Sunday Sailing

A pleasant sunny morning with six skippers at the lake. Thinking about my report the film "The Good the Bad and the Ugly" came to mind: The "Good" - No boats decided to explore the bottom of the lake. The…

5 skippers enjoyed a mildly blustery session at the lake today. Well John C less so as he has to retire after 3 races. Inner white / 5, 3, 2, 7, A/5 finish gave a reasonable course, and the willows…

Yes, it was hot (but not very very hot, although the shade from the trees was very welcome) for the 4 skippers at the lake today. A decent wind down the lake meant we could have an inner white/5 start…

Good to back sailing again. Especially on a very pleasant day – not too hot, goodish wind down the lake and a good fleet of J class yachts looking good on the water. 7 Skippers managed 8 races on a…

There were just 4 Js for the first round of the 2022 J class series, where were the rest?

In recognition of the Platinum Jubilee, the (small) fleet sported Union Jack pennants. See photo ( and yes, every boat has one!). 5 skippers had a gentle mornings racing in a light, sort of north easterly breeze, allowing a course…

Tricksy wind #47(a, sub 2) mostly NE but with NW,N variants and occasional S , strength good to moderate, but overlaid with strands of weed. (Not to be confused with #28(b) mostly NW with NE,N variants, but NO S touches,…

Results for M Class sailing.

Another ‘challenging’ (that is the pronunciation, but the spelling is different!) session at Bury Lake today. Yes, it eventually warmed up and the proper rain held off until going home time, but the wind was typically dreadful… and from the…

A pleasant morning's sailing with five skippers enjoying a steady westerly breeze. Although there were no observers with "All on" the standard of sailing was very high with skippers doing penalty turns whenever there was an infringement.