#dbsc – The SB20 OOD brought the fleet in towards Scotsman's Bay in search of some wind in the dying easterly breeze and some respite from the strong flooding tide that was beginning to rip through the race course writes Michael O'Connor. An unusually long line was set with a heavy pin end bias which posed an interesting conundrum for the sailors: the upwind pin end in more adverse tide or the downwind committee boat end in less tide? Bad (Jerry, Jimmy et al), Venuesworld (Ger, Chris and Rory) and Smoke on the Water (Bob et al) opted for the committee boat end while Alert Packaging (Justin, Darren et al), Seriously Bonkers (Peter, Caroline et al), SacreBleu (Richard, Ben and Peadar) and Should Be... (Michael, Dave and Gavan) went for the pin. Mananmana (Doug, Ronan and Ainsley) hedged their bets and went for a more mid-line approach.

As soon as the gun went, the majority of the fleet peeled off onto port and drag raced towards shore to get out of the tide. Initially, as the boats approached the shore, those that had started closer to the committee boat began to gain as they made their way out of the strongest tide. However, a big left hand shift and more breeze offshore favoured those boats that had started closer to the pin and they would lead as the fleet started tacking up the shoreline. Alert Packaging and Seriously Bonkers led from the chasing pack as the boats went "rock-hopping" en route to Bullock mark. There were big gains and losses to be had as the fleet worked their way up the shoreline and it was still all to play for. Alert Packaging and Seriously Bonkers skilfully walked the tightrope between the flat calms close to shore and the vicious tide offshore and they squeezed around the mark ahead of a pack including Should Be..., Bad, Manamana and Venuesworld, with SacreBleu and Smoke on the Water close behind. A fetch across to Poldy followed by a broad reach down to Pier mark didn't offer much opportunity for passing and the fleet settled into those positions to the finish. Although another round was scheduled, the OOD wisely shortened the course and finished the fleet at Pier mark before the wind shut off entirely.

After racing, the fleet got together in the George for the regular end-of-month sailing supper. 27 sailors and guests attended the supper, preceded (and followed!) by pints on the balcony. We were delighted to be joined at the dinner by the newest members of the growing Dun Laoghaire SB fleet, Ronan Murphy, Niall O'Carroll and Ainsley Gibney. We will be holding the next SB Sailing Supper in the Royal Irish Yacht Club on Thursday 31st July, all welcome. Put it in your diary now!

This Sunday (29th June) is SB Sunday No. 5

#dbsc – BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Prima Nocte (Patrick Burke et al), 2. Kernach (Eoin O'Driscoll), 3. Fiddly Bits (Timmins/Quigley/Murray/Breen)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prima Nocte (Patrick Burke et al), 2. Levana (Jean Mitton), 3. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey)

 

CRUISERS 0 Echo - 1. Loose Change (P Redden & M Mitton), 2. Lively Lady (Derek Martin), 3. Wow (George Sisk)

 

CRUISERS 0 - 1. Loose Change (P Redden & M Mitton), 2. Wow (George Sisk), 3. Lively Lady (Derek Martin)
CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Rockabill V (Paul O'Higgins), 2. Dear Prudence (B Lyons & J Given), 3. Raptor (D.Hewitt et al)

 

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Rockabill V (Paul O'Higgins), 2. Dear Prudence (B Lyons & J Given), 3. Raptor (D.Hewitt et al)

 

CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 2. Black Sheep (E Healy), 3. Jester (Declan Curtin)

 

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 2. Black Sheep (E Healy), 3. Jester (Declan Curtin)

 

CRUISERS 3 A Echo - 1. Hamilton Bear (S Hyde), 2. Solidarity (Whelan/McCabe/Cary/Cramer), 3. Hard on Port (F O'Driscoll)

 

CRUISERS 3 A - 1. Hamilton Bear (S Hyde), 2. Solidarity (Whelan/McCabe/Cary/Cramer), 3. Hard on Port (F O'Driscoll)

 

CRUISERS 3 B Echo - 1. Maranda (Myles Kelly), 2. Eezee Tiger (O Prouvier), 3. Yikes (J Conway)

 

