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Autumn 2006
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Welcome to another edition of Lark News. Since the last edition we have had some really fantastic events. The trip to Ireland for the Europeans at Dun Loghaire was a huge success both on and off the water. As was the nationals at Penzance which saw a bumper turn out of 60 boats. Thanks to MJ for organising the Europeans and Steve Chatten for doing a great job in his first year as National’s coordinator. At the AGM, Lark sailors voted in favour of a proposal to purchase the Lark moulds from Rondars. It is important to note that the intention of the proposal is not to change the builder but rather to make the class more robust. We are now at a point where we have a strong and growing fleet base at clubs and a larger number of pairings competing on the open circuit. We also have a healthy second hand boat market and a steady number of new boats being bought. It seems sensible therefore to invest in the class and secure the long term future. We will keep you all updated with the progress via the website and future editions of Lark News. On the subject of long term, next year is a big birthday for the Lark Class. It is 40 years since John Baker commissioned Mike Jackson to build the first Lark and as such we intend to party! Expect a bumper year book,
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cakes and balloons at the dinghy show, a HUGE Inlands at Grafham (100 plus boats), a nationals at one of the best possible venues and a dignified celebration at the Masters at Frensham. I have just heard that Grafham have agreed to give us the lake and club house to ourselves for the inlands on June 30th and 31st 2007 so please etch this weekend into your diaries. We want to get every Lark on the database sailing this weekend in what promises to be a great celebration of Lark sailing. The format is still to be confirmed but we are thinking of mixing serious racing with handicap/pursuit races based on age of the Lark. On a final note can I give my congratulations to all the Lark sailors who competed in this year’s Southport 24 hour race. Every Lark sailor there, including the students from Lancaster and Manchester, the South Staffs Team and the 2 LCOA teams did an awesome job of enhancing the Lark fleets reputation as a fun and friendly fleet. Furthermore thank you to everybody that donated money for Sail 4 Cancer , the events title sponsor. In total Lark sailors raised over £2000 for a very worthwhile charity……. It went pretty well on the water as well…….. read on! Steve Cumley
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A request to all members As you all know, the website has been developing rapidly over the last couple of years. It is excellent how many of you have already registered yourselves and your boats on the website. The intention is for us to hold all membership records securely on this central database, accessible only to committee members. In order to do this transition as quickly and accurately as possible, please can everyone who hasn’t already done so, register online before the winter champs – thank you!
I tell you, Sophie - if you look closely enough, you can tell this isn’t a National 12.
All photos (c) Lee Whitehead unless otherwise stated.
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Lark National Championships 2006 at Penzance Sailing Club
The 2006 Pedrollo Lark National Championships were hosted by Penzance SC from Aug 12 to Aug 18. Sixty Larks made the long journey to the South West, and they were rewarded with a great week on and off the water. Pedrollo, Gill, Holt, North Sails and Speed Sails all sponsored the event which meant half price entry for students and first timers, some superb prizes and a resident coach to provide tips to all. The first day kicked off with big winds and a nasty short chop. Spectacular nose dives were seen throughout the fleet as the roller coaster ride down wind kept the adrenaline flowing. Race 1 was led from start to finish by pathfinders Dougal Scott & Dave Marlow. Race 2 was led by Chris Fish & Beth Condie. Chris & Beth extended their lead throughout but were left disappointed as their rig disappeared over the bow on the last run. This left Alan Krailing & Edd McArdle to take the spoils having recovered from a broken boom in the first race. Sunday evening saw the first big social with everybody dressed in bad taste. The students raised the level this year with our resident social secretaries Andy Cox and John Crooks complaining of feeling outdone. Needless to say the odd tipple was consumed and despite the hard day on the water the Penzance nightclub was full of lark sailors till the very early hours. Monday brought a welcome reduction in breeze. 2 races
were sailed in a shifty NW wind. Chris Fish made up for his disaster of the day before and won race 3 using his brand new mast kindly put together by Speed Sails. After a general recall and a race abandonment race 4 was won by Alan & Edd, with Chris & Beth rounding off a great day with a second place. Monday night was a quiet night on the social front – games night. For those there the night will be remembered for Weetabix and low flying welly’s! Tuesday provided a single race in a force 2/3 with a slight chop. Chris Fish & Beth Condie continued their challenge to become national champions by winning race 5 from Sarah Richards & Nigel Wakefield and Alan Krailing & Edd McArdle. A short day on the water gave everybody plenty of time to prepare themselves for the crews union and board of directors meeting. The usual fun and frolics led to hours of crazy dancing in the club house. Wednesday definitely dawned with some thick heads. Unfortunately the SW storm that blew through during the night kicked up a big swell and with very little wind left, the up and down motion did nothing for the tender stomachs. Steve Cumley & Eluned Jones started race 6 at the pin, tacked and were never caught. Importantly for the event though Sarah and Nigel were DSQ for being over the line which cost them a second place and left them with it all to do to retain their title.
Lark News - Autumn 2006 Race 7 was sailed in similar conditions but this time Jon Fish & Toby Lewis secured the win from Sarah & Nigel in second and Howie Enkel & Mickie Wright in third. Race 8 was sailed on Thursday, the penultimate day. Light winds and a small swell proved ideal for the lightweights in the fleet. A large right shift on the first beat caught many of the fleet out as they headed left towards the clouds. Fran Gifford & Sophie Mackley read the situation perfectly to win the race from Sarah & Nigel and Matt White & Clare Styles. The Thursday evening social was fancy dress, the theme this year being “Pirates of Penzance”, Parrots, police men, police women, treasure maps, treasure, complete pirate ships and somewhat bizarrely pigs were all seen bobbing up and down on the dance floor. Going into the last day Alan Krailing led Sarah Richards by 1.5 points and Nigel Hufton by 7.5 points. Neither Alan nor Sarah could afford another discard so the
situation was tense as the fleet waited for the wind to settle down. At 12:30 with only an hour and a half left for the last race to be started the PRO sent the fleet out. Unfortunately a large black cloud then rolled in over Mounts Bay and sucked away any chance of getting the last race in. This left Alan and Edd very worthy winners. In the Silver fleet Glenn & Marion Enkel sneaked a very close win by finishing just 1 point ahead of Helen Scott & Chris Robinson. Katharine Sampson & Alison Dart ran away with the bronze fleet title finishing 8 places ahead of the second place boat Laura Mitchell & Sophie Richards. The Lark Class Association would like to thank the members of Penzance SC for being so welcoming and for running such a fantastic event. The next Championships will be at Looe SC between July 21 and July 27 2007.
