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Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 22 March 2015
Report by Jerry Colman 19 boats competed on a beautiful Sunday morning at Injebreck in the final weekend of the March dinghy racing series sponsored by Bourne Plaice. There was a little more wind than many had expected with lightish breezes forecast, however a pleasant and unusually steady breeze of around 10 knots presented itself…
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 15 March 2015
Write up by Mike Pridham Mothers Day at Baldwin Reservoir didn’t initially look very promising for the latest races in the Bourne Plaice Winter Series. The 16 crews getting out of their nice warm cars were faced with ice on (and in) any boats which hadn’t drained entirely, and there were completely windless patches across…
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 8 March 2015
Write-up courtesy of Andrew Dean. A great turn-out of 17 dinghies contested races 3 and 4 of the March 2015 Bourne Plaice Winter Series organised by the Manx Sailing & Cruising Club of Ramsey. The all-important wind conditions were very tricky, being a brisk westerly giving gusts, and a great difficulty in setting a course…
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 1 March 2015
The first two races of the final series of the Bourne Plaice Winter Series was held on Baldwin Reservoir in chilly and gusty conditions, the bright sun the only possible hint of spring. Click here for the full write-up – Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 1 March 2015
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 22 February 2015
A good number of optimistic competitors gathered for this weeks round of the Bourne Plaice Winter Series on Baldwin Reservoir, but with conditions (lots of wind and rain) exactly as forecast it was a compact fleet of five Lasers and one Tera that headed for the start line. Click here for the rest of this…
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 15 February 2015
Report by Andrew Dean A great turn-out of 16 dinghies contested races 5 and 6 of the February 2015 Bourne Plaice Winter Series organised by the Manx Sailing and Cruising Club at West Baldwin reservoir. The all-important wind conditions were almost perfect by the mediocre standards of our little hill-surrounded lake. The gusty, moderate wind…
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 8 February 2015
16 boats competed on a beautiful but quite windy Sunday morning at Injebreck in the second weekend of the February dinghy racing series sponsored by Bourne Plaice. There was a good deal more wind than many had expected with light and failing winds forecast and indeed present certainly in Ramsey Bay and in other parts…
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 1 February 2015
There was a much better morning’s racing in the Bourne Plaice Winter Series on Baldwin reservoir than the forecast predicted. The chilly northerly wind blowing down the valley was offset by the bright sunshine, extra clothing and the mantra ‘ must not fall in’. Please follow this link for the full write-up – Bourne Plaice Winter…
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 25 January 2015
There was much improved weather conditions for sailors competing in this Sunday’s Bourne Plaice Winter Series on West Baldwin reservoir. With a fine south westerly wind blowing up the lake as opposed to the bitter northerly blowing down the lake the previous week, competitors were more able to concentrate on speed and tactics rather than…
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 18 January 2015
Write-up courtesy of Andrew Dean The mercury never rose above 3c but the brilliant weather produced a northerly breeze which accelerated down the valley to provide exciting and frustrating conditions, with a course set to use most of its area. Click here for the full write-up – Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 18 January 2015
