What a day for sailing, especially at Chipstead Lake which has a reputation for difficult to read wind. And that was a challenge for some of the eight intrepid Racers who ventured out into a 10 knot gusting 18 knot prevailing NE wind. At lunch, I heard that even the leaders of the pack had… Read More
A short report for the 2nd week….we really need our old “Roving Reporter” back onboard…please..?!?! Considering that this is only the 2nd week of running the new format races, we are very pleased to say that the expected “crash bang wallop” on the start line has not happened…YET!! Hopefully everyone out there on the water… Read More
Well it’s the start of another year of Wealden Racing and it’s all change in how the races are organised and run. Hopefully it will make it easier for whichever volunteer is running the race to keep on top of who is ahead on the course….but only time will tell if that is the case…!!… Read More
It was an unexpectedly sunny day today (Thursday 27th October). Perfect for everyone at Wealden Sailability to enjoy their lunch on the lawn outside the Chipstead Sailing Club clubhouse and to celebrate warmly the achievements of all the sailors who had participated in the 27 WS Racing Spring and Summer Series races. It was an opportunity for… Read More
Clouds covered the sky from horizon to horizon when I arrived at the lake just before 9am but they gradually started to break up and eventually the sun appeared – just in time for the last Race of the 2016 Wealden Sailability racing season. We welcomed nine WS Racers to Chipstead to participate in the final… Read More
“How much of a good thing can we take?” – I hear you all ask! Today was another fabulous day for sailing, albeit the strong winds that WS Racers had to battle on the last three race days and which were predicted to be with us again today did not materialise. But we did enjoy a dry, sunny… Read More