Fleets are racing in a championship weekend series.
A reasonable breeze greeted boats on Saturday, and there was some close racing. In the F15s, Simon Longstaff/Jon Denwood pipped Ian Campbell/Lezli-Ann Pearson at the post in the first race. Neil Platt, who lost his spinnaker halyard while renewing it, missed the first race but was ready for the next race which he won from Simon Longstaff.… Read full article “Scarness Cup”
Congratulations to Herb Telford, our official starter, on his 80th birthday. He had an early celebration during Bass Week when he and wife Aileen were made honorary members. Many happy returns!
After a wet week, and with high winds imminent for the weekend, this week’s Night Jar was perhaps the calm before the storm as the airs were relatively light and racing was brought to a relatively early conclusion after only 30 mins sailing.… Read full article “Night Jar 8 September”
As much as we all enjoy sailing, many of us do get up to other things in our lives. Ken Bell and his dog Spot (sure there’s a joke in there somewhere) are seen here winning best sheepdog at this weekend’s Loweswater Show.… Read full article “There’s More to Life Than Sailing”
A wet and windy forecast for Saturday could have been the reason for a quiet turnout this weekend, and although there was been a persistent drizzle, the forecast wind/gusts were by no means a threat.
In the first race an eager Mike/Kayla were so close to the line that when called back by Tim/Ian they did!… Read full article “Summer is over, or is it?”
With Summer officially over, the darker nights are drawing in, but there was still a fleet of 12 boats taking part in this weeks evening Night Jar. From the results, it seems as if the wind faded early, with Alan Waugh being finished early after about 30 mins.… Read full article “Night Jar 1 September”
Saturday’s sun was hidden behind the clouds, but the wind continued to blow, although more from the SSW so Sale Fell had its frustrating effect on various legs of the course.
In the handicap fleet, another general recall was to test Herb’s resolve.… Read full article “Showery Sunday”
Good gusting winds had been forecast again, and it was blowing on the coast, but never made its way through to the lake in our micro climate. That said, there was plenty of wind to race in and the fleets had some good racing.… Read full article “Bank Holiday Monday”
There was a forecast for good winds with 28-41mph gusts (depending on which forecast you read)! Fortunately, neither was totally accurate – although the winds were strong generally, the gusts did not seem not tooooo vicious, but there were numerous capsizes during each race and an unexpected amount of damage.Steve… Read full article “Stormy Sunday”
Sunshine on a bank holiday weekend! How long can it last? Well it held out for Saturday despite various threatening black clouds moving in at times. There was a reasonable wind but unfortunately continually swung between W and NW resulting in one sided beats/fetches at times.… Read full article “Bank Holiday Weekend”