Photo courtesy of Dave Kneale Manx Sailing & Cruising Club are hosting their Laser Regatta this coming weekend in Ramsey Bay. It will be a one day event on Saturday 3rd October with the option of switching to the Sunday if the weather doesn't play ball, Standard and Radial Classes, 4.7 and 8.1 Rooster (separate class if 3 or more) can compete for the overall. Five short course, windward/leeward...

The MYA Dinghy Championships 2020 will be taking place this year in Ramsey Bay hosted by the MS&CC on the 5th and 6th of September, first start on the 5th is Midday. The sailing instructions for this event can be found at this link - MYA-Dinghy-Championships-2020-Sailing-Instructions To register for this event please reply to msandcciom@gmail.com with,Your Name, Sail Number, Class of...

IOM Dinghy Champions in action on Sunday - Photo courtesy of Dave Kneale Last weekend it was the turn of Manx Sailing & Cruising Club to host the MYA IOM Dinghy Championships sailed in Ramsey Bay. Raced over six races, three per day, with a mixed handicap fleet featuring dinghies from the tiny RS Tera Sport to the mighty National 18 (Ultra) and crews ranging from ‘½ fare to bus pass’. As this was the ch...

Chris Hill and Phil Hardisty dusting off the Fireball The clocks have gone back, there’s a definite nip in the air so it must be time to stop sailing in the relative warmth of the sea and head for the hills, West Baldwin reservoir that is! Watling Streetworks have been very kind to continue their sponsorship of this popular dinghy racing series that runs from November through to March. Click this link for the ...

Scenic view for the competitors Report by Andrew Dean A gale means 34 knots of wind and is dangerous for racing dinghies.  On Sunday there was still a gale warning at sea, and indeed there were many beefy gusts accompanied by rain to greet sailors on Sunday morning at West Baldwin reservoir.  But the direction of south means that the winds temper on their way up the Baldwin valley, and the gusts...