IOM Mid Week Handicap

There was a good turnout of 15 skippers for today’s IOM handicap racing at Risdon Brook Dam. A dying Northerly was competing with a light sea-breeze for most of the day with neither wind establishing itself nor getting much above 4 or 5 knots. Along with its in-decisiveness came some fairly major windshifts which kept the skippers on their toes.

Peter Sylvester was expecting to be too late to sailing as he had an appointment this morning but skipped quickly through it and presented himself without boat but willing to be the PRO today. Thanks very much Peter.

The scoreboard today features good performances from skippers right across the handicap spectrum. All skippers who finished the full complement of races managed to get to the podium at least once and the first ten skippers each got there twice. This is very much how the handicap system is meant to work. – If the handicaps are fair then most skippers should be able to get to the podium a couple of times.

Third place today went to John Hall who seemed to get away a bit and was hard to hunt down. First and second were tied on points with both Ricky Price and Rod Jackman sitting on 24 points. Both had one race win but Ricky took out the day by virtue of a second place in his tally. Well sailed Ricky, Rod and John.

Today was our last Wednesday handicap sail  for this year. Next Wednesday is Christmas day and there will be no sailing. The Wednesday after that will be New Year’s Day and there will be handicap racing for DF95’s at Risdon Brook Dam. (11:00 button)

Our final sail for this year though will be a bring-any-boat-that-you-like day at Montrose this Sunday afternoon. (Start about 1:00).

And to all those who can’t make it on Sunday – Best wishes for an enjoyable Christmas day and for the year ahead.

Shorty