This year the RYA promoted Push the Boat Out initiative is being run over 9-17 May. We are playing our part over the first weekend 9/10 May (between 0900 and 1700) and encouraging newcomers to get on the water. They can try out single handed sailing dinghies, double handed boats, paddle boarding, kayak, rafted Canadian canoes, rowing boat, keel boat and catamaran… all free.… Read full article “Push the Boat Out 9/10 May”

After seeing last week’s Press Report on the notice board or in the paper, you might have looked at the accompanying photo and thought to yourself “Surely the Press Officer has been around long enough to know the difference between a Solo and a Vareo?”… Read full article “We Need Your Photos ”

Photos (C) Simon Longstaff

Our foreign correspondent has returned from Puy to report on the Bass meeting

The first, and longest, bank holiday weekend of the year started off wet and windless. However, a light breeze did fill in sufficiently to get racing underway for the Good Friday Challenge. Dave/Sarah had their second ‘casual’ start of the season, but it was Mike/Kayla that were some minutes behind the leaders when they were the last to start.… Read full article “Easter Weekend”

With a long weekend ahead, and a full racing and social programme, please accept this as a timely reminder that club rules state that results will not count if subscription payments are not up to date.

You have been warned!

Members of the youth squad have expressed an interest in crewing in a race for some of the more experienced sailors (either Night Jar or weekend). Dave Lawson, Robin Dawson and Mark Somerville have already agreed to this and we wonder if any other experienced sailors would be prepared to let the kids crew as a one off. … Read full article “Youth Squad Crews”

On Saturday April 11th the Sail Training Vessel, TENACITY of BOLTON is planning to be in Whitehaven.

http://tallships.org/press-releases/tenacity-of-bolton-joins-the-tall-ships-youth-trust-fleet/

Through the Whitehaven Sailing and Boating Association arrangements have been made to have a look around the boat on that date.

It may be of particular interest to those under 25 as they would normally form members of the crew sailing in the Tall Ships Youth Trust Fleet.… Read full article “Visit to see Tenacity of Bolton ”

 Despite a long close season, AJ was not the only person to be making last minute adjustments to his boat (well it was so last minute that he didn’t even get to race).

The forecast for the day was suggested to be death defying but the Bass micro climate came into its own and the winds proved to be temptingly sailable, dry, but cold.… Read full article “The Starter’s Prize”