Sailing in rough weather and spinnakers too!!
Great video for these stormy days.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w3QwJdzwsE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Great video for these stormy days.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w3QwJdzwsE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
What a contrast with the weather – light winds & lots of sunshine. Perfect time to be on the water. Taught a competent crew course last week which included a trip to Weymouth. Then skills & drills in Solent. Followed by a fun stag weekend. At least the stag has a month to recover before…
Sailed to Channel Islands with a family in July. A very pleasant afternoon on a mooring buoy in Sark. We spent a couple of evenings in Victoria marina, St Peter Port close to the sill. It was interesting to watch the tide rise and fall over it – easy to know when we could leave….
Sunny corporate day. Relaxing sail in light winds to Cowes for lunch. The winds picked up to force 5 so it was an exciting sail back to Lymington. As ever there seemed to be more wind in the western end of the Solent. The guests enjoyed the gentle introduction in the morning and then loved…
No pictures of the corporate sailing day last week due to heavy fog in the morning. Nevertheless the weather turned positive in the afternoon so a nice sail with a great group. As ever sailing proved the need for teamwork and there was some great feedback.
Just incredible. I saw all these yachts in the Solent in just 2 days. How yachts have changed. The Classic stunning sleek J Class yachts 70 years old. Then the new racing yachts and then the tiny flying moth. In the same week I did see the Americas Cup yachts racing but didn’t get any…
Fantastic sail from Lulworth Cove to Poole and the next day back to the Solent. So fast we got to the Needles before the tide turned so it was a bit bumpy. Just shows how quickly conditions change. Overall a magical 4 days with a great family and the children did well in their competent…