Despite a wet and windy forecast, as well as a drizzly morning, Sunday turned out to be a great sailing day. A short postponement was all that was needed for the drizzle to disappear, the strength of the gusts to subside, and a few gaps in the clouds to appear.… Read full article “Sunday Sunshine”
North West Junior Travellers Trophy
Bassenthwaite Sailing Club are hosting a round of the RYA North West Junior Travellers Trophy today.
An overcast morning brightened, and the wind strengthened, as the day went on. There were plenty of shifts to challenge the competitors, some capsizes, and much good sailing for many.… Read full article “North West Junior Travellers Trophy”
Night Jar 9 – Overcast and Slightly Damp.
Thursday evening was muggy with “spits and spots of rain” as the TV forecasters are fond of saying. So there were only eleven starters after Val decided that looking after food (yet again!) was preferable to joining the fleet.
The light wind was South West so, with a start near B, the beat was to 0 with A being the wing mark.… Read full article “Night Jar 9 – Overcast and Slightly Damp.”
Yacht Delivery – Inverness to Whitehaven – Sunday 12th July – Friday 17th July 2015
Ocean Youth Trust are now able to offer the last few remaining places on this adult voyage at an amazing reduced cost of £100.
This would count as a RYA Yachtmaster Offshore qualifying passage from Inverness to Whitehaven, through the Caledonian Canal and down the Scottish and English West Coast.… Read full article “Yacht Delivery – Inverness to Whitehaven – Sunday 12th July – Friday 17th July 2015”
All the best laid plans…
After a drizzly start, the weather cleared and the day got brighter as the afternoon went on.
Graham, the rostered OD, passed the baton on to William so that he could sail the whole weekend championship series. However, with a couple of mishaps along the way in each race it wasn’t to be his best day’s racing.… Read full article “All the best laid plans…”
Almost Mid Summer – No evidence at Bass – Night Jar 8
Thursday evening was, yet again, unseasonal with grey skies and a chilly westerly force 3 breeze. Is it really the Summer Solstice this weekend? The OD decided on a figure of eight course for a change. 0-9-B-A was the order of the day for the twelve competing boats.… Read full article “Almost Mid Summer – No evidence at Bass – Night Jar 8”
Topper NW Areas & Laser Open
While other parts of the country were hiding from torrential rain showers, 41 entries in this weekend’s open meeting were praying for some wind, on an overcast Saturday afternoon.
Racing did get underway a little late though the winds were light.… Read full article “Topper NW Areas & Laser Open”
Resuscitation Course
A basic resuscitation course for adults is being held in the clubhouse next Saturday 20 June from 10-12am. If you’re interested please let Mike Hunter know so that we have an idea on numbers.
A similar course for juniors will be held later in the season.
A beautiful Summers Evening for drifting around the Lake – Night Jar 7
The seventh round of the Night Jar was similar in many ways to last week. There was a cloudless sky, warm sun but little wind. Only 16 boats were competing this week as some of the Topper and Radial helms were in exam prep mode.… Read full article “A beautiful Summers Evening for drifting around the Lake – Night Jar 7”
Food, glorious food
We know how much everyone enjoys the Thursday evening catering, so this weekend, to coincide with the Laser and Topper open meetings, Lucy’s team will be preparing some lasagne for evening supper. Of course this is available to visitors, campers and members alike.… Read full article “Food, glorious food”