IOM Summer Series Round 2 at Lincoln Radio Sailing Club

by Mick Chamberlain 19 Apr 17:29 BST 19 April 2026

Lincoln I.O.M Summer Series round 2 © Mick Chamberlain

Wow, 18 skippers came to the line for round two of the Summer Series and what was to be a great day for radio racing. Breeze coming from the North West, sunshine and many pairs of shorts on show.

Racing took place on the South bank with Rob W and Darin B taking control and setting a great course with a dog leg almost the full length, so plenty of exercise for those that need it.

On display was the club's new flag for the first time, and looked delightful in the decent breeze. This will of course be flown at the upcoming Worlds in May to help cheer on our two skippers who have qualified for this prestigious event. Racing got off to a great start on time and the first race was won by Micky Boy's new Alioth who led from start to finish ("wheels soon fell off by the way"), Pete W took 2nd with his Venti that went so very well at the recent National Championships, and a fantastic 3rd spot was claimed by Tracy B with her Brit Pop, one of two ladies racing today.

This was a seriously competitive fleet, and with 18 on the start line you needed to have your head in gear to get a good start. We welcomed potential new member Peter G 48 sailing a borrowed Robot for the morning. By race two Darin 98 had sorted the boat and claimed his almost rightful position at the sharp end closely followed by Tim H 134 - both these guys are pick of the Pops at the moment.

Micky Boy got a third and the Alioth was certainly showing some pace for the first time out. Another skipper who was showing some fine pace was Paul K 44 in his V 10, in fact he took race 3 by the scruff of the neck and won it from Rob W 97 with his Brit Pop and Tim H 134 who was firing on all cylinders.

Others showing good pace were Sam P 59 (Venti), Colin H 77 (with the Sedici, a pre-runner of the Venti), Richard J 89 much improved and finally getting the hang of the Viss, Martyn A 91 was actually racing his Alioth today and will be pleased with the performance in some very fluky conditions at times, Jen Hand 69. Now there is a name we cant forget - special day for her and for the rest of the skippers who enjoyed her birthday cake at the lake today - always a fierce competitor, and a fabulous asset to the club and in fact the MYA.

To round up, Darin took 4 wins from the 7 races, Tim H definitely back to form with some great results, Pete on the podium, and what a result from Paul K, just nicking it on countback from the Venti of Roger C 30. An absolutely spanking morning of racing and our thanks go to all who made it memorable. The flowers for Jen was the icing on the cake..

This is the series to be involved in if you love I.O.M racing, every two weeks at Scotland Farm.

Round 2 Results:

Pos	Skipper	Sail No	Hull	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts
1	Darin Ballington	98	Britpop	20	1	4	1	1	3	1	11
2	Tim Hand	134	Britpop	6	2	3	2	2	2	4	15
3	Pete Walters	65	Venti	2	5	8	6	11	1	2	24
4	Paul Kelly	44	V10	7	9	1	4	7	6	3	28
5	Roger Crates	30	Venti	4	4	6	3	6	5	20	28
6	Mick Chamberlain	66	Alioth	1	3	7	20	10	4	5	30
7	Martyn Aspinall	91	Britpop	8	6	5	5	5	7	6	34
8	Rob Wilson	97	Britpop	9	8	2	7	3	8	15	37
9	Sam Parker	59	Venti	5	7	6	9	12	11	10	48
10	Colin Helliwell	77	Sedici	11	11	20	10	4	13	7	56
11	Tracey Ballington	49	Britpop	3	13	11	13	14	12	9	61
12	Richard Jutsum	89	Viss	13	10	13	11	9	14	12	68
13	Jen Hand	69	Britpop	10	12	20	8	17	9	13	69
14	Mick Cooper	39	Venti	20	20	14	14	8	10	8	74
15	Mike Holmes	27	Proteus	12	14	10	15	15	15	11	77
16	Ron Austen	175	Britpop	15	16	9	12	13	17	17	82
17	Mark Nicoll	80	Alioth	14	15	12	16	16	16	14	87
18	Peter Grimes	48	Robot	20	20	20	20	18	18	16	112
19	Malcom Parker	1	Alioth	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	120