With a gusty 10 knot breeze, the rig of choice today was an “A” and even then there were some dicey moments in the gusts on the downwind leg. Nobody was immune to the effect of those gusts, although some managed the conditions better than others. The air temperature was 3 degrees, but with the wind chill factor it felt sub zero and everyone was feeling the cold after 10 races had been completed and glad to get a warm drink inside them.
Ernie set a good long course which gave a number of overtaking opportunities if the right shits were taken. John Brierley took the lions share (7) of the wins today, with Peter two and Dave Williams taking the final race after a few equipment problems earlier in the day. That left John in first, Peter second and consistent newcomer to the fleet John Carling in third. Thanks once again to Ernie for braving the cold and sitting (and standing) in the wind for over an hour to run the racing.
- John Brierley 84 9pts
- Peter Baldwin 63 16pts
- John Carling 11 35pts
- Richard Robinson 01 38pts
- Sally Collings 829 41pts
- Neil Westbrook 03 52pts
- Mike St Paer 35 58pts
- Dave Williams 233 60pts 1x1st
- Richard Walker 39 60pts 0x1st
- Alan Watkinson 373 65pts
- Don McKinnon 933 72pt
That completes the Autumn DF65 series for 2019 and overall results are on the Current Standings page. Racing for the DF65 on a Wednesday morning will begin again on the 8th January at 11:00 with the first race of the Winter Series of 2020.
