Chris Durant

I think you will find that Ancaeus was originally owned by Clive Tappenden based in the Isle of Wight (Ryde MYC) . One of our longstanding RA enthusiasts sadly no longer with us. Chris

Perhaps an Argo? The fin and lead look about right and also Peter's jib fitting. Great design for its time, would take anything that would be thrown at it, and usually with a full rig. The only problem was a massive turning circle! Chris

Thanks chaps - all systems go now! Chris

Thanks Austin. I assumed file would be good direct from MYA. What mystified and still mystifies me is that the warning vanished between 'download' and 'user' locations with me taking no 'trust' actions! Cheers Chris

As a follow up to this, I should note that this warning appears in the download file from the web. I have out of curiosity just moved a copy to a file on the desktop and lo and behold the warning disappears! However, I'm still cautious and concerned that the macros are still there and consistent - should I be, or had magic worked? Chris

Morning anyone - a new one to me. I've just today and for safety end ensure I have the latest updated file downloaded the HMS file from the MYA page. The spread sheet not unexpectedly reads PROTECTED VIEW Etc., - be careful.................................... (All as expected) But then, after clicking 'enable editing' it no longer allows me access. Instead I get the following - 'SECURITY RISK - Microsoft has blocked macros from running because the source of this file is untrusted' and directs me to a 'Microsoft learn more' file. Before I do anything silly, is this my laptop, or a dodgy corrupted file, or a new insert, or a new program update? Can anyone help / advise / clarify please? How do I overcome this block 'officially' from an MYA reliable source rather than mess anything up? Thanks Chris Durant

Hi John I did say nothing was ever simple! Cheers Chris

I spotted this, long after the original conversation, and as I was a bit puzzled by the conclusions expressed so far and to try and clarify my mind asked an international judge of my acquaintance if he would comment. -------------------------- His reply was:- Both boats are called BFD and must leave the course area immediately (E3.7). "L" can claim for redress and there must therefore be a hearing. The PC will need to establish if L was disabled (E6.6) and fulfilled the requirements of 62.1. With a BFD you have to leave the race course, not re-crossing the line and continuing and then seeking redress as was possibly being suggested. I responded saying:- Sorry - I still don't understand. I understand that both must leave the race course and initially suffer. 62.1(d) seems to suggest that redress for L being stitched up with no disablement may be good reason to seek (and potentially be given) redress. BUT THEN 62.1(b) seems to suggest that redress can ONLY be considered if disablement takes place. I then went on to say, assuming that L claims for redress what is the practical difference in points loss (assuming he is awarded redress of some sort) between him being disabled and him not? Presumably being not permitted to join in that heat or race, any 'disablement' has little effect and both are pro-tem disqualified from that heat (if HMS) or race His reply to that further query was:- Both boats are BFD, but if there was contact W broke rule 11 and 14 and L broke 14 as well. So depending on the PC penalties could be given to both boats on top of the BFD and more likely to W. So if I can remember Appendix E gives an alternative of taking a one turn penalty immediately after the start of the next heat after relegation. Therefore if the fault was purely down to W then a difference in penalties has been established by taking this penalty. I think that redress cannot be given to L as the ‘through no fault of your own’ might be hard to justify unless a third boat was involved. Average points for that race is the only alternative but the demotion would still stand for the next heat. --------------------------- Nothing’s ever simple is it! Cheers Chris

Hi Alf According to Robert Hobbs' book (1001 International A class yachts - Bumble Publications) it was originally registered on 21/6/1950, owned by WJ Daniels and R Lance at South of London club, designed and built by WJ Daniels, and measured by JL Harris. It was subsequently recorded as owned by W Jupp of YM6M OA and South London club and last recorded in his book last measured on 25/3/1986 under the same owner. Hope this helps. Chris

Hi Paul Might I suggest that if you end up with 'too many' on any 'club' day (and I leave it to your club to decide who too many is - but remember that as HMS allows for a start line containing (I think) 20 boats that you might not get away with many less for an Open Event !) that you do what we do and that is to ensure for each 'oversubscribed' club event that those (numerically, not personally!) who are deemed to be one of 'the too many' - be that one or more skippers - act for a particular race during the session as Race Officer and or Observer(s). This has the effect of ensuring that all competitors of the day understand and have a crack at the implications and pitfalls of actually doing those jobs at club race level, ensures that all competitors are aware that they are under the scrutiny of observers and remedy any breaches of which they might be 'guilty' other than just hoping that no-one notices, and learn that if an open event occurs at their club and they are asked to help it's not quite so terrifying as they imagine and ultimately the poor old event organiser does not go mad trying to find a team to support him or her. Yes - you might have to run an extra race or two to get the number of discards that you wish, and someone will have to work out on the day a simple rota so that each competitor during the morning or day has a turn off doing the officiating but it's manageable and everyone will still get their full crack at the number of races they wish. Hope that this is all understandable, and you may be indeed doing it already in some form or another, but it works for us! Cheers Chris Durant