South Bank Sailing Club Blog

Wednesday sailing came to its years end on this fabulously sunny December afternoon. Shame however that there was no wind – at first. Nevertheless it didn’t stop Andy, Don and Roland from showing the Thames who’s boss! Later on their persistence paid off and wind arrived which provided an hour and half of fun for the guys on the water. What fun to have midweek! I urge you all to book off a Wednesday in the summer next year and come and joined the Wednesday crew for a sail and a beer in the midweek sunshine! Thanks to Sara for providing voluntary safety boat/towing cover. Jamie  

The morning sun shone warmly as a good turnout of southbankers enthusiastically launched their boats onto a windless Thames. Apart from some inventive manoeuvring from Joseph to get above the line, the 13-strong fleet set off around a sausage course along the North bank. Potential new member Peter was kindly assisting in the race box. To give an idea of the wind strength, when asked who was at the front of the fleet, he replied… Depends if that boat is going that way on purpose. … and shortly after, without prompt … When do you normally tow? Given the low wind, the fleet returned round the top mark after 30-35 mins, and the seemingly obvious decision was made to shorten the (three-lap) course to just two. No sooner had that been conveyed to the sailors, that the wind picked up nicely and the second lap was speedily completed. After the race, the main event began as we enjoyed mulled wine and mince pies. It would have put me in a tricky situation to try both Allan and S...