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Date: 27/11/06
Owner: Stephen HB
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Perfect weather for the Squib Picnic Race made a wonderful day's sailing for the six Squibs who took part on Sunday 16 August. The race was started by Saskia VI with Mark Bugler, Rima Bascombe and family as Race Officers. A quick beat to O was followed by a spinnaker run to Ringstead. The Squib s tied on behind anchored cruisers who joined the Squibs for their day out and Adrian Patterson and Nigel Lawrence in the safety boat ferried the crews ashore. The beach was warm and sheltered for the BBQs on the pebbles. The return beat back to O in a brisk wind was won by Alan and Deo McDine in Posh Totty but the overall prize for both races was won by Vernon and She Taylor in Hussy.
Photo: Ernie Lee who donated the trophy and instigated the annual event presents the trophy to the winning team.
Posted by She Taylor
Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 August 2009
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 While the sun is still out, don't forget to get some good sailing shots to enter into the Club 2010 Handbook front cover competition.
This stunning photo of Saskia VI was taken mid-Channel on the Cherbourg Race by Nick Frampton on board Sapphire. Saskia VI and Sapphire 'match raced' the whole way across the Channel in wonderful conditions.
If you have any photos of your sailing summer they will be judged at the Commodore's Punch Party 19 December 2009. Details of how to enter will be given nearer the date.
Enjoy the sun and get those cameras out!
Posted by She Taylor
Last Updated on Monday, 17 August 2009
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Sunday 2nd August - The YOBs held their now annual picnic on Redcliff beach, on what started out as a warm, sunny, light wind day, which was a real surprise after the weather we have seen lately. The YOBs sailed their dinghies across followed by the adults in their dinghies, overseen by Richard and Ron Groves in the safety boats.
We were also joined by a large amount of club cruisers, who helped ship parents and some of the younger children to the beach.
After anchoring all the boats the whistle was blown and most of the youngsters swam to shore with the less adventurous adults being transported on rubber dinghies.
On the beach after picnics were eaten, Michelle Samways took control of the games (or tried to) with the tug of war being the most popular. It was difficult to know which team won the games as there was too much cheating going on! 
The wind picked up in the afternoon to over 20 knots so the younger YOBs had to be spread out on to the cruisers and their dinghies towed back.
A few of the older YOBs sailed back across the bay without incidents .
Thanks to all the helpers, safety boat drivers and crews for making it another successful event plus all the keel boat owners who got all the youngsters and boats safely home.
Posted by She Taylor
Last Updated on Sunday, 09 August 2009
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Weymouth boats are setting sail on the challenging 605 mile Rolex Fastnet Race leaving from Cowes midday on Sunday. 
Draig O'r Mor with Kay and Kevin Stibbs with their complete crew of Weymouth sailors are to enter the race for the first time. Draig O'r Mor has done well in the run up qualifying races, coming fifth in the Eddystone Roack race and is hoping to get a good pos ition in The Fastnet.
Also racing will be WSC members Kathy Claydon and Alan Glover in the 37ft Arcona 'Arcsine'. Kathy is a regular competitor in the Junior Offshore Group (JOG) group and has sailed the Fastnet on previous years - winning her class in the two-handed class in a Contessa 32 in 2003. This year she is racing in Class 2 IRC.
Very good luck to the Weymouth boats. Watch their progress live on www.fastnet.rorc.org
Posted by She Taylor
Last Updated on Sunday, 09 August 2009
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Round the Island in a Melges - race report by Andy Young |
 Despite growing up on the Hamble I had never done the Round The Island Race before so when folks in Weymouth were asking me what boat I was intending to sail round in my answer of “a Melges 24” was met with inevitable comments on the lack of facilities and general comfort. On leaving the house at 06.00 with grey sky, little breeze and drizzle, I have to say that the selection did seem a little foolhardy. However, as we motored out of the Hamble, joining a steady and growing stream of traffic, the skies brightened and some wind began to fill in.  The Round The Island is an experience; with an entry list of 1,779 boats, it can’t fail to be. Where else can you be in a holding area waiting for your start and be immediately alongside Leopard the supermaxi and a gaff rigged classic yacht (with along with several hundred of your new best friends). The Melges were in the second start at 07.50 with the other sports boats and day boats. We started right at the pin about a mile away from other Melges which had chosen the Gurnard shore against the few hours of the last foul tide. Tacking our way through the very large boats there was a close call with an ex-BT Global Challenge yacht, now resplendent in bright orange and renamed Big Spirit, who explained that it was actually the orange colour that made their boat look bigger than ours. Initially the middle seemed to be the place to be but between Yarmouth and Lymington the wind appeared to fill in from either side to give a healthy breeze from the south west as we bore away past the Needles and straight into the westerly tide.
Posted by She Taylor
Last Updated on Friday, 10 July 2009
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