Although Saturday started off muggy but overcast, a slight breath of wind was sufficient for the OD to gets the boats on the water. In the time it took to set the line and get the boats out, the wind shifted through 150° and the handicap was able to raise spinnakers for the start.… Read full article “There’s Those That Can…”
GP14 Open Meeting 9th/10th July
The sun shone, and despite the high pressure system, the wind filled in for a strong fleet of 21 boats for this weekend’s open meeting.
Sailors were so keen that for each race it was a case of third time lucky, as there were two general recalls, and it was only the round the ends rule that seemed to hold boats back behind the line.… Read full article “GP14 Open Meeting 9th/10th July”
Weekend report (Courtesy of Rhonwen)
Saturday saw some very fickle winds – strong one minute, nothing the next. Three GPs and two handicap boats made it to the start line, which was in light winds, but half way up the first beat the gales hit. In the GP fleet, Dave Nicholson made an excellent start and was in the lead for a while before Mike Fairlamb took the lead with Hugh Godfrey close behind.
… Read full article “Weekend report (Courtesy of Rhonwen)” Short and Sweet?
With eight races to get in over this weekend’s series, there was a definite need for races to be short, but with the races being so short, there was little room to recover from mistakes so the results did not always seem so sweet.… Read full article “Short and Sweet?”
Back to Front in More Ways Than One
Saturday’s racing started in muggy conditions with a light southerly breeze. Stand in starter Adrian (initially) opted to moor the committee boat downwind of the starboard end of the line – was there something he knew that the sailors didn’t? Well, by the end of the first lap the wind started to veer to the south west such that gennikers were deployed on the second ‘beat’, and by the end of the second lap the original beat had turned into a dead run.… Read full article “Back to Front in More Ways Than One”
New Addition!
Congratulations to Mike and Elaine Fairlamb on their new arrival – a GP14 of course!
Saturday sailors benefited from bright sunshine whilst racing in a breeze that eased as the race went on. The wind continued to fade as the boats made their way ashore until the lake was mirror like, and the OD decided to abandon racing for the rest of the day.… Read full article “New Addition!”
Wind of Change
Saturday started off with so much winfd (not a spelling mistake!) that no-one was prepared to take their own boats out. However, it didn’t stop the younger generation (and Toggle) from trialling out the alternate BSC (Bathenswaite Swimming Club). With the aid of £25k worth of boats the, intrepid swimmers were rapidly taken out to the centre of the performance arena – but some couldn’t wait and demonstrated the backward somersault water entry technique, allowing their craft to carry on sailing unaided for several yards.… Read full article “Wind of Change”
Flying Fifteen Inland Championship
The Flying Fifteen Inland Championship was held at Bassenthwaite Sailing Club on 4/5 June. 32 boats came from as far afield at Loch Earn in Scotland and Bala in Wales. Saturday saw moderate westerly winds with a few testing gusts thrown in.… Read full article “Flying Fifteen Inland Championship”
Celebrity Glass Trophy
After heavy overnight rain had cleared, the sun came out with the wind was from an ominous south westerly direction. Alan Nicholson was first to fall foul to one of the sudden windshifts, and capsized before racing started. Roy and Michaela did a bit of larking around on the start, forcing Ian Macpherson over the start line prematurely.… Read full article “Celebrity Glass Trophy”
More Wind!
Saturday started out blustery, and seemed to get worse as the afternoon went on. John Crosby and John Halliday, both in RS400s, capsized before reaching the start area. Shortly after the start, the wind picked up, the rain and hail came down, and the sailors all started to wonder why we love the sport so much!… Read full article “More Wind!”