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DF65 Spring Series #1 – 4th April 2018

Another good Wednesday turnout for the Dragonforce fleet with the heavy rain managing to hold off until just after racing finished.

  1. John Brierley 14 Pts
  2. Andrew Peter 25
  3. Dave Williams 31 (2 firsts)
  4. Neil Westbrook 31 (1 first)
  5. Sally Collings 42
  6. Alan Watkinson 47
  7. Ernie Rice 48
  8. Richard Walker 54
  9. Colin Deakin 56
  10. Dave Pickup 64
  11. Derek Matthews 73
  12. Robert 93

11 races sailed.

DF65 Winter Series 28th March 2018

The final day of the Dragonforce Winter Series saw 13 boats on the water with 12 completing the day’s racing. “A” suit wind down the lake and true to the winter series, cold, with hailstones before the start.

  1. Neil Westbrook 19 Pts
  2. John Brierley 21
  3. Roger Lincoln 25
  4. Alan Watkinson 35
  5. Sally Collings 43
  6. Dave Williams 47
  7. Colin Deakin 50
  8. Andrew Peter 52
  9. Ernie Rice 56
  10. Richard Walker 58
  11. Dave Pickup 72
  12. Derek Matthews 81

11 races sailed.

 

Series Results:

  1. John Brierley 6 Pts
  2. Neil Westbrook 11
  3. Roger Lincoln 14

Full results here 

 

 

Forthcoming Events – Easter Weekend

This coming Easter Weekend sees the start of our IOM series on Saturday 31st March (10 days in series, 6 best to count). A reminder that this year this is an Open Series and members from other MYA Clubs are welcome to attend (£2 on the day). Racing starts at 13.00 prompt.

For those with RG65s and DF65s, our friends at Fleetwood have announced a pop-up Open Event on Easter Monday starting at 09.45 Full details are available on the Fleetwood Website

DF65 Winter Series 21st March 2018

Another great turnout saw 12 Dragonforces turn up for the day with 11 boats sailing 10 races and one brand new boat with a faulty winch!

The wind was forecast to be coming over the houses, but in the event it was straight down the lake with everyone opting to use “B” suit some excellent and close racing was held.

  1. John Brierley 8 Pts
  2. Neil Westbrook 18
  3. Roger Lincoln 19
  4. Dave Williams 30
  5. Alan Watkinson 35
  6. Sally Collings 44
  7. Andrew Peter 47
  8. Colin Deakin 50 (One 2nd)
  9. Ernie Rice 50
  10. Richard Walker 58
  11. Dave Pickup 73

10 races sailed.

Next week sees the final race in the “Winter” series. John Brierley clearly has the series sewn up, but 2nd place is wide open.

On The Road – Travelling Members

All winter series racing has now come to a close and spring is in the air!

Well it did not feel like spring for the last race of the DF65 winter series at West Lancs SC, Southport last Sunday. Very cold but as in the previous races well attended by Birkenhead Club members. The series started in early January with barmy light winds and sunshine and finished in March in sub zero conditions and winds that blew dogs of the quay side.

Club members who attended all or parts of the series were Alan Watkinson, Dave Williams, Andrew Peter, Dave Pickup, Roger Lincoln and John Brierley. All agreed an excellent series which ran on alternate weekends along with our IOM Winter series at Gautby Rd.

Overall John Brierley won the event and Alan Watkinson was 4th

Attention now turns to the IOM ranking event at Lincoln this weekend with a good turn out of club members already on the entry list.

John Brierley