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- Scow Challenge Cup: Race 1 Saturday, 15th March 2025. 11.00Wind : NE veering Easterly, 11-12 knots, gusting 15-18 knots. RACE OFFICER : Oli Stanley PLATFORM: Gerry Marling-Roberts Race Report : Victoria Bonham Carter COURSE: Pp Ap Dp Cp Bs X 2 Fluffy clouds and sunshine greeted us for the first race of the year at Factory Field last Saturday; a good turnout of… Read more: Scow Challenge Cup: Race 1 Saturday, 15th March 2025. 11.00
- Sailing Season 2025Ahoy there! Spring is in the air. Time to emerge from our long hibernation and gather on the bank at Rope Factory Field on Saturday 15th March 2025 for our first race of the year. Please check your boat insurance is up to date and remember if lending your boat, you may still be liable for any insurance claim. Also check your… Read more: Sailing Season 2025
- Race 6 Report Borthwick Cup 2024Saturday 2nd November 10/10 Telegraph expert rating. Beaulieu, Hampshire, England By Fiona Duncan I only know one way to write a review, and that is for The Telegraph, about hotels. So, with apologies to telegraph.co.uk/travel/hotels, here is my assessment of Scow Borthwick Cup Race Number 6, the final race of the 2024 season. Location 10/10 On a day so still and the water so… Read more: Race 6 Report Borthwick Cup 2024
- Race 6 Borthwick Cup Results – 2 Nov 2023Race Officer: Andrew Duncan. Safety: Victoria Bonham Carter & Tim Robinson. Refreshments: Frances Robinson and Hicky Gibbs. Course: Es, Fs Bp x 2
- Race 5 Report Borthwick Cup Autumn SeriesCourse: Ap Es Ds Cp Bs Ap Es Race Officer – Ginna Gayner, Platform – Gerry Marling-Roberts, Safety – Peter Bettridge & Lucy Markby, Refreshments – Hicky Taylor Report by Al Fothergill It was one of those beautiful English days – summer/autumnal light – with not much wind and the odd scattered breeze over the water.… Read more: Race 5 Report Borthwick Cup Autumn Series
- Race 4 Results 6th October 2024, Borthwick cupCourse: Fp Ep Pp Ds Pp – lineWind: S 2-3 Race Officer – Ginna GaynerStarter – Gerry Marling RobertsSafety: Ben and Polly SavageShore support: Peter Bettridge and Jay Devonshire 1. 589 Red Johnson2. 598 Darren Firth3. 421 Karl Liebat4. 530 Tim Robinson5. 595 Kristen Branford
- Race 4 Report Borthwick Cup Autumn SeriesBy Darren Firth Course: Fp Ep Pp Ds Pp – lineWind: Southerly, force 2-3 6th October 2024 I arrived early at Rope Factory field to check things out regarding the wind conditions in the hope that enough racing members would show up on such a dismal day to allow racing to take place. The forecast said to… Read more: Race 4 Report Borthwick Cup Autumn Series
- Race 3 Report Borthwick Cup Autumn Series 2024 By Victoria Bonham Carter Course: Es Pp Bp Cs DsWind: Force 4 gusting 5 Given the inclement conditions, it wasn’t clear how many would turn up for Race 3 of the Autumn Series at the top of the river. But 6 hardcore sailors appeared and the race was ‘on’. Ginna Gayner set the perfect course… Read more: Race 3 Report Borthwick Cup Autumn Series 2024
- Scow Borthwick Cup 3 – 29 SeptemberRace Officer – Ginna Gayner; Starting – Gerry Marling-Roberts; Safety – Ian Strathcarron & Mary Montagu-Scott; Shore Support – Peter Bettridge; Refreshments – Frances Robinson Course: Es, Pp, Bp, Cs, Ds
- Up River Race 2024 Report by Richard Chitty18 Scows, a Laser and a Topper gathered at Needs Ore for the start of the Up River Race. The conditions were looking favourable with a fresh south-easterly wind and a strong flood tide. 5 other scows planned to sail up independently and so set off early. Gerard Downes was Race Officer with Peter Marling-Roberts assisting him on the… Read more: Up River Race 2024 <i>Report by Richard Chitty</i>