Lincoln Model Yacht club held its open day on Sunday 8th March and were pleasantly surprised by the quality of visitors who came to try out this addictive sport/hobby . It was a little chilly early on and a course for the less experienced skipper was set up close to the south bank , and a fairly long race course with a windward / leeward theme was set up for the more experienced , with some great racing Young and old alike came to try , and all were pleasantly surprised by the skill needed to get the best out of the yachts , many members were on hand to help and advise and the club welcomed RC yachts all the way from Kent with a selection of Joysway products including the Very popular Dragon Force and also a Catamaran not seen before at Scotland Farm .  RC yachts also had a large variety of spares on hand and had a lot of good advise to newcomers to the Sport . Also on show, fresh from the manufacturer was the latest I.O.M from C/M yachts, its owner John Tushingham was very pleased and it will get its first trial in Malta in two weeks time when a number of British skipper attend the Maltese open championship, which two Members of the Lincoln club have been invited to attend.

The rain came down around 130pm but did not dampen spirits , Most dragons were down to B suits and the I.O.M soon followed . Tea, coffee, pork pie , and some loverly cup cakes from Tricia Dinmore kept our spirits high as the rain came down. All in all a very enjoyable day was had by all with many smiling faces and possible some new members for the club which will take membership way beyond the 30 mark . Pictures below are not the greatest quality but give you an idea of what went on .

Till Next time Have Fun

Hi everybody Sunday the 8th March , “yes next Sunday” we are having an open day , come and try radio sailing.

Tea and coffee available from 11 am till 3pm .

Dragon Force boats, and International One metre’s will be available for people to try . The weather looks very promising so why not pop along to the East Midlands home of radio sailing Lincoln Model Yacht Club .

Just beware racing radio controlled model yachts can be addictive , Heed the warnings and come and have some fun, All Members are very friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful.

Chris Corrin preparing to do battle.

Nigel Browns 55 at speed , Picture courtesy of Sue Brown

Winged out at speed on the run .

Just before we do the race report I have been speaking to Martin Lambert who is quite poorly at the moment. He asked me to send his best wishes to all the members and to let you know how much he misses the competition, I did this at the briefing Martin,  and everybody who was there, and I am sure everybody who reads this report wishes you all the very best, and we all look forward to seeing you at lake side when the weather gets warmer.

Mick C

Another fantastic Sunday Morning saw 9 competitors come to the line for round 6, the weather was forecast as windy , but A rigs  were the order of the day until coffee break. For one reason or another it was a slightly depleted line up, but first race up was Bob G with his evo 3 showing the rest the way home, an unfortunate incident with something green and slimy halted his progress in race 2 , a rare happening . Sailing was done from the East bank and a long windward leeward course was set with two laps, Mick C had a couple of wins as did Neil C and then in race 5 Bob G scored another first. The wind had been increasing over the previous hour and as there had been one or dives downwind the general consensus was to change to B rigs, Good results were posted by Mick C and Neil C, and Chaz J won race 7, also in race 7 there was a dead heat for third place between Jenny H and Neil C , the conditions seemed also to suit the AB 4 of Gordon B who was getting some good places including a third in the last race, Mick H was not going too well and will be disappointed with his morning, To be fair the starter was playing up a bit and also I noticed he had rudder problems , Ivan mentioned it may be time to get a faster boat, well thats what I thought he said !, but we had 5 different winners of the races, showing  the fleet improving overall.  Thanks go to all who helped with the dingy and putting the gear away,  and we all just made it before the rain started. A great mornings racing, results are below .

Look out for the series standings , and remember the next round is on,

SUN 15TH   ROUND     7       I.O.M Winter Series No race will start after   1300 hr.

Nice light wind day.