Overall results
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1st 2464 Alan Krailing & Edd McArdle 2nd 2288 Sarah Richards & Nigel Wakefield 3rd 2470 Nigel Hufton & Chris Whitehouse 4th 2494 Chris Fish & Beth Condie 5th 2496 Steve Cumley & Eluned Jones 6th 2452 Harry Pynn & Milly Parsons
1st 2442 Katharine Sampson & Alison Dart 2nd 2208 Laura Mitchell & Sophie Richards 3rd 246 Jon White & Alex Crottenden
Silver Fleet 1st 2087 Glenn & Marion Enkel 2nd 2484 Helen Scott & Chris Robinson 3rd 2462 Nick & Joanna Marlow
Other Trophies 1st Club - Waldringfield SC 1st Heavy weights – Steve Dunn & Spanny Archer Fidelis Trophy – Fran Gifford & Sophie Mackley 1st under 21 helm Stephen Videlo 1st under 21 crew David Marlow Haigh Masters Trophy – Nigel Hufton 1st Female helm – Sarah Richards
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Interview with Alan Krailing 2006 Champion Helm
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doing and how my results are looking against theirs. You have to accept that you have very little control or influence over how someone else is sailing; if they are sailing ‘out of their skin’ you just have to accept that and try and make sure you are sailing to your maximum potential as well. If you do that and they still beat you, you just have to take your (pirate) hat off to them. The point is that you need to focus on what you’re doing.
The 2006 National Championships produced new Lark National Champions in Alan Krailing and Edd McArdle. Roving reporter Nigel Hufton caught up with Alan in virtual space......
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So how does it feel to have won the Championships? Well it is fantastic, it is great to get my hands on that trophy! Particularly when you see all those great names and Lark legends on it. You started the week with a retirement, what pressure did that put on you? I didn’t really feel any additional pressure, perhaps the opposite. Obviously it wasn’t ideal, but it’s what your discards are there for and it’s no good cursing your luck - you just have to hope that these things even themselves out over the course of the week. In some ways I think it can be more difficult to start with two firsts, as being an early front runner can really pile the pressure on. After that first race, you were top 5 in each race, except the last. How did you manage to keep being that consistently good? My philosophy from the start was to try and ignore the series and focus on each race in turn. In the past I think I have been distracted by worrying about what other people were
In terms of how I actually sailed the races, it was absolutely vital to know the compass numbers upwind. Generally the wind was tending to oscillate and in these conditions the key is to get in phase with the shifts as early as possible. To do this, you need to know whether you are on a good angle straight away and so you have to check this before the start. Getting a good start is always a big help but is less important than when a particular side of the course is favoured, as an oscillating breeze provides plenty of opportunities for making up lost ground, particularly on the first beat. Unless the breeze is very light, it is much more important to be on the right shift than in clear air.
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front, with only 1.5 points between you/Edd and Sarah/Nigel and both of you needing good results, or else let Chris & I in to win. What was your strategy going to be for the race (before it was abandoned)? It was all pretty tense! Given the situation, the series standings, the light winds and my limited match racing skills, I had decided that any pre-start jousting was too risky. I felt that we needed to get to the first mark in the best shape possible and only then start thinking about boat-on-boat tactics. This also followed my approach to the rest of the week. Where did you expect to finish this year? I tried to come to the week without too many expectations. I felt there were a number of teams with the ability to win and that we were certainly one of them.
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Another achievement is to be the first winner I can think of to use 3 different makes of sails. What makes were they and why did you choose them? I am a big fan of the Mac [McNamara] main and I have had this for a couple of seasons. I went for the P&B kite after I crewed for Howie [Enkel] at the Lark Masters - he had one and I really liked it. The honest story with the jib is that I also liked the North that Howie was sailing with; I thought it had more shape than the one I had been using. However, I ended up ordering the wrong one (his was an LJ2 and I got an LJ1) oops! I think I will be going back to Mike [McNamara] next year and we might have a look at a fuller cut. How did you set your boat up differently for the different conditions we experienced? I think the longer I have been in the class, the less time I spend altering set-up on the water; it is really important to keep your head out of the bottom of the boat.
Looking back at your Lark career, I make it you’ve won 6 Opens and been second twice in the Belle Isle, so you’ve clearly been at the front for some time. However, you’d not actually made the Top 5 before in the Nationals, your results since 1999 being 17-10-11-9-6-6-9. What do you put your great leap forward down to? With the possible exception of Felixstowe in 99 (my first nationals) and Exmouth in 2003 (my first year in the Rondar) I was always disappointed with my results at the Nationals. This year I had a lot more confidence in our boat speed and after a solid year of sailing with Edd, I knew that as a team we were stronger than any other year.
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It sounds obvious, but it is vital to understand what all the controls actually do. Some of us at Waldringfield did a session with Mike Mac and we spent a bit of time looking at the effect of some of the controls on shore. This was very enlightening, now the control I use the most is the kicker and in the lighter stuff I ease the rig tension to improve the entry of the jib and I pre-bend the mast with a prebender to flatten the main.
An added achievement is that yours is the first Rondar Lark to win the championships. What do you put that down to? It is possibly a surprise that it has taken as long as it has for a Rondar to win the nationals, although I hardly need to tell you Nigel, that the Rondars have come pretty close in the past! Really, I think this is a testament to the original design brief, which was that they shouldn’t be inherently faster than the Parkers - they aren’t and this is vital to the strength of the class. It is fantastic that is perfectly possible to win the nationals in a 20 year old boat. How does the set-up in your Rondar compare to what you had in your Parker? In the early days of the Rondar, I think people tended to go for some fairly extreme settings. In particular, everyone was trying to get their mast foot as far back as possible. With time I think people have tended to moderate these settings and move them forward again, so they are probably not too far away from the Parkers in terms of set-up.
