Hickling Windsurfing Club - Forum: Sailing Plans http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/ Simple:Press Version 6.11.14 mike on The wind finally arrives! http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/the-wind-finally-arrives/#p254 Sailing Plans http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/the-wind-finally-arrives/#p254 Tomorrow 10am onward looks promising irrespective of the forecast site you choose....
Hopefully see you there
M
Smile

]]> Sat, 27 Jul 2013 21:19:48 +0100 Guest on The wind finally arrives! http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/the-wind-finally-arrives/#p253 Sailing Plans http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/the-wind-finally-arrives/#p253 Hi All
Bit of a bad move Phil. If everyone bunks off work and goes sailing, who do you think will pay our pensions.
You are right about one thing though, the next 4 days look pretty good.
Rock n roll.
Mighty Midget.:

]]> Sat, 27 Jul 2013 15:42:45 +0100 Philip on The wind finally arrives! http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/the-wind-finally-arrives/#p252 Sailing Plans http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/the-wind-finally-arrives/#p252 A number of new members who have joined the club over the last few weeks have been asking me when will it be windy enough to sail properly and which direction is best?

Well, all this high pressure is great for planning a BBQ 3 days ahead with complete certainty, but useless for we windsurfers. A forecast is only a forecast, but have a look at http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/nr12 and http://www.windguru.cz/int/ind.....p?sc=54059 and you can see that the week ahead starting Sunday 28th is predicted to be south westerly, and wind strength in the mid teens mph-wise. That'll do nicely!

Today Sat is a bit light and easterly but go and have a practice. Then for Sunday onwards, those of you reliant on parents for transport book the taxi service now, and those of you working, well, don't. Go sailing instead.

By the way, don't worry about rain because you will be getting wet anyway. But avoid thunder.....

See you on the water!Smile

]]> Sat, 27 Jul 2013 09:53:45 +0100 Martin on 15 June come and try day - forecast looking good. http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/15-june-come-and-try-day-forecast-looking-good/#p248 Sailing Plans http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/15-june-come-and-try-day-forecast-looking-good/#p248 Please check the home page for the latest.

]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:28:33 +0100 mike on Northeasterly for the Weekend - Again! :-( http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/northeasterly-for-the-weekend-again/#p247 Sailing Plans http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/northeasterly-for-the-weekend-again/#p247 Looking good for tomorrow and Thursday

]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:10:54 +0100 Glenm on Northeasterly for the Weekend - Again! :-( http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/northeasterly-for-the-weekend-again/#p246 Sailing Plans http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/northeasterly-for-the-weekend-again/#p246 Thanks Mike - v helpful. I think I'll just hang on for another week - looks like it might be a bit better (if wetter) next weekend.

]]> Sun, 09 Jun 2013 14:56:51 +0100 mike on Northeasterly for the Weekend - Again! :-( http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/northeasterly-for-the-weekend-again/#p245 Sailing Plans http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/northeasterly-for-the-weekend-again/#p245 Yes you can.... it's usually only the last 100m back to the beach that's troublesome
but having taken a look this afternoon: cold, grey and barely F2 straight offshore I didnt't think it worthwhile and decided discretion rather than valour.... IMHO worst scenario is too little wind to get back and then it's a very long cold walk in chest deep water!

]]> Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:52:26 +0100 Glenm on Northeasterly for the Weekend - Again! :-( http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/northeasterly-for-the-weekend-again/#p244 Sailing Plans http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/northeasterly-for-the-weekend-again/#p244 Hi everyone - it feels like this northeasterly has been with us for months - and I'm desperate to get onto the water! Does anyone know - is it remotely feasible to sail at Hickling under these conditions, or will I end up stranded about half a mile from the beach!?

Any thoughts gratefully rerceived.
Cheers
Glen

]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:00:08 +0100 mike on Padlocks on Club Boards - difficult to operate at 4.5.13? http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/padlocks-on-club-boards-difficult-to-operate-at-4-5-13/#p232 Sailing Plans http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/padlocks-on-club-boards-difficult-to-operate-at-4-5-13/#p232 Monday looking promising!
Mike

]]> Sat, 11 May 2013 22:26:44 +0100 Guest on Padlocks on Club Boards - difficult to operate at 4.5.13? http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/padlocks-on-club-boards-difficult-to-operate-at-4-5-13/#p231 Sailing Plans http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/padlocks-on-club-boards-difficult-to-operate-at-4-5-13/#p231 Hi Members.
The faulty padlock in the kit hut has been repaired and is back in place so all is safely gathered in.
What a great windy week this has been. Here's hoping for some more.
J.T

]]> Sat, 11 May 2013 20:05:40 +0100 mike on Lost property http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/lost-property/#p230 Sailing Plans http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/lost-property/#p230 The Superdry shirt in the changing room is mine! will collect Saturday I hope

Mike

]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 22:43:44 +0100 Philip on Padlocks on Club Boards - difficult to operate at 4.5.13? http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/padlocks-on-club-boards-difficult-to-operate-at-4-5-13/#p229 Sailing Plans http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/padlocks-on-club-boards-difficult-to-operate-at-4-5-13/#p229 Thanks Martin

As an update for all on this topic, I visited Hickling today (8 May) and one of the locks was stuck open and has been removed completely with a view to replacement. JT is on that case and will source a new pair of locks, and replace both. The design has all the faults Martin mentions, plus it is VERY easy to reset the code when operating the lock, which is not very helpful!

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE CLUB BOARDS ARE AVAILABLE TO USE, BUT PLEASE IF YOU DO SO, ENSURE THE KIT HUT IS LOCKED AT ALL TIMES WHEN NOT BEING ACCESSED.

Philip

]]> Wed, 08 May 2013 23:55:43 +0100 Martin on Padlocks on Club Boards - difficult to operate at 4.5.13? http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/padlocks-on-club-boards-difficult-to-operate-at-4-5-13/#p227 Sailing Plans http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/padlocks-on-club-boards-difficult-to-operate-at-4-5-13/#p227 These locks are very fiddly to lock and unlock compared to the other types we use on the gates. The engraved numbers are also difficult to see in the dim light.
May be a good move to replace them?

]]> Sun, 05 May 2013 22:33:44 +0100 Philip on Padlocks on Club Boards - difficult to operate at 4.5.13? http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/padlocks-on-club-boards-difficult-to-operate-at-4-5-13/#p225 Sailing Plans http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/padlocks-on-club-boards-difficult-to-operate-at-4-5-13/#p225 Hi all - especially those of you planning to sail and use the club kit.

A member helpfully reported a problem yesterday (Sat 4.5.13) that the padlocks securing the club boards together in the kit hut were difficult to re-lock. These are the brass padlocks securing the steel line through the boards, one on each side of the hut. Happily, the door lock on the hut is fine so the kit can be secured as normal in a locked hut.

We are on the case already in that Tony West or myself will go and have a look in the next few days and check things over. However, there is not a lot of wind forecast so it might be a day or six before we get down.

If you have problems then please let us know. If desperate, I might be able to pop over and help sort it.

WHEN THIS HAS BEEN LOOKED AT I WILL UPDATE THIS POST.

Thanks

Philip Peaston
07909992520

]]> Sun, 05 May 2013 12:11:11 +0100 MarkT on First sail of 2013?? http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/first-sail-of-2013/#p213 Sailing Plans http://www.hicklingbroad.co.uk/forums/sailing-plans/first-sail-of-2013/#p213 Finally got my first sail of 2013 this afternoon. I was surprised to be the only one there, 8 degrees, 17+ knots, what more could we want!

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