The weather was a pleasant 17°C with a steady breeze.  This event saw the introduction of the Sea Trout competition to the world championship rules.  This uses 27g floating line, configurable to the casters specification, but usually in the form of a shooting-head.

Results are in feet and inches:

#5F – Mike Heritage 123.01;  James Evans 118.06; David Fisher 112.00; Brian Szukala 110.10; Mick Copeman 103.03; Wendy Bath 94.04; Tracy Thomas 90.10; Alan Bath 87.09

#7F – James Evans 131.11; Mick Copeman 121.10; Mike Heritage 118.10; Brian Szukala 107.06; Alan Bath 102.00; David Fisher 98.02; Tracy Thomas 96.03; Wendy Bath 92.10

B100 (#5 + #7) – Mick Copeman 225.01; Brian Szukala 218.04; Wendy Bath 187.02; Tracy Thomas 187.01

ST27 – Mike Heritage 147.08; James Evans 134.07; Tracy Thomas 125.04; Mick Copeman 123.09; Brian Szukala 120.06; David Fisher 117.05; Alan Bath 113.09; Wendy Bath 95.00

T38 – James Evans 170.07; Mike Marshall 159.08; Mike Heritage 146.07; Mark Surtees 140.02; David Fisher 119.10; Brian Szukala 118.05; Tracy Thomas 109.08; Wendy Bath 93.05

T120/50 – Mike Marshall 199.03; Brian Szukala 194.10; James Evans 182.08; Mike Heritage 162.06; Mark Surtees 153.01; Tracy Thomas 139.00; David Fisher 123.00

A number of records were set or beaten:

Wendy Bath – overall record in the #5F

Tracy Thomas – overall record in the ST27

Mick Copeman – #5F (V70), #7F (V70) and ST27 (V70)

Mike Heritage – overall and V60 in the ST27

Distance badges were also earned by Wendy Bath (30yds) and Brian Szukala (35yds)

Many congratulations to all new record holders and badge winners.

The day started cold with a fairly light wind. The wind strengthened during the morning although it stubbornly refused to align itself with the casting tapes despite moving them after the #5 and #7 events.

Distances are in feet and inches.

#5F – Mike Heritage 124.01; James Evans 116.09; Toby Merigan 115.05; Bryan Martin 113.00;
David Fisher 103.11; Tony King 92.06; Tracy Thomas 85.01; Rob Doyle 82.07; John Dawson 75.05;
Ian Hockley 75.00; Wendy Bath 73.10; John McKinlay 72.05; Alex Rutherford 60.01

#7F – James Evans 136.08; Mike Heritage 129.09; Toby Merigan 125.09; David Fisher 113.03;
Bryan Martin 111.10; Tracy Thomas 96.01; Rob Doyle 94.11; Ian Hockley 94.11; Tony King 88.05;
Wendy Bath 86.05; John McKinlay 86.03; John Dawson 82.11; Alex Rutherford 68.00

B100 (#5 + #7) – Tracy Thomas 181.02; Ian Hockley 169.11; Wendy Bath 160.03; John McKinlay 158.08;
John Dawson 158.04; Alex Rutherford 128.01

#9F – James Evans 137.10; Toby Merigan 134.05; Mike Heritage 132.00; David Fisher 120.02;
Rob Doyle 119.11; John Dawson 119.02; Tracy Thomas 114.09; Bryan Martin 110.11; Tony King 108.06;
John McKinlay 103.04; Ian Hockley 90.05; Wendy Bath 87.08

T38 – Mike Heritage 160.09; James Evans 158.04; John Dawson 148.11; Rob Doyle 145.01;
Bryan Martin 144.06; Ian Hockley 128.11; Tony King 127.01; John McKinlay 127.00; David Fisher 123.00;
Tracy Thomas 117.00

T120 – Rob Doyle 190.02; James Evans 179.10; Tony King 176.05; Bryan Martin 173.08;
Mike Heritage 147.10; David Fisher 139.02; John Dawson 136.09; Tracy Thomas 130.07

Many congratulations to David Fisher who gained his 40 yard badge.

