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21 Jan |
The 2012 programme is now available in the Member's area - complete with duties. Click here to go to the login page
If you are unable to do your duty please add your names to the swap list by clicking the link
http://www.itchenorsc.co.uk/html/swapduties.html |
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20 Jan |
Please click here to download |
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18 Jan |
Many congratulations to Arthur Fry who won the Slow Fleet overall at Chichester Snowflake sailing his Optimist. |
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12 Jan |
Successful day for ISC in opening race of Snowflake series at CYC. Three ISC mirrors in the top 5 of the 23 boat slow handicap fleet. Congratulations to Grace Yeoman and Izzy Barker for their second overall. Imy Pudney also did a great job coming in third despite her tactician, Jonathan Pudney, positioning them over the line on the start. Harriet Fisk tried valiantly to wake her helmsman father up with a sharp jab to the head with the spinnaker pole after he squandered a text book start and leading position round the windward mark – the technique worked and they clung on to 5th place. Youngsters Annabel Fisk and Milly Moss also had a good race and would have been well up the fleet but for a small navigational error.
Next race of series is Sunday 22nd Jan. Would be great to get a few more ISC Mirrors down – some good racing and plenty of banter over an excellent lunch afterwards. |
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12 Jan |
Although the December 2rd working party made good progress on replanking the staging we did encounter a few problems with rot in bearers and a pile which slowed the work down, and, as there was only one volunteer for December 3rd, we have not completed this winters work. A working party of ten members should be able to complete the job in less than a day and there are suitably low tides on March 3/4 or March 17/18 of which March 3rd is probably the best.
If you are available to assist please email Louise by clicking here |
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3 Jan |
Some photos from a highly enjoyable New Year's Eve party at the Club. Well done to the Members and Staff who put in many hours into the organisation of the event.
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2 Jan |
Please click here to read the report and see the pictures |
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23 Dec |
Not sure? Click here to see our winter programme |
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19 Dec |
Members will be saddened to learn of the death, after a long illness, of John Glover Wyllie on 14 December, aged 86. John had been a member since 1973. A Memorial Service is being held at 2.00 pm on Monday 6 February 2012 at Church of St Mary The Virgin, Drayton Beauchamp, Buckinghamshire. |
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21 Nov |
 At the annual XOD presentation of trophies from this year's Cowes Week it was
crews from Itchenor Sailing Club that received the lion's share. In a year when the
Week enjoyed a record turnout of 146 X boats to celebrate the class's centenary it is
true testament to the skills of the Itchenor team of 30 boats that they triumphed
against truly stiff competition. The most coveted trophy, the Captain's Cup, returned
again to Itchenor- this year in the hands of the crew of Phoenix. Andrew Shaw
helming with his uncle Chris Froy and Alan Roberts as crew put together a
consistently successful series of seven races to secure the prize. Phoenix also won
the Eustace Grenfell Trophy, Steele-Pilcher Salver, George Oliver Challenge Cup
and the RMYC Centenary Trophy. Andy was awarded the XOD under 25 Cup and is
the youngest winner of the Captain's Cup since his father Alastair won it 40 years
previously. Other Itchenor boats winning trophies at Cowes were: Hiscock Trophy– Catherine (Peter and Steve Lawrence with Paddy Smart), Harold Hayles Bowl– Perdix (David Humphrey, Johnny Shaw and Julia Plumstead) and The Ark and Dove
Challenge Cup – Xcitation – (John Tremlett, Jeremy Lear and Steve Spraggs).
Itchenor also won the Phillipson Shield that is awarded to the division with the best
results over the whole week beating off a strong challenge from Lymington in
particular. Thus reflecting the outstanding performance of the whole team from
Chichester Harbour
Photo:. Chris Froy and Andrew Shaw with the Captain's Cup – photograph David Priscott.
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14 Nov |
After a successful event in 2011, we are looking forward next year to the 60th Anniversary of the Schools Event.
It would be a pity to let this date pass unrecognised, so we would be very interested to hear of any member who could organise the running of a special race, possibly after the School event which is taking place on 27th to 29th (Friday) June.
We are particularly looking to members who were introduced to the Club by the event, or past winners
Please let Anne Taylor or myself know if you would like to help or have any suggestions.
Sue Glover
Co-ordinator |
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11 Nov |
Our roving reporter has belatedly filed copy containing news of excellent ISC results in the St Wilfred's Hospice Coastal Challenge.
