There was plenty of wind for our sailing trip to Piel Island this weekend. Saturday saw 20 knots, and that was just in the river! Varied conditions encountered on the way across, including SE and SW winds, usually 15 – 20 knots, but also spells of little wind which made things challenging with a fast springs ebb tide. Also some showers and thunder. The boats from Wardleys at Piel Island were Kjersti, Jamila, Rivendel, Kyle 2, Janvier Six and Moonshine. Coming back on Sunday I encountered a wind gust of 33 knots off Walney Island, but we mostly had 15 – 20 knots North-Westerly, which gave a fast trip back under sail!
Just to let you know that a Working Party day is planned for Saturday 20th May, and members are invited to attend and help with maintenance of the clubhouse, premises and equipment. Some of the tasks identified so far are:-
Paint the JCB
Stain the clubhouse decking
Refurbish the noticeboard facing the lane
Fix the padlocks on the bottom gates and trim the thorn hedge
Improve the yard surface with road planings
Paint the outside of the clubhouse
There is plenty to do, so please come along and help if you can!
Regards,
Andy Sargent (Club secretary)
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