Hi Skippers,
What a cracker winters afternoon with blue sky and sunshine. The light Easterly winds 2-5 knots provided plenty of lifts , knocks and holes so the 12 sailors had to be on their toes.
We were joined by Ben Harvey #63 from Brisbane, with his TS2. His results have been removed from sailscores.
Super close sailing all afternoon. A couple of noted performances.
Derick Warne #97 started heat 7 with a 50 second time adjustment putting him dead last across the line. He picked the wind shifts perfectly throughout the heat and managed to win that race. Very well sailed!!
In heat 8 Craig Wiley #02 and I started on 45seconds time adjustment. We crossed the line side by side and at the top mark we were still side by side. Rounding the bottom mark we both sailed to separate sides of the course for the long windward leg. At the top mark we were again side by side. The last 2 legs were challenging as there was only 1 meter between us. Tach for tack it came down to the finish line. A bow bumper was the difference in the final result. Well sailed Craig !!
The H’cap system certainly kept the finishes close.
Congrats to the place getters:
1st Simon Kellett #141 22 points
2nd Greg McGill #62 26 points
3rd Craig Wiley #02 30 points
Full sailscores results below:
https://www.sailscores.com/SCRSC/2026/iom-winter-handicap-series-jul-14
Thanks to Rob Priest for scoring and running the start box. Kim Mitchell came along to help with the start box and enjoy the IOM sailing. Thanks to you both.
Thanks to all who helped pack up and to Craig Wiley for looking after the buoybots and Derick Warne for taking the trailer to Tony’s as I had to pick up my son from school. (Yes, school holidays are over )
A very tactical afternoon of light wind sailing for us all.
See you all on Saturday for Club Champs H’cap sailing.
Happy sailing,
Simon K