Lincoln Radio Sailing Club

A bit of a damp morning, but it certainly did not dampen the spirit of the I.O.M skippers .. 17 skipper’s steady on, Rob was RO, and give him lots of credit he did a great job, as always plenty of help was on hand from the usual faithful’s, It really was tipping it down when we all turned up and hung around for an hour and then dried up, not cold and a gentle breeze from ,,, I guess the North East that gave us a nice beat and run on the South bank, nine designs on show today, and Darin B had his Brit Pop back , not the Pikanto as suggested in the results ,, 1st race kicked of right on time after the briefing, and it was Tim H 134 followed home by Darin B, and then Sam P 59 in his Venti. The breeze was light and just a little shifty, and you needed your wit’s about you, for the whole length of the course which was of course two laps.

Race two had Rob W 97 and race three Darin B 98 who was quickly getting into his stride and he then followed through with a couple of second places, before claiming another bullet in race 6. The race wins, well Rob W 97 , had three,, Darin took a couple, Tim took one with Pete W 65 and Roger C 30 collecting the other two, we sailed 8 long races, and the racing to be honest was superb, everybody will have gone home firstly with a plan , what to do next time !!! but also with a smile, because despite the lousy weather the racing was had in a fine spirit, You can all look at your discards and make some excuses, but at the end of the day, the fat lady sang and Darin stood on the top step, a fairly regular occurrence.

Thanks to all who helped in any way , it always a chore putting stuff away so well done.

Lincoln Radio Sailing Club

Midland District/LRSC Winter Series Pop-up Event – 4th January 2026

Report by Martyn Aspinall.

The weather conditions gave us an auspicious start to the day, with a very light wind and a temperature below -4 degrees which allowed ice to form around the edge of the lake. The wind increased and the rising sun rectified this situation however and allowed racing to start at the scheduled time. A course was set with a beat and run utilising most of the length of the South bank. Course length 2 ½ laps taking around ten minutes.

Tim Hand took the first race followed by Peter Stollery and Josh King. Peter and Josh then proceeded to give something of a masterclass, taking most of the first and second positions in the following 14 races. Tim also took the sixth race, but the only other person to gain a race win was Rob Wilson, who commanded the last race from start to finish.

Race winning was only a small factor in this very enjoyable day however. The sun shone, the wind stayed with us and the sporting attitude of the competitors gave everybody a good day of sailing with a chance to do well. The racing was close and the competition was fierce in a very pleasant way. The cold was largely forgotten about!

The final result was Peter Stollery in first position with 19 points, Josh King, second, with 25 points and Tim Hand (as the first Midland District boat) in third place with 60 points. An inspiring practice for the IOM Worlds at Datchet you guys!

Many thanks to the helpers in setting up and putting away the gear. To Jen, for the race day starting, finishing and race management in which she was ably assisted by Alan, Adrian Cripps and Terry King, who will hopefully be supplying some photos after his and Josh’s long journey home. Special thanks to Darin for the background work in setting the day up and for the course laying/boat rescues and general operational advice on the day.

Report by Martyn Aspinall (PRO)

We as a club just wanted to wish all skippers, and followers ,of the club a fabulous new year ahead.

2025 has been a fantastic fantastic year for the club, and it’s skippers, and now we move into 2026, The I.O.M fleet returns to Lincoln with the Rd 3 of the Midland District Winter series this coming Sunday the 4th January , with 14 entries in so far ,don’t delay and get you entry in via the MYA events page.

A very pleasant day, considering it was December and it was Lincoln’s last racing for 2025 , we could have done with a bit more breeze , but no complaints, it was not raining and that’s a plus. 8 keen skippers were out , could have been 9, but Martyn’s coach ( Jen ) was resting.🤣, we also greeted a visitor Alan , he has done a bit of dinghy ( is that spelt right) but never set eyes on a Transmitter, until now.

Joint OOD’s for the day , like all of us chipping in , and racing got started just after ten am, Martyn got off to a good start ( I knew it was a mistake lending him my best sails ) but he romped home with the first two bullets, a silent smug look on his face 😏, The bank was strangely quiet everybody concentrating very hard and as you can guess with a Northern quarter wind direction it got very light and very shifty up near the weather mark.

Most were on A +rigs but i did see a B rig out , its OK Kevin I wont say a word , Micky Boy then got into his stride, but he could not shake off Martyn, much to his annoyance😒, Sam P 59 was going well as was Mike H 22 who has not been a member for too long, but I hear may have a dark secret !!!! Ill tell you about it next year in the news, provided your a member !!!! Paul 232 was up and down and a few of us showed some nice touches, but you really needed to get to the weather mark in the first three to be in with a sniff of this very long 1 lap course, Richard and Kevin seemed to be suffering a bit , maybe set up , maybe not, but they were just not at the races today, Mike got a bullet in race 6 and is definitely one to watch, But Martyn just goes marching on , Taking the last 4 races and the mornings top step.

Just want to say that a couple of us gave our newcomer a couple or more goes with the transmitter, and personally you could tell he has experience with bigger boats Dinghy’s and in the short time he was with us seemed to get on very well . so lets hope we see him again, and he get’s the bug just like the rest of us has . Very well done Martyn, and next time bring your own shoddy old sails 🤣.

Thanks to all for getting the stuff put away , and Ill see you all next year .

Cant believe how quiet it was on the bank, still back to normal next week 😊