After a five week break the Night Jar restarted with Round 13. It was overcast with a constant force 4 southerly wind and some chop. The course was 7-3-1 giving a long beat, a good beam reach and a gybe mark leading to a close reach to the final mark.… Read full article “Night Jar Returns – Who was over the line?”
The ONE Bassenthwaite Lake Sailing Week 2015
Did you spend your holiday with us at Bassenthwaite for our annual regatta?
The Bass team are always striving for continuous improvement and in this respect we would like your feedback on this years regatta.
If you have 5 minutes to spare please click on Questionnaire 2015 and let us know what was good about this year and where we can improve.… Read full article “The ONE Bassenthwaite Lake Sailing Week 2015”
National Schools Sailing Regatta 2015 at Rutland Water
Four members of Bassenthwaite Youth Squad travelled to Rutland Water to be part of the Cumbria Youth Sailing Team taking part in the National Schools Sailing Association Regatta.
Hazel Newport, Ethan Dawson, Charlotte Winfindale, all from Cockermouth School and Harry Binns from Keswick School were part of the Cumbria team with over 30 members.… Read full article “National Schools Sailing Regatta 2015 at Rutland Water”
Sunny Sunday
With Bass Week becoming but a memory, and after a busy triathlon yesterday, numbers at the club were lower than usual. Those that did race enjoyed some good sailing conditions, with a southerly breeze that was better than forecast, and increased as the day went on.… Read full article “Sunny Sunday”
Help!
Hoping that you’ve all enjoyed Bass Week, and that it’s not quite a distant memory, you will get a rest from sailing this Saturday.
What will you do with that spare day? You could come down to the club and watch 200 people taking part in the Triathlon.… Read full article “Help!”
Bass Week
Just in case you haven’t realised, you can catch up with The One Bassenthwaite Sailing Week at bassweek.org.uk
Expanding membership
Paul and Emily’s excuse for not doing Bass Week – William Alexander Clark, a brother for Evie, was born by elective caesarian this morning around 9:50 weighing 7lb 9oz. Both mother and baby are doing well.
Congratulations to them all!
If it’s light wind for the Grad northern then Paul has the perfect crew.
RIB Champion in our midst
James Moore represented Bassenthwaite SC in the North West Regional final of the Honda RYA Youth RIB Championship at Lancashire Power Boat Racing Club today.
He was successful and goes on to compete in the final at Southampton boat show on Sunday 13th September.… Read full article “RIB Champion in our midst”
Weekend of two halves?
Saturday sunshine and a good wind were the order of the day for a fleet of 21 boats in Fleet Challenge B. Originally programmed as a pursuit series of 5 races, there was a last minute change to a four race series on fleet handicap. … Read full article “Weekend of two halves?”
Ladies, Seniors, Juniors & Crews race – which category should I choose?
Getting competitors to sign on for this race was difficult. Many were waiting to see which category others were going in before deciding which Fleet was likely to bring them an award! When all had put their names on the sheet the OD took it on the water to establish who was sailing what.… Read full article “Ladies, Seniors, Juniors & Crews race – which category should I choose?”