Results There was no shortage of wind for the final weekend of the GJW Direct Insurance (GJW) sponsored Tipsy Icicle Winter Series but due to the strong wind there was a shortage of competitors as many voted to stay ashore and watch the fun and games unfold. As the sailors arrived they were greeted by a very cold easterly Force 5 wind gusting 6 with a very high wind chill factor. The first race went ahead on time but with...
Results & gallery now available for the penultimate GJW Tipsy Icicle 2013. As the competitors look forward to the last week end of GJW Direct Insurance sponsored Tipsy Icicle Winter Series at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club there is still everything to sail for in some of the fleets. Week 9 of the series and a total of 169 boats have taken to the water during this series. This weekend saw a few new faces join us as 72 boats took...
Results Having been spolit for some weeks now by strong westerly and easterly winds and beats using the lenght of the Flash the 64 boats that that took part in week 8 of the GJW Direct Insurance sponsored Tipsy Icicle Winter Series at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club were greeted by a very cold, shifty, gusty and patchy northerly force 2 – 3 which resulted in shorter beats across the Flash and some ‘snakes & ladders’ sailing. This weekend there were 4 boats joining us for the first time in...
Results Week 7 in the GJW Direct Insurance sponsored Tipsy Icicle Winter Series at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club welcomed back the Topper and Laser sailors who were missing last weekend due to squad/training commitments as well as some old and new faces. All were greeted by bright sunshine and a gusty F2-4 ESE wind. This weekend there were 67 boats on the water which included 12 boats joining us for the first time in the series taking the total...
Results now online. The sixth weekend of the GJW Direct (GJW) sponsored Winter Season continued at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club on Sunday the 10th February. The predicted forecast of snow and very strong winds appeared to have put a few people off, and with some Laser/Topper squad training elsewhere, this resulted in only 49 boats taking to the water but they were greeted to a gusty force 3 – 4 straight down the Flash from the east bringing with it a big wind chill as well rain. ...
Results & gallery now online. The GJW Direct (GJW) sponsored Winter Season continued at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club on Sunday the 3rd February with the fifth weekend of the GJW Tipsy Icicle Winter Series. Just like the weekend before it was a chilly day and a blustery westerly force 4-5 and, as the weekend before, 62 boats once again took to the water which included 16 newcomers racing for the first time thereby taking the total number of boats...
Gallery & results now online. The GJW Direct (GJW) sponsored Winter Season continued at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club on Sunday the 27th of January 2013 with the fourth weekend of the GJW Tipsy Icicle Winter Series. A chilly day with a blustery west south westerly force 4-5 greeted the 62 boats which arrived to take part in the fourth weekend of the series. Now in total 125 boats have taken to the water for the Series. The race teams for...
Overall results. The GJW Direct (GJW) sponsored Winter Season continued at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club on Sunday the 20th of January 2013 with the third weekend of the GJW Tipsy Icicle Winter Series. A very chilly day with a pleasant force 3 east north easterly greeted the 57 boats which arrived to take part in the third weekend of the 2013 series. Hot water was order of the day to get a few masts in and a few bits of rigging running. Now...
The GJW sponsored Winter Season did not continue at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club on Sunday the 13th January 2013 due to the abandonment of the second weekend of the GJW Tipsy Icicle Winter Series. A chilly day with a force zero greeted the sailors who arrived to take part in the second weekend of the series. The race teams for the day consisted of Peter Baldwin on the water and Anne & Helen in the galley. The PRO searched the Flash...
Week 1 Results. The GJW Direct Insurance (GJW) sponsored Winter Season continued at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club on Sunday the 6th of January 2013 with the commencement of the GJW Tipsy Icicle Winter Series. A sunny & chilly day with a pleasant but shifty force 1-2 from the east greeted the 87 boats which arrived to take part in the first weekend of the 2013 series. The race teams for the day consisted of Peter Baldwin on the water...