A quiet morning as far as the breeze went, But hey ho . Darin and Tracy arrived early as your OOD’s and Darin was quickly in the dingy setting out a course on the East bank, with the breeze just West of South it was going to be a long beat and run, basically,, straight down the lake. We welcomed visitors from far and wide Fleetwood way up in the North West, Manor Park down Staffs way , Two Islands ( Milton Keynes) and our old friends from Huntingdon, so a lot of travel for some, lets hope everybody had as much fun as I did. This was always going to be competitive, it always is, and in truth we could all have done with a bit more puff, but it is what it is, and after a short briefing from Darin, who also took time to explain the perils of starboard weather mark rounding ( in detail) off we went to the start line for the first race. I’ve got to say from my perspective it was not going to be an easy line to start , it was plenty long enough but with the light breeze you had to be on your toes to keep the boat moving, Rob 97 and Pete 65 did very well and took first and second respectively with one of our superstar visitors Dorian 60 taking third spot, a brief retune and we were back for more and with two good long beats you did have plenty of chance to recover if you start was a little less than perfect, This time Darin took the win and Chris with his newly refurbed Brit Pop took second spot and Pete normally a slow starter got the third place with his very quick Venti.

Scraps were going on all thru the fleet in what was a good natured control area and every body showing respect for fellow skippers. Pete 65 then went on a thundering run taking three bullets in succession followed home by Darin before the tables were turned in race 6, I believe a few were finding the light fluky winds a little tricky, but as they always say the cream seems to rise, and so it was with three ex dingy racers on the podium after a great day of racing Our youngest visitor from Huntingdon was Hayden sailing a robot had some good races and we hope went home happy, A good fleet of 19 skippers proving that an extended day every now and again works for the club , and with the National championships coming up over the Easter weekend it gives skippers an opportunity to savour venue and meet the locals.

Very well done to the podium Darin , Pete, and Dorian , and in fact to all skippers for a most enjoyable day, only eleven races but they were long , Brit Pop with Darin still has bragging rights, and the Venti still has work to do, 8 different designs on show today, and I have to say if you are thinking of making the move to Radio Racing then Lincoln could well be your first port of call .