Lincoln Radio Sailing Club

Another fine day at Lincoln, 11 skippers showed up to some great racing conditions, Breeze around 8 to 10 knots from the West south West and racing was on the South bank, The OOD’s did a great job in sorting the course which had a nice little dog leg giving two shorter beats close to the bank. We welcomed Graham K 79 to the DF 95 fleet and by all accounts he thoroughly enjoyed his morning.

Mick C got off to a great start taking the first win, it seemed the start was very much to his liking and many more clean get away starts. The beats were as per usual very shifty, and one wrong move could take you from hero to _______ yes you guessed it Jen H 69 got the 2nd in race one and followed through with a bullet in race two. Kevin E 02 missed the first race for some reason or other but he and Mike W 76 were having a great battle just off the lead and for first time out Graham K 79 was close to joining in, Racing was close up and down the fleet, it was a fantastic day with wind and weather combining to make it very pleasurable, (Now I have just remembered) Mike W asked for redress in one race, I forgot all about it till sorting this write up, so If Mike could furnish full details to me, I will chat with Pete W to see if we can award, some kind of redress . The day belonged to Mick C 46 , he seemed to be unstoppable scoring 8 points from 9 races including five on the bounce, Pete W 768 had a close run in with Jen H 69 with only one point separating them, well done to all skippers and helpers for the mornings activities , it really was a great days racing

Wow , the weather ,the forecast, the Jubilee, But hey ho 8 hardy skippers turned out for what turned out to be a fantastic mornings racing at Scotland farm, Darin Arrived early and proceeded to set out a great course up and down the East bank, the wind lighter than forecast was steady but shifty around 8 knots , and so everybody set to tuning to get the very best out of the A rig, Jen meanwhile had a little job to do before sailing, and did a great job, Mick Cooper our OOD for the day, under the close wing of Darin, did a great job and kept racing moving to allow us to get in nine long races, and claim our two discards. The rain came and went but we were all dressed for it and it was not too cold, Race one Darin stamped his authority, and followed through with two more bullets, three on the bounce!!!!, and we were wondering if he could be caught, it may have been a bit of divine intervention from the deep, with Mick C 46 taking race four, before coffee break. Pete W 65 one of the clubs top performers with his Venti had been doing a big boat race from Cowes to the Eddystone lighthouse and back and was pretty tired and maybe a little out of salts but came back strong winning the last two races. Maybe Dave R 57 had been up to something the night before, as he too was out of salts. At the end of the day it was very good racing, with Darin B 98 coming out on top, it could have been closer But Mick C 46 failure to see danger whist on Port and crashed into Dave R 57 who was on Starboard whilst clear ahead of the whole fleet, scuppered his chances of being a tad closer to the winner. There were two bottles of wine ( Jubilee weekend) on offer one for the winner, and one for the fifth placed skipper in race five, which was one by Mick C .

Well done to Darin for his win , unbeaten in the series so far , if you think you can catch him come and have a go if you think you are good enough , and well done to everyone who took part, For those that stayed away , you really did miss a great day of racing.

A smaller than usual, but still enthusiastic and competitive fleet, lined up for the latest round of the LRSC Summer IOM series on Sunday May 29th. A northerly breeze coming diagonally across the lake at Scotland Farm, causes difficulty for any RO and skippers, and Darin B was the RO struggling on this day. He managed to set a series of courses that whilst not as long as usual produced close racing with various skippers taking a win, a good start helped but was not essential as the shifty breeze did allow overtaking and most skippers experienced the joys of the ladders, but also the pain of the snakes, even those normally at the front were not immune from these. Racing started at 10.00am prompt and despite a few course changes a full set of 12 races was completed just before 1.00pm, in fact skippers were enjoying themselves so much that an additional 13th race was enthusiastically sailed before the morning’s racing was drawn to a conclusion. 

The scoresheet below shows the final scores, but this doesn’t tell the full story as the consistency of the skippers is improving and with no breakdowns and evenly matched boats the difference between a good result and the other end of the fleet is getting narrower.

A group effort got all of the gear away in a timely fashion and the weather, although cold on arrival, turned into a lovely day, not quite a shorts and T-shirt day, but still pleasant enough to see skippers sitting around and chatting after the racing had completed, although maybe Tony would have preferred to have got going rather than wait for the recovery truck to get his car started after leaving the door open all morning. A suggestion to the committee may be to get a set of jump leads to keep in the club house as this will no doubt happen again!

Many thanks to all those helping Darin run the day and next weekend’s IOM round 5 should see some of the regulars back again but they shouldn’t expect to have it all their own way!

Don’t forget that visitors are always welcome, if you fancy a morning’s competitive racing just send an email to Mick C or Jen and get your name down. 

Just a Quick Note it is I.O.M Round 5 next weekend , Sunday June the 5th

Below is an old Picture , perhaps when Lincoln hosted the Nationals

Wow , great racing at Lincoln, Round two of the summer series gave us wall to wall sunshine a steady South Westerly around 10 knots, in fact not far off perfect conditions for racing off the East Bank.

12 skippers turned up OOD Mick C 46 explained the finishing process, and the new Windex Mod designed and modded by two top skippers at the club to help skippers lay a decent start line, and then we were racing. Mick C 46 took the first bullet, with the orange fast machine of Jen H 69 getting second place and Mike W 76 getting a well deserved third.

The Beat was perfect and with three beats full length, each race took some time, and you could not afford to stray to far from the rumb line, or else you were liable to get caught out, especially if you went to far on port, you just got sucked into a lift all the way and eventually had nothing to come back on, on starboard, good performances were being put in by Roger B 74, and it was great to see Gordon B 23 back after undergoing cataract surgery, only one eye for now, he explained because of a retina problem all straight lines appeared curved, ,,,, Start line nightmare, well done Gordon I know you enjoyed your day.

Dave R 180 always red hot, was doing his best to disrupt the sharp end, with some great racing ,Peter C110 admitted he was having a bad day, great to see Geoff S 580 back after his cruise, Pete W 26 started well but by race 6 he was down the road with problems. Ed W 31 despite Jens attention to his rig and Mouthy Micks advice with the transmitter ( gentle thumbs )was having a real bad day, Alan N 232 improved as the morning went on, Keith H 669 took four wins on the day, to Mick C 46 three, but consistency, finally gave the mornings win to Mick C 46 .so many congratulations to him, and in fact all skippers and helpers who made the mornings racing so enjoyable.

What finally made the morning was Peter H came along with his two grandchildren Charlotte and William aged around 7/8 I guess And Roger and Jen let them have a go with their boats, when there was a break in sailing , it made their day I am sure and they are welcome anytime , Start em young , and Lincoln are doing that for sure.