“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

Sorry to be sending out this report so late, and I’m also sorry to say that there isn’t even much of a report to give for last weeks race. This is mainly because although the person running the race did a fantastic job of organising the race and taking times, etc, they forgot to supply… Read More

Well what can we say, except that although conditions didn’t look that good to begin with, by the time today’s race was due to start, the Sun had come out and there was a lovely F3 breeze from the NE. Not too much of note during the main part of the race, except to remind… Read More

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