An absolute glorious day greeted the 9 competitors for this final round of the series and apart from being a P/P turnout everybody had a great time. After an early inspection of the new clubhouse Sailing started with a south-east breeze that backed steadily allowing some good racing  from the South bank, with the RO Jen Hand and Gordon Bennett getting things organized racing started bang on time . The breeze was about 10 knots so nobody was fully pressed. Series favorite Mick C struggled for the first two races with Bob G and Phil H taking the early honours, Mick C then found his form with 4 wins in the next five races. It appeared that some skippers were trying out different settings, opting on putting the mast much further forward than normal in a hole on the deck obviously reserved for other use, help was at hand during the tea break as this realignment was not working, and a more conventional setting was used, the skipper concerned found the boat was transformed and very quickly gained a second place in the very next race  ,,,,, Lucky because I did at one point see the rough end of a hacksaw coming out of a bag . Bob G was sailing conservatively as was Chris C and at the end of the day they tied on equal points with Bob G just getting it on count back. Mick C had rudder failure on race 9 and was out, Gordon B failed to capitalize despite some great results whilst sat in his armchair on the south bank.

Well done everybody and for those who missed it what can I say , you missed the best day of the year so far

Nigel Browns very quick 55 .

Summer is here and the summer series for all classes starts next week at Scotland farm .

10 competitors turned out for this the final round of the I.O.M winter series, No report on the racing unfortunately, but word has it that it was an enjoyable morning. The morning was won by Neil Coleman with his Cheinz , closely followed by Alan Newman with his AB4, Bob Geary will be disappointed with his mornings work after some strong showings in previous races , results below and the final series will be posted a little later in the week.

Piccy Sue Brown of last years National Championships held at Lincoln

10 Competitors turned out for round seven on a crisp sunny morning with a good south west wind that needed B suits for all ten races, A brand new Brit Pop was on show in an unusual colour (White) but it did not lack performance in the capable hands of skipper Darin B, Chris Elliott and Mick Chamberlain made valiant attempts to close the flying machine down but the result was final with six wins in ten races. Good sailing was again seen by the Lintel and Gadget of Mick Cooper and Bert W, Joe H had some good moments  and Chaz J was  very consistent, Tracy Ballington was sailing her new red BritPop and what a difference it made to her performance, well done Tracy, and watch out Jen H .

Good work was done by the race team the two Mick C’s after retrieving the clubhouse roof from a field with Bert W following the previous day’s storm, all undamaged I might add .

thanks to all for a great mornings racing. This was the last in the Winter series, so keep your eye on the calendar for the start of the summer series.

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A FANTASTIC DAY

What a fantastic mornings racing at Scotland Farm, Bright sunshine 10 to 12 knot breeze from the north, say no more. The day started with the Bacon Buttie gang at just after 8am which continued till around 0930 and was then a self-service area for those who wanted more , Jen hand sorting all the goodies out of the wind in the gazebo. Racing started promptly at 10 am with a long first beat that proved more than tricky, the shifts were large and some small but you had to take advantage of every little bit. Micks V9 first race unraveled before the start with the pivot point string, coming loose, Chris 74 with his second time out BritPop took full advantage closely followed by Jen Hand 69, and Alan Newman 0 getting a third with his AB4, the next three races were won by Mick C 46 with some ding dong battles all through the fleet and some very close racing, Phil Harpham 43 sailing his Evo did very well recording a filth overall. A half time break and the cakes came out to celebrate Gordon and Micks birthdays and along with more bacon butties loadsa money found its way into the container, all in aid of Sports Relief, total raised £ 62.50 a princely sum from the 12 competitors which was down on last time out but those who missed it missed a great day sailing . Our thanks go to Norman and Ed who put the gazebo up late on Saturday, Jen Hand for organizing the bacon butties, the cake suppliers, and I would also like to say how nice it was to see Roger Bacon and his wife Liz after quite a long absence due to other problems, we would like to wish them both well for the future and hope to see them at lake side more often in the future. Results below and a few pictures of the days mainly eating and chatting.

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