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Wanderer

A friendly class association sailing perhaps the best general purpose dinghy, promoting competitive but relaxed racing inland and at sea, plus a cruising programme which in recent years has included exploring the Norfolk Broads, River Tamar, Chichester Harbour, Faversham Creek from Whitstable, The Lake District, Cleddau Estuary, Camel Estuary, Poole Harbour, Walton Backwaters, River Stour, River Orwell and Caledonian Canal. Author: Tim Robertson

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Show news Wanderer Nationals at Whitstable
Competitors from as far apart as Grafham Water, Littlehampton and Langstone Harbour
Posted on 18 Aug Wanderer Inlands at Grafham Water
Shades of the hot summer of 1976?
Posted on 30 Jun Cramond Boat Club Summer Dinghy Regatta
Incorporating the Scottish Open Wanderer Championship
Posted on 21 Jun Cotswold Wanderer Open
Close racing at one of the most beautiful inland sailing clubs
Posted on 13 May Wanderers at Datchet Water
An event shared with the Flying Fifteens and Wayfarers
Posted on 19 Mar Cramond Boat Club Dinghy Regatta
Including the Wanderer Scottish Championship
Posted on 14 Aug 2025 Wanderer Nationals at Whitstable
No upsetting the weather gods this year!
Posted on 1 Jul 2025 Wanderers at West Oxfordshire
Annual joint event with the Wayfarer fleet
Posted on 13 Jun 2025 Whitstable Yacht 2025 season preview
Including hosting national championships for Tasars and Wanderers
Posted on 6 Mar 2025 Wanderers and Wayfarers join forces
A racing partnership for 2025
Posted on 20 Jan 2025 Wanderer Nationals at Cotswold SC
To lose one helm overboard is a misfortune; to lose two in a month is carelessness
Posted on 1 Oct 2024 Wanderer Open at Whitstable
Competing for the Gavin Barr trophy
Posted on 4 Jul 2024 Wanderer Open at Grafham Water
Visitors commented on good race organisation and ample safety boat support
Posted on 12 Jun 2024 Wanderer Nationals at Whitstable
A moderate breeze fills in on boths days for the fleet
Posted on 7 Sep 2023 Wanderers at Whitstable
Including the traditional muddying of the mainsail top
Posted on 28 Jun 2022 Wanderer Inlands at Cotswold SC
Sailors from as far afield as Essex and Kent make the trip to Cirencester
Posted on 23 May 2022 West Oxfordshire Wanderer Open
It's not usually this windy here they claimed. Hmmmm...
Posted on 29 Apr 2022 Wanderer Class renew Craftinsure partnership
Craftinsure has been delighted to see scheme numbers continue to grow
Posted on 25 Feb 2021 Tips for sailing with a young crew
What is different when racing with kids between the age of 6 and 12
Posted on 25 Oct 2019 Wanderer National Championships
Wind would have been nice
Posted on 17 Sep 2019 Wanderers at Whitstable
Sunny and breezy after the Kentish monsoons
Posted on 17 Jun 2019 Wanderer Inlands at West Oxfordshire
Best excuse ever for accusation of being over the start line
Posted on 5 May 2019 Wanderer Inlands at Bewl
Eleven Wanderers make the trip
Posted on 21 Sep 2018 Wanderer Nationals at Langstone Harbour
A comedy of errors in three races, followed by an awful lot of wind and rain
Posted on 6 Sep 2018 Ian Proctor centenary celebrated today
A large part of the great golden generation of British small boat racing
Posted on 12 Jul 2018 The Man Who Designed Racehorses
The life, times, boats and innovations of Ian Proctor
Posted on 5 Mar 2018 A Demonstration of Design
The life, times and boats of Ian Proctor
Posted on 8 Feb 2018 Wanderer Inlands at Bewl
A lack of wind, but enough for some racing
Posted on 20 Sep 2017 Langstone Harbour Race Weekend Preview
Reverting back to favoured 3-day racing format
Posted on 4 May 2017 Wanderer Nationals at Whitstable
Back to their favourite venue again
Posted on 8 Jun 2016
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Wanderer Nationals 2026 at Whitstable
© Nick Champion / www.championmarinephotography.co.uk Wanderer Nationals 2026 at Whitstable
© Nick Champion / www.championmarinephotography.co.uk Wanderer Nationals 2026 at Whitstable
© Nick Champion / www.championmarinephotography.co.uk Wanderer Nationals 2026 at Whitstable
© Nick Champion / www.championmarinephotography.co.uk Wanderer Nationals 2026 at Whitstable
© Nick Champion / www.championmarinephotography.co.uk Steve Nott and Jonathan Loynes during the Wanderer Nationals 2026 at Whitstable
© Matthew Young Downwind Panorama during the Wanderer Nationals 2026 at Whitstable
© Matthew Young Feff Griffin and Amanda Shakir during the Wanderer Nationals 2026 at Whitstable
© Matthew Young Sunday racing during the Wanderer Nationals 2026 at Whitstable
© Matthew Young Nigel and Maria Lamb during the Wanderer Nationals 2026 at Whitstable
© Matthew Young The Start as you mean to go on Trophy - Richard Elliott and Dave Marsh - Wanderer Nationals 2026 at Whitstable
© Elizabeth Doggart Richrd Maltby leads Ian Simpson during the Wanderer Nationals 2026 at Whitstable
© Matthew Young Ian Simpson and Dave Bardwell during the Wanderer Nationals 2026 at Whitstable
© Matthew Young Ian Simpson and Dave Bardwell plus the Whitstble handicap fleet during the Wanderer Nationals 2026 at Whitstable
© Matthew Young Mark and Jack Skipper finish third in the Wanderer Nationals 2026 at Whitstable
© Elizabeth Doggart Ian Simpson and Dave Bardwell finish second in the Wanderer Nationals 2026 at Whitstable
© Elizabeth Doggart Richard Maltby and Adan Wickenden win the Wanderer Nationals 2026 at Whitstable
© Elizabeth Doggart Ian Simpson leads Nigel Lamb during the Wanderer Nationals 2026 at Whitstable
© Matthew Young Mark and Jack Skipper during the Wanderer Nationals 2026 at Whitstable
© Matthew Young Colin Gilbert and Geoff Floyd during the 2026 Wanderer Inlands at Grafham Water
© Paul Sanwell / OPP Richard Elliott and Amanda Shakir during the 2026 Wanderer Inlands at Grafham Water
© Paul Sanwell / OPP Sunday start during the 2026 Wanderer Inlands at Grafham Water
© Paul Sanwell / OPP Prize winners in the 2026 Wanderer Inlands at Grafham Water
© Paul Sanwell / OPP Wanderer Scottish Championship at the Cramond Boat Club Summer Dinghy Regatta
© Kay McBurney Wanderer Scottish Championship at the Cramond Boat Club Summer Dinghy Regatta
© Kay McBurney Race one, with W1004 flying its spinnaker on the last lap to overhaul W1795 during the Cotswold Wanderer Open
© Rachel Exley W1004 leading lap 2 in race 2 on the downwind leg, with W1795 and W1800 close behind during the Cotswold Wanderer Open
© Hannah Brooks Race 4, with W1795 and W1800 jostling for first place during the Cotswold Wanderer Open
© Hannah Brooks Start of race three, with W1004 pulling ahead during the Cotswold Wanderer Open
© Rachel Exley Sailing at SESCA
© Mike Steele
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