Great view from the start line Nothing like a good forecast to bring out the crowd and in the bright sunshine of the Baldwin valley 16 crews competed for the final month of racing for the Watling Streetworks Dinghy Series.  This included full turnouts from both Peel and Laxey! Unlike the previous Sunday, cancelled, there was wind and unusually it was blowing mostly down the valley with the usual light...

Dave Batchelor, winner of the March Series with Will Osbourn in hot pursuit There have been light winds and very strong winds for the March Series of dinghy racing on West Baldwin reservoir.  But for the final racing of the Watling Streetworks 2024-25 Winter Series there was both sorts of wind.  Normally this would be in the usual strong gusts and vicious calms. Not so on Sunday morning, the first...

Another Sunday morning in the Baldwin Valley that missed the winter gales that the rest of the Island were experiencing.  I’d like to say the sun was shining too for the first of the February Watling Streetworks Series of dinghy racing but it did at least stop raining for a great fleet of 15 boats. The wind blowing mostly up the valley allowed the Race Officer to set a square course, windward/leeward and t...

Due to the weather forecast for Saturday it has been decided to postpone the Regatta to Sunday with a 14.00 start time. Hopefully this won't disrupt too many plans but the strong easterly wind means that it will be extremely difficult for competitors to launch off the beach!! After the usual mix of weather over the winter on Injebreck it will be nice to return to the sea and the start of the MS&CC...

Reflections don't make for exciting sailing! For the latest round of the Watling Streetworks Winter Series, there was little wind in the forecast and what was expected would be from the East. That side is protected by the ridge that separates East and West Baldwin with some, possibly, catabatic wind with the cooler air rolling down from Carraghan so it was patchy and mostly from Northerly direction down the West...