Seattle IOM Update
Sept. – Nov. 2013
very hard indeed. Skippers with hard chine boats had the advantage as they could stay with the number 1 rig while others changed down to number 2. Almost all B fleet skippers managed to get up to A fleet at some point in the afternoon which showed there was plenty of competition. There were no formal protests at all during the day, which meant that racing flowed very well. This was of great credit to the skippers. Racing finished at 16.30 by which time the weather improved a little. Sunday morning saw the arrival of Irish entries Brian O’Neil and Gilbert Louis. These two skippers had travelled over from Belfast on the early morning ferry and began a 2-hour drive from Stranraer and arrived at Castle Semple at 4.00am! Sunday racing would also include the Travellers 2 event. The skippers were gathered for a short race briefing at 09.15am and were subjected to more rain and a strengthening wind from the southwest, which provided a suitable course, which the race team hoped, would last throughout the day. As on Saturday, two seeding races were constructed to provide A and B fleets. Ali Law sailing a Britpop won the first 2 races convincingly followed by Brian Summers. Brian’s self built boat was proving to be more than a match to the Britpop design which showed everyone what can be achieved in this class. However, it was clear early on that the boats who could sustain the number 1 rig would reap the rewards as most other skippers found it very frustrating to change down and find the wind lessened and vice versa. The Irish skippers were having mixed fortunes, from bad starts and rig failures to finishing high up the A fleet and wining B fleets. Nick Cowern, sailing his newly delivered Kantun which he had only just rigged, found it hard to find the best set up but did seem to perform on certain legs. David Stewart sailing his Viper performed better on Sunday, as did Ralph Knowles, Hugh Shields, and Gordon Neil who managed to get his TS2 going. Again, during Sunday racing, there were no protests at all and all skippers showed impeccable discipline by taking their turns without fuss, although there were a many recalls at the start due to the close competition. Prizes were presented by the manager of Castle Semple – Charles Woodward and local Councillor Gilmour. The Scottish district chairman, race team and skippers also thanked the Centre for use of the facility and the wonderful staff they have who provided fantastic assistance throughout the two day event. Results after 20 races with 20 Competitors: Scottish District IOM Championship 2013 Pos Skipper Club Hull design Points 1 Ian Dundas Aberdeen MYC BritPOP! 31 2 Steve Taylor Aberdeen MYC BritPOP! 41 3 John Owens Aberdeen MYC BritPOP! 45 4 Brian Summers Brechin Castle MBC Buzz 51 5 Richard Ennos Levenhall RYC Stanza 77 6 Richard Rowan Greenock MYC Italiko 80 Check out the annual 2013 Scottish Wooden IOM Championship here: http://myaukracing.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/scottish-district-wooden-boat-2013.pdf
8º Campeonato Brasileiro da Classe IOM (2013 BRA IOM Nationals 5/30-6/2/2013): Roberto Mesnik reporting: Denis Astbury won the Brazilian Nationals, and with a new scratch built boat no less. The four-day Nats was held at the south of Brazil, in a city called Gaspar, at Santa Catarina State. It was sponsored by the model club called Clube de Modelismo Asas do Vale and organized by the local model sailing club called Flotilha do Clube Asas do Vale. Aerial view from of the model club: http://velarc.net/8_brasileiro_iom/raia.htm More info about this fantastic model club founded in 1986: http://www.asasdovale.com.br/index.php And here are the images: https://plus.google.com/photos/116770883270763383261/albums/5883949182679477009#photos/116770883270763383261/alb ums/5883949182679477009
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