What an amazing weekend of wall to wall sunshine, for the Maiden Marine Beneteau Cup Regatta on Lake Windermere.

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Maiden Marine Bénéteau Cup 2013 Powered by 19th/20th /21st July 2013 fun in the

Beneteau Cup Regatta on Lake Windermere.

social events; all hosted from the shore side premises of Maiden Marine.

premises here at Ferry Nab, were packed to the rafters with competitors

1 Maiden Marine Bénéteau Cup 2013 Powered by 19th/20th /21st July 2013 fun in the sun! What an amazing weekend of wall to wall sunshine, for the Maiden Marine Beneteau Cup Regatta on Lake Windermere. Thirty eight Beneteau s and 140 people took part in a weekend of racing and social events; all hosted from the shore side premises of Maiden Marine. The weekend kicked off with a SLAMBUCA PARTY on the Friday evening and our premises here at Ferry Nab, were packed to the rafters with competitors enjoying the drinks supplied by James Wright of Halewood International and the super canapés and SLAMBUCA s (red Sambuca!) supplied by SLAM UK.

The Fleet 21 s a Plenty Neil & Yvonne The racing for real started at 11am on the Saturday morning with the North Sails

Next away were the Big Boats combined with Sports Boats.

Then a horde of First 21 s, all vying to work their way through the fleets in front of them.

Trophy. Race two was sponsored by those lovely people from OB Sailing Tuition & Charter.

They both give up valuable OB Sailing time, to help out with this event and we really appreciate their contribution, along

2 The Fleet 21 s a Plenty Neil & Yvonne The racing for real started at 11am on the Saturday morning with the North Sails Trophy Race. The windward / leeward course was set and the first fleet to get away were the mid-sized boats. Next away were the Big Boats combined with Sports Boats. A diverse fleet with a Beneteau 25, two First 30 s and two - Oceanis 40 s. Then a horde of First 21 s, all vying to work their way through the fleets in front of them. David Watkins and his team sailed the First 260 Diamond Edge really well to come in 1st Overall and claim the North Sails Trophy. Race two was sponsored by those lovely people from OB Sailing Tuition & Charter. Neil & Yvonne Crowder provide Race Committee duties for the weekend. They both give up valuable OB Sailing time, to help out with this event and we really appreciate their contribution, along with that of Lyn Gooch, a stalwart of the committee boat and multiple Beneteau owner! This race was a triumph for long time Beneteau Regatta competitor, Rod Bulloughs and his team on the Beneteau 25 Ridiculous, this boat was the first new Beneteau that Maiden Marine ever sold; 16 years ago, so we were really delighted to award Rod the super OB Sailing trophy. Papillion Maiden Team

Racing over, the competitors returned ashore to apply after sun to their slightly pink faces; such a lovely change to have sunshine and breeze for this regatta and not a sacrifice to the weather gods

The buffet spread was amazing; a huge thanks to Ken and his team at the Hydro and Tony Rothwell s band were fantastic! Nice to see so many people dancing the night away!

Navigators & General have, as usual, been hugely supportive to this regatta, they sponsored the third race.

3 Racing over, the competitors returned ashore to apply after sun to their slightly pink faces; such a lovely change to have sunshine and breeze for this regatta and not a sacrifice to the weather gods in sight!! Saturday night we were all off to the super Windermere Hydro Hotel for a fabulous buffet and entertainment from the New Tricks Band. A really great evening was had by all. The buffet spread was amazing; a huge thanks to Ken and his team at the Hydro and Tony Rothwell s band were fantastic! Nice to see so many people dancing the night away! Sunday dawned a little less windy, with another easterly breeze continuing to make the course challenging, for the competitors and race officers alike! Navigators & General have, as usual, been hugely supportive to this regatta, they sponsored the third race. It was the bigger boats which dominated the Sunday racing with Tim & Jo Jones and their Oceanis 311 Phoenix collecting the Navigators & General Silver Salver for race 3, with David Watkins F260 Diamond Edge in second and David, Vicki & Jamie Wilson in 3rd with their Oceanis 343 Killara. Boats.com the World s most popular marine web site, sponsored the last race of the weekend and it was once again Tim & Jo Jones who triumphed, to take the lovely Boats.com trophy to add to their N&G silver salver. David Watkins repeated his second place and this time it was David & Fiona Priestly with their F25.7 who Fast Forwarded into third! Back to Maiden Marine for a late BBQ lunch on the slipway, with yet more Pimms and Tsingtao beer, then the prize giving ceremony. In addition to the major event sponsors SLAM clothing UK, we should mention in particular Navigators & General, Boats. com, Yachtworld.com, North Sails, Harken, Dubarry, Optimum Time & Halewood International, who have all been extremely generous with prizes, as have many of our chandlery suppliers, So a BIG Thanks to all our sponsors, without whom this event would be very dull! Fleet 21 s Tony Sladen Westwinds

