MDCS & C 2017 Series Results.

After 5 events completed in the 2017 IOM MDCS series we can now confirm the winners.

IOM MDCS Skipper:        Chris Harris (Windrush RYC).

IOM MDCS Club:              Manor Park RSC.

So congratulations to both with Chris defending the title from last year and Manor Park RSC taking over from Leicestershire RYC.

The full series results have been posted here: MDCS 2017 Skipper results, MDCS 2017 Club results and the MDCS Roll of Honour has been updated.

The series shields will be presented at this year’s district AGM, which is scheduled for 3^rd September 2017 at Manor Park after the Midland District IOM Championship event.

Season round up.

This year we had to re-arrange round 5 from Watermead MBC to Manor Park RSC and we thank them for stepping in, and one event only attracted 8 entries. This has led to the following analysis to see if we need to look at the series structure.

     2017.                                    2016.  

• Top skipper score: Chris Harris.                                  300pts                                   300pts
• Number of different MD skippers                               33                                            33
• Average number of MD skippers at each event        14                                            17
• Number of skippers doing all events                           3                                              5
• Number of skippers using series discards                  7                                              10
• Top Club score:                                                             1121 MP RSC                   1241 Leic RYC
• Number of MD clubs                                                      8                                              7

Boat Analysis.

• Number of different designs                13                                           14
• Britpop!                                                    15 off (48%)                        13 off (40%)
• V9                                                               3                                             1
• Kantun                                                       2                                             0
• Fraktal                                                       1                                             1
• Rubix                                                          1                                             1
• MX1                                                            1                                             1
• Widget                                                        1                                             2
• Psycho                                                        1                                             0
• Chienz                                                         1                                             0
• Slimtel                                                         1                                            1
• Lintel                                                           2                                            3
• Gadget                                                         1                                             3
• Nemesis                                                       1                                            0
• Alternative                                                  0                                            2
• Vision                                                           0                                            1
• Stealth                                                          0                                            1
• Triple Crown                                               0                                            1
• Fe Fe                                                             0                                            1

So in conclusion the two most popular events remain Market Bosworth and Manor Park, whilst the boat to have appears to be a Britpop!

Let’s see if we can challenge the norm for 2018 and bring another venue to the top, so over to the other host clubs. Get your offer to run a 2018 event in at the District AGM.