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Last Sunday of Icicle Dinghy Series 6 Feb 22
The sixth and final Sunday of the Icicle Dinghy Race Series was handled in a low key manner. Racing was cancelled as the forecast had been saying winds over 20 Knots and gusting to over 40 Knots from the West. Instead we had a social gathering in the McRobert Room where we all were able […]
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Between Storms Malik and Corrie we raced dinghies at EDYC
Between storms Malik and Corrie we raced dinghies at EDYC – Sun 30 Jan 2022 fifth race day of the Icicle race series. In the short time interval between two named storms which were hitting the UK, our club ran some dinghy racing. To keep everyone relatively safe, the course was set in the dorn […]
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Icicle Dinghy Series on Sun 23 Jan 22 EDYC
LIGHT AIRS Though the forecast for our late Sunday series of the Icicle’s promised light airs (6-9Knts) with a cold snap, we went out! The hardy sailors left EDYC slip and headed for the start in Holme Bay. The first PY Fleet, ILCA 4’s, 6’s, and a 7 (Lasers), the Wayfarer, and the RS 400 […]
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Covid Guidance Update 11 Jan 22
It is hard to keep up with the guidance changes – so here are some notes and a reference to RYANI guidance which is our specialist source in relation to sailing. It is strongly recommended that, given the high transmission rates of the Omicron Variant, everyone attending a sporting event should take a Lateral Flow […]
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Icicle Series Sun 9th Jan 22 report
A posted change to the Sailing Instructions enabled us to have the opportunity of two races. Earlier we thought only one – having been caught between low water at 12:00 and sun set at 16:30 approx. The rest of the series should have two races a day – we think we have the tides. With […]
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Icicle series SI amendment for 9 Jan 22
Amendment no 1 to SIs Version 3 On page 1 delete the words “There will be one race scheduled for this day as sunset is at 16:19” The full table is available as PDF link here
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Protest ! – document help as well
Some document help in relation to race related protest management.
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First Icicle Races Sun 2 Jan 22 EDYC
Today Sun 2 Jan 2022 after following Gov and club guidelines that officials taking part in events take a covid lateral flow test before participating, in the interests of keeping both sailors and support teams as safe as possible. The club saw wind from the south west at 19 knots but gusting to 21 knots […]
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Last race Die Hard series Killyleagh 31 Oct 21
After many windy Sundays of racing the last race of the Die Hard Dinghy series at Killyleagh Yacht Club on 31 Oct 21 had light or no wind. This meant that many sailors learnt more about the local tide currents in the KYC moorings. A standard windward leeward course was laid with windward being into […]
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Leisure 17 a class at EDYC Sept 21
The Leisure 17 class at EDYC is one of the strongest and most popular classes in our club with a recent expansion surge. The class is to be supported by keel boat training. To this end the club has its own Leisure 17 called Minstrel moored close to the end of the slipway. Training has […]
