Last Thursday turned out to be a very good day for sailing. The wind was coming from the east (the right hand side when looking at the lake from the clubhouse) and kept varying in strength, but not stopping. The course went from K / pontoon to J at the far end of the narrows… Read More
Last Thursday (3 Sept) was another brilliant sailing day, with the sun unexpectedly shining brightly and warmly through gaps in the light cloud and a decent but variable NW backing WNW wind. These conditions provided the 6 WS Racers and 2 volunteers a good challenge for Race 5 of the Summer Series. There were 5… Read More
Last Thursday (August 27) was a superb sailing day; cloudy but with the sun trying to break through, and a strong, but gusty wind – perfect for Race 4 of the Summer Series. We had 7 entrants in 303W Access and 2 entrants in Liberty plus David Mckee in the third Liberty. The wind was… Read More
Race 1 – August 6 Fleur reported that four WS Racers had a good race to kick off the Summer Series. And even with an equipment failure, Steve managed a fourth place! Result: 1 Peter W; 2 Mike B; 3 Fay W; 4 Steve F. Race 2 – August 13 Unfortunately rain and thunder forced… Read More
Peter Wagner,one of our sailors,was nominated by us to attend one of the race days of the America’s cup last Friday. The inviation came through the RYA and it turned out to be fantastic experience. Sometimes a photo tells the story better than words!!… Read More
On Friday 24th July 2015, I together with six other disabled sailors from various Sailability groups throughout the South East, had the opportunity to attend the ACWS event in Portsmouth, as guests of Haven Knox-Johnston and the Haven Academy. During the morning, we met Sir Robin Knox-Johnston at the British Land Rover BAR headquarters in… Read More