Weymouth
Sailing
Club

Josie and Sharon's Coffee Morning in aid of Weldmar raised a £419.93

Thanks you to all those who supported the event by bring cakes and eating them !

Maurice Wilkinson passed away last Monday.He was not a current club member but was well known among the older sailing community. His funeral will take place on Tuesday 13th November at the Weymouth Crematorium at 1430.

On Friday 16th November the Rowing Club will be organising a fun quiz night and is hoping for similar success to the WSC quiz nights!

The Bar will open at 7.00pm, and the quiz will start at 7.30.

Entry fee for the quiz is £1/head.

Graham Perry from Weymouth Museum has posted an interesting video entitled A Year in the Life of Weymouth Sailing Club 1978 on the Club Facebook website. Link to this youtube video here.

At the YOBs AGM this year I officially handed over the leadership to Steve Staples after nearly 15 years working with the youngsters in our club. I have seen some very impressive young sailors pass though and am pleased to see many of them still members of the club, with two of them now yacht owners.
It is time for a new leader with fresh ideas and enthusiasm which I am sure Steve has. Daf and I will still be apart of Yobs but with Steve leading the way.
We wish him and the band of helpers best of luck in the future and are sure he will take the Yobs to a new level .

Come and join in the spooky fun this year, with disco, games and ghoulish treats in store!

Fancy dress competition with prizes for adults and children.
Pumpkin carving competition for all ages and all sizes of pumpkin.

Please bring a plate of food to share.

All welcome from 6pm.

We were blessed by excellent condition, really competitive racing sailed on interesting courses. Initial feedback is that everyone enjoyed an excellent regatta, but if you have any further feedback please email the Chairman on kclaydon@gmail.com in the next week if poss before our washup meeting.

When the boat behind appears to be featuring in a sort of meteorological apocalypse, it's a good moment to drop the kite. 'On affale, en urgence!' I shouted forward to Georges, who did just that. We were approaching the buoy anyway, and the 30-knot squall hit just as we rounded...

A big thank you to the dinghy fleet for challenging the Squibs to join them in the 2018 Golby Cup Trophy Race. It’s not very often that the Squibs sail three races back to back but thanks to the good planning of the race team, it worked seamlessly, and everyone enjoyed an afternoon of champagne sailing. Congratulations to the Phantom sailors who dominated the results.

The peace of the Channel was welcome after the pre-carnival bustle of Weymouth, even though the WSW wind was less than forecast, meaning bursts of engine mid-Channel to keep going - very necessary at springs. It was interesting to be at sea in what I call 'normal' conditions, the wind filling in from the right soon after leaving the harbour at 0530, and the visibility good under light cloud which kept the temperature down, making for a very pleasant sail down to the shipping lanes.