As I could not be on site for the racing some skippers have contributed some words, I would like to thank them for their time.

A 2nd weekend of Mick Chamberlain missing a great morning’s racing, Many thanks Covid 19 ,16 skippers turned up on a glorious Sunday Morning a fresh breeze from the Northern sector enabled Tim Hand and mum Jen to set a course on the East bank . Tim H 44 set the early pace getting good results in the first three races ,The usual suspects were pushing the front with Chris E 74 getting good results including a bullet in race three, but Darin B 98 then came into his own with three wins on the trot, however the standard of racing is getting to a point where if you don’t get the first beat and start right, you are not coming through the fleet as you once were. Several commented on the past where back markers were being lapped, no more, all the fleet were on the final beat as the first boats finished, so big improvements all round .

 I know I am getting deaf ( Pete W 65 ) however the banks were very quiet with very little discussion about rule infringement, penalties being taken when called. someone mentioned it was due to a lack of the commodore being present!! only joking. Darren was the man to beat regardless of the time he spent sorting numerous rigs out for other skippers who commented on the boat improvement, thanks Darren. We also had two prospective new members at the lake, Kevin and Sam, both known to me from dinghy racing with both having a good racing pedigree on the National and European front in fireball dinghies, Sam has built his own IOM but only has an A rig, if someone has a spare B for a reasonable price Sam would be interested. Kevin has an older boat which needs some TLC but has all the bits. What a great mornings racing. From Pete Walters

Great conditions, sunny, SW 9 to 15kts. East bank. Good course set by RO. Same as last week.
Darin B 98 gave lots of help and advice to anyone who asked.
Chris G 11 missed first two, had to replace his kicker, striped thread.
New boat joined in later in the morning. Kevin Hope New member to be we all hope he will come again
Tim H 44 retired early, broken shroud.
Discipline starts, very gentlemanly.
Lots of courtesy shown on the water. Most polite.
Must be the largest Sunday IOM fleet.
Great morning racing From Mike Williams

Top of A suit with stronger gust to start but it did get lighter at the end , lack of preparation and maintenance, does not help some skippers cause, Darin should take a bow and a big thanks to him for all the help he gave to skippers with encouraging tips, Tim also got involved rescuing a couple of boats including his Mums Jen 69 from Mick Cooper 39.

After some “conservative” starts, Mike W 76 made a few  encouraging moves through the lower half of the fleet on several occasions.
New sails on 76 from the “Nigel at CAT ” look very nice, promising for the future. 
Helpful measurement data  from 98, very useful. a personal point of view from Mike Williams

As you can see Darin won with I am sure a fight Chris E 74 got second on Countback from Pete W 65 Dave Rigby 57 continues to improve and Chris Graves 11 despite missing the first two races and using his discards managed to hold onto 5th place. It was with great regret that I missed the racing but congratulations to all skippers who took part, and many congratulations to Darin for his win both on and off the water

Well done to the OODs for what I am told was a great morning. Mick C 46

Well 2022could not have started any worse for me at 0630 on Sunday morning not feeling too good , I did a lateral flow test , and it was positive. but as I do the entry post here , I am feeling fine , Sounds like everybody had a great day with the weather and the racing , so over to Pete who very kindly did the race report and gave us a couple of pictures, well done everybody and a huge welcome back to the club Darin Ballington . he will I am sure, add loads, to the hugely competitive I.O.M fleet,

What a cracking morning blue sky, good breeze with the odd major gusts to get you thinking. 2 fleets sailing on the east bank. IOM first off with the DF95’s a  minute later. Darren who had arrived earlier had laid two gates as the windward. IOM around one with the 95’s rounding the gate nearer the east bank. Both fleets had around 8 entries with Jen swopping to her 95 for the 2nd half. Winners, Mike William’s 95’s Darren IOM. both getting several race wins during the 8 to 10 races completed. Last race finished just after 1pm. Winners getting the first choice of donated raffle stuff ,with Darren putting his back in, Mike then drew the sail numbers with several skippers selecting a raffle prize before they ran out. Darren winning the last chocolate orange.  Great mornings racing with polite exchanges over rule infringement. Might be worth considering an Open event 1st of the Year in the future, the two fleets worked well with no more crossing incidents than normal. Get well soon Mick, you missed a great morning. Pete W.

Cheers guys and gals see you next week ok late edition,, below are results, you are all winners .

The club wishes all a very merry Xmas and some great racing for 2022, this is time to be positive for the future despite a little gloom, so hold your glass up high and have a drink to the future.

FROM ALL AT THE CLUB ,, ENJOY

A very foggy morning greeted the 10 skippers for round six of this winter series, a slight breeze coming out of the North West enabled OOD Chris Elliott to set a good beat and run course on the South bank.

Pete W 65 got a first in the first race but was unable to hold off the challenge of the Brit Pop from Chris E 74 who won the next two races. Peter H 60 with a new to him Italico was having fun and needs just a tad more experience to get up the leader board but I am sure it will come. with the The racing was slow as you would expect, but the buoys were easily spotted in the fog, and some good tight racing ensued. Mick C 46 was sailing his new Venti and seemed very pleased with its performance and is looking forward to the 2022 season.

Both Jen H 69 and Mick Cooper 39 were not sailing there best and Adrian C 77 was also below par on the day, Chris E 74 got another bullet in race 5 and that just about sealed his position on the day , with Pete W 65 having mid morning blues, But finally came good in the last two races of the day, Dave R 57 continued his fine form with the Vision edging out Mick C 46 on countback, with his two race wins in races 6 and 7.

Well done to Chris E for the win, and well done also to the race team including Chris the OOD for setting up and clearing away , many thanks to Tony J who did the scoring. and Alan Edgar for a few piccys

Just like to wish everybody at the club a merry Xmas and happy new year and remember round 7 is on the 9th January 2022 so see you all next year .