This race is run every year by the Inn-Shore Cruising Club in aid of St Wilfred's. This year it took place in fine weather on 24th September, with participants racing from the harbour entrance, around the Nab, and back.
Fresh from the prizegiving on 31 October at the Shore Inn in East Wittering, your reporter can report as follows:
Class 1 winner: Inn-Shore CC member Mark Taylor in "Marbella";
Class 2 winner: ISC member Michael Young in his Contessa 32 "Teela";
Class 3 winner: ISC member Alan Stannah in his McGruer sloop "Sally of Kames"; and
Class 4 winner of the ATAG Sunbeam Trophy: Gayle Palmer in "Little Lady".
After the tremendous efforts last year, when Philip McDanell won not only the overall individual prize but also the Tempus Fugit Trophy for "the Club which raised the most", this year we gave away these two awards to Inn-Shore member Mark Taylor and the Inn-Shore Club itself. Oh well, another year....
However, the achievment of all the competitors was considerable, with over £18,000 raised for the Hospice. The Sunbeams put on a great show in competing as a fleet and next year it is always possible for other ISC keelboats and cruisers to take part in aid of a worthy cause.
Well done to all concerned |
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5 Nov |
Please click here to download your copy |
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17 Oct |
Eight ISC boats went down the reach for the final Mirror event of the season. The CYC Mirror open is one of the oldest opens in the Mirror calendar and is celebrating its 40 year this year.
Only two other ISC boats have won the open during this 40 year period. Isabel Davies and Johnnie Law put on a series of two wins and two seconds to clinch the coveted prize. All this whilst the fleet was watched from the spacious ground of CYC whilst drinking cool larger under the willow tree.
By winning CYC and with Jo and Becky Kalderon winning Bosham earlier in the year ISC juniors still continue to dominate the Mirror racing in the harbour. Next year we need to add the Itchenor open if we truly want the triple Crown. |
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10 Oct |
Please fill in the "Pink Form" and send back to the office together with payment before 10th January 2012. All berths and facilities are allocated on a first come basis and in accordance with club rules in section 3 of the handbook and the conditions on page 10.
Click here to download Stage berth and Facilities request form
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8 Oct |
For many of the Itchenor boats it was the first time in many years that they had been north of Watford. By van, by car and by train the Itchenor team arrived at the most idyllic spot in Ulswater in the lake district for the final qualifier event for the national squad. At 1 o clock the breeze came in to blow a steady 15 knotts. Katie Davies and Gemma Keers continued their recent form leading the first race all the way round but just being piped at the line. After two more races team Itchenor finished with a 4th K Davies /Keers, 9th I Davies/ Moss, 11th Mcparland E Barker, 14th Peterson/ Upton, 17th Kalderon/ Spruit and 22nd Yeoman/ I Barker. It was then a mad rush on Saturday evening to pack up boats and drive across the pass to the Royal Windermere for more racing on Sunday. At 1pm the race officer decided there was sufficient wind to run a couple of races – the second with the wind dropping to almost nothing. However off the back of it K Davies / Keers finished 9th,I Davies/Moss 11th, Mcparland/E Barker 14th,Yeoman/ I Barker 18th, Kalderon/ Spruit 19th and Peterson/Upton 23rd.
So that was the final event after three weeks of hard travel – 11 Itchenor boats participated in these high profile events and all competitors have carried our Itchenor flag with pride. Our junior members have been great travelling ambassadors for our club and positioning our club for the nationals next year. The competitors will find out on Friday who has made it to the national squad and who will make it to the south zones. However, no matter what the result, our junior class is clearly in great shape. Well done to all those who participated in these events. |
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26 Sept |
This was played at Hayling Golf Club on Friday 23rd September. Teams comprise five players with all scores to count. The result is as follows:
1. Swallows - 139 points
2. Xs - 136 points
3. Sunbeams - 135 points
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20 Sept |
Cobnor Activities Centre (a 'not for profit' charity based at Cobnor Point, Chidham in Chichester Harbour) is offering free sailing tuition for adults and for young people aged 16 to 19 years old under the auspices of a Sport England Small Grants award.
