With a stormy weather forecast for middle England, what would happen in the Dubwath micro climate was anybody’s guess. The wind turbines at Bothel were in an Easterly breeze, from the shore the wind seemed to be from the SE, but on the water it was from the SW!… Read full article “Soggy Saturday 16 June”
Weekend Sailing 9/10 June
This weekend’s championship series got off to a great start with a steady westerly breeze which gave rise to some good planing conditions. Simon/Jon led the way in the F15s in both races with Mike/Kayla chasing and Ian/Lezli-Ann challenging from time to time.… Read full article “Weekend Sailing 9/10 June”
Night Jar – 7 June
‘Winds will be cyclonic’ – and how!
A quieter, damp, evening resulted a smaller fleet of only 11 boats this week. As the wind came and went Race Officer Steve Sharpe had his work cut out guessing which direction it would materialise from next.… Read full article “Night Jar – 7 June”
The Street Party That Wasn’t
Due to the cold weather, the scheduled street party was held indoors, red white and Royal blue was the theme. There was again a great selection of sandwiches, nibbles and cakes to keep everyone going until the barbeque this evening!
First Bank Holiday of the Week!
… Read full article “The Street Party That Wasn’t”Diamond Jubilee Celebrations
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The long weekend started on Friday evening with nibbles and drinks followed by a quick Queenie quiz. The winners celebrated by eating their prize of a bar of chocolate….
Saturday morning saw a brief visit by a King(fisher), but the light airs were blown away by the incoming breeze which would give those that ventured out great sailing conditions, albeit hard work!… Read full article “Diamond Jubilee Celebrations”
From the Ridiculous to the Sublime
After there being too much wind last weekend, today seems looks like it will be the opposite. There has been a slight breeze, but as the start time approaches, the wind has disappeared!…
It was to be the sea breeze that helped save the day.… Read full article “From the Ridiculous to the Sublime”
F15 Open Sponsored by Waples Wine
Eleven visitors joined five boats from the home club to contest the Waples Wine Flying Fifteen Open at Basssenthwaite SC on the weekend of May 26/27. The forecast ‘champagne conditions’ materialised with unbroken sunshine being complemented by a strong, warm breeze from the SE.… Read full article “F15 Open Sponsored by Waples Wine”
As for the Club Racing…
Although there were no takers for Saturday’s club racing, the fairer weather tempted out a small fleet of Handicap boats, and GPs.
With Scumper crewing for Neil Platt in the F15s in the morning, Toggle had free reign in the handicap fleet winning the race from Jim Christie, with Ethan valiantly completing the course in his dad’s Vareo, despite one or two capsizes.… Read full article “As for the Club Racing…”
Thomas is Twittering Again
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Kirky the commodore and his merry men help as Ken Bell mole ploughs the new electric cable in to the back field. |
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Robbie D must have been to spec savers as he seems to have found the grass without too much problem. | |
Weekend of Two Halves
Earlier on in the week it seemed that sailing could be blown off by too much wind. Then it changed to too much wind on Saturday, but not enough for Sunday. However, by Saturday, the forecast winds had eased, and although squalls passed through in the morning, there was some good sailing to be had for the sunny afternoon, though there was a small turnout in two fleets.… Read full article “Weekend of Two Halves”