The forecast 10mph wind failed to materialise and casters were competing in hot, still air.  When the breeze did pick up it was often blowing into the faces of the casters.  This made it extremely tough for all competitors to achieve any sort of distance.

All distances are in feet and inches:

#5F – Steve Parkes 103.06; James Evans 101.00; Mike Heritage 97.09; Mick Copeman 93.06; Alan Bath 91.07; Tracy Thomas 91.01; Steve Davis 90.02; David Fisher 84.07; Tim Marks 80.10.

#7F – Steve Parkes 109.06; James Evans 108.11; Mick Copeman 103.09; Mike Heritage 100.01; David Fisher 98.04; Tim Marks 92.06; Tracy Thomas 90.11; Alan Bath 84.07; Steve Davis 84.05.

B100 (#5 + #7) – Steve Davis 174.07; Tim Marks 173.04.

B110 (#5 + #7) – Mick Copeman 197.03; David Fisher 182.11; Tracy Thomas 182.00; Alan Bath 176.02.

ST27 –  James Evans 116.02; Mick Copeman 115.00; Tracy Thomas 112.07; Steve Parkes 111.05; Mike Heritage 111.01; Tim Marks 92.03; Steve Davis 84.00; David Fisher 83.05.

T38 – Mike Heritage 161.04; James Evans 156.07; Mick Copeman 143.10; Steve Parkes 120.11; Tracy Thomas 116.06; David Fisher 108.00; Steve Davis 102.05.

T120 – Steve Parkes 194.03; James Evans 193.01; Mike Heritage 179.08; Tracy Thomas 142.00; Steve Davis 131.05; David Fisher 116.06.

Overall Positions (points) – James Evans 10, Steve Parkes 12, Mike Heritage 17, Mick Copeman 20, Tracy Thomas 26, David Fisher 34, Steve Davis 36, Tim Marks 37, Alan Bath 38.

Records – Mick Copeman extended his V70 T38 record.

The weather was mostly sunny with the temperature reaching 20 deg C.  The wind was light and blowing from the north although there were spells when it dropped to nothing.  In the morning session the T38 and T120 outfits were cast, leaving the #5, #7, ST27 and accuracy for the afternoon.

All distances are in feet and inches:

#5F – James Evans 122.05; Steve Parkes 118.10; Mike Heritage 115.00 ; John Reynolds 109.09; David Fisher 97.05; Tracy Thomas 96.10; Mike Lonsdale 94.00; Alan Bath 91.07; Pat Stevens 90.05; Paul Ainsworth 90.04; Richard Jaques 84.04; Dylan Roberts 83.02; Nigel Conlon 80.09; Jon Vautier 79.11; John Forbes 76.07

#7F – James Evans 130.08; Steve Parkes 129.00; Mike Heritage 122.06; John Reynolds 120.08; David Fisher 111.01; Paul Ainsworth 103.00; Tracy Thomas 101.07; Alan Bath 96.06; Pat Stevens 95.07; Richard Jaques 94.00; Dylan Roberts 93.03; Mike Lonsdale 84.07; Jon Vautier 79.09; Nigel Conlon 79.07; John Forbes 74.00

B100 (#5 + #7) –  Paul Ainsworth 193.04; Pat Stevens 186.00; Mike Lonsdale 178.07; Richard Jaques 178.04; Dylan Roberts 176.05; Nigel Conlon 160.04; Jon Vautier 159.08; John Forbes 150.07

B110 (#5 + #7) – David Fisher 208.06; Tracy Thomas 198.05; Alan Bath 188.01

ST27 – James Evans 143.04; Mike Heritage 135.03; Steve Parkes 134.07; John Reynolds 133.04; Paul Ainsworth 129.07; Tracy Thomas 114.11; Dylan Roberts 106.07; David Fisher 98.06; Nigel Conlon 88.05; Pat Stevens 77.04; Mike Lonsdale 77.02

T38 – John Reynolds 172.10; Mike Heritage 150.06; James Evans 146.08; Steve Parkes 128.09; Tracy Thomas 125.00; David Fisher 112.06; Nigel Conlon 110.04

