Congratulations to Dave and Pete Lawson having won the GP Masters held in Windermere this weekend in a strong fleet of over 30 boats.
John Telford and Andy Smith teamed up again after several years break and secured an excellent second place.… Read full article “Success!”
Mik Chappell spotted this the other day. Fortunately the forecast has moderated somewhat!
This weekend the lake was taken over by RS 200s, 400s and Vareos, all sailing as separate fleets. As they are all asymmetric boats, the courses were windward/leeward.
With eight races scheduled, all the races were to be short and sharp.… Read full article “RS Open”
Congratulations to Mark and Kirstie Somerville who has just given birth to Cameron Luke at 9.45am on 29 September. Cameron weighed in at 7lb 10oz, is a brother for Matthew, and is temporarily in the special care unit.
The wild winds as forecast didn’t come to fruition, nor did the 10mph breeze! OD Mark Ninnim found the swinging winds challenging (as were his ‘helpers’ in the committee boat!), but he got all three races in in fluctuating winds.
Tim Knowles got off to a flying start with his new sails, but he slipped back and Mike Fairlamb went on to win both the 1st and 2nd races, in which Tim and Vall Bell each shared a 2nd and a 3rd.… Read full article “Fleet Challenge C”
Sunday
Shunty realised there was a bad omen for the day when The Bates wouldn’t start due to a lack of diesel! So it was duly towed to the start line by a Dory which he tied to The Bates. Unfortunately his knot didn’t hold and it drifted off!… Read full article “Tinker Trophy”
As the darker evenings draw in, the second Night Jar series draws to a close, and the overall result was determined on the final race. Jim Christie sailed well again to win the race but Jo Watkins beat Neil and Judith Currie by a couple of positions to take the trophy.… Read full article “Night Jar B”
Bass must have had the lion’s share of the winds over the weekend. Sam Hall travelled to Redesmere for a North West Junior Traveller event and finished 3rd overall in very LIGHT winds.
Sunday
The wind is from the SE again – will OD Ian make use of the southern end of the lake in his courses?
The answer was yes! A beat to 13 took approx 35 mins, but with the wind freshening as forecast, the reaching back down to 2 only took just under 20 mins!!… Read full article “Indian Summer”
and it’s sunny! Not as much wind forecast as the last couple of days, but many could be relieved at that.
Although the lake was flat at 9am, the breeze covered the lake in patches, and eventually filled in shortly after the start.… Read full article “Bank Holiday”