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Date: 27/11/06
Owner: Stephen HB
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 On Tuesday 1st September, nine members of the YOBs were lucky enough to experience personal coaching from Niall Myant, the RYA National Feva Class Coach. This came about because I was involved in Race Management of the European Feva Championships in Ireland and the Feva Nationals at WPNSA, where I met Niall, who was coaching the British team. It was a sunny day but the wind was gusting over 20 kts. Niall checked with the youngsters that they were “up for it” and Richard Groves our safety officer agreed that we could take out three boats, staying close to WSC start line.
Posted by She Taylor
Last Updated on Thursday, 10 September 2009
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Report from Steve Fraser in Brittany |
Class Captain's Cruising News - Sunday 2nd August
Arrived in the sunshine at l'Aber Wrac'h yesterday evening after two days from Guernsey, with a stop overnight on a buoy at Perros Guirec. A rough but sunny crossing last Friday saw me in Cherbourg, and it's been a bit uphill since then, though the passage to Guernsey via Alderney was quite pleasant. A long sail/motor to Perros was followed on Saturday by a beat in what started out as murky drizzle and became a brisk 4 NW on the veer, which carried me quickly down the coast, though the effect of a faint but noticeable flood meant that I had to tack out to sea again at Ile Vierge, which luckily didn't affect the bread dough!
A very low tidal coefficient (36%) helps a lot on this coast..
The wind was forecast to stay in overnight, but by the time I got here it was quite feeble. so I decided to spend an idyllic evening in one of my favourite Breton harbours, cooking the bread and making supper after a stroll ashore, and the first glass in Brittany this year in this excellent bar with great music and free internet!
This afternoon I'm going on to Camaret, where I might be lucky enough to see the arrival of Pascal Bidegorry in the rade de Brest, back from his and Franck Cammas' record_breaking attempt on the Atlantic.
More as we have it...
Steve Fraser
Posted by She Taylor
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2010 Henri Lloyd Weymouth Regatta |
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We are very pleased to announce that once again Henri Lloyd are the title sponsors of the 2010 Weymouth Regatta.
This year the dinghy regatta will be on the weekend preceeding the keelboat regatta.
Dinghy Regatta - Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th July 2010
Keelboat Regatta - Friday 9th to Sunday 11th July 2010
For the latest information go to 2010 Henri Lloyd Weymouth Regatta
Online entry now available !
Posted by She Taylor
Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 June 2010
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 The weekend of the 9th and 10th May saw Weymouth Sailing Club YOBs (youth on boats) sailing a bigger boat than normal when they were invited to act as crew on the Tall Ship resident in Weymouth Harbour - TS Pelican for their day excursions in the bay.
Five young Club members were put through their paces as they were sent up the mast to sort the sails etc. All 5 left the ship ready for an early night after a two hard days work but full of enthusiasm asking when they can do it again, and the ones that didn't get to go are waiting the next opportunity.
 One took a photo of them having break from climbing the rigging, luckily they all had a good head for heights. All of the youngsters recommend this as the best day out ever and if you see it advertised you should try it for yourselves.
Posted by She Taylor
Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 May 2009
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Draig O'r Mor - Fastnet Qualifier to Le Havre |
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Draig O’r Mor - Fastnet Qualifier to Le Havre
Last Saturday, after months of preparation, Draig O’r Mor finally crossed the start line at the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes in the first of her RORC Fastnet qualifying races. With light airs forecast the Race Officer opted for the shorter of three possible courses leaving the Needles Fairway buoy to Port and A5 Western cardinal mark ( 20 miles north of Le Havre ) to starboard and finishing just outside the harbour entrance (111 miles). Kay & Kevin Stibbs led a shortened team of Andy Young, Kevin Francis & Dave Sadler as Ed Sadler had broken his arm snowboarding just a few days before the race ( I ask you!).  Delivery boy Mickey Carter helped sail to the Solent and drove the crew bus back from Hamble Point. After a good, but safe start, (to avoid being swept over the line in the light airs and strong tide) we beat down the Solent happily sparring with boats in our class. In the approaches to Hurst we were pleased that the wind increased but not that the class behind had started to catch us up. We managed to hold our own against most save the big boys & we were treated to a spectacular view of TP52’s and the like short tacking down through the needles passage. Not too far behind them at the Needles Fairway buoy we unleashed our new, never been out the bag, silver & purple spinnaker and reached off into the Channel. After a few minutes of uninspiring sailing in light airs in a bit of a procession we formulated ‘a plan so cunning you could pin a tail on it and call it a fox’. By sailing impossibly high we squeezed the apparent breeze and created enough lift for Draigy to pick up her skirts. We were off! Thrilling stuff as we left boat after boat to leeward. Pressure on the navigator indeed diverging from the fleet but the doubting Thomases had to admit we were bang on target at A5 in front and to windward of a Corby 45. We were undertaken by it, then we overtook it again as they had to drop their spinnaker & white sail it to the finish. We carried our spinnaker all the way, albeit with a peel to the assymetric & then back again to full spinnaker. We finished at 0127 hrs alongside a British Steel Challenger boat. Sitting in the marina we watch countless boats arrive after us & were treated to a spectacle of the Army Sigma 38 sailing perfectly into a finger berth in the middle of the marina in what can only be described as a suicidal manoeuvre at 6 knots plus and managing to stop dead after they had dropped their sails – hats off to them – how did they do it? The next day we were delighted to see we were 10th out of 29 in our class and 33rd out of 109 overall. Not bad for a first race. Can’t wait to take delivery of our new main & jib to see what the boat can really do – watch this space, next qualifier the Myth of Malham 23rd May http://www.rorc.org/raceresults/2009/ms03os.html
Posted by She Taylor
Last Updated on Saturday, 09 May 2009
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