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Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 19 March 2023
Report by Andrew Dean A gentle northerly breeze greeted the 9 strong fleet at Injebreck reservoir, with a few absences of the young hot shots, away training and competing. A few stronger gusts came through to liven things up before the start, but during the race the wind fell away. The fleet of 9 boats…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 12 March 2023
Report by Jerry Colman A light to moderate, pleasantly warm south-westerly wind and some stunning Manx snowy hill scenery greeted the eight boats for this the second day’s racing of the Watling Streetworks Spring Series on Baldwin reservoir. The port course saw the fleet rounding marks 1, 3 and 5 before tacking back to the…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 26 February 2023
‘About as good as it gets’ is the best way to describe conditions for the final round of the Watling Streetworks February Series. Unusually for the West Baldwin reservoir the wind coming from the north down the valley not only gives almost full coverage of wind but also tames the gusts and lulls. For the…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 19 February 2023
Report by Keith Poole After two weeks of no sailing due to a lack of wind there was a nice steady breeze on the West Baldwin reservoir on Sunday morning for the latest round of the Watling Streetwork Winter Series. With it being half term you’d have thought a full complement of sailors would be…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 22 January 2023
Report by Andrew Dean Despite there being force 5 or 6 winds, gusting 7 in the Irish Sea, there were reasonable conditions at the reservoir when the fleet arrived to rig the dinghies on Sunday. For the first of two races the wind was a moderate southerly with a few stronger gusts to test the…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 15 January 2023
Wind conditions on Sunday for the latest round of the Watling Streetworks dinghy series were very much better than the general Island forecast predicted. The West Baldwin valley as usual putting it’s own special spin, literally on wind directions. Whilst crews were rigging their dinghies there was an excellent breeze blowing, unusually down the valley,…
Frostbite Regatta – Boxing Day
Write up by Keith Poole A lot less wind than forecast but still a good test. The slower Tera Pro’s of Tom Watterson and Will Osborn were the first to start and both managed to complete a full lap of the course before the next starter, Ralph Kee, in his Laser. The Tera’s would prove…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 11 December 2022
Dinghy racing did take place on West Baldwin reservoir despite it being a little on the nippy side. Although not the largest fleet this season, some may have been put off by the cold or maybe lured by the hot meal being provided by IOMYC Commodore Phil Hardisty. Full marks though for a full turn…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 4 December 2022
Report by Jerry Colman A fresh Nor’Easter seasoned with a little ice cold rain greeted the slightly reduced fleet at Injebreck on Sunday morning for the first two races of the December Series. The bitter wind swept down the lake brushing up white horses at the fronts of the gusts which occasionally and unaccountably switched…
Watling Streetwork Winter Series – 27 November 2022
Report by Andrew Dean Despite there being Force 5 or 6 winds, gusting 7 in the Irish Sea, there was absolutely no wind at the reservoir when the fleet arrived to rig the dinghies on Sunday morning. However, an unusual degree of patience displayed by the fleet was rewarded after half an hour when a…
