Please note that the date for IOM Winter Series 2021/2 #5 has been brought forward by a week and will now take place on Saturday 5th March, leaving Saturday 12th March as a free day instead.
Author: Peter Baldwin
RG/DF65 Winter Series 2022 #5 (12/2/22)
7 skippers turned out for the latest round of the clubs RG65/DF65 series, but with no DF’s, all 7 opted to sail there RG65’s.
The wind unfortunately came from the houses for the first 4 races with skippers opting for various sail plan/rigs, some opted for swing B rigs, some opted for full area reduced height conventional rigs and some opting for full height conventional rigs. It was all about managing the vicious gusts.
Although Graham Elliott sailing his Electronica dominated the day with 11 wins losing out to John Brierley sailing his Uno in race 2, there were some decent displays from other skippers. Dave Williams sailed well in the last 4 races scoring a 3,5,4,2. Charles Legg sailed well in the later races and Alan Watkinson starting the day well with a brace of 3rds.
Races 5 to 12 saw the wind come around and blow straight down the lake that brought Martin Roberts into play sailing his Pocket Rocket, he scored 5 second places in the last 6 races of the day.
The day was definately all about rig choice and rig plan and I am sure a few will be swapping there lower aspect swing rigs for conventioal rigs.
Race winners on the day were Graham Elliott (Electronica) 11 wins and John Brierley (Uno) with 1 win. Many thanks to Jack for making the tea and Bernie for starting and scoring us.
- Graham Elliott 09 Electronica 10pts 11 wins
- John Brierley 84 Uno 23pts 1 win
- Martin Roberts 133 Pocket Rocket 30pts
- Neil Westbrook 03 Uno 44pts
- Dave Williams 33 Uno 48pts
- Charles Legg 26 Uno 51pts
- Alan Watkinson 23 Scurry 53pts
After 12 races
DF65 Social Racing 2022 #6 (9/2/22)
Sixteen Sailors turned out for this weeks DF65 Race No 6 of the Winter Series.
It was a brisk and chilly Westerly breeze, with ‘A’ rigs the choice of sails for the day. The breeze stayed steady at about force 2 – 3, with choppy conditions down at the start line and the lower gate proving a bit tricky, with lighter conditions up at the top end of the course.
Today’s Race officer – James Douglas – did a grand job of keeping the racing flowing quickly, and handled the difficult task of policing the start line in poor light on the far side of the lake. Neil and Richard both suffered radio equipment problems, significantly affecting their results today, but they will be back fighting fit for more DF65 action.
Great racing as ever, in the growing DF65 fleet, with everyone enjoying a high standard of racing and camaraderie.
- John Brierley 84 10 pts
- Mike de St Paer 35 19 pts
- Alan Watkinson 373 25 pts
- Dave Potter 946 26 pts
- Andrew Peter 919 33 pts
- Richard Robinson 901 37 pts
- John Carlin 11 39 pts
- Charles Legg 21 44 pts
- Dave Williams 233 56 pts
- Sally Collings 829 62 pts
- Richard Walker 39 69 pts
- Matthew Stephenson 85 72 pts
- Neil Westbrook 03 81 pts
- John Beech 80 88 pts
- Malcolm Harvey 1019 89 pts
- Paul Whalley 53 97 pts
IOM Winter Series 2021 #3 (5/2/22)
Everyone was surprised to see so little wind on the water whilst selecting their No1 rigs after a forecast of winds in the high teens and gusts in the 30’s. Helped by a WSW breeze giving some shelter from the houses and a spell of rain allowed everyone to stay in No1 rig for all 12 races. There were some difficult times during the afternoon if you caught the gust in the wrong place, but the gusts were always short lived and the wind could soon abate leaving you almost becalmed for a short while. There were 9 club sailors and one visitor in Colin McGinnis all the way from Dundee joining us for the afternoon.
