Rob's Moth

In a possibly rash decision, Rob bought the $2 moth from me as a jumble of bits, after enjoying himself a bit much in a small boat last weekend. Today it is rigged and almost ready to go. Here it is :

Looks pretty good to me. I've spent the afternoon trying to convince him to take it for a spin tomorrow.
Did it work? I'll tell you tomorrow night, fingers crossed!

There's still a band of NZMoth enthusiasts around, I believe performance is about on par with the British Moth, and Australian Scow Moths. Of course, it wont keep pace with the new foilers, but not much will.

Weymouth sailing today

Hot weather and hot action were the key topics for todays sailing at Weymouth.

Sunbursts, a Topper and a Beachcomber made up the fleet.

Proving the "handicappers of old" correct, the Topper managed to keep close to the quicker Sunburst, and well ahead of the slower one.

At the end of the long beat, the Sunburst was easily out in front of the Beachcomber, with the Topper a way back in third. On the downwind run home, the Topper rapidly made up ground, closing the gap on the other two boats before the finish, but not quite enough to get past.

Here's a couple of pics from afterward - sorry, my camera stays on dry land!

Love that sky!

The makings of a good racing fleet happening here! 

Members from other clubs with Sunbursts, Starlings or boats of similar speed - if your club has nothing on, check our website, and feel free to join us for a day.

New images added to Weymouth site.

Two new images have been added to the Weymouth Yacht Club gallery.

Although taken at MYMBC, these images depict the type of action we like to see out on the water.

A good breeze, and close racing, it doesn't get much better!

Thanks Rob for the photos.

Wanted - good sailing photo's

Anyone with good sailing photo's of club activities, or club members competing elsewhere please send them to me so I can put them on the Weymouth Yacht Club web gallery.

Send them to watersports@instruction.com and I'll post them shortly after.