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Open Events at Birkenhead and West Kirby

The Open Events being run by Birkenhead are now all open for entry on the MYA website.  In date order they are:

  1. DF Racing Traveller Rounds 5 & 6, April 27th/28th @ Birkenhead
  2. RG65 Traveller Round 3, May 11th @ Birkenhead
  3. 10R Nationals, Thursday & Friday 18th/19th July at West Kirby Marine Lake
  4. M Nationals, Saturday & Sunday 20th/21st July at West Kirby Marine Lake

For further details on all these events (NoR and Entries) refer to the 2019 Open Events tab on the website. We look forward to seeing your entry soon.

DragonForce Winter Series #13 27/3/19

Good turn out again, with a wind straight down the lake – top end of A+ conditions.  Thanks to Sally for OOD.

1st     John Brierley         9 pts
2nd  Andrew Peter       25 pts
3rd   Neil Westbrook   26 pts
4th   Alan Watkinson  30 pts     1 x 1st
5th   Colin Deakin         30 pts    0 x 1st
6th   Dave Williams      34 pts
7th   Richard Walker    48 pts
8th   Derek Matthews  52 pts

10 Races sailed

Wednesday morning racing continues on 3/4/19 with the first in the Spring Series starting at 11am

DragonForce Winter Series #12 20/3/19

A very calm sunny day, with 9 local sailors and a very welcome visitor from Abersoch, Tim. A long course was set, due to the very light wind it was restricted to 1 lap.
Under the watchful eye of our OD Ernie, 8 races were held, John was not allowed to have his own way with 5 different skippers managing to win races.

1st     John Brierley         9 pts
2nd   Tim Long               11 pts
3rd    Dave Williams     18pts
4th    Alan Watkinson 28pts. 1 x 1st
5th    Colin Deakin        28pts. 0 x 1st
6th    Richard Walker   32pts
7th    Sally Collings       35 pts
8th    Andrew Peter       36 pts
9th    Derek Matthews 39 pts
10th  Bob Davies            49 pts

Next Week (27/3/19) will be the last of the DF65 Winter Series as Race 13.

DragonForce Winter Series #10 6/3/19

7 sailors turned out this week with a light S to SSE breeze which came and went from 2 to 10 knots. Rain stopped play for 5 minutes in the middle of racing when a few unprepared sailors donned waterproofs and transmitter covers before resuming.  A good length course and 2 lap races meant that there was time to regain lost ground (and lose a good position as well!). Only 7 races were held due to the stoppage and length of each race.

1st     John Brierley           5 pts
2nd   Peter Baldwin         9 pts
3rd    Neil Westbrook    16 pts
4th    Alan Watkinson   17 pts (2 x 2nd)
5th     Andrew Peter       17 pts (0 x 2nd)
6th     Dave Williams      23 pt
7th     Colin Deakin         26 pts

DragonForce Winter Series #9 27/2/19

6 sailors turned out on a glorious sunny day but with a very light SE wind.  A long course utilising the whole length of the lake was set with Ernie making a pleasant return and acting as race officer.
10 races were held with John managing to hold off Neil to take first place.
1st.        John Brierley.            11 pts
2nd.      Neil Westbrook.       16 pts
3rd.       Andrew Peter.           25 pts
4th.       Alan Watkinson.      28 pts
5th.       Colin Deakin.            32 pts
6th.       Dave Williams.         35 pts

DragonForce Winter Series #8 20/2/19

Reduced turn out due to holidays, work commitments and a very light wind forecast.
A+ rigs and a short course enabled 10 races to be held with Neil managing 6 wins.

1st     Neil Westbrook          10 pts
2nd   Alan Watkinson         17 pts
3rd    Richard Walker          18 pts
4th    Colin Deakin               28 pts.