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MS&CC Dinghy Regatta
Manx Sailing & Cruising Club held their Ramsey Bay Regatta over the Tynwald weekend, despite the forecasts of winds ranging from gale force to zero. As it turned out on Saturday there was a very gentle breeze offshore, slightly overcast with very light occasional rain, superb conditions to ease the fabulous turnout of 26 crews…
MS&CC Dinghy Regatta – Sat 4 & Sun 5 July 2020
Having missed the final week of Injebreck due to the lockdown it’s great to finally be able to announce that the first Regatta to be held this year will start on Saturday 4 July at 10am in Ramsey Bay. The racing on Sunday 5 July will commence at 10.30am, early starts but at least Monday…
IOM Copiers Round the Island Race 2020 – CANCELLED
Unfortunately due the current pandemic and the fact that the Manx border is closed for the foreseeable future the IOM Copiers Round the Island Race 2020 has been cancelled. Thank you to Mark Corrin for his continued support of this event, hopefully by 2021 we will be able to hold the event again.
MS&CC – All sailing cancelled until further notice
The final weeks sailing on Injebreck was cancelled and there will be no more arranged for the foreseeable future. As soon as there’s some light at the end of the tunnel keep an eye on our Facebook page and Website. MS&CC would like to thank Doug Watling for his continued support in sponsoring our Winter…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 22 March 2020
Strange times, a strong easterly wind blowing across the Island. Despite this, within the shelter of the West Baldwin Valley the last races of the Watling Streetworks Winter Series took place on Sunday morning. Although much moderated, the wind gave the usual mix of gusts, shifts and deadly calms, just from a slightly different direction.…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 15 March 2020
Within the shelter of the Baldwin valley dinghy racing took place on Sunday morning as part of the final month of the Watling Streetworks winter series. It’s usual, when the wind has some westerly in it, conditions were variable in direction, variable in strength and, not forgetting, variable calms! New to this winter treat was…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 8 March 2020
As seems to be the norm this winter blustery conditions again prevailed for the latest round of the Watling Streetworks dinghy series. As usual in the relative shelter of the Baldwin Valley the conditions were gusty, shifty including a few calms just to make it interesting. A good fleet of thirteen launched with twelve making…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 1 March 2020
Report by Andrew Dean Gales were still blowing at sea but the south-west direction allows safe sailing at Injebreck. Almost. Gusts of Force 7 strength tested those brave enough to take on the wild conditions for the final month of the Watling Streetworks dinghy series. Not only did the strength of the wind vary from…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 23 February 2020
Like many sporting events Island-wise storms Ciara and Dennis caused the cancellation of half of the February Watling Streetworks Dinghy Series. True, sailing requires wind but not that much and on the upside the continuous rain doesn’t seem to have made the pitch any wetter! For the full write-up click here – Watling Streetworks Winter Series…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 2 February 2020
New Month, new dinghy series sponsored by Watling Streetworks on West Baldwin reservoir and a guaranteed new name on the ‘Shipyard Trophy’ because it was won in 2018 & 2019 by Mike Pridham who moved to Brexitland just after this series last year. Full report here – Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 2 February 2020
