The glorious weather has returned to offer what must have been the best sailing day of the season so far, with blue skies and 20C SW winds. 18 boats raced in shifty (nothing new there), and sometimes gusty conditions.
The F15s had some good racing with Ian/Lezliann getting to grips with a new cut genoa that took a couple of laps to set correctly up the beats to get the edge over Tim/Ian and take the win.… Read full article “Ullock Mug Weekend Series”
Due to other commitments we only have one paid rescue crew available this weekend (17/18 June) so we are looking for two extra volunteers if we are to do any racing this weekend
If you can help please email us
Thanks
Despite the weather bringing the racing to an abrupt halt, we had a successful, if somewhat busy, weekend that was appreciated by the competitors and their fleet co-ordinators.
… Read full article “Votes of Thanks”Many thanks to you and all of your team for your hard work, both before and during the weekend, which made the event a success despite the limited amount of sailing possible.
In celebration of his birthday (we think), Jon treated a crowd in the Azores to some Bass Week style partying. If they want to join us they’ll need to book tonight for the biggest discounts!
With 65 boats in six fleets over racing over two courses, plenty of wind from the SE, and some rain to boot, it was certain to be a busy weekend. Fortunately the morning rain had stopped, and the wind eased, by the time the ODs took to the water to set the courses.… Read full article “Tera Northerns, NWJTT, Topper and Mirror Open 2017”
A sunny afternoon with good winds had 15 boats on the water across three fleets, and they all had clean starts. There were a few boats that capsized and subsequently retired, though others soldiered on and will no doubt sleep well after the day’s exertions!… Read full article “Sunny Saturday”
The wind was stronger than on previous Thursdays and southerly which meant it was blowing around Sale Fell. At least the rain was patchy and light. The course was 9-A-1-3 giving two runs with a tight reach in between. There were fifteen starters most of whom picked up the line’s port bias.… Read full article “Night Jar 6”
After a week of fantastic weather, everyone was looking forward to more of the same for the bank holiday. With the wind from the SSW, it was in two minds as to whether it would come round Sale Fell from the S or SW.… Read full article “Whit Bank Holiday”
Well, unlike last week, conditions were certainly not chilly for Night Jar 5. It was really warm. Er, but there wasn’t any wind to go with it! There was some from the North when preparing boats but it faded before the start and, faced with a flat calm, the OD abandoned.… Read full article “Night Jar 5”