Author Archives: Melvin

I missed the last 2 Tideway T.T.’s so it was great to be at my own club for the event. Racers were greeted by the welcoming aroma of barbecued bacon. While our volunteers were handing out the bacon rolls, helping with unloading, … Continue reading →

From one extreme to the other; light air was the order of the day. As we were rigging the boat in the morning sunshine, the serene expanse of Pitsford Water, mirrored the beautiful parkland and nature reserve of Brixworth Country … Continue reading →

The Woolverstone Project does it’s racing on Alton Water, a reservoir situated on a peninsular, bounded by the estuary’s of the River Stour and Orwell. It does other sailing activities on the Orwell.  Being surrounded by tidal water has a major … Continue reading →

This year’s National’s were held at Frensham Pond Sailing Club on 11th & 12th June. Despite some notable absentees, there was a strong field with the presence of the well-seasoned Liberty campaigner, Barry Coates from Australia, fresh from his recent … Continue reading →

…and I don’t just mean “Civil”. There’s a real drop off in attendance, so far, in this year’s Travellers’ Trophy Series. Burghfield was the venue last Wednesday for the 4th event. As the only Liberty sailing, I had to race … Continue reading →

The 3rd event in this year’s Travelers’ Trophy series was held at Carsington Water in Derbyshire on Wed. 18th May; the northernmost venue of the series, set on a large reservoir, nestling in the hills on the edge of the … Continue reading →

- and in my case, on the water again for the first time since last July! The second event in this year’s Traveler’s Trophy was hosted by Farmoor Sailability, which is located on a beautiful  reservoir just outside Oxford. As … Continue reading →