Solway Yacht Club hold annual open day at Kippford

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Solway Yacht Club held their annual open day at Kippford on Sunday. In beautiful spring sunshine with a light southwesterly breeze, more than 220 visitors – aged from 23 months to over 80-year-olds – came from across the UK to take part.

A warm welcome was given by club members to visitors who wanted to sample the facilities both on and off the water. Kippford has been described by the Kippford Village Association as a “hidden gem” and seeing it from the sea shows the scenic village at its best.

As the tide lapped gently onto the shore, the many highly contrasting features of the seafront buildings were shown off at their best.

Boat rides out into Rough Firth, even as far as round Hestan Island, were available in large sailing cruisers, rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) and not least the club’s sailboats powered only by the wind.