T120 – James Evans 202.00; Steve Parkes 199.11; John Reynolds 165.11; Tracy Thomas 163.07; Nigel Conlon 153.09; David Fisher 132.06

Accuracy (points) – John Reynolds 47; Mike Heritage 39; Steve Parkes 27; Pat Stevens 27; Tracy Thomas 25; James Evans 24; Phil Stott 24; Richard Jaques 23; Mark Surtees 23; Jon Vautier 20;
David Fisher 14; Paul Ainsworth 11; Mike Lonsdale 11; Nigel Conlon 8; Dylan Roberts 7

Overall (points) – James Evans 13; Steve Parkes 16; John Reynolds 17; Mike Heritage 19; Tracy Thomas 33; David Fisher 41; Pat Stevens 46; Paul Ainsworth 48; Richard Jaques 56; Mike Lonsdale 57; Alan Bath 59; Dylan Roberts 60; Nigel Conlon 62; Jon Vautier 64; Phil Stott 65; Mark Surtees 67; John Forbes 73

Records – Tracy Thomas extended her women’s T120 best.

Badges – Paul Ainsworth collected 25, 30 and 35yd badges the latter being with a #7 weight outfit.

Richard Jaques achieved his 30yd badge with the #7

Phil Stott and Raj Boojawon gained their 25yd badges also with a #7

Nigel Conlon took a 50yd badge with his cast in the T120 competetion

Many congratulations to all!

Conditions were a pleasant 17 – 18°C with a light northerly breeze blowing over the cricket pavilion and on to the pitch.  Again casting started with the T38 and T120 outfits, with the #5, #7 and ST27 being cast after the lunch break.

Distances are in feet and inches:

#5F – Steve Parkes 115.04; James Evans 112.02; Mike Heritage 112.02; David Fisher 107.01; Mick Copeman 105.02; Trevor Hayman 104.03; Lee Martell 104.03; Trevor Bourne 102.04; John Reynolds 101.01; Roger Simeon 90.03; Tracy Thomas 87.09; Tom Marchant 76.00; Dan Shillabeer 70.10.

#7F – Mike Heritage 125.10; Mick Copeman 123.09; Trevor Bourne 123.07; John Reynolds 122.11; James Evans 121.08; Steve Parkes 119.06; Lee Martell 113.05; David Fisher 111.00; Tracy Thomas 104.04; Roger Simeon 104.00; Trevor Hayman 102.01; Dan Shillabeer 90.11; Tom Marchant 74.00.

B100 (#5F + #7F) – Lee Martell 217.08; Roger Simeon 194.03; Dan Shillabeer 161.09; Tom Marchant 150.

B110 (#5F + #7F) – Mick Copeman 228.11; David Fisher 218.01; Tracy Thomas 192.01

ST27 – James Evans 147.02; Trevor Bourne 135.08; Steve Parkes 130.00; Mike Heritage 122.00; Lee Martell 121.04; Mick Copeman 118.06; John Reynolds 118.06; Trevor Hayman 118.02; Tracy Thomas 114.04; David Fisher 112.07; Roger Simeon 105.07; Tom Marchant 92.10; Dan Shillabeer 74.00.

T38 – John Reynolds 180.05; James Evans 169.10; Trevor Hayman 155.10; Trevor Bourne 139.02; Mick Copeman 132.11; Steve Parkes 127.03; Lee Martell 123.09; Tracy Thomas 117.07; David Fisher 104.08.

T120 – Trevor Bourne 217.05; James Evans 202.00; Steve Parkes 192.05; John Reynolds 191.00; Trevor Hayman 164.09; Lee Martell 160.01; Tracy Thomas 155.03; David Fisher 151.10.

Overall Position (points) – James Evans 12; Trevor Bourne 18; Steve Parkes 19; John  Reynolds 24; Mike Heritage 26; Mick Copeman 27; Lee Martell 31; Trevor Hayman 33; David Fisher 39; Tracy Thomas 44; Roger Simeon 50; Tom Marchant 56; Dan Shillabeer 57.

Congratulations to Dan Shillabeer for getting his 30yd badge with a #7wt outfit and to Tom Marchant for achieving 30yds with a ST27 shooting head.  Also many congratulations to Roger Simeon for achieving his 35yd badge with a #7wt outfit in a record attempt separate from the main competition.

