Not certain whether it is the weather or just recovery mode after Bass Week, but there was a general lack of enthusiasm for racing on Sunday. Two asymmetrics were prepared to race. Hugh went out and, while waiting for Steve and Ruth to finish getting ready, he was enjoying a good plane only to capsize!… Read full article “Extended Holiday?”

A glorious day’s sailing was on the cards for Saturday. Sunshine and a reasonable breeze was not enough to tempt too many sailors down this weekend. Were they preparing themselves for Bass Week? Perhaps they had heard the forecast for Sunday and decided not to bother!… Read full article “What a Weekend!”

A bit of a quiet evening by all accounts – the breezy forecast presumably put a few competitors off sailing in the crews/ladies/junior/seniors race which mark the last sailing Thursday before Bass Week. Looking at the timings, Val Bell had a magnificent race in her Solo as the others took 50% longer on corrected time

Clearly the results didn’t tell the full story which has been padded out by Mik.… Read full article “Thursday”

What another wonderful day for sailing. The vicious gusts from Saturday had faded leaving a good, relatively steady breeze, but with some shifts to take advantage of, and the sun was shining!

In the Asymmetric Cup Phil and Naomi again sailed well to win the morning race from Rory Yardley, by just 7 secs/lap.… Read full article “Sun Day!”

The breeze for the evening sail was light, but the fleet of 17 boats kept moving. As the series draws towards a close, Alan Waugh secured a 2nd and opened us his lead from Neil and Joe and won the series

Sun and a steady SSW breeze greeted sailors on Saturday – though rain was scheduled to move in late afternoon!

The breeze held, was relatively steady, and the rain held off. The beat was relatively steady and there were some good gusts for planing at times.… Read full article “Weekend Update”

After some heavy morning rain, the day dried up and a SW breeze was the order of the day (well for the morning at least!). The winds tended to gust through all day and there were some good reaches if you were in the right place at the right time.… Read full article “Which Wind Would Win?”