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DF65 Social Racing 2022 #9 (2/3/22)

A great turnout of 17 Skippers showed on a rather cold, grey, and wet day.

Although there were some lulls, the choice of A rigs proved to be correct as there were some chunky gusts making for quite testing racing. The wind direction allowed OD Mike St Paer set a standard windward / leeward course using the full length of the lake – a relief after the last couple of weeks of S. Westerlies blowing over the houses.

Competition was keen right from the off, with five different winners for the first five races. Conditions led to a number of collisions but with no apparent damage.

Neil Westbrook ran out the eventual winner, with five firsts beating a consistent Peter Baldwin who was unlucky to be tagged more than once near the start.

  1. Neil Westbrook       03     14pts – 5 wins
  2. Peter Baldwin          63     22pts – 1 win
  3. Andrew Potter         94     31pts – 2 wins
  4. Alan Watkinson    373     35pts – 1 win
  5. Richard Robinson 901    37pts
  6. John Carlin                 11     41pts
  7. Andrew Peter          919    51pts
  8. James Cameron        73    52pts
  9. Simon Bates               69   66pts
  10. Dave Williams          233   70pts (ahead on countback (one second))
  11. Paul Little                     95   70pts
  12. Richard Walker          39    74pts
  13. Charles Legg                21    94 pts
  14. John Beech                   80   96pts
  15. Sally Collings           829    110pts
  16. Paul Whalley              53      112pts
  17. Malcolm Harvey    1019    117pts

RG/DF65 Winter Series 2021 #6

7 skippers, all sailing RG65’s made it to the start line for the latest round of the RG65/DF65 Winter Series.
The wind was pretty much from the club house with some massive gusts that came from anywhere between the club house and the houses giving everyone something to think about.
Peter Baldwin laid the marks for a windward/leeward course with what was to be an excellent start line and 6 races were completed before the break with Peter and Graham taking 3 wins each, Graham was sailing his newly acquired Argon, Peter sailing his excellent Uno.
Racing stayed close for the second half with Martin now coming into the frame and also John Carlin sailing a borrowed Pocket Rocket getting a few decent results. In the end it was Graham that narrowly got the win by a single point.
Most opted to sail in there reduced height A rigs with a mixture of conventional and swing rigs. Race winners on the day were, Graham Elliott (Argon) 6, Peter Baldwin (Uno) 5 and Martin Roberts (Pocket Rocket) 1.
Many thanks to Bernie for starting, finishing and scoring and also Jack for once again making drinks for everyone.
  1. Graham Elliott     29          Argon                       16pts   6 wins
  2. Peter Baldwin       63           Uno                          17pts   5 wins
  3. Martin Roberts    133          Pocket Rocket     26pts   1 win
  4. Alan Watkinson    23           Scurry                    42pts
  5. John Carlin            184          Pocket Rocket    47pts
  6. Neil Westbrook     03           Uno                        50pts
  7. Dave Williams       33            Uno                        65pts
    After 12 races

DF65 Social Racing 2022 #8 (23/2/22)

Now on the tail end of three named storms the wind had died down to a top end of A rig. Heavy gusts had the boats submarining on the run. The wind again this week was from the top end of the lake at an angle over the houses. A course was set with the start halfway up the lake sailing from the far side heading towards the houses for the windward mark. With tricky wind shifts it was difficult to decide which way to approach.

Graham’s consistency with two first, a second and 4 thirds just managed to pip Neil even with his five firsts. There were a few gear failures and a dunked transmitter!!

Many thanks to RO John Carlin who kept the races running smoothly under difficult conditions and he even fitted in a couple of general recalls.

  1. Graham Birkett     20 pts 2 wins
  2. Neil Westbrook      23 pts 5 wins
  3. Alan Watkinson     24 pts 1 win
  4. Mike de St Paer      28 pts 1 win
  5. Richard Robinson 28 pts
  6. Dave Williams        38 pts 1 win
  7. Don Mackinnon    66 pts
  8. Richard Walker     69 pts
  9. John Beech              74 pts
  10. Stan Metcalf           79 pts
  11. Martin James          81 pts
  12. Malcolm Harvey   94 pts
  13. Andrew Potter       96 pts
  14. Sally Collings         97 pts
  15. Charles Legg        107 pts
  16. Paul Whalley       110 pts

After 10 races

DF65 Social Racing 2022 #7 (16/2/22)

12 sailors arrived expecting storm Dudley; at 10.00am we were going to go with A+ but the wind did freshen and with the heavy gusts B rig was used.

The wind from the top end over the houses proved to be very difficult to judge and created many opportunities to either catch up or lose in the lulls depending on the course you decided to take. The stars of the day were Alan, Neil and Richard R managing all 10 wins between them. The most call backs on the start line also went to Alan with 5!!

Many thanks to Sally our RO who managed to keep the races on track managing a full 10, especially as there were many drop outs due to gear failure.

  1. Alan Watkinson        13 pts 6 wins
  2. Neil Westbrook         16 pts 2 wins
  3. Richard Robinson    27 pts 2 wins
  4. Dave Williams           34 pts
  5. Mike De St Paer        35 pts
  6. Andrew Potter          39 pts
  7. John Carlin                41 pts
  8. Richard Walker        46 pts
  9. Charles Legg             78 pts
  10. Malcolm Harvey     90 pts
  11. Paul Whalley          102 pts
  12. Ken Roscoe             103 pts

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.

  1. John Brierley            84  10 pts
  2. Mike de St Paer         35  19 pts
  3. Alan Watkinson        373  25 pts
  4. Dave Potter             946  26 pts
  5. Andrew Peter          919   33 pts
  6. Richard Robinson     901   37 pts
  7. John Carlin               11   39 pts
  8. Charles Legg             21   44 pts
  9. Dave Williams          233  56 pts
  10. Sally Collings            829  62 pts
  11. Richard Walker           39  69 pts
  12. Matthew Stephenson   85  72 pts
  13. Neil Westbrook           03  81 pts
  14. John Beech                  80  88 pts
  15. Malcolm Harvey       1019  89 pts
  16. Paul Whalley               53  97 pts

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.

  1. John Brierley            16pts 2wins
  2. Mike de St Paer       18pts 3wins
  3. Neil Westbrook       23pts 2wins
  4. James Douglas         32pts
  5. John Carlin                35pts
  6. Richard Robinson  36pts
  7. Andrew Potter         38pts 1win
  8. Richard Walker       61pts
  9. Stan Metcalfe           62 pts 1 win
  10. Simon Bates              62pts
  11. Charles Legg             63pts
  12. David Williams         64pts
  13. Sally Collings             70pts
  14. Malcolm Harvey       85pts
  15. Martin James             92pts
  16. John Beech                103pts
  17. Ken Roscoe                113pts