Due to forecast winds of storm Amy, it has been decided to cancel racing on Saturday
Racing planned as usual on Sunday
GNAC 2025
Saturday started overcast and dry with a lack of wind for the 58 competitors from north of England and south of Scotland. An hour before the scheduled start the wind filled in across the bay, and the OD set off to set a line, though with some drizzle moving in, the wind eased, and direction started to swing.
The course was reset for an easterly breeze, and racing was underway after a short delay, and apart from three boats being caught OCS under the U flag, the starts were clear. The wind did swing slightly, but there was some good racing in the F1-2 breeze. Alistair/Helen Norris in RS200 from Leigh & Lowton took the honours, with Tom/Poppy Moss in RS Vision from Bass 2nd, and Sam Watson/Phil Hodgkins in VX One from Bass 3rd.
The course had to be reset again for the next race, but within 10 minutes of the start the wind had swung so much that the windward/leeward course had become reach/reach, so the race was abandoned, and restarted after resetting the course again for a NNW direction. Through the race, the wind eased and veered round to NNE. It was the RS200s that mastered the conditions with Chris/Evie Pickles from Bass winning, Brendan Lynch/Ellie Clark from East Lothian 2nd, and Ewan Wilson/Anna Sturrock 3rd.
There was a delay before race 3 while waiting for the wind to settle from the SE, and resetting the course again. Four boats were caught OCS and later advised there would be no further racing as the wind had eased yet again. Frustratingly, soon after the race was shortened, the wind started to bed in (roughly from the SE), but a long afternoon in cold and wet conditions meant no-one contested the decision to stop racing for the day. Graham Pristley/Artur Dembinski in VX One from Bass/Ullswater won, with Alistair/Helen Norris 2nd , and Brendan Lynch/Ellie Clark 3rd.
Overnight lead is held by Alistair/Helen Norris, with Brendan Lynch/Ellie Clark 2nd.
The forecast for Sunday was brighter, dryer, with lighter winds, and it started without any wind whatsoever, so racing was postponed for over an hour. When setting the course it was apparent that there were two winds; one was from the forecast NNW, and the other from the W. By moving the course further towards Scarness, generally, there was a merger of the winds with numerous shifts for the sailors to contend with as differing gusts came through.
The first two races of the day went smoothly, and were both won by Ollie Groves/Esther Parkhurst in a RS400 from Beaver. A shift during the start sequence of the next race resulted in a general recall, and the wind then eased, before veering the best part of 60 degrees, so the race was curtailed early, enabling one further race to be held. The first being won by Ewan Wilson/Anna Sturrock in a RS200 from East Lothian, and the next by Ollie Groves/Esther Parkhurst. Wind conditions throughout the day were mixed but offered good challenges/opportunities, with occasional planing conditions.
Overall, Alistair/Helen Norris were clear winners with a net 10 points, Ollie Groves/Esther Parkhurst 2nd, and Chris/Evie Pickles 3rd.
Lake Level Rising
Following a stormy night, and significant rainfall, the lake level has risen substantially today, and is likely to rise overnight.
Please keep an eye on the webcam in the morning and consider the need to relocate your boat from the foreshore.
Best Laid Plans
Saturday was mild with a good F2-3 SSE breeze and a fleet of 9 boats, including 3 trainees trying their hand again.
Neil/Archie led the way in their RS400, winning both races in the water and on handicap with Artur in an Aero securing two 2nds and daughter Olivia in an ILCA 6 two 3rds. Toggle in his Solo was the only one to capsize though he quickly recovered from it.
Sunday started mild with a stronger F4, again from the SSE but only Neil/Archie turned up to race and defend their lead in the series, so racing was cancelled and Neil/Archie won the series
Fleet challenge B final results
Disappointingly the conditions weren�t appropriate to take any visitors to the Baton of Hope event being hosted at the club out for a sail, but they enjoyed the music in the clubhouse, and welcomed the baton which was being taken around the county by Blood Bikes Cumbria
Sad News
We are saddened to learn of the recent passing of Jackie Gebhard after a long battle with cancer.
Jackie and husband Dave have been long time visitors at the club, being active on and off the water, and briefly members too.
Jackie lived for sailing, her family and of course TridentUK which she co-founded with Dave back in 1986.
Our thoughts are with Dave and family at this sad time.
Sad News
It is with sadness that we have just learnt of the death of Mike Moore, a day after his 76th birthday. Although being treated for cancer in recent months, his passing was unexpectedly sudden, and peaceful, with his family at his side.
During his 53 years at the club, Mike has been on council and held several officer roles including Hon Secretary and Commodore, and regularly helped at events such as the 24 hour race, NSSA and other open meetings.