The aim will be to offer courses to enable participants to achieve their RYA Level 1 or Level 2 sailing certificate, and afterwards they will be introduced to a sailing club in Chichester Harbour to enable them to continue sailing, and perhaps do some racing as well. Cobnor will also be running some informal sailing evenings during the spring and summer of 2012 for those with at least a Level 1 qualification.
Each course will be run by Cobnor's experienced RYA qualified sailing instructors.
Spaces are very limited for the courses which will be run over the next 12 months – the first two day non-residential courses will be held over the weekends of Saturday 15/ Sunday 16 October 2011 from 1000 to 1600, Saturday 14/Sunday 15 April 2012 from 1000 to 1600 and Saturday 26/Sunday 27 May 2012 from 1000 to 1600. More dates for next year will be announced later, and these may include some week day evening courses. Each weekend course will be designed to allow sufficient tuition to achieve either a Level 1 or Level 2 RYA Certificate by the end of the two days. If any part of a course is cancelled because of the weather, it will be re-scheduled.
Please contact Cobnor via www.cobnor.com |
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17 Sept |
It went to the wire but Archie Massey (with Dan Wilsdon) yesterday won the Int 14 Worlds in Weymouth - by a single point - to become the only person in the history of the Class to achieve a hat-trick of World Championships. Although Archie currently lives and sails in Sydney he was representing Itchenor SC. Katie Nurton and Nigel Ash were third - another brilliant result for ISC sailors. Congratulations too to Douglas and Hermione Pattison on the the birth of their son during the Championships - Douglas had to miss a race!
You can check the results out here |
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14 Sept |
The ISC Mirrors went mob handed to the Nationals this year. You can click here to download the report
and you can link here to some great photos from the event |
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11 Sept |
The cream coloured GRP hulled Solent Sunbeam V64 "Maisy", launched at Haines on 14th July, has been sold to Sue Smith and Peter Goddard. "Maisy" joins the first of the GRP boats, V61 "Betty", which has been racing throughout the 2011 season, and Tim Hill's V25 "Query", the first of the epoxy coated Sunbeams. The next GRP hulled Solent Sunbeam will be arriving at Haines Boatyard during September for fit out, with another to follow. Haines are also currently epoxy coating and splinning three other Sunbeams, all of which will be racing next season. The new and epoxied boats are racing on level terms with the existing wooden boats, but have the advantage of lower maintenance costs. |
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9 Sep |
It was ladies first for the 5 Itchenor boats at the 420 nationals in Pwllheli last week. The week had everything from downpour to sun, light and shifty to very windy with big seas, and parties every night. The series was supposed to be 14 races but the third race on Tuesday was the crews’ race and didn’t count for points. The fleet was sent ashore rapidly on Thursday after just two races as nearby Abersoch reeled from a 40 knot squall. The sailors then voted with their cold and tired feet against going out again at 4.30 for another race. And on the last day the race officer managed to squeeze in 2 races and a medal race before the wind died away. For once the packup was in warm sunshine!
Izzy FitzGerald & Kat Colvin were 10th overall – putting them in the medal race. This had been requested by the sailors at the class’ AGM and although didn’t count for the overall series was greatly enjoyed by the participants. Charlotte FitzGerald & Emma Spruce were 12th overall, making the sisters 2nd and 3rd ladies. Hugo Sloper sailing with Hugo Jones-Warner for the first time was 24th, Ollie Smyth sailing with Harry Yeoward was 29th and Archie Law & Harry Gilchrist taking part in their first nationals and sailing in big waves for the first time, were 37th. Well done everyone. |
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21 Aug |
The weather gods conspired to complicate Itchenor's annual regatta by
providing fitful winds in the morning for the prestigious Haines Cup pursuit
race and then not even a hint of a zephyr for the main afternoon events when
most of the starts had to be postponed. The perseverance of the Race
Committee and the fleet of 118 keelboats and dinghies basking in the
bright sunshine were ultimately rewarded with a light Easterly breeze just
sufficient to give all the Regatta Classes a short race before returning to
the Club for an excellent tea. The Swallows were the largest fleet of the
day and was won by Hugo Fisher whose children also triumphed in the Mirrors. |
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15 Aug |
This year marked one hundred years of racing XODs. From the humble beginnings of 7
boats racing together off Netley in Southampton Water in 1911, the class has grown from
strength to strength. This was demonstrated emphatically as 145 Xs entered for Cowes
Week 2011. This was by far the largest single class ever seen at Cowes. It was crews from
Itchenor Sailing Club that dominated the event. Of the 30 boats that entered from Itchenor
last year's winners Steve and Peter Lawrence with Paddy Smart in Catherine won the first
race on Saturday. Sunday's race was abandoned because of very strong winds and it was on
Monday that competition for the prestigious Captain's Cup continued. Monday saw brisk
winds too but a race was possible in the relative shelter of the Isle of Wight in Osborne Bay.
