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Junior's Easter Series
What a great few days racing our Juniors have had (maybe colder than we would have wished but slightly breezier than expected!). With so many people needing to get warm and packing up quickly we've decided to do a virtual prize giving - congratulations to all our sailors. Our series winners are: Tera and Oppi Fleet 1st Wilbur Palmer Ward Optimist 2nd Harry Jones Tera 3rd Harry
Published 09:34 on 15 Apr 2021
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Reopening the Club
Please read on for a reminder of how we will be reopening the Club, following the Prime Minister's announcement on Monday 22 February, and in line with RYA guidance: SAILING From Monday 29 March you will be able to launch your dinghy/kayak/SUP from the dinghy park or the terrace. From Monday 29 March you will be able to access any boat stored in
Published 10:36 on 12 Apr 2021
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Ollie's kitchen and bar lockdown easing: key dates and essential information
It is great being back at the Club! Ollie and his team have reopened the Kitchen and Bar for coffees, light meals and drinks. As with previous easing there are still measures in place that we all need to take responsibility to adhere to, to support keeping ourselves, fellow members and Ollie and his team safe and following Government rules. We do need to ensure we remain seated, following the rules of 6 people or
Published 00:00 on 12 Apr 2021
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Club car parking and outside showers
As the clocks go forward and we move towards the first step on the Government's roadmap out of lockdown from Monday 12th April, we will hopefully see more of you at the Club for socialising with friends and fellow members as well as sailing and swimming, please take the time to read the below information which will hopefully assist you and others get the most out of our Club in the year ahead.
Published 00:00 on 12 Apr 2021
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Zoom Speaker Evening, 15 April, 1900: "Going Boldly - Across, Beneath, and Beyond the Ocean"
Jeremy Batch, who will be giving this intriguing talk (see poster), was the Lock Keeper at Limehouse Lock for several years. Now retired, he works as an administrator for the Cruising Association, London, where he is also a member. In his spare time Jeremy goes narrow-boating on the inland waterways, and until 2016 had a 24ft sailing cruiser, Dream. His recent Zoom talk, at Chichester Yacht Club, received rave reviews.
Published 00:00 on 12 Apr 2021
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Ollie's Kitchen and Bar. Getting ready to re-open on 12 April for outside drinks and bar food
We are looking forward to being back and the Club, and Ollie and his team being able to reopen the Kitchen and Bar for coffees, light meals and drinks. As with previous easing there are still measures in place that we all need to take responsibility to adhere to, to support keeping ourselves, fellow members and Ollie and his team safe and following Government rules. The following information will help signpost us through the next
Published 09:34 on 7 Apr 2021
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Volunteering is fun!
A current ARO says, "Having volunteered several times as Assistant Race Officer, I can thoroughly recommend the experience! Either out on Escort, or up on the terrace. It's fun working as a team of, usually, 3 (but currently 2 because of COVID-19) and getting to know members you may not have met before. It's certainly not an arduous task! Recording times, hooting the horn and putting flags up and down, all under the instruction of
Published 11:23 on 24 Mar 2021
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The new racing rules: a whistle-stop tour
Mark Rushall, long-term Club member and Olympic coach to the GB team, has written a whistle-stop tour to the new racing rules.
Published 08:43 on 23 Mar 2021
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ESC and ESSC - New courses for 2021
As we've been sailing off 2011 courses until now, we feel it's time to revisit them. We've checked them for accuracy and introduced some shorter, closer to shore ones for the parallel series for Juniors and those who don't want a longer course.
Published 08:39 on 23 Mar 2021
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Freddie Carr America's Cup 36 wrap-up - 6.30pm 9 April Fireside Chat
We have assembled the star cast of James Grant, Ian 'Chips' Howarth, Simon Payne, and Freddie Carr (yes the Emsworth INEOS Team GB local lad) to have a America's Cup 36 wrap-up fireside chat. Freddie has very kindly agreed to join in to provide an insight into the campaign from a competitor's view and some thoughts on the next Cup. He will of course be expertly questioned and probed by the other panellists. Book through
Published 09:24 on 22 Mar 2021