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Hi All Our final Winter TT takes place at Grafham on Sunday 12th March and entries are now open! The Chris Black Icicle Trophy consists of three back to back races. Briefing at 9:45 - first race scheduled for 11am. Its all to play for and the overall Winter Series will be decided at Grafham - so com...
Hi All Two updates re: Datchet on Sunday: The first race is now scheduled to a later start time of 11:15. This means we have plenty of time to rig/get changed after the briefing at 9:30am. Our race 1 will be alongside club racing, with a separate start. For race 2 and 3, we will have the course to o...
Just over a week until Datchet and the long range Windguru forecast is looking promising. At the moment, Jon Pearse and I are on for a one, two podium finish at the event. Whilst that would be nice - it would be better if we had some other people to sail against. It would also be good if Datchet's k...
Just under two weeks to our next TT at Datchet - online entries are now open and NOR is up. Datchet kindly stepped in when our usual February host was not available (because they are hosting our Nationals this year). They also agreed to host when another reservoir club declined us because we are too...
My boat is a few years older than yours but the only one I have had come undone once or twice is the shackle between the mainsheet and the traveller - but not a regular occurrence (and no pliers involved).
Is it a particular shackle that is coming undone or all of them?
Hi Jamie In my opinion, if the tramp and the tracks are fine then there is no need to replace them. Many of us moved to the new tracks because our original tramps got to the point of needing to be replaced. As you say, with the wider bolt ropes on the new tramps, that required the tramp tracks to be...
Are you one of the 68? Will you PLEASE, PLEASE CHECK and resolve if you are? Specifically: 33 members still paying into the wrong Association bank account at Santander. 18 members paying into NatWest but at the wrong time - ie not in January each year. 17 members who paid at the right time to the ri...
Hi All The next TT is at Datchet on 12th February. The last time we visited was February 2015 so we are overdue a visit! We are racing alongside club racing but with our own separate start. Briefing is at 9:30am with the first race starting around 10:30. Three races back to back. And all with Windso...
Happy new year to everyone - may it be full of good health, safe times and fair winds. A reminder that our first 2023 Dart 15 TT takes place next Saturday at Draycote. Entries close on Tuesday - so time to get your entry in! https://webcollect.org.uk/mydwsc/event/online-registration-for-open-meeting...
Hi All Hope everyone is having a good festive season. Entries for our first TT of 2023 are now open! Saturday 14th January - briefing at 10:30am, first start scheduled for 11:30am, three races back to back. Cross everything for more co-operative weather ...... Online entries in advance - close on Tu...
ALL Association membership renewals are due on 1st January 2023. PLEASE can you check that you have the following in place: 1. An annual Standing Order on 1st January each year for £20. 2. That the payment is going to a NATWEST account (and not a Santander or TSB account) The Secretary and Treasurer...
Hi All Entries are now open for our Rutland Winter TT on Sunday 11th December. Three races back to back. Briefing at 10am and first race scheduled for 11am. Run alongside club racing but we will have our own start and course. Entries close on Wednesday 7th December. NOR and link to entries are here:...