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Vintage Sailing Day

The weather for our first Vintage Sailing Day on 24th April was a cold brisk NE wind with rain squalls, not ideal sailing weather. We nevertheless had a very enjoyable day with 3 of the larger yachts braving the waves.

My  ‘A’ Class ‘Hebe’ from 1960 was severely over-canvassed, Don’s 30″ Gaff Cutter dating from 1900 went well once the rig was reduced, and David Mathers vane Marblehead ‘Black Prince’,  just loved the conditions, romping along on all point of sail, if a bit scary stopping and turning her !
There was a large collection of Star Yachts, as was to be expected for Birkenhead, some dating from 1930’s, many thanks to Chris.  My ex Birkenhead 1957 vane Marblehead, a Stan Witty ‘Hornet’ was too fragile to brave the lake. The highlight was Bernard turning up with a very old 55″ Bar Keel Gaff Cutter, built in 1898, a very early 10 Rater.
Many thanks to all who attended and assisted especially Jack Turner, who doled out endless cups of tea and fascinating stories and advice from his free sailing days. ( The advice was free – the tea was 40p ! )
There are 2 more Vintage sailing days this year, ( see Calendar)
Everyone is welcome – bring along anything you have of interest to sail or display.
Andrew Peter  –  BRSC / VMYG   
More photos in the gallery

IOM Handicap 23rd April

The IOM handicap event this coming weekend will be sailed with a 3 buoy handicap system to give everyone of different abilities a chance in each race.

For the first race of the day, the fleet will all start together and race to buoy 1. This is the “seeding race” and is not scored in the final results.

For the 2nd race, the fleet will be split into 3 groups based on results in the first race. All start together, but race to separate windward marks (fastest group going to most distant mark)

For subsequent races, the first 2 boats from each group move up a buoy and the last 2 boats move down a buoy.

First race starts at 1pm.

 

Open Events Update

Entry lists for the RG65 Open, IOM Veterans Nationals and the IOM Nationals have all been updated. If you have entered any of these and your name is missing, please contact the Sailing Secretary to confirm the details.

If you haven’t already confirmed and paid for your entry for the IOM Nationals, your time is running out. We have 82 entries, 74 of those confirmed (paid).  Entry is restricted to 84 boats and will opened up to overseas entrants if any places remain at the end of this month.

Early entry for the RG65 Open  and the IOM Veterans  would be appreciated so we know the numbers to organise for in advance.