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Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 10 December 2023
Write up by Jerry Colman A forecast of light southerlies increasing rapidly to strong, gusty south-easterlies with heavy rain was not the ideal prelude to the first two races of the December series (no wind last weekend) but a hardy fleet of 10 dinghies started rigging operations in the moderate conditions before the 1000 start.…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 26 November 2023
Write up by Jerry Colman A light to non-existent generally southerly zephyr seasoned with a little ice cold drizzle greeted the slightly reduced fleet of 10 dinghies at Injebreck on Sunday morning for the last two races of the November Series. The battle to find a little more breeze than the rest was engaged from…
Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 19 November 2023
Fortunately too much rain didn’t make the course any wetter for the Watling Streetworks Dinghy Series up at West Baldwin Reservoir. Sadly the first two rounds of the November Series have already been lost, too little wind and too much wind! As mentioned the weather was on the damp side and initially a bit on…
Australian Tubeworms in Isle of Man Harbours
As many of you will be aware this is an invasive species that has recently been found in Manx waters. Please read the notice from IOM Harbours at this link for more information – IOM Harbours and Tubeworms
Watling Streetworks Winter Dinghy Series 2023-2024
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 5 November and every Sunday morning starting at 10.00am through to Sunday…
Designer Glass Laser Regatta 2023
Write up by Keith Poole The ‘Designer Glass Laser Regatta 2023’ took place on Saturday, a very ambitious programme of six races was planned which we actually managed to pull off despite constant course adjustments because of the ever switching breeze. We also had the pleasure of welcoming a guest starter for the first three…
Designer Glass Laser Regatta – Saturday 30 September
Manx Sailing & Cruising Club are hosting their annual Laser Regatta on Saturday 30 September in Ramsey Bay. Many thanks to Huw Bevan of Designer Glass for sponsoring this event. It will be a one day event with the option of switching to the Sunday if the weather doesn’t play ball. Standard, Radial and 4.7…
Laxey Regatta – Re-scheduled – 17 September – CANCELLED
Laxey Sailing Club are holding their Regatta on Sunday 17 September starting at 12.30pm. Sailing Instructions for this event can be found here: LSC Regatta Sailing Instructions 2023
Ramsey to Laxey Coastal Race – Saturday 19 August-CANCELLED
The EVMC Ramsey to Laxey dinghy race is a challenge not for the faint hearted! The race for the Green Cup is a coastal race with spectacular scenery if you have time to look! Many thanks to Ellan Vannin Maritime Centre for sponsoring this event. Hosted by MS&CC the Le Mans type beach start is at…
Island Games 2023 – Guernsey
After delays because of Covid lockdown and border restrictions, Guernsey is now fully prepared to host the nineteenth edition of the Island Games. The first such games were hosted here on the Island in 1985, sailing became one of the sports represented when Gibraltar introduced it in 1995. The Isle of Man sailing team is…
