Happy new year everyone. It has been a long hibernation but with the new road map out of isolation it is time to get your summer sorted. The Island Redwing Champs group would like to welcome the wider Redwing fleet to a week of racing to compete for the 2021 annual championship in the Islands …
Renewal time is here!
Dear Redwingers, These are strange times! While our sailing has been thwarted for a few months we are now starting to head back to the water even though racing is yet to commence. Several people, me included, have used this time to do a bit of boat fettling from a small re-varnish to giving a …
NRDA AGM 2020
Dear fellow Redwingers, We hope that this message finds you well and even better, able to sail. This has been a very unusual year and has forced us to change the way we work in many ways. Our National Championship each year is also when we would usually host the AGM. While this years championship …
Nationals 2020 – Cancelled.
Dear fellow Redwingers, This year has been unusual to say the least! Your committee have been discussing our year at length and as you already know the 2020 Inlands have been cancelled due to the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic. Some of us are now fortunate enough to be able to sail recreationally but …
Update! 2020 Inlands Cancelled.
Update! 2020 Inlands Cancelled.Unfortunately the decision has been made to cancel this event due to the restrictions of COVID 19. Even if racing is allowed at the time the event would still not be able to have the social element that we are used to. We hope to return in 2021 instead.
Which is the best varnish?
http://www.collars.co.uk/info/44/recent_articles/45/our_own_varnish_test So Collars have done a sort of real life test. Great! Now we can look at which varnish we should be using. This is a very interesting quick read!! And may save plenty of time to come. Fortunately, I already use the one that came out on top but only for the top coats. …
Stay at home work….
I hope this finds you all well and staying safe in this difficult time. The work that our key workers are doing is unbelievable - especially in hospitals. While I am staying at home to reduce the transmission of the COVID-19 virus I may as well have a go at some of the winter maintenance …
Redwing National Championship 2019 – Hosted by Looe Sailing Club
Article: Peter Greenwood Pictures: Neil Richardson Day 1 Race 1 – Force 2/3, Sunny Weather The first race got off to a clean start albeit with R249 helmed by Eric Evans and crewed by Karen Raymont being tight on the line with Arthur Kinver in R243 crewed by daughter Tamsyn Kinver, winning the Pin and …
Continue reading Redwing National Championship 2019 – Hosted by Looe Sailing Club
Ullman Sails Black Friday Deal – Ends Saturday!
Black Friday Deals at Ullman Sails. Save £182.54 on a suit of sails. Act fast - Offer ends on Saturday! Ullman are doing a Black Friday deal on Redwing sails. All you have to do is confirm an order and pay a 50% deposit by the end of November and get 15% off! Delivery and …
Continue reading Ullman Sails Black Friday Deal – Ends Saturday!
The Harding Cup 2019 – 29/30th June @NDYC
This is the second time in the Harding Cup has been awarded in recent years. This year it was awarded based on 3 races. 2 races started from a committee boat on the Saturday followed by 1 race started in the usual club format on the Sunday. Congratulations this year go to Stan Pyle in …
