Apologies for the lateness of this Race Report which I’m writing on the Wednesday following the Race because I left Sevenoaks immediately after the WS session last Thursday to drive to the famous Spa-Francorchamps car racing circuit in Belgium for their annual Classic Car Racing weekend. I was the co-pilot and navigator in a drophead 1968 3.8 litre straight-six… Read More
Wealden Sailability has been selected by the Masonic Charitable Foundation as one of the 300 charities across the UK to share in their £3 million distribution as part of their 300th year celebration. So Please Vote for Wealden Sailability! Just as a reminder and for those who don’t yet know about us… Wealden Sailability, based… Read More
WOW..!! What a day and what a race…!! The day was beautiful and sunny, with a Westerly 10-15 knots of breeze blowing straight down the lake. Which made setting a course very simple, with the start line between Mark-K and the now regular small marker flag, being directly in front of the main pontoon, and… Read More
Only just found this, hence why it shows up as being 2017 when it was really filmed during 2015… Read More
“Sailors like wind!” I hear you cry – but maybe not after seeing the dramatic pitchpole last Tuesday by the NZ Team Emirates skipper when he found that 24 knots of wind was just too much to handle as he managed to bear away and start the chase from the head to wind position he… Read More
“What an absolutely, fantastically beautiful day!” was the main refrain heard yesterday around the club house and across the lake. It really was – summer had arrived on cue and although the early sign (at 0830 hours) was a total absence of wind, by 1000 the forecast EAST (Ed. Many thanks to hawk-eyed David Mason!!) … Read More