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Frostbite Regatta - Boxing Day
Winner Teddy Dunn being presented with the SE Quayle Cup by Brian Quayle Write up by Keith Poole A lot less wind than forecast but still a good test. The slower Tera Pro's of Tom Watterson and Will Osborn were the first to start and both managed to complete a full lap of the course before the next starter, Ralph Kee, in his Laser. The Tera's would prove hard to catch over the sixty minute race but one man,... -
Watling Streetworks Winter Series - 22 January 2023
Report by Andrew Dean Despite there being force 5 or 6 winds, gusting 7 in the Irish Sea, there were reasonable conditions at the reservoir when the fleet arrived to rig the dinghies on Sunday. For the first of two races the wind was a moderate southerly with a few stronger gusts to test the unwary. A fleet of 9 boats launched consisting of 2 RS Aero7’s, 3 RS Tera Pros, and one each Finn, Devoti D... -
Watling Streetworks Winter Dinghy Series 2022-2023
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 6 November and every Sunday morning starting at 10.00am through to Sunday 26 March 2023. Injebreck - Sailing Instructions 2022... -
Watling Streetwork Winter Series - 6 & 13 November
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... -
Watling Streetworks Winter Series - 15 January 2023
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...