The Formula Windsurfing British Open held at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy was an interesting event for me as I went there with no expectations having had only a limited season. As it turned out, I was actually in first place overall for much of the event and only lost this in the final [...]
After a week of steady recuperation and training, I felt much more prepared to tackle the Sark to Jersey rowing race than my previous outing for the GRC Clameur Challenge. I had company on this voyage. Jon Sexton had kindly agreed that ‘Mogul Duster’ would act as my guard boat for the event with Kevin [...]
After the recent Formula Windsurfing competitions I attended, it was time to hop back in the Glow boat. This was the ninth and final race in the Guernsey Rowing Club Championship Series. Unfortunately, my recent time away from The Rock had meant I had missed some crucial races, putting me out of contention for the [...]
After the events were finished, I spent a few extra days exploring Latvia before hitting the return journey to Guernsey.
I arrived the day before the competition having successfully navigated a succession of ferries and driving hazards to arrive at Liepaja in Latvia. The conditions offered very light winds with a fairly large sea by comparison to the wind strength. There were 84 competitors registered which would make this a much more challenging event than [...]
Summer storms continued to provide difficulties for the scheduled races within the Guernsey Rowing Club calendar. This race would normally be preceded by one which gets the boats from the east to the west coast of Guernsey. Instead, some opted to take boats by road or managed to find a gap in the weather to [...]
It was time for something different within the rowing season. I teamed up with Simon Marley, Paul Montague, Joe Paul and Neil Brennan to form a coxed fours boat to take part in the race from Gorey to Carteret. Despite looking ideal at the start in Jersey, traditionally this race gets rougher the closer to [...]
This was the sixth race in the Guernsey Rowing Club Championship Series. The course started in Guernsey and saw competitors row around the nearby island of Jethou any way they chose. All competitors chose to row from south to north to gain the maximum benefit of the tides. Joe Paul made a strong challenge for [...]
Unfortunately, poor weather conditions prevented the full planned Sure Regatta from taking place with only the race from Guernsey to Herm taking place at the scheduled time. This was a real shame as I would say the series of races are among the best in the seasons calendar. Tucked under the cliffs on the east [...]
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