Note from Pete Nuttall
One of the things that has survived the move to Chipping Norton is the Easter tradition of the egg dump.
Both Chris and Andrew and family were with us on Easter Sunday with children and my brothers family happily made 16.… Read full article “Old Habits Live On”
Entries for the first round of the season long Night Jar Series are usually a little sparse. But, on this occasion, regular competitors were supplemented by nine Trainees or beginners giving a total of eighteen boats on the water.
The evening was warm and dry with an extremely light NE wind.… Read full article “Night Jar 1”
The first bank holiday of the season started with sunshine but little prospect of wind for the inaugural Good Friday pursuit. However just 45 mins before the scheduled start a sea breeze quickly filled the lake so the racing could get underway on time (well almost as Herb declared that proceedings would be held up until the Lady Commodore was at the startline).… Read full article “Bank Holiday Weekend”
GNAC 2014 is less than a couple of weeks away and we have decided to offer a £5 discount for early entries made through our WebCollect online portal. This discount is available until Bank Holiday Monday 21 April so don’t put it off too long!… Read full article “Great North Asymmetric Challenge”
Blue skies, rainfree, but windy weather was the order of the day for the start of this weekend’s Fleet Challenge which is being run on a pursuit basis.
Altohugh the tops of the waves were not obvious when looking down the wind this week, only five helms put their names down to enter and obtain start times, of which only two decided to start in the first race, namely AJ/Sue and Mike/Kayla, both sailing in F15s.… Read full article “Windy Weekend”
We have received the following from WebCollect:
Just to reassure everyone, WebCollect is NOT and was NEVER vulnerable to the “heartbleed” bug in OpenSSL, because it never used the vulnerable version of OpenSSL.
Is it recommended that you or your members change your WebCollect password?… Read full article “WebCollect NOT vulnerable to Heartbleed.”
Another southerly(ish) breeze, though the air temp was more like an easterly!
Various good gusts on occasions enabled some good planing reaches in the 1st race, but there was a desire to use some of the steadier winds down the lake in the following race.… Read full article “Weekend Racing”
The last day before British Summer Time started sunny with a good southerly breeze, which increased as the morning progressed but the white horses eased before racing was underway. Mike F led the first half of the Celebrity Glass Pursuit in his Streaker, until being passed by Mike/Kayla, who were subsequently passed by winners Robbie D/Banter in a 400.… Read full article “Ready for Summertime”
A dry sailing club is not what we want to be. The profits earned from the running of the bar help keep subscriptions down and support the Bass Week surplus which is used to maintain, and improve, the club and its facilities.… Read full article “Water, Water Everywhere but Not a Drop to Drink!”
As if by magic, the sailing season is underway for the 63rd season.
Recent weather, and a poor forecast didn’t deter a dozen boats from taking to the water in, what turned out to be, good sailing conditions for the Starter’s Prize.… Read full article “Back in the groove”