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Club Series Race #1, on 16 November 2023

Club I.O.M. Scratch Race Trophy #1, on 16 November 2024, was postponed until next year due to lack of sailors, so it was decided to start our series racing.

Race #1  16 November, 2024.

The weather was pleasant with a top of 24o, and despite high wind warnings we had moderate winds moving from E to SE at a fluctuating 4 - 10 knots, with occasional gusts of 12. The day started with lighter winds that built over the afternoon. Forecasted high winds approaching 20 knots did not eventuate but all of our racing was well within A rig wind range. 

Only four boats turned up, due to David away racing his 2.4R in Melbourne and Paul's bot having a motorbike fall on it! 
 
We are restricted in course laying to leaving 1/3 of the river clear for all the fishing and leisure boats that pass and the start line needs to be where the scorers can see down the line, so we had to lay the triangle course almost across wind, so Port starts were the best option. We had mainly light to moderate breezes, with some big shifts during races of up to 40 degrees. With 7 races of three laps our 1 minute starts allowed us to power through, and everyone sailed all races for some tight races and finishes. Boats were rarely spaced out and some tight racing ensued with some tight finishes. 

Colin was powering along until the last race, that Richard won, and had 6 bullets overall, but Ken was consistent throughout the day six seconds. With the small fleet, tightly bunched, Ian sailed really well with tight finishes between he and Richard.

With the consistent wind and pleasant temperature, racing was very quick, with fast downwind and tightly contested upwinds.

Colin was the winner on the day, earning him a 10 Second Handicap, Ken was 2nd and Richard and Ian equal 3rd!

NAMESAIL#R1R2R3R4R5R6R7TOTALPLACE
Colin72111114161
Ken1042224222122
Richard105433341418equal 3
Ian92344233318equal 3