Weymouth
Sailing
Club

The YOBs Prizegiving Party was a huge success with prizes awarded by Phil and Daf Samways. Debbie Blair was voted Class Captain, Matt Perrett will act as Deputy Class Captain. Following the awards, riotous games were organised and thoroughly enjoyed by all present – especially the onlookers.

Twenty eight club members walked from the Acorn Inn, Evershot to Melbury Osmond church and back via Melbury Sampford. After the walk (5.5 miles) there was an excellent lunch in the bar at the pub.
The next WSC walk (about 6 miles) will be on Sunday 9th February from the Marquis of Lorne, Nettlecombe DT6 3SY, starting at 10am. If you hope to come please let Jill or Caroline know the week before for pub numbers and please order your food before 10am on the day.

A favourable weather window prompted a hasty call for volunteers to lift the remaining 9 racing marks... the other 5 had decided to make their own way ashore over the past few months !

Less than 24 hours later 12 volunteers mustered on Saturday afternoon to undertake the Club's messiest and probably most enjoyable annual task.

This year we have had a great year for fun including getting the Optimists out for the little ones, learning how to sail and once again the return of sailing rugby. Sailing rugby is a very complicated and intricate game in which the boats are evenly split for teams and the ball is thrown and the first team to get the ball to their buoy wins; however you may only hold the ball for 30 seconds and you can be tackled by the touch of a hand on a boat. This game has improved a lot of our tacking and gybing skills and has also improved our competitive spirit (if that is possible of course).

The Club is now fully established as a CIO following the recent AGM where five new Trustees were elected together with a new General Committee.

For more information please read the following document which introduces the Trustees and General Committee members.

Club member and former Commodore Kathy Claydon was awarded the Junior Offshore groups Yacht of the year Imperator trophy at this year’s award ceremony in Southampton. Kathy a member of JOG for twenty years keeps her 37-foot yacht Arcsine at the council marina in Weymouth harbour.

While checking to see when and if it was going to stop raining today (probably not), I found this image of an impressive cold front sweeping down to where my friend Olivier is at the moment sailing to the Caribbean and some sunshine in his 67ft yacht Capo di Fora.

Mark H washed ashore in the recent gales enjoys the sunshine and watches the Class 3 boats in the Bay.

Join us in Brewers Quay on Saturday 30th December and Sunday 1st December - some great stalls for Christmas Present ideas. The Sailing Club and Rowing Club have joined forces and are running a Stall. So come along, join us for a Coffee and Cake for a donation. Christmas Wreaths to buy, Lucky Dips, Raffle, Treasure Maps and test yourself on the Rowing Machine. Bring Family and Friends and find out more about both clubs.

Well as winter winds increase mark O comes to its favourite garden on Greenhill! This is not the first time this little blighter has been loafing on the patio. Hopefully it will arrange a taxi ride to the club!