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What personal preparation did you do for the week, by which I mean physical training and any mental preparation? I didn’t do anything special – I used to go to the gym regularly, but now I stay fit playing football once a week and walking to work.
And how does your set-up compare to other Rondars? I use high hounds and my rig is set up approximately to John Brickwood’s rigging guide on the web site. I think that it is easier to achieve a more even mast bend with these settings and it is probably the main difference from the other boats.
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Edd goes into the science of mental preparation a lot more than I do and there are lots of very good books written about it, but it really boils down to a belief in your ability.
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How do you do divide up the tasks with Edd, such as tactics and boat set-up? This is something that we really worked on. Over the last couple of years I think Sarah & Nigel have really hammered home the importance of good teamwork and it has been up to the rest of us to try and match that. In our boat we try to communicate as much as possible. We spend time before the race setting up the boat and deciding on tactics. Generally during the race Edd feeds me the information; other boats, numbers on the compass etc and the tactics come from there.
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differently every time you wont know where you are and they will never improve. Rulesof- thumb are also useful, to save you from getting bogged down in theory. NH AK
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What advice can you give for others who want to make that great leap forward? A bit of objective self analysis is important, you need to identify your weaknesses and work on them. Looking forward to the Endeavour, where do you expect to finish? By the time people are reading this, it will all be over. It is an event I have wanted to do ever since I started sailing so it is great just to get the opportunity to do it. I am not stupid enough to start making bold predictions but with a bit of luck I hope we can do well. Time will tell!
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What will you be doing next season? Because I live in the a*se end of nowhere, doing the circuit can be pretty wearing, so we will be picking and choosing our events. I might be dabbling in some other classes at more local events
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Is there anything else you wish to add? One of the great things about sailing is that people have lots of different ideas and approaches and are able to make them work. This is what I do but just go and see what works for you.
Lightning In Penzance
It’s that time of year again where the anticipation kicks in for the Lark Nationals 2006 and this year Portsmouth University came prepared. After a short 7 hour cruise in our 2 Landies, we arrived in Penzance, Cornwall. After singing our way though pretty much every Disney song ever written. (Next time can we have a radio with our Landy Greame!?!). After dropping the boats of at the Sailing Club we went to find our campsite, Which to our pleasant surprise had a Tesco next door. So while some put tents up the others went to stock up on beer!
Saturday was spent fiddling on boats followed by a short blast around the harbour to practice in no less than 25 knots, after a few kite hoists it was time to head in and taste that beer. A few beverages at the campsite and we were off to reunite with the other lark sailors down at the sailing club just in time for Duckhams (A recognition for the most gross underachievement of the day!) which, as UPSC we were hot favorites for. Last year had seen many a Pompey sailor fall to the award under such circumstances as: Gay James who used
Lark News - Autumn 2006 duck tape instead of tent pegs and Northern who sat up in his tent after a heavy night, whipped out his manhood and proceeded to piss all over the poor UPSC sailor sharing his tent and his Musto jacket! This time Pompey escaped however. Duckhams over, the serious drinking began with the appearance of the funnel, which no sailor seemed to be able to escape from, yard after yard of beer seemed to disappear down the pipe. All of crew woke up to a very bleary Sunday morning, the first day of racing, with a howling wind to wake us all up. Fast and exhilarating, the boats were screaming along and all 60 Larks were struggling to stay upright. Disaster struck Chris Holliman and Rob Woodward in the first race when the main halyard failed up the second beat, the rest of the race was spent on their side re-hoisting their mainsail bouncing up and down in the water with the thought of a very big shark in the back of the mind! We were not the only injured boat of the day, other boats suffered from boom, mast and spinnaker poll breakages. Jon White and Alex Cruttunden however had a cracking first race achieving a great result. The 2nd race saw Chris and Rob screaming along in the 30 knot gusts finishing in the top 20, with Jon and Alex having to go in with a ripped kite. With the racing over it was preparation time for bad taste night, with hand picked garments chosen by Lee Mason how could we look any worse! Impossible to put in words I leave you to look at the pictures. BBQ in tummies and we headed up to the bar for Duckhams. Tonight’s gross under-achievement fell to the Manchester Uni lad who arrived a week early only to find there were no Larks anywhere! At 12 o clock the larks sprawled out of the Sailing club and onto the streets of Penzance luckily the local club was just down the road, where thanks to Mark and some other persuasive characters we were let in. The club was the setting for some insane dance moves; Larkies were cutting some shapes all over the dance floor, whilst some of the more energetic sailors took to the clubs very own dance pole. This involved some dizzy spins, legs in some outrageous positions, and a few run in blows in certain mid-body places involving the slippery tube of metal. With championship racing over, eyes turned to what really mattered on this day, the crews race! Tension rose as helms and crews swapped places, some practice kitehoists made for some swearing by the new helms, whilst the new crews bounced around in the front of the boat. The wind had picked by the 4 minute gun, and so larks were haring around the start line. With the new crews fending off waves for once, the new helms were loving it! By the time the start gun went, new helms were yelling at new crews to hike some more; whilst the new crews were looking very worried by the close proximity to other boats. By the windward mark, only one Portsmouth boat had capsized, and everyone grouped together. Our boat had a moment of madness when rob waited and waited until he finally realized that it was the helm who needed to hoist the kite. More flat hiking and sailing hard brought us in with some good results. The night that followed: the renowned, the unforgettable (not strictly true I suppose) and the only Crews Union. Lets see what my Crew Rob remembers of the night and rest of the week………………..
