2018/19 TIRYC Bowl for DF 95
Held on the last Sunday of each month - 12 events thoughout the year
DF95 TIRYC Bowl Round 1 25/11/2018
Good evening All
Today was the first round of the DF95 TIRYC Bowl series with nine 95’s out on the water. The wind was NE so straight down the lake giving a straightforward course with a good long beat. This is probably our best direction but coming from the east it was bloody cold! However we stuck it out completing 11 races before a warm car and journey home beckoned
Mike Kemp was in excellent form with a very fast boat winning 6 of the 11 races and coming second in the remaining 5. However KC kept him honest with a rush at the end of first places giving five fists overall. After discards there was just one point in it with Mike on 12 points and KC on 13! Mike Ewart made up the podium places with 39 points.
We ‘lost' Rob Tottey for three races when his rudder gave up and he sailed to the opposite bank. He was a bit upset as he had just fitted a brand new rudder servo after a failure last time out. On retrieval he found that on fitting the new servo he had not tightened the screw on the rudder stock tight enough hence the steering rod became detached DOH!
Other than that a good if cold morning with a good fleet and challenging racing
All for now
Cheers
Keith
Good evening All
Today was the first round of the DF95 TIRYC Bowl series with nine 95’s out on the water. The wind was NE so straight down the lake giving a straightforward course with a good long beat. This is probably our best direction but coming from the east it was bloody cold! However we stuck it out completing 11 races before a warm car and journey home beckoned
Mike Kemp was in excellent form with a very fast boat winning 6 of the 11 races and coming second in the remaining 5. However KC kept him honest with a rush at the end of first places giving five fists overall. After discards there was just one point in it with Mike on 12 points and KC on 13! Mike Ewart made up the podium places with 39 points.
We ‘lost' Rob Tottey for three races when his rudder gave up and he sailed to the opposite bank. He was a bit upset as he had just fitted a brand new rudder servo after a failure last time out. On retrieval he found that on fitting the new servo he had not tightened the screw on the rudder stock tight enough hence the steering rod became detached DOH!
Other than that a good if cold morning with a good fleet and challenging racing
All for now
Cheers
Keith