A number of records were also set:

Roger Simeon Junior (13) ST27 and #7F (110.00 in a separate record attempt)

Mick Copeman V70 #5F, #7F and T38 records

John Reynolds S60 T38

Very well done to all.

The weather forecast for the day was pretty grim, however it didn’t turn out as bad as it could have.  Although the air was ‘heavy’ there was a reasonable wind to start the day when the competition kicked off with the T120 and T38.  This wind did cause some problems with casters having to cope with the line being blown into their casting shoulder at times.  After a short, heavy downpour distances took a nose-dive, this was particularly evident for the #5 weight event.

Distances are in feet and inches

#5F – Steve Parkes 113.11; James Evans 112.10; Mike Heritage 112.02; Trevor Hayman 107.11; Rob Doyle 100.06 ; Alan Bath 97.07; John Graham 94.02; David Fisher 91.06; John Dawson 90.08; Tracy Thomas 82.05; Wendy Bath 78.10

#7F – James Evans 130.09; Steve Parkes 124.11; Mike Heritage 120.08; Trevor Hayman 117.04; Rob Doyle 109.06; John Graham 105.01; Alan Bath 102.03; David Fisher 101.11; John Dawson 101.04; Tracy Thomas 90.09; Wendy Bath 77.08

B100 (#5 + #7) – Alan Bath 199.10;  John Graham 199.03; John Dawson 192.00; Wendy Bath 156.06

B110 (#5 + #7) – Trevor Hayman 225.03; David Fisher 193.05; Tracy Thomas 173.02

ST27 – James Evans 149.04; Mike Heritage 130.01; Trevor Hayman 128.08; Rob Doyle 123.09; Steve Parkes 123.06; Tracy Thomas 118.08; David Fisher 118.04; John Graham 109.02; John Dawson 101.04

T38 – James Evans 183.04; Rob Doyle 146.03; Trevor Hayman 140.07; John Dawson 136.11; Steve Parkes 136.00; John Graham 131.07; Tracy Thomas 122.01; David Fisher 120.01

T120 – James Evans 220.04; Steve Parkes 199.05; Trevor Hayman 189.00; Rob Doyle 183.06; Tracy Thomas 155.04; John Dawson 149.08; David Fisher 138.07

Overall Position (points) – James Evans 6; Steve Parkes 15; Trevor Hayman 17; Rob Doyle 20; Mike Heritage 25; John Graham 35; John Dawson 37; Tracy Thomas 38; David Fisher 38; Alan Bath 40; Wendy Bath 49.

Many congratulations to John Graham who achieved his 35yd badge with a #7 wt outfit – very well done!

Tracy Thomas extended her overall T120 record.

Once again conditions were less than ideal for distance casting.  The day started with a heavy dew on the ground, which obviously transferred to the lines, and no wind whatsoever.  As the day progressed the odd puff of breeze would blow, usually into the face or right shoulder of  the caster.

Distances are in feet and inches.

#5F – Mike Heritage 112.07; John Reynolds 106.11; Steve Parkes 106.05; James Evans 105.00; Trevor Hayman 104.06; Kei Okamoto 103.06; David Fisher 98.00; Mick Copeman 97.08; Tracy Thomas 94.00; Alan Bath 91.03; Roger Simeon 86.07; Dan Shillabeer 83.07; Danny Keane 83.02; Wendy Bath 79.02; John Dunmall 66.02; Nicholas Surtees 55.05

#7F – Steve Parkes 119.07*; James Evans 119.07*; Trevor Hayman 116.05; Kei Okamoto 112.05; John Reynolds 112.02; Mick Copeman 107.09; Mike Heritage 106.07; Tracy Thomas 101.02; David Fisher 100.09; Roger Simeon 95.11; Alan Bath 89.03; Wendy Bath 88.06; Dan Shillabeer 87.06; Danny Keane 81.07; John Dunmall 77.1; Nicholas Surtees 45.00