Also a big well done to Mike Heritage for extending his #7F S60 record and to Tracy Thomas for adding three feet to her #9 record.

Initial conditions were cold and windless. As casting got underway the temperature increased and a very light breeze picked up.

Distances are in feet and inches:

#5F – Mike Heritage 117.06; James Evans 107.06; Kei Okamoto 95.08; David Fisher 94.05;
John Reynolds 89.07; Alan Bath 88.02; Tracy Thomas 83.07; Mick Copeman 79.09; John Dunmall 69.08;
Joe Lamb 69.06; Wendy Bath 68.01

#7F – James Evans 126.04; Mike Heritage 125.08; John Reynolds 116.06 ; Kei Okamoto 112.07;
Mick Copeman 105.07; David Fisher 105.02; Tracy Thomas 103.09; Alan Bath 94.05; Wendy Bath 85.10;
Joe Lamb 77.00; John Dunmall 71.03

B100 (#5 + #7) – David Fisher 199.07; Tracy Thomas 187.04; Mick Copeman 185.04; Wendy Bath 153.11;
Joe Lamb 146.06; John Dunmall 140.11

#9F – Mike Heritage 129.07; James Evans 124.05; Kei Okamoto 118.06; John Reynolds 116.00;
David Fisher 111.10; Tracy Thomas 111.10; Mick Copeman 109.08; Alan Bath 98.06; Wendy Bath 88.04

T38 – John Reynolds 176.01; James Evans 154.08; Mike Heritage 146.05; David Fisher 123.10;
Tracy Thomas 116.09

T120 – Mike Marshall 185.08; John Reynolds 169.02; Mike Heritage 162.04; James Evans 161.04 ;
Tracy Thomas 140.00; Joe Lamb 125.04; David Fisher 124.02

Accuracy – John Reynolds 140; Mike Heritage 105; John Frank 80; John Dunmall 60; James Evans 55;
Mick Copeman 35; Tracy Thomas 35; Yvonne Webb 35; Joe Lamb 30; David Fisher 25;
Kei Okamoto 20; Nicholas Surtees 15

Victor Ludorum (points) – Mike Heritage 12; John Reynolds 16; James Evans 16; Kei Okamoto 35;
Tracy Thomas 35; David Fisher 36; Mick Copeman 40; John Dunmall 48; Alan Bath 49; Joe Lamb 51;
Wendy Bath 56

Tracy Thomas extends her #9F record.
Mike Heritage claims the #7F S60 record.

Distance badges were awarded to Yvonne Webb (25yds) and John Frank (30yds). Congratulations to both.

Casting conditions in the morning were extremely difficult with the lightest of winds varying from north to northwest. Then, in the afternoon, the wind changed to a quite strong southwesterly. Therefore, the contrasting results must be read with these weather changes in mind.

#5F – Peter Thain 111′; Ben Dixon 107′ 8″; Hamish Young 105′ 4″; Mike Heritage 98′; Mick Bell 97′ 1″; James Heck 95′; Kevin Muir 94′ 9″; Peter McCallum 88′ 9″; Chris Owen 87′ 10″; Tamas Bacsai 87′ 4″; Mike Barrio 83′ 10″; Sue MacNiven 81′ 10″; Angus McCleod 76′ 7″; John Vautier 66′ 4″; Adam Wilson 60′.

#7F – Peter McCallum 118′ 1″; Hamish Young 117′ 7″; Ben Dixon 115′ 11″; Tamas Bacsai 115′ 9″; Peter Thain 114′ 10″; James Hek 113′ 5″; Kevin Muir 109′ 8″; Mike Heritage 107′ 9″; Mick Bell 101′ 9″; Ally Bremner 98′ 2″; Sue MacNiven 95′ 10″; Mike Barrio 91′ 9″; Chris Owen 91′ 2″; Adam Wilson 77′ 2″; John Vautier 68′ 3″.

B100 – Peter McCallum 206′ 7″; Kevin Muir 204′ 5″; Chris Owen 179′; Mike Barrio 175′ 7″; Adam Wilson 137′ 2″.

