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WSC merchandise is back!
We are planning another order from our preferred suppliers, so please show your support for your club. We have worked hard to get the very best prices which rely on bulk ordering to keep the production & delivery costs down. Please drop your order to administrator@weston.org.uk and/or any question please send a mail to jeremy.pilcher@btinternet.com who is kindly coordinating this is with our supplier. Collection from club
Published 11:35 on 15 Jul 2024
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WSC / Southampton SC Summer Mini-series
Followers of our Facebook page will have seen the summary of our recent evening racing. Congratulations to Clare Stubbs who won the Weston / Southampton SC Summer Mini-series very convincingly in one of the Club's RS Visions, and received a bottle of bubbly kindly presented by Southampton SC at the after race social. A great turnout for the final race on Monday, 17th June hosted by Southampton SC with 18 boats from 3
Published 11:32 on 15 Jul 2024
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WSC Committee Boat
After some discussion WSC has acquired a boat suitable for use as a committee boat to give flexibility with race starts and course setting at Open Meetings and Club Racing. It may also become useful as a support vessel for other activities such as SSOS and cruises. As we have no mooring facilities the boat needed to be light enough to get in and out of the water, but big enough to be
Published 11:30 on 15 Jul 2024
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SSOS - Saturday 6th July
This Saturday 6th July at Social Sailing on Saturday (SSOS) I have had a request for a session on using the main sail controls (e.g. kicker, downhaul, etc). Hopefully, you will be able to join us and we plan to meet at 10:00 outside the Training Shed to run through these, demonstrating on a typical WSC class, and answering any questions or concerns. Please note, this is EARLIER than the
Published 14:51 on 4 Jul 2024
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Solent University Sailing Club (SUSC)
SUSC have been searching for a new training and home base and after some negotiation were delighted to say they have selected WSC. They will be using Weston as their training base and storing their Firefly fleet with us at WSC. SUCS compete in Team Racing with other Universities around the UK. If you want to find out more please go to their web site here
Published 15:43 on 2 Jul 2024
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WSC Low Tide Cruise - 16th June 2024
This coming Sunday 16th June the club is running a patrol boat supported low tide cruise. If you are planning to take part please read and digest the sailing instructions. These can be found on the club's website here . A final destination decision will not be made until the morning of departure , but our cruise leader John Goldsbrough, will keep us updated via WhatsApp posts of likely destinations nearer the time.
Published 15:41 on 2 Jul 2024
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Evening Mini Series with SSC - 16th May 2024
As you may have seen, next week on the 16th May we start our Evening Mini Series with Southampton Sailing Club. Boats will compete in the Mini-Series as a single fleet, but will start in the fleets specified in the host club's Sailing Instructions and will all sail the same course, but not necessarily the same number of laps. Results will be calculated using handicap corrected average lap times. The Mini-Series is scheduled to have
Published 15:37 on 2 Jul 2024
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Race Officer Training 23 March 2024 10:00am to 4:00pm
We still have 10 training places remaining and need more volunteers urgently.
Published 12:34 on 5 Mar 2024
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UK Nacra 15 Winter Championships at Weston Sailing Club
On the weekend of 27th and 28th January, Weston SC hosted the UK Nacra 15 Winter Championships - a new event for this year and the first event in the 2024 UK Nacra 15 National Series. WSC has long been a hub for youth multihull sailing and is now home to seven teams in the RYA Youth Multihull class, joined for the weekend by visiting teams from around the country. A full report on
Published 15:12 on 1 Feb 2024
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Rookie Racing Autumn Series 2023 Day 3 - Saturday 2nd Dec @ 12:00
After managing to get 3 Rookie Races (RR) at the second event of the RR Autumn Series 2023 the third and final day is this Saturday 2nd December. We will run a short reminder on Race Box starts and the signals I will be using for anyone who wants to attend starting at 11:00 and then aim for the first race start at 12:00. High
Published 15:23 on 30 Nov 2023
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WSC AGM - Saturday 2nd Dec 2023 @ 17:00
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Weston Sailing Club will be held in the Clubhouse on Saturday 2 nd December 2023 at 17:00. If you are a full member of Weston Sailing Club, you are invited to vote on the resolutions in person. Your vote is important, so please use it. A club provided buffet will be served at 18:15 and the 2023 prize giving
Published 18:56 on 21 Nov 2023
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Rookie Racing Autumn Series 2023 Day 2 - Saturday 11th Nov @ 09:00
After unfortunately having to cancel Rookie Racing (RR) last Saturday, we are back for the second event of the RR Autumn Series 2023 this Saturday 11th November. We will run a short briefing on Race Box starts and the signals I will be using for anyone who wants to attend starting at 09:00 and then aim for the first race start at 10:00. High Water
Published 16:04 on 9 Nov 2023