Lincoln Radio Sailing Club

Another fine day at Lincoln 14 skippers in attendance, and at 0930 very little wind was on the cards but as Darin was out in the dingy a little rustle here and a little rustle there, and by briefing time we had a steady breeze from the South and with A rigs all round the first race got underway, Paul K with his V10 got a great start and was never put under pressure to take the first win of the morning, and this was followed in the second race with a second place and the boat was going very well, Darin took the win in that race with Tim coming in third place. Race 3 and it was Darin again and Mick C taking 2nd spot with his Venti and Tim a steady 3rd.

Racing was tight all through the fleet, which involved a great beat and run course twice round on the East bank; race 4 it was Mick C’s turn to take the win With Tim and Darin in close attendance despite Mick C standing in front of both skippers to try and obstruct their view , it worked ,,, the course was changed at coffee break slightly to give sharper angles. which worked well, Darin was extremley consistant, as was Tim, the racing was superb and the chat on the bank was as it should be we were missing some skippers on the day, but still managed a great fleet of twelve boats. Brit Pops still in charge here, but interesting to see 6 different designs on show, Darin had 4 wins Tim had one Mick had two Paul had two and Jen took race 6 by the narrowest of margins. All in all a great mornings racing , and many thanks to the guys sorting stuff and everybody who helped put stuff away, especially Paul who’s boat let him down for the last three races .

Well done to Darin for the win but rest assured we are still chasing .

A good day’s racing for the few who made it to the water’s edge, with the sun shining and a decent breeze a course was set along the east bank by Sam your race officer, ably assisted by Kevin Evison. This was a simple windward/leeward course towards the clubhouse; we sailed this course for the first four races but as the wind was going round, a small dogleg was put into the course to create two shorter beats to the windward marks. Apart from the first two races which were only one lap owing to lighter winds the remainder were two laps which gave more opportunities for place changes, all of the races were sailed in a very sporting manner with all penalties being taken without complaint. Ten races were completed with a short break after five races; Paul Kelly took the first two wins of the day with Sam then coming on strong to take the next three wins. It was Kevin Evison who came out to take the first win after the break, before Sam again found the wind gods on his side to take the last four races of the day, however these were sailed in slightly more breeze and there were many place changes, with the boats all closer together at the finish. Jen Hand did not have the best of days; however she showed great form at times to make everyone have to work hard to pass or stay ahead, a second place in the ninth race showed us all what she can bring to the party. As per usual everyone chipped in to make the Race Officers job of putting everything away at the end of racing an easy task, many thanks to you all.

Great report many thanks Sam , sorry I could not be with you today .

Sam Parker

With seven skippers away at the ranking weekend , we still had Nine skippers for round 10 of the summer series.

With the course set off, the south bank beating away from the clubhouse.

The wind was light with frequent shifts. With 2 laps per race and 10 races completed.

Peter W was very consistent in all races, taking 1^st place. Followed close by Rob W. 

Excellent days sailing and enjoyable.

Another fab day at the lake , ( must stop saying that ) , but the forecast was for very little breeze and once again we were in for a treat , 8 skippers rocked up, and Richard J who was in charge with his assistant Mike sorted out our course, it was a nice one with a short dog leg that gave us two nice beats if a little one sided but it was the best anyone could do. racing started bang on time and the first two races were bullets for Colin H 301 who was last weeks superstar wining the I.O.M day . he was closely followed home by Mike H 22 and Martyn A 877 this was almost the same for race two except Martyn and Mike swopped places, Mike was showing a marked improvement ( in my eyes ) looking from the rear of the fleet , but then I heard he has been practicing hard at another club !!, its working that’s for sure, Mike went on to take the next three races and was mastering the conditions brilliantly. Mick C 46 Kevin and Jen were struggling a little as was Richard J with a brand new boat. Race 6 had Kevin 02 take the win with the usual suspects taking 2nd and 3rd. The Breeze was perfect probably up to 70 % of A rig and sometimes very fluky especially around the weather mark and wing mark, but hey ho its the same for everybody. Race 7 and it was the third win of the morning for Colin H 301, but Mike 22 had his worst result of the morning an 8th ,, Martyn was keeping his powder dry and took second spot, and the racing was nip and tuck all the way. Race 8 and Mick C 46 after some tweaking with the Expo on the rudder managed his only win of the morning just taking it from Mike and Martyn, Last race of the morning had Kev 02 take the win. It was interesting that after some tweaks by Martyn on Colins boat , it did seem to be going a lot better, just more practice Colin and less holidays mate , take a tip from |Mike H 22 agh perhaps better not , all in all a great days racing , and many thanks to all for helping and taking turns on the start line . No quibble on the winner very well done Mike 2nd place was a slit on countback with Colin just taking 2nd and Martyn 3rd . Some great close racing .

Well done everybody .