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Winter Series Race 4 - Solo

Fifteen Solo sailors turned up for the 4 th race of the Salcombe Yacht Club Winter series, possibly encouraged by a forecast of the wind shifting to the west and increasing. The reality was a light westerly gradient wind that never reached the harbour, and a very light easterly breeze bouncing off the Portlemouth shore. Due to the mill pond conditions and an hour of spring ebb tide remaining, the Race More »

18 Nov 2024

The Art of Drifting: Winter Series Race 4 Handicap

Despite a complete and utter lack of wind, two plucky Merlin Rockets and a lone 505 lined up for the fourth installment of the Winter Series on Saturday, determined to turn drifting into a fine art. Luckily, the tide had the decency to be at the end of its cycle, so things weren't quite as miserable as they could have been. That's not to say it felt like a walk in the park at the More »

18 Nov 2024

Winter Series Race 3 - Solo

9th November saw the third race of the Salcombe Yacht Club Winter Series. A light and shifty easterly breeze over a building ebb tide proved challenging to the fifteen Solos making up the fleet. Andy Savell ably assisted by Liz, resplendent in their high viz Race Officers uniforms, set a course to Yalton to Blackstone followed by two loops of the harbour. The decision for the competitors at the start was More »

11 Nov 2024

Winter Series Race 3 - Fast Handicap

Eight double-handers lined up on Saturday for the third instalment of the Fast Handicap Winter Series. The pre-start conditions looked promising, with an anticipated 10-knot E-NE breeze. However, any hopes for steady winds were quickly dashed as the breeze faded soon after the start. Race officer Andy Savell took advantage of the high tide, sending the fleet on a long first beat up to mark 4. This was followed by an extended More »

10 Nov 2024

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