Lough Foyle Yacht Club

Light winds droping all the time. Bill J was DSQ for failing to come inside the gate marks. Anton H rtd after getting stuck at the power station mark in swirling tides and flukey winds.

The first race this evening took just 40mins so Anthony G on OD decided to have two races.


A beautiful sunny day with medium to strong winds from SW. Anton H and Jack H made a good start in race 1 but capsized on the reach down the bay. Dermot M made his way from the back of the fleet after a bad start to the front with some spectacular reaching work in the Phantom. Bill J was over the line at the start. George G stopped short of the line at the end.  In race 2 Anton H/Jack H and Bill J/Stephen B had a good race and a tight finish.

All boats became becalmed near the oyster marks, some choose to rtd, those who waited found the wind again and had a good race.

Nice to see Gareth G out in the club laser. Todays race involved some careful reading of the tides.

Kevin T’s and George G handicap has been adjusted from 1232 and 1190 to 1195 and 1195

F2/3 SW. The start of the race was delayed to allow very low tide to come in a bit. Some strong gusts. Race one saw Kevin T or George G in one of the lasers go over, not sure who. Anton H crashed into the outfall mark (not an easy thing to do).

Race 2 start was fun for Keith L who missed is straps and fell out, managing to get back in quickly. Dessie H looked puzzled during the incident. Kevin T and George G had a great race over the line in the Lasers.

Many thanks to Roy L who stepped in as OD and to James H who assisted him.

Winds varied from near calm to a gusty F4. Anton H and Jack H launched their new GP14 and sailed well despite a capsize with spinnaker up. George G was also caught in a strong gust and went for a swim. Very strong tides and dropping winds toward the end of the second race caused difficulties for the back of the fleet.

Thanks to Kevin L and Dermot M in the rescue boat for their vigilance.

Moderate southerly wind.

The irresistable force of youth was on display tonight with James Lynch and James Hockley winning a great race. They were under pressure from the Faughan mark where two Louden boats caught them after a long chase. A prolonged battle of tacks then ensued all the way back to the finish line with the young lads clinching the victory. Strong nerves and excellent boat handling were needed.

A spectacular day of sailing that bodes well for LFYC.

Here’s a few snaps from before the race:

From TLHC: Anton H and Phantom, Kevin L, James L and James H and GP14, Keith L, Dessie H and Gp14, inside a GP14, Gareth G, Danny G and Gp14, George G and Solo, Dermot M and George D (OD) and Phantom, David L, Ken L and Gp14, Mark McC, Owen McC and Gp14, Bill J, Joy and Gp14.

Race cancelled due to high winds and poor light