So as the weather gets better (does it?) there are plenty of events to be looking forward to, this coming weekend we have the Invicta Trophy taking place at Chipstead in Kent, next weekend 17th & 18th March we have the third and fourth rounds of the 2018 DF Racing TT series at Coalhouse Fort, a great venue and still plenty of time to ping an entry over to the organisers.

We’ve also had a mail from the guys at Gosport who are busy making sure that your 2018 DF65 National Championship goes smoothly and we get great breeze and sunny skies. They would like to remind you that there is still plenty of time to get your entry in for this event.  The entry list at the end of February stood at 29 skippers which is good for the first month of entries and with two months to go it would be reasonable to expect a few more skippers to come out of hibernation before the closing date.

You can view the entry list by clicking here.

You can check out the NoR and other essential info by clicking here.  One point that isn’t specifically mentioned in the NoR is Junior entry fees, these have been confirmed as £15 per junior skipper.

Birkenhead have issued a number of dates for their DF / RG Race Series, a crazy but rewarding place to sail which has produced a great many of the worlds top skippers. Details of the series can be found on the events page.

More details available on the Events page.

Afternoon DF Racers, we are pleased to announce that the entry for the next two rounds of the DF Racing TT series is now open.  You can check out the NoR and find out how to send over your entry by clicking here

What a diligent and good looking race team we had on Saturday…. Photo Anna McKone

So in what seems like record time I have written a report for this weekends event, and what a belting event it was too. Lots of skippers both newcomers and old salts in both classes, mixed weather, great racing, splendid social, what more do we need….another event just like it I guess!

Check out the link to the report and results by clicking here.

Just a quick note to let you all know that the DF Racing TT series kicked off in style this weekend with two great days of racing. Lots of new faces getting involved from all around the country, we hope you enjoyed your weekend!

New DF95 class skipper Chris Nichols from Scotland took the Saturday event top spot from Tushy who had some troubles through the day.

Sunday saw John Brierley sail a great light wind day to take a convincing points win.

Good job both of you, full results and report to follow as soon as I get five minutes.

Close racing in the DF95 fleet. Photo – Anna McKone

Whilst we’ve not had any notification from Gosport we have been keeping a beady eye on the MYA website and the entry for the DF65 Nationals is now open…..and I’ve entered. You too can enter by clicking here which will take you to the MYA online entry page where you can get yourself on the list.

The first round of the 2018 TT series kicks off on Saturday at West Lancs YC and with 32 entries for both days and some reasonable weather it looks like a great weekend coming up!

Finally we are getting towards the conclusion of the voting stage of the AGM. As a registered owner you should have had an email with details of the matters that need your input, if you’ve had it and not acted on it then please do so.

Very shortly you should receive an email into your inbox with details of how to vote on the matters in the DF Racing 2018 AGM. There isn’t lots to do but it would be really useful to have your vote counted. Watch your inbox!

Remember to wrap up warm, it’s the North you know.  Photo – Sue Brown

Bit of a cockup, for those motorhomers trying to get in touch with Phil you will no doubt by now realised that the phone number was incorrect. I’ve corrected the NoR now and you should be able to make contact with him.  I have also updated the entry lists for both days with 19 for Saturday and 21 for Sunday so far.

So having had the entry for West Lancs open for just a couple of days  we are seeing quite a lot of entries, more than 10 for each day so far. Plenty of time to be sending us your entry through for one or both days. Check out the up to date entry list on the event page.  For those that fancy a practice at the venue there is the second round of the ND Winter series for DF65 coming up this Sunday, great wind, hot lunch, plenty of friendly banter….need we say more!