Birkenhead Radio Sailing & Power Club
10 sailors hanging on to the top end of an A rig with the wind straight down the lake.
10 races sailed
Lovely autumn weather with sunshine and a gentle WNW breeze greeted the DF65 skippers allowing 12 very closely fought races to be sailed with the A+ rig used by all. In several of the races we saw more than half of the fleet arriving line-abreast at the leeward mark, and positions frequently changed in the longish beat up from that mark to the finishing line.
12 races sailed.
Sunshine, warm weather and a good wind greeted the skippers this week and it was good to see both Ernie returning to sailing and Sally being fit enough to act as a race officer. 12 races were sailed in total.
A small fleet for a change, but very close racing ensuing with no one person dominating.
8 model yacht races sailed.
Seven sailors turned out for the weekly race, top of A+ wind, but from over the houses which made it very tricky.
12 races were sailed.
The day began with a light Westerly breeze over the houses and dark clouds in the sky, but as racing started the wind swung progressively North West and increased in strength and the sunshine broke through the clouds to ensure that a good day of competitive racing was enjoyed by all.
A+ rigs were used by all throughout the event.
Excellent behaviour was observed by all of the competitors with no protests needed and turns being promptly done on the rare occasions when there were contact between boats.
It was no surprise to see John Tushingham come in as overall winner, but once again he didn’t have things all his own way with no less than 5 different skippers winning races during the day.
Local sailor John Brierley came second with Dave Darwell from Askern taking third place overall.
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Huge thanks as always to the Birkenhead Race team of Martin, Bernie, Jack and Judith for the smooth running of the event and the endless supply of tea and coffee.
