A shot in the dark

It sounded just daft enough that it might be fun when someone suggested we meet for a midnight sail on the night of the summer solstice. Blame it on the Druids perhaps but four dinghies launched with torches taped to their boats and crew and sailed around two marks between the club and the Friarton Bridge. It was not a proper race but everyone was trying to get there before the others did and there was just enough wind for three circuits before the tide turned. At that point, the breeze vanished too so we all came ashore, put our boats to bed and sat and enjoyed a refreshment in the clubhouse till late.

Capsizes at Crieff

Strathearn Community Campus kindly allowed us the use of their pool to let out novices practice capsizing in the safe warm waters on Friday 13th June. Despite the ominous date, no disasters occurred and everyone seemed to enjoy the experience.

A bit more wind for the trainees tonight but they seem to be coping nicely.

watch out for other river users

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Training day 2

The wind had shifted round to the west for Sunday but remained light. The session started grey and gradually began drizzling as time passed. We managed a fair amount of sailing before the wind faded completely just as a ship approached heading for the harbour so we gave up at that.

Training course begins

Great conditions for the start of the 2014 level 2 sailing course. Shifty winds make it so much more difficult for first timers but this year, we had a nice steady easterly of about force 1-2 for the eight trainees. Complimented by sunshine and a bit of warmth, it was just about perfect.
The course continues each evening till Wednesday with further sailing on the next two weekends.

Light winds on the Tay

General Sailing Saturday 10th May.