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I.O.M Summer series Round one 7th April 2024
Storm Kathleen was not as bad in the East as it was in the West , but even so ten skippers showed up , and promptly, got their C rigs out of the car, it was reasonably warm, mainly sunny spells and if the rain stayed away ( which it did ) we were in for a treat , well nine of us anyway one skipper did not have a C rig , gave it a try with B and broke a shroud , game over. The racing as you can imagine was fast and it was a long beat and run course, but race officer Chris elected to do two races on the bounce and then have a ten minute break, ( looking at the age of some skippers this was definitely a good idea ) Mick C 46 got off to a great start winning the first , but then the V10 of Tim 44 got to grips with a superb showing and won the next five on the bounce, despite being troubled by a Knee problem. Chris E was doing well to keep up with Tim getting four second places before finally getting the bullet in race seven. Jen H 69 was having a decent day and towards the end bagged two bullets for herself, Colin H 20 was also going well and will be pleased with the progress he has made with the Pikanto, Dave R 57 was also doing Ok and only got pipped by one point by Martyn 9, Roger C 130 was sailing an unknown design, but despite his expertise the boat found it difficult in the wind and waves, Stuart who was also acting assistant OOD with Tim H , found it tough going with his Lintel. All in all it was a great day with ten races completed, and Tim H 44 in the V10 a clear winner, if you ask me personally tiredness set in after race one (Ha ha my excuse) but in truth it was a great days racing, competitive, yes perhaps a little to much at times .
Well done Tim, and all who helped out getting the stuff away .
DF 95 Winter Series 2023-24
Ok The Final round has been run and we do have a winner after a great Winter series , where at one time or another 22 skippers took part, I can see the upcoming Summer series will be hotly contested.
The final results as you can see are Micky boy on the top spot, very close in second spot was Martin, and in third was Tim, things could have been a little different if both Tim and Martyn had not missed two races, look at the scores of the top three , look how close they were, Colin and Jen in 4th and 5th also extremely close and Colin I am sure by doing every race gave himself the best chance. It could be a lot different for the upcoming Summer series that will be for sure, lets just hope that more of the 22 skippers who did take part , will come out to play.
DF 65 Winter series , round six and final round of the series.
Easter and do we need to learn from this , There was a time we did not race on the Easter weekend, I can now see why. Hey ho, 5 skippers showed on what looked like a foggy morning at the lake , but this all changed very quickly and by the time we started racing blue skies and sunshine came thru and with a breeze that continued to strengthen it was to be a great day for racing, we started on the East bank and did the first four races, all racing was with the A + rig and Alan who was our OOD struggled with maybe an intermittent radio fault which he struggle with until after the break and then called it a day. Mick C 46 sporting his 5 year old Icarex sails , looked as if he was going to be hard to beat and won the first two races, the third was won by Dave R 180 with Mick C in second and young Martyn getting another of his many thirds, in a close fought battle with Jen H 69. After the break we moved to the South Bank and the breeze had upped its game a little and from that moment Mick C 46 just appeared to have so much extra speed it was at time’ slightly embarrassing, and the only boat to beat Mick was 34 Kevin E , but wait a minute he was sailing a I.O.M , sorry forgot he brought the wrong boat , not I may say for the first time. But Kevin stayed and enjoyed trying different settings to try and get in trim for the first of the summer series next week, But in truth the old bugger Mick C was far too powerful on the day , There was a little secret if you believe in superstition, some do some don’t But whenever Micky boy goes racing he always wears the same Underpants ( blue and yellow in case your interested ) but last week the missu,s’ threw them out saying they were disgusting, so for todays racing he had a brand new pair not going to divulge the colour ( it may be bad luck ) but let me tell you they will soon get well worn . Another little snippet, Is that mick is digging a bit of a hole for a new Patio and it is hard work , so he asked all the racers today that he would give a roast lamb sandwich to any body who could come and help him plus copious amounts of red wine, but sadly no takers , Well done Mick C and well done to all who turned up to race on Easter Sunday .
