KILLARA
2ND PAUL HELSBY & GANG -  0CEANIS 34 – SOLITAIRE

OVERALL BEST NOVICE BOAT OF THE EVENT – AFTER ONLY 3HOURS INSTRUCTION!
BILL ENTWISTLE – FIRST 21.7 -  SEONE

BENETEAU CUP – OVERALL WINNING BOAT OF THE EVENT

TONY BRINDLE & his Last of the Summer Wine Team!!
-    FIRST 211 – BEN O II

MANY THANKS TO YOU ALL FOR COMING, WE HAVE REALLY ENJOYED RUNNING THIS EVENT – WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN, SAME TIME NEXT YEAR!

KAREN, JIM & ALL THE TEAM AT MAIDEN MARINE.

Photographs of the event can be seen on www.kenettphoto.co.uk

View/Download the final results document HERE

Beneteau Oceanis 31

It was during the official European Yacht of the Year gala evening in Düsseldorf, on Saturday January 17th 2009, that the news was announced.  The Oceanis 31 was elected European Yacht of the Year in the Family Cruiser class, by a jury of journalists from 10 specialized European magazines.  This year, the various yachts nominated did not compete in size classes as in previous years, but according to their sailing programme. The following yachts were in the Family Cruiser section: Bavaria 43, Sun Odyssey 30, Southerly 32, Delphia 26 and Oceanis 31.

Following the election of the Oceanis 37 as Yacht of the Year 2008, this new award confirms Beneteau’s capacity to develop yachts that continue to be innovative, comfortable and high performing. It is also the second yacht to be designed by the FINOT-CONQ Group and associates of the Italian Nauta office to recieve such an award.