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Race report DF95 9th June 2024 Summer Series Round 3
Colin Toll fronted the session as Assistant OD and made sure that all the equipment was out and ready with help from all the other early skippers. An awkward predominantly WSW wind was blowing and gusting to the top end of the A rigs which everyone elected to use. A few buoys were moved to accommodate the wind direction.
Racing commenced with Martyn getting home first followed by Jen and Alan, who sailed well to score his best race of the day. A spreader mark was introduced along with a change to the start line and another race was run in a reducing wind speed with significant wind shifts. Martyn and Jen came home in first and second positions again with Colin Toll taking third spot.
The changeable wind was spoiling the upwind leg, so a rethink of the course was required. This resulted in a Z configuration course with 2 beats to keep sailing close to the shore….. and other legs that could become beats in the regular wind shifts! This course generally worked well until a wind change dictated a course change for the last race.
Colin Helliwell put in a stunning performance to win race 7, jostling for the lead and not giving it up despite serious challenges. Kevin Evison put in a similar performance in the final race 10 on the revised course, achieving an early clear lead and holding on to it. Mike Williams was also near the front in several races and achieved a string of second places.
The tricky wind changes and some weed issues played their part in positional changes during the racing, but after 10 completed races, Martyn won the day with 8 points , Jen came second with 21 and Colin third with 27.
It was a very enjoyable day for a rather select number of skippers (where are you all!) and thanks go to everyone for helping to perform a very efficient tidy-up at the end.
Martyn Aspinall
9th June 2024
Race report 2nd June 2024 – IOM Summer Series
Martyn and Jen arrived as OD and assistant to find a very still lake but a number a familiar faces who had sorted out much of the required set-up. Thank you Richard, Kevin and Roger in particular. There was an expectancy of a North-West breeze, so buoys were moved for a short South bank course with a fairly distant upwind mark.
Racing commenced in light airs which periodically declined to nothing at all. Mick Chamberlain dealt best with the conditions, gaining a win, followed by Mick Cooper, then Jen.
The second race was taken by Chris Graves followed by Kevin and Micky Boy, up there again. A complete lack of wind then determined a coffee break to be appropriate, during which the wind tantalised us with its ups and downs combined with shifts of some 60 degrees in both directions. The course was puzzled over during and after the break, but essentially left as it was, although a wing mark was added. We would get a beat at some point in the race, we thought!
The day continued with similar conditions. For Roger, it was all or nothing; Three firsts and four retirements due to weed. Jen scored two firsts and Micky C took another bullet. Micky C showed the greatest consistency and took the day after 8 races, with Jen an impressive second and Chris coming third.
Overall, it was an ‘okay’ day! A reasonable sail in lovely, warm sunshine. There was also the entertainment of a long stream of tractors going up the road to Scotland Farm and back again. I hope nobody got behind them on the roads, as they left shortly before we finished for the day.
Thank you for the willing help from people in monitoring the start line, tidying away at the finish and for the good natured approach to our sailing in difficult conditions.
Martyn Aspinall
2nd June 2024
Results from round 4 below
DF 65 Summer series round two 26th May 2024
Not a great forecast , eight skippers showed and Dave Rigby was busy sorting out a course and moving buoys around in the dingy, It was trying to rain but was not cold, Nice to see Alan Newman return after a bit of an absence, One of our number was brave enough to don shorts. Racing was to be undertaken on the South bank and at least we had a couple of usable jetty’s. Briefing was called and to try and get a decent beat the start line and the leeward buoys were a bit of an eyesight test but we coped . Everybody took a turn sighting the start line and off we went , Dave R 180 won the first and Peter C 110 took the second , Mick C 46 got the third, and then Pete W 65 finally kicked in and took the remaining 5 races in a solid performance the rest of us were fighting for scraps in a shifty strengthening breeze. A + rig was used throughout, MIke W 76 had his winch elastic break but only missed one race after having to restring his winch, After Coffee the course was moved a little closer to the bank making it a little easier for the old eyes . Many thanks to all skippers for turning up and helping out with the gear and putting it all away, the bank banter was good, and it was a pleasure racing with you all. Pete W is the hot shot of the moment, so very well done to you Pete for the win, racing was close on the water that is for sure.
Cumulative summer series results below .
DF 65’s racing hard
I.O.M Summer series round 4 19th May 2024
Somebody mentioned champagne sailing , did not see much champagne but what I did see was some of the best racing and conditions that I have seen for a while ( well actually last week ) It really was fantastic but including our visitor Ben Harper and his wife on route to Scotland, but just popped in to race with us, we only had ten of our own skippers, well it certainly was not our loss, Micky boy Colin and Helped by Darin set up the race course with a view that the expected veer in the wind would kick in around ten am , it was shifty make no mistake but with two and a half beats you had the chance to make amends for earlier folly, 1st race up and Darin B 98 was on it , young Martin A 91 pulled a 2nd and Roger C 30 took third spot. race two and Rob W 97 took the bullet, Roger 2nd and Micky boy 3rd , Roger C was getting better each race with his little wing Wooden design and in race three took the bullet, Racing was tight throughout the fleet and it got particularly tricky when around 20 yards to the weather mark , and a large wind shadow ( these two buoys eventually moved 10 yards South By Darin ) Just before coffee break Darin took a first and then after coffee continued with two more, with Rob Wilson in hot pursuit the brit Pops putting on a show of superiority, Race seven saw Micky boy get away at the start and was not caught to take the win. Many faces missing from this round but credit to those who showed up, Martin was having some fine battles with Kevin who is handling his Venti better and better every week, Tracy just , and only just got the better by 1 point of the ladies challenge, Colin H 20 feels he could have done a little better and I am sure Ben Harper will be chatting to wife Olive all the way to Scotland about his visit to Scotland Farm,
Just one final mention Mick Cooper is suffering at the moment as most of you know, but today he turned up and raced, and in the first race went out wide saw a bit shift and went for it , he tacked onto port and put everybody to shame getting to the weather mark well ahead of the fleet, well done mate , just shows how good the Venti is when your on it , I realise as do others that you run out of steam during the morning , but that is to be expected , you will be back at it before you know it , and I am proud to call you my mate.
Thanks to all for the help thoroughly enjoyable day , Congratulations to Darin for the win , and everybody for the competition .
Results in the series so far Below
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