Draycote Water Sailing Club

Category: Get Racing

  • Get Racing September

    A good breeze of 10-12 knots from the West with a touch of North and the odd gust greeted the September gathering of Get Racing. Amongst the eight boats signed up it was good to welcome newcomers, Arthur Shaw and Grant Topham together with some more familiar faces. Arthur had recently completed a course at…

  • Get Racing Continues

    The latest Get Racing session was held at the club yesterday Sunday 5 June, and the sunny forecast brought a good number of members to the club wanting to try out racing, only for the sun to postpone its appearance until lunchtime. There was a mixture of returnees and newcomers with 16 sailors in a…

  • GET RACING OFF TO A CRACKING START

    Sunday saw the start of a new Get Racing season to encourage those new to racing to participate in club racing. There were near perfect sunny conditions with a 6-10mph southerly breeze, a welcome contrast to last weekend’s wild Easter weather.  A great turnout of 18 sailors of all ages took part in 16 boats…

  • Get Racing September 2015

    Get Racing September 2015

    The sunshine and prospect of a decent breeze on Sunday 6 September brought a good number of members to the club for the Get Racing sessions. The wind however was slow to turn up, and after a briefing ashore of the course to be sailed, most were not able to get to the far side…

  • Get Racing – 2nd August 2015

    Get Racing – 2nd August 2015

    Eleven sailors in 9 boats lined up for the August Get Racing at Draycote Water. Adults were in Lasers (or Radials) while the children spread over Toppers, Teras and Fevas. There were three newcomers to Get Racing, plus some old hands.   At the usual briefing, participants were taken through the racing procedure, but also…

  • A day of too little or too much

    A day of too little or too much

    By Ian Macwhinnie There was another good turnout for Draycote Water SC’s Get Racing initiative on Sunday 5 July, with 25 sailors turning up for the briefing and first race. They faced challenging conditions of almost zero wind ─ and such wind as there was regularly went through 90 degree shifts. The pre-start briefing gave…

  • Get Racing 03/05/15

    After a poor forecast and appalling weather overnight, the numbers were down for the third Get Racing session on Sunday. However the three boats that went out for the first race enjoyed the blustery conditions and battled their way around the course. Richard Knight in his Dart 15 gave the other two boats a head start in practice…

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