Sunday’s racing started with seven Flying 15 hitting the start line with 12 knots of wind from the north. The first race saw many position changes up the first leg, with 4027 leading a closely bunched fleet around the top … Continued
Below is a note we are publishing explaining our launching procedures for the upcoming open meeting. Club members please note that we will be rigging in the car park beyond the club house launching from the pontoon normally used for … Continued
The 2019 Fleet Championships will be run in a similar form to the last couple of years. It is planned for two Sundays in between the Winter and Spring Series and the Spring and Summer Series. Four races are … Continued
For many years the fleet has run an additional series over the summer months in order to encourage a greater turnout on certain dates. This is known as the Fairweather Series. At the recent Fleet AGM we decided to experiment … Continued
Charles Apthorp has volunteered to lead a training session for DWSC Flying Fifteen Sailors on Saturday 16th March to help prepare us for the sailing season ahead. After an initial on-shore briefing and discussion, exercises will be performed afloat which … Continued
As we discussed last Sunday, at the fleet AGM, this coming Sunday is 13th January so we will be racing for the Castle Cup. The boat that gets the best combined score from the two races gets to hold the … Continued
Please find below an update about our loan boats from Phil Tinsley. With all this effort going into maintaining these boats we could do with getting them used more. If you know of anyone who would like to try out … Continued
Time to catch up with some general Flying Fifteen matters! Roger sent me the results of the Fairweather Series a few weeks ago: – Apologies for keeping you all waiting. We will award some prizes for this at the … Continued
The next two Sundays are major events as far a club racing is concerned. Tomorrow (Sunday 16th) is the Club Championships. This has the intention of finding the best sailor in the club by running a series of Handicap races. … Continued