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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.
Floods 2014
Racing was cancelled on 12th January for the very good reason that the "facilities" were not working. I don't wnat to be too graphic about this, but if you understand that WOSC uses a septic tank and the Gents shower was about 4" (10cm for you juniors) deep in water, then you can probably understand the problem and the decision.
The floods were very like the floods of 2007 with one exception. The weather. In July 2007 it was somewhat warmer than it was on 12th January! In 2007 the floods arrived in the middle of Summer, during a relatively dry period. The flooding was dramatic, but it subsided relatively quickly. In contrast the 2014 floods occurred after a protracted period of wet weather. The level of ground water had been high for weeks and the additional rain led to flooding and the inevitable consequences to the WOSC "facilities".
Les and Graham took the opportunity of the empty lake to practice spinnaker drill. Les arrived late and gave Graham a taste of his own medicine. Graham now knows how Les feels every week. Having been successful in hoisting the spinnaker, Graham forgot to release the leeward twinning line and Les was very leisurely at the retrieve. Maddy would not have been impressed.
Julie turned up to make sure that the intrepid duo were safe and well. She confessed that she would have no idea what to do had they had a mishap. Whichever of the emergency services that she called out would have to conduct a risk assessment, by which time the dynamic duo would almost certainly have scrambled ahsore or perished in the attempt.
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