Category: AC 15

  Today we held Day 2 of the Autumn Series AC15 Match Racing atWhitby. The conditions that prevailed  dictated that we  use the ‘B’rig— the gusts, when the came thru, where obviously too much for the“A” rig. Only 3 skippers attended ( Ed was un-available) and  we where abit of alate starting, Ron had minor problems  with one of his […]

  Day 2 of the Autumn Series AC 15 Match Racing at Seaview. ‘Today we held Day 2 of the Autumn Series AC15 Match Racing.Unfortunately only 3 skippers arrived to a fresh, steady southerly wind with the occasional gust which kept us guessing. To see these boats in full flight as we did today, is really amazing.  One of the […]

  Yesterday the AC15 skippers meet for Day 6 of the Winter Series AC15 Match Racing and after suffering a series of cancellations over the winter, yesterday was a real surprise. The conditions where perfect, a solid southerly breeze, and plenty of sunshine. Ed unfortunately was un-available, but Ron, David, and Darrel thoroughly enjoyed coming to grips with the AC15’s […]

  Day 5 of the Winter Series AC 15 Match Racing at Whitby.The condition at start where  sufficient to warrant the ‘B’ rig and there was some very tense moments with the gusts that eventually came thru.   We managed to complete 7 of the 9  flights before the conditions turned for the worse. The wind pressure increased  to the stage […]

  Today held Day 6 of the Summer Series AC15 Match racing. The conditions where against us by producing a cloudy but warm day with very little air movement. Some matches where abandoned.  But the comradeship kept us in sound mind.

  ‘Today we held Day 4 of the Summer Series AC15 Match Racing. The conditions were great, with a reasonably steady northerly, ideal for the A rigs.  There where a few ‘calamities’  during the afternoon, Darrell’s fore stay attachment collapsed but was replaced,  and one of Ron’s side stays snapped and was not repairable on site so he retired.   The […]

  Moderate to light winds at Whitby today. There was some boat issues so the lads shared 3 boats, a most enjoyable day was had by all.

28 Feb AC15 Summer Day2 The results were:   1st – Ron 16 2nd – Ed 14 3rd – Darrell 6