Wednesday racing
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Topic: Wednesday racing
Posted By: winging it
Subject: Wednesday racing
Date Posted: 22 Apr 09 at 4:56pm
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Grafham started their Wednesday evening racing last week, and Hunts a little before that. I didn't race last Wednesday due to not having a starter motor in my car, and I'm not racing this Wednesday because there is chuff all wind. Who out there is racing on a Wednesday, or is it considered not worth the hassle because it is usually pretty light? ------------- the same, but different... |
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Posted By: G.R.F.
Date Posted: 22 Apr 09 at 5:17pm
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It's thursday racing thanks.
Only Gay people race on wednesdays. 
Edit and I'm pleased to report that at long last it starts tomorrow.. ------------- https://www.ease-distribution.com/" rel="nofollow - https://www.ease-distribution.com/ |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 22 Apr 09 at 5:27pm
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hmm....in that case there are a lot of closet cases up and down the country.... So will you be out in the Asbo then grumpf? ------------- the same, but different... |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 22 Apr 09 at 5:46pm
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Wednesday racing at QSC starts next week, with a 7pm start!
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Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 22 Apr 09 at 7:00pm
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QSC? where is that?
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Posted By: Webmuppet
Date Posted: 22 Apr 09 at 7:53pm
That just leaves Tuesday and Friday evening to sort out + an open or club racing at the weekend - sorted  I'm knackered just thinking of that schedule ! Nigel ------------- I am the milkman of human kindness, I will leave an extra pint (Billy Bragg) Graduate 2530 'Galaxy' |
Posted By: A Seabadger
Date Posted: 22 Apr 09 at 9:24pm
Wednesday evenings are a lot of hassle. Rush to get there, usually no wind, gets dark quickly and swarms of mosquitos!!  ------------- I don't suffer from insanity...I enjoy every moment of it. |
Posted By: G.R.F.
Date Posted: 22 Apr 09 at 10:00pm
We race Boards on Tuesday evening, and are slowly encouraging dinghy guys to take it up, but the transfer is a lot more difficult from dinghy to board racing. ------------- https://www.ease-distribution.com/" rel="nofollow - https://www.ease-distribution.com/ |
Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 22 Apr 09 at 10:11pm
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Having switched to sea sailing for weekends, and being without my own boat, I was actually looking for somewhere easily accesible (I lack a car, too!) for weeknight sailing- looked at Cam SC's site, thinking that although the stretch of water is somewhat limited, membership is cheap, club boats free to hire and it is nice and quick to get to from Cambridge. But no. Nothing. ------------- -_ Al |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 22 Apr 09 at 10:20pm
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I also looked at Cam SC but was put off by it being on a river. Can you not get to St Ives and sail at Hunts?
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Posted By: Mark Jardine
Date Posted: 22 Apr 09 at 10:57pm
I'm trying to think what the contradiction is when I say my father races on Wednesdays!
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Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 23 Apr 09 at 7:05am
Not easily/quickly- I've got no car! ------------- -_ Al |
Posted By: Ross
Date Posted: 23 Apr 09 at 8:01am
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Get on your bike! If you live in Cambridge is Grafham not an option? ------------- Ross If you can't carry it, don't sail it! |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 23 Apr 09 at 9:45am
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Grafham is way too far to bike from Cambridge - you wouldn't get there before dark!
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Posted By: Guest
Date Posted: 23 Apr 09 at 10:12am
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Having children is no proof of sexuality; even Grumpfs has kids ... ------------- |
Posted By: timnoyce
Date Posted: 23 Apr 09 at 10:35am
pedal faster?! ------------- http://www.facebook.com/bearfootdesign - BEARFOOT DESIGN Cherub 2648 - Comfortably Numb |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 23 Apr 09 at 11:33am
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Queensmead SC, near to Uxbridge. Its the SC linked to the centre I and OH work at. ------------- |
Posted By: tack'ho
Date Posted: 23 Apr 09 at 11:56am
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There, have got to be shed load of folks working in Cambridge who live/sail at Hunts...blag a lift! If I recall correctly the last bus back to Cambridge is post 2200 and it's about a 15 min walk from hunts to the bus station....problem solved. ------------- I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e! |
Posted By: Matt Jackson
Date Posted: 23 Apr 09 at 12:52pm
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Wednesdays are often more popular than Sundays at Scaling Dam. Usually 30+ boats in the summer. I only get to race on a Wednesday now I've got small kids - sometimes get a potter around at the weekend... but with the kids. ------------- Laser 203001, Harrier (H+) 36 |
Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 23 Apr 09 at 1:31pm
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wednesdays is very popular at Grafham, sometimes they get more than on a Sunday!
It's just too much hassle to get to from work each week! ------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
Posted By: AlexM
Date Posted: 23 Apr 09 at 1:50pm
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We started our Wed night last night (18:30 start, moves to 19:00 later on). It's the most popular turnout in our club. It was bloody howling last night F5 all race battling against the tide. ------------- |
Posted By: ChrisJ
Date Posted: 23 Apr 09 at 2:14pm
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Burghfield started their Wednesday evening races last night. The light winds forecast had put a few people of, so we only had 55 boats out on the water: these varied from a brand new, never touchedthe water before Merlin to a 40 year old Entrerprise, with everything in between. This is a series of personal handicap races, with the handicaps for everyone changing every week: It makes for relatively uncrowded starts and VERY crowded finishes at 20:00.