CRUISERS 3 B - 1. Maranda (Myles Kelly), 2. Chouskikou (R Sheehan & R Hickey)

 

FLYING FIFTEEN - 1. Frequent Flyer (C Doorley/A Green), 2. Mellifluence (T Leonard & B Mulligan), 3. Thingamabob (T Galvin)

 

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Diane ll (A Claffey/C Helme), 2. Ruff Nuff (D & C Mitchell), 3. Bandit (Kirwan/Cullen/Brown)

 

SB20 - 1. Alert Packaging (J Burke D Burke), 2. Seriously Bonkers (P Lee), 3. Should be... (Michael O'Connor)

 

SHIPMAN - 1. Twocan (David Freeman), 2. Jo Slim (J.Clarke et al), 3. Whiterock (Henry Robinson)

 

SIGMA 33 - 1. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove), 2. Popje (Ted McCourt), 3. Moonshine (R.Moloney)

 

SQUIB - 1. Why Not (Derek & Jean Jago), 2. Chillax (Colin Galavan), 3. Little Demon (Sheila Power)

 

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo - 1. Sweet Martini (Bruce Carswell), 2. Nauti-Gal (J & J Crawford), 3. Edenpark (Liam Farmer)

 

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Nauti-Gal (J & J Crawford), 2. Menapia (J Sweeney), 3. Edenpark (Liam Farmer)

 

#rsgyc – Entries close next Thursday (July 3rd) for Dun Laoghaire's Royal St. George Yacht Club regatta sponsored by Frank Keane BMW. The country's biggest yacht club will stage racing for all local classes plus visitors from Howth YC and across the Bay area for the annual event on July 5th.  

Flying fifteens, Squibs and dinghy classes will have two races back to back as will other one design classes such as the SB20, Dragons and Ruffians. Cruisers and keelboats will have a fixed mark course.

Howth visitors, the Howth 17s and Puppeteer classes, will race from a Howth line to a RStGYC committee vessel. 

Online entry is mandatory here.

#fireball– Last night's DBSC race for the Fireballs and other fleets was held inside the harbour due to very light breezes and an ebbing tide, both factors persuading the race management team that staying inside the walls of the harbour might allow a race to be provided. There was certainly little incentive to go outside as the Race Officer was recording as little as 4.5 knots of wind in the main body of the harbour in advance of the committee boat leaving the pontoons at the Royal Irish Yacht Club.
The Fireballs had a reduced turnout of only four boats, a fifth combination and this correspondent were on line duty and two other combinations may have been absent due to people being on holiday. A three-lap triangular course was set for the Fireballs with the weather mark off the east pier and a gybe mark in the mouth of the harbour.

Neil Colin and Margaret Casey pulled off an amazing start by coming in a half boat-length to windward of the other three boats at the committee boat end and crossed the line right on the button. According to the comments of the Race Officer, they left very..........very little to spare. Initially I thought this had set them up for a premium first beat! The fleet split in two with Mick Creighton & Hermine O'Keeffe (14691) and the aforementioned Colin/Casey going left and Mary Chambers & Brenda McGuire (14865) and Grattan Donnelly & Joe O'Reilly (14713) going right.
From the committee boat we knew that there was some fluctuation in the breeze – it flicked left and right with the weather mark in a median position and obviously Creighton/O'Keeffe worked this to their advantage to round the weather mark first. However, Colin/Casey were very close behind and Chambers/McGuire were close behind them in turn – three red spinnakers broke out as they sailed towards the gybe mark but all three gybed halfway down the leg, leaving Colin & Casey in the windward berth. This allowed them to close even further on Creighton/O'Keeffe, but these two rounded the gybe mark with their lead intact.

At the leeward mark they rounded transom to bow with Colin/Casey on the outside. They tacked immediately and after a short hitch of a couple of boat-lengths, Creighton/O'Keeffe did the same. For the balance of the race these two stuck to each other "like glue" with Creighton/O'Keeffe doing most of the covering. Pointing and boat speed varied between the two which, on occasion, allowed Colin & Casey to get marginally ahead, but at those critical milestone events, mark-roundings, the Creighton/O'Keeffe combination held the upper hand. The attention these two gave each other allowed Chambers & McGuire to close the gap somewhat, but they never really got close enough to mount a serious challenge to the lead two. Colin & Casey revel in the light airs and Creighton & O'Keeffe clearly had the "bit between their teeth" last night and weren't going to let this one slip through their fingers.

