Activity
Days Notes 2024 |
Date |
Notes |
01 Jan |
There was a current of 1.5 to 2 knots, every reach of the Thames had a Red Board strong stream warning and the Environment Agency advised that no craft should navigate; so there was no sailing. But around 20 members enjoyed the lunch of Tomato Soup, Jacket Potatos with chilli Con Carne, cheese and beans followed by a Crumble. The day finished with a Jega tumbling blocks game. Thanks go to Nigel and helpers. |
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| 31 March |
Easter Egg Trophy postpone until later in year brcause Red Board Strong |Stream warning, 2 knts. |
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| 07 April |
Red Board Strong |Stream warning, 2 knts, no sailing |
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| 14 April |
Red Board Strong |Stream warning, 2 knts, no sailing | |
| 21 April |
At
last Yellow board stream decreasing, 1.5 knts stream, Racing with 10 to
15 very variablee and gusty NNE 8 to 20 mph.wind. Charles Dennis
capsised before the first start, and while being towed upstream in the
afternoon |
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| 28 April |
There
had been persistent if not torrential rain in the 24 hours before the
day's racing. The current had picked up and the wind came from
the north west, resulting in difficult beating upstream to a port mark
and rapid running downstream to a second port followed by a starboard
on the way back to the start line. A schools sculling competition,
which had not been reported to the river users group, resulted in 10 to
15 boats, eights and coxless fours, rowing up to Aquarius, turning with
difficulty in the middle of our course, lining up two abreast near our
start line, waiting and then starting a downstream race. This
impeded our boats' beating upstream against the current, rounding the
top mark and to a lesser extent running down to the second port. Our
officer of the day, Jean Maracchi, nevertheless managed to complete
three series races by running the third at the time intended for
training fun and cruising. The wind then dropped and the fun race
was abandoned due to an inability to beat up river. |
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| 05 May |
Although still a Yellow Board Stream reducing warning the 10mph SE wind gave the best entry of the year the best sail of the year. |
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