#9F – Hamish Young 120′; Mike Heritage 119′ 6″; James Hek 118′ 11″; Mick Bell 115′; Peter McCallum114′ 1″; Ben Dixon 113′ 3″; Peter Thain 113′; Kevin Muir 111′ 4″; Mike Barrio 107′; Sue MacNiven 106′ 11″; Chris Owen 99′ 6″; Ally Bremner 77′ 7″.

T38 – Peter Thain 166′ 4″; Hugh Newton 148′; Hamish Young 143′ 7″; Mick Ball 140′ 7″; James Hek 135′ 4″; Ben Dixon 133′; Mike Heritage 128′; Peter McCallum 123′ 1″; Kevin Muir121′ 3″ Mike Barrio 104′ 6″.

T120 – Peter Thain 241′ 6″; Hugh Newton 187′ 3″; James Hek 186′; Hamish Young 185′; Ben Dixon 182′ 4″, Kevin Muir 175′ 10″, Mick Bell 172′ 6; Peter McCallum 170′ 4″; Mike Heritage 169′ 5″; Sue MacNiven 140′ 11″; Ally Bremner 137′ 7″.

27gm Shooting Head: Peter Thain 148′ 5″; Ben Dixon 142′ 10″; Mike Heritage 140′ 3″; James Hek 133′ 6″; Mick Bell 131′ 5″; Peter McCallum 128′ 4″; Hamish Young 128′; Kevin Muir 121′ 4″; Mike Barrio 120′ 3″.

Congratulations are due to Sue Macniven who cast a ladies T120 record of 140′ 11″ and James Hek who cast a successful junior 17, T38 record attempt of 153′ 2″ and a T120 record of 186′ in the competition.

Conditions for distance casting were poor, typical for the summer we’re having! Heavy, damp air meant turn-over at distance was hard to achieve, with additional problems posed by an inconsistent wind and intermittent heavy rain.

Distances are in feet and inches:

#5F – James Evans 103.05; Jonathon Tomlinson 100.10; Mike Heritage 99.03; Kei Okamoto 92.01;
Chris Haig 85.06; David Fisher 85.02; Alan Bath 84.06; Mick Copeman 81.03; Tracy Thomas 73.08;
Tim Edwards 70.05; John Graham 68.10; Wendy Bath 63.00; Selby Bower 57.00

#7F – Jonathon Tomlinson 110.04; Mike Heritage 107.07; Kei Okamoto 106.01; James Evans 104.02;
David Fisher 91.07; Chris Haig 90.04; Alan Bath 86.04; John Graham 83.00; Mick Copeman 82.08;
Tracy Thomas 79.03; Tim Edwards 79.00; Wendy Bath 73.02; Selby Bower 71.03; Brian Wickens 59.00

B100 (#5 + #7) – Kei Okamoto 198.02; David Fisher 176.09; Chris Haig 175.10; Mick Copeman 163.11;
Tracy Thomas 152.11; John Graham 151.10; Tim Edwards 149.05; Wendy Bath 136.02;
Selby Bower 128.03; Brian Wickens 59.00

#9F – Jonathon Tomlinson 118.04; James Evans 116.06; Kei Okamoto 112.06 ; Mike Heritage 103.04;
Chris Haig 101.00; David Fisher 99.07; Alan Bath 92.10; John Graham 90.00; Tom Baker 87.05;
Tracy Thomas 83.05; Tim Edwards 80.09; Wendy Bath 73.09; Brian Wickens 69.09

Accuracy (Points) – Jonathon Tomlinson 125.00; James Evans 80.00; Mike Heritage 75.00;
Mark Surtees 60.00; Tracy Thomas 55.00; Mick Copeman 45.00; John Graham 35.00;
Tim Edwards 20.00; David Fisher 10.00; Wendy Bath 5.00

Casting took place in overcast but dry conditions, with a light breeze that couldn’t make up its mind which way it was supposed to be blowing from.

Distances are in feet and inches.