* Steve Parkes won the shoot-out

B100 (#5F + #7F) – Trevor Hayman 220.11; Tracy Thomas 195.02; Roger Simeon 182.06; Alan Bath 180.06; Dan Shillabeer 171.01; Wendy Bath 167.08; Danny Keane 164.09; John Dunmall 144.01; Nicholas Surtees 100.05

B110 (#5F + #7F) – Mick Copeman 205.05; David Fisher 198.09

ST27 – James Evans 126.07; John Reynolds 121.00; Trevor Hayman 118.06; Kei Okamoto 118.03; Steve Parkes 115.01; Mick Copeman 108.10; Tracy Thomas 107.08; Mike Heritage 103.09; Wendy Bath 103.02; Roger Simeon 95.08; David Fisher 85.00; Dan Shillabeer 82.11; Danny Keane 77.00

T38 – John Reynolds 167.08; Mike Heritage 159.00; James Evans 146.09; Trevor Hayman 139.00; Kei Okamoto 130.09; Steve Parkes 126.00; Mick Copeman 124.06; Tracy Thomas 120.02; David Fisher 119.00

T120 – Steve Parkes 192.11; Mike Heritage 170.05; Mark Surtees 169.00; James Evans 165.00; John Reynolds 159.00; Trevor Hayman 151.02; Tracy Thomas 141.01; David Fisher 108.00

Accuracy (points) – Mark Surtees 37; James Evans 35; John Reynolds 35; Mike Heritage 32 ; Trevor Hayman 28; Tracy Thomas 26; Kei Okamoto 24; Steve Parkes 22; Dan Shillabeer 16; Roger Simeon 8; David Fisher 7; Nicholas Surtees 3; Wendy Bath 3

Overall position (points) – James Evans 15; John Reynolds 17; Steve Parkes 24; Mike Heritage 24; Trevor Hayman 26; Kei Okamoto 35; Tracy Thomas 45; Mike Copeman 50; David Fisher 55; Roger Simeon 60; Mark Surtees 62; Dan Shillabeer 65; Wendy Bath 66; Alan Bath 68; Danny Keane 73; John Dunmall 77; Nicholas Surtees 77

Badges were won by: Dan Shillabeer – 25yd  and Roger Simeon – 30yd.  Well done to both.

Roger Simeon also set a best of 104.07 in the ST27 (J13) in a separate record attempt.

Thankfully, despite the forecast, the rain held off for the whole day.  The first casting round benefited from a slight tail wind, however as the day progressed the breeze started flipping randomly through 180 degrees, making getting a good cast off a lottery at times.

Distances are in feet and inches:

#5F – Scott Loudon 121.10; James Hek 116.01; Ben Dixon 115.00; Andrew Toft 113.04; Mike Heritage 112.04; Brian Szukala 102.10; James Evans 101.00; Andrew Parker 97.05; Tracy Thomas 96.08; Kevin Muir 96.07; Mike Barrio 96.01; Alberto Laidlaw 90.07; Angus McLeod 80.00

#7F – James Evans 128.01; Mike Heritage 123.01; Ben Dixon 122.11; James Hek 117.11; Scott Loudon 116.00; Kevin Muir 113.03; Andrew Toft 111.04; Brian Szukala 111.00; Tracy Thomas 99.11; Andrew Parker 94.03; Mike Barrio 91.11; Angus McLeod 85.04; Alberto Laidlaw 81.05

B100 (#5 + #7) –  Tracy Thomas 196.07; Andrew Parker 191.08; Mike Barrio 188.00; Alberto Laidlaw 172.00; Angus McLeod 165.04

ST27 – Ben Dixon 141.04; James Hek 132.00; James Evans 130.00; Mike Heritage 120.04; Mike Barrio 118.01; Brian Szukala 116.04; Kevin Muir 115.00; Tracy Thomas 113.01; Andrew Parker 110.06; Scott Loudon 109.00; Alberto Laidlaw 101.00; Andrew Toft 94.00

T38 – James Hek 148.01; Mike Heritage 145.09; Kevin Muir 142.03; Ben Dixon 142.02; James Evans 136.05; Andrew Toft 128.05; Brian Szukala 122.10; Mike Barrio 121.08; Scott Loudon 118.00; Tracy Thomas 109.03

