On Saturday it was a glorious afternoon. The high pressure system removed the clouds, but took the wind too 🙁
There was a gentle breeze to push the fleet around, but it was much less that we’ve been used to all season
OD Mike Moore may have been a little flustered after his drive up to the club as he was held up in traffic queues for 45 mins.… Read full article “Taking the Mick?!”
The lake level was high yet again, clearly there had bee a substantial amount of rain through the week – perhaps why it stayed relatively dry over the weekend?!
Another weekend series was held this weekend and concluded in a breeze that seemed to increase as the day went along.… Read full article “Weekend Update”
| Monday – The wind strengthened and the rain lingered on. Apathy and a postponement meant there was not a lot happening! It seemed unlikely that there would be any sailing but who knows?!After a while the rain cleared a little and the water seemed a little more inviting, but it wasn’t long before the racing was cancelled for the day, so it was time for tents to be dropped, and thrown in the back of cars before heading home. |
To all at Bassenthwaite Sailing Club
I would like to thank you on behalf of the charity, Sail 4 Cancer, for your brilliant support during Bass Week. I have returned from holiday to read that the Trident Ladies held a raffle during your regatta to launch their North East Sailing Charity Ball 2010 and that you managed to raise a wonderful £406.45.… Read full article “Thank You”
BASSENTHWAITE Lake isn’t a lake at all. Its a railway station.
The railway engineers had the option of serving Bassenthwaite by going north of Broadwater, with a station near the village, or south of it, with a station near the lake, at Dubwath.… Read full article “Not a lot of people know that!”
Last weekend started with the fifth round of the Celebrity Glass Pursuit Series where the boats with the slowest handicap start first and the remainder at designated intervals behind them. The race was scheduled to be seventy minutes in length and, after an hour, the Mirror of Mik Chappell which had been first away still led.… Read full article “Weekend Update”
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!”