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New Years Day, and the first event on our race calendar was DF95 handicap racing at Risdon Brook Dam. The wind was a squally North-Wester of mostly about 10 knots but topping 15 in frequent gusts which made rig choice a difficult one. Those that chose the A-rig definitely had boat speed advantage both up and down-wind but found going about difficult and were the first to nose-dive on the downwind legs. Our DF95 PRO Andrew Wardrop was ably assisted by Ricky Price and together they kept the racing happening at a good pace throughout the morning. Thanks as always to those who generously give of their time to make radio sailing happen. It was great to see a few faces who normally can’t attend on Wednesday and this together with the launch of Rod Marshall’s new DF95 and the absence of regulars gave the fleet a bit of a different look today. The sky grew continually darker as we had lunch and just as we were re-launching for the afternoon session the forecasted rain arrived and it was decided to finish up early today. Third place in the shortened series went to David Woolley who sailed well in the challenging conditions and finished with a second and a race win on his scoresheet. Second went to Ray Joyce with some good consistent results. And today’s winner was Stuart Dawes who peeled of three back-to-back wins in the opening three races. Congratulations Stuart, Ray and Dave. As indicated previously, today’s racing was deemed a ‘practice round’ as we did think that many would not be able to attend. The 2025 DF95 handicap trophy competition begins next month. Also, for those not on social media, Kyle has published some video footage of the recent IOM Classic Day held at Trevallyn. Click on the following Link to have a look. Coming up! Sunday: Season (year) Opener and IOM Scratch racing at Montrose We will be starting sailing at 11am this Sunday, and will then have a lunch break at approx 1230 for a start of season BBQ and awards for the 2024 season. We will then recommence sailing afterwards for another hour and a half or so to make a 3hr racing day. Next Wednesday: IOM handicap racing (handicap shield) at Risdon Brook Dam (11:00 button-press) Shorty 
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