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Galleries Updated

A few more pictures have been added to the gallery for the Christmas Dinner and Laying Up Supper. Thanks to Nick Jones and Karl Pountney. A new gallery featuring Solos in the Autumn Series has been added.

If you have any pictures that you want to share, please contact webmaster@swsc.org.uk.

December 23rd, 2009 | Category: Gallery | Leave a comment

Demonstration Tasar Available

Barney Proud has managed to obtain the Tasar demonstrator which was seen at the club earlier in the year. It is available for Boxing Day, Grafham Grand Prix and possibly for club racing in the early Icicle Series. For more details please contact Barney on 07951 [...]

December 22nd, 2009 | Category: Dinghy Racing | Leave a comment

Stewartby Youth Coaching 2010

Junior Instruction

Junior Instruction

Saturday Junior Coaching has been a great success this autumn with an average of 12 youngsters each week. Those taking part are seeing improvements to their sailing and some youngsters are progressing quickly towards being capable racers. These sessions run by Laurie Kibblewhite and Tom Weatherhead have built on successful Volvo Championship Club programme earlier in the year and the enormously popular summer camp.

We’re pleased to announce the first few dates in 2010 have been announced:

  • 17th January
  • 20th February
  • 13th March

These sessions are all day training sessions and will cost £25 per session.

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December 14th, 2009 | Category: Dinghy Racing, Sailing School, Youth Sailing | Leave a comment

Phantom Class Guru’s visit Stewartby

Stewartby hosted the final Phantom class training event of 2009 on Saturday 12th December.

Four local boats were joined by visitors from Margate, Oxford, and North London. The training was conducted by current Eastern Area Champion, John Wayling, and former National Champion, Simon Childs.

Our own Club Champion, Andrew Gregory (Phantom 1210), provides a report on the day’s events and pictures are available in the website gallery.

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December 14th, 2009 | Category: Dinghy Racing | Leave a comment

Christmas Dinner 2009

For many, the Christmas Dinner was the highlight of the last day of the Autumn Series. Sarah Norman laid on a full 3 course dinner for the whole club after racing had finished. Nigel Denchfield has provided some photographs of proceedings and they’ve been placed in the website gallery.

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December 13th, 2009 | Category: Social Events | Leave a comment

Virtual Skipper Regatta Results

The evening of Wednesday 9th December saw the inaugural Virtual Skipper regatta. With 24 entrants, competition was fierce and very competitive. Each heat comprised a single race around a windward-leeward course over two laps. The virtual boats were Melanges 24 keelboats equiped with a virtual spinnaker.  With Sarah providing a cracking dinner for everyone, the evening came to a close 2 hours later when Jerry Howcroft was declared winner having qualified in his heat and semi-final.

Read on for all the results…

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December 9th, 2009 | Category: Social Events, Wednesday Racing | Leave a comment

Laying-Up Pictures Added to Gallery

A few pictures of the laying-up supper have been added to the Gallery. We need more and if you have any pictures you would like to share then please contact our webmaster at webmaster@swsc.org.uk

Click on the link below to see an in-post slideshow. Enjoy.

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December 3rd, 2009 | Category: General News | Leave a comment