#5F – Mike Heritage 112.02; James Evans 103.10; John Reynolds 101.07; Louis Noble 94.03;
Ian Griffin 92.04; David Fisher 91.06; Pat Stevens 90.03; Mike Helliwell 88.03; Bud Budryk 85.11;
Alan Bath 84.10; Bob Carlson 81.10; Nigel Conlon 80.04; Richard Jacques 79.06; Chris Owen 77.10;
Paul Brown 77.00; Vera Carlson 74.04; Tim Edwards 74.01; John Forbes 73.05; Tracy Thomas 71.06;
Wendy Bath 70.07; John Vautier 63.10

#7F – James Evans 126.07; John Reynolds 122.07; Mike Heritage 105.07; David Fisher 103.05;
Bob Carlson 98.09; Pat Stevens 94.05; Alan Bath 93.09; Bud Budryk 92.08; Ian Griffin 91.06;
Mike Helliwell 90.06; Louis Noble 89.11; Tracy Thomas 87.10; Paul Brown 86.05; Nigel Conlon 85.04;
Tim Edwards 84.00 ; Chris Owen 82.11 ; Richard Jacques 80.00; Wendy Bath 78.09; Vera Carlson 76.11;
John Vautier 73.03; John Forbes 71.03

B100 (#5 + #7) – David Fisher 194.11 ; Pat Stevens 184.08; Louis Noble 184.02; Ian Griffin 183.10;
Bob Carlson 180.07; Mike Helliwell 178.09; Bud Budryk 178.07; Nigel Conlon 165.08; Chris Owen 160.09;
Richard Jacques 159.06; Tracy Thomas 159.04; Tim Edwards 158.01; Vera Carlson 151.03;
Wendy Bath 149.04; John Forbes 144.08; John Vautier 137.01

#9F – John Reynolds 121.02; James Evans 121.00; Mike Heritage 114.04; David Fisher 113.06;
Ian Griffin 109.09; Paul Brown 108.10; Pat Stevens 101.01; Tracy Thomas 97.01; Alan Bath 94.06;
Chris Owen 91.04; Nigel Conlon 91.02; Bud Budryk 86.03; Mike Helliwell 83.04; John Vautier 80.09;
Wendy Bath 77.02

T38 – John Reynolds 177.10; James Evans 155.02; Mike Heritage 137.02; Chris Owen 118.00;
Nigel Conlon 117.02; Mike Helliwell 113.03; David Fisher 110.03; Tracy Thomas 92.04

T120 – Bud Budryk 179.05; Mike Heritage 168.04; James Evans 164.02; Mike Helliwell 161.04;
John Reynolds 152.00; David Fisher 133.09; Tracy Thomas 121.05

Tracy Thomas extends her T120 (T50) record.

There were a number of distance badges awarded:

25yds John Vautier
30yds Chris Owen
35yds Nigel Conlon, Ian Griffin, Chris Owen
50yds Mike Helliwell

Congratulations to all.

Casting took place in drizzly conditions with a light variable wind, making long casts hard to come by. Distances are in feet and inches.

#5F – James Evans 107.02; Mike Heritage 105.09; Kevin Knight 91.11; David Fisher 82.06;
Brian Szukala 82.04; Mick Copeman 82.01; Alan Bath 76.07; Tracy Thomas 76.00; Wendy Bath 69.00;
Tim Edwards 63.09

#7F – James Evans 117.08; Mike Heritage 106.08; Alan Bath 100.05; David Fisher 99.07;
Mick Copeman 99.06; Tracy Thomas 91.04; Wendy Bath 85.02; Brian Szukala 85.02; Kevin Knight 84.10;
Tim Edwards 76.04

B100 (#5 + #7) – David Fisher 182.01; Mick Copeman 181.07; Kevin Knight 176.09; Brian Szukala 167.06;
Tracy Thomas 167.04; Wendy Bath 154.02; Tim Edwards 140.01

#9F – James Evans 131.02; Mike Heritage 125.03; Alan Bath 112.03; Mick Copeman 110.06;
Tracy Thomas 107.04; David Fisher 104.00; Kevin Knight 91.06; Wendy Bath 86.02

T38 – Mike Heritage 165.05; James Evans 155.06; David Fisher 128.10; Terry Jenner 127.10;
Kevin Knight 117.10; Tracy Thomas 115.09

T120 – Mike Marshall 198.05; Mike Heritage 186.05; James Evans 176.04; Terry Jenner 168.00;
David Fisher 124.03; Tracy Thomas 118.09

Tracy Thomas extends her #9 record as well as claiming the T120 record.

