Weekly Club News - 23rd May 2023
Published 09:17 on 23 May 2023
Spring Sunday Race Series Conclude
Sunday 21st May saw our Spring Morning and Spring Afternoon Handicap Race Series conclude!
In the 6 races of the Spring Morning Series we saw 30 entrants in the Main Fleet, with 15 entries in the Junior Fleet! The Main Fleet saw James Oborne come out on top in his Firefly, mostly singlehanded (and ironically the one day he took out a crew he capsized), with Amanda Jukes taking second place in her Lightning, with Robert Marshall in third. The Junior Fleet was won by Hugo with Zach/George crewing for him in a Club Feva!
The Afternoon Series saw a total of 39 entrants across the 12 races. It was a tightly contested series, with Ian Hickman ultimately victorious in his ILCA 7/Laser Standard, with Les Radford in second in his Solo, and Lucy Macdonald taking third overall in her ILCA 6/Laser Radial.
You can see the Series Results in full here.
Our next Sunday Racing Series' begin on 4th June with the Summer Sunday Pure Pursuit Series, look out for more details about these races next week! See below for more details about what's happening on Sunday 28th May!
Sunday 28th May - Orienteering and Sprint Racing
Following the success of our Orienteering on Monday 9th May we are running this again on Sunday 28th May, with some Dinghy Sprint Racing in the afternoon.
The orienteering will run from 11.00 to 12.30, out on the water, with free use of club kayaks and paddleboards. There is no need to book, please just turn up! Then from 14.00 to 16.00 there will be some Dinghy Sprint Racing, before prize giving afterwards!
Warmer Weather Is Here
It finally feels like Summer is here, with multiple warm and sunny days recently. In order to help keep everyone safe, and help care for our environment can we please remind all members and users of Spinnaker Sailing Club of the below points:
- Swimming is not permitted in the lake, in addition to the safety concerns around boats and swimmer it is also specifically prohibited by our landlord Wessex Water.
- Members are welcome to have BBQs at the club, but this must be done using the brick BBQs by the office, portable/disposable BBQs may not be used anywhere else on the site.
- Smoking is only permitted in the smoking area by the South Gate.
Lost Property
Don't forget tomorrow we are clearing out the lost property, please come and check it today if you haven't already and are missing something!
Communication With The Office
With the current weather our staff team are very busy out delivering activities on the lake. Please be aware that because of this they are often unable to answer the telephone, and emails are responded to as soon as possible. However, we do have a backlog of emails at the moment. To help us respond as quickly as possible please direct your emails to the following people in the first instance:
Memberships, Boat Berthing, Lesson Bookings and General Enquiries - Neil - admin@spinnakerclub.co.uk
Racing Programme - Les - sailingsec@spinnakerclub.co.uk
Private Tuition, Site Maintenance, Boat Maintenance - James - training@spinnakerclub.co.uk
SYT and Let's Go Sailing Block 2
Bookings are now being taken for Spinnaker Youth Training and Let's Go Sailing Block 2, at the links below. SYT Block 2 starts on Sunday 11th June, while Let's Go Sailing starts on Tuesday 6th June.
Let's Go Sailing Block 2 Bookings
May Half Term Training Opportunities
We still have some availability over May Half Term on our RYA Youth Stage 1 & 2 course, and Adult Level 1 courses. We also have some capacity for Private Tuition on the Wednesday and Thursday.
Last updated 15:50 on 12 January 2025
