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Winter Cruising
Sunshine and calm seas greeted a three boat flotilla for the inaugural trip of Calyopi, Peter and Kim Henshaw's new motor yacht recently. The Cruisers were looked after exceptionally well by the staff at Emsworth SC where a delicious lunch for 18 was served. Thanks to Colin Maclean and Baz Taylor for organising such a fab day.
Published 16:58 on 13 Dec 2021
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RYA Award for Richard Thompson
One of our own has been recognised by the RYA for his outstanding commitment and services to boating at a national level. The citation for his award is below, and as sailors and members we offer our thanks to Richard for his hard work for our benefit, and congratulations for this well-deserved award. Richard Thompson was first appointed to the RYA Racing Rules Committee in 1998 and became Vice Chair in 2002. He has
Published 16:35 on 13 Dec 2021
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Craftinsure Merlin Rocket Silver Tiller Open Meeting
Saturday 4th December morning dawned at Itchenor sailing club for the last silver tiller event of the year. 13 boats arrived to rig with the sun shining and a chill to the air. All the boats launched and headed to find the committee boat which was just around the corner. The line-up was similar to the Endeavour with Olympians, World and National champions making up the majority. Much discussion was going on in the changing rooms before the fleet launched about the competition
Published 16:28 on 10 Dec 2021
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hosted by Itchenor Sailing Club, 4th December
Downwind was all about finding the pressure and the angle to keep the boat planing and the racing was extremely close. The fleet headed over to the right-hand side of the course to get out of the tide up the second and third beats. Chris and Caroline extended their lead and took the win. The battle for 2nd to 5th was extremely tight with James Goss and Chris White taking second, George and Pete third, Ben Saxton and Charlotte Fildes fourth and
Published 16:23 on 10 Dec 2021
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The 2021 Merlin Rocket National Championships
The 2021 Merlin Rocket National Championships were held in North Berwick at East Lothian Yacht Club. Given the last 18 months, this was the first opportunity for a Champs in 2 years and the competition was strong. Two Itchenor boats made the long journey up, Tim Saxton & Mary Henderson had been a form boat all season with the new pairing getting stronger and stronger each event, whilst Ben Saxton
Published 12:38 on 1 Sep 2021
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Itchenor Sailing Club Junior Fortnight - 25 July - 6 August 2021
240 competitors aged 8-18 competed in Junior Fortnight at Itchenor Sailing Club this year. The race organisers and competitors had to endure very varied weather conditions from no wind to too much and biblical quantities of rain at times. But this certainly did not dampen their spirits. The JF Committee laid on a massive outdoor social programme for all ages under ISC's new tent which was put up for the event. This included
Published 13:30 on 10 Aug 2021
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RS200 week - Monday 9th to Friday 13th August -18-25 year-olds
Itchenor Sailing Club is hosting an RS200 event for 18-25 year-olds next week from Monday 9th to Friday 13th August. The fun-packed week of sailing and evening entertainment starts on Monday afternoon, the first race is at 16.00 and there will be two back-to-back races each day; the intention is to return to the club by 18.30 each night. Supper will be available Tuesday to Friday. To enter: Book online in the normal way. Entries from
Published 15:29 on 6 Aug 2021
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Junior Fortnight Week 2 Report
The British weather continues to throw a bit of everything at Junior Fortnight and, thankfully, COVID has not defeated us and we keep going safely. Monday and today have been our most reliable days for racing where Tuesday and Wednesday were mostly abandoned due to a lack of wind. Heavy winds come in again tonight and threaten to disrupt our last day tomorrow. What do Mirror sailors do when racing is abandoned for
Published 18:04 on 5 Aug 2021
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Itchenor Sailing Club gears up for Junior Fortnight Week 2021
Itchenor Sailing Club gears up for Junior Fortnight Week 2021 Entry is now closed for Itchenor Sailing Clubs Junior Fortnight Regatta The two-week racing event takes place from 25th July 6th August 2021 Over 200 sailors and 100 boats will take part British Americas Cup sailor and Emsworth local, David Freddie Carr, will make a special
Published 16:11 on 8 Jul 2021
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Itchenor Keelboat Week - XOD race report
Itchenor Keelboat Week was attended by 27 XOD's with 6 guest boats sailing with us, and one guest on Merlin! With over 100 boats on the water, it began hot and sunny with just enough wind to get down harbour, out to Beach and Treloar, round a few others and back, but gradually as the week progressed so we lost the sun and wind to overcast and rain. Wednesday we managed a delicious
Published 08:33 on 27 Jun 2021
