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IOM Scottish Wooden Hull Championship 2005 Brechin - 28th May 2005 |
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Eleven skippers turned out at Brechin on a foggy and drizzly Saturday morning to sail in the second IOM Scottish Wooden Hull Championship. The race officer for the regatta was Colin Brown from the Buchanness club assisted by two members of the Brechin club. The wind at the start was coming in from the NE at about five mph and was very variable in strength and direction. As we have come to expect, variable wind strength and direction at Brechin makes setting a course very difficult for the RO. It was extremely pleasant to see two yachts designed and built by skippers Ian Dundas and Richard Ennos. It's at the very core of this championship to build your own wooden yacht and race it. Both skippers did extremely well right from the off. Ian put his stamp on the regatta by winning the first race and never looked like losing with a final tally of 4 wins and a worst result of seventh. Richard Ennos sailed a consistent event with one win to his credit. Alistair Law, having borrowed a boat from Richard, took a long time to get to grips with it and managed only two wins for the day. He ended up finishing just one point behind Richard. Boyd Baird won four races but could never get consistency into his sailing and finished in fourth position. It was a superb day's sailing and as usual the "comfort" breaks were in fantastic surroundings and in great comfort. A very well run regatta, with no protests and a very good spirit among the skippers. This is an event not to be missed next year and every encouragement should be given to skippers to have a go at building and sailing. |
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A couple of photos from Jimmy Rodgers |
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  All the skippers |
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