So: this year’s crews union. “What will we be made to do this year” many a crew uttered through the day. The meeting time came in The Toby Jug and wearing name tags, crews were herded in to our drinking pen, and out came a steady flow of shots and strawpeedoes. The new crews became thoroughly inebriated, and were shocked to find their clothes being ripped off and swapped with boys and girlies alike! More rules were set up, with Geoff at the ready to punish those who did not obey, and so by 10.30pm all were seriously smashed! One more shot for the road, Pompey and our new found drinking partners, headed off down the high street, Some were now looking incredibly lady-like and stomped off arm under leg to the sailing club to our bossy helms. The horror on their faces as the crews arrived impressively, hugging, shouting, laughing and generally looking a state. The karaoke maestro stepped back in fear as a crowd of drunkard crews hurled themselves towards him ready to blast out a tune to all. After 2 verses of “I’m too sexy” the DJ pulled the plug, gutted. Still, we got over it quickly and headed off to the drinking emporium that is, “The Barn”. A whole lot of dancing and a whole lot of sweating later it was back to the tent to pass out. Wednesday morning we awoke to the sound of a new male voice in the camp, slowly all was made clear when we discovered a certain Portsmouth Lucy lass had ‘hit it off’, so to speak, rather well with a certain Penzance and Lark local. We saw more and more of this chap as their summer romance blossomed through the week- ahh, young love! Today was the day where, despite my love for sailing, and the need to do well, I was still way over the limit, along with the rest of Portsmouth, and generally most of the lark sailors. I didn’t want to go out in what had become a lumpy confused sea, no breeze; generally the perfect condition to re-view all I had consumed the night before. With delays till midday, Portsmouth managed to drink some water and catch up with the previous night’s debauchery. Finally we made it out on to the water, where there were a number of general recalls, of which were not good for our waning concentration levels. Floating next to John and Alex led to the realization that we were all ready to hurl and finally as we rounded the windward mark of the first start the sound of half digested food was heard in the distance as helms and crews alike were heaving and wretching over the gunwalls. Nice!!! By the second race my helm Mr Chris Holliman decided it was his turn, however he chose his timing impeccably, as I was concentrating calling for the last 40 seconds I heard that beautiful sound of my pal Chris hurling over the back of the boat, 30 seconds, he’s still going strong, 15 seconds, “Chris, are you done yet” 10, 9, and finally on the 8 Chris arose, wiped the dribble from his cheek and off we went. The only consolation was that we did put Jane Alexander off quite well, as she watched on from the next lark. When we got in we realised that an impressive 11 other sailors had also taken part in the hangover hurling. After the Crews Union, Northern had feelings of passion, soon to be unleashed on a certain Manchester lass. He charmed her with his slurring, and soon enough they had trotted home to a night of love at the house Northern was staying in. This was short lived due to being caught in a rather compromising position, the only description given
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veteran students had arranged a Centurion Competition, comprising of 100 shots of beer in 100 minutes. Before the event took place we had a huge storm rip through Penzance, with John Alex and I chilling in the Landi, Chris and Kate, in their tent, and Lucy sleeping, the rain came down, and the thunder rumbled. All 3 of us were staring out of the landi, when suddenly a bolt of lightening struck not 10 yards from us. All of us absolutely bricked it as we saw steam rising from the impact site. Chris and Kate immediately exited their tent rather scantily dressed. Lucy appeared later having a spark strike her through her tent pole. After the adrenaline wore off we settled down to boozing, 40th shot was tough, 65th had some retching, whilst the 85th made us all look pregnant with the gasses. We all headed to the club house, absolutely hammered dressed as pirates for the themed night. Lots of boogying, a live band, and onwards to clubY2K we went for another gaze at the poll dancing skills. Alex and I ended up at Hannah and Spanny’s humble abode, with 4 in the bed, and me allegedly snoring, I was booted out and had to make-do with the living room floor.
in the words of Mr John Crooks, being “woof woof”. Still this couple were soon off to find another mating ground, the answer being in the Penzance sailing club. Northern put on a show of machoness, climbed up a drainpipe to break in using his skills attained in Rochdale. Soon though he was stopped by a certain security guard who soon took pity and let the horny couple in to the changing rooms. The next morning they awoke to the sound of sweeping as the cleaner walked in to find them on a make shift bed. Thursday gave another good day of sailing in light winds. With mid-fleet results for Portsmouth we were satisfied with our performance, and so headed to the local Tescos for some beer. This beer however was not to be consumed in the normal manner, oh no. Certain
Friday, awaking once again with a fuzzy head, we all headed down to the club with a flat sea in front of us. The committee boat had a basking shark lounging around it, and we all felt a bit sad that this would be it after today. Sailing was delayed till after lunch, and so I got a chance to sober up. Eventually we were called out to the start, reaching it eventually we were sent packing/ bobbing home. Kite pole ready, the paddle home began. Once back, boats were packed away and we had our last Cornish pasty, yum!!! By the evening we were all shattered, attended the mass prize giving, and then had to say our goodbyes. After such a lovely week of sailing, playing and generally having a wicked time with an awesome group of people, it seemed very sad to say goodbye and maybe not see them for another year. Still, happy days and we have the pictures to prove it. Bring on Looe 2007. Chris Holliman, Rob Woodward, Jon White, Alex Cruttenden, Jucy Jervais, Kate Hutchins and Taxi Mason.
