Middle Nene is a fantastic place to sail, and the weather was perfect for the 7 boats on the Saturday with a strong NE wind Force 4.  Ed and Andrew Connellan lay down the challenge in the GBR2700 in the first race and then the close racing resulted in 4 boats all getting a first place in a race over the weekend.  The forecast for Sunday was not looking favourable so the decision to do two races back-to-back on Saturday a late lunch and then another 2 back-to-back.  Sunday was barely sailable with 6 mph to start and variable.
 

1. A close finish on points resulted in joint 1^st with 10 points, however GBR3873 Neil Bartholomey & John Montemayor with 2 firsts and a discarded 6^th took First Place.
2. Second went to GBR2433 Mark Greer and Gary Livingstone
3. With a close third, GBR1155 Graham Lamond with Son Alistair one point off the lead

The club and friends gathered for a BBQ afterwards with 60 people attending. Making it a fantastic weekend and we look forward to seeing more visitors next year!
 

Position	Number	Helm	Crew	Home Club
1	3873	Neil Bartholomey	John Montemayor	Middle Nene SC
2	2433	Mark Gear	Gary Livingstone	Middle Nene SC
3	1155	Graham Lamond	Alastair Lamond	Ripon & Broxbourne SC
4	2700	Ed Connellan	Andrew Connellan	Middle Nene SC
5	2468	Roo Jarvis	Julia West
6	3707	Brian Turner	Jackie Burns	Broxbourne SC
7	2647	Matt Yallop	Andy Rapley	Middle Nene SC

With Middle Nene Open Meeting the Southern Travellers standings have seen some small changes:

Duncan and John remain in first place, with Neil Bartholomey and John Montemayor moving up to 4^th place and Brian Turner and Jackie Burns now in 7^th and these sailing teams are just getting started so watch them challenge for the leadership in the coming events!! 35 boats have now sailed in one or more events.
 

Standings	Number	Helm	Crew	Home Club
1	3844	Duncan Matthew	John Chalker	Aldeburgh YC
2	4094	John Hanson	Helen Selden	RYA
3	4011	Jeremy Valentine	Andrew Telford	Datchet SC
4	3873	Neil Bartholomey	John Montemayor	Middle Nene SC
5	3536	Angus Scott	Philip Snowdon	Datchet SC
6	3726	Duncan Grindley	Jon Mortimer	Grafham SC
7	3707	Brian Turner	Jackie Burns	Broxbourne SC

Burnham open meeting next weekend (17^th – 18^th June) with 10 visiting boats already confirmed. If you want to be part of the Southern Travellers please see the Flying 15 Association, Fixtures page for more information. Chew Valley (Inland Champs) and South Cerny open meetings are planned for September with Broxbourne in October.