It was a superb evening with a cloudless sky. But the west wind was a little chilly and stronger than of late. Several crews who had signed on thought better of going out but there were still seventeen starters to tackle the 0-9-B-4 course.… Read full article “Night Jar 5”
Shifty Saturday
Saturday started with some more junior sailing practice, followed by the final two races in the Asymmetric Cup and MJM series.
With a light SW breeze, a simple windward/leeward course was set (despite there being only one asymmetric boat sailing). All was well until the start of the second lap when there was a major shift to the NW which refused to swing back so the fleet enjoyed numerous points of sailing on a two leg course!… Read full article “Shifty Saturday”
Night Jar 4
Bass’ unique weather system kicked in this week. There was little wind to the west or north but a real Helm Wind at Bass. This put a few crews off launching but Harry brought the Aero down for a run out.… Read full article “Night Jar 4”
Sunshine All The Way
Wall to wall sunshine, and a stronger than expected NW wind, made for good sailing conditions on Saturday. As last week, the wind was regularly swinging to keep helms on their toes. Frustratingly, just as the start sequence got underway, the wind dropped, but fortunately, returned before the start.… Read full article “Sunshine All The Way”
Night Jar 3
An overcast afternoon with a light but bitter E wind (3 degrees on the car thermometer) put many of the Thursday regulars off and there were only thirteen starters this week.
The course was A-9-0-1 which included two beam reaches and a run suiting the GPs.… Read full article “Night Jar 3”
May Day Bank Holiday
Saturday started off with some sail training for the juniors before racing got underway for the Paul Carruthers Memorial Trophy, a handicap series for all fleets, and the start of the three day Catapult Open for which there are eight entrants.… Read full article “May Day Bank Holiday”
Night Jar 2 – 2nd May 19
It was one of those evenings when even the seasoned sailors couldn’t work out the wind direction. It started SW and ended NE. The OD went for a diamond course A-B-5-4 in an area where the wind had filled in – to a degree.… Read full article “Night Jar 2 – 2nd May 19”
MJM/Asymmetric Cup
After a turnout of 20 boats on Thursday evening, was it the lack of one of AJ’s meals on offer, or the long term forecast of 40kt gusts that put sailors off on Saturday as there were only 4 helms turned up, of which only two decided to race (and neither were Asymmetrics)?… Read full article “MJM/Asymmetric Cup”
Night Jar 1 – 25 April 19
A thunder storm was rolling around the hills in the late afternoon so there is was a question mark on whether we would have boats on the water and a race start.
But it was ok at Bass with a light southerly and we had twenty starters. … Read full article “Night Jar 1 – 25 April 19”
Easter Bank Holiday
The long bank holiday break started on Friday and focussed on getting plenty of kids on the water on both Friday and Saturday, especially as there was plenty of sunshine with light winds.
Despite mixed winds earlier in the day, the wind settled to the NW just in time for Saturday’s racing for the fleet of 26 boats.… Read full article “Easter Bank Holiday”