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Watling Streetworks Winter Series - 17 November 2024
It’s that time of the year again folks, gone quiet around the coast, with most of the Island’s active dinghy fleet retreating to the hills for the ‘Watling Streetworks Winter Dinghy Series’. Racing on the West Baldwin reservoir has a few advantages over the sea sailing during the winter, in fresh water, short commute to the start line and best of all the tide is always in. Downsides are, just like the sea w... -
Watling Streetworks Winter Series - 12 January 2025
Dinghy racing for 2025 started on Sunday morning, following the previous week's issues snow, dinghy’s snowed in and crews snowed out! The Watling Streetworks January Series sailed on the West Baldwin reservoir, snow still on the surrounding hills and a forecast of building wind during the morning. Mostly light winds with the occasional gentle gust, enough to have most crews hiking (leaning out) h... -
Watling Streetworks Winter Series - 15 December 2024
Write-up by Jerry Colman A fresh Westerly, seasoned with a little cool rain greeted the slightly reduced fleet at Injebreck on Sunday morning for the second of the December Series. Storm Darragh had seen to the previous weekend’s proceedings with some outrageous gusts, enough to uproot the patrol boat (Hilary) and dump her upside down at the top of the spillway, as well as sadly damaging some of the d... -
Watling Streetworks Winter Series - 24 November 2024
Dave Batchelor- winner of the November Series During the month of November a total of 15 dinghies have taken part in the Watling Streetworks Winter Series. Despite Storm Bert’s best efforts racing did take place on Sunday on the West Baldwin Reservoir with little evidence of the havoc being caused on the adjacent Isle. The Race Officer set a triangular course, down to the dam wall, across and back up to ... -
Watling Streetworks Winter Series - 1 December 2024
Another blustery weekend and again dinghy racing for the Watling Streetworks Winter Series went ahead in the relative shelter of the West Baldwin valley on Sunday morning. A turnout of 12 crews, which included 5 juniors rigged their boats for the first round of the December series. The full report can be found at this link - Watling Streetworks Winter Series - 1 December 2024
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