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IOM Summer Series Round Three, 4th May 2024
Seven sailors turned up Sunday morning to find the sun shining and the wind yet to start blowing, your race team for the day Mike Williams and Sam Parker found everything all ready set up for them thanks Roger Crates. Eventually the wind decided to put in an appearance and a simple course was set up on the east bank and racing got under way, the first bullet of the day was taken by Kevin Evison with his new Venti with the rest of the fleet drifting over the line very close together.
The wind then decided to go around by 90 degrees making the south bank the place to be, so with everyone pitching in the to help the race team move the equipment the second race of the day got underway, the second race was very close with Chris Elliott taking the win and Richard Jutsom with his new boat coming in second. For the third race of the day there was another move back to the east bank and again thanks to all of the sailors for there help in moving the equipment, it was starting to feel like we may do more walking moving the equipment from one bank to the other than when sailing. Race 3 eventually got underway with the win going to Chris Elliott and Colin Helliwell coming across the line in second putting together some good results so far.
It was decided that this was a good time to take a break and wait for the wind to steady and hopefully stay in one direction but to no avail so back to the south bank we go for race four where Roger Crates managed to get the first of his race wins and Sam Parker bringing his Robot home in second place, racing for the rest of the day was to be on the south bank with the wind going around in circles and rising and falling, races five, six and were taken by Roger Crates with his home built Combo showing good pace after a slow start to the day. Race seven was to be interesting as the wind had veered around to give us a running start but thanks to everybody showing restraint no one was over the line with Chris Elliot taking the win, it was by now 12.50 and Mike Williams asked the fleet if they wanted one more race and with a resounding yes race eight was got underway with Roger Crates again showing his boats light weather performance taking the last win of the day. So with eight races sailed this gave us two discards and Roger Crates the overall win on the day with Chris Elliott taking second place overall on countback and Colin Helliwell taking third place just one point less than Sam Parker. At the end of the day all of the competitors helped the race team yet again by pitching in to put away all of the equipment and all were thanked for making the days sailing fun as well as competitive.
The Summer Series league table now looks like this:
I.O.M Summer Series round two 21st April 2024
A very gusty morning greeted 12 skippers at Scotland farm for Round two of this Summer series , Pete W had got there early with Mike W to get it all set up, and it was going to be a long beat and run course on the East bank , ( secretly 3 Venti’s were seen practising on Saturday afternoon and swapping measurements etc ) But hey it was a great breeze probably 70/ 80 % of top suit but very fluke’y in the gusts, Pete W 65 was quick out of the blocks and he had to be to hold of the challenge of Roger C 30 with another new design, this one called a combo, and although a little rough looking ( Sorry Roger ) it looked as if it had been rubbed down to within and inch of its life, and boy was it quick , so quick it even surprised Roger, But I have to say the beats were tricky and you had to be on you game from about half way up to ensure you were at the pointy end at the weather mark. Roger won the second race and Pete the third , Tim H 44 was having one or two problems with his knicker elastic , ( jib Boom elastic ) but eventually sorted it, and in fact around half way through and with an eye on the Worlds coming up in November swapped his V10 with his mums Britpop just to get a new feel on things. Mick C 46 managed to win races 4 and 5 but then followed a complete disaster, thru the fluke’y stuff and ended up 10. It was great to see Mick Cooper 39 racing hard especially after what he has been thru , and that little group Kevin , Jen Peter and Mick were separated by only 3 points, Colin H 20 struggled a little today and Richard J 12 has some work to do with his Venti and I am sure it will be a quick boat, Mike W 76 also seemed to struggle, and something may well have happened from race 7. Good also to see Pete C 110 back after a bit of an absence just pipped Cooperman by 1 point, I drove away from the lake realising how competitive the racing is , bad start and it’s hard to recover , over the line early your race is over , have to do a turn again your race is done, I think mainly our set ups are not to far out but we could do with a little chat or two on perhaps out tactics and race strategy perhaps Darin top tips for the future. At the end of the day Micky boy took the top step and was as consistent as he could be, the fleet is getting hotter each week that’s for sure. The manners on the bank today were superb,, as was Jen’s birthday cake , Thank you and happy birthday Jen, The nationals are coming up fast ,Lincoln have a few skippers in it , and there is a pre nationals race at Manor Park next Sunday, if you wanna go try your boat for speed get your entry in..
Many thanks to all for helping out getting the gear out and away again , superb
Well done to the old boy, Micky Boy with his prized Venti for the win .
DF 95 Summer series Round one 14th April 2024
Report by Martyn
Martyn arrived to fill in for Mick as OOD (hope you are feeling better Mick), to find that early bird riser Richard had set most of the required equipment up requiring only the repositioning of the buoys to suit the moderate Westerly wind. We were blessed with a bright sunny day that warmed as the day progressed, but only 6 sailors! Definitely quality versus quantity though, as a highly competitive but friendly sailing session ensued.
Martyn got off to a great start with 3 wins before Mike and Colin H found winning form. Positions were changing all the time in the races though and every sailor enjoyed some glory time whilst heading the fleet. Alan sailed very well, but a win eluded him. Colin Toll was thrilled to deservedly win a race. Richard was experimenting with his rig settings. Some worked, some didn’t of course; he took one win but gained a reputation for pinching places on the finish line!
There were a number of rapid finishes with multiple boats vying to cross the line first and quite a few position changes on the final leg due to the changes in wind direction. Gusts of wind made the downwind leg entertaining in some races and guiding the boat to prevent submarining could add vital distance between competing boats before negotiating the gate and commencing the final long beating leg.
It was a great day, and came with a free sun tan. Everybody mucked in to help with the tidy up after 14 completed races and everybody notably took a turn on the start line. Martyn was the most consistent sailor taking the day with 19 points. Mike also sailed consistently, taking second spot with 29 points. Colin H was a little more erratic in his positions, but sailed very competitively and took third with 37 points. Then, Alan on 42 points, Richard on 43 and Colin Toll on 55. All the sailors went home with a smile on their faces having enjoyed a pretty-much perfect day sailed in the best of spirits (thanks for the wording, Colin!).
Martyn Aspinall
I.O.M Summer series Round one 7th April 2024
Storm Kathleen was not as bad in the East as it was in the West , but even so ten skippers showed up , and promptly, got their C rigs out of the car, it was reasonably warm, mainly sunny spells and if the rain stayed away ( which it did ) we were in for a treat , well nine of us anyway one skipper did not have a C rig , gave it a try with B and broke a shroud , game over. The racing as you can imagine was fast and it was a long beat and run course, but race officer Chris elected to do two races on the bounce and then have a ten minute break, ( looking at the age of some skippers this was definitely a good idea ) Mick C 46 got off to a great start winning the first , but then the V10 of Tim 44 got to grips with a superb showing and won the next five on the bounce, despite being troubled by a Knee problem. Chris E was doing well to keep up with Tim getting four second places before finally getting the bullet in race seven. Jen H 69 was having a decent day and towards the end bagged two bullets for herself, Colin H 20 was also going well and will be pleased with the progress he has made with the Pikanto, Dave R 57 was also doing Ok and only got pipped by one point by Martyn 9, Roger C 130 was sailing an unknown design, but despite his expertise the boat found it difficult in the wind and waves, Stuart who was also acting assistant OOD with Tim H , found it tough going with his Lintel. All in all it was a great day with ten races completed, and Tim H 44 in the V10 a clear winner, if you ask me personally tiredness set in after race one (Ha ha my excuse) but in truth it was a great days racing, competitive, yes perhaps a little to much at times .
Well done Tim, and all who helped out getting the stuff away .
Lincoln Radio Sailing Club 