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Shifty winds and changeable placings!
Sunday 23rd March: Early Spring Series 5/6. Todays race report from Sailing Secretary Simon Dolman. Race 1: The first race kicked off with some drama as a crowd at the favoured starboard end of the start line resulted in a few casualties. The light, shifty winds made for tricky conditions, but they also allowed some sailors to fetch the windward mark directly, gaining an early advantage. Kieran delivered a fantastic performance, More »
23 Mar 2025
Early Spring Series races 3/4 and return to sailing
It was a day where the Laser (ILCA) class locked out the top two podium places in both races. Gwyn Jones placed first in both races, with Mark Nield and Conrad Brown taking second place in race 3 and 4 respectively. Mark gave Gwyn a strong challenge, coming in only 10 secs behind Gwyn in race! Third place in race 3 went, once again, to super consistent Eric Haseleden in his Supernova. More »
16 Mar 2025
Early Spring Series - winds variable!
Winds variable summed up the first two races of the Early Spring Series. 19 boats took to the water on what was a superb spring day, complete with a gentle breeze and bright sunshine. With the direction and strength of the breeze changing by the minute, Race Officer Dave Thomas went with a full lake course for race 1. Eric Haselden (Supernova) duelled throughout the race with Kieran Lewis (Aero 7), Eric finally sneaking ahead More »
9 Mar 2025
Spreading the word!
What a great day at the Ellesmere Port Sports Village meeting lots of potential new members. Sailing the Oppi was extremely popular and the whole day was a great success, thanks to organiser Beth and the many club members who came out to spread the word. Special thanks to Jeremy who delivered the Oppi, Colin for the many photocopies, and Mark for the knot-tying rope! Commodore, Jeremy Copper, commented. It was good More »
9 Mar 2025
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2 Mar 2025
Commodore takes the 2025 Brass Monkey Series
The final race of the Brass Monkey Series took place on Sunday March 2nd. With significantly more gentle winds than those that led to the abandonment of race 4 the Sunday before, Commodore Jeremy Cooper coaxed his Lightning dinghy to a narrow victory, coming in 39 seconds ahead (corrected time) of Kieran Lewis in his Aero 7. Helming his Supernova, visitor Eric Haselden gained the final podium place, cementing his position in third place More »
2 Mar 2025
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