Dinghy

Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 11 February 2018

Despite the weather warnings Manx Sailing & Cruising Club held the latest round of the Bourne Plaice Winter Series on Baldwin reservoir on Sunday morning.  In the shelter of the Baldwin valley the very strong winds experienced all over the Island were if anything generally a bit on the light side with only the odd…

Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 4 February 2018

The February round of the Bourne Plaice Winter Series took place on West Baldwin reservoir on Sunday morning.  The new month brought new weather, bright, sunny and very light winds compared with last week’s near gales and rain.  For the full report click here – Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 4 February 2018

Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 28 January 2018

Write-up by Jerry Colman A great night at the MS&CC Clubhouse in Ramsey celebrating the Scottish Bard on Saturday night was followed by a wake-up call for your correspondent at 0730 to make it for the 10am start at Injebreck on Sunday morning for the last 2 races of the Bourne Plaice January series. Winning…

Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 14 January 2018

Report by Andrew Dean Fifteen dinghies contested Races 3 and 4 of the January Bourne Plaice Winter Series hosted by the Manx Sailing & Cruising Club of Ramsey.  The all-important wind conditions were quite benign, being a southerly three gusting to four, so no capsizes or particularly exciting racing.  However, the direction of the gusts…

Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 7 January 2018

The first races of the latest round of the Bourne Plaice Winter Series, also the first dinghy racing of the 2018 series took place on West Baldwin reservoir on Sunday morning. A lovely crisp and sunny morning greeted the good turnout of 14 crews.  Unfortunately the reservoir lying north/south was largely sheltered from the chilly…

Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 31 December 2017

Write-up Keith Poole The last two races of the Bourne Plaice December Series for the Kara Cup were sailed on Sunday morning despite the risk of Storm Dylan interfering with the proceedings.  With discards kicking in everything was very close, joint leaders Matthew Perry & Ralph Kee were level on points with Ben Batchelor &…

Frostbite Regatta – Boxing Day

The Frostbite Regatta is the final sailing regatta of the 2017 season, held on a bright, sunny Boxing Day on the West Baldwin reservoir.  This event is hosted by Manx Sailing & Cruising Club for the S E Quayle Cup.  Click here to read the full report – Frostbite Regatta 2017

Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 24 December 2017

Write-up by Keith Poole For those who looked out the window on Christmas Eve morning and decided it was blowing a gale, well, it was somewhat different at Injebreck reservoir for the latest round of the Bourne Plaice Winter Series.  Click here for the full report – Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 24 December 2017  

Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 17 December 2017

After last weeks cancellation due to snow and ice the December Bourne Plaice Winter Series resumed on Sunday morning at the Baldwin Reservoir.  Although the forecast was for lots of wind and rain, the rain stopped at the start of the first race and in the shelter of the Baldwin valley the wind was more…

Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 3 December 2017

Report by Andrew Dean Bright and breezy conditions greeted the 10 competitors for the first two races in the December Bourne Plaice Winter Series.   The wind was from the north, giving it the opportunity to play dirty tricks with gusts changing direction suddenly.  Despite this there was only one capsize all morning; Mike Pridham fell…