Lough Foyle Yacht Club

F3 North, Cold, Bright. Wind backed North West and dropped for second lap. Bill J made a good course on the first beat and stole the lead – temporarily

Northerly F3/4 choppy sea. A very bright day. Close racing at front of fleet.

Starboard triangle: start, conniburrow, fahan. Light winds for first race, picked up for second race. First race shortened to one lap took longer than second race which was two laps.

Ken L good start and clean away. Bill J, Anton H, Keith L in a close bunch on long run from Harts to a mark at the bottom of the oyster beds. Everyone home and boats away before rain started.

It was lovely and bright when we went out at 7pm

The night closed in and the day darkened

Many thanks to Sean McCafferty for the photo’s

F3 gusting to F4+ southerly, well set course in culmore bay.
1 capsize, with a very fast recovery from Anthony G and Todd.
Some first class spinnaker work.

Triangular course down the bay with a long reachy run near the start. Gusts caused a few capsizes, all recovered well. In race 2 Bill J picked up a 3 min penalty due to an infringement on the oyster marks.

Starting S F3 then veering W and increasing, ebbing tide gathering strength. End of second race a bit muddled with large ship leaving port.

F4 N eased for second lap. Starboard course, Conniborrow, faughan, mark near the old jetty.

3 capsizes plus 1 mob. Congratulations to young James L and crew for an good sail under difficult conditions.

Congratulations to George Gilmour on launch of his new Solo class dinghy.

A fine day (19c) f2/3 breeze. 10 boats sailing. This picture, just after the start of race 1. Thanks to Jane W