Wow 18 skippers came to the line for round two of the summer series and what was to be a great day for radio racing .Breeze coming from the North West , sunshine and many pairs of shorts on show. Racing took place on the South bank with Rob W and Darin B taking control and setting a great course with a dog leg almost the full length, so plenty of exercise for those that need it.

On display was the clubs new Flag for the first time and looked delightful in the decent breeze, this will of course be flown at the upcoming Worlds in May to help cheer on our two skippers who have qualified for this prestigious event. Racing got of to a great start on time and the first race was won by Micky boys new Alioth who led from start to finish, ” wheels soon fell off by the way ” Pete W took 2nd with his Venti that went so very well at the recent National Championships and a fantastic 3rd spot was claimed by Tracy B with her Brit Pop one of two ladies racing today. This was a seriously competitive fleet, and with 18 on the start line you needed to have your head in gear to get a good start, We welcomed potential new member Peter G 48 sailing a borrowed Robot for the morning. By race two Darin 98 had sorted the boat and claimed his almost rightful position at the sharp end closely followed by Tim H 134 both these guys are pick of the pops at the moment, Micky boy got a third and the Alioth was certainly showing some pace for the first time out. Another skipper who was showing some fine pace was Paul K 44 in his V 10 , in fact he took race 3 by the scruff of the neck and won it from Rob W 97 with his Brit Pop and Tim H 134 who was firing on all cylinders.

Other showing good pace were Sam P 59 Venti Colin H 77 with the Sedici a pre runner of the Venti, Richard J 89 much improved and finally getting the hang of the Viss Martyn A 91 was actually racing his Alioth today and will be pleased with the performance in some very fluky conditions at times, Jen Hand 69 now there is a name we cant forget , special day for her and for the rest of the skippers who enjoyed her birthday cake at the lake today , always a fierce competitor, and a fabulous asset to the club and in fact the MYA, To round up Darin took 4 wins from the 7 races, Tim H definitely back to form with some great results, Pete on the podium, and what a result from Paul K , just nicking it on countback from the Venti of Roger C 30 . An absolutely spanking morning of racing and our thanks go to all who made it memorable, The Flowers for Jen was the icing on the cake..

This is the series to be involved in if you love I.O.M racing , every two weeks at Scotland Farm .

For a full report and results have a look HERE . Many thanks to Ron and Colin for doing the donkey work.

This being a five-weekend month we had the opportunity for an extra DF95 sailing day, your Race Officer for the day was Sam Parker who turned up at Scotland Farm to find Mike Holmes already setting up, many thanks for this help on a day where the duties were all voluntary. Having got all the equipment ready for the day a course was chosen on the roadside bank, this being a dead beat towards the clubhouse and a dead run back to the leeward mark, only one mark was needed to be moved to create a course (beat/run/beat). Even with the clock change eight competitors were down early and we got sailing on the dot at 10.00, with all competitors opting to start the day on the A rigs despite a forecast for the wind to get up, the first win of the day was taken by Martin A, this was a result he was to repeat three more times before a call for a coffee break was made after six quick races. By coffee time the wind was building, making control when sailing downwind and tacking a little difficult at times.

During the break half of the competitors chose to change down to B rigs with the remainder thinking that the A rig was still a viable option (ha ha ha), this proved not to be the case with Sam changing to B rig after race seven. Another victim of the wind increasing was Mick C who suffered winch trouble and had to retire for the day, this was disappointing as he was putting in some good solid results, the last two competitors to change down to the B rig were Martin and Jen. Races nine thorough to thirteen were now sailed with all competitors sailing on B rigs and at times tacking was still an issue as the gusts caused many head to wind issues. Sam soon got to grips with the B rig with four wins in a row and Colin also finding his feet was always at the forefront of the fleet. With thirteen brisk races completed a well-deserved win on the day went to Martin.

Finally, many thanks must go to everyone who sailed today, for the good-natured attitude in which the racing was carried out and to all the help from everyone who helped to pack away at the end of the day, making your Race Officers duty very enjoyable.

Sam P.

And we have a winner in this class for the Winter series it has been neck and neck but I am pleased to say the series has been won by Sam Parker , and so many congratulations to him, it has been an exciting series throughout and we now look forward to the Summer series.

Report From Ron and scores from Colin

Race Officer Adrian arrived at the lake just after sunrise and by the time 7 eager skippers lined up he had everything well organised…

A light Southerly allowed a course up and down the clubhouse bank and racing started promptly at 1000 with a 1 lap Race to assess conditions. 

Micky Boy won that so it was decided to extend the course to  2 laps in attempt to spike his guns…

That didn’t work…. he carried on winning with a couple of 2nd places thrown in just to encourage the others…. he was able to leave after race 9 (lunch date) and still retain first place.

Martyn and Jen sailed consistently well to take 2nd and 3rd with Mike, Sam and Kevin chasing hard in the middle of the fleet. 

Ron was consistently slow but with a couple of good results to prove that the problem is not the boat.

All in all a great morning’s fun in good company.

Thanks again to OOD Adrian.

Next week DF95s …..