We had our regular early email invite from Peter Whiteside to come along on Saturday 13th Oct to sail for the Dave Rose Shield. With a mid-week glance at the weather forecast it was looking somewhat doubtful to whether it…
Leeds Bradford – Phoenix Trophy – 14th Oct 2018 10 skippers from 5 clubs assembled at Yeadon Tarn to compete for the Phoenix Trophy. Four skippers had travelled down from the North East and one from Wykeham. Geoff Martindale was…
10 Fleetwood members & 2 visitors from Keighley raced for the Windsor trophy IOM open event at Fleetwood today. Rob Walsh was a convincing winner, discarding 2 firsts! The day was cut short due to lack of wind but 8…
Jubilee Cup (inter-club team racing for IOMs ) at Wheecher – 26th Sept 2018 After a bright early start, we found ourselves in a one hour traffic jam on the A19, ruining our planned journey time. But in the best…
Northern District IOM Championships at Wheecher reservoir Wheecher Reservoir tested the ND IOM competitors to the full, with all 3 rigs needing to be used. We had wind (quite a lot), rain and sun, sometimes at the same time. We…
I was lucky enough to spend a thoroughly enjoyable day down at the newly formed / merged Askern Radio Sailing Club, who were holding a Wooden Hull event, which was sailed in the true Corinthian spirit. Jo Sharp has produced…
J.A. Alexander & Sons of Preston Andrew Peter has asked for help in finding information about the above firm. In his own words: “I am researching the history of J.A. Alexander & Sons of Preston, those once famous designers/builders/racers of…