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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
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 26 January 2020
The final two races of the January Watling Streetworks Dinghy Series took place on West Baldwin Reservoir on Sunday morning. Unlike the previous weeks cancellation due to a complete lack of wind, competitors arriving early were met with conditions that were marginal at best, strong, gusty wind and torrential rain. However, the forecast was for…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 12 January 2020
Report by Andrew Dean A relative window in the weather on Sunday gave pleasant but tricky racing for the Watling Streetworks Dinghy Series at West Baldwin reservoir. The wind direction was due west, resulting in a reduction from the open-sea strong winds, but Colden Hill to the west led to very gusty conditions. A great…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 5 January 2020
Sunday morning dinghy racing on Baldwin Reservoir sponsored by Watling Streetworks brought us a New year, new series and thirteen competitors made for a lively although remarkably quiet start line (vocally). Full report here – Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 5 January 2020
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 29 December 2019
Write-up by Keith Poole Maybe it was over indulgence of mince pies or too much festive cheer, surely it wasn’t the howling gale that put people off, but it just goes to prove that you never can tell what’s going on at Injebreck. For the most part there was a reasonable Force 3 gusting 4,…
Frostbite Regatta – 26 December 2019
NO PHOTO’S TAKEN DUE TO THE ATROCIOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS!! The final Sailing Regatta of the 2019 season, the Boxing Day Frostbite Regatta, sponsored by Watling Streetworks took place on West Baldwin reservoir. The single race for the S E Quayle Cup was of the Pursuit type, slow boats away first, faster boats later, depending on…
