Hi Everyone, looking forward to welcoming you to Welland Yacht Club on the 12th July. The first of three races kicks off at 11.30am.
Directions to the club can be found at http://www.wellandyachtclub.co.uk/contact_us.htm (http://www.wellandyachtclub.co.uk/contact_us.htm) the Google map also give you a pretty good indication of the water we sail on. Narrow but varied and long, really improves the tacking skills!
We plan to provide rolls for lunch within the entry fee (£10) as that seemed to work well at Hykeham (a great event Steve), is everyone happy with that? If anyone wishes to camp over on the saturday there's plenty of room at the club just let me know in advance.
To assist with organisation can those attending post a reply please, look forward to seeing as many of you as possible
Andy and Charlotte Prior
Hi Andy & Charlotte! Christine and I will be there in N3157 Perfect Kiss - hope to have the new Aardspars carbon rig suitably tuned by then. Looking forward to some "ditch crawling"! Px :K)
Paul for a minute I thought you said bitch crawling, dont you know they calls them Dykes in the Fens! :P Can I say that on this forum??;)
Andy Will be there in White Heat, no camping necessary!! Food arrangements ok by us.
Look forward to some tacking practice then?
Martin and Matt
So that's three of us yotting on 12th July! And you are probably too young to remember the infamous team racing trio of Dalby, Robinson and Turner aka the "Trent Valley Ditchcrawlers"? Oh, and the word "dyke" means something entirely different over in these parts! Px :K)
Far too young!!!;)
Brian and Ros will be there with 3271 Indecision.(http://www.national12.org/blahdocs/Smilies/cool.png)
Gerald Copsey is currently well in the lead of the MAAT after 2 rounds with Andy Pryor second (??)!?!?!?!) and on his home territory next weekend, then a whole bunch on virtually the same points. All the play/sail for! I will publish the running order after Welland. Px :K)
After much pressure we have persuaded the Environment Agency to put a couple of weed cutters in the river to clear any weed before Sundays event. The long range forecast looks reasonable with lightish winds
All we needs now are a few more boats!
I'm afraid a lot of us Northern boys and girls will be playing out at Grimwith Reservoir that day so sorry, we won't be able to join you on the Welland. Great to hear you are getting a personal weed cutting service from the Environment Agency . Do they do gardens as well?
Gerald & Nick are planing to be there. Leaving the others to do the last 5 hours of the 24hour race at Little Paxton so we might be a bit grumpy,
especially Nick
the AA tell me its only 40miles from paxton so maybe we can get an hours kip.
Brilliant day's yotting on Sunday! Bright sunshine, gusty breeze and great hospitality & organisation - well done and thanks to Andy Prior and the crew at Welland Yot Club. Full report soon but Gerald Copsey won and is now well in the lead in the series. Px :K)
Must be that Carbon Rudder I sold him......
Brilliant day,forgot how exciting sailing on the Welland is. Thanks to Andy and team for a great day.(http://www.national12.org/blahdocs/Smilies/cool.png)
Thanks for the kind feedback, we really enjoyed hosting it.
The reports on its way to Graham but photos can be viewed on our club website in the meantime:
http://www.wellandyachtclub.co.uk/photos.htm (http://www.wellandyachtclub.co.uk/photos.htm)
I must add my thanks to Welland for oraganising a great day- Bacon butty to get us going, superb wind and very efficient starts with Sarah giving people just enough time to be ready and no time wasted. Thanks also to Paul for giving me a hard time all day and to Martin for capsizing when he was going too fast.
Be serious though Simon, Ive only had the Rudder 6 weeks. I only got the pintle on Friday. I don't do thinks in a hurry. Might have it ready for breaking at Norfolk!!
Gerald/Andy/All
I admit it was a great weekend, good breezes, and super weather for swimming... If only more were to have tried it!!!!;) Only managed to get tangled with PT twice, must be a record!!!;D
Andy, Organisation spot on, everyone at Welland worked hard for all of us to have a great time, bacon butties when we arrived was very welcome!!!
Now to repair my rudder fixing...
Martin and Matt
PS, John, Hope your boat is ok,
Excellent report and photos, Andy! And the results of the MAAT up to round three, including Welland, are now posted elsewhere - only 5 "proper" qualifiers so far but still three more meetings to go - next stop Redesmere Sunday 23rd August - see y'all there! P:K)