Who’s Going Down on “Billie Piper”

Photo Credit: Lovely girl on the beach.     Yacht “Billie Piper”

It was such a very sad and painful day for Mr Marine Blast and his crew who were enjoying the Piper one design class Championships off Royal Gourock sailing Club on the Clyde. Whilst on the last down wind leg of a windward lee-ward course while lying 5th in I suppose fairly windy conditions we had a massive wipe-out (Chinese Gybe)  in a gust of about 100 kts knocked the boat flat and the kite filled with water pinned it down and filled till it sank to the bottom of the Clyde in about 70 ft of water, the whole thing happen in about 5-8 seconds.

Just like to say a very BIG THANKS to the boats that came to our rescue so promptly in particular Fergie Campbell and Robert Paterson sailing “Sanderling” who managed to pluck all three of us out the water in one go in some very tricky conditions indeed. A great show of seamanship and sportsmanship.  In short we ended up with a DNF (Did Not Float)  What a Bummer…………..we will be back ……..shortly

West Highland Week Up date (First Part)

Photo Credit: Marine Blast

A Site with some photo’s here from Dave Allison I think?

West Highland Yachting Week now there’s a proper Regatta. But just where do I start with a week that saw a massive list of entries well spread across the Classes. This regatta is well sorted in that it ticks all or most boxes that Sailing folks are looking for.

West Highland Week (Sponsored by a Scottish Brewery)

Marine Blast will be attending The Tennents West Highland Yachting Week. Tennents as you may not be aware is a very refreshing Drink after a days Racing on the water. Some people are sometimes even known to have more than one or two, such is it’s thirst reversal properties.

Join us throughtout the week for OFF THE WATER UPDATES I’m sorry for no ON THE WATER UPDATES but we will simply just be too Farr ahead to see what’s going on, and the other yachts just look so small. Anyway checkout the offical site www.whyw.co.uk

BMW (Tri) out there new Plane

This looks pretty good fun until you have to fold the sails that is? Check out the little sperm crew out fits, your not going to see that taking off at West Highland Week unless your looking to get he shit kicked out of you. But nice for crews on the south coast. Southern Softies.