Another fantastic day of racing at Lincoln, wind around 40% of top rig North East breeze, a bit overcast but warm , had a great beat and run along the East bank. Eleven skippers turned out, just perfect for one fleet racing, and the first race was always going to be hard fought, and so it was with Rob W taking the first of 4 wins and gaining an unbeatable lead, Mick C and Tim H, chased and chased, others too were having great races, Roger B with his B/P got a second in race three, Jen Hand a second and two thirds in race’s 4/5/and 6 and a win in the last race of the day. Pete W was not at the races today and was unlucky some of the time, We all need to try and analize ( if we can remember ) where we went wrong, for me “Greed ” messed up two of my races when patience would have paid a dividend or two. A great mornings racing with a great bunch of lads , Many congrats to Rob W for the win and also to Tim who has not yet fully mastered the V10, but beware guys cos when he does he will be awesome. Many thanks to Roger B and everybody who helped out, and for those of you who missed it, I just hope ypu enjoyed the full English !!!!!!!

DF 95 Racing 9th August 2020

Wow, fantastic mornings racing for the DF 95 fleet, 11 skippers turned up in warm overcast conditions, A steady North Easterly had racing on the East bank with the now usual but VERY important safety talk re Covid 19 Sanitize and keep your distance,,, 2 metres always be aware !!!! The clockwise control area has been arranged for your Safety, so ensuring you adhere to the rules will keep eveybody happy and healthy. And so it was on the day. Well done everybody.

Racing started bang on time, and the long beat got very tricky in the last third with some big and little shifts that caught a few out, Gordon B was out of the blocks fast and his 86 year old legs had a job to keep up, but they did and he held on after two long beats and runs to get the bullitt, Pete W in second and MickCh in third, It was great to see Keith H back after quite a while away, we have not seen his new boat yet ( maybe next week ). This fleet is very competetive now and the racing was very close, it was a perfect breeze, and I am not scared to say Weed free, after much hard work instigated by Roger Bowtle and a couple of others in midweek after clearing the North Bank and the East Bank of all floaty stuff ,, and then the 5 ton heaped up in the corner,, it made a massive difference as the wind changed to a Northerly on Friday.

Race 2 Mick Ch took the win from Jen H, with Mick Co taking a well deserved third spot, Gordon B was sailing extremley well and as you can see he had a great day ,spoiled only by getting stuck on the mark and being out of contetion for the last two races , decent results in those two could well have given him 2nd spot overall. Mike Williams showed some pleasing signs as did others, but have to say the shifts caught a few out both upwind and down. Just want to mention the word consistancy , have a look at your results and try and see where you may have done better, If you allow your sails to flap for 2 seconds you will loose 1 yard , key is do not take your eye off the trim on your boat for one second !!!!! , Also have to say some of the best racing we have had at the farm for some time ( we must keep on top of the floaty weed at all times) it really does make a differnce .

A Win for Mick Ch well done ,Jen H 2nd and Gordon 3rd and many many thanks to all who helped with rakes and dingy and stuff to make the morning very enjoyable.

What a fantastic morning of racing, 12 skippers came out to play. The rules and guidlines that club members are to follow , to keep each other safe are explained before racing, use of available hand sanitizers are encouraged, as is distancing along the banks.

A good breeze from the South West around 12 knots helped when a long course with three good dog leggy beats and two runs along the East bank, the skippers using an anti clockwise control area ensuring skippers stayed distant, Mick Chamberlain got off to a cracking start with the Sedici and would have won the first three races if only he could remember the course that he set at the outset,, !!!! ( quite a regular thing we are told ) Tim Hand took the second race from Dave Rigby. Pete Walters was unusually slow out of the blocks, but have to say it’s August and there was a touch of floaty salad that could just stump your growth, and in fairness everybody got a bit at some stage ( but also this year is the least we have been affected) and it was quite exciting to watch the pit stops at all sorts of unusual places , feet even got wet, shoes were discarded,, also the new jetty down by the gate / start line was fantastic . Thanks Gordon and the boys ala wed gang.

It was interesting that 11 different designs were sailed on the day and also interesting that some of our skippers have not yet come out to play , Bob G , Adrian C, Keith H, Rob W, and more . The fleet is strong and the racing second to none at the club. It was good to see Greg C 21 have a couple of good races and also Peter Cogill sailing a lot better. All in all, a good mornings racing and just a note,,,,, the summer series we race 10 am till 1pm and in the winter 10 am till 12 30 , many thanks to all for helping with the essentials. Sedici on top of the pile this week, boat was on fire , ( the twist in the mainsail was ” epic” !!!, but in two weeks it could well be a different story, There are in fact 4 Sedici’s at the club now be nice to see them all out one day, Before I go Pete Walters was lucky with the ” SCOTTO ” again !!!!! but like I always say ” you gotta be in it to win it “

We have been away from the website for a while for obvious reasons , but just recently started to social sail our RC yachts at our home water at Scotland Farm.

Whilst competetive racing is still on the back burner and the summer series has been cancelled, we do have racing at the club, and we have now started to take results on the day, and will publish them on this site and maybe on our facebook page as well, so at least you get the picture of what is going on at the club. Last Sunday saw 10 skippers racing DF 65’s after 3 races this was reduced to 7 due to electrical probs. It was an enjoyable morning we all kept our distance even on the start line. Pete Walters won on countback, well done to him, and many thanks to all skippers, for keeping to the guidelines and sailing safe.