There is racing for the IOM this coming Saturday 28th October. This is an additional afternoon in the Summer Series for the IOM (#10) having lost a couple of afternoons earlier in the season. It would be nice to see a good turnout of boats. Please make your entry soon if you are planning to attend.
DF65 & DF95 Social racing 2023 – 25/10/23
The DF fleet arrived to a more or less flat calm, and there was some discussion about whether racing could take place. As so often happems, while this was going on a slight breeze from the far end appeared, and after a short delay there was enough to get round the course.
Although the breeze remained patchy to say the least, there was some very good racing all across the fleet.
After 5 races it went completely flat again and it was agreed that the day was over.
There were 4 winners out of 5 races, with Clive winning 2, but James Douglas ran out the overall winner with no race wins but a string of seconds.
The next 4 boats were covered by 2 points with final positions as shown below.
Many thanks to Dave who once again ran all the racing.
Final Positions were:
- James Douglas 8 pts
- John Carlin 10 pts 1 win
- Clive Warren 11 pts 2 wins
- Alan Watkinson 12 pts 1 win
- Mike de St Paer 12 pts 1 Win
- Neil Westbrook 21 pts
- Richard Walker 29 pts
- John Beech 30pts
- Dave Howard 35 pts
- Frans King 36 pts
- Malcolm Harvey 39 pts
DF95 Social Racing
Following on from the morning DF65 sailing 7 skippers stayed behind to partake in the DF95 sailing. The wind was very similar to the morning with it generally coming down the lake but also swinging through 45deg making it difficult for the helms. Picking the right shifts to take was paramount. A slightly extended lunch was taken to allow the breeze to fill in for the first race. Richard Walker had a slight advantage by using a very unofficial A+ rig. It was really interesting to monitor the performance of the larger rig, which was approx 20% bigger than the standard A rig. As there were only seven boats Clive oversaw the start sequence and the first over the line recorded the finishing places. The same course as the morning was used and single lap races were the order of the day, due to lack of wind and to attempt to get 6 races completed
As expected the “A+rig” was too much of an advantage and Richard won every race except the last which he didn’t start, Clive was very consistent finishing with 5 second places and the remainder of the places were closely fought by the rest of the field with Alan finishing in 3rd
thanks to a first place in the last race
The Photo attached shows the A+Rig (numberless sail) in the foreground
Final Standings:
- Richard Walker 72 5pts (A+ rig)
- Clive Warren 93 10pts
- Alan Watkinson 23 16pts
- John Beech 288 18pts
- Malcolm Harvey 2019 21pts
- Frans King 59 26pts
- Dave Howard 00 29pts
DF65TT Round 10 Day 2
Day 2 dawned with sun, but sadly no wind. A postponement was called by the RO and we waited for the breeze to fill in. By 11:00 there was gentle SSW breeze sufficient to allow racing to start by 11:10. After a few had decided not to attend or leave early only 16 boats took to the water in a light and patchy 2 to 5 knots. We completed an additional 4 races before breaking for lunch, with a breeze that was at times nearly straight down the lake, perhaps helped by a bit of sea breeze adding to the gradient. John and Peter continued their tussle for the overall lead, with John getting the upper hand in this first session, winning two races to Peters one, with one race tie as the finish judge was unable to split the pair as they crossed the finish line.
After lunch, a further 4 races were completed, although the breeze could shut off at any point and one race was abandoned and break taken before racing continued. John continued to dominate this final session, with 3 wins, and Tony Sedgwick getting a win in the final race, having had some other excellent results over the weekend, but previously missing out on a win.
This gave a podium of John Tushingham in first, Peter Baldwin in second, with Dave Burke in third. We had a great weekend of A+ sailing, and thanks go to the Race Officer John Brierley assisted by Dave Williams (Sat), Neil Westbrook, Malcolm Harvey and Judith all helping to run the racing, plus Jocelyn and Chris in the galley keeping everyone fed and watered throughout both days from early in the morning to the end of racing.
Final Results are:
DF65TT Round 10 Day 1
The day started with little or no wind, but a light breeze picked up after RO John Brierley had given his briefing and so Race 1 got underway soon after 10:00. However, the breeze dropped during the race and the fleet was well spread by the time the leaders finished and the RO called a temporary halt and we restarted after about an hour when the breeze had picked up to a nice WNW breeze of about 5 knots. We managed 5 races before taking lunch, with John Tushingham taking three wins, plus John Carlin and Peter Baldwin one each. After lunch, a total of 11 further races were completed (with one break) before the cut-off time of 17:30. In this session there were five different race winners. Peter took the lions share of seven race wins, with Dave Burke, Alan Watkinson, Simon Fairman and John Tushingham with one each. Special mention to newcomer to the sport, Tony Sedgwick, who was unlucky to lose out in one race ending up second to Peter on the final leg into the finish having led for a good part of the race.
Results at the end of day 1 are as follows:
DF65 & DF95 Social Racing 2023 – 18/10/23
Fifteen boats turned out this week to enjoy a decent Easterly breeze with A rig being the choice of the day, after some indecision as to whether it was A+, A or B. Peter had a go with A rig and had no issues and the wind was probably even A+ when we started, but soon picked up and was close to being B rig in the gusts by the time we finished.
