The 2017 Wayfarer International Rally - John Kelly America! America! God shed His grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! ‘America the Beautiful’ is an American patriotic song originally composed in 1893 as a poem to commemorate the Fourth of July – it is a sort of unofficial [...]
The weekend started on Friday afternoon with a couple of early arrivals, wanting to show the hospitality that we can provide at Chew Valley, l forced myself behind the bar and commenced to entertain. My audience was small but we did our best and rolled off to our bunks at midnight. An early [...]
JOHN SHIMELL, K1/77 A week ago I was looking forward to racing in the first 3-day K1 Nationals, and my first time sailing single-handed on the sea for over 50yrs ! Steady winds of 10-15 knts were anticipated, with 8 races over 3 days, the perfect setting for the newly formed K1 Class Association to [...]
The first event of the RS200 South West Open series (‘SW Ugly Tour’) was held at Bristol Corinthian YC, last Saturday. Three boats from Chew made the trip, a bit down on last year due mainly to the forecast of little wind, which turned out not far off the mark. A fleet of 28 boats [...]
