OK , there were five people at the lake on Sunday and thats five more than I thought would be there, The weather lived up to its promise with Driving rain strong winds and freezing cold , we had four Dragons at the lake and three sailed but one,,,,, well he just could not get going , Mick had a C suit Norman had a B suit and Ivan had a top suit , we didn’t do any proper races but we had a bit of fun, Mick went out in the dingy to round up the buoys that had been spread around by the strong winds of the previous week, the dingy was afloat and had pulled its concrete weight out of the ground , the lake has got about two foot more water in it than it had last week , and the jetty needs to be repositioned or else we will need wellies to get to it. We had a cup of tea and put the world to rights for an hour , My little dragon was fantastic with its tiny rig on, but in the end we all went home to the warm and dry. But hey next week it is round two for the I.O.M yachts , so let us try and beat our best total of boats on the water for this year , and have some fantastic racing, Try and get down a bit earlier than you are used to because we WILL start at 10 am, ready or not , It has also been suggested that when we have finished the I.O.M we do three Dragon races , to try and recover some of the lost race’s on Sunday, and then the following week race three more , If you would like to see this happen send me an email, and I will then let you all know before Friday.

Brown sauce sir

Do you remember this event last year , it will happen again on the 23rd February 2014, so if you want to race make sure your boat is prepared and Measured, and if you want to help just let me know , some of the top skippers from the North and Midlands will be there, so book your bacon butt’y early.

In the meantime see you all next Sunday at Scotland Farm

Mick

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Wow what a fabulous day, pouring down with rain at home but when we arrived at the lake we were blessed with a nice top suit breeze and the sun peeking through.  Ten skippers on a January morning raced around a windward leeward course, 2 laps and there were some tired limbs walking up and down the bank. The results will be posted later but here are some pictures of the mornings event, Shortly after the I.O.M racing we had three Dragon Force races over a slightly shorter course ,             5 dragons out and we had even more close racing. I understand there are perhaps 11/or even 12 Dragons in the club and all who own them a going at breakneck speed to have them completed for the first Dragon Force races next Sunday the 26th January, There is a club Dragon  that Martin has Kindly built for the club and it is available for charter if you ask him nicely , Oh and put £ 2.50 into the club kitty,  so on to the pictures.

our beauty of a lake

Dave Boy Gunsons trusted steed

Last Minute checks

Pose for the camera

come on Norman sort the Dragon out

Alan with Mick in the background

Ah My little Dragon

Now you cant sail two boats at once

No Photos please

the sails look fantastic how much !!!

they look awfully big

Hey see you all next week

Mick

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Just checked the weather and it looks great , bit chilly so thermals are a must, with steaming tea and coffee,

Its an I.O.M day and the first of the winter series, steady breeze looks like top suit but I have been wrong before. It would be nice for a good turnout tomorrow so lets be having you ,  also a bit of news , We have finally dismantled the jetty at Hykeham and now just need a trailer to move it round to Scotland Farm, Farmer  Bob said we could put it on his hard standing, and we said he can use it if he wants to , some pictures below of the grafters and state of play.

blimey 40 planks

a good days work

coffee time

  and just remember we have had the weed problem for two years, this picture was taken last winter and it has taken well over two years for any action to be taken.

See you all at Scotland Farm as early as you like

Mick

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Well the A.G.M is over for another year , many points raised and discussed . the minutes will be available in the next day or two to members and will be sent by email.

Membership is up on last year and the club is looking forward to 2014 with a full race programme

After the A.G.M we all had a very nice meal, and below are some not very good pictures ,

Gordon, Beth, Liz, Roger

Chaz, & Seymour with Norman and Martin in the background

Norman and Martin

Jenny in the foreground, Diana , Seymore, Chaz

Gordon, and Ivan

Jackie , Sue , and Colin

Mick

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