Watching the Olympic sailing etc meant that I hadn’t started writing a word about yesterday’s Race and this morning I received news that my daughter had given birth to a baby girl during the night. So my wife and I are now in Brighton ready to meet our new grand-daughter when summoned! So it was fortuitous that… Read More
Many congratulations to our very own Spring Series Champion, Peter Gregory, on his achieving first place in the August 6/7 RYA Sailability Multi Class Regatta at Rutland Sailing Club in his 2.4mR ….otherwise known to us as the “Red Torpedo”!! Bravissimo Peter!! The full results can be seen by clicking on this link. Peter Gregory’s fantastic achievement was recognised… Read More
What a great day (4 August) we had to kick-off the WS Racing Summer Series at the Chipstead Sailing Club. The sun was out, the wind was blowing and we had a great turn out, especially considering a number of our regulars are away on holiday or racing elsewhere (Good luck Peter Gregory who is competing… Read More
Here is a big CONGRATULATIONS and THANK YOU to all 21 WS Racers who have helmed a 2.3, 303, Liberty, 2.4 or Martin for a total of 142 times during the fourteen Races that comprised the Spring Series 2016! Since 28th April the reasonable to good weather has meant that all the Races have taken… Read More
Being the final race of the Spring Series 2016, there were some positions at the top and in the middle of the rankings that would be decided dependent upon the results of this LAST race!! Tension and excitement was in the air as thirteen helms and three crews took to the water. It was great to… Read More
Everything looked perfect when the WS volunteers turned up at Chipstead Lake between 8am and 9am to get all the boats ready for what turned out to be a very busy day. The sun was plentiful and there was a nice breeze which ruffled the sails as we unfurled them and attached them to their booms. With this… Read More