DF65’s
A disappointing 3 skippers showed up for the start of the 65 racing, probably put off by a couple of clumps of weed last week spoiling the racing, however the away day skippers missed a treat of a day. With a top end A+ wind blowing more or less straight down the lake from the far end (non clubhouse end) and NO sign of floating weed. The standard course was set utilising the full length of the lake and self monitoring starts were used.
To add a bit of a difference to the day we decided that the first and third place at the finish of each race would swap boats. So, how much is down to boat set up and how much down to the skipper?
To save getting a soaking in 2 heavy showers and as we were under no pressure to get races in 2 rain breaks were taken of approx 5 minutes each. In the end only 7 races were sailed but it was fun as well as interesting with the swapping of boats and surprisingly close.
Race 1 – Clive (53), Dave (233), Stuart (805)
Race 2 – Clive (805), Stuart (53), Dave (233)
Race 3 – Dave (805), Clive (233), Stuart (53)
Race 4 – Dave (53), Clive (233), Stuart (805)
Race 5 – Dave (805), Clive (233), Stuart (53)
Race 6 – Clive (233), Dave (53), Stuart (805)
Race 7 – Clive (53), Stuart (805), Dave (233)
When these are analysed we get
- Clive Warren winning with 6 pts (4 wins)
- Dave Williams second 7pts (3 wins)
- Stuart Mearns third 13pts
And, best boat(s)
- 53 7pts – 3 wins
- 805 8pts – 3 wins
- 233 9pts – 1 win
Summary
Cannot say what the results show, I will leave that one up to you, but am very pleased to report a fun day (with a twist) was had, and no weed encountered by anyone!!
Thanks to Dave Williams for the photos.
DF95’s
The racing today was completed with just 4 boats taking part. The wind was blowing straight down the lake towards the clubhouse and top end of A rig which helped to provide some close racing throughout the 13 races completed.
All the boats gained podium finishes, Clive sailing 93 won 6 races, Steve (637) won 3 races with Stuart (805) and Andy (04) having 2 wins each. With the sun shining it was a very enjoyable afternoon.
Special mention goes to Clive who tweaked Steve’s boat so well that for a few races no one could get near him! Clive, also in very generous fashion handicapped himself in a number of races so that we could all enjoy some close racing. By the time we had completed 13 races, adding up the scores makes for some interesting reading.
- Clive Warren 93 22pts (6 wins)
- Stuart Mearns 805 25pts (2 wins)
- Steve Miller 637 26pts (3 wins)
- Andy Mearns 04 26 pts (2 wins)
