Many congratulations to all those who participated in the Spring Series and many thanks to the volunteers who crewed for the racers and who helped in lots of ways to enable the races to take place. Final Result Mike Blatchford David Mason Martin Newman Fay Watson (Fay was actually on equal points with Martin but… Read More
It was another quiet day at Chipstead Lake for the WS Racers who arrived eager to race. Fortunately there was just sufficient wind blowing – on and off – to enable a figure-of-eight race course to be set and at 11.30 the race began. Here are a few photos below that show how the fleet… Read More
Looking at the weather forecast on Wednesday night didn’t instil much excitement because there would be so little wind that it looked as if we might have a repeat of last week’s single lap Race…but woe to me of little faith, when the volunteers started to rig and launch the Boats at 8am on Thursday… Read More
We cannot win them all. The wind deserted us this Thursday and the WS Racers did very well to complete a single and shortened lap. The results are on the Race Summary and here are some photos to remind those of you who raced what a windless race it was! A fuller report was planned… Read More
What a fantastic day! The second Thursday in a row of lovely weather meant that everyone who gathered at Chipstead Lake had another SUPERB sailing day with good – reasonably steady – wind and warm sun! The volunteers had rigged and launched most of the fleet by 0930 and were then briefed by the Session… Read More
What a fantastic summer we have had so far – at least weather-wise. Sun and warmth in abundance and when mixed with some good wind – PERFECT for sailing. For me, it was good to be back at the lake after missing most of the season thus far due to family and personal holidays (This… Read More