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1 Feb |
 Tom Cunliffe, sailor, author, previous owner of the great pilot cutter "Hirta", current owner of the 20-ton gaff-rigged "Westernman", Yachtmaster Instructor, maritime historian, motorcyclist and TV presenter ('Boatyard' for Discovery and very soon a 6-parter for BBC4) comes to ISC on 20 February as our guest and after-dinner speaker.
Dinner will be 3-course.
Dress: reefers and ties.
The menu and cost will be circulated soon. Booking is now open at the Club Office.
This dinner is open to ALL CLUB MEMBERS and is arranged by the ISC Cruiser section. |
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31 Jan |
Now the sailing season is back around the corner, Louise, the Sailing Manager, has put together a good document on Lifejackets. Please take the time to read it - you can download it here. |
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31 Jan |
The 2010 Training Programme is now on the website. Please click here to go to the relevant page and also here to download the programme as a PDF file. |
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20 Jan |
The have been some exciting changes to our membership recruitment procedures:
1. Entrance Fees have been reduced to zero for 2010.
2. Provisional Membership has been removed. New members now join the Club as Full Members and do not need to serve a period of Provisional Membership.
3. The application process has been considerably simplified.
4. Guests may now visit five time s per year and the separate sailing guest concept has been abandoned.
For full details, please see the Commodore’s letter to Members by clicking this link |
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14 Jan |
The Swallow Class AGM scheduled for Saturday 16 January has been postponed and associated activities cancelled. The NSCA AGM has now been rescheduled for 6.00 pm on Saturday 1 May.
An informal Swallow Supper has been organised for Saturday 16 January, please book in through the Office. |
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11 Jan |
Many congratulations to Archie Massey and his crew, Dan Wilsdon, on their Int 14 Worlds title. Full results can be found here and link to the presentation article by clicking here |
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9 Jan |
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4 Jan |
 Five ISC yachts braved the elements the day after Boxing Day to raft-up at Pilsey Island. After a brisk sail, Masquerade put down her anchor and Grace, Dev, Teela and Fie came alongside. There followed a very sociable drink and excellent lunch. It was blustery but dry and the harbour looked very fine
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21 Dec |
The 2010 Sailing Programme and duty list have now been published on the site. Please follow the links here or in the left menu and enter the members' only area to access this data. There is a racing programme without safety boat crews' names also accessible from the left menu.
To access the 2010 sailing programme please click here
To access the 2010 Duties List please click here |
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12 Dec |
Don’t forget that all 2009 stage berths fees cover boats on the staging until 31st December 2009.
Should you wish to keep your boat on the stage after the 1st January 2010 the following fees apply:
£70 – All dinghies, Tenders and Inflatable’s
£100 – Boats on the Tempest slip
Please contact Louise should you wish to keep your boat at the club over the winter. Please click here to email
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1 Dec |
Four Itchenor 420s spent the weekend at Grafham Water for the End of Season Championships. Weather conditions proved challenging to competitors and spectators alike this as wind chill temperatures dropped to below freezing. Over two days the race officer managed to fit in 6 races (and about 10 starts) before bad light stopped play. The Itchenor contingent did well to compete in the 60 strong fleet (including many current and past National Squad sailors) with Beccy Kalderon finishing 10th, the Fitzgerald twins 19th, with Hugo Sloper breathing down their necks in 20th. They were pleased to note that Nick Rogers (yes team GB's 470 Olympian) was 23rd. Emma Spruce was sadly challenged by equipment failure and a brace of black flags, but sailed well when on the race track !
Don't forget the next ISC 420 training, for all standards, will be on January 24th please contact Sarah Fitzgerald for details. There is also class organised training at Parkstone on December 12th / 13th and on the 16th / 17th January at Grafham - again all standards are welcomed, please see the class website for details - click here |
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8 Nov |
Robin Bromley-Martin's account of this makes good reading. Nice picture as the boat races passed a smoking Stromboli (Ed. note - a great cruising area and well worth seeing Stromboli erupt at night!) Please click here to go to the story |
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8 Nov |
Petra Tanner - Sunbeam sailor is heading over to Everest to do this amazing challenge in aid of some really good charities - details in the attached. It would be fantastic if we could drum up lots of support to sponsor Petra. If you would like to support her charities thenplease go to http://www.justgiving.com/Petra-Tanner. Petra & John (John is going as one of the Doctors) are flying out next Sunday (15th November) and will be away for approximately 1 month, but when they return they will be more than happy to give a talk about the challenge if anyone is interested.