T120 – Ben Dixon 183.08; Kevin Muir 178.02; Andrew Toft 176.04; Scott Loudon 174.08; Brian Szukala 171.06; James Hek 148.07; James Evans 148.07; Tracy Thomas 146.08; Mike Barrio 132.04; Mike Heritage 128.08

WC55g Salmon – Ben Dixon 154.06; Mike Heritage 140.06; Scott Loudon 139.06; Andrew Toft 138.01; Kevin Muir 134.07; James Hek 133.00; James Evans 130.07; Mike Barrio 125.10; Brian Szukala 117.05; Tracy Thomas 91.05

Overall Position (Points) – Ben Dixon 13; James Hek 21; Mike Heritage 25; James Evans 29; Scott Loudon 32; Kevin Muir 33; Andrew Toft 36; Brian Szukala 41; Mike Barrio 52; Tracy Thomas 54

The following records were set/claimed:

James Hek takes the J17 #5F record and sets the J17 ST27 record

Tracy Thomas takes the women’s overall T120 record.

Conditions were seemingly good for distance casting with a decent wind blowing for most of the day.  Unfortunately there was also an unpredictable cross wind on the casting field which skewed some backcasts and dumped some good forward casts.

Distances are in feet and inches:

#5F –  Peter Thain 125.05; James Evans 120.07; Mike Heritage 119.07; Ben Dixon 110.00; Kev Muir 106.06; Tracy Thomas 97.09; Wendy Bath 97.08; Alan Bath 95.00; Mike Barrio 92.05; Daniel Bruce 78.09

#7F – Mike Heritage 129.08; Peter Thain 127.01; James Evans 126.03; Ben Dixon 121.04; Mike Barrio 112.00; Kev Muir 107.11; Tracy Thomas 105.09; Alan Bath 98.10; Wendy Bath 98.03; Ian B 97.00; Daniel Bruce 86.01

B100 (#5 + #7): Mike Barrio 204.05; Tracy Thomas 203.06; Wendy Bath 195.11; Alan Bath 193.10; Daniel Bruce 164.10

ST27 – Peter Thain 151.02; Ben Dixon 147.04; James Evans 145.10; Kev Muir 145.02; Hugh Newton 142.07; Mike Heritage 142.00; Tracy Thomas 117.00; Mike Barrio 108.10; Ian B 104.07; Wendy Bath 101.02; Daniel Bruce 76.03

T38 – Peter Thain 197.03; Hugh Newton 167.04; James Evans 162.08; Ben Dixon 161.04; Kev Muir 158.02;
Mike Heritage 142.08; Tracy Thomas 120.10; Daniel Bruce 90.10

T120 – Peter Thain 208.06; Kev Muir 204.04; Ben Dixon 203.00; Hugh Newton 194.05; James Evans 177.09; Daniel Bruce 168.10; Mike Heritage 166.09; Ian B 139.00; Tracy Thomas 131.07

Overall Position (points) – Peter Thain 7; James Evans 17, Ben Dixon 18, Kev Muir 23; Mike Heritage 24; Hugh Newton 35; Tracy Thomas 37; Mike Barrio 42; Wendy Bath 46; Dan Bruce 47; Alan Bath 48; Ian B 48.

The following records were set:

Tracy Thomas takes the women’s overall #5 and #7 records

Wendy Bath extends her S50 #5 record

In a separate record attempt Peter Thain beat the men’s ST27 record

The weather was perfect….for sitting in a deckchair with an ice-cream!!  However the 30 degree heat, high humidity and very light puffs of wind from random directions made for very challenging conditions for distance fly-casting.

This event saw the introduction of the B110 category for those who have been promoted from the B100.

