Last time we sailed at Bala was the Easter Regatta sometime in the mid 90's. We were in Cherub 2534, joined by Cheese Before Bedtime and Strangely Brown - both quite new at the time. It poured cold rain and blew a gale for the first 2 days. On the morning of the 3rd day we woke up to find that the blow-up camp beds were afloat in the tent. The ground outside had gone completely white and it was snowing hard. We binned sailing for the day and decided to enjoy the excellent hospitality of the club instead. Several coffees, a couple of bacon butties and a skinful of Wrexham lager and all was well.