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Birkenhead Radio Sailing & Power Club
A gusty Westerly breeze of 12 to 20 knots was blowing down the lake accompanied by the odd shower whilst the 7 sailors were rigging. With the strength of the gusts and the forecast suggesting that these were only going to increase during racing everyone opted for a B Rig. In the first three races, there were three different winners, With Peter, Alan and John all taking one each. Following this though, the wins were shared between Peter and John, although John ended up with a total of 5 and Peter only four. Peter however had a more consistent day counting only first and second places to end up the winner, whereas John had a few thirds which pushed him into second by one point, with Kris third. Thanks must go once again to Ernie for running the racing for us today.
10 races sailed
A torrential downpour greeted seven (six RG and one DF) sailors as they arrived or rigged their boats. Thank goodness for the shelter of the clubhouse. Fortunately the rain did not last for long and it was on a weather front that rapidly changed the wind from Southerly to Westerly within 45 minutes. This enabled a good windward/leeward course to be set down the lake using the marks as set. With no additional competition arriving the one DF sailor decided not to sail and so left six RG65’s to start the day.
After the first four races, Peter and John Brierley shared the honours with two wins and two seconds each. With the wind at 10 knots and gusting easily 15, both had opted for a low aspect A rig which helped in the gusty conditions. After a short break and the arrival of Graham Elliott, John B managed two further wins, before John Tushingham found his groove and posted his first win in Race 7 and the two of them shared the wins through until Race 16, with Graham taking a number of seconds. At the end of 16 races completed by 16:30, John B was the winner, John T second and Graham third. Three designs shared the podium, with rig selection and setup for the conditions in each race a determining factor on the end result. Thanks to Bernie and Ernie for running the races.
Next and final event in the series is on Saturday 28th September with a later start time of 13:00.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Kearon Worthington the club Hon Secretary (Power Section) and our condolences go to his wife and family at this difficult time.
The club intends to hold racing for those interested in competing in Barts Little Boat Bash (BLBB) on Saturday 14th September with a nominal start time of 14:00. This will be as part of the Open Sailing and Vintage day at the club, when the club is Open from 12:00 until 16:30.
There will be 3 races run (details are contained on the MYA web page in the link above) and all radio classes are welcome to participate. To gain an indication of numbers it would be appreciated if you could email the Club Captain Andrew Peter by Friday 13th September. His contact details are on the Contacts page.
We do hope that you will be able to attend and participate in this event to raise funds for this very worthwhile charity.
Following very heavy rain at the normal starting time, there was very little wind which varied significantly in direction from one moment to the next and so a decision was taken to abandon racing for this week.
As a reminder, there is RG65 and DF65 racing on Saturday 31st starting at 11:00. Visitors very welcome to join in.