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Zephyrus causing trouble here and there The forecast for Saturday was looking a bit dodgy, with a range of 4 to 0 knots. Zephyrus was the Greek God of the West wind. Would he turn up or would he hide in the hills? It left a difficult sail size choice for Pippa Evans. Posted on 25 Jul Border Counties Midweek Sailing at Bala
A rainy visit to Llyn Tegid for the fourth event in the Tuesday series The Border Counties Midweek Sailing 2024 series visited Llyn Tegid (Bala) for the fourth event in the Tuesday series. As people started rigging their boats the rain started followed by more rain, thankfully it did stop as we set out for race 1. Posted on 19 Jul Bala Long Distance Weekend
A fantastic 62 boats out on the start line Events of this nature do not come easy. As Bala SC is a volunteer ran club, I must start this report by thanking every one of the 40+ club members who worked in advance, but also on the day to ensure this event ran faultlessly. Posted on 28 Jun Bala Lake Long Distance Race
Incorporating the K1 Long Distance Race The latest K1 open meeting counting towards the 2024 travellers trophy was held over the weekend of 22nd & 23rd June at Bala Sailing Club. Posted on 26 Jun Bala Sailing Club Easter Regatta 2024
Hosting 13 mixed handicap and 8 asymmetric fleet boats over the weekend Following on rapidly from the previous week's "Massacre" opening event, Bala SC was set up nicely for two days continuous racing as it hosted 13 mixed handicap and 8 asymmetric fleet boats for its Easter Regatta. Posted on 4 Apr Bala Massacre 2024
A fantastic opening to the season as the event comes down to a nail biting finish As we watched the weather the week before, there was an underlying tension that "the Massacre" would turnout to be exactly that. Posted on 28 Mar Marlin Spike Rum UK Snipe Nationals at Bala
A stunningly beautiful sailing location and area The Snipe Class returned to Bala after a 4-year interlude over the long weekend of 4-6th August for their National Championships sponsored by Marlin Spike. Marlin Spike is a premium brand of Rum and have been incredibly supportive of the class. Posted on 18 Aug 2023 Follow the racing at the UK Snipe Nationals
SailRacer tracking for the fleet at Bala If you would like to follow the Marlin Spike Rum UK Snipe Nationals and Open 2023 taking place at Bala SC North Wales, please click on the link below when racing is scheduled to start and then watch the racing via the SailRacer GPS Tracking system. Posted on 3 Aug 2023 Border Counties Midweek Sailing at Bala
33 boats take to the start line with a fantastic mix of designs With 26 boats in 2021 and 2022, it was great to see a small increase this year with 33 boats taking to the start line. Once again, the mix was fantastic with a strong showing of Supernovas, Blazes, Comets, Solos and Lasers. Posted on 19 Jul 2023 Bala SC Long Distance Weekend
Taking in the full 3.7 miles of the lake With the opening race of Season 4 Sail GP taking place on the same weekend in Chicago, it was fitting that it coincided with one of Bala SC's Blue Riband events, the Long Distance Weekend (17th & 18th June 2023). Posted on 28 Jun 2023