At last weekend’s Annandale open meeting, which included the GP14 Scottish Area Championship, it was a case of Bass came, Bass sailed and Bass conquered!
This year’s GP14 Scottish Area champions are Bass members David and Lynne Lawson, with John Telford and Andy Smith coming second.… Read full article “Bass Reivers?”
Concerns over fuel supplies reduced the numbers of entrants from 29 to 11 for the final open meeting of the Tinker Travellers circuit.
Light winds freshened over the weekend to a force 4 by Sunday afternoon. But spirits did not seem to be dampened by Sunday’s passing showers.… Read full article “Tinker Weekend”
Yes, although Autumn arrived on Friday, those sailors not venturing to various open meetings enjoyed clear blue skies and warm, strong winds.
In the Flying 15s, William Carruthers and Alan Smith took the lead in the first race and held off Ian Campbell and Tony Fisher, even on numerous magnificent reaches and spinnaker legs.… Read full article “Untypically Tropical”
Although no-one seems to know the real reason behind the name for this series (suggestions to the mailbox please) it has proved to be an important turning point for the various club championships.
FLYING FIFTEEN AT CUP
PN Boat Helm 1 2 3 4 5 Pts
1 3673 S BEATTIE 1 1 1 1 1 3
2 3560 I CAMPBELL 3 2 2 5 4 7
3 3268 W CARRUTHERS DNS DNS 3 2 2 7
4 3332 W SOMERVILLE 2 4 4 6 5 10
5 3473 M MOORE 4 3 5 4 3 10
6 3293 I PRESTON DNS DNS DNS 3 6 18
7 231 M PARRY OD DNS DNS DNS DNS 21
8 2504 K THOMAS DNS DNS DNS 7 7 23
Points for RTD = 5 5 6 8 8
Points for DSQ = 5 5 6 8 8
Points for DNS = 9
3 races to count
The 5 firsts achieved by Scott Beattie and John Somerville were sufficient to secure the Flying 15 Club Championship with nine races to go!… Read full article “AT Cup”
The Ross Wear Helmsman Trophy was the target for the GP fleet. A series of four races with no discard, starts being staggered according to personal handicap.
Richard Hodgkins crewed by Mike Cowan, upset his parents on Saturday by beating them!… Read full article “Torn between two loves?”
The Bank Holiday weekend was described by one member as fantastic, with lots of competition. Weatherwise, the weekend started misty and breezy on the Saturday, when there were two closely competed races with bottles of wine for prizes – The Wine Challenge – with resultts being adjusted according to personal handicap. … Read full article “Bank Holiday roundup”
The weather was absolutely glorious throughout the weekend. There was some wind for the sailors and lots of sun for the shore crews to enjoy. Saturday racing saw the climax to a long series of races. The flying Fifteens were out in force with seven boats competiting for the Dawson Trophy.… Read full article “More of the Summer wine”
After a wet morning’s sailing, there was a hint of blue skies for the afternoon’s round the lake pennat race in aid of the RNLI. However, with a westerly force 3 blowing there was every likelihood of some interesting wind shifts after passing through Scarness.… Read full article “RNLI Pennant”
Last weekend saw Lasers, Enterprises and Mirrors converging on the lake for some Open Meetings. In addition, the Enterprises were sailing for their North West Area Championship.
Desperately fluky winds on Saturday and most of Sunday taxed ‘light air’ skills to the limit, the wind only picking up for the last race.… Read full article “Enterprise North West Area Championship”