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”
‘‘Twas the weekend before Bass Week. The heatwave is but a memory, and the schools have finished for Summer. The clouds have moved in, and there are plenty of white horses on the lake due to a southerly F3-4.
In the first race of the weekend series, there were nine starters split across the handicap and GP fleets.… Read full article “Weekend Roundup”
There was blue skies and a light westerly wind for an excellent turnout of 68 boats on the first day of the NW Junior Traveller Trophy and RS Tera northern area championship.
Three races were sailed back to back, with only two boats OCS.… Read full article “NWJTT and RS Tera Northerns 2022”