It is with great sadness that we have learned that Herb Telford died peacefully on 29 November.
We were pleased that he attended the annual prize giving on Saturday to receive the much deserved Consistency Trophy
Herb has been a big part of the club over the 40 or so years he has been a member, having taken on roles on house committee, bar, vice-Commodore, Commodore and more recently (well for the last 20+ years) official starter.… Read full article “Sad News”
The 67th Annual General Meeting held in the Clubhouse on Sunday 25th November 2018
Members agreed the following subscriptions for 2019
Ordinary – £185 increasing from 1st April to £205
Family – £90 increasing from 1st April to £100
Senior £130 increasing from 1st April to £145
Junior – £45 increasing from 1st April to £50
Affiliated – £95 increasing from 1st April to £105
Affiliated Family – £50 increasing from 1st April to £55
Country – £95 increasing from 1st April to £105
Bank Holiday Camping – Tents £18/weekend (£42/season)
Bank Holiday Camping – Caravans/CamperVans £25/weekend (£60/season)
Having completed two years in post, Robin Dawson stepped down, and Naomi Smith was elected as Commodore along with the following members on to Council.… Read full article “67th AGM”
2018 annual prize giving and dinner dance was held at the Crown Hotel, Wetheral and attended by 90 members and their guests. Commodore Robin Dawson gave a brief resume of the season before presenting the trophies.
Vice Commodore Naomi Smith thanked Robin for his efforts over his two years as Commodore and presented him with a photo
| Flying Fifteen Club Championship | ||
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Brackenrigg Cup (1st) | Mike Moore & Michaela Sheard |
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Anderson Trophy (2nd) | Ian Campbell & Lezli-Ann Pearson |
| Wheel Trophy (3rd) | Neil Currie & Rory Yardley | |
| Maurice Dalton Memorial Trophy (4th) | Angus Corry & Mike Hunter | |
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Lawson Trophy (1st classic) | Wendy & John Somerville |
| Handicap Club Championship | ||
| Osprey Trophy (1st) | Joe Roberts | |
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T.S.B |
The final racing day of the season started with a light south-easterly in glorious sunshine. The sunshine stayed all day, but the breeze didn’t!
With seven boats racing, the Bates took to the water, for a change, and set a course to mark 8, but soon after the start the wind eased, and then started to fill in lightly from the East.… Read full article “Wonders Never Cease”
After a lot of recent rain the lake has risen 250mm over the last couple of days. Fortunately the rain held off for Sunday’s racing, though the showers could be seen to the East of the lake.
The OD agreed to another shore based start (phew!)… Read full article “Winter Series 3/4”
On this occasion, it was wall to wall blue skies that we had the pleasure of enduring, albeit that they were accompanied by a chilly northern breeze.
Eight boats took to the water in the freshening breeze. Dave/Lynn led the fleet again taking another two wins and the overall series on both personal and fleet handicap basis!… Read full article “Saturday Blues”
With the lake level down again, milder airs, and a gentle F2 it was good to get racing underway again after recent weekend weather conditions. Although there was initially two directions due to the wind coming round, or was it over, Sale Fell, the predominant SW prevailed so the course took the fleet on a beat from 3 to 9.… Read full article “Shadow of Sale”
As expected, the lake continued to rise overnight and the lower boat park is flooded.
Is your boat safe? Does it need moved?
With a mass of water, but lack of wind, those that were down were more interested in moving their boats to safety just in case the lake rises again, so the racing was cancelled.… Read full article “Check/Move Your Boat”
The enthusiasm of the handful of people that turned up to sail rapidly waned as the light conditions at 1pm were blown away by ever increasing winds, evident by a mass of white horses visible when looking down wind!
Racing was cancelled with a vow to try again tomorrow.… Read full article “Shattered Dreams”
Due to the atrocious forecast for Saturday it has been decided to cancel this weekend’s F15 team racing.
Club racing is still scheduled, but actual conditions will determine whether racing can proceed.