Derwent Reservoir
Sailing Club Scottish Skiff Event - 25/25 July 2011
Photos by John Knapton
The weekend of the 23rd and 24th
July, saw 19 skiffs taking part in the fourth round
of the Scottish Skiff series at Derwent Reservoir Sailing
club. A wide range of skiffs took part ranging from
a foiling Moth, to 49er’s. The biggest single class
was the Musto Skiff wth eight skiffs taking part, with
two skiffs travelling down from Aberdeen.
The weekend sailing took part in a moderate
to light Northerly wind, in warm sunny conditions, with
Saturday giving the stronger and more consistent wind.
Saturday’s racing under the expert management
of Howard Steavenson used the bottom half of the reservoir.
For the sailors it was all a matter of being on the
right side of the shifting wind and being in a wind
pressure. The wind was strong enough for some full wiring
downwind legs.
A barbeque on Saturday evening in warm
balmy conditions rounded off a day of good close racing.
The Northerly wind was lighter and a little
more shifty on Sunday. The wind shifts and areas of
wind pressure producing some interesting racing.
The 49er of the Lyons team from
Ulswater were the quickest on the water, and quickest
on handicap, with the Musto’s of Alastair Conn, John
Evans and Jethro Gebhard finishing in the next three
places.
Results
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