Sunday 27th October, DF65

Sunday dawned bright and clear, with a nice wind from the SW. Pete, who was OOD was out on the water first thing setting 2 courses, one on the East Bank, the other on the South Bank (just in case the wind shifted). In the event the wind stayed consistent and we stayed on the East Bank, not even having to alter any marks all day!
Pete (65) got off to a great start and opened up a commanding win, winning the day, even more commendably managed to win in spite of having Gremlins attacking his boat! Pete experienced radio clitches which by the end of the day having to retire  yet still managed to win.

Mick C (46) had a good day, sailing constantly well finished just behind Pete. Mention must be made about Sam (59), bit of a dark horse that lad, he one one race, crossing the line whilst the rest of the fleet hadn’t turned the bottom mark! He was always just behind Mick and Pete.

Unfortunately Richard (699) also was attacked by the Gremlins, having issues all morning with rig problems, by his own admission wasn’t his finest hour.

All in all a great day’s sailing, enjoyed by all and blessed with great conditions allowing for 11 great races,Well done all..

Report by Colin Toll the race officer

The Worlds are currently underway down under , and Lincoln Radio Sailing club have come a long way in the last few years, and we are now proud to say that two of our members/skippers have qualified for entry into this prestigious event. There are over 70 skippers from all over the world racing and many past World and National champions including the current World champion, Olivier Cohen from France, Our two young skippers are in the thick of it with the best in the World .

Radio racing is exciting fast, sometimes furious and if you have ever been involved with dingy’s keelboat’s or any kind of yacht racing, this could well be your next challenge, tuning , tactics ,etc its all there , it is not easy , don’t think for one minute that as a racer ,that you will walk into this and start winning,.it takes time .

Below is a link to the live streaming of the Worlds down under , the event is on for 5/6 days and there are 5 fleets from A to E

Click the link below to access day two of racing , and should you just wish to see our very own skipper Rob Wilson’s outstanding performance (sail number 97) in going from B fleet into A fleet —— fast forward to 6hours 32 minutes and 34 seconds , of course, if you have the time, you could watch it all, you may even get hooked and want to give it a go , in which case you would be more than welcome at the lake any Sunday between the hours 10 am till 1pm , I am sure somebody will hand over the transmitter

click the link and enjoy

https://bit.ly/3AaxerA

Incorporating I.O.M Midland series round 3 / & LRSC Winter series round 1

The Clive Hand 2024 was held on Sunday 6th October . A good entry of 30 competitors from around the country arrived and were welcomed with the usual bacon butties and a light breeze from the East. Roger Crates and the team of helpers quickly got the course set on the South bank and after the briefing racing got under way with two seeding races, this then decided the action plan and racing began with a few minor changes to the course over the day. The day as I said was light and fluky and could and would catch out the unwary. Below are the results and a couple of pictures from the camera of Caz Hand ,The rest of the pictures can be seen in due course on the Website under the tab ( Clive Hand ) . The trophy this year went to a new home and the very deserved winner was Peter Baldwin from Birkenhead, very well done to him , runner up was Derek Priestley from Fleetwood and in third place our very own and previous winner Tim Hand. Prize giving completed the club wished the competitors a safe journey home.

A bit misty and murky with a light breeze from the North East greeted the skippers for the last round of this series , Roger B 74 had got all the gear out and ready , many thanks for that , One skipper was suffering with a bad back , but determined to sail after a few weeks off, another forgot to put his brain into gear and forget the correct sails , but hey ho. Three skippers were in with a chance of winning the series, 12 skippers had contested it at at one time or other but only half that number showed up today. Richard J 699 took the first bullet, in what was a frustratingly fluky race course, Martyn 66 took the second and then Pete W 65 started a run of four straight wins, Jen 69 was keeping in touch and was never out of the top three in fact she won race 7 in fine style, After his win Richard 699 went slightly off the boil, but in truth the conditions and fluky ness was making it difficult. Mick C 46 struggling with a borrowed A suit called it a day early , 10 races were completed Pete W 65 took 6 wins , Bad back Martyn took two wins with Jen and Richard the other two , What it actually means is that we have a winner in the summer series, Jen H 69 , so very well done to her. The Winter series will start in October , and I would hope to see this series better supported.

Summer series’ results below .