Distances are in feet and inches:

#5F – James Evans 115.10; Mick Copeman 99.03; David Fisher 94.10; Steve Parkes 93.03;
Tracy Thomas 91.11; Alan Bath 90.10; Tim Marks 87.09; Steve Davis 85.00; Wendy Bath 78.10; John Dunmall 73.06

#7F – James Evans 123.04; Steve Parkes 110.03; David Fisher 110.01; Tim Marks 108.01;
Mick Copeman 105.04; Tracy Thomas 99.09; Alan Bath 88.04; Wendy Bath 83.01; Steve Davis 81.07; John Dunmall 73.04

B100 (#5 + #7) – Steve Parkes 203.06; Tim Marks 195.10; Tracy Thomas 191.08; Alan Bath 179.02;
Steve Davis 166.07; Wendy Bath 161.11; John Dunmall 146.10

B110 (#5 + #7) – David Fisher 204.11; Mick Copeman 204.07

ST27 – James Evans 134.03; Tracy Thomas 119.10; Mick Copeman 114.11; Steve Parkes 104.09;
David Fisher 101.03; Steve Davis 99.11

T38 – James Evans 147.01; Steve Parkes 146.06; Mick Copeman 130.09; David Fisher 115.07; Tracy Thomas 114.06

T120 – Steve Parkes 189.07; James Evans 174.00; Tracy Thomas 129.03; David Fisher 114.03

Accuracy (Points) –  Tracy Thomas 95.00; Steve Parkes 80.00; James Evans 75.00; Tim Marks 40.00;
Steve Davis 30.00; Wendy Bath 25.00; John Dunmall 20.00; David Fisher 15.00

Fortunately the forecast of sustained, heavy rain showers was wrong with casters only having to seek shelter once for a brief spell in the afternoon.  The wind would have been almost perfect for big distances if it wasn’t for the swirly nature of it, many back-casts were thrown off-course as a result.

Distances are in feet and inches:

#5F – Mike Heritage 121.04; James Evans 117.05; Andrew Bagshaw 110.05; John Reynolds 108.00; David Fisher 102.07; Paul Brown 97.04; Pat Stevens 96.06; Nigel Conlon 95.01; Mike Helliwell 94.10; Tracy Thomas 93.10; Wendy Bath 92.06; Alan Bath 87.10; John Forbes 83.08; Nigel Rogers 82.07; John Vautier 80.10; John Dunmall 71.03

#7F – John Reynolds 132.02; Mike Heritage 128.11; James Evans 125.06; Andrew Bagshaw 110.08; David Fisher 107.11; Mike Helliwell 100.05; Tracy Thomas 99.02; Nigel Conlon 97.04; Pat Stevens 94.05; Paul Brown 92.03; Wendy Bath 91.00; Alan Bath 90.08; Nigel Rogers 87.08; John Dunmall 82.11; John Vautier 70.01

B100 (#5 + #7) – Mike Helliwell 195.03; Tracy Thomas 193.00; Nigel Conlon 192.05; Pat Stevens 190.11; Paul Brown 189.07; Wendy Bath 183.06; Nigel Rogers 170.03; John Dunmall 154.02; John Vautier 150.11

ST27 – Mike Heritage 155.02; James Evans 151.07; Andrew Bagshaw 146.10; John Reynolds 145.07; Tracy Thomas 129.03; Nigel Conlon 118.08; Paul Brown 116.11; Mike Helliwell 116.06; David Fisher 113.02; Wendy Bath 94.09; Nigel Rogers 84.05; Pat Stevens 83.07; John Vautier 81.10

T38 – John Reynolds 171.07; Andrew Bagshaw 166.07; James Evans 160.10; Paul Brown 143.06; Mike Heritage 137.10; Nigel Conlon 135.07; David Fisher 121.06; Mike Helliwell 120.09; Tracy Thomas 113.02; Wendy Bath 98.09

T120/50 – James Evans 189.07; Andrew Bagshaw 186.09; John Reynolds 175.04; Mike Helliwell 174.01; Mike Heritage 173.02; Mark Surtees 171.08; Paul Brown 151.04; Nigel Conlon 147.11; Tracy Thomas 137.00; David Fisher 127.03

The following records were set / claimed:

John Reynolds: #7F (S60)

Tracy Thomas: Extends her ST27 women’s record

Mike Heritage: Extends his ST27 overall and S60 record

Nigel Conlon: Claims the ST27 S50 record

Distance Badges were achieved by the following:

Nigel Rogers and John Dunmall – 25yds

Nigel Conlon – 45yds

Mike Helliwell – 55yds

Congratulations to all new record holders and badge winners, especially Nigel Rogers who achieved his distance from a seated position.