Open events on South Coast

Hi All

We had our regatta at the weekend and had a mixed format of 3 races on Saturday with committee boat start, windward leeward for Asymmetric and triangles for single handers with a few visitors including Aero's and D zero (shame more of the later did not make the effort as it was supposed to be a southern event for them). 

Sunday was club line running (good for a giggle but better than hitting the cockle bank) starts and sausage triangle. 3 races.

Well done to Roger and Simon Coles who blitzed all in there 49er (is Roger the oldest 49er crew at 65 and bloudy good he is to) in the asymmetrics. Fernando Gamboa won the Single handers.

A Great weekend of racing and a BBQ with no rain! Join us next year at the friendly club in Lee on Solent.

Shoreham Sailing club offer a temporary/day membership at £10 a time with a max of 4 visits (and has free parking!). We have a committee boat start out at sea every Sunday starting at 1100hrs, with two races back to back. Depending on numbers we split in two fleets - fast and medium handicap and have a mix of boats to race against.

All visitors welcome but ideally get in touch before you come as we would like to identify someone who will be around on that day to welcome you.

All the info is on the website: http://www.shorehamsailing.org/

Photo from two Sundays ago.

RS ....

If you read the original request again  ...... it was about being able to sail at all !  Many inland clubs offer little more than shallowing water and rising weed at the moment.  It is not about 'pot hunting' or finding 'serious' racing at this club or that at all.  Besides if events are described as 'OPEN' it suggests that the locals are inviting 'non-locals' along surely ??   If they want just the 'other lot' 2 miles away across the bay to come along they could simply invite them along directly.  Or am I missing something here ?

Dinghy Weeks - fine but there are only so many weeks away possible.  Many inland types are only trying to find a few day or weekend coastal events to fill in the weekend gap opening up ... If you like a reverse of a few from the coast doing winter events or series inland each year.