DBSC Tuesday Series: Series 2; Round 2, 24/06 Overall Pts & (Position)
1 Mick Creighton & Hermine O'Keefe RStGYC 14691 7pts (Tied 3rd)
2 Neil Colin & Margaret Casey DMYC 14775 6pts (2nd)
3 Mary Chambers & Brenda McGuire DMYC 14865 5pts (1st)

#dbsc – CRUISERS 3 Tuesday - 1. Grasshopper II (K & J Glynn), 2. Cacciatore (M Ni Cheallachain), 3. Saki (McCormack/Ryan/Ryan)

Ensign - 1. INSC1 (K Rumball), 2. INSC2 (A Rumball), 3. RIYC 1 (Tim Goodbody)

FIREBALL - 1. Goodness Gracious (Louise McKenna), 2. Elevation (N.Colin/M.Casey), 3. No Name (B McGuire)

GLEN - 1. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 2. Pterodactyl (R & D McCaffrey), 3. Glenshesk (Walker\Faulkner\Henderson)

IDRA 14 FOOT - 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 2. Doody (J.Fitzgerald/J.Byrne), 3. Sapphire (Lorcan O'Sullivan)

PY CLASS - 1. David Dwyer (Laser), 2. Colin Galavan (Laser), 3. D O'Connell (Laser)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Ruff Diamond (D.Byrne et al), 2. Alias (D.Meeke/M.McCarthy), 3. Different Drummer (D Tonge)

SQUIB - 1. Periguin (N Colcough)

#flyingfifteen – As the Flying Fitteen's get close to the longest day of the year, the DBSC PRO certainly made sure they had the longest race of the year in light N/NE winds with an extremely strong ebbing tide. After the excitement of going to the FF Northerns at Cushendall last weekend it was back to bread and butter racing on the Bay. This first series was won by Tom Galvin, with Alan Dooley second aided by guest driver Jonathan ORourke finishing one point ahead of Doorly/Green, Tom Leonard finished fourth.

Back to last night's race, the pin end was favoured, there appeared to be more wind uptide out on the left and the two boats that stayed left came in to the first mark first and second. Green missed the mark allowing Jonathan & Carol in to take the lead. Downwind Green went right and got through to lead but it was to be short lived as Jonathan regained it on the next beat.

The wind was light and it looked like we wouldn't finish within the time but we all kept going. On the last beat out to East mark, Jonathan covered Green all the way up the beat on the right side allowing Tom & Geraldine to hit the left side, where there was consistently more wind, Tom came in at the mark into second place and this was how it stayed, Jonathan first, Leonard second and Green third with series winner Tom Galvin fourth. Well done Tom!

This Saturday the NYC regatta takes place and we are expecting a large turnout.

#sb20 – A fluctuating F3 NE breeze and glorious sunshine greeted the SB fleet on Dublin Bay for the last race decider of Thursday series 1. After 7 races, Should Be... (Michael, Owen and Gavan) led by a single point overall from the in-form Alert Packaging (Justin, Darren et al) with Venuesworld (Ger, Rory et al) a further three points back, so it was all to play for in the last race of the series.

The overall results are downloadable below as an xcel file

The line was set with a strong pin end bias and Manamana (Doug, Ronan and Tara) battled it out with Probably (Mark, Ian et al) for the pin with the rest of the fleet opting for a more cautious approach slightly further up the line. Although Manamana expertly won the pin, Probably started with better pace and soon eked out ahead of Manamana. One by one, the boats started peeling off onto port in search of clearer air out right, led by SacreBleu (Richard, Ben et al) followed closely by Should Be... Alert Packaging took advantage of the opportunity to split tacks with Should Be..., took their transom and continued left with Venuesworld. As the boats converged at the top mark for a starboard rounding, Probably had extended their lead on the fleet to round two boatlengths ahead of Should Be... with Alert Packaging two boatlengths further back with Venuesworld hot on their heels. At this stage, the series was in the hands of Should Be...

