Sail Training Weekend 2011

11th - 13th March 2011

Photographs by Jeremy Nunns

Featuring:

Adam Gubbins, Antonia Foster, Ben Stinchcombe, David Glover, Jonathan Tyler, Luke Nunns, Luke Tatam,
Mali Roberts, Nicky Yates, Sarah Nichols, Tim Evans, Tilly Claydon, Victoria Stack

With Instructors: Jeremy Nunns, Stephen Didsbury,
Jez Littlewood, Sarah Gleave and Caroline Johnson

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Friday Evening


The Nancy Oldfield Trust - our base for the weekend


Exterior of the N.O.T. Bungalow


Friday supper around the table . . .


. . . all tucking in to chicken korma


Followed (naturally) by puddings


Assembled in the lounge for a (brief) theory session


We started tying knots


. . and more knots . . .


. . . even tying each other in knots

Saturday - Preparation and Sailing


Eating again, orange juice . . .


. . . Cereals and porridge


The boats in the dyke all ready for us


Down to the boats - starting to sort out the Bass Boat


Getting aboard Aslan


Heading out through the trees to Barton Board


'The Ark' - the Nancy Oldfield Trust base on Barton Broad


Starting to put the sails up on Eternal Hope


Jez demonstrates reefing on the Randmeer


Boats around the N.O.T 'Ark'


The Randmeer sets sail on Barton Broad


'Aslan' goose-winging in the sunshine


'Aslan' now close-hauled across the broad


Luke and Luke in a Yeoman


Luke N. tacks her round to head up-wind


Luke T. tacks her round as well


The 'Bass Boat' - without its Mizzen sail raised


David helming the Bass Boat, watched by Caroline


Jonathan and Adam in charge of Aslan


Dave (from the N.O.T.) watching from the power boat


Tilly, crewed by Toni and Sarah, in the Randmeer . . .


. . . now sailing beautifully across the broad


Adam sailing 'Aslan' in a good breeze


Luke and Luke now crewing the jib sheets on a Yeoman


The other Yeoman on a run


The Randmeer, ready to come alongside


Vikki steering the Bass Boat


A Yeoman, Bass Boat and Aslan ready for 'Follow My Leader'


Joining up in a line to sail together


The Randmeer and a Yeoman turning to join the line of boats


Toni steering the Bass Boat with the breeze picking up


Luke N. holding the mainsail to make a Yeoman sail backwards


Heading back through the trees to the N.O.T. base

Saturday Evening - Back in the Bungalow


Eating again(!), tucking in to Spag. Bol. . . .


. . . cooked by Jez & Stephen


Another theory session, led by Jez . . .


. . . who told us about navigation marks

 

 

Sunday Morning - Sailing in the Sunshine


Nikki starting to rig 'Aslan'


And getting the sails sorted on a Yeoman


Caroline getting ready for sailing


Adam and Tim raising sail on the Bass Boat


The boats start to sail off from 'The Ark'


Stephen and Sarah in the Safety Boat


Another try at 'Follow My Leader' . .


'Aslan' and two Yeomans line up astern


Five boats lined up across Barton Broad


Turning together past the moored cruiser


Lunch in groups on the pontoon


A long morning's sailing is hungry work!


Gathered together to hear the results.

 

 

Photographs by Jeremy Nunns – JeremyNunns (at sign) iee.org

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