We started our first youth sailing session of the season on the water in a fairly strong and variable northeasterly wind. Warm clothing was essential with the sea temperature still around 10 degrees. Our plan to introduce our newcomers…
No racing on Saturday or Easter Sunday due to lack of wind, left Easter Monday the only contested races for the Easter Egg Cup. A light SW breeze built sufficiently during the half-hour postponement to enable Race Officer Simon…
Sunday 10 April marked the end of the Brass Monkey series for 2022, ‘which, as far as the Winter Sailing Heroes are concerned, is the beginning of the off season, when the rest of the summer softies join the fun,’…
Sarah, Dan and Abby held a get-together for the Oppie sailors who will be in the 2022 groups and their parents. Induction took place on the deck following the popular Welcome event at the club. Training starts in May, run…
Background Last year, Chris Turner awarded two youth sailors Academy ILCAs on contracts for a year. Both Josh and Tom soon got the bug and made excellent progress on Tuesdays and Saturdays with coaching from Graham and Jerry. Others joined…
A turn out of 9 dinghies from Lyme made it to Sutton Bingham SC on Sunday to compete for the Banbury Chaser Cup and Youth Trophy. This long established inter-club competition incorporated the Dorset Triangle, with Castle Cove joining in.…
> A genuine Brass Monkeys race at Lyme Regis Sailing Club! > > Photo: Dave Beer > > A cold, gusty North-easterly almost flattened the waves, creating white horses across the bay, as 3 of our keenest winter sailors set…
If any member would like to update their RYA First Aid certification, we have 3 places available on a course being run for the club. Sat 5 Feb 0900 – 15.30 In Lyme, by the Fishing College at the Cobb.…
Cameron and Fraser stepped in to cover for Jerry and take the ILCA group out. Dave and Ed estimated F5+, interesting N/NWesterly showed varying conditions as they left the harbour. Simon calm in a gust Elliot, followed by Ben Ferdy…
Uninviting conditions perhaps, but 10 of the 20 dinghies who have so far taken part in this series turned out on a cold Sunday morning, with RO Mike Pridham setting a triangle course for Race 7 and a sausage for…