Venuesworld gybed off straight away followed by Manamana, while Probably, Should Be... and Alert Packaging opted for the straight set followed by Bad (Enda, Gerry et al), SacreBleu, Smoke on the Water (Bob et al) and Seriously Bonkers (Peter, Michael and Dave). Probably showed great pace down the run to extend their lead to 5 boatlengths by the leeward mark. Alert Packaging positioned themselves perfectly, gybing onto Should Be... as the boats gybed for the leeward mark. Alert Packaging squeezed around the leeward mark just ahead of Should Be... with Venuesworld a few boatlengths further back. With Alert Packaging needing to beat Should Be... and place either 1st or 2nd to win the series, Alert Packaging were now in a series-winning position.

Going up the next beat, both Venuesworld and Should Be... tacked out left in search of clear air and better breeze with Alert Packaging and Probably continued on. Should Be... came back early to keep in touch with Alert Packaging but Venuesworld took a larger bite out of the cherry. The boats on the left managed to get better breeze and coming to the second weather mark, Venuesworld had jumped from fourth to first and led from Probably followed by Should Be... in a distant third. By now, Manamana had entered back into the fray and was just ahead of Alert Packaging heading for the mark. In this position, Venuesworld had overtaken Alert Packaging in the overall standings!

Alert Packaging attempted to tack inside Manamana at the mark but disaster struck and in the building tide, Alert Packaging hit the mark and had to spin. Although they battled on valiantly, the gap to the boats ahead was now just too much to claw back and their race was effectively run.

Up ahead, Venuesworld maintained their lead over Probably and Should Be... down the run but as the boats went up the final beat, the wind softened and traffic from other classes meant that it was essential to plot a course through the other fleets keeping your air clear. The three lead boats bunched closer together and Probably took the lead just before the last weather mark followed by Should Be... with Venuesworld rounding outside Should Be... onto the last run. By the last leeward mark before the short fetch to the finish line, Probably led by 1/2 boatlength from Should Be... With Venuesworld approximately 4 boatlengths further back.

However, there was still time for one more cruel twist to the story and tragedy struck Probably. A navigational snafu by Probably saw them attempt to round the last mark on port. By the time they realised their error, they were the wrong side of the mark with no easy way back. Should Be... and Venuesworld took full advantage of Probably's misfortune to get first and second respectively ahead of Probably. Meanwhile, Alert Packaging, never giving up, had overtaken Manamana up the final beat and took fourth ahead of Manamana in fifth. In sixth was relative newcomers (as a team) SacreBleu followed by Bad, Seriously Bonkers and Smoke on the Water.

Overall, Thursdays series 1 went to Should Be... with Alert Packaging in second place a point ahead of Venuesworld in third. Hopefully, Thursdays series 2 will also go down to the wire!

Finally, and most importantly, next Thursday (26th June), the last Thursday of the month, there will be a fleet get-together in the RStGYC after sailing. We will be meeting on the balcony for a drink after sailing and we will head in to sailing supper at approx. 9.15pm. Dress is smart casual (no jacket and tie required) and the dinner will cost €25 for starter and main course. This was a fabulous social event last year and I would encourage everyone to come along and join in the fun. Early booking is recommended (last year we ended up with an overflow table!) and if you would like to attend, please contact me, rather than the RStGYC, directly asap and I will make sure your name is in the pot.

Good luck to those competing in the NYC regatta on Saturday, looks like there will be a zephyr, maybe two, but plenty of sunshine :-)

MO'C

#dbsc – BENETEAU 31.7 ECHO- 1. Kernach (Eoin O'Driscoll), 2. Fiddly Bits (Timmins/Quigley/Murray/Breen), 3. Prima Nocte (Patrick Burke et al)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Prospect (Chris Johnston), 2. Levana (Jean Mitton), 3. Prima Nocte (Patrick Burke et al)

CRUISERS 0 ECHO - 1. Lively Lady (Derek Martin), 2. Loose Change (P Redden & M Mitton), 3. Wow (George Sisk)

CRUISERS 0 - 1. Wow (George Sisk), 2. Lively Lady (Derek Martin), 3. Loose Change (P Redden & M Mitton)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Bon Exemple (C Byrne), 2. Raptor (D.Hewitt et al), 3. Black Velvet (Leslie Parnell)

