Write-up by Jerry Colman After a thinner turnout last Sunday morning (the 9th) for the Watling Streetworks Dinghy races 3 and 4 it was great to see a fleet of 18 dinghies on the start line for this Sunday’s races 5 and 6. Conditions for each the 4 races could have had a book written about them. Race 3, wet and windy southerly with big gusts so survival stakes all round – race 4 started just after race 3 but i...

Write-up by Jerry Colman Tom Watterson sailing an RS Aero 7 took the November Series of the Watling Streetworks Dinghy Racing event at Injebreck on Sunday. Although finishing on equal points (12) with Dave Batchelor sailing a similar boat, Tom mustered two 1sts and three 2nds in the 8 race series while Batch made 2 wins but just the two 2nds, thereby conceding this very close-run series.On the day, Tom managed a...

Write up by Jerry Colman Sunday morning saw the beginning of the MS&CC’s winter dinghy races on the reservoir at Injebreck. A fine fleet of 16 boats shepherded by Ralph Kee and Huw Bevan in our patrol boat ‘Hilary’ made it for the 10.00 start time, an excellent turn out.The enthusiasm may have been helped by some rather pleasant late October weather including balmy conditions at Injebreck on the prece...

Write up by Jerry Colman A South Easterly forecast with rain could have put a few off especially those who know what a mess it can make of the breeze on the lake but after a little hesitation from the older hands, youth took over and a fleet of 13 dinghies set off up the lake for the start line through the gusts, lulls, shifts and showers. There was a festive spirit about the whole event with welcome...

Write up by Jerry Colman Attendance at the dinghy park at Injebreck on Sunday morning was a bit thinner than usual as might have been expected with a forecast windspeed of 30 knots and gusting over 40 from the South with rain. However, it didn’t look too bad on the water before the start although your correspondent did mention to Dave Batchelor (Supernova) that it looked a bit worse at the top of the lake when d...