Practical Boat Owner

Commodore’s jaunt north

My three-year term as Commodore of Scarborough Yacht Club began amid the first lockdown of 2020. That summer we managed some sailing events, with Corinthian-style time trials (choose when you can complete the course and take your own time), followed by local bay races as restrictions eased.

One skipper complained that Corinthian events were not fair given the travel rules for anyone living out of town. I advised him he’d be disqualified regardless, on

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