“Eat, Sleep, Sail” was the weekend strap line at the club as the annual youth sailing event “August Antics” got underway. 60 of our young sailors arrived at the club early on Saturday morning for 3 days of what would be great sailing.

The weather was very kind given the conditions of the previous week. The first two days perhaps were a little too breezy but our valiant sailors took to the water with great determination. There were 8 groups, 4 of which were in Oppies and the remaining 4 in Toppers. It was a great site seeing so many boats on the water helmed (and sometimes also crewed) by youngsters of all ages ranging from 8 to 14. On Saturday some of the sailors also hopped aboard the boats of CLADS for some big boat sailing as well as in RS Visions, RS Fevas and the Laser 2000.
 

The forecast for Sunday was a little less certain but despite the breeze picking up we still managed to get most of the sailors out on the water.
Monday dawned to glorious sunshine and a reasonable breeze coming from the North. The morning was given over to general sailing but the afternoon was the premier August Antics race organised by Tim Johnson. The wind unfortunately by this time had had enough and disappeared just as the races were getting underway. However, pretty much all the sailors either took part in the main race, split Topper (and also a Pico and an Optimist) and Oppies / Laser Bugs or in the Oppie Challenge for the younger sailors. Only one lap was completed in the main race given the conditions and then all returned to shore to pack up before the prize giving. Congratulations to all who took part.
 

If you have been to Ireland please wash your boat and trailer  before launching at Chew