Only 8 competitors remained to sail (after a lake tidy) in this the last DF65 Social racing of 2022.
The wind was a light breeze over the houses and a Windward/Leeward course was setup by Peter, which tested the patience of most sailors during the morning. The wind had the ability to switch direction suddenly catching some out especially when it happened on the starting line. By the end of the session, the breeze seemed to be picking up from a more WSW direction, but there were still plenty of holes to fall into.
There were 5 different winners in the 7 races sailed. Mike De St Paer had the most consistent day and two wins to take the morning overall. Peter Baldwin was second with just one win and Richard Robinson taking third with two wins, but losing two races due to a battery problem. Racing was close throughout the fleet with countback separating 3rd and 4th and also 5th and 6th.
The next Wednesday Sailing will be on the 4th January, although there is DF/RG65 racing on Saturday 31st December starting at 12:00.
After lunch a small group of 5 sailed DF95’s, with some informal racing and help with tuning setup. The wind was as fickle as before lunch with some larger gusts which died away by 3pm, when everyone packed away.
