Monthly Archives: July 2016
4000 Eurocup at Riva del Garda
Grafham boats took 2nd and 3rd places in a fleet of 30 at the 2016 4000 European Championships, sailed at Fraglia Vela Riva, Lake Garda from 20th – 23rd July. The event was won convincingly byby Steve & Sarah Cockerill (Stokes Bay SC) but 2nd & 3rd places went to the wire, with Dave Marchant & Matt […]
Club Racing – July 24th
35 boats raced on the weekend of July 24th in sunshine and a breeze that again surpassed the forecast. The wind direction (SSW) and the windward mark placement were always going to result in a challenging upwind leg. Neither side of the beat paid off consistently, and the shifts were always big enough to ensure […]
50th Anniversary 9-hour race
There were some epic performances in the 50th anniversary nine hour race yesterday. The wind varied from mainly around 20 knots, gusting to 30 and dropping to 6-8 for s short while, but it stayed mainly dry, apart from one vicious squall. Thirteen teams took part, and overall winners were the Flying 15 team of […]