DF65 Racing
A blustery day, with a strong breeze blowing along the lake from the North West, greeted the 16 sailors who started racing with B-rigs all round. Charles Legg opted to act as Race Officer, ably assisted by Malcolm Harvey who elected not to sail and our thanks go to them for running the days racing. The course was set with a wide start line at the clubhouse end, a port-hand mark with a spreader at the far end of the lake and a gate just beyond the start line. The finish was halfway up the lake between two buoys. Even with B-rigs, racing proved challenging, with positions changing place on the downwind legs as even the best sailors experienced spectacular nose dives. In the face of these conditions two sailors, Alan Watkinson and Peter Baldwin, later opted for C-rigs (with Peters an enforced one due to gear failure), each with mixed fortunes. The final results were:
- Peter Baldwin 63 16pts 1 win
- James Douglas 73 19pts 1 win
- Mike de St. Paer 35 21pts 1 win
- John Carlin 11 22pts 1 win
- Neil Westbrook 03 26pts
- Andrew Potter 174 38pts 2 wins
- Dave Williams 233 38pts 1 win
- Alan Watkinson 373 39pts 1 win
- Richard Walker 39 41pts
- Clive Warren 53 46pts
- Don MacKinnon 933 52pts
- Franz King 93 52pts
- John Beech 80 55pts
- Sally Collings 29 62pts
- Paul Little 45 68pts
- Dave Howard 00 81pts
DF95 Racing
With people having various commitments there were only 4 x 95 helms which was a shame as the wind was a good B Rig and touching C rig leading to some nose diving on the run, unusual for Gautby Rd and not to far off straight down the lake from the far end of the lake. The same course as the morning was used
With only 4 boats it was more about social racing and enjoying the good conditions with a couple of 1 lap, sighting races before half a dozen 2 lappers. No official results were recorded, but great fun was had with each of the helms recording at least 1 win each the racing was also very closely contested.
Thanks to John Beech, Dave Howard, John Carlin and Clive Warren for participating
