2023 IOMMDCS&C R3, Mac Colyer Trophy, race report.
We had a friendly race day, with 18 skippers and 16 races before the rainy drizzle intensified. Somehow the skippers settled into an order, by lunch time, with race eight completed. Then only the top three, comprising Peter Baldwin, Darin…
Day 4 Centenary Vane A National Championship
Thursday after the rest day or Yachting World Cup, was blessed with light wind and sunshine until the last run when the heavens decided that we were all in need of a good wash. It was a day when Chris…
Centenary Vane A Yachting Monthly Cup Results
Congratulations to the winners of the Centenary Vane A Yachting Monthly Cup – Dave Geldard and his mate, daughter, Amber. The runner up was Martin Dovey with mate Graham Bantock. More to follow.
Day 3 Centenary Vane A National Championship
On day three, the wind was described as ‘all over the place’ but largely around the SSW and W directions with occasional bursts towards SW. However, the avenue of trees in the SW corner often made starts at the downwind…
Day 2 Centenary Vane A National Championship
Today was brighter but windy at the start. Gradually it was calmer in the rain! A further six heats made 11 in all. Graham Butler and mate Keith Wiseman leapt into the lead with 7 points ahead of their nearest…
Report and Results – IOMMDCS&C R3 & Mac Collyer Trophy – 30th July 2023
We had a friendly race day, with 18 skippers and 16 races before the rainy drizzle intensified. Somehow the skippers settled into an order, by lunch time, with race eight completed. Then only the top three, comprising Peter Baldwin, Darin…
Day 1 Centenary Vane A National Championship
A day with a promising SSW/SW forecast, however, the wind did become more gusty and it rained. Not ideal Gosport weather! The Mayor, as patron of Gosport Model Yacht and Boat Club and Mayoress of Gosport welcomed competitors and visitors…
Guildford MYC’s DF95 Summer Series 2023 Report
Report on GMYC’s Summer Series Guildford Model Yacht Club’s fortnightly Wednesday morning Summer Series for DF 95s, has been a great success in 2023. Demonstrating again the great virtue in sailing at Abbey Meads Lake, Chertsey, because, unlike our surrounding…
Report and Results – MYA Marblehead Ranking 3 & 4 – Datchet Water – Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th July
A July event at Datchet Water Radio Sailing Club quite often involves a depleted water level (it’s a main feeder reservoir for London) and gentle summer breeze. This reporter hadn’t taken much notice of the weather forecast, and only on…
2023 MD6MCS R2 Bournville RS&MBC results.
11 skippers gathered at Bournville RS&MBC from Two Islands RYC, Lee Valley MYC, Whitefriars SC, Dartmoor MBC and the host club for an early start time of 9:30am The PRO was Vic Bellerson ably assisted by Roger Hopper and I…
Keighley IOM Ranking Events 24/25 June 2023 – Report and Results
When I left for Keighley in the Campervan from Hampshire, I had visions of a weekend of cold weather, grey skies and high winds. How wrong could I be. Temperatures were in the mid 20’s, the wind was warm and…
2023 MD6MCS R1 Two Islands RYC race report
Saturday 1st July the first round of the Midland District 6 metre Champion Skipper series was raced at 2 Islands RYC, the day started off with a couple of early disappointments in that one skipper came without a mast for…