A great days racing for the Marbleheads at Lincoln, and a great deal of thanks to everybody at the club who was able to give up their time to make the event a success, aided by a great breeze from the West .

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https://marbleheadsailing.wordpress.com/2019/03/19/ballington-takes-lincoln-ranking/

Bantock 95 Ballington 98 Priestley 67

Close racing

Come on down to Scotland farm and see what it is all about

Great turnout for this up and coming class at the club, 11 skippers arrived and with no wind forecast what could you expect,.,                                         Correct no blooming wind.

Race officer Billy Mac got stuff organised along with great help from Roger Bowtle and other members. Sailing took place on the East bank with a double zig zag to keep the boats closer to the bank. Dave Burke returning from a long lay off took the first race but it was never going to be easy, Keith sailing 39 sailed nice and steady and got some good results before the break, after a cup of strong coffee he did even better recording two bullits The fleet has suddenly bulked up from 4 ish boats to 11 and I do know three more skippers have managed to remortgage their houses and get boats so if the weather is kind we could have 13/14 boats out for round three. Tips on tuning will continue should anybody need it. all in all a great mornings racing in 1 to 2 knots if that.

Well done to Kieth or is it Keith for the top step of the podium and thanks to everybody for making it an enjoyable morning and staying to help put the stuff away

8 Skippers arrived at the lake amid the rain that never stopped but thankfully lighter winds than we had yesterday. A mixture of A and A+ rigs were on show and initially A+ was favorite, a short course with 3 laps was laid and briefing done, Adrian ( 63 ) just got his boat on the water in time for the first start and promptly romped away with the bullitt closely followed by the two Micks. Race two Adrian again took control and was first over this time followed by Alan Edgar ( 890) with Mick Cooper have brain fade halway up the first beat, his worst result all morning and he will be left thinking whatmight have been !!!!!!. despite the teeming rain the bank was lighthearted and the racing was very very good, so all you guys who stayed in bed missed a great day. Coffee was called after 4 races and we all crammed into the shed/clubhouse for refreshments It seemed that cake was in short supply. on a return to the water Alan Newman had a water problem with his transmitter and could take no further part. Mick Cooper was ready fo a victory and thats just what happend in race 5 , with his A + rig he took full advantage on the downwind sections but found it difficult to tack upwind , he soon got the hang of a gybe tack and won a great race, Adrian had a rudder problem which would not get resolved and in the last two races Gordon Bennett showed his skill in the building breeze with two second places. Mick Chamberlain won the day.

No Salad was experienced in the making of round one .

Thanks to all the guys for helping out and giving us all some great racing on probably the worst day of the year so far.

Only Alan Newman is not in the picture of the brave and hardy souls who showed up on probably the worst we have seen of the weather this year , WELL DONE !!!!

This Post should have been 30th September 2018

6 skippers showed up for round 9 of the DF 65 summer series on a chilly and overcast morning The breeze fluctuated between  5 and 10 knots and varied in direction giving the skippers an interesting beat . Bill aided by Chaz ran the mornings racing, Phil was a little slow to get going but when he did he got 5 straight bulletts, Bill came in second. I understand it was an enjoyable mornings racing and must apolagise for the lateness of this report as the two main correspondents have been away on National duty , I would also add that the final series result will not be published untill the end of October due to ourt current scorer having a nice time in Turkey on a real sailboat .

Phil Harpham winner of round 9 of the DF 65 summer series .