Saturday was blustery and wet for the start of the Tinkers open meeting. The conditions resulted in several capsizes, with one Tinker getting their mast stuck in the mud; when it was brought up the mast was bent, and the rudder broken, so it needed a tow back to shore.… Read full article “Quiet Weekend”
August Bank Holiday
Sunday started with a katabatic breeze that faded all too quickly such that the first race of the weekend championship series was in light, variable airs, and the next race being abandoned…
In contrast, the final bank holiday Monday of the season provided champagne sailing conditions with a SSW freshening F3.… Read full article “August Bank Holiday”
Championship Weekend
The Mirrors/Teras had the strongest fleet for the latest championship weekend series. As the sun shone, with a F2 that freshened towards the end of the day, conditions were ideal.
Though John/Artur in a VX One led the asymmetric fleet, on handicap Neil Archie in their RS400 won both races.… Read full article “Championship Weekend”
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.… Read full article “Championship Weekend”
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.… Read full article “Bottoms Up!”
Saturday Sunshine
The sunny weather continues, with a brisk NE breeze, and cloudless skies.
The wind eased slightly before racing got underway, and veered to ENE. The change of course caught Artur out, though daughter Olivia in ILCA 6 had a great debut pulling out almost one minute lead on Neil, also in ILCA 6, in both races.… Read full article “Saturday Sunshine”
Easter Bank Holiday
This weekend the club hosted a Mirror open alongside club racing resulting in a total of 46 boats on the water. The sun was shining, but there was a cool easterly blowing that put several sailors off racing.
The wind direction struggled to settle, and caused a biased startline, and a general recall for the first start, so the course was repositioned before racing got underway.… Read full article “Easter Bank Holiday”
Club championship
Following the championship series held last weekend, the overall club championship results have been compiled and can be viewed here
Many congratulations to this year’s champions, new and old, as listed below! Though you may need to click the heading to view them!…… Read full article “Club championship”
Summer at last?
Considering the weather over recent weeks, ironically, the final Saturday of meteorological summer started with an abundance of bright sunshine and a lack of wind, it filled in from the south with some white horses in the narrows at Scarness.
As racing started, the wind backed and eased, took away planing conditions, and minimised the risk of capsizing (much to AJ’s relief).… Read full article “Summer at last?”
August Bank Holiday
For the last bank holiday of the sailing season, there has been an additional day’s camping. After two wet and stormy nights, there were plenty of sunny intervals for racing on Saturday.
Although a few sailors found the high base wind level offputting, there was a good turnout for the afternoon races.… Read full article “August Bank Holiday”