Spinnaker Sailing Club Weekly News - 13/05/2025

Published 10:32 on 13 May 2025

Paddling Away Day!

Join us for a paddling trip on 16 August, set in the scenic surroundings of the River Frome near Wareham. This event promises a combination of adventure, relaxation, and natural beauty as we paddle together into Poole Harbour.

Our journey will begin at the Redcliffe Farm slipway, which is part of the campsite. This launch point offers easy access to the river and is conveniently located for campers. Launching is free if you are camping, £5 per boat / board (including car parking) otherwise

Our paddling adventure will take us down on the tide into Poole Harbour, with the tide bringing us back upstream a couple of hours later. Additionally, we can explore up to Wareham and beyond, offering a varied experience of the river's charm. There is a slip at Wareham and riverside pubs for lunch. All are welcome in canoes, kayaks or paddleboards.

We will offer club paddleboards and sit-on-tops for a nominal rental fee (£5).

Race Duties

We will be allocating racing duties this week, so if you haven't signed up yet please do so in the next couple of days!

Spinnaker Youth Training Update

It has been fantastic to see the lake so full again on Sunday mornings over the last few weeks. Due to the short length of this half term this coming Sunday is the final session of this block!

Block 2 starts on Sunday 8th June, with RYA Beginners, Improvers, Begin to Race and Introduction to Double Hander groups running! You can see more details and sign up here.

Parkstone Youth Week 2025

You can now enter youth week! It's the highlight of the year for a lot of our sailors. We currently have sailors planning to enter Topper 4.2, Topper 5.3, Optimist Gold and the Feva fleet!

If you need a club boat please talk to me and we can see what can be sorted out, we can also potentially help with boat transport.

Emma is organising pizza express before splashdown as we usually do, more details nearer the time!

https://www.parkstoneyachtclub.com/Youth_Sailing/Youth_Week

Cancellation of ILCA Open Meeting

Due to low numbers of entrants we have sadly taken the decision to cancel our ILCA Open Meeting on Saturday 17th May.

Last updated 10:32 on 13 May 2025