Dinghy
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 13 February 2022
Report by Andrew Dean Despite there being force 5 or 6 winds gusting 7 in the Irish Sea, there were reasonable conditions at the West Baldwin reservoir when the fleet arrived to rig the dinghies on Sunday. The first of two races the wind was a moderate southerly with a few gusts from the southeast…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 23 January 2022
Write up by Keith Poole On Sunday morning there was a light southwest wind in the West Baldwin valley for competitors of the final races in Watling Streetworks Winter January series for the ‘Shipyard Trophy’. It was thought that it would be a race off between Peter Cope and Teddy Dunn but both were at…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 16 January 2022
Write-up by Keith Poole There were a good number of sailors in attendance ready for races Five and Six of the January Series for the ‘Shipyard Trophy’, part of the Watling Streetworks Dinghy series on West Baldwin reservoir. Enthusiasm was initially high but soon the dark patches on the water showing where the gusts were…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 9 January 2022
Write-up by Jerry Colman The third and fourth races of the January Watling Streetworks Injebreck dinghy races took place on Sunday with a brisk and gusty westerly breeze and brightening conditions as the sun rose over the southern spurs of Carraghan and Slieau Ree. 12 boats from four of the Island’s sailing clubs hit the…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 2 January 2022
A New Year and a new series of races for the Watling Streetworks dinghy racing on West Baldwin reservoir. Thirteen crews took to the water but a few healthy gusts quickly reduced this number to eleven, Mike Swales suffered gear failure (verified) and Jim Whitelegg just thought better of it. As it turned out the…
Frostbite Regatta 2021
Write up by Keith Poole The Frostbite Pursuit Race for the S.E. Quayle Cup took place on Boxing Day, with the weather forecast for 20 Knots plus and with rain it was not looking very promising. West Baldwin Reservoir is a strange place weather-wise so it’s always worth taking the trip, as it turned out…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 12 December 2021
Report by Andrew Dean, from the back of the fleet Despite there being force 5 or 6 winds forecast for the Irish Sea, there were calm patches at West Baldwin reservoir when the fleet arrived to rig the dinghies on Sunday. Unfortunately the wind failed to fill in during the morning, A healthy fleet…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 5 December 2021
As Storm Barra rages it’s good to remind ourselves that there has been better weather, last Sunday in fact! The first of the December Watling Streetworks Dinghy Series on Baldwin reservoir looked to be in doubt as the strong northerly gusts blew down the valley. This sent at least one potential competitor home, we needn’t…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 28 November 2021
Write-up by Jerry Colman It was the MS&CC’s annual dinner dance and prize-giving on Saturday night at the Park Hotel in Ramsey so making the start time of 1000 hrs at Injebreck next morning was a bit of a struggle for some especially with thoughts of Storm Arwen still very fresh in everyone’s minds. However…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 14 November 2021
The weather is getting stormy, there’s a chill in the air and the nights are drawing in. Only one thing to do – run for the hills and don’t forget to bring a dinghy with you! This is exactly what the 14 competitors, which for most was the first round of the Watling Street Winter…
