Clydesailing

At Clydesailing we are delighted in several ways that the Bell Lawrie Scottish Series trophy has gone to Ruaridh Scott and his crew on King Quick. We're pleased it has gone to a class where, to be successful, huge amounts of cash are not necessary; to a fleet where there is a considerable depth of talent; that Ruaridh is a young skipper and not just from the Clyde but from Tarbert itself. I don't know if he ever visits here but we offer our congratulations to him. It's a pity that the 1720 class has not taken off on the Clyde and shows no sign of doing so now.

We were at Tarbert ourselves doing our usual handicap thing, this year in IRC 4 but having a good time. I don't really have any photos being more than usually preoccupied with keeping Troy on the move but anyone looking for pics should take a look at Scottish Images where Ron Cowan has some exellent shots. A large number of pictures by Nicky Kirk are also available. A few comments are now on the race report page but anyone who has some views to share or an account to offer should email me with it - it would be most welcome.

The full results for all classes can be browsed in detail from the excellent CCC website

Clydesailing
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	Clydesailing is a site aimed specifically at those of us who like to sail and race in ordinary type yachts on the Clyde and West of Scotland. The perspective is that of the enthusiastic club sailor who does not have the resources of the semi professional. We aim to provide information and unashamedly biased comment on local yachting events. If you are interested in yacht racing and sailing in Scotland please take a look around.
	Our Clydesailing discussion board remains an excellent place to share sailing opinions and now that the racing season is over there is plenty of scope for discussion, ideas and hopes for next year. We now have next year's events calendar posted and any views on that are welcomed. We are also extremely keen to include any news, reports or pictures which you think might be of interest to the ever increasing number of yachters who use the site and if you have any retrospective stories or pictures of your 2002 season please send them to us and they'll definitely be used.
Chas, the author of this site, is the owner of Troy,an old 30 foot yacht which along with his family and mates he races and cruises from the Clyde. I'd be interested in any comments on the site and will respond to any questions. If you are new to sailing on the Clyde and have any questions or interest please email me. I'll either try to answer them myself or point you to someone who can. You can use the reply page to email me.