Nine members of the Youth Squad braved the very cold weather and difficult sailing conditions when Dave Woodhead from the RYA came to do a session on boat handling.
For many it turned into a day of survival and numerous capsize drills!… Read full article “Youth Squad News”
The club sailing season got underway on an unexpectedly glorious morning – clear blue skies, cold after a hard frost, and a gentle southerly breeze. Substantially better than the gales which had been forecast earlier in the week. Mike Turner arrived expecting to be sitting on shore watching the racing, but the conditions were so pleasant he went out for his first sail of the season with Sue Watson crewing.… Read full article “Sail of Two Winds”
Toddy and Alan Waugh were down preparing their boats on Saturday, but Toddy just couldn’t wait for sailing to start on Sunday and had to go out for a sail, if only for 10 mins!
Well, our 2009 sailing season has finally started and we’ve already hosted a major event (before our own boats have even touched the water)
Last week’s Topper Association Winter Regatta was a resounding success and we’ve had lots of thank you notes from competitors and their families, a typical one reads:
“I would be very grateful if you could pass on my thanks to Bassenthwaite Sailing Club for the excellent time we had at the Topper Northern Winter Regatta.… Read full article “It’s Started!”
Some of the longer standing members will remember Dot Ingledow. Unfortunately she passed away last week. Her funeral was held at Carlisle Crematorium on Friday 27 March
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With 85 boats entered the site was very busy this morning as campers woke to a misty morning after a cold night. Saturday’s racing should have started at 11am but the mist was very slow to clear and it was after 2pm before the fleet took to the water. |
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Can you remember what winters used to be like? Well, here’s one of Graham and Judith’s photos to remind us what effect it had on the lake. The framework of the old jetty is in the background, but no sign of the boathouse (not even a twinkle in Jak Jones eye at that stage!) |
There was a good turn out for Sunday’s walk, which avoided the icy hillside of Sale Fell and went to Wythop Mill, Embleton and back to the Club.
Meanwhile you’ll note that the heating has been turned on to melt the ice which has formed in the recent past.… Read full article “Turn Up The Heat!”
Rich Critchley sent a photo of some keen swimmers at Pilkington Sailing Club in January. The second photo is of the 1993 winning Americas Cup boat Stars and Stripes with a well known club member at the helm (also in January).… Read full article “Getting Some Practice In”
Below are some pictures of The Youth Squad that turned up at the meeting on 25th Jan.
Emma Smith introduced the new social organisers Becky and Robin Dawson, discussed the sailing programme, and all were happy to start bolting on their races onto club races half way through the season when they had gained more confidence.… Read full article “Youth Squad”