NO PHOTO'S TAKEN DUE TO THE ATROCIOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS!! The final Sailing Regatta of the 2019 season, the Boxing Day Frostbite Regatta, sponsored by Watling Streetworks took place on West Baldwin reservoir.  The single race for the S E Quayle Cup was of the Pursuit type, slow boats away first, faster boats later, depending on handicap. This makes it easy for spectators, first is the leader, first on the water ...

Following last weeks cancellation of dinghy racing, the Watling Streetworks Winter Series continued this Sunday morning on West Baldwin reservoir. Unlike the howling gale of the previous week, conditions were about as good as it gets. Bright sunshine and a south westerly breeze blowing mostly up the valley, gentle at first but forecast to steadily build.  Click here for the full story - Watling Streetworks W...

Write-up by Keith Poole Maybe it was over indulgence of mince pies or too much festive cheer, surely it wasn't the howling gale that put people off, but it just goes to prove that you never can tell what's going on at Injebreck.  For the most part there was a reasonable Force 3 gusting 4, there was an occasional stronger blast but nothing the assembled competitors couldn't handle.  Click here for the full r...

Report by Andrew Dean A relative window in the weather on Sunday gave pleasant but tricky racing for the Watling Streetworks Dinghy Series at West Baldwin reservoir.  The wind direction was due west, resulting in a reduction from the open-sea strong winds, but Colden Hill to the west led to very gusty conditions.  A great fleet of 15 boats launched, including no fewer than six RS Aero’s of various-sized rigs, ...

Report by Andrew Dean There are two essentials for the sport of dinghy racing: water and wind.  On a glorious, cold Sunday morning the very full West Baldwin reservoir was calm, reflecting a total lack of wind.  Some went home, but soon ripples were observed from a light Northerly wind, so hasty rigging ensued by those who doubted, and the patrol boat was launched to start racing with less than a half hour d...