IOM Autumn Regatta at Whitby

An All day regatta on Sat 14 May. Very Blustery conditions today with all sailors staring on A Rig, which was all good except for the occasional overpowering Gust.A Handicap start was used to keep the finishes close. By Lunchtime the wind speed had increased as forecast, so 3 of 5 sailors moved to B sails. And by Mid afternoon […]

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IOM Autumn Series Day 2 at Whitby

Sailing on Sunday  7 Sailors on a Sunday but blustery day.The Southerlies were supposed to die out this afternoon, so MOST started with an A Rig.It was definitaly top end of A, and the Gusts turned many boats into submarines and caused some boat damage. A couple of sailors joined Wayne on the B Rig and the Gusts became a […]

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IOM All Day regatta at Awatea

We had to move the regatta day from Whitby to AwateaThe conditions at Whitby lake was not good had a green bloom over the whole lake not healthy let’s hope for some rain to sort it out, Starters Mike, Greame, Chris from Kapiti.John, Ed, Wayne, Dave from Wgtn.Light winds maybe 5/7 k at times then light as…. A lot of […]

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Mid week racing at Whitby

    Mid week Sailing this Thursday was at Awatea at the home of the Kapiti sailersNice breeze coming down the lake as usual the racing was very competitive a lot of check the rules book this week as there was lot of protests but great racingHope to see everyone at the regatta day this Saturday at Whitby start at […]

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Mid week racing at Whitby

    Mid week sailing was at Whitby with Mike & Greame from Kapiti and John & Dave from Wgtn.5/8 k southeast not the best wind for a tacking leg but was the best we got. Racing was great.  Kapiti boys going good with John & Dave keeping them honest.  A lot of tight finishes. Sun strike at the bottom mark […]

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Mid week racing at Whitby

    Thursday arvo racing  saw 3 ioms from Kapiti John Laurie Godfrey Dave from Wgtn . Great racing starting to unfold now with the Kapiti boys giving the Wgtn guys a real run for their money . John and Laurie in his V11 going real good there was also a lot of re-tunning going on as the wind was […]

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