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Wanderer Scotland 18th, 19th and 20th May 2024 at Carry Farm, near Tighnabruaich, Kyles of Bute, report by Leonie Griffin (abridged) The beautiful Kyles of Bute beckoned Wanderers to meet up for the first Scottish Wanderer Association event North of the border, at Carry Farm. This is situated on the remote Ardlamont Peninsula, a finger of the Cowl Peninsula, Argyll. This is between an ancient hazel woodland and the shores of the Kyles of Bute. It is run by Derek and Fiona and family. Derek runs the excellent Tighnabruaich Sailing School Five boats signed up for the event, with sailors from as far afield as Kent, Lincolnshire and Cumbria joining the local sailors from Glasgow and Edinburgh. A good mix of ages and styles of Wanderer dinghies were in attendance. The Anglo Marines – Iain Urquhart and Richard Maltby in Catspaw W471, Thomas Gavin and Des in Gypsie W1480, Leonie

Races at West Oxfordshire SC April 20-21st 2024 The tales of two Wanderers: Teazle and Wizzard Race Report by Ian Simpson, W1004, Teazle Lively and changeable wind made for an energetic sail for the Spring Wanderer Open Meeting at West Oxfordshire Sailing Club (WOSC) on 20th to 21st April. The lake is a long rectangle with in-situ marks, and the course was a cat’s cradle of legs which included a long run diagonally across the rectangle, permitted by a northerly wind. Four boats took part – a disappointing number compared with previous years, and there was also a dearth of Wayfarers (five), whose race was held simultaneously, with a start five minutes earlier than the Wanderers. The table of results is below. Ian Simpson and Dave Bardwell of 1004 “Teazle” made the question of who is going to come second a more interesting question than who is going to come