Keep the Finn (or better still a Phantom) for sub 10 knots and sail a Sprint in the stronger winds. Then you get the best of both worlds. As Bob Carter says, with F4+ the Sprint really comes into its own and is delightful to sail. However, unless you have other cats to keep you company like at Shank...

I'm there Saturday and can help if it's any use

Entries closed a week ahead this year, so no chance to see what the wind is doing before commiting ourselves.

With 130 boats on the lake it's pretty crowded too.

And we look forward to welcoming you all at Draycote on Saturday! Please look at the events page for the NOR, SI's and also the clean boat declaration that you will be asked to sign at registration. If you haven't been to Draycote before, please also look at the DWSC website open meeting page where ...

It certainly was, at least in the morning! A very cold on-shore Northerly made it seem even worse. Some of us, including yours truly, wimped out. However, Jan Elfring gave it a go closely followed by Ed Dalton and Derek James. From shoreside, they seemed to be managing the conditions well. I (almost...

Now 8 of us from the home fleet!

Many thanks to Brian and the Windsport team for the Sprint 15 training weekend. I was one of the 6 lucky winners. Although the trek to Cornwall initially seemed a long way to go, I can confirm it was well worth it. The waters around Mylor, and further out in Falmouth bay, are probably as good as you...