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Weekly News - 06/10/26
ILCA Training Day Saturday saw 7 of our ILCA sailors head out for a training day led by Class Captain Jonathan. Despite the light winds in the morning there was some fantastic learning and development around starting, mark rounding, and how to use boat heel to best effect! Al of this activity was fuelled by Katie's cakes! Thank you to Jonathan and Katie! Social Sailing Wednesday
Published 21:29 on 7 Oct 2026
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Weekly News - 29/09/26
Social Sailing Wednesday evening racing has now finished for 2026, but if you're looking for your mid-week fix of dinghy sailing don't worry! Our Thursday morning Social Siling is still running every week between 10.30 and 12.30! Following on from this year's Rock Up and Race we are looking to introduce some Rock Up and Race style activity on Thursday mornings this winter! Autumn Work party - Save The Date
Published 12:27 on 29 Sep 2026
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Job Vacancies - We Are Hiring
Due to one of our team retiring in the near future and some of our instructors moving onto new adventures including university and working overseas we currently have several full time vacancies available! These are to join our Operations Team, supporting the delivery of activity on a day to day basis at Spinnaker Sailing Club. With a vibrant training and coaching programme for our members and local schools, a busy racing programme and a
Published 14:06 on 28 Sep 2026
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Weekly News - 15/09/26
There's Only Two More Wednesdays of Evening Racing This Year! As autumn advances we sadly only have two more evenings of racing planned for Wednesdays this year. After racing next week we will be having a short prizegiving to celebrate some of our recent racing, and fish & chips. Look out for an email on Monday with all the details. SUP Inflator Is Working Again Our
Published 10:46 on 16 Sep 2026
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Weekly News - 08/09/2026
2027 Programme Poll You may have seen this morning on Whatsapp an update from our Sailing Committee about the discussions and planning which are going on ahead of 2027, and a request for feedback via a poll! We are considering adjusting the order of races on a Wednesday so that the pursuit race is before the handicap race. For more details please have a look on Whatsapp (there's a link to the
Published 11:30 on 8 Sep 2026
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Weekly News - 01/09/2026
Spinnaker Youth Training Block 3 As we approach the start of the autumn term the final block of Spinnaker Youth Training (SYT) is almost with us. SYT is a fantastic way for any young person who sails to take part in regular coaching sessions with sailors of a similar ability on a Sunday morning. SYT starts back on 6th September, see all the details and book on here,
Published 08:33 on 1 Sep 2026
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Weekly News - 25/08/26
Fish & Chips Tomorrow Night This Wednesday we have The Commodore's Cup and Alice Lisle Pursuit Races! This means we will be having fish & chips, after racing, when the bar will also be open. Our food will be collected and delivered to the club around 8.15pm. Order your food here! Please note orders must be placed by 1200 on Wednesday 26th August. Please ensure you compete the payment
Published 09:59 on 25 Aug 2026
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Weekly News - 18/08/26
Drought and Fire Risk Following the Government's message last night asking us all to reduce the risk of fire, the decision has been taken today to ban BBQs and smoking within the grounds of Spinnaker Sailing Club until further notice with immediate effect. This is to reduce the risk of fire during the current hot and dry weather. This policy will be reviewed as the weather changes and the fire risk
Published 12:39 on 19 Aug 2026
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Weekly News - 11/8/26
Club Racing A huge thank you to Tim, Rick and Dick who all stepped in at the last minute on Sunday to enable club racing to run. If this had not happened racing would not have run. Without members volunteering we simply cannot run club racing. We continue to have a number of gaps in our duty roster and duties will be allocated this Thursday. Save The Date -
Published 09:11 on 11 Aug 2026
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Weekly News - 21/07/26
Club Regatta First of all a massive thank you to Tom, Caroline, Ed and their team of volunteers for running the incredible regatta on Sunday. More than 100 members and guests came together to make the Spinnaker Regatta & Family Fun Day a fantastic success. 28 boats raced in the Sprint Series, including 12 novice racers taking to the start line. Harriet the Hartley completed 40+ laps as competition for the
Published 12:24 on 21 Jul 2026
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Weekly News - 14/07/26
days of the year. And, if the Regatta also happens to serve as the perfect warm-up to the FIFA World Cup Final, expect a few football-themed surprises to add to the festivities! Key Timings 11:00 Registration opens & family activities begin 12:30 Official welcome & safety briefing 13:00 Sprint racing starts 15:30 Team relay & paddle games 16:00
Published 09:28 on 14 Jul 2026
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Weekly News - 23/06/26
Save the Date Sunday 19 July 2026 The Spinnaker Regatta & Family Fun Day promises to be one of the highlights of the club calendar, bringing together the widest possible cross-section of our membership for a fantastic day on and around the water. Whether you're a regular racer, cruising sailor, novice, junior, parent, grandparent or social member, there will be something for everyone. Expect friendly competition, fun activities, great food (BYO BBQ)
Published 09:02 on 23 Jun 2026
