Open Sailing Day – a Cornucopia of Boats !
You never know what to expect, which is the Joy of Open Days at BRSC.
Mike de St. Paer certainly won the prize for Largest Yacht, with his enormous and glorious vintage 20 Rater, closely followed by Charles with his Cantebury J Class, both boats rather over canvassed for the brisk Westerly breeze. 
Graham Reeves produced a very interesting Marblehead Vane boat, converted to optional RC, with an unusual and perplexing ‘ Sliding Rig’ , which caused much conversation and Alan brought along his splendid wooden Corbie 5 IOM , recently completed from a Hull built by the late Colin Deakin.
Guest Sailor Nick Wooton and Partner sailed a couple of Star Yachts
and a small Seifert Pond Yacht, and Andrew and Alan brought along a selection of Star Yachts to add to the conversations and the fleet on the water.
There was as much time spent in the Clubhouse as on the water, chatting,
rigging boats, fixing Rigs, and discovering fascinating historical details
of the various boats.
We rounded the day off with some Radio Sailing, with DF65 and DF95’s
on the lake, with Graham Reeves grandchildren enjoying the breeze.
As a Finale, our ex Club Captain Robbie Mack turned up with his wife,
to catch -up on club matters and assure us of his vigilance with regard
to lake safety.
Thanks to all for making the day so enjoyable.
We have to also mention the amazing BSYAS – British Star Yacht Appreciation Society , hosted by Graham Hunt, see link BSYAS (birkenheadstaryachts.co.uk)
Star Yachts historically used our lake as a test bed for all their model yachts.
Finally, the Vintage Model Yacht Group, see link , (vmyg.org.uk) do an amazing job of collecting and restoring important and historic model yachts from the earliest days of our sport.