The Fleet The overall results for the Fun in the Sun Maiden Beneteau Regatta 2013 (powered by SLAM!

7 Fast Forward 2nd Tony Brindle & John Jackson F21.

7 Fast Forward 2nd Paul & Mandy Hibbert - F21.

4 The Fleet The overall results for the Fun in the Sun Maiden Beneteau Regatta 2013 (powered by SLAM!) Race 1 North Sails Trophy North Sails North Sails North Sails 3rd David & Fiona Priestly F25.7 Fast Forward 2nd Tony Brindle & John Jackson F21.7 Ben O II 1st David Watkins F260 Diamond Edge Race 2 - The OB Sailing Trophy OB OB OB 3rd David & Fiona Priestly - F25.7 Fast Forward 2nd Paul & Mandy Hibbert - F21.7 Owasippe 1st Rod Bullough & Co - Ben 25 Ridiculous The Nav & Gen Trophy Race 3 N&G N&G N&G 3rd David, Vicki & Jamie Wilson - Oc 343 Killara 2nd David Watkins F260 Diamond Edge 1st Tim & Jo Jones 311 Phoenix Boats.com Trophy Race 4 B.com B.com B.com 3rd David Priestly - F25.7 Fast Forward 2nd David Watkins - F260 Diamond Edge 1st Tim & Jo Jones Oc 311 Phoenix Rounding the mark

Overall Fleet Results The Navigators & General Sponsored- First 21 Fleet - 17 boats in total N&G 21 FLEET 3rd Tony Brindle & John Jackson F21.7 Ben O II N&G 21 FLEET 2nd Derek & Sarah Beddows F21.

