As the schools broke up for half term, so did the weather! Rain came in overnight, and the wind built too, though the temperature remained relatively mild. The SW wind made use of Sale Fell to disturb some of the racing area.… Read full article “Whit Bank Holiday 2025”
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”
And Then There Were Four
With a better wind in the Scarness narrows, various sailors were keen to make use of it on Saturday in the Asymmetric Cup/MJM series. With clear blue skies, and 20C temperature, the champagne conditions brought out 23 boats.
Though the wind freshened as the course was being determined, it would not last, and faded to a drift by the end of the first race.… Read full article “And Then There Were Four”
Night Jar 1
The sailors of the inaugural night jar of the season were greeted with a light SE which started to die as the sailors were rigging up. This was followed by a SW over the club which held a steady 5-8 knots over the evening. … Read full article “Night Jar 1”
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”
Starter’s Prize 2025
After a wild, and sometimes very wet, preparation day on Saturday, British Summer Time started with bright blue skies, and a blustery, cool, NW wind. The conditions did not put off any of the sailors that had turned up to race.… Read full article “Starter’s Prize 2025”
Winter Series
Although the winter series was scheduled to start today, the wind was absent, so the OD agreed with those that were considering sailing to cancel racing for the day.
And then there was one…
The final day of the Autumn Saturday had a good F4-5, though not as gusty as the forecast, and the afternoon stayed dry.
There were five boats that started, of which only four finished, but there were no capsizes. The extended course had some good planing opportunities, though James/Jenny demonstrated that discretion was the better part of valour, so did not fly their spinnaker.… Read full article “And then there was one…”
Autumn Series 3rd Weekend
A busy weekend with coaching sessions for 16 Teras alongside club racing on a sunny Saturday afternoon with a F1-2 SW breeze which attracted 15 boats.
The starts were clean, though only just! There was mixed fortunes in the swinging, variable, wind.… Read full article “Autumn Series 3rd Weekend”
Tale of Two Halves
The first half was Saturday, once the heavy rain passed through, the westerly wind seemed to ease (from the clubhouse at least), but when some clouds parted the white tops of the waves were visible downwind – never a good sign!… Read full article “Tale of Two Halves”