Dinghy
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 11 December 2022
Dinghy racing did take place on West Baldwin reservoir despite it being a little on the nippy side. Although not the largest fleet this season, some may have been put off by the cold or maybe lured by the hot meal being provided by IOMYC Commodore Phil Hardisty. Full marks though for a full turn…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 4 December 2022
Report by Jerry Colman A fresh Nor’Easter seasoned with a little ice cold rain greeted the slightly reduced fleet at Injebreck on Sunday morning for the first two races of the December Series. The bitter wind swept down the lake brushing up white horses at the fronts of the gusts which occasionally and unaccountably switched…
Watling Streetwork Winter Series – 27 November 2022
Report by Andrew Dean Despite there being Force 5 or 6 winds, gusting 7 in the Irish Sea, there was absolutely no wind at the reservoir when the fleet arrived to rig the dinghies on Sunday morning. However, an unusual degree of patience displayed by the fleet was rewarded after half an hour when a…
Watling Streetwork Winter Series – 6 & 13 November
We’re now two weeks into the new Watling Streetworks Winter Dinghy Series which has been taking place on West Baldwin reservoir, racing has taken place in excellent mild Autumnal conditions, mild temps and mild wind strengths! The first round of Sunday morning racing on 6th November took place in breezes from the south which blew…
Watling Streetworks Winter Dinghy Series 2022-2023
Manx Sailing & Cruising Club are pleased to announce that once again Manx Utilities are allowing us to use West Baldwin Reservoir to hold our Winter Dinghy Series. Weather permitting the first race of the ‘Watling Streetworks Winter Series’ will be on Sunday 6 November and every Sunday morning starting at 10.00am through to Sunday…
Laser Regatta 2022
There were perfect conditions for this four race event. The wind was mostly between 10 and 20 knots, which made for some very close racing. This meant the slightest mistake cost multiple places and a capsize putting the competitor at the back of the fleet. In the Standard rig fleet Donald Edwards was placed 1st…
Laser Regatta – 8 October 2022
Manx Sailing & Cruising Club are hosting their Laser Regatta this coming weekend in Ramsey Bay. It will be a one day event on Saturday 8th October with the option of switching to the Sunday if the weather doesn’t play ball, Standard and Radial Classes, 4.7 and 8.1 Rooster (separate class if 3 or more)…
Laxey Dinghy Regatta – Sunday 25 September
Following the postponement of this Regatta back in July, Laxey Sailing Club have now re-scheduled the event to Sunday 25 September with the first race starting at 10.15. Fingers crossed the weather behaves and we can help Laxey run the final regatta of the 2022 season. Sailing instructions can be found at this link –…
MYA IOM Dinghy Championships
Write up by Jerry Colman Despite a forecast of very little wind at all, 16 teams (including 5 youth teams) from 4 island yacht clubs assembled in Ramsey for the 2 day, 6 race 2022 Manx Yachting Association Isle of Man Dinghy Championships. The fleet launched in a light North-Westerly breeze to find an area…
MYA IOM Dinghy Championships – 27 & 28 August
The MYA IOM Dinghy Championships 2022 will be taking place this year in Ramsey Bay hosted by the MS&CC on the 27th and 28th of August, first start on the 5th is Midday. The sailing instructions for this event can be found at this link – MYA-Dinghy-Championships-2022-Sailing-Instructions