5 Overall Fleet Results The Navigators & General Sponsored- First 21 Fleet - 17 boats in total N&G 21 FLEET 3rd Tony Brindle & John Jackson F21.7 Ben O II N&G 21 FLEET 2nd Derek & Sarah Beddows F21.7s Carousel N&G 21 FLEET 1ST Paul & Mandy Hibbert F21.7s Owasippe The 25 Fleet, includes a First 260, First 25 and First 25.7s F25 FLEET 5TH Dennis & Polly Straker F25.7 Excalibur F25 FLEET 4TH Mark John & Tina Crossley F25.7 Sloe Motion F25 FLEET 3RD Steve Hackett & Ruth Pickup - First 25 Bliss F25 FLEET 2ND David & Fiona Priestly F25.7 Fast Forward F25 FLEET 1ST David Watkins F260 Diamond Edge Oceanis 31 Fleet 31 FLEET 5TH Kevin Stafford - Oc 311 Escape II 31 FLEET 4TH Paul Duckworth - Oc321 Isis 31 FLEET 3RD Ted & Trish McGrath - Oc31 Minerva 31 FLEET 2ND Andy Sawyer Oc 31 Papillion 31 FLEET 1ST Tim & Jo Jones Oc 311 Phoenix Oceanis 34 Fleet 34 FLEET 2nd Roger Smith & Family Oc34 Elle Five 34 FLEET 1st David, Vicki & Jamie Wilson Oc 343 Killara Sports Boat Fleet SB Fleet 4th David Geen - FC7 Ferocious Beast SB Fleet 3rd Paul Helsby - First 30 Volante SB Fleet 2nd Tim Penny First 30 Firefly SB Fleet 1st Rod Bullough & Co Beneteau 25 Ridiculous THE BIG BOAT FLEET - SPONSORED BY YACHTWORLD.com YW FLEET 3rd David Hathaway Oc 40 Charisma YW FLEET 2nd Peter Ward Oc 37 Chunky Monkey YW FLEET 1st Mark & Michelle Boyd Oc40 Persuasion There is such great camaraderie amongst this Beneteau fleet, chuck in a weekend chock full of sunshine and some breeze and it is amazing to see how much fun everyone has! The quality of the racing in the fleet improves every year. The competitors (and sponsors) are all so enthusiastic about the event, both ashore and afloat, they really should all get Spirit of the Event awards, we are proud that this makes our Beneteau Cup Regatta special! GILBERT BROWN MEMORIAL TROPHY for the newest owner on the start line - Paul Duckworth and family with the Oceanis 321 ISIS CAPITAL BANK BEST NOVICE BOAT - Paul & Bernice Hartigan F21.7 Summer Wine BEST IMPROVED Registering a 24th in first two races, they finished Race 4 in 6th place! Polly & Dennis Straker F25.7 Excalibur BENETEAU OWNER S ASSOCIATION - SPIRIT OF THE EVENT He put a huge amount of effort into the event, got himself a boat sorted to race in, provided great sponsorship back up with SLAM and generally was the Spirit of the Event Chris Ducker THE CORINTHIAN (Top Owner Driver) BENETEAU CUP - OVERALL WINNERS 3rd Rod Bullough & Co Ben 25 Ridiculous 2nd Tim & Jo Jones O311 Phoenix 1st David, Fiona, Mathew & Rebecca Priestly Fast Forward 25.7

6 Winners of the OB Sailing Trophy and Sports Boat Fleet Rod Bulloughs & Team Ridiculous Winners of the 25 Fleet and the North Sails David Watkins First 260 Diamond Edge Winners of the First 21 Fleet Paul & Mandy Hibbert

7 Winners of the Beneteau Cup David & Fiona Priestley s First 25.7 Fast Forward Winners of the Big Boat Fleet Mark & Michelle Boyd Oceanis 40 Persuasion

8 Winners of the 31 Fleet, Navigators & General Trophy, and the Yacht World Trophy Tim & Jo Jones and Lynne Walker - Oceanis 31 Phoenix Winners of the Oceanis 34 Fleet David, Vicki and Jamie Wilson - Oceanis 343 Killara

9 Winner of the Gilbert Brown Trophy - newest owner on the start line... Paul Duckworth s Oceanis 321 Isis Andy Sawyer & Team Oceanis 31 Papillion Full List of sponsors SLAM CLOTHING UK Navigators & General Insurance Company OB Sailing Tuition & Charter North Sails Yachtworld.com Boats.com Halewood International Dubarry Marlow Ropes Meridian Zero Marathon Leisure Optimum Time Aquafax Harken UK Ltd Henri Lloyd Musto International Paints English Braids

10 Steve Hackett & Ruth Pickup - First 25 Bliss Paul Helsby s First 30 Volante Mike Hynes & Marion Kirk- First 21.7 Secco David & Wendy Bone with Simon Crowder - First 21.7 Gay Crossley & Dan Nichol- First 21.7s Murmur Simon Crowder - (Maiden s Mechanic) Peter Gooch Viva!

11 Tim, Anna, John & Amy Penny with Bill& Lynne Entwistle Team Firefly Winners of the Best Novice boat at the event Paul and Bernice Hartigan Summer Wine Winnerof the Spirit of the Event Award and top Sponsor Chris Ducker Tony Brindle with his bottle of Rum - kindly presented by sponsors Halewood International Winners Best Improved - zero to hero resulut Polly & Dennis Straker Excalibur Ted & Trish McGrath, Chora & Team Minerva

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