Hog Roast

That's it, the hog got roasted and everyone had a great time, except the pig, of course...
To avoid long cooking times and traumatised children ("Look darling, it's Babe on the barbie!"), Yvonne and Dave Greenfield and Alison and Chris Halliwell were very wise; they cooked sausages and pork chops, plus a few burgers. Between them, they also produced a mouth-watering array of salads and yummy desserts. Before the main course, we had generous portions of garlic bread served by two young ladies (The Future of the Club) who kept a close eye on how many slices each of us were having. There's no fooling them!
During the day, a few members made the most of the good weather with an impromptu sailing afternoon. We had 2 Contenders, 1 Topper and a Laser out, plus a few sea canoes and many people coming to welcome the sunshine. It feels so good to be on the water in the summertime.

Don't forget our next two events: last of the Wednesday series barbecue on 22nd August and the BIG EVENT, the Beer Festival on the 1st September.

Summer Regatta and Laser>> Open

With dreadful weather and torrential rain in the week leading to the Summer Regatta, it was no surprise to see only a handful of sailors turning up on Saturday 21st July. Nigel Skudder and Keith Hills from Starcross SC, newly titled Worlds champions in the Laser>> class were with us for their yearly visit and, after a two-day battle with Di and Mike Croker from Lancing SC, managed to win the Open meeting. They were joined on the water by a small but competitive fleet of these symmetric fast dinghies, as well as the rest of the Summer Regatta intake.
Sunday was a little less windy and a little more attended, with a revived medium fleet and a handful of Toppers. All entry proceeds are donated to the RNLI. Results are available on the results page on this site.
You can view a photo-gallery of the event in our Galleries page and admire the sunshine on the sea. Many thanks to Natalie Beale for her lovely images.

After the Hog Roast, see poster above, it's a Beer festival that's planned to welcome us back from the holidays. Remember this date: 1st September will be a very busy day, with the rescheduled Have-a-Go day, a pursuit race and the Beer Festival in the evening. And yes, we can all go sailing on Sunday morning too!

After an interruption with the Midsummer series, the Class/AM Handicap started again on the 8th July.

The afternoon race belongs to a shorter series, the Summer PM series, finishing at the end of September.

 Wednesday 9th May was the first day of the Wednesday evening series, which entertain us every year with a rich collection of sunsets and suddenly dropping sea breezes. As usual, you can order your Fish&Chips or pizza before the race and enjoy a well-earned dinner analysing the race or propping the bar. A quick visit to the 2006 photo gallery will give you an idea.

Wednesday evening series

• A summer series using personal handicaps and the average lap time system for 60 minutes, on an offset outer loop trapezoidal course, start at 19:00. (18.30 start on 22nd Aug).
  Fish and chips or pizza at the club afterwards.

Canteen moan

Quick note from the canteen:

• Please could you make sure you pay your tab at the end of a sailing day. It is always difficult for people on duty to start chasing reluctant payers through the compounds and half-way up the changing rooms.
• Today, the microwave oven looked like Omaha Beach after D-Day. If you warm up food in it, could you please ensure the oven is clean after use?
• THANK YOU!