News
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Memorial Race - Wednesday 15th June 2022
Wednesday 15th June is this year's Memorial Race, raced in memory of members no longer with us, and to raise funds for Macmillan Caring Locally, one of our local hospice providers. The winner of the Memorial Race will receive the Geoff Fardell Trophy, named in memory of a former Rear Commodore House, whose family were heavily involved in the Club, with his daughter Emily sailing here, before becoming one of our instructors for a number
Published 11:05 on 13 Jun 2022
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Weekly Club News - 7th June 2022
Youth Sailing - The Next 6 Weeks There's an action packed 6 weeks coming up with lots going on for our youth sailors to get involved in! This coming Sunday sees SYT Block 2 start, as well as the next series of racing, where we will be encouraging all our youth sailors to take part in the pursuit race. Then on 18th/19th June it is the British Youth Sailing Regional
Published 19:03 on 7 Jun 2022
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Weekly News - 31st May 2022
Clubhouse Repairs! As part of our continuing programme of improving Spinnaker Sailing Club the new canopies over the patio have now been installed (just in time for Sunday's rain), with new sides to provide better shade due to arrive in the next couple of weeks. We have also had part of the patio re-laid to make it easier for wheelchairs to access the picnic area! Sunday Spring Handicap Series'
Published 17:29 on 31 May 2022
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Laser/ILCA and Byte Class Open
Warm spring conditions greeted the fleet of over 20 boats for Spinnaker's annual Laser Open meeting and our first Byte Class Open meeting. A Northerly wind of 6-8 knots was present for the 1030 start and stayed constant through the whole event, albeit with a little pause during the lunch interval. This direction allows great use of the whole lake with two long beats and a run. In the standard Laser /ILCA 7
Published 09:34 on 31 May 2022
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What We Have On Offer In Half Term!
Sadly we had to cancel the 8 Hour Endurance Race this week due to very low entries. However, we have got plans for some alternative activities to run on Saturday 4th June in it's place as well as lot's of other things going on this week you can get involved in so read more below! SYT Pizza Tea This Sunday is our final Spinnaker Youth Training session of Block 1!
Published 09:57 on 27 May 2022
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Weekly Club News - 24th May 2022
8 Hour Endurance Race! We are due to hold our 8 Hour Jubilee Endurance Race on Saturday 4th June! Currently our entries to this event are very low, and it is at risk of cancellation unless we have at least 7 more entries by 9am on Wednesday 25th May! If you have any questions about this event please speak to James Oborne! SYT Pizza Tea!
Published 09:13 on 24 May 2022
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Weekly Club News - 10th May 2022
Open Day - Sunday 8th May It was brilliant to welcome so many visitors to the club on Sunday for our Open Day, with more than 30 getting the chance to try out paddleboarding with Justin! We have welcomed several new members to the club following the open day, and hope to see more who visited come back again in the future! SYT Block 2 Spinnaker Youth
Published 20:39 on 10 May 2022
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Weekly Club News - 3rd May 2022
Solo Open Meeting! This Saturday sees our annual Solo Open Meeting! We have a great forecast for the day and it should be a fantastic day of racing. There is a small fee to enter and you can book online by clicking here. We do also have the Club Solo "Noble Spirit" available to hire for the day if you normally sail a different boat and would like
Published 09:12 on 3 May 2022
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Weekly News - 26th April 2022
Fish and Chip Night! This Wednesday is our first after racing Fish and Chips night of the year! You have until 1200 on Wednesday to book your meal at the link below. Please make sure you go all the way through to the checkout to complete your order. Book your fish and chips here! (Please make sure you are logged in.) Ladies Sailing
Published 10:14 on 26 Apr 2022
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Weekly Club News - 19th April 2022
Easter Sunday Funday A big thankyou to everyone who volunteered their time to make Easter Sunday so fun for everyone! Jonathan did a fantastic job as always as our Race Officer ably assisted by Eddie as ARO and Matt/Andy on the safetyboat. With a total of 9 races, all started from the committee boat everyone who sailed came back in very happy after some great sailing. As well as some of
Published 08:13 on 19 Apr 2022
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Weekly Club News - 12th April 2022
Naming of Noble Spirit It was brilliant to see so many members turn up to thank John Noble with the naming of Noble Spirit on Sunday. We look forward to seeing this boat in use this year and hope it allows members to try out one of our most popular classes! Easter Sunday Funday! This Sunday sees our first Funday of the year! Come and join us
Published 13:53 on 12 Apr 2022
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Alice Lisle Series completes
In mild sunny, mid-range wind conditions the 9 race/ 3 Sunday Alice Lisle series has completed. The series experienced a good mix of wind strength and direction testing the sailors. 39 competitors made it to the start line. In the adult fleet 7 race winners are congratulated. Overall the title is taken by Ian Matthews in the solo, with Ian Hickman (Laser Radial) second, Jon Crosser (full Laser) 3 rd and Tom Clay
Published 13:35 on 11 Apr 2022