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Today we held Day 3 of the Summer Series All Class H.Cap, and the venue was Seaview Marina, owing to some problems with the Whitby Lake, which was the advertised venue. The Fleet was a few skippers short today (some where sailing up country). However, the fleet that did turn up, was greeted with a nice steady southerly, which was […]
Continue reading »8m March 2020 – Seaview: Today we held Day 2 of the Summer Series AC15 Match Racing, the venue was Seaview Marina.The skippers where greeted with a steady but comfortable wind from the north, which together with a clear sky set the stage for a hot days sailing. Ed really stood out on his own today with only 1 loss […]
Continue reading »The event was the Summer IOM Regatta. Despite the mornings weather, which was patchy rain with a variable southerly? the conditions at Whitby turned out nice, sunny but still with a variable southerly. The V8 contingent had it all their own way, unfortunately. The southerlies at Whitby can create some massive holes where nothing happens, and if you are facing […]
Continue reading »Well we certainly had terrific weather for the first day of the Summer Series Handicap. The attendance for the event was about as what would be expected for this time of the year. Wayne arrived with his new V8 together with Mike who gave Wayne the neccessary tuning advisefor the V8.The wind was a bit of a problem with the […]
Continue reading »Winners of IOM, AC15, and All Class Handicap for the 2019 Racing Season IOM FLEET RACING Summer Regatta 1st Cancelled 2nd Cancelled […]
Continue reading »Today we held the IOM spring Regatta at Seaview Marina. The conditions where very trying- –really gusty Northerly, ‘B’ rig. The gusts had a few of us guessing. Once again the V8’s did not have it all their own way with Russell giving them a good run for their money. Good on ya Russell. Pity Darrell didn’t get into gear.Dave […]
Continue reading »Today we staged the final day of the Winter Series AC15 Match Racing. The weather was despite all promises fine with a blustery northerly, such that the ‘B’ rig was chosen It was great to David back in the fold again after his absence. It is amazing how these boat skim the water with a good following wind. Ed had […]
Continue reading »Today we held Day 4 of the Winter Series AC15 Match Racing, the venue was Seaview Marina. Unfortunately, due to un-foreseen circumstances, only 2 competitors arrived, to be greeted to a steady, chilly southerly, which compelled us to select the ‘B’ rig for the event. It has been a long time since the ‘B’ rig was used, so it took longer than […]
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