Lincoln Radio Sailing Club

A good day’s racing for the few who made it to the water’s edge, with the sun shining and a decent breeze a course was set along the east bank by Sam your race officer, ably assisted by Kevin Evison. This was a simple windward/leeward course towards the clubhouse; we sailed this course for the first four races but as the wind was going round, a small dogleg was put into the course to create two shorter beats to the windward marks. Apart from the first two races which were only one lap owing to lighter winds the remainder were two laps which gave more opportunities for place changes, all of the races were sailed in a very sporting manner with all penalties being taken without complaint. Ten races were completed with a short break after five races; Paul Kelly took the first two wins of the day with Sam then coming on strong to take the next three wins. It was Kevin Evison who came out to take the first win after the break, before Sam again found the wind gods on his side to take the last four races of the day, however these were sailed in slightly more breeze and there were many place changes, with the boats all closer together at the finish. Jen Hand did not have the best of days; however she showed great form at times to make everyone have to work hard to pass or stay ahead, a second place in the ninth race showed us all what she can bring to the party. As per usual everyone chipped in to make the Race Officers job of putting everything away at the end of racing an easy task, many thanks to you all.

Great report many thanks Sam , sorry I could not be with you today .

Sam Parker

With seven skippers away at the ranking weekend , we still had Nine skippers for round 10 of the summer series.

With the course set off, the south bank beating away from the clubhouse.

The wind was light with frequent shifts. With 2 laps per race and 10 races completed.

Peter W was very consistent in all races, taking 1^st place. Followed close by Rob W. 

Excellent days sailing and enjoyable.

Another fab day at the lake , ( must stop saying that ) , but the forecast was for very little breeze and once again we were in for a treat , 8 skippers rocked up, and Richard J who was in charge with his assistant Mike sorted out our course, it was a nice one with a short dog leg that gave us two nice beats if a little one sided but it was the best anyone could do. racing started bang on time and the first two races were bullets for Colin H 301 who was last weeks superstar wining the I.O.M day . he was closely followed home by Mike H 22 and Martyn A 877 this was almost the same for race two except Martyn and Mike swopped places, Mike was showing a marked improvement ( in my eyes ) looking from the rear of the fleet , but then I heard he has been practicing hard at another club !!, its working that’s for sure, Mike went on to take the next three races and was mastering the conditions brilliantly. Mick C 46 Kevin and Jen were struggling a little as was Richard J with a brand new boat. Race 6 had Kevin 02 take the win with the usual suspects taking 2nd and 3rd. The Breeze was perfect probably up to 70 % of A rig and sometimes very fluky especially around the weather mark and wing mark, but hey ho its the same for everybody. Race 7 and it was the third win of the morning for Colin H 301, but Mike 22 had his worst result of the morning an 8th ,, Martyn was keeping his powder dry and took second spot, and the racing was nip and tuck all the way. Race 8 and Mick C 46 after some tweaking with the Expo on the rudder managed his only win of the morning just taking it from Mike and Martyn, Last race of the morning had Kev 02 take the win. It was interesting that after some tweaks by Martyn on Colins boat , it did seem to be going a lot better, just more practice Colin and less holidays mate , take a tip from |Mike H 22 agh perhaps better not , all in all a great days racing , and many thanks to all for helping and taking turns on the start line . No quibble on the winner very well done Mike 2nd place was a slit on countback with Colin just taking 2nd and Martyn 3rd . Some great close racing .

Well done everybody .

Thirteen skippers turned up on this bright, hot sunny  morning for round 9 of the IOM summer series, despite the forecast of light, variable winds. Sun cream and shady hats were the order of the day. Eventually, the breeze settled into a northeasterly direction, allowing  the race team, Kevin E and Chris G, to set a course off the east bank.

A simple course was chosen, with a beat away from the clubhouse to a windward/spreader mark off the middle jetty, followed by a downwind run to a leeward gate near the clubhouse, before a second beat to the finish line between the windward and spreader marks.

The wind proved fresher  than forecast, although frequent shifts and variations kept everyone on their toes. The challenging conditions produced some excellent racing and made for a thoroughly enjoyable morning.

It was great to welcome Mike H (27),  Ron A (175) and Chris G (11) back on the water.

Racing got underway shortly before 10 am, with Sam P (59) taking the honours in the opening race,  closely followed by Jen H (69). Colin H (77) claimed his first victory of the day in Race 2, while Richard J (89) showed excellent form by winning Race 3. Mick C (66) finished the morning session strongly, taking the honours in the two races before tea break.

After tea, Sam P came out flying, winning Race 6 and 8, while Mark N (10) sailed well to secure victory in Race 7. Colin H maintained his consistent form by winning the final races of the day.

It was encouraging to  see different skippers on the top steps of the podium, and the small differences in the final scores reflected just how closely contested the racing was throughout the fleet.

Congratulations to Colin H, who won the day with 26 points and three race wins. Sam P finished a close second on 30 points, also with three race wins, while Richard J took third place on 32 points after one race victory and a consistently strong performance.

All in all, it was an excellent day’s racing, with close competition, good sportsmanship and plenty of enjoyable sailing. The race team would like to thank everyone who helped pack away the equipment at the end of the morning

Great racing at Lincoln yet again .