Heading into 2017 I thought I’d look at what’s been happening in my world of sailing and what has interested me. The start of 2016 in the 29er was up and down. I was sailing...
What do you do when your usual crew can ‘t sail with you? Summon your siblings and select. I agreed to have my brother crew for me in our RS Feva in a very gusty northerly day at Hill Head. My brother having never crewed a Feva before didn’t really have a clue what to …
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Hi ,Back in 1999 at two weeks old i had to have an operation on my heart at Guy’s hospital in London, thanks to an amazing trainee nurse she noticed that after about 10 minutes of being born my lips were turning blue! It was to do with arteries and pipes all a bit mixed up and …
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Well my last blog was back in Feb and time flies when your having fun cant believe its the end of June, i have been mixing Teras and Fevas and so with events and training its been a busy time . Fevas has been fun and sailed with a couple of different crews Jack Lewis …
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Saturday 9th Feb and high pressure and low temps settle over the south. Smoky is destined for a two day training session at Hayling with head coach James Peters. The day starts off with enough wind to head out to Pilsey, kite launched with continual pumps to keep it filled with a touch of …
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If the cold is something that puts you off sailing then here’s something to think of. You may be missing out on ear to ear smiling fun during the winter. Saturday January 12th was the 40th Bloody Mary at Queen Mary Sailing Club in West London with an average force 4 gusty cold wind with …
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Living close to Hill Head Sailing Club has its plus points but the tide has a habit of disappearing when you want to sail. Having just picked up a new boat for the fleet my Dad and I were keen to get on the water. High water was around 18:00 h and we set out …
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Big Winds and Waves test everyone. During the Sports start sequence a sharp spike up to 25 knots caught out some of the younger sailors and some closer investigation of the Solent was conducted by many, amongst them experienced champions!
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