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DF65 Winter Series round 6. 23rd March 2025
Jen and Martyn arrived at Scotland Farm to find most of the set up completed by the (very) early arrivals. Thank you Roger Bowtle in particular!
The wind was blowing a light NNE which increased gradually and provided for a few duckings occasionally on the gusts with our A+ sails. What became apparent upon launching were the substantial wind shifts that took place largely unannounced and for variable periods of time. The leading boats were never safely positioned and the chasing boats always had opportunities. These were frequently cruelly curtailed though!
We were a little light on numbers for the initial races as Dave C had not arrived, plus Adrian and Roger were spending some time on their rig settings. The first two races gave the impression that it would be a day dominated by Pete and Mick as they streaked off into the lead and had epic battles, but with Pete coming out on top. How events can change in sailing though! Martyn found some form in race 3 and took three wins on the trot, with Jen getting two seconds. No team racing involved. Pete seemed to have gone off the boil and Mick found that his performance had collapsed due to a broken bridle which he never fully recovered from in the subsequent racing, despite making a temporary fix. Dave Rigby was always in the mix but was not favoured in the wind shifts and buoy roundings. He did walk away with race 8 though, demonstrating a dominating win.
Adrian, Roger and Dave C didn’t find full form, but Roger was finally enthusiastic about his boat performance after the break, describing it as ‘going like a train’. I’m taking that as being a good thing and it was lovely to see his satisfaction!
Fourteen races were completed in a friendly manner with great honesty and sportsmanship being demonstrated. Pete sailed with consistency and recovered top form to take the final three races (with Martyn usually snapping at his heels) and to take the day which cemented his pole position on the series leader board.
Final result; 1st Pete, 2nd Martyn, 3rd Mick.
Thank you to all for making it an enjoyable day and for assisting with the setup, line starts and the efficiently conducted tidy-up. Special thanks to Pete for his assistance with the course setting and buoy positioning.
Report by Martyn Aspinall. Results by Colin Helliwell.
Here are the final standings for the Winter Series – congratulations to Pete Waters!
Three dates for your Diary
The DF 65 Nationals are on the 29th and 30th March , room for a few more entries, and looking at the long range weather forecast it could well be a great weekend .
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Extended I.O.M Racing at Lincoln, 6th April 10 am till 3pm ish , this could well be your last chance to get to grips with the course or courses at Lincoln before the big one, all welcome just give Jen the nod that your coming. It should be a great day.
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And finally yes it’s The I.O.M Nationals , at Scotland Farm, Top skippers, many with World and National championships under their belt, will descend on the lake for three exciting days of racing, Everybody will of course be aiming to show well in the ranking to enhance their chances of a place in the World Championships that will be held at Datchet water ENGLAND in 2026 , a world spectacular that is for sure. Entry for the Nationals still coming in , make sure you seal your place, It will be exciting that’s for sure.
DF 95 Winter series round 7 and Final round, 9th March 2025.
It looked like a beautiful day, just a small factor , where was the breeze, Patient’s I hear the call , and so it was , Roger the OOD had got there early and with the absence of his assistant got everything ready for racing , which bank ??? eventually a light flutter of a breeze filled in from the North east and we were racing along the East bank, Tim H had jumped in the dingy and sorted a great course, the 9 skippers looking happy and radiant in the sunshine, the lake looked fantastic as last week the dye was put in, and wow did it look blue, Pete was away quick as ever and took the bullet in the first race With Mick and Tim taking 2nd and 3rd , Colin H who needed this round, was 4th and sailed well, a tad more aggression on the start line, mate, races two and three it looked like becoming the Pete and Time event as both were giving it all , Kevon E got a great 2nd in race two, Micky boy was keeping in touch with the leaders, and with the breeze giving us a few extra knots it was looking a lot better even though the breeze was veering and it eventually swung far enough for us to change banks after race 5 which Tim won. Paul K was putting in some good results while Alan N 438 was suffering leccy or range problems, Colin T was soldiering on as was Roger, But the top three were sailing very well and any chance of crumbs fell by the wayside as Micky boy won the next two races all on the South bank, Pete took race 8 and Tim race 9 , it was going to be difficult to call a winner this morning, it was that tight , and it all came down to countback, The top three are on their way to the IOM ranking next weekend and I am sure will continue the tight racing .
At this point I have to say there was an incident at a weather mark, and Micky boy it turned out was naughty. but at the end of the day , it was great racing and a great day , Many thanks to all who helped.
This was the last of the Winter series for this class and we all look forward to the summer series.
Tim ends up the Winter series Winner, congratulation’s to him, and all skippers for taking part .
I.O.M Winter series round Eleven, 2nd March 2025
A very still morning greeted the skippers at Scotland farm, not a breath of wind at 0930, but after a short delay the breeze filled in from the forecasted direction, the favoured South West, light to start with, but after a couple or races we had what we wanted .Tim H 134 with his very quick Brit Pop got things going and took the first race from Dave R 57 sailing his Vision and in third spot was Roger B 58 with another Brit Pop. We saw the launch of two brand new boats today, a Viss skippered by Richard J 89 and a new Venti sailed by the ever improving Mick Cooper 39, both will have mixed feeling’s about their first time out, and both know it takes time to get the best from a new boat. Some of the usual suspects were missing today but we still had a good fleet, of 13 , also helped by the return of Chris G, 11 who despite his absence sailed well.
Race two Pete W 65 got a great start and went on to win the next two races, before the coffee break was called for, Radio gremlins affected one or two, and at the break battery’s were changed in the hope of solving the problem, it seemed to, but further investigation will be necessary. Race 4 straight after the break was a superb win for Mick Cooper 39 with his brand new Venti ( don’t touch it was the call ) and you could see the smile from all the way from Lincoln, Pete took 2nd spot, to keep his averages low, meanwhile Tim was having a purple patch and recorded his worst two results, Paul Kelly however was quietly getting some good results and was keeping in touch with the leaders, his V10 proving a very good buy in recent weeks. The breeze by now was up to a decent strength, and some great racing was being had, The next two races had Chris G taking a first and a second, race six had Criss E 74 take his only win of the morning he was OOD and did a great job on that count, Adrian Cripps is finally getting to grips with his Venti and we can expect more from him, the last three races saw Tim take a couple of f firsts and a second to stretch his lead over Pete, and win with a small margin, Pete W second and Paul K third rounded off a great mornings racing, in beautiful sunshine, The quality of racing and respect was second to none and I doubt if anyone went home without a smile, As we all know the first ranking of the season is coming up in a couple of weeks at Scarborough 57 entries and I am pleased to say 10 skippers from the Lincoln club, so watch this space .
Many thanks to all who helped get the stuff put away and to all skippers for a fabulous mornings racing . Very well done to Tim on his win , he just keeps getting better and better.
