Another great day of racing , and after the recent gales and storms the wind was down to about 15/18 knots from the south west , it made for a great course on the East bank, Bob G and Geoff B set a good course using half the length of the lake with three good beats for each race . 11 skippers turned up , one forgot to bring his boat and was immediately despatched home to get it , Racing started about ten minutes late, but was exciting from start to finish, The beat was tricky with some strong gusts and you needed to be on you toes to get to the weather mark in front , Mick Chamberlain was very quick with his B suit and won the first four races , Keith Jen and Adrian were all chasing hard, with Jen and Adrian getting the upper hand in race 5, with a first and second respectivley . Just before race 6 Mick C was seen with a yellow energy bar in hand, which he tried to keep hidden from view, and when seen with it played it down!!!! he then went on to win the next four races, and was quick to play it down that the bar had made all the differnce . It was good to see the racing get closer as the morning wore on, a good sign that the whole fleet are improving, Tuning and set up are probably more important on the DF 65 class than on the I.O.M so getting it right and keeping it in the memory bank is a priority, The rain held off for the whole morning and it was pleasantly warm 9 races completed so good going.

Many thanks to everybody for helping out especially getting the dingy out at the end well done to the OOD’s  , It was nice to see exciting competitive racing with very little lip movement. The day was once again weed free, and the lake does look in superb condition so we can count ourselves extremely lucky when so many other venues are suffering as we have done in the past ,

A baking hot week preceeded our Sunday morning with tempretures well into the 30,s ,,,,,,,,, but we all rocked up , 13 of us ,to fine misty rain a decent breeze from the North West and no sign of the sun , We had a chat for the first hour on how to set up and tune ( the DF 95) the basics,  and then tried to do a few practice starts, Unfortunatley the wind direction was not where we really wanted it on this occasion as we had decided to sail on the East bank to stay away from some nasty green stuff on the south bank, any way enough of all that ,  it was great to see Chris and Lisa More again and a new visitor from Market Bosworth Andy Soars, all welcome to race any time,  and we hope they all enjoyed it . For just about the first time this year a bit of floaty salad came into play and made life a tad difficult for most skippers at some time or other , the racing was tight all around the fleet and skipper were for the mst part doing their turns when they should , the start as I said before was not perfect  but sometimes you just have to bite the bullett and get on with things, Mick C won the first three races before the dreaded weed struck, and both Chris and Andy had some good races, Lisa gets better everytime she comes to Lincoln and must be please with her 2nd and 3rd, Jen was a little slower today but as I said the weed did not care who got in the way.

Results below and just a hearty vote of thanks to all the helpers and especially Roger B who had all sorted for the race team . He also sailed much better than normal, just got a little excited on the final mark before the finish in one race I notticed, But maybee a lesson learned ( dont tack to early for the mark ,, make sure you can lay it easy ) far better to tack and the have to bear away , than tack and then have to pinch to get round !!!!!

great turnout, great banter, hope to see you all in about three weeks time for some more exciting DF 95 racing

Guys and Gals I know i keep saying it ,,,,,, but another great day at the lake perfect breeze 10 knots straight down the east bank nice and warm and a great fleet of 11 skippers  ,,could have been more but Rob, Graham , Bob ,and Geoff B , Jen could not make it ,

They probably missed one of the best days at the lake , gotta say NO blinking weed at all and it has been good all year, Racing was tight at the front, tight in the middle , and tight at the back , everybody is sailing realy well just lately .

We welcomed Geoff S with his new charge an AB4 and whilst it will take time to adjust, he has gone well today and I am pleased to report has enjoyed every minute of it. Chris E started well as did Mick Cooper with Chris G looking sharp. Race two had Chris G Britpop from the Sedici of Mick C and then Chris E who is always a strong force in any conditions.

Race three and Mick C took was to be the first of four straight wins with a variety of runners up, It was all about the shifts and utter concentration, and then from race seven with Chris E  gaining a couple of bullits and Chris G always in contention, Adrian seemed to fade in the last three races but had some firm placings during the morning. Mick Cooper showed some fine form and considering he only started sailing four years ago, can now be assured he is in the top flight at the club only just beating Roger B on countback ( up to 9th place) ,  All in all a fab days racing and that is what it is all about .

Many thanks to Roger B and Ed W  for keeping is all organised with some excellent course setting and getting 9 long races in , and not forgetting all the helpers for putting the dingy away etc etc

Results below