Dinghy Reports
Write up by Jerry Colman
Attendance at the dinghy park at Injebreck on Sunday morning was a bit thinner than usual as might have been expected with a forecast windspeed of 30 knots and gusting over 40 from the South with rain. However, it didn’t look too bad on the water before the start although your correspondent did mention to Dave Batchelor (Supernova) that it looked a bit worse at the top of the lake when driving past on the way from Ramsey. Batch was just putting his mast back up after wisely lowering it for Tuesday’s Storm Bram and we started to convince each other that it would be ok. The full report can be found at this link – Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 14 December 2025
Write up by Jerry Colman
A forecast of increasingly strong Southeasterly winds and heavy rain in the Irish Sea did not deter the fleet at Injebreck on Sunday where 12 dinghies raced in the December Series. On arrival it seemed that again Injebreck had not been listening to the forecast with light and very shifty breezes, calm spots all over the lake and a welcome absence of precipitation. These conditions were not to persist for the whole morning, however.
Indeed as soon as the sails were hoisted in the dinghy park, the wind picked up from all directions and with notable strength causing us competitors to duck and dive as booms swung about threatening life and limb making it far safer to get afloat and away from the crowd. On the water the general meteorological mess was slowly developing with mostly Southerly conditions at each end and Westerly or nothing in the middle. The course was set from the middle to the South end, back to the North end then middle again so dodging calms thrice a lap would put you in the money. Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 7 December 2025
Write up by Jerry Colman
A forecast of strong winds in the Irish Sea did not apply at Injebreck on Sunday where wisps and catspaws greeted the 12 boats in brilliant sunshine and some perfect reflections of Carraghan in the water. This didn’t look good for sailing but as we watched, a light breeze filled in from the North West tempting the fleet to get rigged up.
Much interest was shown in Dave Batchelor’s new and shiny Supernova dinghy which looked quick and so it proved – perhaps at least as much due to the driver. Also joining the fleet was Jimmy Cope in the RS Tera Pro with a larger rig than the other Teras, useful in light airs. Click on this link for the full report – Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 30 November 2025
Write-up by Jerry Colman
Tom Watterson sailing an RS Aero 7 took the November Series of the Watling Streetworks Dinghy Racing event at Injebreck on Sunday. Although finishing on equal points (12) with Dave Batchelor sailing a similar boat, Tom mustered two 1sts and three 2nds in the 8 race series while Batch made 2 wins but just the two 2nds, thereby conceding this very close-run series.On the day, Tom managed a 2nd in race 7 but did not start the last race (allegedly revising for exams). However Batch could only manage a 3rd in race 8 behind James Walker (Streaker) and Simon Pressly (Laser Radial). Any improvement would have won him the honours. Please click on this link for the full report – Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 23 November 2025
Write-up by Jerry Colman
After a thinner turnout last Sunday morning (the 9th) for the Watling Streetworks Dinghy races 3 and 4 it was great to see a fleet of 18 dinghies on the start line for this Sunday’s races 5 and 6. Conditions for each the 4 races could have had a book written about them. Race 3, wet and windy southerly with big gusts so survival stakes all round – race 4 started just after race 3 but in pleasantly warm sunshine with a moderate Southerly 3 to 4 then round to a chilly but brilliantly sunny North Easterly 3 to 4 but then hesitant and shifty for races 5 and then 6. Click her for the full write-up – Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 16 November 2025
