13^th Aug 2019

A pleasant nights sailing was had by the six skippers who turned out for the fourth event of the series, with the sun shining and a good blow straight down the lake, a triangular course of two laps per race was set, and eight races were had in the time.

Chris was on excellent form and took all eight bullets after boat averages were taken into account.

John once again was the victim of servo problems, which seems to have plagued him in recent weeks, and put an end to his challenge midway through proceedings

Thanks to Derek who was on hand to do the starting and scoring, and he also borrowed the odd boat to show us how it can be done.

Next up for the 95 is on Tuesday the 20^th Aug, 6.30pm start.

Bob Jolly

8^th August 2019

A bright sunny evening greeted the eleven sailors who turned out, in what were very calm conditions, and A+ was the sail of choice.

We set out with a triangular shaped course, and after a couple of races tinkered with it to make it a little bit more interesting, and eight races were had in the time.

John’s night was spoilt with a winch problem half way through, and that left the rest of us to fight it out for second spot, as Garry was once again on song, and took the honours with four bullets in his tally.

With only three points separating 2^nd to 5^th place, shows that the runner up spot could have gone either way, and it all depended on the finishes in the last race. Eric took the win with Bob second and Steve third, that extra point for Bob over Steve was just enough.

So even though we didn`t have the best conditions for sailing, we made the best of it, and overall I think we had some very good racing.

Our next outing for the 65 is on 15^th August 6.30pm.

Bob Jolly

DF65 Capt.

25^th July 2019

The thunder and lightning passed through, just in time for the start of the first event in the series. Obviously some had seen the forecast, and had been put off by the rain we experienced in the late afternoon, as only six skippers turned out.

With a light breeze of about 6mph and quite humid, we set out on the A+ sail, to tackle a sausage shape course. After four races the wind had picked up a little, and time was given to change to the A for those that wished.

Eric struggled most of the event with intermittent electrical problems but soldiered on, Ian finished early with sore knees, and Tim called time because of the cold, he was seen leaving with his coat on, that left three and a half of us to carry on playing. There were no such problems for Garry, who persisted all night with the A+ and mastered it to a tee, taking seven bullets from the eight raced.

John for once had an off night, and Bob just edged him out taking second spot by a point.

Many thanks to Darren for doing the scoring.

Our next outing for the 65 is on 8^th August 6.30 pm start, as next week’s event is cancelled, due to the National Championships taking place.

Bob Jolly

DF65 Capt.

23^rd July   2019

On the hottest and most humid night of this year, five core skippers enjoyed eight races in fickle A rig conditions which at times became a drifting session only to be followed, within minutes, by a filling breeze!

As ever, many thanks to Derek who set a challenging course with varied start line amendments when required.

As you will gather from the results, John S proved his class and allowing for the ‘average score’ when Derek was successful and a wrong course instruction (via yours truly), he managed a clean sweep.

Next week the DF95 club racing is CANCELLED – but for those skippers who let their boats be used for team racing there is FREE fish and chips on offer.

Garry B

20^th July 2019

Luckily the early morning rain had passed through for the six skippers who turned out for our Saturday event. The wind was fairly strong and it was C rigs all round. A long figure eight course was set, and it was a real test on tacking ability in the very blustery conditions.

With John and Garry present, it was always going to be a battle between those two, on who was going to do better on the day. It was very close as usual between the two, with only one point separating them in the end, in Garry’s favour.

Walter had a decent day sailing consistently, and took third place respectively.

Darren was having a good day with some fine results, but unluckily had power failure mid-way through, and that put an end to his participation. Diagnosis, leaking boat, water on electrics. So he has until next Thursday the 25^th 6.30pm, when we are back on the water again with the 65, to get his boat back in order.

So an enjoyable, fun, but very tough days sailing was had, and eight races were done with plenty of walking. The strong wind stayed with us all afternoon, so we agreed eight was enough for us all.

Bob Jolly

DF65 Capt.