Dinghy
IOM Copiers Easter Regatta 2023
Write up by Keith Poole The weather forecast for the IOM Copiers Easter Regatta looked promising, 12 to 15 knots with occasional sunshine, this certainly encouraged plenty of people to turn up to the Manx Sailing & Cruising Club in Ramsey. In reality the 14 to 17 knots from the Southeast that was generating some…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 26 March 2023
With the wind from the north and a nip in the air reminding us that, although this is the first day of spring and the final races, it is still the Watling Streetworks ‘Winter’ Series. The race officer was, with the wind blowing down the valley, able to set a starboard course (clockwise), up the…
IOM Copiers Easter Regatta – Saturday 8 April
After the usual mix of weather over the winter on Injebreck it will be nice to return to the sea and the start of the MS&CC Summer sailing programme. We hope to see as many competitors as possible in Ramsey Bay on Saturday 8 April to open our season with the IOM Copiers Easter Regatta.…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 19 March 2023
Report by Andrew Dean A gentle northerly breeze greeted the 9 strong fleet at Injebreck reservoir, with a few absences of the young hot shots, away training and competing. A few stronger gusts came through to liven things up before the start, but during the race the wind fell away. The fleet of 9 boats…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 12 March 2023
Report by Jerry Colman A light to moderate, pleasantly warm south-westerly wind and some stunning Manx snowy hill scenery greeted the eight boats for this the second day’s racing of the Watling Streetworks Spring Series on Baldwin reservoir. The port course saw the fleet rounding marks 1, 3 and 5 before tacking back to the…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 26 February 2023
‘About as good as it gets’ is the best way to describe conditions for the final round of the Watling Streetworks February Series. Unusually for the West Baldwin reservoir the wind coming from the north down the valley not only gives almost full coverage of wind but also tames the gusts and lulls. For the…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 19 February 2023
Report by Keith Poole After two weeks of no sailing due to a lack of wind there was a nice steady breeze on the West Baldwin reservoir on Sunday morning for the latest round of the Watling Streetwork Winter Series. With it being half term you’d have thought a full complement of sailors would be…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 22 January 2023
Report by Andrew Dean Despite there being force 5 or 6 winds, gusting 7 in the Irish Sea, there were reasonable conditions at the reservoir when the fleet arrived to rig the dinghies on Sunday. For the first of two races the wind was a moderate southerly with a few stronger gusts to test the…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 15 January 2023
Wind conditions on Sunday for the latest round of the Watling Streetworks dinghy series were very much better than the general Island forecast predicted. The West Baldwin valley as usual putting it’s own special spin, literally on wind directions. Whilst crews were rigging their dinghies there was an excellent breeze blowing, unusually down the valley,…
Frostbite Regatta – Boxing Day
Write up by Keith Poole A lot less wind than forecast but still a good test. The slower Tera Pro’s of Tom Watterson and Will Osborn were the first to start and both managed to complete a full lap of the course before the next starter, Ralph Kee, in his Laser. The Tera’s would prove…