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Bronze Fleet Report The Story so far… Stuart Allen
This year has provided the Lark Fleet with some great racing around some ponds, along the East, South & West coast of Britain and across the water with our friends in Ireland. Bronze Fleet helms and crews have been to them all and have shown that competition extends all the way through the fleet. The fleet rankings were set up by Simon Cox, whose wizardry with the results and numbers produced a list of helms and fleets. If you are not sure which fleet you are in then have a look at the results table (www. larkclass.org/results/upload/belleisle2006.htm) or have a look at the original list produced for last years Winter Championships (www.larkclass.org/news/news_article. php?article_id=152). If you feel you are in the wrong fleet I’m sure Simon (webmaster@larkclass.org) would be more than happy to see what he can do for you. The implementation of the Bronze Fleet rankings this year has given more helms and crews the opportunity to race for a tangible goal; prizes at open meetings and the chance to compete for a realistic prize in the Gill Belle Isle series. The competition is as hot as you want it to be. This year, thanks to Gill and various host Sailing Clubs, at least 10 crew pairings have stepped off the ‘podium’ clutching Gill vouchers or prizes worth…… loads. The Inland Champs were a windy affair down at Bristol Corinthian but this did not deter Rob & Ruth Marlow from storming the event from Garry Packer & Nigel Denchfield with John Crooks & Helen Winward in third. The Europeans were held in Ireland this year and clearly
the Guinness helped John & Helen to be crowned Bronze Fleet European Champions in the aptly named boat ‘Mlevi’. Runners up at Royal St Georges were Martin & Lucy Evans. At the Nationals the competition was just as hot with many new faces joining the Bronze Fleet. Katharine Sampson & Alison Dart picked up from where they left off at Lymington and were mixing it up with the big guns in the top half of the fleet finishing 7th in one race, whilst showing the rest of us how to do it by finishing 30th overall. Second in the Bronze Fleet were local girls Laura Mitchell & Sophie Richards who sailed consistently well for the whole week to finish in 39th position. Portsmouth University’s Jon White & Alex Crottenden came in 3rd just 4 points behind. So, with the last event of the Gill Belle Isle series at Shustoke on November 5th the Bronze Fleet standings are wide open and any one of a number of pairings can still win. Thanks to the LCOA committee for implementing this division, I think it has worked really well. Thanks also to Gill for sponsorship & prizes for the series & the Nationals, to Holt for Nationals prizes and to Pedrollo for sponsorship & the coach boat at the Nationals. See you at Shustoke!! Stuart Allen, Lark 2301 and Bronze Fleet Rep (bronzefleet@larkclass.org)
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Saturday dawned windy and sunny, perfect sailing conditions for the start of the 40th WLYC 24 hour race. Nick & Joanna Marlow were the first pair off in Mr Bigglesworth, starting in the second flight at 1 minute past 12.00. After a good clean start Nick took some avoiding action at the first mark only to find himself boxed in and clipping the back of the South Staffs Lark. As he came round the last mark heading for the line he ducked under the penalty marker and scored the first 0.25 lap penalty of the event to rapturous applause from every one along the bank. To make up for his misdemeanour Nick and Jo sailed their booties off for the next two hours putting the team about mid fleet.
Stuart & Julia Allen took over at 6.00 pm when the breeze had dropped considerably, which was a fine tactical decision by team manager Chris. The wind became very light and the numbers of laps per stint were dropping noticeably for all teams, however, Stu & Jules persevered and put in what was required.
Chris Biglin & Holly Scott took over from Nick & Jo and sailed consistently well up to the first gybe mark in front of the grandstand, where Chris decided that some weed at the top of the mast for the next 22 hours would look nice next to the burgee. Chris & Holly were soon up and running and into their stride working their way to just behind the Royal Navy GP14. Maybe Chris wanted to check on Ben to make sure the Navy had taught his son the very best in boat handling skills.
Next up was Tom Barker & Jane who sailed off into the dark. The wind built gradually at this point and Tom put in some tacking practice making sure they didn’t put in too much of a role tack (Tom sails a 49er & a skiff and apparently the fastest way to capsize is to dip a wing). Anyway, as the light faded to nothing but moonlight the race continued with the LCOA team creeping up from mid fleet to mid twenties.
Jane Alexander & Rob Marlow went out for the next stint and maintained good speed for the next two hours as the breeze steadily dropped. With no misdemeanours or spills these two showed the ‘Masters’ that keeping your nose clean and making sure the boat stays below the mast is the fastest way to sail!!
At 8.00 the Dusk Race was due to start and Nick and Jo were geared up to have a bash at this race within the race. After a swift swap with Jules and Stu off they went into the fading light. They sailed well with tough competition all around the lake and finished third in the Dusk Race.
Tim Lawrence arrived from West Kirby in time for the midnight shift and took Rob as crew. This pair proved fast and started overtaking boats. Moving up to low 20’s during the two hour stint. The graveyard shifts started with Chris and Holly putting in a good two hours with no capsizes. Some time in the night the team moved up to 19th which left the team
Lark News - Autumn 2006 feeling less tired with the thought of a top 20 finish. Stu & Jules took over at 4.00 am, with the wind still light and the sun starting to rise with a faint glow of warm yellow from behind the town, the team moved up to 18th place. At 6.00 am Nick & Jo did one more stint sailing under clear blue skies and a fresh feel to the air, maintaining the position gained throughout the night. With four hours to go Tom and Stu were paired up for a quick fire set of laps in very shifty and occasionally puffy conditions. This lead to the teams glorious hour; at 10.00 am the Ladies Race takes place, a race within the race for female helms and crews. Into the breach stepped Jane & Jules at 9.30 am. They had a good first lap to warm up before the start of the hour and got themselves into a good position for the timed laps. With some traffic to get through they put on a spurt whilst weaving over and under GPs and Ents alike. Three laps later they signed off to await the outcome. The LCOA belles had done the business and had beaten 25 other all female crews into first place for the Heineken Cup. Tim & Rob took over for the final stint putting in some great laps to maintain the 18th position the team had worked so hard for and finished with the obligatory cannon just after 12.10 pm.
A great team effort was put in by all. Thanks to every one for all the hard work and commitment over the entire weekend. To show for it the Pedrollo LCOA team were 18th overall, 3rd Lark overall, 3rd in the Dusk Race and were 1st in the Ladies Race. A special thanks to Nick for lending the team his well loved and looked after Lark, Mr Bigglesworth. Thanks also goes to Chris for getting the team together in the first place & for allowing us to give our entry money to Sail 4 Cancer through sponsorship from Pedrollo, to Simon Cox for helping maintain a healthy number of team members on Thursday when it looked like the team would not make the event and to WLYC for a great event. Congratulations to all of the Sail 4 Cancer team on their achievement of winning the event and thanks for the support they gave our team during the event. Hopefully the Larks will have another fine year next year. We (the Larks) have silverware to retain!! Stuart Allen
South Staffs at the 24 hour race Dave Young From the early 1990s, South Staffs have always sailed GP14s at the 24Hr race which has proved successful in the past. Results have included 3rd place (3 times), 2nd, 4th, 5th (numerous occasions), but never the elusive win (we lost to an ENT the year they changed the ENT handicap)!! In 2005 we sailed the ‘club’ Lark, which, being a good boat in itself, struggled (like the other Larks) in strong winds, half board and rudder, which meant we even lost to the South Staffs Masters team in a GP! We did, however, feel that a Lark could do well in the event.
from an initial position of 9th, through 7th, 6th and by the time Adam Parry and Chris Warburton went on again at 6am, 3rd . We then held this position to the end some 6 hours later with John and Sue rightly able to finish the race.
