Hi Skippers,
What a nice afternoon for IOM sailing with light 5 knot NE winds and blue sky.
The 7 skippers were loving the warm conditions. It was super close sailing as the h’caps brought the fleet together at the 1/2 way point. Paul Newman had worked for 2 days on his yacht and finally got the sheeting settings and receiver linked to his transmitter. He was on fire for the first 5 races. During the 1/2 time break he noticed that his keel was dropping out of the bottom of his yacht. What a bummer as he had to retire at that point not wanting to lose his keel.
That meant the rest of the fleet were only 4 points apart. Gosh the results were close.
Craig Wiley #02 showed great downwind speed and managed to win 3 of the last 5 heats. That gave him the win for the day. Well sailed!! Holding your nerve was key as you sailed the last windward leg.
Bill Burley #80 was very consistent all afternoon and managed to finish in 2nd place. Well done!
Congrats to the place getters:
1st Craig Wiley #02 16 points
2nd Bill Burley #80 22 points
3rd Simon Kellett #141 24 points
Full sailscores results below:
https://www.sailscores.com/SCRSC/2026/iom-spring-handicap-series-sep-15
Thanks to all who packed up the 4 buoybots and flags.
A really nice afternoon of close IOM sailing!!
Well done to Derick Warne for finishing 6th in the Laser Nationals held last weekend.
Well done to the others in our SCRSC team for their great effort.
See you all on Saturday for Club Champs H’cap sailing.
Happy sailing,
Simon K