A fantastic South Westerly greeted 17 skippers including two very welcome visitors Simon Fairman and Peter Guest , Darin was on site early as usual and had I believe got the course sorted , which was perfect up and down the East bank, the breeze just south of south west , variable in strength and gave great racing conditions , Tim H 134 one of the clubs hopefuls in the upcoming Worlds in Australia got of to a cracking start and nailed the first race with Rob W 97 our second club member in the Worlds taking 2nd place, a great start and of course where they would want to be, It has to be said that for the second time we tried out our very basic handicap system, and three skippers stuck their hands up and were given a thirty second start on the main fleet, it worked very well, Darin got into the groove and took the win in race two, and followed through with another bullet in race three , from a personal point of view, I was finding it very difficult to stay in contention with the front runner’s and I have to say I probably was not the only one , but we rarely get 17 on the start and getting a good start was paramount. The racing throughout the fleet was tight with close battles everywhere. Last race before coffee, and again I personally made a small adjustment to a set of spreaders I had fitted during the week, It and a small wind shift at the gate made a big difference and I Mick C 46 recorded my only win during the morning Darin close behind took second spot, with Roger C 30 picking up third. Coffee break took it seemed a lot longer than normal, and this needs to be addressed in the future to ensure as many races as possible. Races 5 and 6 Darin once again took the wins and in race 7 Sam P recorded probably his first win at the club, well done Sam. The fleet as you can imagine is very competitive, But I for one was pleased with the behaviour on the bank, and long may that continue. Darin took the last race and is obviously the bench mark for the upcoming winter series that starts early October with the Clive Hand Memorial trophy ,

So well done to Darin and we also would like to say good luck for out two members Rob and Tim who are off to the I.O M Worlds in Australia next month it is I am sure a great honour to be able to represent you club ,, Our club in this great event , Many thanks to all Skipper’s and we look forward to seeing you all back for the Winter series.

Picture from this years I.O.M Nationals at Poole earlier this year