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DF 65 Winter series round two 24th November 2024
Weather forecast not great , a few trembling knees on the no shows, but hey it turned out not too bad at all , showers , sunshine and a decent breeze from the South West , what more do you want.
We had 5 skippers and we all started on the same rig which was B , Rigger’s Rigby got off to a flying start and took the first race , Mick C took the 2nd spot with a crafty little tack right on the finish line from Pete W , 2nd race Dave again took the win with great speed on beat and on the run , Pete got the 2nd spot , Richard was still finding his feet and a few adjustments were made on Dave C ‘s boat with some advice to make improvements, After 3 races we called a coffee break as it appeared the wind had got a little lighter , 4 boats changed to A rig , and after a banana and a biscuit we lined up again, to be fair it did not seem to have lightened , but hey ho , Pete took the win , Mick C went in irons just after the start and was lacking the skill to get going, leaving Dave to chase Pete down, Richard decided ( quite rightly in my humble opinion) to change back to B rig , and just before the start of race 5 Mick C had a catastrophic Bridle failure and was out of the mornings racing , Richard was getting to grips with the B rig and was sailing very well in fact he took the win in race 6 , Pete took the final race but Dave who had sailed a great morning to win the mornings bragging rights, with a great performance,
A good mornings racing for all proving that you miss it, at your peril, well done all. Especially Dave R 180 It was 14 C by the way .
Report done for Dave by agreement .
IOM Winter Series Round 4 – 17 November
Sunday dawned bright and still, but by the time boats were on the water a nice breeze had filled in from the northwest. Accordingly Roger set out a course with 3 beats along the west bank of the lake for the healthy turnout of 15 skippers. With the sun still shining, it was a perfect day for sailing and some good close racing ensued. While close, the racing was good humoured with plenty of penalty turns being done without being asked and help being given by the experienced skippers. A personal thank you from me to Darin and Roger who tweaked my Lintel and got it going very nicely. That just leaves the skipper to sort out!
Roger and Dave were both tweaking out the set-ups on new boats – a frustrating process at times. However both achieved top 4 finishes in the last couple of races, so it looks like progress was made. Darin had an excellent row of six straight wins in the middle of the session which helped him to first place, with Pete, Tim and Rob taking the other wins.
Unfortunately Tracey’s boat had an attack of the gremlins, but that did mean that we had the benefit of Tracey as an observer in our final race. (Yes, Mr Cooper, you did hit that buoy!)
As the morning drew to a close the skies darkened and the wind picked up, although still A rig. Then with perfect timing rain set in just after everything was packed away and skippers were heading home.
Stuart Jessup
DF95 Winter Round 2, 10 November
Sunday, light wind coming from club house direction. Rob, who was OOD and Mick Cooper Assistant set a course on the East Bank. With some away at the DF Nationals, 6 skippers turned up bright and early.
Starting at 10:00, Paul Kelly got off to a great start. To win the first race. Followed close by Rob Wilson.
Tim Hand then got his boat going and was unstoppable in the next two races.
A two-minute silence to remember those who have fallen and suffered in conflict was upheld at 11:00.
8 more races completed after with an overall convincing win by Tim Hand.
Rob Wilson
I.O.M Winter series round three , 3rd November 2024
High pressure over most of the UK meant this was always going to be a Light wind affair, and so it was, but not so light to make it totally frustrating , just a tad for some, 12 skippers turned up so cant complain on the turnout, a couple fresh back from visiting the Worlds in Australia, (I think they picked up some tips), new member Paul came down and tried out a couple of boats, Dave Rigby finally got his hands on his Venti, but he know’s it will not happen overnight. OOD’s were down early and got a lot of help from Darin and Pete , nice to see Greg assistant OOD after a fair old absence. Racing took place on the South bank and after a bit of fine tuning by Darin, Colin H 20 was raring to go, And managed a very good third place after Darin and Jen in first and second respectfully , so well done, his smile told the story, and it was ear to ear in the second race that he won with ease, with Cooper ala Mick taking a well deserved 2nd place, fantastic and well done, Darin was never far away keeping his powder clean ( leant that from the Worlds ) Pete W started slow as usual but gradually found his rhythm and took a couple of wins during the morning, I was told that there was a bit of jet lag around but Martyn showed none of it, and stormed thru taking a win and taking third spot over the mornings 7 races , it was a long course with three full length beats that were both shifty and fluky at the same time, Roger C picked up the pace after coffee and finished of with three 2nd places, Sam P did ok, got a second spot , but is itching to get hold of a more competitive boat, and when he does look out, he will be one to watch. I am thinking Adrian could do with some help on his Sedici with the rig tune ( maybe next time ) cos the Sedici is definitely a lot quicker than it showed today. Paul our new member probably leant a lot today trying out his 2 boats and we look forward to seeing more of him on the water. At the end of the day Darin took the top step and is still the guy to beat at the club, so very well done to him , and many thanks to all who helped get things sorted and put away.
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