Sadly the glorious bank holiday weekend weather was not suited to going sailing, and the locals and those who had endure long journeys to arrive at Roadford had a very frustrating 3 days. On Saturday, the wind filled in just as the OOD was considering abandonment for the day, and after a difficult weight with the wind swinging around, club officer Alex Hutchings got the fleets away for nearly an hour’s good race. The wind was dying as the race finished and unfortunately it wa

The eight top places at the Royal Torbay Yacht Clubs junior single handed regatta all went to South West Youth Sailing Academy (SWYSA) sailors. Tera Sailor William James (10) came first closely followed by Topper sailors Miles Ripley (12) and Toby Bloomfield (13). The SWYSA is a not for profit group of South West sailors from seven local clubs coming together to train throughout the winter in their Tera and Topper dinghies. The group has grown from 12 children in 2014 to over

What a fantastic event, two Mirror championships back-to-back, 51 entries in each event, 6 countries sailing in the Worlds & all happening on the beautiful sailing waters of the Carrick Roads, near Falmouth, with some typically varied Cornish weather and lots of wind. Competitors ages ranged from 6 to 78, 75% of the competitors were children, and the top 3 boats in each event was sailed by a parent & offspring with the youngster crewing, showing once again what a great littl

Lyme Regis Sailing club held their Regatta Series handicap and Championship of the Day races, 17 in all, over two days at the weekend, in ‘champagne sailing’ conditions. LRSC members were joined by 12 visitors in the RS800 class, Merlins, and Fireballs practising for their imminent championships. Club boats made up a Cruiser class, visitors from neighbouring clubs unable to make it in the strong winds with the prospect of an overnight stay. Saturday was marked by strong breez

The morning after the famous Scorpion fancy dress party is always a delicate affair. This years theme of 'Pop Stars Dead or Alive' did not fail to deliver on costume creativity and daring dance moves. With more ABBA members present than you can shake a glittery wig at, a flawless performance of Gangham style from Psy and air guitaring from several rock gods it was certainly a night to remember. Winning the Peaches of Pennine this year is Amy Winehouse aka 'Polly Newman' tatto

Well it was July after all so it should have been expected that the first day of the Byte National Championships should be cancelled because of inclement weather! The wind howled and the rain lashed as the 32 entrants looked out at the boats securely tied down on the foreshore at WPNSA. Luckily the 2017 Byte Nationals had been scheduled as a three day event and the forecast for Saturday and Sunday showed the weather looking considerably better, still windy but at least sailab