Stewartby Sailing

The evening of Wednesday 9th December saw the inaugural Virtual Skipper regatta. With 24 entrants, competition was fierce and very competitive. Each heat comprised a single race around a windward-leeward course over two laps. The virtual boats were Melanges 24 keelboats equiped with a virtual spinnaker.  With Sarah providing a cracking dinner for everyone, the evening came to a close 2 hours later when Jerry Howcroft was declared winner having qualified in his heat and semi-final.

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The winter series of Wednesday evening social evenings continued with an evening of fun and games in a Sailing Simulator. With Sarah providing the evening meal the twenty-one members had a go at posting a fast lap time on the virtual trapezoid course.

After three long hours, a time of 1m 59s was posted by Steve Ivory on his second attempt and he took home the bottle of Champaign. The full results are available in the 2009 results page.

The next evening will take place on Wednesday 9th December with an ‘online’ Virtual Skipper tournament.

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John Williamson is interested to hear from members who want to meet up on Wednesday Afternoons (or possibly Thursdays) to continue sailing on warmer afternoons or come along for organised walks throughout Bedfordshire.

If you are interested, please get in touch with John directly.

With the evenings getting darker Wednesday night sailing has come to an end. It’s been an enjoyable summer made memorable by a fine galley service throughout.

Between now and March 31st next year we plan to hold a monthly social evening at the club house. Each month’s evening is themed and a number of [...]