The forecasted mist must have cleared early as Gorleston was bathed with sunshine when we arrived for Act 4 of the Spring series, a pleasant change from the previous few weeks.
The wind began as a F2 increasing to F3-4 by the end of the day. With low water at 13.45 it meant a beat into the tide so ….
There are only a few days to go before Thursday evening sailing starts on the 2nd May.
Current forecasts from Windfinder and Wind guru suggest 6 – 10 knots from the NW and temperature in the lower teens, so it will feel like a heatwave compared with past weeks.
Race format, ….
After a very pleasant and warm Saturday there was a chill in the air when we arrived at the club on Sunday for the Start of Season Trophy. However, the sun was out, the sea was flat and there was a F2-3 westerly, so sailing wise it looked pretty good.
Richard mid-gybe
By the time race one ….
GYGSC is a small friendly informal club with probably the best sea sailing in Norfolk. We sail on Sundays & Thursday evenings throughout the summer. A range of dinghy and cat classes are sailed including D1, Fireball, Formula 18 cat, 505, Laser, Laser 4000, Phantom, RS300, RS400, RS500, RS600,RS700 & RS800, Shadow Cat
GYGSC is located on the Gorleston side of the inner harbour mouth next to the Pier hotel and fronting onto the promenade. The club dinghy Park is secure as it is surrounded by a six foot high fence. A ramp located near the club runs between the promenade and the beach. This provides access to the sea which allows launching in all tides and most weather situations.