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”
Check/Move Your Boat
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”
Shattered Dreams
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”
Flying 15 Team Racing Cancelled
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.
Unwanted American Visitor
After causing chaos in America, there’s another storm heading our way with gusts forecast to exceed 60mph over the next few days.
Is your boat properly tied down? It may be a good time to check to avoid damage to your, and your neighbour’s, boat
Another Sunny Saturday
October is here, the autumn is setting in, but with the sun shining again, there was a fleet of 15 boats across various fleets for the first races in the Autumn Saturday series.
Alex took the lead in his RS100, but failed to properly note down the course so was keen to double check it as he pass the committee boat!… Read full article “Another Sunny Saturday”
September Sunshine
September is drawing to a close, and the temperature dipping, but the sun shone for an afternoon of medium winds to power the fleets around the course. With a couple of incidents before the start Nigel didn’t actually make it over the start line… First of all Paul got his Laser’s mainsheet caught around the bow of Nigel’s GP, causing Paul to capsize, and then be towed backwards!… Read full article “September Sunshine”
A Bit of Tinkering
A brief wet spell on Saturday didn’t put off the Tinker fleet of 11 boats from having an early race before scheduled club racing.
John Reekie’s son planned to sail his Oppie but perhaps needs a little more training on tying knots…
There were only three boats for club racing, but with Jonathan retiring there were only two finishers, of which John Reekie took the honours with Ant/Jo 2nd.… Read full article “A Bit of Tinkering”
Night Jar 17
Better than last week…but only marginally. Eleven boats crossed the line and headed for A. But it was painfully slow. Val & Ken turned around and paddled back to the livestock as John’s Solo had taken an initial lead and wasn’t going to be caught.… Read full article “Night Jar 17”
What Happened There?
While the rest of the country enjoyed more sunshine, the lake was cloud covered all afternoon, though there was no sign of showers that were evident just a matter of miles away. There was a promising southerly force 2 breeze when the start line was set, but the risk of a swing to the south west came to fruition much sooner than expected when it affected boats on the first beat!… Read full article “What Happened There?”