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Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 23 Apr 09 at 2:24pm
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Wednesday racing starts on 6th May at Wilsonian, but the weather has been so good in April (as past two years) that we may well start earlier next year. Despite all the difficulties of making an 18:30 start and having to do a duty for every three races sailed, the series is very popular. Actually, last year Wednesdays provided some of the best winds of the season, with only a couple of light airs affairs. How do other clubs handle duties? As hinted above, Wednesday competitors at WSC are expected to provide the duty crews for the series, assisted by people who just like to get to the club of a Wednesday even if they don't sail. The thinking behind that is that not everyone can make Wednesdays, either to race or sail, so it would be impractical and even unfair to put Weds on the regular duty roster which covers weekends... ------------- http://www.wilsoniansc.org.uk" rel="nofollow - Wilsonian SC http://www.3000class.org.uk" rel="nofollow - 3000 Class |
Posted By: Fans1024
Date Posted: 23 Apr 09 at 2:54pm
| Sure its a battle to get out there and its generally light winds, but I love Wednesday racing. Makes the week go slower.. although the stupid clock goes slower on Wednesday. |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 27 Apr 09 at 9:49am
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Al don't forget the wonderful guided bus will soon be able to drop you off at the far side of the lake for Hunts. Then a 10 minute walk to the club. There are a lot of people who live around the Cambridge area who come to Hunts on a Wednesday evening. If you could find your way there I am sure you could blag a lift from someone. We don't have 'free' club boats but we do have a couple of Lasers that are available at a very reasonable rate (as well as Toppers, Picos and an RS Vision). The bus service is pretty good from Cambridge to St Ives as well, there are even some direct buses so the journey does not take too long from Drummer Street. Oh and Wednesday evening are usually light and shifty but friendly racing. Sundays can get a bit serious but still fun. I have found that an 8.1 is the boat to have when it is light though ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 29 Apr 09 at 10:01am
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The forecast for tonight is quite promising - 8 - 9 knots. The question is, do I sail the mog, with no py, or do I go to Grafham and potentially drift in the contender?
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Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 29 Apr 09 at 10:12am
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Wednesdays are an excellent opportunity to establish a PY if your RO will play ball. ------------- http://www.wilsoniansc.org.uk" rel="nofollow - Wilsonian SC http://www.3000class.org.uk" rel="nofollow - 3000 Class |
Posted By: laser4000
Date Posted: 29 Apr 09 at 11:12am
Yeah the burghfield series is fantastic! Gets a really good turnout most weeks - imagine 55 boats being described as 'only' and considered a small turnout and the pursuit bit adds to the fun. Many clubs could adopt their formula Littleton (where I sail) is thursday nights...and there they alternate the pursuit with a general handicap so you get to enjoy both types of racing. Starting this thursday but I'm going up north for the wilson... IMHO thursday night yotting is better than wednesday as you're closer to the weekend - so a nice relaxing sail thursday, post match beer and then home. 1 day at work and its the weekend! |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 29 Apr 09 at 11:50am
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I would suggest you start with the Moth PY and take it from there (I know the boat is not a Moth but the characterisitics look very similar aside from it being longer). I will be there and as a member of the sailing committee can help the RO depending on who it is. The sailing sec might also be there as well as other members of the committee if required. Anyone else got any suggestions? ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 30 Apr 09 at 9:57am
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Would you believe I lost track of the time (involved in re-varnishing a longboat mast, scraping a streaker (boat, not human) and walking the dog) so I missed it! what a dunderhead! As it is, I now appear to be spending my entire weekend at Hunts, so that might make up for it!
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Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 30 Apr 09 at 12:53pm
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We had a pursuit race too, I did surprising well despite fluffing the start when I was the only boat on the line (not as bad as the Phantom sailor who was giving me grief then sailed himself over ). Pursuit next Wednesday too but I am working so wont be there. ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: Alex Reeve
Date Posted: 01 May 09 at 4:16pm
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This Wednesday at Burghfield we had 70 boats racing The personal handicap system makes it all a bit non-serious, but after a full working day who wants serious anyway? I'm just happy to get on the water, and then get a beer in the bar.
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with nine different classes in the top ten, including an Optimist. Last season we were regularly in the 70s Posted By: ChrisJ
Date Posted: 01 May 09 at 9:52pm
| Of those top 10, one was a current Natioanl Champion, and another is sailing in his first season. Just to show the personal handicap is doing what it is intended to do! |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 06 May 09 at 6:56pm
I am not allowed to sail at the moment due to having an infection of the inner ear....
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Posted By: Enterprising
Date Posted: 07 May 09 at 12:45am
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just come back from wednesday sailing.15 boats out in a nasty wind (gusty force 3-5 with 45% degree shifts) 12 boats went swimming at some point, 10 made it round., all enjoyed the bar afterwards. I didnt swim andI dont know how we survived as my burton week crew got her first experience of what a N12 feels like when it nose dives and the forestay dissapears beneath a foot of water. that is her measurement as I was too busy running backwards to try to get the thing back above the water. ------------- Enterprise 22619 - to be renamed "Krossbow" Nationa 12 2947 - "Gordon" |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 07 May 09 at 8:21am
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We had 20 boats out last night at HOAC/Queensmead SC. Of these 5 had crews who had never sailed before, ever! Once exams are over for the younger members, racing will peek to about 30. this is a lot as HOAC is the same size as BLYM. ------------- |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 14 May 09 at 9:41am
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Good turnout at Hunts last night. I managed not to sign on and not to know the course, nor really when I was starting. Not that it mattered. I'm still experimenting with the MOGO and tightened the rig up too much for the conditions, so I couldn't point and the sail just kept stalling. A certain forum member barged his way to the front with his unfairly big rig and then proceeded to hog the lead till the finish....well done Paul, she says begrudgingly... ------------- the same, but different... |