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IOM Summer 2024 #8 – 12/10/24

9 skippers entered for the clubs final IOM Summer Series race, a decent entry considering there was quite a few regulars away at Fleetwood.
The wind was light and patchy for the first 3 races but we all knew there was a storm brewing that could mean a change in wind direction and strength at any time, the wind did straighten a little for races 4 to 6 and finally by race 7 it arrived and we all changed down to B rig.
Up another notch and all change again for race 8, down to C rig but the time we came out we found ourselves in the eye of the storm and bobbed around for 5 minutes in hardly anything, then finally it happened, claps of thunder, lightening and biblical hail, run for the clubhouse.
The racing was closely fought in all quarters with George deserving special mention, sailing his Father’s old BritPOP! to a commendable 6th position overall.
Race wins went to Brad and Graham with 4 apiece which would of been 5 to Brad if we had completed the final windward leg of the doomed race 9.
  1. Graham Elliott         Britpop!       8pts  (4 wins)
  2. Brad Gibson              Post Punk    8pts (4 wins)
  3. Martin Roberts        Britpop!       15pts
  4. Alan Bennett            Britpop!        23pts
  5. Bill Culshaw             Britpop!        29pts
  6. George Bennett       Britpop!        33pts
  7. John Berry                 Viper              36pts
  8. Guy Cowper              Lintel MMX 45pts
  9. Stan Metcalfe           Widget          49pts

Thanks to Dave Williams for these photos of the lst race and the ground conditions after the hail storm.