The eight visitors to Stewartby Sailing Club’s annual British Moth Open were greeted by Force 4 winds gusting 6.  However, Commodore Carl Pountney reassured the fleet that all would be OK.  With half the fleet opting for smaller sails the fleet launched for the First Race.  The Race Officer set the tone of [...]

  Mid Warwickshire Yacht Club welcomed 13 entrants and families for its 4th British Moth Open Meeting on Saturday 13 April 2013, which included 4 members from the home club. Competitors were greeted with sunshine, a steady breeze and a good water level on the small reservoir at Leamington Spa which is ideally suited to [...]

Amongst the British Moth class, Frampton On Severn Sailing Club has developed a reputation for providing weather more akin to sunnier climes. However the recent cold spell meant that even ‘Tropical Frampton’ was unseasonably cold when nine British Moths ascended for the seasons curtain raiser on 30 March.   Whilst numbers in attendance were slightly [...]

A bitterly cold, strong and gusty northerly winter wind threw every trick it had at the six boats competing for the British Moth Bucket at the open meeting at Tamesis Club, Teddington, on Saturday 27 October and viciously dumped three of them into a situation in which they all scored five points and the overall [...]

The Cam sailing Club Moth Open took place on the 13th October having been postponed from the original date due the river being in flood. No such problems this time but a lack of wind was a worry early on. However some wind came up and nine Moths were to be seen in their natural [...]

Sailed at Oxford on the River Thames, the Medley Moth Bowl has been held every year since 1955. The current format is 5 races for the Bowl plus one sudden death race for the Bossom Cup. With bright sunshine and wispery clouds and light winds blowing over Port Meadow to greet the fleet on Saturday [...]

Report by R. Broughton. Five local boats were joined by six visitors from four different clubs when Desborough SC held their 64th Annual Open Meeting in this the 80th year of the British Moth. Competitors were greeted with warm sunshine and only the lightest fluky breeze for the first race. Local helms Mike Barrett and [...]

WILDER WINS AGAIN Forty boats gathered at Northampton Sailing club on the 8th August for the prestigious 80th Anniversary Championships of this endearing boat which formed the vanguard of dinghy sailing in this country. The fleet included six former champions and 9 new entrants were welcomed to the fleet where there was a fine display [...]

Whilst the Cam Open meeting the previous day having been cancelled and the river clubs cursing the summers deluge, the gravel pit at Hunts SC welcomed the increase in water level. Although the day was cool the sun shone a little and the wind blew, albeit variably – all things given, not too bad a [...]

Whitefriars enjoyed company from 9 travelling Moths. The weather was kind with only one small shower over lunch and a nice fair wind that lasted all day. 1st race: Wiltshire was 1st to the windward mark, Latham and Wiltshire built a good lead over the pack which had made it hard for the normal front [...]