Small friendly sailing club, based at Upper Tamar Lake, with dinghy racing, cruising and a busy social programme
8th October 2017 gallery images
The difficulties caused when the wildly swinging wind direction turns the start into a run, leaving boats quite widely scattered across the lake at the start
The difficulties caused when the wildly swinging wind direction turns the start into a run, leaving boats quite widely scattered across the lake at the start
The reflections of the sails in the not-quite-still water reveal how little wind there was for helms to work with
And not much movement towards the top end of the lake, either, as helms heel their boats to make the most of a negligible breeze
A similar pattern in the afternoon race, with helms trying to avoid being carried unwillingly across the line by the following breeze
Paul Whybrow’s distinctive red-hulled Solo leads this mid-fleet group, as they head downwind towards Middle whilst he leaves it behind
‘Tiny Clanger meets Big Flapper’: Jane Chadney’s Laser disturbs one of the lake’s herons into a ponderous take-off from its perch on one of the race marks