Casting took place on a beautifully sunny day with a light, but frustratingly variable, breeze. Distances are in feet and inches.

#5F – Mike Heritage 113.03; Toby Merigan 109.07; John Reynolds 102.10 ; James Evans 99.01;
Matt Tonkin 94.06; Rob Doyle 94.00; Bryan Martin 88.04; Tony King 87.10; David Fisher 87.06;
Alan Bath 87.04; John Dawson 81.09; Matt Kelly 81.01; Tim Edwards 80.02; Andy Daniels 74.10;
Wendy Bath 72.03; Tracy Thomas 69.00; Alan Barrow 65.04; Ian Barwise 60.07; Chris Tucker 60.07;
Alex Rutherford 59.04; Fiona Smith 49.11

#7F – James Evans 122.09; Matt Tonkin 115.01; Toby Merigan 113.11; Mike Heritage 111.06 ;
Bryan Martin 110.00; Alan Bath 105.00; John Dawson 99.00; David Fisher 97.08; John Reynolds 96.05;
Rob Doyle 92.06; Chris Tucker 92.02; Tony King 86.09; Alex Rutherford 83.05; Tim Edwards 82.06;
Tracy Thomas 79.00; Matt Kelly 74.09; Wendy Bath 72.09; Andy Daniels 70.08; Alan Barrow 69.01;
Ian Barwise 62.09; Fiona Smith 57.11

B100 (#5 + #7) – Alan Bath 192.04; David Fisher 185.02 ; John Dawson 180.09; Tim Edwards 162.08;
Matt Kelly 155.10; Chris Tucker 152.09; Tracy Thomas 148.00; Andy Daniels 145.06; Wendy Bath 145.00;
Alex Rutherford 142.09; Alan Barrow 134.05; Ian Barwise 123.04; Fiona Smith 107.10

#9F – Toby Merigan 123.00; Alan Bath 121.04; Tony King 120.06; Matt Tonkin 120.03;
Mike Heritage 120.03; Rob Doyle 119.03; John Dawson 118.08; Bryan Martin 116.02;
James Evans 115.04; David Fisher 113.02; John Reynolds 112.06; Tracy Thomas 95.00;
Ian Barwise 84.00; Matt Kelly 82.10; Wendy Bath 78.01; Fiona Smith 69.04

T38 – John Reynolds 183.01; Bryan Martin 153.04; Matt Tonkin 152.06; Mike Heritage 151.08;
James Evans 142.07; Toby Merigan 138.04; Rob Doyle 133.06; Tony King 133.00; David Fisher 130.06;
Matt Kelly 99.10; Ian Barwise 93.09

T120 – Matt Tonkin 206.03 ; Toby Merigan 196.04; Rob Doyle 174.09; Bryan Martin 173.07;
Mike Heritage 171.00; James Evans 165.10; Tony King 156.08; John Reynolds 152.03;
David Fisher 135.06; Tracy Thomas 107.02

There were a number of sucesses in the badge scheme also;

20yds Fiona Smith, Ian Barwise, Alan Barrow
25yds Matt Kelly, Alex Rutherford, Ian Barwise, Chris Tucker
30yds Ian Barwise, Chris Tucker
35yds John Dawson
40yds Alan Bath, Toby Merrigan.

Congratulations to one and all!

Badge Success:

Congratulations are due to Doug Devonshire for achieving a 30yd Badge with a cast of 96ft.

At the GAIA meeting in North Wales on the 3rd March, Roger who was a GAIC (single handed casting), took another step up the qualification ladder. After a seaching three hour examination he achieved APGAI – Advanced Professional Game Angling Instructor (single handed casting), resulting from a great deal of dedicated preparation. Our congratulations and thanks are due to Roger since I know that his knowledge will, ultimately, be used for the benefit of all at BFCC Meetings.