It’s the first week of Spring and the Westerlies are still with us, we’re up to it though. Fifteen DAC Sailors came along for our monthly Handicap sail. It was a warm day , reaching 24oC. The wind started around 12 and gradually increased to 37 Km/Hr., in gusts, (6 to 20 Knots). B sails…

Fourteen DAC Sailors attended yesterday for a very blustery day on the water. True to forecast, we had a Westerly ranging from 23 to 57 Km/Hr., (13 to 30 Knots) from our weather station. An actual reading was 67Km/Hr. in a gust or 36 Knots. Well over my limit. A and B sails stayed in…

Yesterday fifteen DAC Sailors endured poor weather for a good day’s sailing. The forecast, “partly cloudy and 17oC” was somewhat off. We chose A sails and raced with a light Sou’Westerly at 6 to 20 Km/Hr., (3 to 11 Knots). The temperature struggled to 12oC and it drizzled continuously. Such was our efficiency, and with…

Yesterday 16 DAC Sailors came along for an outstanding day of Handicap racing. The weather was overcast with a Southerly which ranged from 13 to 35 Km/Hr., (7 to 18 Knots), and 16oC. The tide was low but rising, which controls our course setup somewhat. There was a mix of B and C sails with…

Well, what a day! Thirteen brave DAC Sailors came along, all rugged up for a sail in very Wintery weather, what a great effort! The Southerly ranged from 14 to 39 Km/Hr., (8 to 20 Knots). Our Deck is a blessing as we all stayed fairly dry with shielding from a couple of passing showers.…

What a great day for sailing. Yesterday we had 15 DAC Sailors for our Scratch Racing Event. We enjoyed clear skies, 17oC and a gentle Sou’Wester at 7 up to 21 Km/Hr., (4 to 11 Knots). There were some lulls around so A sails were the only choice. The occasional downwind run was exciting when…

Ah, the weather! Last week we recorded 38 Knots/ 70Km/Hr on our pontoon, consensus was to give it away. Today our wind was a WNW at 2 to 13 Km/Hr., (1 to 7 Knots) with a hazy sun and 18oC on a full tide. A sails were the choice by all. The wind direction was…

Well, with the terrible weather we all suffered earlier this week and the initial forecast that it may carry over to Thursday’s sailing, what a surprise. It was a beautiful winter’s afternoon to be enjoyed by thirteen DAC Sailors. The temperature reached 18oC and the expected heavy Sou’Wester moderated to 16 with gusts to 39…

Twelve DAC Sailors attended yesterday. We endured a varying Southerly which swung quite a bit and ranged from 10 to 27Km/Hr., (6 to 14 Knots). There was some patchy overcast which was a welcome relief to the glaring Sun. It reached 14oC. “B” sails were it for the day. Setting a course was a challenge.…