Also, if anyone is interested in the marathon they can look at the following web-site www.everestmarathon.org.uk From mid November people will be able to follow the Marathon by looking at http://www.sleepmonsters.com/. |
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6 Nov |
Welcome to our new International 420 Class Captain. Sarah has vowed to run a robust, exciting and fun 420 programme. If her Mirror Class captain days are anything to go by then we should be in for a great stint. She says "For all of our 420 sailors I'm delighted you are interested in 420s! We’re so lucky at Itchenor – we have lots of 420s, some excellent sailors to help us and a great clubhouse and sailing water.
Let’s really use it this whole year. The great thing about winter training and sailing should be the parties afterwards."
You can click here to link to our International 420 web area with news of Winter Training and lots of other dates
Sarah FitzGerald
click here to email Sarah |
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12 Oct |
In a valiant attempt to dominate the ISC web site in October and to knock CASC off the headlines, three Itchenor boats competed in the International 420 Inland Championships at Datchet this weekend. Izzy and Charlotte Fitzgerald, Lisa McDanell and Olly Smyth and Hugo Sloper (sailing with Will Parkinson) experienced the joys of sailing under the Heathrow flight path (3 take-offs per start sequence) on a disturbingly empty reservoir. Low water levels made the wind shifts over the surrounding embankments more pronounced than normal. The 45 boat fleet was dominated by the chief 420 class coach and members of the RYA Youth squad, it also included GBR Olympic medallist Nick Rogers. Nonetheless the ISC contingent performed well. The Fitz twins had a fantastic Saturday with three top ten results and finished 11th overall. Hugo finished 13th matching his result at the Nationals while Lisa and Olly achieved a very creditable 32nd. Links to results here:
http://www.420sailing.org.uk/docs/uploaded/09Inlands_FinRes.pdf
Don't forget to sign up to the half term training and 420 'Taster' experience with Sarah Fitzgerald. There is life after Mirrors !! |
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5 Oct |
The ISC 420 open saw 26 boats complete 7 races in 2 days this weekend. 2 races on Saturday in 25 gusting over 30 knots saw only 9 finishers by the end of race 2; but Sunday was more benign with winds in the 10 to 16 knot range and most of the fleet completing all the races – unless they were caught over the line when the race committee had to resort to a black flag to keep them in order! It was great to see so many boats from the harbour sailing and testing their skills against the visiting boats. James Hayward and Tim Carter from Waldringfield, on their second visit to Itchenor this year, had a very convincing win on just 10 points. Thank you to everyone involved for all their help and support.
Please click here to see the results |
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1 Oct |
Richard Pearson helming the Sunbeam 'Dainty' in the passage race from Cannes to St Tropez finished 2nd in class. When did an Itchenor Class Captain helming a Club boat last get a prize for an offshore race?! This race, run by the YC de France, links the Regate Royales in Cannes - where Dainty got another prize - and the follow-on event, Les Voiles de St Tropez. Conditions have been ideal - and this is now Dainty's 5th visit, as ever supported by many 'groupies officielles' from the Sunbeam Class.
Lovely shot of a varnished Dainty in St Tropez |
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29 Sept |
Congratulations to Annie Sibthorp on successfully crewing Mary Henderson (Salcombe YC) to victory in this prestigious championship. You can link here to the results |
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29 Sept |
Glorious Autumn sun and light sea breezes saw Itchenor SC host the first of the RYA 420 transitional squad trainings series. Over 30 boats came from far and wide (Scotland to Wales to East Anglia) to be coached by the 5 coaches brought by the RYA and class association. Coached groups ranged from those who had never stepped into a 420 before to next years international team hopefuls, who then joined together to test their newly learnt skills in some racing. With over 10 hours on the water over the weekend the sailors went home with alot to build on. Thank you to everyone at Itchenor who helped to make this a successful even |
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9 Sept |
Following last winter’s highly successful Chicago Bridge season, the winter 2009/10 season will start on Friday 16 October. For your diaries, the dates for the bridge evenings, all on a Friday, will be:
16 October 2009
13 November 2009
11 December 2009
15 January 2010
19 February 2010
19 March 2009
The arrangements will be similar to last winter:
1) The format of the evening will be: the bar will open at 6 pm, play will start at 6.30 (sharp), supper will be served at around 8 pm and the evening will end at approximately 10.30 pm.
2) The Club Office will take all bookings. If you would like to come, please telephone the Club Office on 01243 512400 or email by clicking on this link. Having said that, once we are underway, you will still be able to book in at one bridge evening for the next.
3) The cost for the evening will be £13 per person for Members and £15 per person for non-Members and you will be able to pay either at the time of booking or on the night. The cost will cover the bridge itself and includes a two-course supper. There is no “without supper” option.
4) As last year, the role of MC for the evening will rotate. If anyone is willing to take on the role for an evening, please let the Club Office know.
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DOING THE MIDDLE SEA RACE IN AN X612 CALLED NIX
DAINTY DOES ST TROPEZ - AGAIN!
