2012 David Eagling Memorial Race
Sunday 20th May 2012
Six boats from the cruiser fleet took part in this years David Eagling memorial race from the RCYC to Fambridge. It was a typical cruiser start - 5 of us were carefully avoiding each other, especially Good Hope with their new paint job and the horns for 10 minutes, 5 minutes, 4 minutes and 1 minute had been sounded when Grace appeared to join us! At least she knew which direction we were going in unlike boats in the past Mick!
Team Pica in Hungary
Thursday 10th to Monday 14th May 2012
The Hungarian event on Lake Balatonfoldvar were days of frustration for Team Pica. The first two days produced summery conditions with little or no wind, the following day produced too much even for hardy skiff sailors and on the last day the storm was still pumping at 26-30 knots.
Burnham Gold Cup 2012
Saturday 5th to Monday 7th May 2012
The weather forecast of cold damp conditions with a cool northerly F4 breeze didn't deter four visitors from attending the three day bank holiday Gold Cup Regatta. This event is always held in Burnham and is the first of the National Squib Travellers' Series and for this year only, the 707 fleet joined us on the race course for their Eastern Area Championship, our other local race officer having other commitments.
2012 707 Eastern Area Championships
Saturday 5th to Monday 7th May 2012
The May Bank Holiday saw the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club host the 2012 707 East Coast Championship. The fleet of seven was greeted on Saturday morning by a overcast river Crouch and a strengthening cold north easterly breeze. The visiting team on Black Sheep was keen to learn the waters and reached the racing area in the Roach ahead of the rest of the fleet.
Team Pica heads the list in 18ft Skiffs
Saturday 5th to Monday 7th May 2012
The second UK Grand Prix was held at Calshot on the Solent this Bank Holiday Weekend. Three days of racing produced perfect skiff sailing (albeit very cold!) with nine races, in a wind range from 12-22 knots, with all teams opting for the smaller rig on the last day.
New Squib Buoys
Thursday 3rd May 2012
The Squib's new buoys have arrived and are ready to go. They are bigger than I anticipated, they’re the diameter of the dumpy buoys but six feet high. I have put them next to one of the Dragon’s marks to give you a size comparison - bear in mind that we’ve always talked about the Dragon marks as 'the big marks'. No more...