So we’ve started 2019 with a great weekend at West Lancs YC where the first two rounds of the DF Racing UK TT Series were played out, it was certainly chilly but the reception was certainly warm. We have the overall results available for you over on the results page, click here to take a look

We can now look forward to the next two rounds of the TT Series which are being held at Gosport MYBC over the weekend of the 23rd & 24th March. It’s a venue we’ve spent some time at and its really rather nice. We’ll have the DF65’s on Saturday followed by the DF95’s on Sunday, there will be some social on Friday and Saturday nights which is usually fun.

Check out the NoR’s for both days, along with links to the MYA online entry by clicking here.

Ice breaking duties went to Alan this morning.

I’m home, I’ve had a snack, read Phoebe a bedtime story and written a report on the days racing. Clicky here to take a look.

Another bitterly cold day at West Lancs today but a good one nonetheless. 7 races away in two fleets. Results below, report to follow when I’m home.

Photos from Sue Brown again…hoorah!

So we did it, unlike so many other events in the radio sailing calendar today, we braved ice, lack of breeze, chilly temperatures and blinding sunlight to deliver nine DF65 races in two fleets. Want to know how it went and who won…..of course you do. Clicky here to find out on the results page.

Morning folks, the weekend is nearly here and we are starting to look forward to our first DF Racing UK TT Series event at West Lancs YC. You still have a little time to get your entry in for the event with the deadline being 1800 on the 31st Jan. It promises to be a great start to the season with entries into the late 30’s for both fleets.

Details of the entries are available on the event page by clicking here.

AGM update – You should have had an email from DF Racing concerning our AGM and details of how to vote. I’ve had a chat with Wayne who tells me that only 50% of the emails have been opened so you may have missed it, it may have ended up in your spam box so please check your email from around the 26th January when the information was sent out to you. If you have any issues please get in touch.

See some of you at the weekend!

The village of Campione where the DF95 European regatta is to be held.

We have had quite a few emails about this regatta recently mainly asking where to find details such as the NoR, Well, it has taken a bit of time but there is now a dedicated website with ALL the details on it. There is a notice of race, entry list, accommodation list and of course, details of how to put your entry in.

It promises to be a great event in a very picturesque and historic setting. Not a sailor but have a partner that wants to go? No problem, there is a bus to Limone just 15 minutes away where you can get a boat across the water to Malcesine where there is plenty to do.

For full details please check out the website by clicking here.

We have had a message from Tony at Market Bosworth MYC regarding DF95 racing at the club. Details below along with a link to the very good club website.  If you are a club in the UK who have recently started sailing DF’s then please drop us a line and we’ll make sure you get a mention.

From Tony Pickering.

“I am writing to inform you that Market Bosworth MYC who sail at Stanton Lakes, Broughton Road, Stoney Stanton, Leicestershire, LE9 4JA, are sailing DragonFlite 95’s on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of every month. There is a £5.00 fee per day to sail.
Perhaps you could inform your members of this.”

Club website – click here

Hi Folks, it’s been a while. Well to be honest it has taken until now to get over the epic trip that was the DF95 Globals back in November. Wow, what a trip, it’ll take a couple of beers to tell the story but suffice to say if you weren’t there you missed out…big time.

So we are barreling towards the first two rounds of the 2019 TT series at West Lancs YC, one of our favourite venues for DF Racing. The racing kicks off on the 2nd February at the Marine Lake in Southport with DF65’s heading the bill. For entry details and a full Notice of Race please head over to the Events page, or click here.

Memories of West Lancs from 2018 – Photo Anna McKone.

It is also that time of year where we have our DF Racing AGM, you should have had an email from Wayne back in December with details of how it will go down, if you need more info on how the AGM works then please head over to the AGM 2019 page.

We have a packed 2019 calendar with two races being held abroad, one as a stand alone event and one as part of our TT series. The stand alone event is taking place the week before Easter at Lake Garda in Italy, it promises to be an amazing few days of racing in spectacular surroundings.

The other “away day” is in September in Holland. Several of us have sailed the venue before in some serious breeze and it was heaps of fun. The venue is around an hour from Rotterdam and there is an epic hotel 5 minutes from the lake, well worth the effort I reckon.

As soon as we have NoR’s for events we will get them posted up online so that you can get your sailing schedule squared away with those that matter.

We look forward to seeing skippers both old and new pondside in 2019.

Well that got quite messy in the end. The final day arrived with a good breeze from the North making sure that everyone started out in C rigs on a course at the near end of the dock.

23A kicked the day off and we soon rolled out another six races before time was finally called on the inaugural DF95 Global Championship.

The Skippers were all mentally and physically tired after six hard days of racing and it was time to let them relax at the closing dinner. The presentation was then held with each and every skipper getting a small gift.

In the end it was JT who took the win by 30 some points from Mark Golison and Peter ‘Aqua Bunny’ Allen. Mark Dicks took 4th from Swede Jonas Samson. Derek, Peter and Buzz were also counted in the top ten.

Next up for GBR was Tim in 18th spot after a tough week. Wayne came home 28th, Nigel 31st and Jim 34th.

Once over we went back to the organisers hospitality suite where another red wine fuelled evening kicked off. Buzz and Nigel wisely got off early with other Team GBR crew leaving at around 2am.

Just the journey home to sort out now which will be just as tiring.

Day 5 and the breeze looked ok, far end of the dock, A rig up, nice breeze, infernal washing machine chop and a smattering of rain to boot.

After an hour of sailing we had a lightning storm which put a stop to racing until around 1pm when we cracked on once more.

The wind died quite a bit and went well left meaning the course needed to be re laid at the near end of the dock and the light stuff meant that the chop calmed down a fair bit too. Racing ended pretty much in the dark with a B fleet race.

Debrief and dinner at Texas Land & Cattle before an early night. No real position changes, Tush still leads and is starting to look like the champion.

The final day promises a good blow from the North which should see the fleet in lower rigs and sailing in some waves.