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.… Read full article “GNAC 2025”
NWJTT 2025
38 boats headed to Costa del Bassenthwaite for the 7th round of the popular North West Junior Traveller Series and the 2025 RS Tera Northern Championship.
Riding on the sun cream tales of another British heatwave, the forecast was a weekend of sunshine, high temperatures and little wind.… Read full article “NWJTT 2025”
Flying 15 and GP14 Open 2025
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”
Great North Asymmetric Challenge 2024
Flying 15 Northern Championship 2024
Laser Lakeland and Border Grand Prix 2024
On Saturday there was a Laser one day, three race open. The WNW force 3 backed through the afternoon to WSW as it increased to force 4.
Visitor Tim Keighly from West Riding mastered the conditions winning all three races and the trophy.… Read full article “Laser Lakeland and Border Grand Prix 2024”
NW Junior Travellers Trophy 2024
GP14 Northern Championship/Solo Open
A sunny Saturday greeted over 40 boats across the two fleets in the GP14 Northern championship and Solo open meeting. Unusually the wind was from the NE, and, with a better strength than forecast, the OD aimed to get four races in ahead of Sunday’s light forecast.… Read full article “GP14 Northern Championship/Solo Open”
May Bank Holiday
The bank holiday weekend was busy on and off the water, with the club hosting an open meeting for Catapults, and the Mirror Northerns alongside club racing. Though the forecast was for relatively light winds, it freshened to F3-4 in time for afternoon racing, and, as usual, oscillating in direction, generally from the SW.… Read full article “May Bank Holiday”