Great turnout on Sunday morning We’re now two weeks into the new Watling Streetworks Winter Dinghy Series which has been taking place on West Baldwin reservoir, racing has taken place in excellent mild Autumnal conditions, mild temps and mild wind strengths! The first round of Sunday morning racing on 6th November took place in breezes from the south which blew up the valley creating ideal conditions for the f...

Wind conditions on Sunday for the latest round of the Watling Streetworks dinghy series were very much better than the general Island forecast predicted.  The West Baldwin valley as usual putting it’s own special spin, literally on wind directions. Whilst crews were rigging their dinghies there was an excellent breeze blowing, unusually down the valley, however, as the sun rose it took with it much of t...

Dinghy racing did take place on West Baldwin reservoir despite it being a little on the nippy side.  Although not the largest fleet this season, some may have been put off by the cold or maybe lured by the hot meal being provided by IOMYC Commodore Phil Hardisty.  Full marks though for a full turn out from Peel, the Whiteleggs Senior and Juniors! The breeze, as last week was blowing down the...

Report by Andrew Dean Despite there being Force 5 or 6 winds, gusting 7 in the Irish Sea, there was absolutely no wind at the reservoir when the fleet arrived to rig the dinghies on Sunday morning.  However, an unusual degree of patience displayed by the fleet was rewarded after half an hour when a decent 5 knot breeze arrived with a few gusts from the south to test the unwary.  A fleet of 12 boats...

Report by Jerry Colman A fresh Nor’Easter seasoned with a little ice cold rain greeted the slightly reduced fleet at Injebreck on Sunday morning for the first two races of the December Series. The bitter wind swept down the lake brushing up white horses at the fronts of the gusts which occasionally and unaccountably switched direction, scooting off to one side or another of the reservoir.  Some – not all...