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GETTING BACK TO THE CLUB
Following the Prime Minister's announcement on Monday 22 February, we can now begin to plan our return to normal Club life. We will be following the RYA's guidance (below) but in summary this is how we will start re opening our Club: SAILING From Monday 8 March you will be able to access your dinghy/kayak/SUP from the dinghy park and launch from the More »
Published 21:31 on 7 Mar 2021
RYA and Yachts & Yachting Club of the Year Award - results
As you will know, ESC was a finalist in the "RYA and Yachts & Yachting Club of the Year" competition and I was therefore very privileged to attend the awards ceremony on Saturday 27 February. Ordinarily this takes place at Alexandra Palace, but this year, of course, it was a virtual event. The 10 finalists had all been sent questions in advance and submitted replies to the organisers, so we knew that we would be More »
Published 07:00 on 7 Mar 2021
Americas Cup 36 Fireside Chat 5 March
We are pleased to announce a fireside (Zoom) chat to prepare us all for the Americas Cup. We have a star cast of Mark Covell, Chips Howarth, Simon Payne and James Grant. More »
Published 00:00 on 5 Mar 2021
Ollie's Club Kitchen: Saturday night themed takeaways
Inspired by Facebook's "Virtual tours of world cities", at least we can still 'armchair travel' with Ollie's tasty takeaways! Next Stop is Mother's Day, and Tapas nights to follow, bringing back the successful Spanish and Greek takeaways. Remember Ollie offers alternative dishes for vegan, vegetarian and other dietary requirements. Check the website and Weekly Round Up every week for more details ( click here for the range of Ollie's menus). More »
Published 22:21 on 2 Mar 2021
Members' survey and House news
ESC programme 2021 coming out of lockdown We will continue to develop the events programme virtually and hopefully at the Club as we come out of lockdown. Please keep an eye on our website, the Weekly Round Up as well as the Emsworth dinghy sailors and Emsworth Sailing Club Facebook pages. The printed version will be available soon. In the meantime our events page has all forthcoming events More »
Published 21:54 on 2 Mar 2021
Harry at the RYA Dinghy Show
ESC Junior Harry Slight took to the Virtual Main stage at the RYA Dinghy Show on Sunday. Click this link to watch the recording. Harry was asked to join Kate Fortnam, RYA Green Blue Manager to discuss 'Protecting our Playground'. As if taking part in a live webinar wasn't scary enough, joining Harry and Kate was Saskia Sills, world champion British windsurfer and member of the British Sailing Team. Kate told the More »
Published 21:38 on 2 Mar 2021
International Women's Day
International Women's Day will be celebrated on Monday 8th March. This year's theme to create a gender equal world is 'Choose to Challenge'. We may not think this needs to happen in the world of sailing. RYA research show that girls drop out of the sport more often than boys, especially when it comes to racing. Back when we were running race training, Emsworth's Two Harbour Squad was successful in getting girls to More »
Published 00:00 on 2 Mar 2021
Zoom Talk: Saxon Naval Base in Chichester Harbour, Thursday 18 March, 1900
Zoom Talk: Saxon Naval Base in Chichester Harbour, Thursday 18 March, 1900 Did you know that Bosham, Chidham, Southbourne and Thorney Island were all once part of a Saxon naval base in Chichester Harbour? The evidence is there and local author and historian, Dr Philip MacDougall, will tell the story of this important naval facility and reveal the exact site of the harbour. He has written a More »
Published 00:00 on 23 Feb 2021
Upcoming events
| March 1-31 |
Online Resuscitation CourseYou are purchasing an Online resuscitation course, on completion |
| Mar 9 |
19:00 - Sailing Committee » Sailing Committee |
| Mar 13 |
RS 400 Open - CYC |
| Mar 13 |
Ollie's Saturday Night Takeawa… |
| Mar 14 |
Snowflake » Snowflake 9/10 |
| Mar 14 |
Mother's Day lunch |
| Mar 16 |
19:00 - General Committee » General Committee |
| Mar 18 |
19:00 - Talk on A Saxon Naval Base in…Zoom Talk: Saxon Naval Base in Chichester Harbour, Thursday |
| Mar 20 |
St Patricks Day evening |
| Mar 21 |
New Members' Drinks Reception… |
| Mar 22 |
19:00 - Instructors Induction via ZoomIf you would like to work at Emsworth Sailing Club |
| Mar 27 |
Chichester Harbour Federation… |
| March 27-28 |
RS Feva Spring Championship -… |
| Mar 27 |
19:00 - Zoom Bingo |
| Mar 28 |
Junior's Start of Season Meeti… |
| Mar 28 |
BST starts |
| Mar 30 |
Social Sailing » Social sailing - start of seas… |
| Apr 1 |
Pool Working Party |
| Apr 2 |
Penny Hunt |
| Apr 2 |
Blake Lottery Draw |