Category: Adventures

St Andrews Trip 25.06.2016

Clara and Mr Bump launched on Saturday to catch the ebb tide to take them down river and then south to St Andrews. An ENE light breeze, fortified with some paddling/rowing, enabled an easy beat to...

Sailing to Lunan Bay

For the second year running, sailing to Lunan Bay was to be the annual highlight for the more experienced members of Dundee Sailing Club and it was a privilege for me to be among...

Cruising to East Haven

After a week of cold, sleety weather the sailing gods granted a beautiful sunny day for the Club’s first significant cruise of the season, to East Haven near Carnoustie. Five boats made the trip,...

12 October 2015

Sailing There’s still some sailing left, with 2 more Sunday sails scheduled in the program this month and the Royal Tay winter series starting this Sunday also – see details at http://www.royaltay.org/on-the-water/open-sailing-events/ Conditions were decent...

Lunan Bay Cruise

Four boats, 3 Wayfarers and Mr Bump, set off at 9.30 on Saturday morning, accompanied by Simon Ogston’s Bull 7000 keel boat from Tayport with 2 DSC members aboard. After initially drifting downriver on...

Caledonian Canal Cruise

Locks and lochs, swing bridges, camping, sailing and rowing, rain and midges and 6 gallant sailors from Dundee Sailing Club After a 1st night’s camp on the banks of Loch Linnhe at Corpach the...

New helms cruise

Sunday we had half-a-dozen boats on the water, an early start making up for the cancelled Newburgh trip. An enjoyable trip past the Pool sands at Tenstsmuir with some promising performances from newer helms...

Dolphins and Stormy weather

A wee update after an enjoyable sail today. It was the Tay sailing weekend hosted by the Royal Tay but only 1 DSC Wayfarer entered the racing – myself and Kerstin. We opted out...