Dinghy
Ramsey to Laxey Coastal Race
Write up by Keith Poole. The nice weather encouraged a starting line up of 15 boats, including two catamaran’s, for what turned out to be fairly brisk trip down to Laxey. This trip is not for the faint hearted as it can turn into a bit of a battle after Maughold Head. However, on this…
Ramsey to Laxey Coastal Race – Saturday 26 July
The Ramsey to Laxey dinghy race is a challenge not for the faint hearted! The race for the Green Cup is a coastal race with spectacular scenery if you have time to look! Hosted by MS&CC the Le Mans type beach start is at 11:00 on Saturday 26 July. Starting on Ramsey Beach by the Clubhouse,…
MS&CC Dinghy Regatta 2025 – 14 & 15 June
Manx Sailing & Cruising Club are holding their Dinghy Regatta on Saturday 14 June, start time 12.00 and Sunday 15 June, start time 12.30. Sailing instructions for the event can be found at this link – MS&CC Regatta 2025 – Sailing Instructions. The sailing on Sunday will be followed by a Prizegiving and Regatta Tea…
IOM Copiers Easter Regatta
The IOM Copiers Easter Regatta 2025, initially scheduled for Easter Saturday, was moved to Easter Sunday due the forecast which was for a brisk onshore breeze that would produce surf on the beach making launching impossible. Easter Sunday, despite it being windier than expected, the sun was shining which boosted enthusiasm and 23 dinghies made…
IOM Copiers Easter Regatta – POSTPONED TO SUNDAY 20 April
Due to the weather forecast for Saturday it has been decided to postpone the Regatta to Sunday with a 14.00 start time. Hopefully this won’t disrupt too many plans but the strong easterly wind means that it will be extremely difficult for competitors to launch off the beach!! After the usual mix of weather over…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 30 March 2025
There have been light winds and very strong winds for the March Series of dinghy racing on West Baldwin reservoir. But for the final racing of the Watling Streetworks 2024-25 Winter Series there was both sorts of wind. Normally this would be in the usual strong gusts and vicious calms. Not so on Sunday morning,…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 23 March 2025
As with the previous last two weekends the wind was from the north on Sunday, blowing down the West Baldwin valley, the difference being, nature turned up the volume. For this round of the Watling Streetworks Winter Series there were enough competitors shoreside to have fleets of equal numbers from the two previous weeks. A…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 16 March 2025
For the latest round of the Watling Streetworks Winter Series, there was little wind in the forecast and what was expected would be from the East. That side is protected by the ridge that separates East and West Baldwin with some, possibly, catabatic wind with the cooler air rolling down from Carraghan so it was…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 9 March 2025
Nothing like a good forecast to bring out the crowd and in the bright sunshine of the Baldwin valley 16 crews competed for the final month of racing for the Watling Streetworks Dinghy Series. This included full turnouts from both Peel and Laxey! Unlike the previous Sunday, cancelled, there was wind and unusually it was…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 16 February 2025
Report by Andrew Dean The weather forecast unsurprisingly reduced the fleet form last week’s 16 to just 4, although your correspondent might have competed had he not lost an argument with a drill. With winds in excess of 20 knots in the Irish Sea, with a direction of just south of east, giving it a…