Our thoughts are with his wife Christina, and daughters, at this sad time.
If you have any photos of Mike the family would be delighted to have an electronic copy – they can be sent to [email protected] to be forwarded to the family.
Funeral Service and committal at Lytham Park Crematorium Lytham St. Annes on Thursday August 21st at 12.15 pm.
�A touch of colour would be appreciated�
Family flowers only please donations if desired for The RNLI (Lytham Branch)
Championship Weekend
Despite being just a week away from the longest day, there was no hint of summer in the weather conditions. The campers on site had a wet, stormy night, with the occasional lightning flash!
Wind strength varied through the morning, and through the afternoon too, mainly due the wind swinging around Sale Fell, and the shadow that it cast over the northern end of the lake.
With other events drawing sailors elsewhere, together with the blustery conditions, the turnout of 23 boats over five fleets was lower than usual. All ten starts during the day were clear. Towards the end of the first race the wind backed more to the south, casting a calm shadow over 0, the windward mark, so there was an element of drifiting for a while before getting back into the stronger conditions which were the cause of some superb planing conditions, and various capsizes to keep the rescue crews busy.
In the asymmetric fleet, Matt/Oliver and Pix/Evie, both in RS200s, are 1st and 2nd respectively overnight. Dave/Lynn won the only GP race from Val/Ken. NeilC in an ILCA 6 leads the handicap fleet from Jonathon in his Devoti D-Zero. In the F15s, tied on points, Andy/Toggle won the last race to split their tie with Neil/Rory. In the slow handicap fleet, Oscar leads ahead of younger brother Rory, both sailing Tera Sports.
On Sunday morning the wind veered to the SW, minimising any effect from Sale Fell, but it continued to swing causing the main beat to be somewhat one-sided at times. As the boats approached the gybe mark 9, gusts would regularly appear, one of which caught out Andy/Toggle in their F15, and they were unable to depower/avoid hitting the mark, so had to do a 360 penalty. Again the gusts caused a few capsizes, and more great planing conditions.
Two races were held before lunch, after which it was only the diehard juniors in Teras that raced, making life easier for stand in starter Felix!
The overnight results remained in the Handicap, GP and F15 fleets, with trophies going to NeilC, Dave/Lynn, and Andy/Toggle respectively.
Matt/Oliver had two more wins in the asymmetric fleet, and won the series with Pix/Evie 2nd. Oscar won the slow handicap series, but Andrew in a Tera had some good results to overtake Rory and finish 2nd overall.
Laser/Solo Open 7 June Cancelled
Bassenthwaite have decided to cancel the planned Laser and Solo open due to low entry numbers.
Club racing will continue as planned in the schedule.
Any visitors that were planning on entering on the day would be more than welcome to sail our standard club racing of two races back to back starting at 1430. Contact John Reekie on the day who is the race officer of the day to get signed in.
Bottoms Up!
Perhaps due to the tale end of half term, or the weather forecast F3 gusting 5, numbers sailing were low on Saturday.
Ginger Phil led the way in his VX One, but a powerful gust on the 2nd lap proved too much and there was a spectacular capsize after which they retired. Rory in his K1 retired after gear failure.
Hugh was in a Solo, and had several capsizes, but keen to take part in the second race. Oliver in a Tera, had the best start, stayed upright, successfully completed the first race. With Hugh capsizing before the next start, Oliver had the line to himself but only sailed the first beat before heading ashore, which was more than Hugh managed as his boat capsized again each time he righted it, and never made it over the start line.
On handicap, Hugh won the first race, with Oliver 2nd. Neil/Archie still lead the series.
Although Sunday’s forecast was similar to Saturday, in reality it was somewhat less blustery, with the occasional shower.
A capsize by Banter/Oscar in RS400 gave the lead to Robin/Toggle in their F15, but they lost considerable ground on the next beat as they retied the genny sheets after they came adrift. On handicap Banter/Oscar won, with Artur in his Aero 2nd, though he presently leads the series.
The Calvert Trust pennant followed, the wind strength picked up for a while, and Banter/Oscar enjoyed some spectacular planing conditions at times, but they could not pull ahead enough from Robin/Toggle who won on handicap. Artur capsized after being caught out by one gust on the beat, but recovered to sail on.
Dubwath Silver Meadows AGM 2025
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Open in new tab Silver Meadows AGM in clubhouse at 7pm on 4th June is open to all members.
Tony Marsh is one of the leaders at the Dawn Chorus every year, he�s very knowledgeable about the natural world in general, and will be a very interesting speaker. Read full article