The John Cope race is a downriver consisting of two separate races, with the combined results counting for the trophy. We had a variable weather forecast – some sun,... read more →

Wednesday: the new Saturday.       The sun was shining, the wind was breezy and out came a bunch of retired/freelance/truant playing sailors to take on the Thames mid... read more →

The countdown to the race began as soon as the last trolley was pulled from the water, during a lull in the stream of rowers. A mishap from Dan J... read more →

A Tale of Two Safety Boats  On a lovely day in early September, the sun was out, people were enjoying the weather and a number of sailors were hoping there... read more →

Thanks Allan, and thanks to Andy, Roland, Anton, Massimo and Jan for joining me on the water for a delightful evening sail. The warm sunshine, glorious blue sky and a... read more →

Campbell Trophy, race no.1, 4 September 2016 In the race box:  Joseph Cabon & Serena O'Keefe In the safety boat: Dan Johnson & Anton Fitzpatrick At about the same time... read more →

Saturday had seen near gale force winds so as race officer I was somewhat pleased to see Sunday's conditions much more sedate. We had a fabulous turn out with 11 boats... read more →

I certainly remember arriving and being directed to Sina who had already begun to get things properly organised. I then tried to look industrious and observed some valiant sailors rigging... read more →