Another ‘Marathon’ Session, starting at 11.00am, with 16 races completed by the 4.00pm finish. 5 x RG65 and 2 x DF 65’s competed, in a moderate but shifty Northerly force 3- 4 breeze, with some tricky gusts and swirls firing down through the gaps in the buildings. ( Bring back the trees ?! )
Derek Matthews had to leave early, and Brad Gibson arrived late, so the results may be slightly skewed, but Graham Elliott took the overall win for the day, with 9 x 1sts, Brad with 7 x 1st’s took 2nd overall, with Peter Baldwin definitely ‘off-form’ , taking 3rd overall with no wins but 6 x 2nd’s.
The RG’s won the day on pure speed, but the DF65’s, sailing a slightly shorter course, were not far behind, with Andrew Peter taking 4 x 3rds and 5th overall, proving that DF’s can compete successfully on these mixed RG / DF Race days (with the help of a slightly shorter course).
Very enjoyable sailing, with cakes very kindly provided at break times by Alan Watkinsons’ wife Jocelyn , and thanks once again to RO Bernie doing us proud, as ever.
- Graham Elliott 55 Argon 17pts 9 wins
- Brad Gibson 9 Electronica 31pts 7 wins
- Peter Baldwin 63 Pocket Rocket 35pts
- Alan Watkinson 23 Scurry 43pts
- Andrew Peter 919 DF65 52pts
- Dave Williams 33 Pocket Rocket 63pts
- Derek Mathews 57 DF65 88pts
Start times will now revert to the normal 13.00hrs for all future Saturday racing with room for plenty more sailors to compete. A booking system will be created to allow online booking. More details will be published soon.
We return to IOM racing for the next two weeks. If you wish to join us and have a go, boats are available to loan for anyone wanting to sail. – contact Andrew Peter (see contacts pages)
