Category: July-Aug: Watching the Sailing

More vicarious sailing as Cowes Week came at the end of july

2023 / July-Aug: Watching the Sailing

04/07/2023

1st July: Round the Island Race

Someone in NCI decided it would be a “good idea” to open the NCI stations around the Solent at 06:00 hrs. so competitors could do...

2023 / July-Aug: Watching the Sailing

12/07/2023

7th July: Cowes – Dinard – St Malo race

On Friday 7th July I was booked on the 12-15 hrs. and the 15-18 hrs. watches at NCI Stone Point. Like from Moore security turned...

2023 / Diary Entry (2023) / July-Aug: Watching the Sailing

14/07/2023

12/13th July: Cleaning the Seafly Hull

A neap tide and cooler weather encouraged me to start getting the Seafly back into a fit state to use. During the last neap it...

2023 / Photo Album (2023) / July-Aug: Watching the Sailing

20/07/2023

10th-19th July: Seen from Stone Point

Some yachts (and a cruise ship) seen from NCI Stone Point mainly during Cowes Classics Week and then British Classics Week. The super-yacht Ngoni was...

2023 / July-Aug: Watching the Sailing

21/07/2023

20th July: Sidmouth & Lyme Bay

The Solent Radio Controlled Model Boat Club had been offered a free model yacht and I drove down to Sidmouth to collect it. Reaching Lyme...

2023 / Diary Entry (2023) / July-Aug: Watching the Sailing

24/07/2023

22nd July: Start of the Fastnet Race

[ View Photo Gallery] Saturday, 22nd July 2023, saw the start of the 50th running of the Fastnet Race. I booked on the 09-12 watch...

July-Aug: Watching the Sailing / 2023 / Photo Album (2023)

24/07/2023

22nd July: Fastnet Race Photo gallery

Photo album for the start of the 2023 Fastnet Race, the 50th time the race has been run. I managed to photgraph the large multihulls, IMOCA 60s and Class40s before the visibility became too poor.