Lincoln Radio Sailing Club

Cracking day at the lake, 11 skippers out including 1 visitor Chris , a bit dark and murky at 0830 wen both Mick’s arrived to get it all set up, breeze was kind of South East around 9 am and so the South bank was chosen, although as the morning wore on the breeze did veer, making it a little one sided , but as someone said it’s the same for all, so we stuck with it rather than move loads’ buoys to the East Bank ( Both OOD’s are hitting old age ) , The day seemed to brighten up as well so that was nice. Sam P 59 was looking serious before the start , and meant business, he took the first race in style, but Mike H 22 was snapping at his heels and took second spot, we had a few away today, playing with the big boys ( and Girls ) up in Southport, Paul K 19 took the second race and it was all very tight , the first beat was a little short but seemed to work well even though there really was only one place to start and good money swopped hands to get prime position, Kev E 02 was going well and secured 2nd spot , but Sam was keeping his powder dry , ( for now ) Micky Boy 46 then went on a charge securing three bullets on the trot, the wind had increased a couple of knots , but it was still A rig all the way, with a short beat and run followed by a long beat and long run, before a final long beat to the finish. It was nice to see Mike , Ron and Malcolm getting to grips with the boats , remember they have not been at this game for to long, and as we all know it takes time , and a fair bit of patient’s Colin H 301 was going ok but by hiis own admission silly mistake’s were not helping, The racing was very good and the top three places shared all the wins , 3 a piece apart from race 9 where a big grin spread across a face I know well, but at the end of the day Sam P took the top step by 1 point with Paul and Mick only being separated on count back. A great morning of racing, showing that the class is healthy at Lincoln.

Many thank to all for helping put the gear away, and we look forward to seeing you all next time out .

Sometimes the wind is quite light, and sometimes, words cannot describe, how light it was, but even so we had 16 skippers out pitting their skills against each other, but you know what it doesn’t matter, cos when you stir your coffee it’s bloody amazing and it happens every time !!!!!! , the cream always seems to rise to the top , Its frustrating when it’s light ,and we all get frustrated, but the good guy’s just get on with it, and take their place on the podium. Darin B98 started out with a couple of bullets, both closely followed by the Venti of Roger C who was by the way race Officer and did a great job, with help all round of course. Midway down the fleet ( in the pecking order if you like we saw some good all round performances from Kevin, Paul and Sam, who had some great battles in the light conditions.

We saw prospective new member Alan with a loan boat ( Robot ) having his first crack at I.O.M , pretty sure he enjoyed his self. Mike H with the proteus is still getting to grips with the boat, but don’t worry it will come , and to be honest we could all have done with a couple extra knots in wind speed, great efforts as well from Cooperman and Colin H, and I am sure both went home with a smile. As you can see only 6 races completed and in fact race 5 took an age and it could well have been the last and a small debate amongst the skippers as to whether another race was on the cards, just as a small puff covered the lake and it was all systems go , good job in fact as this was probably the best race of the day, and from my view point it seemed to be nip and tuck between Roger and Pete , certainly a close finish with Roger just nicking it from Pete, and Darin taking third spot , ( his worst of the morning ) Great thanks to all the helpers, and especially Colin for getting the results out very quickly and Mick for doing the write up, You can see the state of the breeze in the first picture, but hey it is rarely like that at Scotland Farm, Thank Goodness.

Well doe to Darin for another win with his very quick Brit Pop , even though we are trying our best not to make it easy for him.

Your duty crew for the day Sam (OOD) and Ron (ARO) were down at Scotland Farm to set-up just as it was getting fully light, racing for the day was to be on the South Bank with a simple beat/run course. Many thanks to Ron for getting involved even moving marks around, I reckon we’ve got a budding OOD there. Just for a change it was raining, but as preparations were about complete the rain abated and stayed away for the remainder of the day. With eight eager competitors racing was soon underway, however with LRSC being a helpful kind of venue Jen Hand missed the first race having helped new member Alan get his boat to the start line, average results have been given for this race. The first race was won by Mick C (46), this set the tone for the rest of the day with Mick taking all of the wins apart from two races which were shared out between Martin A (66) and Sam P (59), We completed the first four races of the day before a coffee break, during which many sailors again gave time to help tune and fettle boats that had issues during the previous session. However, as we again hit the water for the second set of racing the attrition rate was quite high with two boats experiencing race ending issues, but with both parties taking away the knowledge and advice to come back faster next time out. With nine races completed and the results calculated it was Mick C (46) who led the way with some great results and a clear points lead on the day. With racing completed for the day, it was all hands-on deck to help your duty crew pack away the equipment, for which many thanks are given.

A bit of a damp morning, but it certainly did not dampen the spirit of the I.O.M skippers .. 17 skipper’s steady on, Rob was RO, and give him lots of credit he did a great job, as always plenty of help was on hand from the usual faithful’s, It really was tipping it down when we all turned up and hung around for an hour and then dried up, not cold and a gentle breeze from ,,, I guess the North East that gave us a nice beat and run on the South bank, nine designs on show today, and Darin B had his Brit Pop back , not the Pikanto as suggested in the results ,, 1st race kicked of right on time after the briefing, and it was Tim H 134 followed home by Darin B, and then Sam P 59 in his Venti. The breeze was light and just a little shifty, and you needed your wit’s about you, for the whole length of the course which was of course two laps.

Race two had Rob W 97 and race three Darin B 98 who was quickly getting into his stride and he then followed through with a couple of second places, before claiming another bullet in race 6. The race wins, well Rob W 97 , had three,, Darin took a couple, Tim took one with Pete W 65 and Roger C 30 collecting the other two, we sailed 8 long races, and the racing to be honest was superb, everybody will have gone home firstly with a plan , what to do next time !!! but also with a smile, because despite the lousy weather the racing was had in a fine spirit, You can all look at your discards and make some excuses, but at the end of the day, the fat lady sang and Darin stood on the top step, a fairly regular occurrence.

Thanks to all who helped in any way , it always a chore putting stuff away so well done.