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KPPC Pictures 2018
I have posted pictures of the first few competitions in the 2018 season which include Nico taking a tumble on 20 May. Check out the galleries.
RYA PNs 2018
To find what has happened to the RYA PN for your class since 2003 check out this cool spreadsheet. Just click on the class name and you should be able to change it. Click on this link for the spreadsheet.
You can also see comparisons between classes if you click here.
WOSC 8 Hour Race 2017
The WOSC annual 8 Hour Race took place on Sunday 27th September. For those members who have not competed in the race or not spectated, I will attempt to give you a flavour of what you have missed. Read about it here.
Les and Graham win!
14:56:17 on Sunday 25 May 2014 was the time at which Les and Graham finished the second race of the day. To the great surprise, nay amazement, of many it was in fact the winning time. After the RO had checked, rechecked and checked his calculations once again it was announced that Les and Graham were indeed the winners of the race. In fact the RO spent so much time performing his calculations that the last race was started late. Read about it here.
Alexander and the Handbrake
See Alexander's great starts and the magnificent Wayfarer Handbrake demonstrated by Les and Graham. Read about it here.
Shock! Horror! Wayfarer using tired old rags beats Albacore with brand new sails (made by dyslexic sailmaker) on the water
On Sunday Richard and Tom stormed round the lake proving that "Flat is Fast".
Unique homework resource
A correspondent has written to inform me that this humble website is proving to be an invaluable resource for school homework in numerous subjects.
Read more...Les and Graham unable to sail
Les and Graham were unable to sail on 30 September, which was a beautiful day.
Les was nursing a nasty face wound received at Stockport when he was bitten by an angry dog. Graham says there are a lot of dogs in Stockport.
Graham, on the other hand had problems with his plumbing. Les reckons it's Graham's age!
Check out latest pictures
Check out the latest pictures which include: OK Worlds in Denmark, WOSC 8 Hour Race and Sunday 29 July when Les and Graham flew the flag (and the Police turned up).
For future reference Les, as any vexillologist will tell you, the easy way to know if the Union Flag is the correct way up is to look for the fimbriation of the ordinaries. If the fimbriation is below the saltire in the upper hoist canton, then the flag is being flown correctly.
Night Race 2013
The annual Night Race was scheduled for Saturday 22nd June. The evening was much more pleasant than was forecast, with a reasonable wind and no sign of the promised rain.
Steve and his merry band of helpers (pictured below) dutifully made the preparations for racing during the few hours of darkness. The most important preliminary was to arrange for lights which would illuminate the marks of the course to aid identification when the sun went down. Trawling through a crate of bits, 6 lamps were eventually put together to limit the number of marks to 6!
There was much discussion about the course and it was decided to leave the actual choice to the last minute to see what the wind decided to do.
The first few pictures show the action on the lake just a few minutes before the scheduled start. The eagle-eyed amongst you may notice the lack of competitors. Of course, you will say, they must be at the other end of the lake. Well, unfortunately you are wrong because no competitors turned up. Well, there was one potential exception.
Steve H turned up with plenty of time to spare, but his intention was to spectate. Having mentioned that he had never won a race in his life, Steve B (Race Officer) developed a cunning plan. In true Baldrick style the team would consist of Steve H and Denise.
Steve H would start the race and after a lap Steve B would shorten the course before Denise had to take over. Unfortunately Steve H couldn't be bothered, which in turn suited Steve B who couldn't be bothered either. Everybody had a great time, but Ray, believing that there would be a race got changed, all for nothing.
After the decision to have no race Steve B reminded your correspondent that in previous years many people arrived on the Friday evening to grab a suitable pitch for their tent. Indeed this was not so many years ago.
Let's hope that there will be more interest next year. A considerable amount of preparation goes into the running of a race in darkness and it is a shame that there was no turnout.
There is always next year!
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