It might be worth contacting Island Barn Reservoir SC. It's thirty years since I've sailed there, but they had just such a winch to pull boats up what, in retrospect, seemed like a 45 degree slope.

Hi Paul, At the risk of telling you what you already know: - boat on port tack, - unhook the mainsheet and downhaul, - stand in front of the mast with the bows down and with a hand either side of the sail just behind the bolt rope, push the sail up the mast several inches, - before rotating the mast...

Sorry Gary, I feel strongly that there is more to this than the simple logic of profit and loss. For the members that we 'active' members never see, the magazine is the only tangible evidence of the Association that they have and it's periodic arrival on the doormat is a reminder of the benefits of ...

In fairness to Trident, I've had one for three years and all servicing / repairs have been at no charge.

Thank you TBYC, a great event. Anyone who was put off by windguru missed two days of premium sailing.

However there was a problem from my point of view...George was going like a train in his new boat!

Yes Bob, it was. I was - of course - just playing to the gallery.

Thanks Jenny for your excellent organisation.

Hi Sean. Our plan for this year was to display a used boat which is for sale, but for various reasons it had to be shelved in the last 10 days or so.

UKCRA have persuaded the RYA to allow a 'Cat Island' at the Dinghy Show this year and we will be part of this display. Iain Philpott of the Spitfire class has offered to put together some collective media footage, for which we need to provide full HD MPEG files rather than DVD type files. I've got s...

Bravo Daren! And I bet you sailed round from Thorpe Bay and then back again?

Andrew, EVERYTHING is normal in Norfolk!

Sorry guys, I won't be at Stokes Bay because Snettisham needs helpers for its 2000 open this weekend.
Have fun!

Andrew! We haven't seen you for a while, how about coming along?

Thanks George. As it happens I'm not proposing to bid for them, I was just intrigued that they needed modification.

I hadn't realised they need alteration. What needs to be done?