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Beretning fra MeginBowlen 2022 English version and result after the Danish version
MeginBowlen 2022 var i år på Mariagerfjord ud fra den lille havn, Stinesminde. Deltagerne overnattede og mødtes på naturskolen Låenhus på den skovrige halvø mellem fjorden og Kielstrup sø.
I tiden før Meginbowle weekenden var arrangør Paul bekymret over ikke at have fundet dommer og dommerbåd til sejladsen, men godt hjulpet af Mariager sejlklub fik vi aftale med Gert Bæk, der ville komme med sin smukke Colin Archer lodsbåd samt mariagersejleren Bo Ravn, der ville assistere som dommer. Jens Poulsen lod sin meginjollen blive hjemme og trådte til som dommer og leder af sejladserne.
I dagene før begyndte enkelte sejlerne at ankomme for at bruge lidt ekstra dage på og ved jorden. Fredag aften var alle mødt. To både fra Tyskland, en fra Norge, foruden de danske deltagere – mange med lange køreture og motorvejs stau oplevelser undervejs. Udsigten ud over fjorden, vindstille, solnedgang – freden gled ind i os og stævnet var begyndt.
Lørdag morgen med morgenmad på Låenhus og madpakke smøring. Skippermøde på havnen om dagens to kortbanesejladser. Vi riggede til og sejlede ud. Det er altid
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spændende at sejle ud i nyt farvand, mærke sin lille velkendte jolle prøve et nye vand, vindspring, solens spejling. Megin-trut-start – 5-4-3-2-1 og det lange. Vi var i gang!
Formiddagens to sejladser, begge tog ca. 1 time og 20 minutter, så vi besluttede efter frokost i Stinesminde havn at forkorte ”langdistance” sejladsen til samme tidslænge men rundt om fjordens faste mærker. Ved femtiden var vi godt i havn igen, solfyldte i ansigterne, riggede af og gjorde klar til festmiddag på Låenhus med kyllinglasagne og salat i overflod. Hendrik og Elke bød på dejlig tysk øl, og der blev snakket om sejladsoplevelser, trim og rig, storm og stille - og ”tiderne er ikke hvad de har været”. Det var dejligt, der var nye deltagere med og hurtigt går vi ind i den særlige megin historie, vi har en fælles interesse at snakke ud fra.
Efter middagen havde vi en god drøftelse under generalforsamlingen (Se referatet) om hvordan vi kommer videre de kommende år og får motiveret flere til at deltage.
Søndag morgen skinnede solen igen ned over skoven og den blå fjord. Der var varslet stærk regn og torden efter middag, så vi besluttede kun at sejle en sejlads. På grund af ændret vindretning lagde vi banen omkring et par af fjordens faste bøjer. Det blæste op undervejs og blåsorte skyer rejste sig mere og mere ude mod vest. Pludselig
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spulede regnen ned, men det var lige før sejladsen var færdig, så det betød ikke så meget at blive våd.
Efter sejladsen samledes vi i Pauls lille hus i læ for regnen og spiste madpakker inden resultatoplæsning og præmieuddeling (Resultatlisten er med her i beretningen). Sejladsen var præget af godt sømandskab. Et par både strejfede mærker, men tog straks 360 graders vending. Der var ingen sammenstød. Enkelte bagbord halse både var lidt tæt på en styrbords halse båd, men man passede på, veg og vinkede.
Det er en fornøjelse og inspiration at se, hvor hurtigt de dygtigste sejlere kan få Meginjollen til sejle. Samtidig er sejladserne spændende uanset, hvor i feltet man ligger, kan man vinde lidt højde ved at gå længere ud, hvis jeg vender her, kan jeg så holde mærket op, hov, nu gik jollen i stå i en mærkerunding…. der er et utal af oplevelser, samtidig med at en havørn svæver forbi højt oppe under en sky.
Ved to tiden forlod den ene bil efter den anden Stinesminde med sin jolletrailer på krogen, ud på motorvejene, dagligdagen… men jeg glæder mig til næste august, sensommer, nyt blåt vand – gode venner og fællesskab.
Report from MeginBowlen 2022
MeginBowlen 2022 was this year on Mariagerfjord from the little harbour, Stinesminde. The participants spent the night and met at the Låenhus nature school on the wooded peninsula between the fjord and Kielstrup lake.
In the time before the Meginbowle weekend, organizer Paul was worried about not having found a judge and a judge's boat for the sailing, but with the help of Mariager sailing club we got an agreement with Gert Bæk, who wanted to come with his beautiful Colin Archer pilot boat, and the Mariager-sailor Bo Ravn, who wanted to assist as a judge. Jens Poulsen left his Megin at home and stepped in as judge and leader of the sailings.
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In the days before, individual sailors began to arrive to spend a few extra days on and near the ground. Friday evening everyone arrived. Two boats from Germany, one from Norway, in addition to the Danish participants - many with long drives and motorway traffic jams along the way. The view over the fjord, calm wind, sunset - peace slipped into us and the event had begun.
Saturday morning with breakfast at Låenhus and packed lunches. Skipper's meeting at the harbor about today's two short course sailings. We rigged up and set sail. It is always exciting to sail out into new waters, feel your little familiar dinghy try a new water, wind jumps, the reflection of the sun. Megin-trut-start – 5-4-3-2-1 and the long. We were on!
The morning's two sailings, both took approx. 1 hour and 20 minutes, so we decided after lunch in Stinesminde harbor to shorten the "long-distance" sailing to the same length of time but around the fixed marks of the fjord.
By five o'clock we were well back in port, sun on our faces, rigged up and prepared for the dinner at Låenhus with chicken lasagna and salad in abundance. Hendrik and Elke offered nice German beer, and there was talk of sailing experiences, trim and rich, storm and calm - and "the times are not what they used to be". It was great that there were new participants and we quickly entered into the special megin story, which we have a common interest to talk about.
Peter und Sarah nr. 2 Elke und Hendrik nr. 3
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After dinner, we had a good discussion during the general meeting (see the report) about how we can move forward in the coming years and get more people motivated to participate.
On Sunday morning, the sun shone again over the forest and the blue fjord. Heavy rain and thunder were forecast after dinner, so we decided to do just one sailing. Due to a change in wind direction, we laid the track around a couple of the fjord's fixed buoys. It blew up during the race and blue- black clouds rose more and more out to the west. Suddenly the rain poured down, but it was just before the sailing was finished, so it didn't matter much to get wet.
After the sailing, we gathered in Paul's little house sheltered from the rain and ate packed lunches before reading out the results and awarding prizes (the list of results is included here in the report). The sailing was characterized by good seamanship. A couple of boats grazed marks but immediately made a 360 degree turn. There was no collision between boats. Some boats were a little close to a starboard-necked boat, but you were careful, waved and waved.
It is a pleasure and an inspiration to see how quickly the most skilled sailors can get the Meginjollen to sail. At the same time, the sailings are exciting regardless of where in the field you are, you can gain a little height by going further out, if I turn here, I can then hold up the mark, oops, now the dinghy stalled in a mark rounding.... there are countless experiences, at the same time as a sea eagle soars past high up under a cloud.
Nr. 1 Hans P. og Knud E. Ole med Midtvejs pokalen
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At two o'clock, one car after another left Stinesminde with its dinghy trailer on the hook, out onto the highways, everyday life... but I'm looking forward to next August, late summer, new blue water - good friends and community.
Paul Arnbak, Under skoven 3, Stinesminde, DK 9500 Hobro, fjordsejler@gmail.com phone +45 21 77 29 72
Lillian og Hans P på vej i havn efter sidste sejlads, mens en tordenbyge rumler