Sally and family would like to let everyone know that Peg Mellor sadly passed away very peacefully early on Sunday morning aged 102.
She and her late husband Jim joined the club in the 1960’s. They enjoyed sailing their GP14 and Flying Fifteen and presented the Mellor Mug in 1976.… Read full article “Sad News”
The Autumn Saturday series got underway this weekend albeit a week late. The forecast gusts put a couple of Solo sailors off, but in reality the conditions were less challenging than expected, and the wind eased throughout the course of the afternoon.… Read full article “October 8/9”
October has arrived, together with the aftermath of the stateside tropical storms which was probably the reason for the lack of keen participants, so the start of the October Saturday series will have to wait another week.
The winds had eased for Sunday racing, and 15 boats took to the water.… Read full article “October Series 2022”
Having passed the autumnal equinox, and with the wind swinging to the north east, the air temperature had continued to drop, so when the sun that broke through it was welcome comfort.
There were 24 boats across three fleets competing in the final weekend series to conclude this year’s club championship.… Read full article “Championship draws to a close”
This year’s Great North Asymmetric Challenge boasted a fleet of more than 70 boats. The day started in bright sunshine with a wind swinging between NNW and WNW causing the OD some frustrations when setting the line.
The wind wasn’t expected to be very strong but when the gusts came through there was good planing conditions, and a few capsizes!… Read full article “GNAC 2022”
The Tinker Class are visiting Bass again and are being blessed with champagne sailing conditions- a southerly F3-4
Club racing is a handicap for all classes for the Tinker Trophy, with a good mix of 11 boats while some sailors are taking part in the Great North run.… Read full article “Tinker Weekend”
We are saddened to learn of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II
Our thoughts are with her family at this sad time
God save King Charles III
On Sunday we had Hugh & Tog (Solos) and Paul (Radial) on the water. With a southerly, OD Alastair (with enough of Claire’s cake aboard to sink a committee boat!) set a course from B to 7 then going 5-0-B. Wind was SW so Sale Fell area was averted but Tog strayed into that area and just made it to the start!… Read full article “Sunday Racing”
The final bank holiday of the year started with some extended camping nights and kids splash and fun on Friday.
Main racing started on Saturday afternoon with a couple of races in a long series. Though there lots of sunshine, there was little wind throughout the morning, and a light sea breeze appeared in time for racing.… Read full article “August Bank Holiday”
After a busy Saturday hosting the triathlon, sailing was scheduled to return to normal, but the fantastic weather/heatwave is often accompanied by high pressure and little wind, so a matching forecast was no surprise.
However a few sailors had spotted wind on the webcam and turned up keen to race.… Read full article “Sunday Surprise”