Grafham Water Wayfarer Fleet

THE 2006 SEASON (for 2001: click here)

Sat 6th May 2006

MAY MADNESS

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WEDNESDAY
RACING

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L: Douglas Butler, Mike Maconochie and John Lamont prepare to race [31.05.06]
R: Pleasant conversation round the Wayfarer buffet table, as the sun sets over the lake

Graham Kirkup and Kim Harris organising, with Stuart driving the RIB

Saturday 10th June

The first day of the
Wayfarer Inland Championships
at GWSC

One of those rare days of perfect sailing weather, but a but blowy for some!

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Serious pre-race tuning (Douglas Butler, 10024) and bouyancy testing for ...

Gordon Oscroft (10263), assisted by Ray Scragg ... and the queue to get on the water.
Richard Stephens (9786) and Tim Baribeau (7967) also represented GWSC.

The photos show a sparkling summer day with temperatures around 28-30°
What is less clear is the WIND - fabulous, clean, steady breeze from the SE, but
Force 5-6, gusting 7 (31 knots)!! Of the 45 entries to the first race, only 18 finished!

Watching the professional cope with this was a treat - they made rounding the jibe mark with spinnaker flying in a Force 6 look so easy! These were far too difficult conditions for ordinary sailors, and a few of us decided to leave the race to the experts and join the wind-surfers on their favourite reach - a rare chance to get the Wayfarer planing high!

WEDNESDAY RACING ----------------------- back to home page	- L: Douglas Butler, Mike Maconochie and John Lamont prepare to race [31.05.06] R: Pleasant conversation round the Wayfarer buffet table, as the sun sets over the lake
Saturday 3rd June The first day of summer 2006! Fabulous weather and force 2/3 Race Training Day organised by the Slow Handicap Fleet ----------------------- back to home page	- Graham Kirkup and Kim Harris organising, with Stuart driving the RIB