Dinghy

MS&CC Ramsey to Laxey Coastal Race

Manx Sailing & Cruising Club wish to announce their famous coastal feeder race from Ramsey to Laxey for dinghies on Saturday  9 August.   A ‘Le Mans’ type start at 10.00am from the beach outside the Club House for a finish at Laxey between a buoy in the bay and the flag pole on beach…

MS&CC Dinghy Regatta 2014 – A contrast in conditions!

This write-up is courtesy of Jerry Colman. The Manx Sailing and Cruising Club welcomed 23 entries to their annual dinghy racing regatta including fleets of Lasers, RS 200s, RS Fevas, RS Teras and handicap boats. Racing took place on Saturday and Sunday, with 3 races planned for each day. Saturday brought light and shifty breezes…

MS & CC Dinghy Regatta 2014

Manx Sailing & Cruising Club are pleased to announce that they will be holding their 2014 Dinghy Regatta in Ramsey Bay on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 July. This is a Two Day Event with three races to be held “back to back” each day, with racing starting at 10:30 on Saturday and 11:00 on…

IOM Copiers Easter Regatta

Write-up is courtesy of Dave Kneale as I was too busy trying to stay upright to take in what was happening around me!!   Island champions Russell and June Collister won the first major dinghy event of the 2014 season with a dominant performance in the IOM Copiers Easter Regatta. They put in a near-flawless…

IOM Copiers Easter Regatta – Saturday 19 April

The first Regatta of the 2014 sailing season begins with the IOM Copiers Easter Regatta being held at the Manx Sailing & Cruising Club in Ramsey on Saturday 19 April.  Please click on the following link for Sailing Instructions – IOMCopiersEasterRegatta2014-SailingInstructions This is a One Day Event with three races to be held “back to back”,…

Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 30 March 2014

The last races of the Bourne Plaice Winter Series were sailed on Sunday morning on Baldwin Reservoir in beautiful sunshine, the wind however blowing from the east, was giving gusts and massive wind shifts with every point of sail per leg of the course.  For the full write-up and overall series results please follow this…

Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 23 March 2014

The latest round of the Bourne Plaice Winter Series on West Baldwin reservoir was classic Injebreck conditions.  The north-westerly wind blowing mostly down the lake with strong gusts, eddies and calms rewarding both skill, judging the wind shifts upwind and luck…  For the rest of this weeks write-up please click on this link – BournePlaiceWinterSeries-23March2014

Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 16 March 2014

It was a fresh wind from due west which greeted 9 sailors on Sunday for races 5 and 6 of the Bourne Plaice Winter Series organised by the Manx Sailing and Cruising Club of Ramsey.  Please click the following link to read the full report very kindly written by Andrew Dean – BournePlaiceWinterSeries-16March2014.

Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 9 March 2014

Firstly, the sailing conditions were as good as it gets, and secondly, the usually invincible Mike Pridham failed to win the second race!  But let’s set the scene for the races 3 and 4 of the March Bourne Plaice Winter Series.  Click on the following link for the full write-up which was very kindly done…

Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 2 March 2014

Miserable weather on Sunday greeted fourteen sailors to Injebreck for the first two races of the March Bourne Plaice Winter Series.  Before launching there was drizzly rain, then the wind picked up from the south with mist. Please click on the following link for the full write-up which this week is courtesy of Andrew Dean…