DF95 Winter Series 30 Nov 2025

Your OOD arrived down at Scotland Farm to find the sun shining and the temperature a balmy minus something with the wind direction indicating we would be sailing along the south bank, a course was set to include two beats with a dog leg in it. With 14 eager competitors including three new members (welcome all) racing began on the dot at 10am after a quick safety brief as the launch/landing platforms were somewhat slippy, many thanks to Mick C for putting down some salt. The races were quite short due to the wind being on the light side in the morning with a beat a run and a beat to the finish, however at fifteen minutes long we managed to get in five races before a tea break was called. Alas, Mick Cooper was forced to miss four of these due to a failed rudder servo, however having a spare was able to rejoin us after the break. In the morning all five races were won by either Martin A or Mick C showing the rest of us how its done. During the break the wind had come up slightly, so the decision was made to extend the length of the course with the addition of two extra marks (many thanks Martin A for his fine work in the rescue boat). We then managed another five races, with Martin A and Mick C again taking the bulk of the wins, only interrupted by Kevin E who took race number eight (well done Kevin). What was good to see was that the new members all showed great promise with improving results throughout the day, but it was Martin A and Mick C who showed the rest of us how it is done and well done to them both. Finally, many thanks from me, for all of the help given at the end of the day packing all of the equipment away.

Sam Parker (OOD)