John Brierley won the first race and followed it with a second in Race 2, when Martin Roberts took his first of three consecutive wins. He looked to have the measure of the conditions before John won Race 5, but with Martin 2nd. Bill Culshaw then had his first win in Race 6 after a slower start, then John had another win in Race 7 before the break. After the break, it seems that Jack must have given Bill a little something extra in his tea as he scored three wins and two seconds in the final 5 races, with his run spoilt only by wins for John and Peter Baldwin.
This left Bill with an unassailable lead with that final run of form to take the day, with Martin in second three points behind and John two further points back in third.
Thanks must go to Dave Williams and Bernie for running the racing and of course Jack for making a brew at half time.
Bill Culshaw 21 britpop! 20pts 4wins
Martin Roberts 22 vanilla 23pts 3 wins
John Brierley 84 britpop! 25pts 4 wins
Peter Baldwin 63 Lintel mmx 45pts 1 win
Colin McGinnis 45 Buzz 3c 52pts 1 X 2
John Berry 123 Lintel mmx 52pts
Graham Birkett 133 Widget 54pts
Neil Westbrook 03 Widget 58pts
Alan Watkinson 23 britpop! 63pts
Charles Legg 32 Slimtel 125pts (retired race 5)
After 12 races
DF65 Social Racing 2022 #5 (2/2/22)
17 sailors arrived ready to battle against strong winds! In the end it was A rig, possibly even A+. The course was set using the whole lake starting from the clubhouse, windward mark to port, spreader to port through the gate to the finish half way up the lake.
A good start was the key and full use of the subtle wind shifts. Mike read the conditions from the off to claim two firsts and a second. It took John B. these races to get into his stride and from then on dominated the racing Thanks to the RO Alan Watkinson for setting the course and giving us 9 races.
- John Brierley 16pts 2wins
- Mike de St Paer 18pts 3wins
- Neil Westbrook 23pts 2wins
- James Douglas 32pts
- John Carlin 35pts
- Richard Robinson 36pts
- Andrew Potter 38pts 1win
- Richard Walker 61pts
- Stan Metcalfe 62 pts 1 win
- Simon Bates 62pts
- Charles Legg 63pts
- David Williams 64pts
- Sally Collings 70pts
- Malcolm Harvey 85pts
- Martin James 92pts
- John Beech 103pts
- Ken Roscoe 113pts
DF65 Social Racing 2022 #4 (26/1/22)
The 17 sailors who turned up this week were greeted by a light a fickle wind from a SSW/SW direction. Race Officer Richard Walker aided by Neil and Peter set a course of a single windward/leeward lap using most of the lake length. This typically gave at least one windward(ish) leg , although that could be in either direction. Peter Baldwin set off with a good initial setup for the conditions, winning the first two races. There were then different winners in the next four races with Richard Robinson, John Carlin, Neil Westbrook and Alan Watkinson all having their time at the front of the fleet. Peter then managed wins in races seven and eight (2 laps) to take the overall win. He was pushed to the very end by Richard Robinson in second and consistent Mike De St Paer in third.
Thanks to Richard for running the racing today, assisted by both the race leaders and latterly by Bernie at the finish. There were some very close and fast finishes as the wind often swung and increased to create a fast downwind finish for over half of the fleet.
- Peter Baldwin 63 10pts 4 wins
- Richard Robinson 901 14pts 1 win
- Mike De St Paer 35 16 pts
- John Carlin 11 30 pts 1 win
- Alan Watkinson 373 34 pts 1 win
- Andrew Potter 194 36 pts
- Andrew Peter 919 37 pts
- Neil Westbrook 03 40 pts 1 win
- Don McKinnon 933 40 pts
- Dave Williams 233 43 pts
- Stan Metcalfe 46 51 pts
- Dan Skinner 27 55 pts
- Paul Little 45 58 pts
- Charles Legg 21 77 pts
- John Beech 80 85 pts
- Paul Whalley 53 87 pts
- Malcolm Harvey 1019 97 pts
After 8 races