CRUISERS 1 ECHO - 1. Jump The Gun (M.Monaghan/J.Kelly), 2. Black Velvet (Leslie Parnell), 3. Indecision (Declan Hayes et al)

CRUISERS 2 ECHO - 1. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power), 2. Antix (D Ryan), 3. Peridot (Jim McCann et al)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Bendemeer (L Casey & D Power), 2. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 3. Jester (Declan Curtin)

CRUISERS 3 A ECHO - 1. Huggy Bear (Doyle & Byrne), 2. Solidarity (Whelan/McCabe/Cary/Cramer), 3. Supernova (McStay/Timbs/Monaghan/Costello)

CRUISERS 3 A - 1. Huggy Bear (Doyle & Byrne), 2. Cartoon (McCormack/Brady/Lawless), 3. Hard on Port (F O'Driscoll)

CRUISERS 3 B ECHO - 1. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell), 2. Taiscealai (B Richardson)

CRUISERS 3 B - 1. Asterix (Counihan/Meredith/Bushell), 2. Taiscealai (B Richardson)

DRAGON - 1. Diva (R.Johnson/R.Goodbody), 2. Zu (M Minch/C Grimley/T Pearson)

FLYING FIFTEEN - 1. Fflogger (Alan Dooley), 2. Mellifluence (T Leonard & B Mulligan), 3. Frequent Flyer (C Doorley/A Green)

GLEN - 1. Pterodactyl (R & D McCaffrey), 2. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 3. Glenroan (T O'Sullivan)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Ruff Nuff (D & C Mitchell), 2. Diane ll (A Claffey/C Helme), 3. Ruffles (Michael Cutliffe)

SB20 - 1. Should be... (Michael O'Connor), 2. Venuesworld.com (Ger Dempsey), 3. Probably (B Riordan)

SIGMA 33 - 1. Moonshine (R.Moloney), 2. Leeuwin (H&C Leonard & B Kerr), 3. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove)

SQUIB - 1. Kookaburra (P & M Dee), 2. Tears in Heaven (M Halpenny & G Ferguson), 3. Little Demon (Sheila Power)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS ECHO - 1. Edenpark (Liam Farmer), 2. Warrior (D Shanahan), 3. White Lotus (Paul Tully)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Warrior (D Shanahan), 2. White Lotus (Paul Tully), 3. Persistence (C. Broadhead et al)

#dlharbour – Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company have recently formed a local stakeholder group called Dun Laoghaire International Sailing Events, (DLISE) involving the major yacht clubs in the area, the Harbour Company, and DLRCoCo. The aim of the group, according to the Harbour company newsletter is to attract major international sailing events to the Harbour, which will 'increase the profile of the Harbour Internationally and have a positive impact on the local economy'.

#sb20 – A fickle F2 north westerly in beaming sunshine tested the SB20 fleet last Sunday for the 4th (of 10) DBSC SB Sundays and the first Sunday of Series 2.

After a short postponement to clear the race track of the ICRA cruiser fleet, OOD con Murphy and his team of Barbara, Cathy, Fionnuala, Owen and owner John Roberts on "Quite Correct" got the fleet off at the first time of asking. An individual recall was sounded for the crew of Alert Packaging (Justin, Darren and Marty) but the rest of the fleet had managed to keep their noses clean. Most of the fleet opted for a committee boat end start on starboard with Should Be... (Michael, Owen and Gavan) attempting a port tack start from the pin. They couldn't quite cross Venuesworld (Ger, Chris and Rory) but ducked their transom and headed out right along with Alert Packaging and Bad (Jerry, Jimmy and Dave, Dave helming), in expectation of the forecasted veer. VenuesWorld, Manamana (Doug, Ronan and Tara) and Rubadubdub (Nick et al - sorry lads (et al), we really need to introduce ourselves over a pint this weekend at the NYC regatta!!) headed left and inshore for more pressure. Half way up the beat the boats converged back towards the middle of the course and it was clear that left and pressure had paid handsomely with Venuesworld in a commanding lead followed by Manamana and Should Be... That was the order of rounding at the weather mark followed by Bad, Alert Packaging and Rubadubdub. Heading down the run, Bad, Manamana and Should Be... opted for the early gybe with Venuesworld, Alert Packaging and Rubadubdub again heading for pressure inshore. By the bottom of the run, Venueworld had extended their lead but the rest of the fleet was still tightly packed with a few boatlengths separating second from sixth. The big movers on the run were Alert Packaging getting back up into the mix and Should Be... moving in the opposite direction. Up the second beat, the wind started to die and Venuesworld expertly plotted their way up the course, holding onto their lead. Manamana and Alert Packaging had headed out right, however this time the veer and better pressure materialised off shore and both boats made significant gains on the fleet. By now, the new north easterly breeze was establishing itself so a reach followed by a fetch to finish ensured that no further place changes were on offer and at the finish it was Venuesworld followed by Alert Packaging (who made a miraculous recovery having gone back at the start), Manamana, Bad, Rubadubdub and Should Be...

