Some exotic course setting before briefing was nearly discarded as the wind shifted, but a close variant proved the most appropriate after a slightly delayed start. 7/8 start, 4p, Ds, 3p, 8s, 4p, Ds, 3s, 8s, D/A finish. Well most…
The 2020 racing season started cold and muddy but with a little sunshine. And wind. Not the best – sort of on-shore-ish but very swirly. 12 skippers (and 2 non-sailing) squelched to the lake for a challenging session of racing…
Only 6 came today to find no wind as per forecast. A shortish course was set but each leg had a mixture of beating, reaching and running and dead calm. Only 5 races were completed with all on. Marblehead racing…
10 skippers brought their W suits today (think about it – answers on postcards) but the forecasters weren’t entirely accurate. The wind was just westerly enough to give us a 7/7 start,3,2,6,3,2,6,blues, although for a few races we used 5…
Wind, wind, wind – lots of wind! Enough to get the ‘B’ rigs on and wash the decks on the runs. It was a bit attritional though. 11 skippers quickly became 10 as Peter had a rig breakage before he…
Skippers arriving at the lake were greeted, for once, by clear skies and a good breeze. A good mornings racing was anticipated, with the prospect of a good long course proposed during briefing. Starter button pressed........ wind starts to die…
16 skippers gathered on a gloomy, sometimes drizzly but near windless morning to ‘race’. A short course of one lap – blues, 7,5, inner blue, A/D finish gave a reasonable range of sailing, but success depended largely on the ‘luck…
A chilly day and a reminder that winter is coming. Time to hunt the thermal vest and thick jumper. An onshore wind made course setting tricky but a series of zigzags sufficed to give close and competitive sailing. Results attached.…
Just 9 members for today’s sailing. We welcomed Peter Popham back from holiday to a wind coming through the trees.