A drab, light westerly evening started serenely enough, But, when the Thursday evening Bates driver decided to launch the Rib it became highly entertaining as he ended up waist deep in the water! Luckily the combined skills of Ken, Keith, Tog and others were able to get things on a drier footing and racing started albeit around 30 mins late.

 Mike & Eric got a flyer in the Geep with Val & Ken following.  But the latter boat came under pressure from Eric�s FF and James & Jenny�s L2000. There were shouts for mark room which resulted in turns for the L2000.

The Tera and Oppy battles had the Somerville / Reekie boats vying for their lead.

Great to see.  But the chill caught up and your correspondent signed off despite good craik with Wendy & Gail.

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A cloudless and very warm day brought virtually all the Thursday regulars to the Club with the intention of cooling down out on the water.  But they found a brisk southerly with the wind rattling rigs.  Some opted to give it a miss with Emma, for one, taking to safety. But there were still over 20 boats on the line upwind of 1 which was followed by a long beat to 8, a run to B and a reach to 1 completing the triangle.

Initially, the line was incredibly biased with Mark reckoning port on port might be an option but the bias went neutral in the countdown.  The Sale Fell effect made the first beat difficult but a gradual swing to SSE and a dropping of wind strength made decision making easier.

Barbara decided to match Mik�s decision making by following astern (not a good practice at the best of times!).  She eventually ended up with a brief capsize and he was able to concentrate on trying to get the better of John�s Pico.

Back at the club Richard had prepared curry and a vegetarian option so no one went hungry.  

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We are delighted to learn of the birth of Saskia Florence, first born daughter for Alex and Olivia, on 24 June.

We send our best wishes and congratulations to mum and dad, grandma Caroline, and great grandma Beryl, not to forget granduncle Robin, grandaunt Becky, and first cousins Ethan, Erin and Amber!

Good weather on Thursday resulted in 19 sailors taking to the water for the 7 pm race in the Night Jar Series. Mark Somerville won on fleet handicap and James and Jenny MacGregor won on personal handicap.

The overall series leaders remain as John Reekie and young Matthew Somerville.

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The 2019 sailing season is upon us, and will start 1130am this Sunday 31st March.

Why not pop along on Saturday, give a helping hand with some final preparations, and then greet and get to know some of our newer members in the afternoon?

Don’t forget that with British Summer Time starting on Sunday the clocks will go forward one hour, so the first race is sooner than you may have realised!

Congratulations to Phil Hodgkins and Sarah Wilkinson following their wedding at the weekend.

They have both been invited to give a talk on sailing on Radio Cumbria on Thursday (21/2) at around 6.30pm

As a preamble to the season, Mik has sent an article to the local press which should be published this weekend by the Cumberland News. The article is aimed at promoting us to new members, so please help spread the word and point friends and colleagues in the direction of the Cumberland News.

Don’t forget that the deadline for contributions to the next edition of Foxy Tales is just a week away. Mik is always keen to accept further copy if you can pen something while it’s in your mind.

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They have a lovely lady who enjoys outdoor pursuits and Are looking for some outgoing active men in their late 50�s early 60�s who might be interested in dating her?

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Building on the success of the junior sessions�that ran throughout�last year we have planned a programme of sailing for�juniors prior to racing on�a Saturday.��?

We will continue with the same three fleets of Optimists, Tera/Topper and Mirrors. The Optimist sailing will be aimed at a beginner level with use of Mirrors if conditions do not permit independent sailing. A technique and race relevant training�session will be run for the older�sailors within the Optimist/Tera/Topper fleet.?

The sessions will run for 1 hour prior to club racing to allow the younger kids to either stop�should they wish or�go club racing with supervision/adults. Ideally, we want to see the older kids�participating in�club racing�during the afternoon.

?The sessions will start�with a�12-noon briefing,�aiming to be on the water for 12.30pm.?

Please note that these sessions are intended for parents to be actively involved in teaching their children to sail and we�would�expect at least�one parent/guardian per family�to be dressed and equipped for on the water assistance at all timesduring the sessions.?

Please direct any questions to the junior session co-ordinator:?John Reekie?

Session dates 2019�(12 noon briefing � 12.30pm on the water):?
Saturday 20th�April?
Saturday 4th�May?
Saturday 18th�May
?Saturday 25th�May � Push the Boat Out event
?Saturday 15th�June?
Saturday 29th�and Sunday 30th�June � NWYJTT event?
Saturday�6th�July?
Saturday 20th�July
?Friday 23rd�August?
Saturday 24th�August?�?

On Sunday 24th February there will be an opportunity to meet up with some sailing friends, have a natter while you walk on one of two routes, then meet back at the club for some fish and chips (to cancel out the efforts of the walk!).

Meet at the club from 10am, with a view to arranging some car sharing and leaving by approx 10.40am.

Please check out the lunch menu and pre-order your food on WebCollect by Sunday 17 February.