Archives: August, 2017
next stop Cherbourg!
August 26, 2017The Cherbourg Race is the last of the UK-based races of the RORC Season and will start this Friday. Compared to the Fastnet it is only 75 miles. I understand now I have to call it a Ladies Race as it is 125 miles short of a proper race. However it has all the ingredients […]
winsome news | by Joost Heikens | August 26, 2017 | Comments Off on next stop Cherbourg! | Comments RSS
Rolex Fastnet Race 2017
August 18, 2017This was for me and Winsome Fastnet Race number eight, in a period I could have sailed ten. It was only Reima who joined me on the first one in 1999. As my friend Patrick said last Tuesday, blogs after victories are published much quicker than after non victories, like this one which we scored […]
winsome news | by Harry Heijst | August 18, 2017 | 3 Comments | Comments RSS
End of Cowes Week 2017 and Beginning of Fastnet 2017
August 5, 2017Cowes Week 2017 is now finished. We all had a great week and well done to the Winsome Cowes Week 2017 Crew. Harry did an excellent job navigating us around the Solent, Leen doing mainsheet, Boj doing tactics and pitt, Joost and DJ trimming, Joost N on mast, Herman and Joost grinding and helping with trim, […]
winsome news | by Boj | August 5, 2017 | 8 Comments | Comments RSS