DF65
The forecast was for a hot, hot day at the lake but at least we were promised some wind. The existing mark positions were deeemed suitable for a standard one lap windward/leeward course with the breeze blowing down the lake from the clubhouse and so we managed to get started very soon after 11:00 with 10 sailors each taking it in turns to be RO for 10 races completed by 13:00.
Peter managed to get clean away in race one as nobody else seem to spot the left shift that arrived shortly before the start and give him the first of four consecutive wins, only interrupted when he acted as RO allowing Paul P to take his first win. The top 4 or 5 slots were keenly contested with Paul P, Mike DSP, John C and Alan all achieving podium spots, although after a difficult firstrace, John C was looking good and consistent. After Race 5, the race wins were shared between John C (3), Paul P (1) and Peter (1).
Peter helped a number of sailors to adjust their boat settings after some difficult races and the fleet then seemed to be more compact with some good tight racing.
Peter took the morning with his 5 wins, closely followed by Mr Consistent John C with 3 wins and then Mike DSP in a creditable third and had no wins.
- Peter Baldwin 63 10pts
- John Carlin 11 13pts
- Mike DSP 35 19pts
- Paul Plested 54 20pts
- Alan Watkinson 373 29pts
- Neil Westbrook 03 33pts
- Charles Legg 21 40pts
- Paul Little 45 43pts
- Dave Howard 00 45pts
- Malcolm Harvey 1019 55pts
DF95
There was a little less wind for the nine DF95 sailors, but still more than enough to give decent racing for nine sailors in the A rig. Unfortunately though, the wind had started to veer more towards the South and so the beat could turn out to be nearly a fetch, but mostly needed some deft tacking in the shifts to make the best gains to a revised windward mark closer to the shore. we were joined this week by visitor Paul Shepherd where this was only his second time on the water. Again we took it in turns to be RO and completed 9 races.
After the first race where Paul P finished a close second to Peter, he unfortunately had to drop out for the day with electrical issues. This left eight sailors to complete the afternoon, with much rig tweaking, advice and adjustment to suit the conditions.
It was also Peter’s afternoon in the 95 after his sucesses in the morning, with only Alan taking a win from him, with Martin picking up the other win whilst Peter was RO. Alan and Neil were having a good tussle, which looked to be going Neil’s way for second place, until battery failure enforced him to sit out the final two races.
Close racing again, with much to be gained or lost depending upon how you managed to deal with the shifts and gusts that came down the course, with some of them not always being predictable or long lasting!
- Peter Baldwin 172 6pts
- Alan Watkinson 23 13pts
- Neil westbrook 03 16pts
- Martin W-J 77 21pts
- Paul Little 14 24pts
- Dave Howard 00 26pts
- Malcolm Harvey 2019 33pts
- Phil Shepherd 49 40pts
