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. Unfortunately a rope then wrapped around the prop of the rescue boat, so the Bates towed both ashore, not before the vice Commodore pushed out one of its windows!

Another Tinker capsized and broke its dagger board while trying to right itself.

In terms of club racing, there were no takers for the final weekend series in the club championship.

Sunday�s conditions were much more appealing, and there was a selection of club boats ready to race.

The forecast was for rain to come in, and the wind to pick up as the day went on, so two races were held before the lunch break, and a final race afterwards which had the asymmetric fleet heading to 7 in the freshening SW wind.

There were many great gusts for planing, and numerous shifts, together with the occasional lull to contend with. Not many capsizes, but a couple of gear failures that affected positions.

Neil/Archie took the honours in the Asymmetric fleet, with Scumper/Toggle 2nd, and Banter/Emma/Oscar 3rd.

In the handicap fleet, Ant in his F15 mistook marks A and 1, giving Paul in his Laser the opportunity to gain ground and win on handicap. Though the results show Neil winning the next race, he retired after being informed he may well have missed a mark out, making Paul the overall winner, with Ant 2nd.

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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.

Beating up to Scarness extended the typical lap time, and overall race length. There was some close, exciting, racing, but sailors were happy to break for lunch, and some opted to sit out the remaining races on shore.

With two further races to squeeze in, the beats and race length were shortened. Neil/Rory in their F15 were first to windward mark 8 only to realise they should have headed to mark B!

The F15s remained the focus of discussion when three were OCS by a good margin for the final race. Neil/Rory returned of their own accord, but the others sailed on. As they completed their first lap Robbie D/Toggle were first to be informed of their misdemeanour and rapidly bore away back to shore. Shortly after, a gust came in and flattened Andy T/Andrea as they were tacking, then Jon/Ian�s main halyard came adrift, and finally as Rob/Pete were being advised they had been OCS, they tacked, and Rob slid out of the boat having missed his toe straps.

Of the 19 boats in the Asymmetric fleet, Banter/John in RS400 took the honours with Chris/Jack in RS 200 2nd

There were 11 entries in the fast handicap fleet with Steve/Ruth in an Enterprise clear winners and Hugh in his Solo 2nd.

Also 11 entries in the F15 fleet which was won by Neil/Rory with Robbie D/Toggle a very close 2nd.

The GP fleet of 6 was won by Dave/Lynn, with James/Jenny 2nd.

There was a good turnout of 11 boats in the Mirror/Tera fleet which was won by Andrew in a Tera Pro with Reuben in a Tera Sport 2nd.

Great to have a total of 58 entries for the series!

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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. There was similar consistency across all fleets with Dave/Lynn winning both GP races (though AJ/Sue had led most of the second race), Paul in a Laser leads the handicap fleet, and Phil in a Mirror the slow handicap fleet.

Sunday started overcast with the threat of rain that never actually materialised. A similar westerly wind to Saturday, freshened as the day went on with various palning opportunities in some gusts.

The F15s had one of the largest fleets, and despite numerous challenges, the results were consistent throughout the day with Robin/Toggle taking three wins, and the Ullock Mug, from Neil/Rory 2nd, and Ian/Lezliann 3rd.3rd

Mark in his RS100 replaced John/Artur in the asymmetric fleet, and took three wins to take 2nd overall behind Neil/Archie who won the Grisedale Cup.

The GPs repeated Saturday’s results, though there were no major challenges from AJ/Sue despite one excellent start, with Dave/Lynn winning the McMillan Cup, and AJ/Sue 2nd.

In the handicap fleet new member Caroline in a Lightning had two 1sts and a 3rd, though it wasn’t enough to topple Paul C from his overnight lead and winning the Grisedale Cup, she did finish 2nd overall, with Paul G 3rd.

No more racing in the slow handicap fleet so Phil won the Round Table Tankard, with Andrew 2nd.

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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. Neil leads the series.

In the GPs Dave/Lynn had two wins, consolidating their lead in the series, with AJ/Sue 2nd

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Sunday’s weather was similar, though with more clouds. In the morning, conditions suited Artur in his Aero who beat Rory in a K1 on handicap by just two seconds! Dave/Lynn beat AJ/Sue in the GPs, though Val/Ken still lead the series.

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The afternoon race was the Jubilee Sailing Trust pennant, so the course took the fleet down to mark 15. Nothing exceptional on the way down, and Scumper/Neil in a RS400 built up a reasonable lead until they hit some fluky conditions approaching Scarness bay when the fleet started to squeeze up. After that, whatever Scumper did to break away again the wind worked against him putting him to the back on handicap! Dave/Lynn took their 2nd win of the day, with AJ/Sue 2nd

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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!…

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). Though Dave/Lynn won both races in the GPs, they didn�t have it all their own way, and had to pass AJ/Sue in the first race! AJ sailed consistently enough to secure 2nd place in both races.

Neil/Archie led both handicap races by a large margin, securing a 1st and a 2nd. Ian in a Solo was the other winner, while Rory, also in a Solo, took the other 2nd

Sunday�s forecast was somewhat mixed with conflicting predictions as to the direction (E and NW). During the morning there was a patchy NE that filled in with a vengeance just before sailors headed out.

The beat on the course was soon very one sided as the wind veered more to the south, and though the OD anticipated the wind would back again to the east, it didn�t so the race was shortened after 30 minutes. Neil/Archie led and won the handicap race, while Dave/Lynn won the GPs.

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The next race was the RNLI pennant, in the distant past held around the lake. However, with the southerly breeze holding out, there was an appetite to head down the lake by all sailors, so a compromise course down to mark 10 was agreed.

The fleet stayed very close together, and Neil/Archie in their RS200 led, with AJ/Sue next around the windward mark, ahead of Dave/Lynn, a position they held for most of the run down to 3. Dave had taken heed of the light and fluky airs along the eastern shoreline, and by keeping west he pulled back to make it a close fight to the finish.

Coming in to the final mark the GPs seemed to be taking it to starboard instead of port, much to the consternation of Neil who was reaching in on starboard! Consequently AJ got flustered and dropped back from being 1st on the water to 3rd as Neil, then Dave got past, there being no more than 4 secs between them all!

Dave won on handicap , AJ 2nd , and Neil 3rd

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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. There was plenty of close racing, with little room for mistakes.

The wind eased temporarily after the first start, but then returned with good gusts to provide some exciting planing reaches. There were various capsizes, and several benefitted from the higher lake levels as they discovered their burgee still in place after turtling!

Robbie D/Toggle won both races in the F15. In the handicap fleet Chris/Laura in a RS200 won the first race, with Phil/Rory winning the second. In the slow handicap fleet Oscar/Poppy in a Feva won one race, and Oliver in a Tera the other.

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Sunday’s forecast for higher base winds, higher gusts, and plenty of rain was almost correct (the rain showers weren’t particularly heavy!), and despite a two hour postponement the conditions didn’t improve sufficiently to tempt anyone to go out out (though Oliver was keen to have a shot!)

Monday’s wind was much more amenable, though it tried the OD’s patience by rapidly shifting more to the SW soon after the start sequence!. The bonus being that backing to the SW meant one of the reaches was better for planing.

The F3/F4 was sufficient to make the sailors work hard to stay upright, and there were a few capsizes, including AJ/Sue to name but one, but the racing was good.

With the series curtailed to just two races, there was no discards. Robbie D/Toggle won both races and the Flying Free Trophy. Chris/Evie won the August Trophy, with Dave/Lynn 2nd. Phil/Lucy won the Mirror Mug with Andy/daughter 2nd

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