Another Itchenor crew – Andrew Shaw with Chris Froy and Alan Roberts in Chris's Phoenix -
was triumphant. Tuesday's light wind race saw several Itchenor boats dominate the front of
the fleet for much of the race, Lass, Chartreuse and Thora were all seen to be in the top 3 or
4. However, it was David Humphrey helming Perdix with crew members Johnny Shaw and
Julia Plumstead who came through on the final leg to snatch 1st place.
Wednesday saw the return of the stronger winds that were to be the norm for the rest of the
week. Phoenix returned to top spot in both Wednesday and Thursday races. The latter race
was started by HRH Princess Anne from the Royal Yacht Squadron to commemorate the
Centenary of XOD racing. The races on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday were a "regatta
within a regatta" with the newly commission Centenary Trophy being the main prize. The
clear winner of this trophy was Phoenix.
Friday's race presented the opportunity for the Phoenix Team to clinch the Captain's Cup.
The fleet created a fantastic spectacle for the crowds at Cowes as they ran close in to the
shore to the Squadron line finish to avoid the strong ebb tide. A number of boats hit the rocks
as they tried to gain advantage. Most of the contenders for the Captain's Cup failed to make
an impression on Andy Shaw's lead and therefore his conservative 13th place was sufficient
for him and his crew in Phoenix to win the Cup with a day of the regatta to spare. Andy is the
youngest skipper to win the event since his own father Alastair some 40 years ago. It almost
goes without saying that Andy also won the under-25 trophy.
The strength of the whole team of Itchenor X sailors was rewarded as they regained the
interdivisional Phillipson Shield beating off particularly strong challenges from Lymington and
Yarmouth divisions.
It was also very fitting that the Ladies Day Trophy at Cowes this year was awarded to Tina
Scott. Tina herself a very successful XOD sailor is Secretary of the Class and an Itchenor
Sailing Club member |
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19 Jul |
The Solent Sunbeams had a champagne party on the Haines Hard on 14th July when Haines launched the just completed V64 "Maisy". She has been built as a replacement for Sunbeam "Daisy" which is no longer in the Fleet, and has been named after the Wickens family's pet Spaniel. "Maisy" took part in the evening race an hour after her launch, and on 23rd July will be racing over to Cowes in the Dainty Dish passage race helmed by John Houghton. She will be raced during Cowes Week by guest helms and crews, and will then be available for use by anyone interested in trying their hand at racing one of these beautiful yachts. |
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12 Jul |
Three Itchenor International 420s travelled to Nieuwpoort on the Belgian coast to take part in the five day youth and junior regatta. In a large and very strong international fleet, including many boats using the event to tune up for the Europeans later in the Summer, Izzy Fitzgerald and crew Kat Colvin had a good regatta. Finishing 7th overall and second female boat they had a series of consistent top ten results and would have been even higher up the rankings if it hadn't been for a difficult Tuesday. The other Itchenor boats: Hugo Sloper & Ollie Smyth and Charlotte Fitzgerald & Emma Spruce had more variable results, combining finishes at both ends of the fleet and all points in between, finishing 21st and 31st respectively overall. However glorious weather, a great location and the discovery that the drinking age is 16 in Belgium helped to reduce attendant stress levels. Charlotte and Emma now head off to the Europeans in Portugal, where we wish them all the best. |
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28 June |
NEW PHOTO GALLERY. In response to requests for copies of photos taken by Mary Pudney, we have now set up a link to her gallery. It will be updated regularly. You can download photos free and print from your own computer. Check it out at http://gallery.me.com/maryeve#gallery. Please email Mary Pudney - click here - if you encounter any problem |
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2 Apr |
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The Federation has updated its Code of Conduct for racing in the harbour – This replaces the code of conduct that is currently published in our handbook on page 49.
Please Click on the link : http://www.chifed.org/fed_test3_codeoc.htm
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