Sunday Sailing

Another unpromising start to the racing today…. and it didn’t get a great deal better! A little wind, variable and fickle at that, did pick up at times BUT …………. Hold on a minute – I wrote that for Fridays…

Tantarra, tantara……. Congratulations to John Carter for winning the days session. I know we all follow and believe the weather forecasts, but 10 am Sunday the anticipated wind was noticeably absent. An early coffee was called for. A tiny, fickle…

A bright morning with a steadily increasing SW wind greeted five skippers for the first Marblehead race of the new season. David Adam was sailing his recently acquired Brad Gibson designed "Grunge" and a fine boat it is with Dave…

A somewhat listless, gloomy start soon become better with clearing skies and a decent breeze from the west. 8 skippers raced a variety of triangular courses – 6/7,3,2,6,3,2,6,blues. A/5,3,2,5,3,2,5,blues and finally A/5,3,2,7,3,2,7,blues. Close racing between Oliver and Richard, but both…

Sailing Results Sunday 19th Sep 2021

This was a day of light variable winds requiring several course changes.

Sailing Results Sunday 5th Sep 2021

8 skippers had a busy morning – well apart from the coffee breaks. 8 reasonable length races (and I think 8 buoys used!) were possible, despite the modest north- easterly wind. Blues start, then 6(5),3,2,( sometimes 5 or 4 for…

A somewhat different session today. Average age halved, John M had extra Weetabix for breakfast, and a flock of white boats. A modest 7 (race) skippers were supplemented  by John R and 2 grandsons, and later Richard with one. We…

Good to have Odd back at the lake. A little rusty but getting back into the swing. Modest westerish  wind, nothing to get excited about. And guess what!  A course that is getting a little familiar: A/5,3,2,7p (5p later on),3,2,7s…