A glorious weekend was not sufficient to tempt many people back to the water for the Fleet Challenge, but those that turned out were rewarded with good sailing winds. As ever, with all four races to count, consistency won the weekend.… Read full article “Sunny Sunday”
Team Bass Overpower the Scots
The Bassenthwaite GP14 Fleet took a clean sweep of the GP Scottish Area Championships at Annandale. The weather on Saturday was not for the faint hearted and all six Bassenthwaite boats took to the water with enthusiasm. An hour later several had capsized, some more than others, Toggle Cowan was beginning to think that diving was more fun.… Read full article “Team Bass Overpower the Scots”
Bank holiday
The sailors at Bassenthwaite Sailing Club were not going to let recent events spoil their Easter weekend, as the Club continues to organise great club racing despite the recent theft of the committee boat. The wind was not always the best for racing but everyone enjoyed taking part and it was good to see lots of families taking their children out on boats on Saturday.… Read full article “Bank holiday”
Every One’s a Winner
Well, is that the way Bean and Toggle intend to tackle this season? Two races (and the first month!) gone, two wins and a series in the bag – what a start for them. There were nine boats racing for the first series of the season, with a good breeze to get them around the course.… Read full article “Every One’s a Winner”
The Tide is High!
Thanks to Alan Nicholson for the following pics
    
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No need for ferrying when the water’s this high
Grotty Potty Stakes
The Flying 15 team racing had to wait for the winds to fill in (or was it just for the OD to arrive – perhaps he knew something the sailors didn’t!). From the clubhouse, winds could be seen at the southern end of the lake, but they struggled to make any headway into the northern bay.… Read full article “Grotty Potty Stakes”
Penultimate Weekend Series
With the onset of Autumn, the nip in the air resulted in a greater use of wooly bears and dry suits despite the winds being unusually light. After a closely fought race in the F15s, in which Scott’s head started to spin after having to do turns for Mike Moore, Saturday’s second race was cancelled due to lack of wind.Sunday… Read full article “Penultimate Weekend Series”
Time for Celebration
Congratulations to John and Lucy Telford on the belated birth of their first child Jack James.
A poor forecast dampened enthusiasm for the weekend’s sailing, Bridget stresses that she did manage to sail two days in a row though and is lying 4th in the championship.… Read full article “Time for Celebration”
24 Hour Race
Did Bridget wet her pants write her speech? Well it was needed, because we did it – after a nerve wracking final two hours (from the remoteness of the website!), in which Bolton kept closing the gap, we won the 24 hour race for the 2nd time with several minutes to spare.… Read full article “24 Hour Race”
Enterprise NW Areas
The Lake District had the best of the weather on Saturday. Some contestants, from as far afield as Penzance, almost aquaplaned through water laden motorways on their way up. Here are a selection of pictures from the first race which saw local helm Pete Lawson take the lead from the end of the first beat through to the finish.… Read full article “Enterprise NW Areas”