Lucky with the weather this weekend. No where near as wet as forecast – phew!
High Tides so easy to be in Newtown Creek which was not that crowded. Resting before some race training for Round The Island Race in 2015. Keen ladies eager to experience what it can be like.
Many charter boats already booked for next year’s race already!
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A few interesting/incredible/valuable articles. Yes – they really do play cricket on Bramble Bank – a great example of why you must be able to read charts and navigate! Only about twice a year can you see the bank but it is there…… http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/sticky-wicket-for-midsolent-cricket-46177.aspx http://www.iwradio.co.uk/articles/2012-09-18-cricketers-in-mid-solent-rescue Ouch! Another critical area to navigate. Some of you will…
A great 2 days with a returning family. Covered a lot of ground – Lymington to Beaulieu to Cowes to Newtown. Cut it fine coming out of Bealieu but had 0.5m under the keel. Phew! Interesting that along side us in Lymington were two other families who I have sailed with in last 2 years. Really…
It helps to have wind for sailing but lack of it did not spoil the fun of the medical regatta this weekend. Just meant Pimms at lunch time outside Newtown Creek having drifted down to the first mark. Champagne later and dinners at the Royal London Yacht Club and Royal Yacht Squadron. Great mix of…
Sun and wind – absolutely perfect for sailing. Had some great trips over last few weeks – corporate and social groups. Done some fun racing too.
No wind so a long lunch in Osborne Bay. Great sport to watch. This was really impressive – very well set up with lots of control lines and some very good dives ….and some interesting ones. These guys had skills! No wind so swimming and ‘chilling’ out was in order. Ice cream boat came around…
Plenty of wind this week – reached 36 knots once (that is a force 8 gale)! Guests were apprehensive at first. They had to work hard and got wet but they absolutely loved it and had lots of stories to tell. Too windy to take many pictures though. Mix of corporate days and a 40th…