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Chipstead IOM District Finals

Tense morning’s racing at Chipstead – ultra shifty, top of A Rig!!

Craig and Nigel lying first and second at the lunch break, nine races completed. Phil also had a couple of corker races in his new Proteus 🙂

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Chipstead IOM Open at the Lunch Break….!!

We had three Datchet members (Nigel, Craig, Jim) at Chipstead today and at the lunch break, they were lying in 1,2 and 5. Breezes light and iffy ! Sixteen entrants.

Nigel was playing blinders – race three which he won was especially amazing. As we strolled to lunch, Nigel was modestly saying “it was all luck”, but with a 1,2,1 during the morning Nigel was shaping his own luck. Really impressive 🙂

Craig was in the Proteus development boat today and walked away in race two. I think Craig did actually lap a couple of competitors. That boat couldn’t half accelerate in the lightest of puffs.

Perhaps most pleasing of all, was our Jim … sailing in the Britpop previously owned by Vernon …. was really getting going well !!

(Jim leading the fleet and ahead of Craig – rare keep-sake photo obviously – ha ha ha !!)

Such a lovely setting over at Chipstead and the people there as friendly as always. PRO, Dave, needed his sense of humour today – three general recalls!!