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Discover Sailing Day - Saturday 21st May
From 11am on the 21st of May, the Sailing Section will be running our annual Discover Sailing day! We will be opening up the club to the public to give people the opportunity to get out on the water and experience, not just sailing, but all the things the Sailing Section has to offer. The day promises to be very busy this year with almost 100 people already signed up to attend on our
Published 08:03 on 1 May 2022
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Sailing Spring Update
Dear Member, We hope you are enjoying the long bank holiday weekend! The lovely weather has got us thinking about all the things happening at the club over Spring, so here's a brief update for you. Members Handbook and Renewals As member renewals have mostly been wrapped-up, your Members Handbooks are now ready! These pocket-sized handbooks provide some great reference material about all the things happening at the club,
Published 22:35 on 16 Apr 2022
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Fastnet 2022 Series and Wednesday Racing
The Fastnet 2022 racing series will begin on the 10th April and continue until the 12th June. There will be 3 races on each race day, starting at 10:45, 13:00, and 14:30. The schedule of races is as per the online calendar - in the event of a discrepancy between any printed schedule, the timings on the online calendar take precedence. Please be aware that on some days a cup or special race may take
Published 20:49 on 7 Apr 2022
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Sailing Racing Rules Training
The race committee has managed to to acquire the services of Graham Louth to come down to the club on WEDNESDAY the 30th of MARCH at 19:00 (7pm) to go through some of of the Rules of Racing, with video, whiteboard, and model presentations. He has been to the club before and I for one found him very informative and interesting and he usually had a Q and A session at the end.
Published 22:41 on 16 Mar 2022
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Sailing Section Update
Dear all, First a big thank you to all those who attended this year's AGM on the 27th February 2022 or sent their apologies. The whole committee would like to wish everyone a happy year of sailing and socialising at the club. We look forward to making our special place a great place to visit through the year. Your 2022/23 Committee We are delighted to confirm that your officers for the upcoming
Published 20:07 on 6 Mar 2022
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Sailing Section 2022 AGM - Sunday 27th Feb at The Clubhouse
To all Sailing Section Members, I am writing to give notice and request your presence at the 2022 AGM of the Sailing Section of SWSC. The AGM will be held at the clubhouse on Sunday the 27th February 2022 at 2:30pm. Unless COVID-19 rules change, we are not currently proposing to hold the AGM virtually. The Sailing Section AGM is one of your opportunities to have your say and get involved in how
Published 15:42 on 15 Jan 2022
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Working Party - Sunday 16th Jan 2022
Sunday the 16th January 2022 will see club racing paused to allow us to hold our first working party of the year. This means we are looking for volunteers to help with some of the tasks which are likely to include: A general site tidy Finishing the alterations to the road humps Boat chopping and disposal Tidying and cutting the astro turf on the patio Filling rabbit holes
Published 17:33 on 9 Jan 2022
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Winter 2022 Series
Our Winter 2022 series starts tomorrow (2nd Jan)! Hope to see some of you on the lake enjoying the fresh winter breeze.
Published 18:38 on 1 Jan 2022
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
The race committee would like to thank all of those who volunteered in the running of the autumn race series, some good racing was had by all. Looking forward, we have the boxing day race at 12pm on the 26th December, so why not come along and blow the cobwebs away after your festivities. Also another reminder that the winter series gets under way on Sunday the 2nd of Jan, and as
Published 22:00 on 23 Dec 2021
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Christmas Lunch 2021
ALL TICKETS ARE NOW SOLD Tickets are now bookable for our 2021 Christmas Lunch through "Book Online" or the calendar ( https://www.swsc.org.uk/events ) when logged in as a member. We will be serving roast turkey or beef or a vegetarian option with all the usual trimmings, plus an option of Christmas pudding or apple pie for dessert. A perfect way to warm up after December sailing or an excuse to
Published 13:56 on 19 Nov 2021
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Help support our Sailing Club with our new lottery!
Are you a regular lottery player or do you want to help support your club? We've partnered with myclub lotto to launch a lottery scheme where almost half of the proceeds go directly back to our sailing club! Not only that, but we get the opportunity to bid for larger sums that can support larger improvements. Please help support your club with tickets starting from only £1. And of course, you could also be in
Published 19:06 on 5 Oct 2021
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Laying Up Supper 2021
Hi Members, the Laying up supper will go ahead this year on the 20th November 2021. 3 Course Dinner, followed by Prize Giving, disco and bar. Dress code theme not required but good fun, HAWAII, as we are all missing our holidays and need to air the holiday gear. There will be a 3 course meal provided by your trusted Galley team, Vegetarian option will be included, (please advise if you
Published 00:00 on 27 Sep 2021