Following a stormy night, and significant rainfall, the lake level has risen substantially today, and is likely to rise overnight.
Please keep an eye on the webcam in the morning and consider the need to relocate your boat from the foreshore.
Saturday was blustery and wet for the start of the Tinkers open meeting. The conditions resulted in several capsizes, with one Tinker getting their mast stuck in the mud; when it was brought up the mast was bent, and the rudder broken, so it needed a tow back to shore. Unfortunately a rope then wrapped around the prop of the rescue boat, so the Bates towed both ashore, not before the vice Commodore pushed out one of its windows!
Another Tinker capsized and broke its dagger board while trying to right itself.
In terms of club racing, there were no takers for the final weekend series in the club championship.
Sunday�s conditions were much more appealing, and there was a selection of club boats ready to race.
The forecast was for rain to come in, and the wind to pick up as the day went on, so two races were held before the lunch break, and a final race afterwards which had the asymmetric fleet heading to 7 in the freshening SW wind.
There were many great gusts for planing, and numerous shifts, together with the occasional lull to contend with. Not many capsizes, but a couple of gear failures that affected positions.
Neil/Archie took the honours in the Asymmetric fleet, with Scumper/Toggle 2nd, and Banter/Emma/Oscar 3rd.
In the handicap fleet, Ant in his F15 mistook marks A and 1, giving Paul in his Laser the opportunity to gain ground and win on handicap. Though the results show Neil winning the next race, he retired after being informed he may well have missed a mark out, making Paul the overall winner, with Ant 2nd.
Saturday was mild with a good F2-3 SSE breeze and a fleet of 9 boats, including 3 trainees trying their hand again.
Neil/Archie led the way in their RS400, winning both races in the water and on handicap with Artur in an Aero securing two 2nds and daughter Olivia in an ILCA 6 two 3rds. Toggle in his Solo was the only one to capsize though he quickly recovered from it.
Sunday started mild with a stronger F4, again from the SSE but only Neil/Archie turned up to race and defend their lead in the series, so racing was cancelled and Neil/Archie won the series
Fleet challenge B final results
Disappointingly the conditions weren�t appropriate to take any visitors to the Baton of Hope event being hosted at the club out for a sail, but they enjoyed the music in the clubhouse, and welcomed the baton which was being taken around the county by Blood Bikes Cumbria
A poor forecast and the end of the school holidays resulted in a lack of competitors this weekend.
On Saturday five trainees had the opportunity to race without being impeded by club members. They sailed well in the strengthening winds, and there were no capsizes. Fortunately the rain that was approaching from Keswick direction held off until all the crews were ashore!
The forecast for Sunday was windier and gustier than Saturday, but it didn�t come to fruition in our micro climate. Unfortunately there was only one boat ready and willing to sail, so racing was cancelled.
Don�t forget about the Baton of Hope being hosted at the club next Sunday 7th September. Plenty of help required to cope with the 100+ visitors that have booked in
Congratulations to Phil and Lucy Smith who were 6th overall at Mirror Nationals at Netley sailing club . Massive congratulations to a fantastic 22nd overall for Oliver Smith crewed by mum Naomi in a top class fleet of 53 boats entered.
Sunday started with a katabatic breeze that faded all too quickly such that the first race of the weekend championship series was in light, variable airs, and the next race being abandoned�
In contrast, the final bank holiday Monday of the season provided champagne sailing conditions with a SSW freshening F3.
Beating up to Scarness extended the typical lap time, and overall race length. There was some close, exciting, racing, but sailors were happy to break for lunch, and some opted to sit out the remaining races on shore.
With two further races to squeeze in, the beats and race length were shortened. Neil/Rory in their F15 were first to windward mark 8 only to realise they should have headed to mark B!
The F15s remained the focus of discussion when three were OCS by a good margin for the final race. Neil/Rory returned of their own accord, but the others sailed on. As they completed their first lap Robbie D/Toggle were first to be informed of their misdemeanour and rapidly bore away back to shore. Shortly after, a gust came in and flattened Andy T/Andrea as they were tacking, then Jon/Ian�s main halyard came adrift, and finally as Rob/Pete were being advised they had been OCS, they tacked, and Rob slid out of the boat having missed his toe straps.
Of the 19 boats in the Asymmetric fleet, Banter/John in RS400 took the honours with Chris/Jack in RS 200 2nd
There were 11 entries in the fast handicap fleet with Steve/Ruth in an Enterprise clear winners and Hugh in his Solo 2nd.
Also 11 entries in the F15 fleet which was won by Neil/Rory with Robbie D/Toggle a very close 2nd.
The GP fleet of 6 was won by Dave/Lynn, with James/Jenny 2nd.
There was a good turnout of 11 boats in the Mirror/Tera fleet which was won by Andrew in a Tera Pro with Reuben in a Tera Sport 2nd.
Great to have a total of 58 entries for the series!
We are saddened to learn of the recent passing of Jackie Gebhard after a long battle with cancer.
Jackie and husband Dave have been long time visitors at the club, being active on and off the water, and briefly members too.
Jackie lived for sailing, her family and of course TridentUK which she co-founded with Dave back in 1986.
Our thoughts are with Dave and family at this sad time.
It is with sadness that we have just learnt of the death of Mike Moore, a day after his 76th birthday. Although being treated for cancer in recent months, his passing was unexpectedly sudden, and peaceful, with his family at his side.