We had to find a good boat……step forward John and Sue Billington who kindly offered their Rondar (the old ‘Alphie’). Next, sails….. John’s Suggitt main and jib looked good, and Dave Young’s Speed spinny looked brand new. Having sailed at South Staffs during the summer, finding a short rudder was never an issue, and we didn’t fancy the ‘49er’ style of Cox’s. With this, we duly sent John and Sue to sail and pre-set the rudder and centreboard on Friday (as they, the Evans and Goodhead families were ‘slumming’ it in a hotel!!!!).
Will we be in a Lark for the 2007 race? Oh yes, and we will be a stronger team with the ‘kids’ having another year under their belts. Also, don’t bet against a good GP team from South Staffs next year as well. Wouldn’t it be great though, if Lark ‘hotbeds’ like Waldringfield and Frensham could put teams in, if only for the massive partying on Friday and Saturday night!
After a big lash up on the Friday night in the marque with the other Lark teams, the race started @ 12noon on Saturday with John and Sue off in the 2nd flight. The club policy has always been to try to win, but using only 100% club members. This meant relying on our up and coming youth sailors. So it was no surprise (due to our fantastic management/moral boosting team) to see Will Croxford (15), Adam Parry (16), Chris White (18),Ed Bradburn (17), Nicky Booth (18) and Lucy Evans (19) thrashing round the course up until 2pm (with a little help from 37yr old Neil Goodhead), before Dave Young with Kate Phillips (18) did the 4hr ‘Grave yard shift’ until 6am. During this time we moved gradually through the fleet
So, what do the South Staffs team think of the 2006 West Lancs 24 Hour Race??? We’re delighted that the Sail4Cancer Lark won, and also over the moon that we have got a result that still keeps us as one of the most consistently good clubs in 24 hour race history.
South Staffs 24 Race Lark Team Pairings John Billington and Sue Billington Neil Goodhead and Will Croxford Adam Parry and Chris Warburton Chris White and Nicki Booth Ed Bradburn and Lucy Evans Dave Young and Kate Phillips
Shore Management Martin ‘The Enforcer’ Evans Dave ‘The Boss’ Croxford Steve ‘Does He Ever Sleep’ Baker Neil ‘Beer Guru’ Hawkins Kate ‘Vodka Queen’ Pyle
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Lark Class Owners Association Income and Expenditure Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2005 31.12.05 £
31.12.04 £
£
£
Income Subscriptions Advertising Lark Clothing Profig/(Loss) Deposit account interest
3,762
4015
101
2677
(1,010)
251
58
1
LARK NEWS
2911
6944
Expenditure Website
120
30
(950)
899
472
728
1,502
2201
Honoraria & Gifts
150
185
Loss on Socials
300
109
-
(1)
Nat Championship Loss/(Profit) Exhibitions & Sponsored Events Newsletters Post & Stationery
Sundry expenses Audit & accountancy
259
EXCESS OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE
259 1853
4710
1058
2234
Lark Class Owners Association Balance Sheet 31 December 2005 31.12.05 £
31.12.04 £
£
£
CURRENT ASSETS Deposit Account
4,555
1555
Current Account
3,774
5716
8329
7271
CURRENT LIABILITIES Creditors
259
NET ASSETS
259 8070
7012
8070
7012
FINANCED BY CAPITAL ACCOUNT Brought forward
7012
4778
Add Excess of income over expenditure
1058
2234 8070
7012
8070
7012
Treasurer’s statement 2005 was another successful year for the Class Association with a profit of £1,058. The current account is has actually decreased to £3,774 because I transferred £3,000 to the savings account in order to increase the interest the Class earns. At the end of Dec 2005 there was £4,554 in the saving account, making the total cash asset of the class £8,328.82.
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Race Training Having recently taken over the role of Race Training, I would like to outline my first thoughts, which includes a request for help.
Over the next year, our training programme will include:
This whole area is quite involved and is covered by many training programmes, articles and publications. If only you had the funds, time and knew how to access them all. However at very little cost, we can continue to run our own Race Training, and with excellent Lark coaches.
Boat handling and starting Who for: Bronze and Silver Coach: Steve Cumley Contact: Chris Biglinchris@pedrollo.co.uk
What I hope to achieve, is a combination of practical on the water coaching, which is likely to be primarily focussed on boat handling and starting; combined with an information section on our great website that will include such things as: • • •
Current training programmes, both on and off the water Key links to other websites that offer appropriate information Articles and other recommended publications, for example there have been many articles written on how to get your Lark going faster, usually by previous Champions and I am sure Alan is writing his now - ‘Big Wave Racing’. We just need to pool them all together.
Race Training has a number of elements and levels, and I hope to be able to point you in the right direction. These elements are also, typically approached in a logical sequence e.g. get your boat handling up to speed before worrying about race strategy. The sequence could look like this: • • • • • • • • • •
Firstly, Boat Preparation then… Boat Handling, this would include such things as Balance and Trim, Sail Trim, Spinnaker Work, Tacking and Gybing, and Mark Rounding Starting Racing Rules Tuning Race Strategy and Tactics Tides and Currents Open Meetings and Championships Weather Fitness and Diet
More about this will be published on our website.
