IOM Mid Week Handicap

Another blustery NW breeze greeted 14 skippers at the dam today. There was sunshine but was quite cool with a little sprinkle of rain late in the day.
Shorty was missing in action today as he took a week off to visit his son in WA and thus passed the baton to me to run the day. Rod Jackman decided not to sail today and kindly volunteered to be PRO for the day which I gladly accepted, and he did an outstanding job in keeping everyone under control. He was ably assisted by Andrew Wardrop who had rigging issues and decided to leave the boat in his car. Trout turned up after lunch so after thinking we were going to have a rotating PRO, we ended up with plenty of hands-on deck … thank you gentlemen 😊
The breeze was in the order of 12 knts plus so B rigs were the choice of the day especially when the occasional gusts 20+ knts hit. There were a few broken rigs (nothing major) during the course of the day. All in all, it was a very pleasant day with the usual banter amongst us all.
Podium finishes were shared across the board but it was Ricky Price and John Penman tied for 1st place with Rick taking the number one spot on countback from JP. Third place today was John Hall. Well sailed by all skippers. 😊
Bodge
PS  Shorty, I am happy to pass the baton back 😊
 
Coming up:-
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Sunday 23/11/25 – IOM Scratch Racing at Montrose Bay, button press 1pm
Prior to our sailing starting, Montrose Yacht Club is holding a "Come and Try Sailing Day" from 10am. If you have some time available, please come down for a look and even bring a boat for a sail as there will be people about that could be interested in RC Sailing

Next Wednesday 26/11/25:-
THE STAY CHATTY REGATTA

Next week we will be holding the annual Speak Up Stay ChatTY regatta. As previously this will be a handicap event for IOM yachts. We will be using the system where everyone starts the first race on scratch and then handicap penalties of 15 sec, 10 sec and 5 seconds will be applied to the place getters of each race. There will be prizes for the podium on the day and the club will provide a free BBQ lunch. If you have a friend from another club with an IOM yacht then feel free to invite them for this occasion. This is a charity event for a great cause so we are asking you to dig deep into your pockets to find a donation for the Stay ChatTY organisation. Let’s hope for good conditions, a big turn out and a great day.