LRSC Report DF65 Summer Series – Round 4. 27th July 2025 report by Kevin E

Five skippers arrived on a warm overcast morning to contest the fourth round of this series. The wind was light and variable on arrival but strengthened and settled as the morning progressed.

Roger B arrived early and helped Kevin E, the race officer, get things ready for the day’s racing. The wind direction coming from the south west, diagonally across the lake, made it difficult to set a course for racing. The RO initially opted for a course off the east bank with a zig-zag beat from the north end towards the clubhouse followed by a run downwind to a gate in the north east corner of the lake.

Racing commenced at 10am with the wind light and shifty, Adrian C mastering these conditions to take the win in the first race closely followed by Mick C. The second race again saw Adrian taking the win with Rodger B sailing well to get second. By 10.30 the wind had changed to a westerly direction and freshened, so the course was moved to the South bank with a beat from the clubhouse towards the southwest corner followed by a run to a gate at clubhouse corner of the lake. Sam P sailed well in the third race to take his first win of the day with Mick C in second.

There was some banter on the bank after race 3 that Mick had not had a win…. that was soon about to change, and after a quarter turn easing of the kicker,( He told me ) Mick C went on to dominate the rest of the mornings racing with 6 wins out of the last eight races. As the morning went on the wind increased and became less shifty resulting in some close competitive racing and a great morning’s sailing.

During the morning a visitor arrived with a boat (unknown design) and was made welcome, given advice on rig and settings and joined in the sailing, following around at the back of the fleet for a couple of races. Hopefully a future new member.

Although Dave C was not at the sharp end of the results he was in contact with the fleet and second to the first mark on one occasion showing steady improvement with practice, unfortunately battery problems forced Dave to leave early after race 6.

After 12 races at around 12:40 the sky darkened and rain looked imminent so the unanimous decision was taken to finish early and everyone helped to put the equipment away quickly just before the rain started……many thanks

Very close results overall on the day for the minor positions with Sam P (second), equal on points to Rodger B (third) and Adrian C only one point behind.

Congratulations to Mick C for a clear win

For those keen on seeing the the cumulative results so far in the series click HERE

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