4 Nov ‘06 Shustoke(Day before Open)
10 Mar’07 Banbury(Day before Open) Contact: Stuart Allen Currently other venues for training are likely to be South Staffs and Frensham. The club coaching sessions would typically be run for six to ten Larks. At this stage I would like you to contact me regarding the following five points: 1. What you would like covered in any race training 2. If you would like to arrange a coaching session at your club 3. Suggestions you may have to build our website information bank e.g. recommended articles and books 4. Any off the water training that could be accessed by other Lark sailors (as signed in visitors) e.g. club evening session on rules, with the top sailors 5. If you would like to volunteer to run any Race Training So, please contact me on any training that you would like and if you can help in any way; and for those near to Shustoke book your coaching sooner than later. Regards Chris Ellis Training@larkclass.org 01256 703402
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Accessories provide improved performance
A growing number of sailors are finding that the new accessories introduced recently by Clamcleats Limited are transforming the performance of many of the company’s most popular cleats. These new accessories provide the performance and ease of use more usually associated with often expensive cam cleats, with the long-acknowledged benefits of Clamcleat® products of high strength and excellent rope-holding ability with no moving parts to jam or seize. The Keeper and the Cage have been designed and developed using the latest computer-aided design and modelling techniques. They have been tested extensively on a range of racing dinghies from the International Moth to the Flying Dutchmen. Improvements have also been made to the tooth form of the most popular products to provide increased holding power coupled with easier release of heavily-loaded lines. The Keeper (which has a patent pending) is a real
innovation and has been designed to overcome the problem of lines being cleated accidentally as well as improving performance by holding lightly-loaded lines in the jaws of a cleat. It completely transforms the operation and performance of a cleat. When using a cleat fitted with a Keeper, there is a satisfying and positive click as the line is released or cleated. It has been designed with a ‘lead-in’ to make cleating a line easier. When a halyard or control line is released from a cleat fitted with a Keeper, the Keeper will stop it falling back into the cleat and re-cleating, for example when dropping a spinnaker during a race or the mainsail when unrigging ashore. These benefits mean that Clamcleat® rope cleats can now be used on control and other lines that are adjusted frequently. Leading Lark sailor Simon Cox says: ‘It’s funny how a small piece of plastic can have such a positive effect! I have fitted a Keeper to the centreplate uphaul on my new Rondar boat. Larks have a heavy alloy centreboard and one of the problems with a Clamcleat for this control is that when you drop the ‘plate on a leeward mark rounding, the rope had a tendency to re-cleat itself. Using the new Keeper this is no longer a problem. Brilliant! We had to make some minor adjustments to make it fit in the moulding but it works perfectly.’
Lark News - Autumn 2006 Another new accessory, the Cage, allows ropes to be cleated and uncleated at any angle up to 70˚, rather than only in line with the cleat. Adding Cages to cleats fitted with Keepers will allow the helmsman or crew to adjust a control line from different positions quickly, easily, positively and without fear of accidental cleating or lightly-loaded lines becoming uncleated. Glen Trusewell, who races a Merlin Rocket, has fitted Keepers and Cages to the cleats for the twin spinnaker pole downhauls. These controls are cleated or uncleated at every gybe. Glen uses Clamcleat® rope cleats as he knows that the control lines will stay engaged, do not slip under high loadings and the ropes cannot be knocked free as can happen with cam cleats. Fitting Keeepers to the cleats means that there is now no risk of a rope re-cleating mid-gybe. The addition of Cages to the two cleats allows the ropes to be controlled by both helmsman and crew. Glen said: ‘Keepers and cages are a very neat package that will fit into a limited space. I am very impressed with these products.’
The Cage is moulded in high performance composite plastic with marine grade stainless steel bearing surfaces for maximum strength and long, wear-free life. Cages can be fitted easily to cleats with Keepers and are available in two sizes. Keepers and Cages are available in sizes to suit the most popular Clamcleat® rope cleats including the CL211 Mk1, CL203 Junior, CL236 Racing Junior with roller fairlead and Mk2 Racing Junior. They can both be retro-fitted easily without any need to drill extra mounting holes. Where it is necessary to mount a cleat at an angle for the most efficient use, tapered mounting pads are available. They are available in two sizes and are packaged with angled under-deck pads to spread the load and provide support when fitting a cleat and pad to a thin deck. For further information please visit www.clamcleat.com Terry Lawton
Fast Gear Guide Place at Nationals
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2
3
4
5
6
Helm
Alan Krailing
Sarah Richards
Nigel Hufton
Chris Fish
Steve Cumley Harry Pynn
Crew
Edd McCardle
Nigel Wakefield
Chris Whitehouse
Beth Condie
Eluned Jones
Milly Parsons
Comined helm/crew weight
21.5 stone
19.5 stone
21.5 stone
21 stone
22 stone
19.5 stone
Boat number
2464
2288
2470
2494
2496
2452
Year boat built
2000
1989
2000
2004
2004
1997
Boat manufacturer
Rondar
Parker Mk 2
Rondar
Rondar
Rondar
Parker Mk 2
Sail manufacturer
MacNamara main, North jib with P&B Kite
Norths
Norths
Norths
P&B
MacNamara with Speed kite
Rudder
Lifting: Winder carbon stock with Dave Chisolm blade
Fixed ? Make
Fixed: Milanes extended by 2”
Lifting: Milanes
Fixed: Aardvark
Fixed: Milanes
Rake for max power ? (measured to top rudder pintle with no ram)
6600
6650
6670
6660
6613
Rig T for max power (ram off)
26 on loos
?
21-24 on loos
?
23 on loos
21-24 on loos
Top tip
Use lots of kicker on windy days
Don’t capsize & make sure the boat is always dry.
Make sure the mast is straight and upright
Always use the compass and practice boat handling with your crew
Don’t be too aggressive - don’t do flyers
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Minutes of the Lark Class Owners Association Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday 2nd August 2006, Penzance Sailing Club
LARK NEWS
Agenda 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
Apologies for Absence Minutes of 2005 AGM Chairman’s Report Secretary’s Report Treasurer’s Report Election of Officers Forthcoming Projects 40th Anniversary Belle Isle Moulds AOB
Website, thanks to Simon on his continued hard work in getting the boat register (now at more than 300) and the photo gallery up and running. Membership, the website development has allowed people to register on the website Winter Championships at Northampton – thanks to John Crooks and Andy Cox for their hard work European Championships - thanks to MJ for arranging this, hope to repeat in 2 years time
4. Secretary’s Report
1. Apologies for Absence
Membership is down slightly on last year
Nigel Scott, Emma Harris, Michael-John Gifford, Kirsty Phipps
Membership this year
The minutes of last year have been distributed. Steve Cumley highlighted a few particular issues.
