DF95 Winter Scratch Round 2

Ten sailors on site today, and we elected to go with a rotating Pro system again - thanks to all those who took a turn in the Pro function.

A light N-NW breeze today up to around 7 knots, but mostly under 4 had the skippers working frantically, trying to find the right lanes and shifts. We had the same course throughout, slightly longer than normal for the DF class, but quite enjoyable. Starting at 3/4 start to 8-7-6-5-1/2 gate-3/4 finish.

Six of the ten skippers took home a win and nine on the podium at some stage.

It was great to see three of our newer members along as well in Nick Connor, Scott Brain and Simon Delaney. Hope you all enjoyed the day and are just as keen next time. An email is coming to you Scott to help in boat setup. We'll have you mixing it with the top end of the field in no time.

A lot fo close racing, and in saying so, it was fantastic again to see not one harsh word spoken all day. With the pedestrian traffic at the dam, it was a great example to show the culture we aspire to in such a public area. 

Stu Dawes had a bit of an uncharacteristic day today. He struccgled to find pace with the boat, but still turned out some really good results, managing to finish in 3rd place on 18.3 points. Pretty good for a "bad" day at the office.

Kyle had a really consistent day, having to discard a third place. Just edging out Stu bya few points with 17 points overall.

Winner today, on a fantastic score of 12.6pts was Chris Wood. You hardly hear him on the course, but he is always there at the front of the pack. Fantastic sailing today Chris, and a well deserved round win.

In Silver Fleet today, Nick Connor took the chocolates with 10.8 from the 9 races. 

A very close one for second, with Scott Brain taking the second spot on 12 points, just 0.1pt ahead of Ian Hey on 12.1.

In all, a challenging sail day today, but equally enjoyed by all. Thatnks also to the set up and pack up crews today. No fuss and finished nice and quickly which was great to see.

Photos below kindly taken by Ray.

Coming Up:

• Wednesday, 30th July: IOM Mid-Week Handicap, button press at 11:00 AM.
• Next Saturday, 2nd August: IOM Woodie day (Handicap) at Forcett Lakes, button press at 10:30 AM.
• Next Sunday, 3rd August: IOM Scratch at the dam,  button press at 10:00 AM.

Kyle