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Watling Streetworks Winter Series - 4 February 2024
Dave Batch and Tom Watterson leading the fleet in testing conditions With Peter and Max Cope absent, allegedly 21st birthday partied out from the night before, the field was wide open for new challengers to reach for glory in the first 2 races of the Watling Streetworks February Series. The ferry was cancelled and the forecast said 25 knots gusting 42 Westerly from 1000 onwards, building slightly. The 0900 ... -
Watling Streetworks Winter Series - Dec 24, 26 and 31 2023
Frostbite Regatta with the Tera's leading the fleet A forecast of rain, 25 knot Westerlies, gusting to 40 knots and increasing did not encourage a huge fleet to make the early start at Injebreck on Christmas Eve but eight boats launched to face the weather and work out how the shifts and gusts could be employed to their advantage while staying in control of the boat. With the wind coming over the hill from the... -
Watling Streetworks Winter Series - 3 March 2024
Ramsey RNLI volunteers Kai and Connor manning the patrol boat. Helping out as part of the RNLI 200th Anniversary Write up by Andrew Dean A glassy lack of breeze greeted the 11 strong fleet at Injebreck reservoir, with a few absences of the young hot shots, away training and attending college. Therefore the fleet collectively decided to delay rigging, and patience was duly rewarded when a gentle southerly ... -
Watling Streetworks Winter Series - 25 February 2024
Andrew Dean leading the fleet A drop in temperature, ice on the boat covers and a forecast of moderate Easterlies did not prevent a strong fleet of 13 boats from turning up to complete the February Series. Those with some experience at Injebreck knew that Carraghan and the other hills around the lake would split the wind, bounce it back where it came from and spin it in a continuing effort to prevent dinghies... -
Watling Streetworks Winter Series - 18 February 2024
Jim Whitelegg - winner of Race 1 Another forecast of 8 to 10 knots maybe gusting 11 or 12 West with sunshine was not enough to deter some of our regulars from hopping off the Island to go sliding down mountains on planks but the fleet of 10 boats who stuck with it were rewarded with a pretty balmy morning (after the drizzle had stopped) with the temperature heading for 13 or 14ᵒ C in the sun. Not bad for m...
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