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8 June 2015: RS200 Open Meeting June 2015
One of the biggest open meetings on the RS200 calendar, Itchenor Sailing Club hosted their annual RS200 Open last weekend which saw just under 40 boats take part. With contrasting conditions over the weekend, the event tested everyone to the best of their ability. Saturday greeted the sailors with 18-25 knots and with the forecast for Sunday looking poor five races were held. The first race saw a battle of former champions, Matt Mee
Published 13:50 on 8 Jun 2015
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21 May 2015: Good turnout of Swallows at Itchenor Sailing Club
The Swallow class at Itchenor Sailing Club regards the competition for the Norman Moore trophy as one of the highlights of the year. This was demonstrated by the size of the fleet and the closeness of the racing 20 boats turned out and in the end just 3 points separated the top four. Patience was the watchword on Saturday morning as winds were very light and tides strong. The race finally got going
Published 14:23 on 22 May 2015
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7 May 2015: Classic keel boats out in force at Itchenor Sailing Club
In distinctly unseasonal conditions over 50 classic keel boats from Itchenor Sailing Club demonstrated their resilience to cool temperatures, big winds and heavy rain to enjoy tough and exciting racing over the bank holiday weekend - the biggest fleets the club has seen so far this year. From the outset last year's form boats were out in front in the 19 strong Swallow fleet as they battled for the prestigious Royal Yacht Club de
Published 14:23 on 9 May 2015
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12 April 2015: Itchenor Sailors Selected for GB Team for Int 420 World Championships
Image courtesy Paul Wyeth/RYA. Isabel Davies and Gemma Keers from Itchenor Sailing Club are the top girl team in the selector trials and have been selected to represent Great Britain at the International 420 world championships in Japan. Also selected is Izzy's twin sister Katie who, with her crew Grace Summers from Emsworth, achieved a podium finish in last week's 420 youth national championships at Weymouth. Izzy and Gemma were
Published 14:23 on 12 Apr 2015
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8 April 2015: ICS Sailors on a Mission
Nice livetracker image from Race 3 This week over 370 sailors gathered at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy for the start of the 2015 RYA Youth National Championships. Racing started on Easter Monday, with all six RYA Youth classes; 420, Laser, Radial, RS:X, Spitfire and 29er, taking to the water to commence battle. Competitors from all corners of the UK will race over five days to be crowned RYA Youth National
Published 14:23 on 8 Apr 2015
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23 March 2015: UK Team Racing Championships
This weekend Itchenor sent a team of George Yeoman, Sophie Ormsby, Andy Shaw, Pippa Horne, Rob Struckett and Rosie Sibthorp to the UK Team Racing Championships. 24 teams took part including the current World Champions from West Kirby and the current Wilson Trophy champions, Royal Forth Hoosiers, who another member Tim Saxton sails for. Saturday was a very windy affair with winds of 15-20 knots. After the first round Itchenor were the top ranked
Published 14:23 on 23 Mar 2015
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10 July 2014: Schools Week Report
Itchenor Schools Week returned once again this year with 99 entries and another fantastic week of competitive youth sailing. The Schools Championships at Itchenor Sailing Club started in 1953 and this year was the 62nd running of the event. The Championships ran from the 23 to 27 June, with the RS FEVA XL racing on Monday and Tuesday, featuring 39 boats from 16 schools. The FEVA event was open to students from years
Published 14:23 on 10 Jul 2014
