Miami OCR 2012

Charlotte working hard at Palma in 2009

As the battle between the ladies for the Laser Radial berth at the London Olympics continues great news from Miami is that in the Rolex Olympic Classes Regatta Charlotte Dobson is currently lying 2nd overall behind Ladies World Champion Marit Baumeester and is on a very respectable 20 points from 4 races.

Good effort Charlotte.
G.

Sailing at Last

With a brief respite from the storms today we managed to get down to the sailing club.. Despite the wind looking less than promising we  decided to give it a go and later in the afternoon the wind arrived in good style so we were rewarded with a good blast in the 420 to blow the cobwebs away.  Fingers crossed for more weather like this.

G.

All quiet on the sailing front

Low Flying Lasers

Narrow escape for our 420
despite being tied down and mast
removed! (its under the 200).

With extreme weather battering the UK and Central Scotland seemingly getting the worst of it there has been little opportunity for on the water training in recent weeks so the Christmas holiday has given the opportunity for some well deserved rest time.  Rest is an essential component of every


athletes training programme and something that is often neglected in the busy training and racing schedules we follow.  Lets hope that a good winter break with only some modest gym work to keep the body ticking over will be our secret weapon as the new racing season begins....

Here are a few images of our recent storms.  And a link to a short video of waves at the club.  The weather station directly opposite on Blackhall Hill recorded 102mph whilst the Lasers were flying around the club grounds.  Fortunately our Lasers are safely in storage at home.