Bembridge Illusion St George s Day, Woodford Long Distance Race and Bill s Barrel by Mike Samuelson 3 May 07:08 BST 1-2 May 2021
Saturday, the penultimate day of racing of the 2020-2021 Illusion season was a frustrating one! The forecast was for light cyclonic conditions and that was exactly what was delivered!
Having made the decision to remain in the harbour to reduce interference with BHYC s racing, the race officers then spent the best part of an hour chasing the breeze as it went round all points of the compass with the 16 Illusions dutifully following the Committee Boat round the harbour (avoiding the Border Force mega RIB that had run aground just inside the harbour entrance!) However a start was eventually achieved when the breeze looked to have settled in from the North East.
Bembridge Illusion Stratton Memorial Trophy 2021
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Bembridge Illusion Prince Philip Memorial Trophy & Flying Dutchman Trophy
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Bembridge Illusion Easter Egg Cup 2021 by Mike Samuelson 5 Apr 13:32 BST 2-3 April 2021
Although entry was restricted to Island sailors only and we used a RIB as the Committee boat rather than Sea Breeze, it was great to be able to get back on the water again.
On Saturday 18 local boats took advantage of the almost perfect conditions - a cloudless sky and a steady F3/4 ENE erly. With quite lumpy conditions outside the harbour, it was wisely decided to keep inside and enjoy the smooth waters. After three months of no sailing, it was not surprising that the first start saw a number of boats OCS, however all went back and then played catch up.