The OOD took a short break waiting for the new breeze to establish itself and once it did, the fleet were treated to a steadier F3 north easterly. OOD Con Murphy sensibly opted for a slightly shorter course than race 1 in an attempt to ensure two or more races could be completed on the day. A committee boat bias meant bunching at the weather end with several boats including Bad and Should Be... going out right with Venuesworld and Manamana heading left. At the top mark it was Venuesworld once more in a commanding lead followed by Manamana with Should Be... and Bad (this time with Gerry on the helm) in close pursuit. With the boats going pretty deep on the run, there was plenty of opportunity for the back markers to make gains on the boats ahead and claw their way back into the race and the leaders were never completely safe. After the next beat and run, the two lead boats, Manamana and Venuesworld went around the last leeward mark overlapped with Should Be... in third only a boatlength behind and Alert Packaging (this time with Darren on the helm) only a further 1/2 boatlength back. The two leaders got tangled up in a personal duel and almost allowed Should Be... through but in the end Venuesworld, sailing very solidly, held on to take the win from Should Be..., Manamana, Alert Packaging, Bad and Rubadubdub.

Race 3 got off without any delay and the fleet once again bunched up at the committee boat and split tacks up the first beat. Alert Packaging (this time with Marty on the helm), Manamana and Should Be... opting to go right with Rubadubdub, Venuesworld and Bad (this time with Jimmy on the helm) going left. This time, the boats heading right found more pressure and at the weather mark Should Be... led from Alert Packaging and Manamana. The boats bunched once more at the leeward mark with Venuesworld storming up the fleet. Should Be... still led at the leeward gate but by the narrowest of margins. In an effort to get a clean getaway, Venuesworld opted for the right hand side gate mark, however it transpired that the left mark was in fact the favoured mark allowing those boats going to the left hand mark to gain distance on Venuesworld. By the second weather mark, Should Be... had held on to their lead and were followed a few boatlengths behind by Alert Packaging, Manamana and Venuesworld. After the final run and short beat to finish, it ended up with Should Be... taking the gun followed by Alert Packaging, Venuesworld, Manamana, Rubadubdub and Bad.

So after the first SB Sunday of series 2, Ger and the crew of Venuesworld lead series 2 with 5 points and have certainly set down a marker for the rest of the fleet. Alert Packaging are in second on 8 points followed by Should Be... in third on 9 points. Special thanks goes to Con Murphy OOD and his team on Quite Correct for setting three great races in very challenging conditions. Special thanks also goes to John Roberts for the loan of his 54ft Jeanneau "Quite Correct". Having enjoyed the splendour and creature comforts of "Quite Correct", I understand that it will be hard to drag Cathy, Fionnuala and Barbara back to MacLir - I hope that they aren't unionised!!

Finally, in last Thursday's race report, I failed to mention that Alert Packaging was helmed to a convincing victory by Darren Burke with Justin on the mainsheet (unfortunately we were never close enough to tell!). Darren is obviously following in his Justin's footsteps giving the class a beating! Congratulations Darren, you might have a regular spot there! See you all this Thursday for the last Thursday of Series 1. Forecast is for wind and sunshine so leave the office and be unproductive for a few hours!