We stole a summer’s day for the race, conditions almost perfect with sunshine and a fairly consistent westerly 10kts breeze. Our Race committee consisting of Alyson Nicholson, Alison Alderman and Rachael Ace did a sterling job of timekeeping on the start line aboard Alyson’s Achilles 24, “Mythos” 12 boats entered, with 1st Laser starting at 1540. […]
Category: Pursuit
2017 Pursuit Race – 15th July
The 2017 BCYC Pursuit Race took place on Saturday 15th July – on a not so typical summer’s day! 9 entries in challenging weather, poor visibility, rain and not a little wind – was not a race for the faint hearted. The stiff breeze favoured the Dart fleet with Tony Rees and Jo Mullet taking […]
2018 BCYC Pursuit Race
The 2018 BCYC Pursuit Race ranks among one of the most successful for the club. 22 boats participated comprising 10 cruisers and 12 dinghies (8 monohulls and 4 catamarans) providing quite a spectacle – especially when a youth Topper is being chased by a 40-plus foot international racing machine!
2019 BCYC Pursuit Race “The Glorious”
Well, after a postponement due to Mumbles having the highest winds in the UK on 10th August, the Pursuit Race eventually took place in glorious conditions on 25th August. Sailors (and race management team) were treated to blue skies, a flat sea and around 13 knots of wind – ideal conditions for the chase! 15 […]