Early season 2009 gallery images

Some early season photographs from Adeney Poolley; at the end, there’s a panoramic photomontage created by Adeney by concatentating several photographs together, using an ‘Autostitch’ program – most interesting….

Note the seagulls; must have been hard weather at sea

Steve Axford out in front, on a visit back to the club

Course looks to be a gybe round Zebra, a reach up to Inlet White and then a run back out round the point…

A watchful safety boat crew in close proximity

Bob and Nicky in the RS200, with Jane and Simon in close order….

Simon tacks away whilst Jane is baulked by the canoe…

The club as visitors to the lake see it – well, before the leaves come out, anyway…..

Action shot of Simon; interesting how the shot makes it almost look as if the lake surface is sloping downhill to the dam overflow….

Simon heading up the lake; Mike still heading for the Dam…

14th June 2009 gallery images

Many thanks to Stephen Muller for these photographs, taken of the Pursuit Race on the afternoon of 14th June.

May look as if everybody’s heading in different directions; in fact John Savage in the Solo is in the lead running back down the lake, whilst most of the rest of the fleet is still beating up the lake

Bob and Meg Higgs in the RS200 with the gennaker pulling, ahead of Derek Farnfield in the Streaker and Vicki in the Topper

Roger Ford and Val Shillito (the eventual winners) in the Wayfarer chasing down Emily Veal, going well in the Laser 4.7, with John Buckett in the heeling Otter beating up to West

Bosuns of John Chandler and Toby Tobias (who were locked together for much of the race) ahead of Roger Ford and Emily Veal

Close-up of Roger and Val in the Wayfarer

Thought this was so good a picture that put a version onto the website home page

And a close-up of Emily, just a few yards behind….

A few moments later on; two Solos heading in different directions in the background

Close up of David Higgs, keeping the Laser flat going upwind

Roger on starboard tack heading towards the pontoon; note the water almost up to the spillway on the dam in the background – not bad for mid-June…

Paul Whybrow out in the latest addition to the growing Solo fleet

Jane Anderson chasing down the fleet in her Laser, after being last boat to start

Early season 2010 gallery images

Many thanks to Toby, who took these photos in March, showing preparations for the race, as well as some of boats on the water.

Sunshine in the car park, even in March…

Last sight of an ever-present dinghy at the club: a sad moment as Neil shows prospective buyers round John’s Wayfarer

The race hut with the bright new club sign; Vicki bends on the flags in the backgroun

Looking to be a good turnout for so early in the season…

Looks impressive for any onlookers gazing down from the car park

Katie and Emily remembering what goes where….

Making the customary obeisance to your craft before the start…

It might look deceptively calm in the lee of the hillside, but further out, it’s windy enough to cause capsizes….

And to finish, a fine shot of almost the entire fleet heading back down from the top of the lake…

Easter Day 2010 gallery images

Many thanks to Ray Lovejoy for these photos, taken on a blustery day when sailing wasn’t that easy.Â Some good shots of boats on the plane, and high speed cornering at Dam Green….

Late Season 2010 gallery images

More photos to round off the season, taken by Jane Chadney when she was on rescue boat duty; thanks to her, and to Roger Ford for piloting the RIB to get in the right position.