Full: 80 (81 last year) Associate:50 (52 last year) Family: 16 (18 last year) Student: 20 (18 last year) Universities: 2 (3 last year)
Rule Changes a. Electronic Compasses – no action taken b. Winged Rudders – rules changed to ban these c. Drainage holes – changed to allow these d. Spinnaker numbers – changed to remove need for these
To encourage as many people to attend the 40th birthday celebrations next year, the association has been giving away free membership to people registering on the website. So far approximately 110 memberships have been given out which we hope to convert to paying members next year.
Insignia – it was agreed that this would be changed although nothing has so far been done. The committee would appreciate suggestions and it would be good to launch a new insignia for the 40th birthday
5. Treasurer’s Report
2. Minutes of 2005 AGM
Masts – not on agenda for 2 years Europeans – Thanks to MJ for arranging this
Unfortunately the treasurer Kirsty Phipps is out of the country with work so is unable to attend the Nationals and did not have time to get the accounts to the auditors. It was agreed that the accounts would go on the website and in the next Lark News for general comment.
Trapezium race course – changed and feedback requested (Mark Ampleford did not like the multiple runs, Nigel pointed out that the intention had been to only do three laps, and hence only one run)
6. Election of Officers
Articles of Association from 1984 have been found although need updating. It is the intention to use these from now on and it was pointed out that this states that only full members of the association are entitled to vote.
Treasurer – Kirsty Phipps is stepping down and Dan Smith volunteered
Several members of the committee are stepping down and new volunteers are as follows:
Proposed by: Seconded by:
Mark Ampleford Ruth Johnson
3. Chairman’s Report The last year has been a strong year with the chairman specifically mentioning the following:
Measurer – Dougal Scott is stepping down and Chris Biglin volunteered
Nationals attendance at 61 which excludes the 3 paid up boats who had not turned up. It was 63 last year. Especially big thank you to those people lending their boats and the students
Proposed by: Seconded by:
Bronze and silver fleets, with special thanks to Stu Allen (bronze fleet rep) for writing the articles
Training – Jon Lewis is stepping down and Chris Ellis volunteered
Sponsorship, thanks to Chris Whitehouse for working on the links with Gill and Pedrollo
Proposed by: Seconded by:
Stu Allen Nigel Hufton
Helen Scott Chris Fish
Lark News - Autumn 2006 Publicity – Nigel Scott is stepping down and Jan Alexander volunteered Proposed by: Seconded by:
Sarah Richards Chris Biglin
Sponsorship – Chris Whitehouse is stepping down and there are currently no volunteers
It was agreed that having events on consecutive weekends was not good for the turnout.
10. Moulds After a few general comments, mainly regarding how to ensure Rondar pay the £100 build fee to the association, it was decided to vote on whether to continue with Nigel Scott’s recommendations (see website news articles for full details) For: 25, Against: 0 A few important points were also raised as follows:
Lark News – MJ has been assisting Harry Pynn with this but is now going abroad. Alan Krailing has volunteered to help but as this is not a committee position, there will be no official proposing.
7. Forthcoming Projects There are various projects that the class would like assistance with from people outside the committee. These are Dinghy Show – a coordinator is required, anyone interested please contact Steve Cumley Year Book – Helen Scott has kindly volunteered to produce this again Masters - a coordinator is required, anyone interested please contact Steve Cumley Student Rep – Chris Holliman has volunteered to be student rep - a new position on the committee
The mould must be clearly identified as belonging to the association. The insurance of the moulds must be clearly agreed A contract must be set up (suggested Helen Winward?) It has been the intention to raise money separately to purchase the moulds although a few members felt that the money could be paid straight out of the account. The association would like to thank Nigel Scott for his hard work on this matter and to Mike Jackson for his generous contributions to the class.
11. AOB Mark requested a £10 be put on the Crew’s Union kitty due to the poor state of his Crew on Wednesday morning, or at least to have it prior to a one-race day. Andy Cox requested any feedback regarding any socials be emailed to him or to John Crooks for consideration
Proposed by Andy Cox Seconded by Mark Ampleford
8. 40th Anniversay
TO CLEAT OR NOT TO CLEAT?
As it is the Lark Class’ 40th birthday in 2007, the committee is keen to celebrate in several ways. The members views are wanted. The events being considered are as follows:
Accessories improve performance
Bumper Yearbook with history of the class etc 2 boat stand at the dinghy show
Cage allows easy cleating at extreme angles
Masters at Frensham Inlands at Grafham Nationals with possible theme night to do with 1967 or birthday party (Dates 21st-27th July at Looe – need to confirm this is in school holidays) Suggestions from the members included a black tie anniversary dinner, asking the Firefly class what they did to get 110 boats at their nationals, a feature race, champion of champions race, classic divisions at events, sail past etc etc.
9. Belle Isle This year some extra venues were added to the fixtures list but it was agreed that there were too many events which has resulted in a poorer turnout so we will return to last years format. General thoughts were that sharing Weymouth with the Scorpions worked well, that Harwich was a superb event ad that Lymington was a good venue.
Keeper automatically prevents unwanted cleating.
Lead-in allows easy cleating.
Wear resistant stainless steel Tapered pad
Mount on flat or curved surface.
Backplate
Tested for thousands of cycles under harsh conditions.
Pull rope back and down to cleat
Lift up to release
The innovative Keeper (patent pending) has been designed to overcome the problem of lines being cleated accidentally, as well holding lightlyloaded lines in the jaws of a cleat. A Cage allows cleating at extreme angles. The Tapered pad can be used to tilt cleats. Full information on,
www.clamcleat.com
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