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.
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.
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.
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.
See Alexander's great starts and the magnificent Wayfarer Handbrake demonstrated by Les and Graham. Read about it here.
On Sunday Richard and Tom stormed round the lake proving that "Flat is Fast".
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 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 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.
23rd March was a fine day. The forecast was for some precipitation and mainly sunny, but a reasonable wind.
Well we got the wind, with considerable squalls accompanied by stinging hail. There were plenty of capsizes, but the main event was Olly's spectacular capsize right in front of the club house.
Check out the pictures.
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.
Much speculation took place as to the cause of the wonderful win. Theories ranged from hangovers being fast to the fact that Les was actually seen leaning out for what could have been the first time ever.
The win did not seem to be on the cards as the dynamic duo had at one point been overtaken by George and Lucia. In fact your correspondent was concentrating so hard on what he believed to be the front of the fleet that there are precious few pictures of this momentous event.
Having bathed in their glory and feasted on tea and cake the pair took to the water and hoped to repeat their magnificent performance. Alas, it was not to be. Les broke his tiller universal joint and ended up having to steer using a piece of string. Sadly this proved to be less fast than they managed to achieve in the previous race and they finished in last place a mere 13 seconds behind Sue.
Please let me know if you find this forecast helpful.
This is the 10 day weather forecast for Poole.
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