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DF65 Social Racing 21/12/22

Only 8 competitors remained to sail (after a lake tidy) in this the last DF65 Social racing of 2022.

The wind was a light breeze over the houses and a Windward/Leeward course was setup by Peter, which tested the patience of most sailors during the morning.  The wind had the ability to switch direction suddenly catching some out especially when it happened on the starting line.  By the end of the session, the breeze seemed to be picking up from a more WSW direction, but there were still plenty of holes to fall into.

There were 5 different winners in the 7 races sailed.  Mike De St Paer had the most consistent day and two wins to take the morning overall.  Peter Baldwin was second with just one win and Richard Robinson taking third with two wins, but losing two races due to a battery problem.  Racing was close throughout the fleet with countback separating 3rd and 4th and also 5th and 6th.

The next Wednesday Sailing will be on the 4th January, although there is DF/RG65 racing on Saturday 31st December starting at 12:00.

After lunch a small group of 5 sailed DF95’s, with some informal racing and help with tuning setup.  The wind was as fickle as before lunch with some larger gusts which died away by 3pm, when everyone packed away.

 

Lake Clear of Ice

The lake is clear of ice now (Tuesday am) and so there will be DF65 racing tomorrow.  There will however need to be a session of debris clearance prior to sailing to remove trolleys, telegraph pole! and various logs/branches according to our Club Captain.

Please bring gloves and other kit to help out.

Photo from John Carlin

After DF65 racing tomorrow, (21/12/22) the calendar resumes with DF/RG65 Winter Series #3 on Saturday 31st December starting at 12:00.  For those with a DF95 or IOM, you can always race at the Fleetwood Twixmas event with DF95 on 28th and IOM on the 29th December.  Entry via the MYA Events page.

Merry Christmas and hope you receive that new boat you were waiting for!

Cancellation of IOM Xmas Race and Reschedule of ND Winter Series #1

The club has had to take the unfortunate decision to cancel this years IOM Xmas Race due to ice on the lake and the weather giving no chance of this thawing by the planned start time on Saturday.

As this was also due to be the First Northern District IOM Winter Series races, the club has agreed to reschedule this Open event to Saturday 18th March and will be the last event of that series.  All existing bookings have been moved to the new date, although these can be cancelled and removed or new ones added if required.

Peter Baldwin – Sailing Sec

DF/RG65 Winter Series #2 Cancelled

Please note that due to the relatively cold weather we are experiencing at the moment, the lake is currently frozen (3 times as thick on Thursday than Wednesday) and not expected to thaw by sailing on Saturday.

We have therefore taken the decision to cancel sailing on Saturday this week and hope that if temperatures rise next week sailing may resume from Wednesday 14th.  Lake conditions will be reviewed again next week.

DF65 Social (No) Racing 7/12/22

Our reporter on the spot had this to say about today:

“A good turnout for the DF65’s today, but unfortunately we were unable to sail due to a combination of ice and no wind. Neil, who was back from his holiday, made a welcome tea for everyone and the World was put to rights”

Hopefully there will be more wind for Saturday (10/12/22) when it’s the next round of the DF/RG65 Winter Series.  The forecast is reasonable for wind and hopefully the ice will have cleared.  Get your entries in!