Another nice day for racing at Lincoln 13 skippers turned up but unfortunatly one chappy was not too well and decided to go home. Pete set a great zigy zaggy course on the east bank where we had a light south easterly and beautiful sunshine, but a fair bit of geese poo thrown on the bank side for good measure.

Pete got off to a good start winning the first race in what proved to be very light and fluky winds , that was going to catch a few out, Second race was won by Chaz who had his own control are fixed in chair by his car , so very well done Chaz because it is some feat not to be over the start line or hit any marks on the way round. By race 3 Jen 69 had got to grips and took the bullitt and by race 4 39 yes thats right Keith had got it all sussed and won the next three and got a secong in race 7 very consistant after a floppy old start. There seemed to be a bit more chat than normal on bankside, mostly about rules and for one minute i thought it was I.O.M sailing but hey this fleet is getting competetive, Rules Guru Tim 969 suggested we have a little rules chat with the white board when we had coffee and so thats what happened I am sure some of it sunk in and I will not say any more about the first race after the chat !!!!!!!

Pete was a little off colour but it is always harder when your doing OOD but he came good at the end with a two firsts and a second, but a little too late to dent Keiths great win , so congratulations to him. Jen took 2nd and Pete 3rd Mick C well his fitness is improving and I hope it will not be too long before he is back to normal.

One or two skippers seem to be struggling with either set up or actual sailing skills, and all I will say is sailing is one of the most difficult of any sport of hobby to get a grip of , what I will say is if anybody would like to come to the lake on a wednesday ( they may have to do a bit of work ) I will gladly spend time with them to try and improve htere skills, just remember Lincoln skippers have improved enormously over the last year so to try and tople the top three is no mean task, but dont let that stop you trying.

Thanks to all who helped clear up and set things out , and also thanks Tim for doing the rulsie thing some pics below.

Great morning for racing, 10 skippers turned out, and for many reasons the fleet was depleted for this round, there was also a change of OOD’s assistant, which was Tim Cripps and just in case your thinking Mick C with the Sedici is back,, he shared the sailing of the Sedici 46 with Tim, who sailed very well , and apart from the starts sat on the bench, but both had a nice morning. Mick Cooper also suffering with major knee problems raced from the bench and had three good 3rd’s before retiring. The breeze was from the South west and backed into the South as the morning went on, Tim Hand 44 got off to a fantastic start wining the first 4 races before Chris E 74 clicked into gear and these two were well ahead of the fleet and the only race they did not win was won by Pete C 110 in race 6 The rain held off and despite being a bit fluky, racing was good and involved a bit of a dog leg course that worked well and kept skippers close to the bank.

On countback it was close but congratulations belong to Tim with his V10 ,

Many thanks to all the helpers especially Roger Bowtle who as usual gets there early and gets all the gear out, ready for racing.

An overcast morning greeted 14 skippers with Keith Holmes and Roger Bacon as Race and Assistant Race Officers.

After Keith had given the briefing, the results of the Summer Sizzle were announced. Mick Chamberlain won the 1st prize of £100, with Geoff Burrell 2nd £50, Graham Keightley 3rd £25 and Dave Geldard 4th £10. Well done to all and a big thank you for your support for the Club. The money raised has been a big help over the last months.

Keith got us off on time with a good beat down the lake and run back to a gate near the clubhouse, and other than a slight tweak on the start line position the course remained unchanged for the 15 races completed. The wind was pretty much as forecast North Easterly and about 12/15 mph. Even though we had a good breeze for the A+ rig, it was extremely fluky, and caught all out with the constant shifts and holes.

The level of racing throughout the fleet is improving week on week, and it was good to see our visitor Simon Fairman, and new member Peter Hellen.

The 15 races proved too much for some and by the last race the fleet was reduced to only 8 skippers. The return to a 1pm finish is something which will have to be looked at and voted on.

report By Jen ,

Mick says , the racing is very close looking at the results pete won two of the races but Jen won 5 so consistancy won the day, We must remember that in a series of 14 or so races you don not have to win them all !!!!! Nice to see Simon from Rofwac I am sure he enjoyed his day and good to see Geoff Burrell starting to knock on the door, I do agree we perhaps need to chat about the times for the racing and try and sort so people do not depart early. Great turnout dont miss the next round on the 25th July .

A great day at Lincoln, weather turned out fine with no rain and a decent veering breeze from the North to the East. Thirteen skippers turned out and two of them spent most of the time sitting and contolling their boats from one of the benches on the eastbank, at least they had a sail!!!. Fathers day may have had an adverse effect on numbers and also with some skippers leaving a tad early, we welcomed Darin B from Manor park and hope he enjoyed his day.

14 races were completed and in race one Keith H 88 got of to a cracking start with a win followed by a second and another bullitt in race 3, Rob W 97 was struggling a little in the early stages but picked up the pace around race 5. Jen H 69 had done allsorts to the boat including new mast and sails, and was not quite at her best, but we all know she will sort it. Peter Cogill and Roger Bowtle did a great job as OOD’s and kept everything moving at a good pace, Mick Cooper 39 tried hard but his knee was to painfull and he had to call it a day Mike W 162 had a port and starboard and ended up with his winch lines off the drum. Rob Wilson previously unbeaten had fathers day comitments, as did others, and so at the end we were left with only six racing out of thirteen, which was dissapointing.

Superb win for Keith clearly got the Sedici trim spot on so well done Keith, Tim Hand a good second and Darin our very welcome visitor taking third spot , it would have been so different if everybody had stayed till the end, but we look forward to round seven on the 4th July, I hear that may be independance day. Results below