admin | June 21, 2009
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Definite change of day with a gentle SW dropping to a non existant SW compared to the previous days single handed race. Again a poor turnout of only 7 boats, 4 Castletown 1 designs, the Fulmar, Leisure 17 and Laser II, it looks like the majority of CDMYC sailers [...]
admin | June 20, 2009
Ok, Saturday morning’s fine for a race. WNW 4-5 (20-25mph) is ok for all those sitting in their boats but a bit brisk for those sitting on them. But an 08:30 start, come on guys this is seriously early and dam cold when you get you’re first ducking 5 minutes after the start! [...]
admin | June 18, 2009
Bit of a blustery evening, 12kts WSW with some wicked little gusts saw 10 boats + 1 late arrival take to the water, pre start saw one drop out with Bob in the Drascombe deciding not to compete, seem to remember this used to be a bit of a flyer in a breeze? However [...]
admin | June 15, 2009
I know, you’re all thinking this is going to be another scurrilous post but no, this one’s serious. Starting this weekend is an event billed by the Daily Telegraph two months ago as one of the top 10 extreme sports events in the UK, this event takes in over 389 nautical miles of yacht [...]
admin | June 12, 2009
The next week looms as the busiest in the clubs calendar with three races over five days.
The first race on Wednesday is a new venture for the Club with an evening start at 18:30, this could see some members having to make some serious decisions between the slippers and the hot milk, the [...]
admin | June 7, 2009
Sunday dawned with a gentle 7kts of NNE breeze quickly luring the CDMYC sailers into a false sense of security however as the breeeze filled so did the casualty rate with first JC in the Laser and BH in the Laser II deciding there was too much wind to race without a dedicated safety boat.
After [...]
admin | June 3, 2009
It may be Mad Sunday on the Island but it’s the usual Sunday mad race for CDMYC. Start time is 11:00am with high water at 11:53. Current forecast is 8 - 10kts NNE and warm, check the links for the latest forecast. Could this week see a record number going to the [...]