Well, when we arrived it looked like it may be 2nd suit, gusts looked menacing for sure but in the end all 12 skippers opted for top suit.
Probably the best wind we have had all year and the IOM fleet in the club has definitely gone up a notch or two this year with Paul P, Alan, Guy and the return of big Robbie Mc and of course due to it being the Winter series we get Graham B back with his trusted Widget, how fast is that boat, he managed 2 third places today.
With this shifting top end of A rig wind, the best tactic was to get into clear air as soon as possible, even if it meant starting a few seconds late as was proven by Brad’s, Martin’s and Grahams starts, nearly always all 3 of them were the first to tack over onto port after the start.
12 races completed and all under the watchful eye of our starter, finisher and scorer, Sharon. Many thanks go to her efforts and tenacity, not afraid to call the premature starters and to have time to take these great photos as well.
Race winners today were Brad with 7, Graham with 3 and Martin on 2. Mention must also be made of Alan W sailing his homebuilt Corbie, Graham Birkett with a brace of 3rds and Robbie Mc with his overall position of 6th.- Brad Gibson 42 Post Punk 13pts
- Graham Elliott 09 Britpop! 25pts
- Martin Roberts 127 Britpop! 33pts
- Alan Bennett 78 Britpop! 35pts
- Robbie Mcintosh 66 V9 49pts
- Graham Birkett 133 Widget 57pts
- Paul Plested 35 Britpop! 63pts
- Bill Culshaw 78 Britpop! 74pts
- Alan Watkinson 23 Corbie 5 74pts
- John Berry 180 Britpop! 78pts
- Ian Davies 33 Britpop! 92pts
- Guy Cowper 16 Lintel MMX 115pts
