Bassenthwaite Sailing Club

Well meteorlogical started today, with lots of sunshine, but the wind was not the OD’s best friend. It was slow to fill in, when it did, it shifted wildly, faded, and came back in from another direction, then continued to back to the west throughout the afternoon racing.… Read full article “Summer is here!”

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Sunshine and a SE breeze tempted a fleet of 45 boats on to the water to compete for the Mark Ninnim memorial trophy.

We are intending on running a windward leeward experiment for the Wythop 5 race series held on the 26th and 27th of May. The handicap fleet will start as normal but a specific course will be added for boats within this class with an asymmetric spinnaker.… Read full article “Bank Holiday Experiment”

A sunny Saturday greeted over 40 boats across the two fleets in the GP14 Northern championship and Solo open meeting. Unusually the wind was from the NE, and, with a better strength than forecast, the OD aimed to get four races in ahead of Sunday’s light forecast.… Read full article “GP14 Northern Championship/Solo Open”

It is with sadness we have learnt of the sudden passing of Aileen Telford. Aileen is a long standing active member of the club, widow of Herb, a past commodore and official starter.

Weekend sailors enjoyed the best conditions of the season so far, with warm, sunny weather, and light-medium southerly winds.

The bank holiday weekend was busy on and off the water, with the club hosting an open meeting for Catapults, and the Mirror Northerns alongside club racing. Though the forecast was for relatively light winds, it freshened to F3-4 in time for afternoon racing, and, as usual, oscillating in direction, generally from the SW.… Read full article “May Bank Holiday”

We have learned of the death earlier this week of Pat DeRedder, wife of former sailing secretary Max DeRedder.

Saturday started off with clear blue skies, but by the afternoon the clouds had moved in and removed any benefit of the sunshine in the cold NE breeze which filled in just in time for racing.