Draycote Water Winter Traveller

Bob Carter · Post by **Bob Carter** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:43 pm

This note is to team Draycote. It would be a good idea for you to decide who from your club is going to do the race report ahead of time. The power of the pen is key - especially in the interclub battle it seems

Cheers
Bob
Clearly it needs to be done by some highly principled sailor who is not open to bribes

Derek James · Post by **Derek James** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:26 pm

Bob ,
you really have set us a challenge , we are currently looking around the club for someone who is principled , not open to bribes and can write . It may have to be 2 out of 3

Cheers
Derek.

George Love · Post by **George Love** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:54 pm

May I put in an early request for some photos

- then you can get 3 out of 4! Can you arrange for the safety guys to have a camera?
Sorry I won't be attending - I'm taking my banana to the slopes in France - so will sadly miss the thrashing (by whom to whom??

) and banter.

Derek James · Post by **Derek James** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:16 pm

Happy new year to all Sprint 15'ers ,
it would be great to see you at Draycote on Saturday . The weather looks great , warn and windy

If you are coming make sure you bring something to protect your soft fruit snack

We are planning to sail two races back to back to allow travellers time to pack and head for home before it gets too late .
Looking at the weather forecast it should be an interesting day !
Hopefully see you on Saturday .
Cheers
Derek.

Robin Newbold · Post by **Robin Newbold** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:24 pm

I'll hopefully make it, the snow should clear up by then.

Don't worry, I'll bring my banana-guard. Looks like the trampoline could be a skating rink again this year.

Erling · Post by **Erling** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 4:13 pm

Hi Robin
Whats snow? and do I have to look for it on my way to Draycote the same as the frost last year?

Robin Newbold · Post by **Robin Newbold** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 4:44 pm

It's a bit like sand falling out of the sky. It accumulates on the ground. If it is windy they can form drifts, similar to sand dunes. But unlike sand, it brings all transport to a standstill, people can't walk properly and people may use boards, not unlike a surf board to glide on this accumulation.

George Love · Post by **George Love** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:33 pm

Sorry I won't be joining the fun. It's a balmy minus 20 here in the Alps and there's more snow than you can shake a stick at!!
May I re-iterate my earlier request for a few good pics. please.
I hope you all have a great event and that your bananas survive!
Good luck to team Carsington. I'll be with you in spirit - that's a hot chocolate with a liberal dash of rum!
Cheers,

Derek James · Post by **Derek James** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:58 pm

George ,
you are not the only one with more snow than you can shake a stick at , here in Coventry its sledging weather

Last year we had the frost to contend with , this year could be memorable for the snow .
Lets hope we don't have to clear the pitch before the match

An ice skating sailing competition would be very interetsing .

Are there any records of cats sailing on ice

Hopefully see you on Saturday
Cheers
Derek.

Andrew Hannah · Post by **Andrew Hannah** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:17 pm

The good news is that the delegates at the Copenhagen Climate Change summit have returned our winters to us. It is a triumph beyond our wildest dreams. It just proves the value of these summits.

Everyone thought we were stuck with global warming for ever. We even have markets that specialise in trading of carbon credits. It's a bubble, and will continue until someone decides it's a bogus market. Then everyone will rush for the exit. So if any Sprinter has any carbon credits in his garage, I'd recommend he sells them now.

The warmists are now saying 2010 could be the coldest winter since global warming began. Which was in the reign of Julius Ceasar. Sprinters are now asking whether it is possible to race on ice. And only six weeks ago, the warmists were proclaiming that 2010 would be the hottest ever.

It is amazing how quickly Climate Change has slipped down the agenda. Not even David Cameron is talking about it any more. We've forgotten about it already. Just like acid rain.

Martin Searle · Post by **Martin Searle** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:48 pm

Andrew Hannah wrote:The good news is that the delegates at the Copenhagen Climate Change summit have returned our winters to us. It is a triumph beyond our wildest dreams. It just proves the value of these summits.

<snip>

Ahh but the irony of global warming for us is that it will shift the Gulf Stream further south (or stop it completely) which will mean colder winters. So you could say this is expected to happen.

Martin S.

ray.gall · Post by **ray.gall** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 1:23 pm

Hi Derek

Thanks for organising the inclement weather which seemed to put you off your game last year or was it the late afternoon mist

Look forward to seeing all my Sprint 15 chums Saurday including you Gordon

Erling you never reported back on what your doctor recommended

the question was are MELONS better suited to cold weather sailing because they keep their warmth better than BANANAS which alledgedly go cold / hard & wither

Need to know so that I can pack appropriately.

YaHoo!

Bryn Williams · Post by **Bryn Williams** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 6:53 pm

Happy New Year
I was hoping to pop over to watch the event with the kids but only just arrived back from Vienna tonight and to add to the travelling fun, we also got diverted to bristol airport last night instead of landing in Gatwick,
hence will now be car less until Monday, when one will be heading back down to the currently closed office (due to Sussex Snow), good luck all.
Bryn

Mike1683 · Post by **Mike1683** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 8:25 pm

Andrew Hannah wrote: Just like acid rain.

Did n't that get better as all the factories and power stations belching out sulphur dioxide and such were forced to use low sulphur fuels or clean the flue gasses up and so reduce the amount acid washing out in the rain?

As to cold weather, I think just as one swallow does n't make a summer, a cold snap, even if the coldest / longest in a whiles does not dispel a whole heap of science. As to carbon credits, my broker tells me they are currently very low and offer a good opportunity for investment

.

But more to the point, if I dig my boat out of the 35cm of snow it's buried under and get it attached to my car, also under said snow and manage to tow it to the clear roads, the estate road is currently of a polished compact snow sort and not likely to improve

, is it clear enough or going to be, at the Draycote end not to need excessive use of shovels to approach the edge of the water, and when we get the is it likely to be water or ice?

Gordon · Post by **Gordon** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 9:47 pm

It's nice of you to think of me Ray, I miss you too...
I've planned to collect the boat from QM tomorrow but it's currently under about 10 inches of snow and ice, (obviously good acclimatisation for the annual Draycote frozen banana race). But more seriously, (apologies for being serious), as it took me an hour and a half to get the 17 miles from work to home tonight without having a boat hitched on behind, I'm wondering how many days it might take me to get to Warwickshire?

I'm like Mike, I'd really appreciate an update on the weather and road situation from someone local .

Regards
Gordon

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