ROB WALSH NATIONAL CHAMPION on the right .

Lincoln Model Yacht Club recently held the I.O.M Nationals at Scotland Farm , below is a brief report , Pictures will follow in due course

Congratulations to Rob Walsh on beating a fleet of 79 other skippers to be crowned 2015 MYA IOM National Champion. Following on from his 2nd place at the recent RA Nationals he managed to squeeze out Zvonko Jelacic and Brad Gibson by the smallest of margins.

Well Done Rob.

Yet again these 3 skippers were the pick of the fleet mastering the tricky conditions over the 3 days of competition.

Graham Elliott came in 4th (and winner of the Novice (?) Cup) with Lincoln MYC Club member Darin Ballington in 5th being the highest placed local skipper, although the winners always get the mention at prize giving time there was plenty of tight racing throughout the fleet with skippers fighting to get out of their initial heat or stay in the heat that they were in. This was all within easy viewing of all competitors whether sat near their cars or in the food marquee erected for the event, something which no doubt gave the event is friendly relaxed feel.

Day 3 saw the now “traditional” final day downpour with non stop rain from dawn until close of racing, with just a short interlude for the prize giving! However the breeze was higher than Day 2 allowing racing to continue all day with only minor delays. The general skipper behavior was excellent and although Protest Chairman Robert Owens was kept busy there was only one protest delaying racing for the shortest of times and most penalties being taken on the water.

It is testament to the quality of the UK Nationals that not too long ago there was a distinct band of skippers who filled the A heat, with the rest striving to catch them, but over this weekend this group of skippers now covers A, B and some of C heat, with those lower down pushing to join them. This can only be good for skippers and our sport as they return to their clubs with new found confidence and a few tricks and tips learnt from the very best in Radio Sailing. (Dont forget to ask those returning to your club what they learnt!)

The host club Lincoln MYC lead by Mick Chamberlain put in a massive effort to transform their “lake in a field” into a venue suitable to host a national championship and all the skippers roundly applauded the club and helpers at the prize giving thanking them for their time to allow others to going sailing, without these volunteers and clubs the sport would be lost.

Finally the event style is set by the race team and organisation, Chris Elliott should be congratulated for the way in which he ran the event as PRO, discussing all decisions with his race team and communicating any issues or difficulties they were having with the competitors, even the tough and unpopular decisions were communicated in a reasoned manner which the skippers accepted and acknowledged.

Thanks To Chris, Mick, Jenny, Phil and all at Lincoln MYC for their efforts.

Full HMS results will be posted later in the week along with any photos or links we get, but the final positions can be viewed below.

2015-MYA-IOM-Nationals-Results

Pictures from Sue Brown, enjoy

https://flic.kr/s/aHskg7mc8J

Registration, weigh in, and Practice, will start at 1pm on Friday , please ensure you get weighed before taking to the water . If we believe the Met office, the weather looks pretty good,

Tea/Coffee will be available through the afternoon till 5pm.

Looking forward to a great weekends sailing .

This coming August bank holiday weekend sees the some of the very best radio sailors from the uk and Europe descend on Scotland Farm for the International One Metre  National Championships. Registration and practice start at 1300 hrs on Friday, with racing starting at 10 am on Saturday Sunday Monday till 6pm and through to 4pm on Monday.

The Lincoln Club are proud to be hosting such a prestigious event and look forward to welcoming the 81 skippers who are entered. If you are free why not come down spend some time and see how the top radio sailors rig set up and race these fantastic yachts, feel free to chat and take photographs at your leisure, there is no entry fee and plenty of parking. The post code for your sat nav is LN6 9BP Don’t miss it excitement starts here.

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LINCOLN MODEL YACHT CLUB .

Round 7 of the i.o.m summer series saw light winds and nice sunshine as 11 competitors came to the line. The westerly breeze was light and very fluky, and at times almost non existent. Jen Hand started well but Dave Thomas quickly got into his stride sailing his Fraktal 2 and continued with a series of very consistent results, That saw him eventually win the event after ten races, Mick C dropped his brand new V9 in the water for the first time and using an old A rig and had some fun, Jen hand has now borrowed a book, that will almost undoubtedly improve her performances and help her obtain the consistency that we all crave. I am not at liberty to disclose the name of the book at this stage. All in all,  a great days racing in challenging conditions. On the day we also welcomed three visitors and a chap from Retford called Steve who seems very keen to get started in our fantastic sport, results below and well done to winner Dave Thomas.

I would also like add that a lot of work has been going on at the lake recently with the Nationals looming, and a lot of members have put in a good few hours on the work parties, We all need to be grateful to those members who have put in their time and have had to forgo there racing temporarily.

Mick Admin