News

Sign Up For Summer! (Duties)

The sign up sheet for summer duties will be in the clubhouse from this Sunday (30th Jan) until 21st Feb for you to choose your summer duty date. Or you can email me with your preference (sign up sheet will take priority) sailing@rbsc.org.uk.

More experienced race officer required for Solo Open on April 17th  and Phantom Open on May 1st.

Thanks

Ian

Winter Regatta Overall Results

Results below for all competitors who finished 2 races or more

MultiSail

1. Peter Dearnley & Di Holmes

2. Bob Sparrow & Tony Gibbs

3. Dave Houghton & John Symonds

Single Handers

1. Ian Ayres

2. John Saddington

3. Bob Hawkins

4. Mike McNamara

5. Steve Leigh

6. Kevin Postlethwaite

7. Stuart Highfield

8. Dave Murphy

9. Barry Graver

10. James Wilson

11. James Denley

12. Andrew Winfield

Winter Regatta – Cold Water!

HI all, brilliant news – the broad is ice free today – Saturday 8th.

It is intended to run the winter regatta tomorrow with races also counting towards the now radically shortened winter series which runs through January.

Please note that the water is very very cold, more so than usual, it is therefore essential that anyone intending to sail must wear suitable clothing ie drysuit or wetsuit for the foreseeable future.

Cheers

IAn

New Year Ice – 31st December

The broad is still frozen, ice about 2 inches thick all round the jetty area.

No chance of it all defrosting by tomorrow, would suggest trying again on Jan 3rd but can’t see ice moving by then given forecast for overnight frosts again.

If you don’t have too far to come why not come down and check out your boat, make sure its tied down and any ice inside has not caused damage.

No doubt someone will have put the kettle on!

Ice, Ice, Ice

It only dropped to minus 10 in Rollesby last night – check out the Martham Weather Station – Positively balmy compared to more inland parts of Norfolk but obviously enough to freeze the Broad again. It had defrosted sufficiently by Friday afternoon that we could definitely have got a sail in but even the birds have only kept about a 10 m square patch open this time!

Will we get any sailing in over the holidays? Check out the programme on ‘Holiday Sailing’ post. Current long term forecast says 12 degrees on New Years Day – shorts and T-shirt weather I should think!!

Christmas Holiday Sailing at RBSC

Boxing Day Pursuit Race, New Years Day Open, Winter Regatta

Boxing Day – Pursuit Race, Subject to turn out – Briefing 11am, First start 11.15 , Race finish 12.30 approx

Volunteers needed for rescue crew for this event

 New Years Day – Open Regatta 3 races, 2 to count first start 10.45

January 9th – Winter Regatta prizes will be awarded for club racing on this day

All events subject to Broad not being frozen!