DF TT Weekend at Lincoln 23rd and 24th March 2024 DF 65’s and DF 95’s
Saturday 23rd March DF 65’s
First of all a huge thank you to the Lincoln team
Colin Helliwell Scoring
Jen Hand Organiser
Judith Baldwin scoring
Darin Ballington RO
Tim hand ARO
Mick Chamberlain. Kitchen. You make the best bacon roles.
Without your time and dedication, this day would never happen. Thank you.
Onto the racing.
After a detailed briefing from Darin, the fleet was split into 2 heats.
Nearly all the competitors started with the B rig although the gusts were top end B Rig through the morning. At the end of the day the anemometer said average wind was 13 mph with gusts up to 31mph
The seeding races were held down the South bank. Craig Richard’s and John Tushingham appeared to be tied together with piece of string for the whole race with John just getting the win on the line. In the other race, Pete Baldwin and Nigel Barrow snuck through on the last beat to take the top spots.
Racing continued through the morning with the strength of gusts increasing so that one or two C rigs appeared. Consistency was the order of the day by staying in phase with the significant shifts and after three races at lunch Nigel Barrow and Peter Baldwin headed the pack.
After lunch the gusts were more frequent and stronger and by race 5 we were all down to C rigs
John Brierley dominated the afternoon with John Tushingham doing just enough to snatch second. Barrow faded to third overall and Peter Baldwin to 4th having suffered some winch issues in 2 races. David Donin completed the top 5.
I have to say it was my first DF 65 meeting and I found the boats fun, easy to sail but hard to set up well and the one design nature provides a true test of sailing. Everyone abided by the rules with the help of some sharp eyed observers.
Another great day out in the world of radio sailing.
Sunday 24th March it was the turn of the DF 95’s
First of all a big shout out to the helpers on Sunday who endured a slightly better day than Saturday as the weather improved and temperatures warmed as the wind eased during the day. Our thanks go to:
Dave Rigby – RO
Rob Wilson – ARO
Colin Helliwell – Fleetboard and scoring
Judith Baldwin – Finish line and Fleetboard
Colin Toll – Finish
Mick Chamberlain – Galley and provider of the best bacon rolls
Jen Hand – Organiser
Onto the racing. The day dawned with a good breeze from the west ensuring all the competitors started with their B rigs. Racing was extremely close with the main challenge avoiding the fluffed tack which could send you from a strong position to the back of the fleet.
After the Briefing from Dave Rigby we got into the seeding races for the two heats. In the morning we all sailed on B rigs and there was a reasonably consistent wind down the lake with enough shifts to make life interesting. Despite the port bias line it paid to start towards the windward end of the line so you avoided the melee as boats tried to tack off the bank. The 13 to 23mph wind was forecast to drop after 4pm which would have worked out well, however the wind decided to switch off early in the A heat for race 5 and become extremely shifty. Get it right and you were a winner, get it wrong and the you were destined for the back of the fleet as the author can testify. The one bonus of the wind dropping was it allowed us all to warm up a bit. Standing in a constant cool wind is tiring and chilly however we enjoyed broken cloud and sunshine.
Craig Richards and John Tushingham were tied together for the lead again like yesterday in their seeding race with Craig winning on the finish line, and Peter Baldwin and Dave Adams took out the other. Through the day John Tushingham proved to be the most consistent sailor and beat Craig Richards by one point with Nigel Barrow third having faded again in the last two races with Derek Priestley and Peter Baldwin completing the top 5.
At the prize giving John Tushingham thanked all the organisers
All in all a great weekends racing enjoyed with great spirit and everyone appreciated the support and efforts of Lincoln Sailing Club.
Very many thanks to Nigel Barrow for race reports , and some pictures and also Alan Edgar for more pictures
Lincoln Radio Sailing Club 