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

As the season draws to a close and we reach the middle of October, it was another great day for sailing – dry with sunny spells and lots of strong wind.  Nine WS Racers and two volunteer helms arrived at Chipstead well wrapped up and eager to make the most of these great conditions and to eke… Read More

This race was fought out by thirteen WS Racers taking on a fierce 15 knot NNE wind gusting up to 20 knots. The air temperature was lower than it has been so far this autumn and fortunately everyone was appropriately dressed so that they could concentrate on getting their dinghies around the course as quickly… Read More

The forecast was for a very wet and windy day, in fact so much so that general sailing was cancelled for the day and only racing was planned to go ahead. But despite the mornings foul weather, 7 hardy (or is that foolhardy? Ed.) racers turned up to race, and their keenness was rewarded, as… Read More