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The event staged Sunday May 12 was, Day 5 of the Summer Series All Class Handicap, and the venue was Whitby Lake. The promised conditions where ‘cloudy with a promise of heavy rain and strong wind. The ‘A’ rig conditions gradually decreased as the afternoon moved on. 2 skippers elected for the ‘A” rig but the rest went with the ‘B’ […]
Continue reading »Today we held day 4 of the Summer series AC15 Match Racing, and the venue was Lake Whitby. The conditions were a bit of a mixed bag, sunny with a gusty northerly. ‘B’ rig was the determined suit for the event. 4 skippers attended, but only 3 boats, so the ‘odd man out’ was permitted to sail the boat of his choice. The points […]
Continue reading »The following are the results of Day 3 of the IOM Fleet Racing Summer Series held on Sunday 21st of April. Rank Skipper Sail Design Score R1 R2 R3 R4 3 Rod McDermott 2 MX14 7 3 2 4 2 1 Ed Schmidt 79 V8 3 1 1 2 1 5 D Blake 93 V5 14 2 6 6 6 […]
Continue reading »Sunday April 14, despite the forecast conditions, we ran Day 4 of the Summer Series Handicap. The predicted conditions were for ‘increased southerlies winds but fine?’ In fact there were relatively calm spells (almost ‘A’ rig) with gusts that, in my mind were definitely ‘C’ rig. As expected, there were a few casualties through breakages of some sort. There was only 1 skipper that […]
Continue reading »Sunday March 31 we continued the Summer Series AC15 Match Racing with Day 3 at Whitby. Wellington put on a real summer day (it’s starting to get a little boring) Clear skies, hot and very little wind. Not ideal for AC15’s, it can take a lot to get them moving, but race we did. Great to see Grant with his ‘trusty stead’, hope to […]
Continue reading »Sunday March 24 we held Day 2 of the Summer Series IOM Fleet Racing. The conditions where ‘trying’ to say the least. Overcast with gusty northerlies, but warm. Most of the skippers made use of their ‘A’ rigs despite the gusts and as anticipated, did experience some difficulties. The only ‘B’ rig was Mike and he did very well. Dave came up to his normal […]
Continue reading »Despite the weather, on Sunday 17 March we held Day 3 of the Summer Series All Class Handicap. Prior to the commencement of racing it was a steady southerly, ideal for ‘A’ rigs. Unfortunately during the first countdown, the wind ceased and we ended up with a shortened course of only 2 laps. It was a good test of patience. Dave managed to master […]
Continue reading »Sunday March 10 we held Day 2 of the Summer Series AC15 Match Racing, at Whitby Lake. The conditions were pleasant–overcast with the odd patch of clear skies and a southerly wind, which tended to be a bit fickle. As you can see from the results the racing was very tight–one slip and you came in second. Whitby Lake is known for its fickle […]
Continue reading »Sunday February 3 we held the first day of the 2019 Summer series AC15 Match Racing at the Whitby Lake. It was another very pleasant summer day with a light, but relatively steady, Northerly,. ‘A’ rigs were in fashion for this event. Unfortunately, there were only 3 competitors in attendance, but we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The boats were very evenly matched. (for a change) […]
Continue reading »Sunday January 20, we held the first race day for 2019, All Class Handicap Summer Series. Bit of a disappointment with the attendance, but it was to be expected at this time of the year. The conditions were also a bit of a shock, would have been a very lazy event at 1.00 PM, none or very little wind, but by the time […]
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