Night Jar 4 was held in dry but slightly chilly conditions. A constant F2/3 SW breeze gave a beat to zero, a triangular course 0-A-B, and two kite legs.
John & Hazel in the Merlin broke away after the first beat and gradually increased their lead.… Read full article “Night Jar 4”
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Bassenthwaite SC is pleased to be hosting this year’s GP14 Inland Championship. With a mixture of winds forecast, there is certain to be some great competition.
First race scheduled for 12 Noon resulted in a general recall so they’ve burned their boats and it’ll be the I flag (or worse) moving forward!… Read full article “GP14 Inland Championship 2017”
Why no results or report on Night Jar 2? Well, it didn’t happen! There were white caps all around Dubwath Bay and, at times, you could barely stand up outside the clubhouse. So there was no dissent when Joan hoisted Flag N (with Jack holding her upright!).… Read full article “Night Jar 2”
The strong morning winds abated before racing started, and with a southerly blowing, several sailors wondered whether they’d be sent around the lake! Fortunately the sailing remained in the main bay as the wind strength varied considerably, and it seemed as if it may not come back at one stage, but it did.… Read full article “May Bank Holiday 2017”
This season’s Night Jar is now underway. It looks as though racing finished just in time to enjoy this rainbow without the rain!
We had everything for the first Thursday evening. A flight of four engine aircraft at minimum height, a spectacular rainbow, a chilly NW wind and, eventually, some rain.… Read full article “Night Jar”
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Sunshine and a light northerly breeze greeted a fleet of 23 boats for this year’s Great North Asymmetric Challenge.
The wind proved to be a challenge when it came to setting the course as it kept alternating between the North and the West – the key was getting the timing right!… Read full article “Great North Asymmetric Challenge”
After some varied weather conditions through the morning, the skies cleared for racing, but some of the shadows on the lake made the white horses visible, and that was looking down the wind! Consequently there was just two F15s and four single handers prepared to race.… Read full article “Easter Weekend”
With such brilliant weather forecast, sun and clear skies, it was surprising that we would have a breeze as well. The breeze was coming from two directions, the North, and the West (the start of a sea breeze perhaps?). These two wind streams fought each other all afternoon, and it was the sailors that ended up being piggy in the middle as the area of least wind was generally on the main beat of the course!… Read full article “More Sunshine”
Another sunny Sunday with a lack of wind resulted in sailors having another early lunch, but the wind did fill in from the West to get both of the scheduled races sailed.
The Mirror fleet benefitted from a couple of new helms in the fleet, Bean with son Oliver, and new members Sandy and Douglas Simpson.… Read full article “Another Sunny Sunday”
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Over 70 members and guests enjoyed the 65th Annual prize giving dinner dance at the North Lakes Hotel, Penrith. The DJ had guests dancing on their seats (led by JD – members of the Facebook group will have seen this video), all for chance of winning a bottle of wine.… Read full article “Annual Dinner”