Having had a trial sail to give an idea of the best rig, Peter then donned the waders and moved the all the marks around to give a decent course and start-line – one that could be either Port or Starboard biased depending on the gust coming down the course. So plenty of decisions to be made in the pre-start period.
Mike was quick off the blocks for Race 1 whilst a few other front runners were either OCS or doing turns for Port/Starboard incidents. Peter then took 6 of the next 7 races, with Neil taking Race 3 and John C the final two lap race as he nipped across the line in front of Alan who had led the fleet until the very end when he had a big header just prior to the finish. Other notable efforts came from Andrew, Clive, Tony and finally Jon, who was unfortunately taken out whilst in the lead near the finish (and on Starboard), leaving the door open for Peter to nip through for the win. Final Results below.
A good morning with plenty of learning points, tuning assistance and good practice for those sailing in the DF65 TT coming up at the weekend. Thanks must go to Dave Williams who opted to run the racing rather than sailing and kept everyone in line with several OCS calls and one general recall in the 9 races sailed.
- Peter Baldwin 63 9pts (6 wins)
- Mike De St Paer 35 24pts (1 win)
- John Carlin 11 27pts (1 win)
- Andrew Potter 194 31pts
- Tony Sedgwick 318 32pts
- Alan Watkinson 373 37pts
- Neil Westbrook 03 39pts (1 win)
- Jon Whitehead 770 43pts
- Richard Walker 39 48pts
- Clive Warren 53 50pts
- Paul Little 45 65pts
- Frans King 95 76pts
- Malcolm Harvey 1019 86pts
- Dave Howard 00 94pts
- Sally Collings 829 102pts (Left Early)
DF95 Social Sailing
After the morning DF65 sailing, 7 skippers stayed behind to sail their 95s, it would have been 8 but unfortunately Neil Westbrook, brought his wrong transmitter. The wind was very similar to the morning session when we started so A rigs were given the green light, The same course was also used.
Paul Little opted out of sailing and was our RO for the afternoon, many thanks Paul.
The first race was a single lap to test the rig set up, all the following races were all 2 laps. Dave Howard was a bit late missing the first 2 races as he put the finishing touches to the rigging of his new 95 (with a little help from Peter) prior to its maiden voyage.
John Carlin was off to a flyer winning the first 2 races. The wind continued to increase during the 2nd race and the boats started to nosedive downwind so it was decided to change to B rigs, which were perfect for the new conditions. John continued his winning ways with another win in race 3, before Clive broke his run in race 4. Richard was very consistent notching up 5 third places in the 6 races sailed, Frans and Mal although not their finest hour enjoyed the sail, finally Dave Hs maiden voyage was successful with a 4th place, but had to leave early.
Final standings after 6 races with 1 discard
1 John Carlin – 6 (4 wins, 1 x 2)
2 Clive Warren – 8 (2 wins, 3 x 2)
3 Richard Walker – 15 (5 x 3)
4 Frans King – 17 (1 x 2)
5 Malcolm Harvey – 22 (1 x 2)
6 Dave Howard – Only one race
DF/RG65 Summer 2023 #9
There was a keen 10 knot WNW breeze down the lake as everyone arrived for the afternoon. Although the sun was out the weather had turned decidedly cooler this week and initially it looked like A rig conventional for the RG65 and A for the DF65. However, a heavy rain/hail shower killed the wind for a while before the start and a number opted for A swing rigs on the RG and most for the A+ on the DF. The wind soon returned as racing started and led to some changes of rig (enforced by gear failure in some instances) and most RG were using A or low aspect A whilst a few hardy souls kept with the A+ on the DF.
The first session of 10 races for the fleet of 7 RG65’s Peter Baldwin made the best of the conditions in his Uno and took 3 wins, with Alan Bennett (Ivy) and Bill Culshaw (Ivy) who had one each. After the break Alan had the best run of 4 wins and Bill who took the other. This left Peter with the overall win by just one point and Alan 3 points further back in third.
In the DF fleet of 4 boats, wins were shared between Neil Westbrook and Tony Sedgwick with 4 each and Clive Warren with 2. Neil and Tony were tied on scored races and so the overall win went to Tony due to his win in the last race.
A good day with thanks to Dave Williams for organising the score card and scoring the fleet, plus starting and finishing in the second half.
RG65
- Peter Baldwin Uno 63 15pts
- Bill Culshaw Ivy 21 16pts
- Alan Bennett Ivy 68 19pts
- John Carlin Uno 97 33pts
- Alan Watkinson Uno 23 34pts
- Dave Williams Uno 33 52pts
- John Brierley Uno 84 54pts
DF65
- Tony Sedwick 318 13pts (winner last race)
- Neil Westbrook 03 13pts
- Clive Warren 53 20pts
- John Berry 04 27pts
Next weekend is the two day Traveller Series event for the DF65, entry via the MYA Events page. Closing date is Tuesday evening, although late entries by agreement with the organisers can be made.
