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16 April 2020: The Story of the GRP Solent Sunbeams
Itchenor Sailing Club Member and Solent Sunbeam owner, Roger Wickens, has just published the fascinating story behind the GRP Solent Sunbeams. Ten years ago, Sunbeam Class Members at Itchenor realised that the fleet was in danger of falling below the critical mass needed to run a successful class. Local Sunbeam owners and ISC Members, Alan Stannah and Roger Wickens, wondered if a GRP version of the boat would attract new entrants to
Published 09:00 on 16 Apr 2020
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Reducing the risk of virus transmission at Itchenor Sailing Club
If you are unwell with the symptoms of Covid-19 please avoid attending the club. If you have contact with a family or household member who is unwell with the symptoms of Covid-19 please avoid attending the club for a minimum of 14 days. Please wash your hands after touching common surfaces and always after coughing, sneezing and before and after arriving and leaving the club. Cover your mouth and nose when sneezing or
Published 11:00 on 25 Mar 2020
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27 January 2020: Birdham Bandits win Wessex Winter Warmer
Team was: Tim Saxton & Holly McArthur Owain Matthews & Toby Lewis George & Sophie Yeoman Also in attendance were other Itchenor members: OCSS- Arthur Henderson NWA- Mary Henderson Wessex Exempt- Jon Pinner, Alexa Pinner, Tom Heywood Soton Alumni- Jo Kalderon
Published 14:23 on 27 Jan 2020
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20 January 2020: Winter Warmer Round up
A frosty cold morning greeted the Merlin fleet at Itchenor on the first weekend of the 2020 Itchenor Winter Warmer, but the clear skies and 8 boats made for a glamour day on Chichester harbour. PRO Roger Yeoman ensured the fleet that once they arrived at the race course, they would be greeted with a F2 shifting Northerly and he duly delivered. With tide against at the start, the fleet were a little shy
Published 14:23 on 20 Jan 2020
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9 January 2020: ISC win Carmella Cup
The Itchenor team arrived at Queen Mary for the Carmela Cup on Saturday morning to find a very cold but sunny day. For the uninitiated, the Carmela Cup is the RYA Open Championship of Two-Boat Team Racing in Keelboats, a niche but hotly contested event hosted by the Royal Thames Yacht Club with some of the best team racers in from the UK and Ireland taking part. Once the ice was scraped from the
Published 14:35 on 9 Jan 2020
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27 December 2019: Pilsey Rally
The day dawned overcast and calm and stayed that way so not a lot of sailing done. However there was plenty of boating between the 3 sailing boats, 2 motor cruisers and 2 rowing boats. Activity on the jetty started at 0945 with Masquerade and Elin moored alongside and the 12 rowers preparing for the outing in ideal conditions. The Rowing Support boat crew were happily reassigned to Masquerade and Elin
Published 14:34 on 27 Dec 2019
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20 December 2019: Tony Bridgwater Trophy
With thanks to Malcolm we are delighted to display below a picture of our latest - and extremely impressive - trophy! To be raced for in a four-race series over the late Summer Bank Holiday. From our CC ... If you have been following the sale of the Manor of Bosham (and the moorings and Bosham SC etc) you will have noted that Franck Petitgas (owner of S.61 Quetzal) has acquired it.
Published 14:23 on 20 Dec 2019
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18 February 2016: Winter Warmers
Itchenor members turned up in force at the Wessex Winter Warmer team racing event at Spinnaker on February 13th and 14th. The Itchenor Sailing Club team was made up of Andy Shaw and Pippa Horne, Rob Struckett and Rosie Sibthorp, and Simon Shaw and Ita Maude Wooller. "Birdham Bandits" were George Yeoman and Sophie Ormsby, Tim Saxton and Holly Scott, and Sam Littlejohn and Kate Devereux; Cathy Marsden was sailing for
Published 14:23 on 18 Feb 2016
