Birkenhead Radio Sailing & Power Club
Ten Sailors arrived to a cold A+ wind blowing straight down the lake. John Carlin was on good form winning 5 of the races. There were a number of very close finishes, keeping our OD of the day Dave Williams on his toes. Ten races were held.
A light SE/S/E breeze confronted the 6 RG65 skippers for #6 in the Summer Series. After 3 races in a light and dropping wind, the breeze switched off completely with no indication of when it would return. A break was called and some work was started in preparation for next weeks M Ranking weekend at West Kirby. The rain then started, which put paid to any chance of the wind returning and so racing was cancelled by 15:30 with only 3 races completed. John Brierley took two wins to the single one for Peter Baldwin and so John finished first, Peter second and Neil Westbrook third. Thanks again to Bernie for running the racing.
A very good turn out today both with sailors and a good A+ wind straight down the lake with the sun also in attendance. The score sheet does not do justice to three of the sailors who had to leave early in John B, Sally and Paul H. We also had Richard W turning up after the start time to manage only 4 races.
Credit must go to Mike, who this week showed a more consistent score card and came out on top. There were a lot of very close finishes keeping Malcolm Harvey our OD on his toes and we thank him for his services today.
After ten races sailed
After a short break of three weeks with insufficient sailors to organise any racing due to several National Championships taking place with good club representation (RG65 and DF95), the IOM Summer Series continued this week albeit with only three on the start line. A solid A rig wind from the clubhouse end welcomed the IOM skippers. 10 races were completed before the weather was due to turn. We spent some time on mast rake settings, starting techniques, and a whole load of race tactics. A big thank you to Bernie for running the races.
After 10 races
A chilly Autumn day with plenty of wind from the top end of the lake. B suit was required, but as Paul Whalley did not have one available he very kindly offered to be OD for todays racing. Eleven sailors started racing but unfortunately the conditions were too much for some, with 4 failing to finish all the races due to rig or electrical failure.
It was very close at the sharp end with Richard Robinson always in the top three, but Mike De St Paer even with slightly inconsistent sailing took five firsts and managed to take the win overall. Many thanks again to Paul for running the races.
Ten races held
A good days racing with 11 skippers turning up to race. Simon Bates elected to be OD and set some challenging courses with 9 full length of the lake races set.
A + rigs were used in the gusty and shifty winds coming straight down the lake.
