After a good turn out and some old faces getting back out on the water, the race got under way Sadly due to a lack of wind, and I say lack of the wind I mean no wind whatsoever, the race was abandoned. As once ashore we got to sing Happy Birthday to one of […]
It was a great evening sailing last Friday. Great bit of wind and sunshine.
After trying out a wide range of boats over the season, Paul Jago has decided that maybe keeping things as they were is best. Returning to his Streaker he stormed to an easy win on Wednesday night in difficult sailing conditions. Only four out of the seventeen starters managed five laps.
A good team effort in blustery conditions saw Attenborough win the Northern Tripartite team event for the first time in a number of years. The forecast high winds put many off taking part from all three clubs; Attenborough, Swarkestone and Sutton-in-Ashfield. With the best four from each club counting in each race the stronger depth […]
12 boats took part in the 2017 Supernova Open meeting. Winner overall was Tim Hand from Swarkestone with Peter Housley of Sutton-in-Ashfield second and Kevin Last of Attenborough third. Held is a moderate force 3 to 4 wind there was some close racing although ultimately Tim Hand won every race. In the first race he […]
A stunning performance by Ray Kemish who in blustery conditions won overall from Duncan Adams and Kevin Last.
Cygnet Series 4th Race 3rd June 2017. Saturday’s race was a great success as it was the first race of the year that all starting racers actually finished. On the water Martin came first followed by: Jill, David, Iona, Rhys, Thomas and Lisa. The wind was good but the course was tricky, all racers suffered […]
This weekend we Host the northern tripartite. We are still looking for another volunteer to help with Safety boats crew. if you are able please get in touch The Days racing will consist of 3 races starting at 11am. Our fabulous social committee have arrange for the BBQ to be fired up so food will […]
A typical British summer’s day saw sun, wind and rain. The Gold, Silver and Bronze fleets were in race and there was some close racing on the water. The Gold fleet was won by Mike Pritchard with Nick and Ruth Marlow winning Silver fleet and Duncan Adams the Bronze fleet. The win means that Mike […]
• Very light wind (1-2 knots??) • Brian & Flo decide to launch committee boat, which surprised a number of participants due to the light wind conditions. However, it proved to be the right decision, with a simple course being set in the middle of the pond where most of what little wind there was, […]