We have a good Datchet crowd at the IOM Rankings in Scarborough that’s just started an hour or two ago.
Austin, David, Dorian, Jim, Nigel and Craig – good luck to all of you!!
Click here to see the entry list – 55 entries on Saturday and 56 on Sunday – hot fleet!!
https://www.mya-uk.org.uk/events/#events/event-details/66bb58724cc1960032f8cb3a/
Race Report from Saturday
Four of us raced on the North Course in the SE’ly breeze of 8 to 10 Knots with pulses of a little more.
The northern course was ideal as there was a gaggle of 29ers having a training weekend and an FF Open. We were joined by Nigel testing the latest version of Craig’s Proteus.
We managed 10 races before departing home for the Rugby, least said best mended!
It was very pleasant in the sunshine, though the conditions were top end for lightweight sails. The lions share of the races went to myself, though pressed closely at times by Richard and Phil, indeed Phil managed 3 wins with his recently fitted new sails.
Richard had problems with his counter weight and had to retire from the last race, but did manage 3 second places to Graham’s one.
Hugh 9 pts with 7 wins
Phil 15 pts with 3 wins
Richard 24 pts
Graham 26 pts
HM
I flunked out of sailing last Sunday (car reliability issues and low wind forecast).
(Cars used to just have mechanical problems, but the new fashion is to have “software problems”!! Funny the first time, but the novelty wears off !!)
Anyway, GH kindly called last night to tell me all about Sunday sailing. Each time I looked at the club webcam it looked very glassy, but GH reported that coffee-and-marblehead chatter lasted till 11am then, as if by magic, 8-10mph of breeze arrived!! The main club racing (a youth 29er event) was already abandoned for the day so Andrew G and his DF95, plus a handful of Marblehead sailors had 475 acres of water to themselves!! They got an hour and a half of fine races in, then the breeze went home in time for lunch!!
There was some great racing innovation going on, boat swapping, 2 boat calibration and all that. Honestly … sounds great and so sorry I had to miss it !!
