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IOM Club series #13 19/10/19

Sailed in a light NW breeze, the final event of the 2019 IOM Club Series took place on Saturday.  After 10 races, the wins were shared between three of the helms and the end result was as follows:

  1. Bill Culshaw               21       11pts
  2. Alan Watkinson        23      15ts
  3. Lawrence Drennan  57     21pts
  4. Dave Williams            33     24pts

Bill took 5 wins, Alan 3 and Lawrence 2 wins. Thanks once again to Bernie for running the racing.

As this was the last in the series, the overall win went to Bill Culshaw with 673 points, second to Alan Watkinson with 459 and third to John Brierley with 457.  The full series results are on the Current Standings page.

The next IOM event is the Strebor Open on the 2nd November (First Start at 10:00.  It would be good if you could let Graham Elliott know if you intend to enter.  Details and current entry list are here

This is followed by the first Winter (Open) Series which takes place on 9th November (Start time 12:00).

Strebor IOM Open – Date Change to 2/11/19

Please note that the date of the Strebor Open was incorrect in the Calendar and has now been changed to Saturday 2nd November with a first Race start time of 10:00.

The Notice of Race is available to view here.

Entries as per NoR to Graham Elliott, whose contact details are contained in the NoR and are listed on the contacts page.  To gauge entry numbers it would be useful if you could advise Graham of entry before the 2/11/19.

DragonForce Autumn Series #3 16/10/19

After a bumper turnout last week, only 8 sailors made it to the start line this week  for a host of reasons including last minute gear failure.  There was a good Westerly breeze for an A rig sail and the races were turned around quickly by Race Officer Ernie ably assisted by Neil who also helped with boat tuning as he was unable to sail himself.

Peter took the overall win with six firsts, with Kris second (two firsts and a clutch of seconds) and Alan third.  Colin and Derek had the other two wins from the 10 races sailed.

  1. Peter Baldwin            63       11pts
  2. Kris Morrow               94       15pts
  3. Alan Watkinson       373       26pts
  4. Derek Matthews         57       29pts
  5. Dave Williams            233      34pts
  6. Colin Deakin                  93      36pts
  7. Sally Collings              829     46pts
  8. John Carling                   11      62pts

Please note that there will be an RG65/DF65 Winter Race on Saturday 26th October, Start time of 12:00.  Visitors very welcome in either class.

DragonForce Autumn Series #2 9/10/19

A gusty WSW breeze of 3 to 12 knots with some stronger gusts made for a tricky set of races for the 15 skippers this week. Key to getting a good result was having a clear lane off the start line and keeping the boat moving during the large shifts.  John mastered the conditions better than most and gained the lions share of the wins with 5 under his belt.  The remaining 5 were shared evenly between Alan, Andrew, Dave W, Neil and Peter. After ten races, John came out on top, with Neil second and Peter in third.

It was good to see so many racing this week and very useful to have the consistent eye of Ernie watching over the starts. Thanks once again Ernie.

  1. John Brierley             84     13pts
  2. Neil Westbrook         03     25pts
  3. Peter Baldwin            63     26pts
  4. Alan Watkinson       373    33pts
  5. Dave Williams          233    39pts
  6. Bernie McNulty          81     43pts
  7. Andrew Peter             919    44pts
  8. Derek Matthews         57     62pts (2x4th)
  9. Sally Collings              829   62pts (0x4th)
  10. Dave Pickup                 86     67pts
  11. Richard Robinson     01       70pts
  12. Zoe Matthews             19      79pts
  13. Colin Deakin                93      82pts
  14. John Carling                 11       99pts
  15. David Halstead          855    105pts

IOM Club Series #12 5/10/19

A good breeze of mid to top end No 1 strength from the clubhouse greeted the 11 sailors as they arrived for this weeks IOM Club racing.  Thanks to John Brierley a good Windward/Leeward course was setup using the whole of the lake and racing got underway soon after 13:00.  Getting a good start and managing the large shifts was critical to success as being in the wrong place could easily see you sink or swim.

The day saw some very close racing at times with the occasional race winner getting well away at the start, never to be seen again by the chasing pack.  There were a total five different race winners during the day, with Brad, Peter and Bill each taking three, Martin having two and Neil one.  Consistency and plenty of top three places  was key to coming out top.  This meant that Brad Gibson (Red Wine) took the award as “Mr Consistency”, with only two results from the 12 races out of the top 3 and the overall win.  Peter Baldwin  (Lintel MMX) was second and John Brierley (Britpop) third with another consistent set of results without having any race wins. A great afternoons sailing with thanks once again to Bernie and “Tea Boy” Jack for running the racing.

The final results were:

  1. Brad Gibson                 2           19pts
  2. Peter Baldwin            63          25pts
  3. John Brierley              84          33pts
  4. Bill Culshaw                21          35pts
  5. Martin Roberts          56          51pts
  6. Neil Westbrook          03          57pts  1x1st
  7. Alan Watkinson         23          57pts
  8. John Berry                    12           70pts
  9. Chris Chatfield             7            78pts
  10. Lawrence Drennan   57           88pts
  11. Dave Williams            33            93pts