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Blustery forecast lows of seven and highs of 20+ knots were the order of the day, all served up with the hearty side dish of the diabolical wind shifts we have so come to know and love. š
Yes we had it all today; fountinā mountinās,Ā collisions, tangles and triumphs with all nine skippers having plenty of opportunity to leg-pull on each otherās misfortunes.
Poonie #58 was pretty certain it was going to be a survival course and so dressed his charge in a skimpy, svelte little B rig number. Nope, the dress code turned out to be the boring old A rig again and he alas caught without a change!
The chaos began even before the first starting gun as Jammy #23 and Gadget #164 got up close and personal, drifting all the while toward the viewing deck danger zone. Lucksā a fortune as their drifting charges missed certain annihilation by mere centimetres, finding instead the nice soft bank beside it.
With the course finally set into a 4-1 sausage by race two and it now straddling the fountinā mountinā dangers, it was only a (short) matter of time before itās hungry jaws found itās first victim. We didnāt have to wait long as our Fab #61 fell into its submerged hazards not once, but twice in races seven and nine. Canāt keep a good man down though as the very next race Fab won easily.
It was a long time between podiums for our Sheep #55 this morning.Ā A line problem in race one found him doing some scoring for the mob. Did a great job, just put all the results in the wrong place on the page (twice). Duzzenmadder, seconds in races two and eight and thirds in three and six proved the Sheepsta was in good form today. Just donāt let him anywhere near the scoresheet though!
Bloody Geoff #79 did pretty well today. Piloting his blue bullet to six podiums from the ten races sailed is not too shabby, given the testing conditions. His consistency paid off too with our Geoff taking second overall for the day. Well done mate.
Apart from having a brief crack at fountinā mountinā earlier, the Admiralsā #72 day was filled with winning and losing by wafer thin margins right on the finish line. So much excitement! The ones he was successful in claiming were in races five and seven. Just donāt let him make a last minute course changes ā¦ ever again!!
After the setback before racing began our Gadget #164 took a while to get his charge to the pointy end. By race five heād found his mojo again and reeled off three second place podiums, sailing well.
Sporting a new second hand hull, our Smiling Assassin #261 shot to the front in the first four races, looking unstoppable with two firsts and a second. As often happens with unstable conditions and a sizeable early time handicap, our Phil found it very hard to get back to the pointy end again. He had done enough by then however to still claim third overall for the day.
Bodge #66 put in what would be a pretty ordinary day for him except that he bookended those other less glamorous results with two excellent victories at the beginning and end of the program.
Jammy#23 was everywhere today. Taking six podiums in a race program where almost anything could happen ā¦ and did, was quite an achievement. In those races where he wasnāt standing on the podium he still managed finishes fifth or better. Well done Jammy you are our overall winner.
Thanks today for all the 95āers who came out to sail in what is to be their last for the year. Next Tuesday 20th December is the last DF65 day and also our now customary end of year BBQ and drinks. Puddleduck as usual will supply the BBQ and have suitable refreshment available for sale inside whilst we bring whatever we would like to cook/eat at the table outside. If you donāt have a 65ā bring āwot ya gotā and weāll have some fun mixed races anyways.Ā Hope to catch up with you all then.
Sending out a get-better-soon message to our missing comrades Trout, Shorty and their families from all their āDucker mates. We hope your health troubles are short-lived and we can see you back at the pond ASAP.
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Another great write up Admiral, nice work š
You did however fail to mention your walk of shame but thatās now been duly noted šš
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