All’s well that ebbs well By Patrick Cooney – 14/11/2023 The blowing winds were not cracking any cheeks at Waldringfield on Saturday for the third weekend of the Freezer series. No fewer than thirteen Lasers were on the startline to enjoy a challenging figure of eight course on the edge of the anchorage in a … Read more

Laser Freezer Series – Races 3 and 4 Tracey triumphs in two turns! By Patrick Cooney – 07/11/2023 A damp squib of a Saturday morning was transformed into a glamourous afternoon with a lively wind promising some fireworks for the second of the Freezer series B2B races. Unfortunately a safe and simple two buoy course … Read more

Gusts more fickle than a politician seeking a second term… By By M. Hawkes – 29/10/2023 The first of the winter series greeted nine Lasers with a flood tide and glimpses of sun between clouds. A fresh breeze with some gusts more fickle than a politician seeking a second term and a strong ebb tide … Read more

Laser Open 2023 By Martin Hawkes On a day which may reasonably be described as ‘filthy’ and many might have wisely chosen to stay at home and watch the London marathon instead, twenty-three lasers assembled at Waldringfield for the annual Laser open. Welcoming visitors from Norfolk Broads, Orwell and Royal Harwich yacht clubs, three port … Read more

A test of the constitution By Martin H. – 28/03/2023 It was a day to test the constitution of the hardiest helm. Five lasers made the journey to a long line over by B. The forecast of an easing wind proved about as accurate as a former prime minister’s understanding of what constitutes a party. … Read more

A windy return to the water… By M. Hawkes – 19/03/2022 The range of movement in the trees outside my kitchen window on Saturday morning told me that the forecast medium wind strength was well, wrong. Three words spring to mind when I start writing, where were you? Full sun, high tide, no moored obstructions … Read more

Daisy pulls it off! By Patrick Cooney – November 2021 Waldringfield has produced its fair share of National Champions but probably none as exciting as Daisy Collingridge. She cut her teeth in the WSC Cadet class and is now the Laser Radial National Champion after a tight week of racing at Weymouth in August against … Read more

The Ultimate Laser Show By John Ogden and Martin Hawkes – March 2020 The Laser class began at Waldringfield back in the late 1970s with formidable support from the Schlee and the Law families and also from two early class captains Hillary Greenhow and Richard Woolf. Hillary joined the Club especially to sail Lasers and … Read more