Perkins (port) Kingsfleet (port) Oystercatcher (starboard) Deben spit (port) 2 laps (seriously!? Says Henry) Race 2 of the Early spring series I saw two swallows last weekend and the sunshine certainly made it feel like finally the sailing season was properly upon us; but Boreas (look it up, [...]
Course: Oystercatcher (P) Perkins (P) Kingsfleet (P) 4 laps (you’re so hopeful!) What has the soul funk group the Commodores got to do with Race 2 Early Spring series? read on. The de facto first race of the season for the monohulls as race one was unsuitable for the sensible monohull fleet (to cold [...]
There's an awful lot of different boat designs out there. Most follow similar trends, some are 'modern' versions of proven older designs, some are by the same designer updating a previous design. The RS400 you could say is what Phil Morrison would do if the Merlin Rocket wasn't constrained by class rules, it shares [...]
After so long off the water there's a fair few of us that think a little race is mitigation for reducing the severity or pain that Corona virus has caused so many of us. It has pushed my business to the cliff edge, it's left friends jobless, friends have lost mums and dads. So [...]
Be wary of gift horses.. When the owner / skipper of 'jinge' a projection 762 asked if we would like to step onboard as he couldn't make the last race of the Haven Combined Clubs series, team Suffolk Sails had a quick check with their respective chiefs, checked crew availibilty, said great! Then we [...]
When Mr T says it's looking a little fruity he ain't talking about no crazy fool! The race team said longer courses.... Great in 25 knots of breeze wind over water.... Course. West Ryde Middle Prince consort Wightlink Norris SE Ryde Middle All to port, east going downwind start, tide going West and building. [...]
Well well well, very deep thing with water at the bottom.The forecast was amazing, will this wind... And will this wind be so mighty as to lay low the mountains of the earth?Err No - it will not be quite as mighty as that - that is why we have come up on the [...]
Yay a morning of rain, followed by some sunshine. Could be the makings of a decent Cowes week race, breeze of 12 knots increasing through the afternoon.Course to steer? Charts out and ready? RYS line North East Ryde middle Starboard laid mark port Peel bank port Colette starboard Wightlink port Breakwater finish.Tide? Errr, look [...]
Beard? What beard? Did you see the unicorn? Woah there Leslie....too much land based activities! After a week of broken masts, high winds, halyard issues it was finally time to go racing. After a postponement for the wind to fill, finally Zinnia and the rest of the victory fleet got their chance to open [...]
The motto is simple. Buy a boat with a spinnaker, always put the kite up. Rule 1, this rule supersedes every other rule, i know rule 1 was never quit and you and should never quit but.... Always better to have fun with the kite than white sail to victory; white sailing is like [...]
