SUPERNOVA INLAND CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 – BLITHFIELD SAILING CLUB. 31st August - 1st September 2024
Such was the draw of this event, and possibly the popularity of the venue, that the entry list reached the maximum of 70 boats with 2...
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Iain Ferguson
- May 24
- 3 min
Merlin Open Meeting - 2024
There has been a trend as of late, for Merlin Rocket reports to be written using Chat GPT. First we had Chris Gould's Shakespearean piece...
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Iain Ferguson
- Feb 13
- 3 min
Blithfield Barrel - Round 4, 11th February 2024
When the mist cleared a gentle westerly of 8-12 knots greeted 26 boats for the final round of the 2023-24 Blithfield Barrel. This wind...
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Iain Ferguson
- Jan 16
- 2 min
Blithfield Barrel - Round 3
A Buzz from the Blithfield Barrel - Round 3 - 14th Jan 24. A week ago, the 3rd Barrel Race looked like it would be touch and go for any...
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Iain Ferguson
- Dec 22, 2023
- 1 min
Ladies that Launch
The winter season is a great opportunity to reflect as well as making plans for the season ahead. However, before I do so, I’d like to...
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Iain Ferguson
- Dec 12, 2023
- 2 min
Blithfield Barrel Round 2, 10th December 2023
The weather forecast was accurate and the high winds spent themselves overnight, revealing a benign on-shore Southerly of 5-9 knots and...
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Iain Ferguson
- Nov 21, 2023
- 2 min
Barrel - Round 1, 19th November 2023
There wasn’t much sun to greet the sailors on the damp Sunday morning of the first chapter in the iconic Blithfield Barrel racing series....
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Iain Ferguson
- Oct 19, 2023
- 7 min
Osprey's - Final Fling 2023
Blithfield Sailing Club has a long history of hosting successful Osprey Open Meetings and so it continued in 2023 with the 70th...
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Iain Ferguson
- Oct 3, 2023
- 1 min
Wayfarer Open Meeting - 2023
10 boats arrived from all over England ranging from Swarkstone to the Medway to the Cotswolds and whilst the weather gods didn’t entirely...
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Iain Ferguson
- Aug 5, 2023
- 2 min
Craftinsure Supernova Open Meeting at Blithfield Sailing Club, 29th July 2023
The forecast for the day was for a fresh westerly breeze and a bit of sunshine, perfect for Blithfield. Twenty-one competitors set out...
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Iain Ferguson
- Jul 8, 2023
- 1 min
Restoration Buddies - Misty is alive!!
Ahoy there shipmates.....Several months ago, the 'restoration buddies', consisting of Bosun Richard Smith, 1st Officer Steve Jones,...
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Iain Ferguson
- Jul 6, 2023
- 2 min
Merlin Open Meeting - July 2nd, 2023
Blithfield sailing club hosted their round of the Midland Merlin Rocket circuit on the 2nd July, preceding this event on Saturday 1st the...
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Iain Ferguson
- Apr 17, 2022
- 1 min
Fail of the day......
Caption competition this week……photo credit Alastair Reid. This week goes to Ross Ferguson. This foiling gybe was going so well!! Send...
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