During his 53 years at the club, Mike has been on council and held several officer roles including Hon Secretary and Commodore, and regularly helped at events such as the 24 hour race, NSSA and other open meetings.
Our thoughts are with his wife Christina, and daughters, at this sad time.
If you have any photos of Mike the family would be delighted to have an electronic copy – they can be sent to [email protected] to be forwarded to the family.
Funeral Service and committal at Lytham Park Crematorium Lytham St. Annes on Thursday August 21st at 12.15 pm.
�A touch of colour would be appreciated�
Family flowers only please donations if desired for The RNLI (Lytham Branch)
The Mirrors/Teras had the strongest fleet for the latest championship weekend series. As the sun shone, with a F2 that freshened towards the end of the day, conditions were ideal.
Though John/Artur in a VX One led the asymmetric fleet, on handicap Neil Archie in their RS400 won both races. There was similar consistency across all fleets with Dave/Lynn winning both GP races (though AJ/Sue had led most of the second race), Paul in a Laser leads the handicap fleet, and Phil in a Mirror the slow handicap fleet.
Sunday started overcast with the threat of rain that never actually materialised. A similar westerly wind to Saturday, freshened as the day went on with various palning opportunities in some gusts.
The F15s had one of the largest fleets, and despite numerous challenges, the results were consistent throughout the day with Robin/Toggle taking three wins, and the Ullock Mug, from Neil/Rory 2nd, and Ian/Lezliann 3rd.3rd
Mark in his RS100 replaced John/Artur in the asymmetric fleet, and took three wins to take 2nd overall behind Neil/Archie who won the Grisedale Cup.
The GPs repeated Saturday’s results, though there were no major challenges from AJ/Sue despite one excellent start, with Dave/Lynn winning the McMillan Cup, and AJ/Sue 2nd.
In the handicap fleet new member Caroline in a Lightning had two 1sts and a 3rd, though it wasn’t enough to topple Paul C from his overnight lead and winning the Grisedale Cup, she did finish 2nd overall, with Paul G 3rd.
No more racing in the slow handicap fleet so Phil won the Round Table Tankard, with Andrew 2nd.
No wind + no OD + very few potential sailors = no racing on Saturday.
Sunday�s forecast wasn�t much better, and it didn’t look promising an hour before racing, but Bass micro climate offered the inkling of hope as ripples filled the bay from the SE. The wind held for the day sufficiently to get both races in for the fleet of five boats.
Artur in his Aero was frustrated after the first race that he couldn’t break away from the light weather bandits in their Graduate, aka Mike and Jack, who won the race on handicap, with Artur 2nd.
Artur’s afternoon race wasn’t much better in that he headed for the wrong mark on the first beat, and spent another lap catching up Mike/Jack. When he did pass them, he went around the mark the wrong way, and Mike/Jack followed. A short while later, Mike/Jack returned to round the mark the correct way. Apparently Jack was confident that they had corrected their error, but they hadn’t unwound their mistake by rounding it one more time. Artur sailed on for a while, but then retired. Mike/Jack only realised the error of their ways when the shorten course signal was made after they had passed through the start/finish line, with Nigel/Glenys in their GP being the first on the water to finish, and win on handicap, with Richard in his Solo 2nd.
The day’s racing brought the series to a close with Artur winningthe Dodd trophy, and Paul 2nd. Though no racing in other classes, Rob won the Blencathra trophy for the F15s, Val/Ken the Mustard Pot for the GPs, and Phil/Lucy the Mirror AB trophy for the Mirror/Teras.
38 boats headed to Costa del Bassenthwaite for the 7th round of the popular North West Junior Traveller Series and the 2025 RS Tera Northern Championship.
Riding on the sun cream tales of another British heatwave, the forecast was a weekend of sunshine, high temperatures and little wind. Saturday was a splash-and-paddle-off, with zephyrs coming and going but nothing more than 2 knots ever settling for more than 10 minutes from multiple directions. Parents hid in the trees for shade, the kids enjoyed a day jumping off the jetty, paddleboarding and generally messing about on the water.
Around 3pm, PRO Andy Wilcox hoisted AP over A, announcing no racing would take place that day. Shortly after, a paddleboard relay race was organised from the slip to a buoy and back, with Bass taking line honours.
In the evening, the club BBQs kept away some of the midgies, and later a singer entertained members and visitors in the clubhouse, with several Oasis songs blasting out – around the same time the real Oasis was playing their in Manchester.
Following a small postponement, Sunday looked more promising, with a forecast of 7 mph. Eventually, a southerly breeze settled in, which slowly clocked to the east as the day progressed. This allowed the race team to run four back-to-back races, with the breeze building throughout the day some hiking out was required in the last race.
In the Fast Handicap Lilly Brown sailing an ILCA 6 took the win, narrowly beating Olivia Dembinska by one point. Zoe Goodden sailing a Splash was third. In fourth place and first double-hander was Bethany Skelding and Isla McKeown sailing an RS Feva.
In the slow Slow Handicap James Reekie counted three 1st places and took the overall win, being crowned Tera Pro Northern Champion. Oscar Davenport (Tera Pro) finished 2nd on countback from Molly Haslam (Topper). A successful weekend for the Reekie family, with Andrew finishing 6th overall and becoming Tera Sport Northern Champ.
A big thanks to Red Seal Safety Boats for supporting the event.