Everyone should have been delighted that there was a weekend of sun with a warm wind, but for the sailors the biggest frustration was that the wind was by no means steady. The first race on Saturday had boats beating on three of the four legs.… Read full article “Frustration in the Sun”
Time for a Change
The ‘Ladies, crews and junior’ race was held last Thursday in somewhat challenging wind conditions. 13 boats took part with many normal crews moving to the back of their boats to try out some helming. Unfortunately for some, the move from the back to the front of the boat for the normal helms proved a bit confusing – Toggle spent ages stationary at buoy 3 waiting for Robbie D to sort out his kite!… Read full article “Time for a Change”
GP14 Open
Thursday night, Night Jar A finished last week. Overall winner was Mike Turner and Sue Watson in a GP. Mike had done two OD duties during the series, but only needed to count one to win. Ginge was second. Alex Hill (Laser) was third overall and wins the laser/handicap trophy.… Read full article “GP14 Open”
Pot Hunters Clean Up!
With the summer on its last legs (or so it seemed), the hot balmy days of the past week were a bit of a distant memory asthe the air cooled and the weather front moved in from Ireland bringing blustery wind and rain.… Read full article “Pot Hunters Clean Up!”
Spring is Over
Yes, you may not have realised it, but the Spring (Cup) has come to an end following an afternoon’s racing in hot, muggy conditions with the added bonus of fair winds if only you could get to them! The morning southerly breeze which all the potential newcomers to the club enjoyed, was challenged and counteracted by an afternoon sea breeze.… Read full article “Spring is Over”
Abersoch Innit?
Congratulations to Keith Jamieson and Maf Smith on attaining second overall in the Flying Fifteen Classic Nationals held at Abersoch last week. Word has it he was beaten by age!
Saturday’s racing was held in light to medium airs with a turnout of 10 boats for the 2nd fleet challenge trophy of the season.… Read full article “Abersoch Innit?”
Personal Trainer Available?!
With the series results already determined, Rhonwen and Hugh split up and offered their services as personal trainers for the final race of the weekend. While Rhonwen crewed for Graham Ashby, his daughter crewed for Hugh – and guess who came out on top!… Read full article “Personal Trainer Available?!”
Didn’t She Do Well!
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Congratulations to Lesley Braddock on winning the Doctors’ Handicap Trophy at Coniston this weekend. Racing was intermingled with club racing but two firsts and a second were more than enough to secure the trophy in a fleet of nearly twenty boats including RS200s, Osprey, Kestrel 2000, Lasers, Merlin, Albacore, et alMeanwhile back at the club racing resumed, with Robbie D taking another 1st in the Dodd trophy and strengthening his overall lead. |
Flying 15 Open
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Summer arrived at last? Winds on Saturday led to ideal sailing conditions, but Sunday proved to be more challenging for the OD Neil Currie at least, due to light winds with inbuilt big shifts.Overall the competitors all enjoyed some close, challenging, racing, even though the outcome was not unexpected with Steve Goacher and Andy Tunnicliffe securing three firsts and the open meeting trophy
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FLYING FIFTEEN OPEN
PN Boat Helm Crew Club 1 2 3 4 Pts
1 3721 S GOACHER A TUNNICLIFFE RWYC 1 1 1 DNS 3
2 3673 S BEATTIE J SOMERVILLE BASS 4 2 6 1 7
3 3612 D GILES S GILES ULLSWATER 3 4 2 2 7
4 3801 J HARDISTY R ERRINGTON DERWENT 2 3 3 4 8
5 3734 H GREEN K GREEN LEIGH & LOWTON 7 6 4 3 13
6 3675 A TATTERSALL T SMART RYA 8 5 5 7 17
7 3473 M MOORE P WEBB BASS 6 7 10 5 18
8 1117 K JAMIESON M SMITH BASS 5 8 8 6 19
9 3418 J WALTER R WALTER LEIGH & LOWTON 9 10 7 8 24
10 2504 K THOMAS A SMITH BASS 10 9 9 9 27
Points for RTD = 11 11 11 10
Points for DSQ = 11 11 11 10
Points for DNS = 11
3 races to count
Bank Holiday Weekend
Although Saturday started off relatively mild, strong gusts had been passing over the lake all morning. By the time racing started, the rain had moved in and the gusts were coming down vertically and things didn’t improve much apart from the sun coming out later in the day.… Read full article “Bank Holiday Weekend”