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Forts Race 2012 Results - Dart 18 scores bullseye!

Posted: Tuesday, 18 September, 2012

Boats from all over the UK, Ireland, and Italy joined the local Whitstable sailors in this popular long distance catamaran race. More ›

Man of Kent Regatta 2012

Posted: Monday, 03 September, 2012

The annual "Man of Kent" Regatta will take place on Sunday 23 September at Sandwich Bay Sailing & Water Ski Club More ›

Open Day at WYC

Posted: Tuesday, 31 July, 2012

Whitstable Yacht Club will be holding an open day on Saturday August 4th during harbour day and the first weekend of the Olympics.
A collection of Olympic class boats will be displayed in the harbour and members will be available to explain how sailing at the Olympics works and how easy it is to get sailing in Whitstable. More ›

The Olympics come to Whitstable!

Posted: Tuesday, 31 July, 2012

Whitstable Yacht Club held its own Olympic regatta on Sunday 29th July in support of Team GB sailing. More ›

Club Series Racing – Signing on and off

Posted: Tuesday, 24 July, 2012

There have been occasions when sailors, having signed on for a race, decided that they did not wish to race and signed off in the DNS or DNF box on the signing on sheet. As a result they have been awarded more favourable points than they should. Sailors who, having signed on, subsequently decide not to race should cross out their names on the signing on sheet. This will enable them to be recorded correctly as DNC (Did not come to the starting area).

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WANDERER NATIONALS

Posted: Tuesday, 24 July, 2012

The best weather of the season to date delighted our Wanderer visitors during the Wanderer National Championships last weekend. Light winds led to close-fought racing and some surprises!. The first Whitstable boat was Paul Yeadon/ Liz North in fourth place followed by Gavin Barr/Mark Skipper. A special Sail For Gold medal race on the Saturday provided some extra competition with prizes fittingly presented by Dave Williams. Dave was an Olympic Sailor at Barcelona and Atlanta. A big thank you to John and Cath Pollitt for providing Nereus as our committee boat, to John Boorman our race officer and to the support of the Merlin and Asymmetric Fleets.

WHITSTABLE WEEK - 30 JULY to 3 AUGUST 2012

Posted: Tuesday, 24 July, 2012

We are desperately short of volunteers. With less than a week to go only four individuals have offered to help. To run the event we will need around fifteen people helping as rescue boat crew or assistant race officers through the week. Those volunteering to help will receive average points redress if entering the series. Please can volunteers contact Andrew Folkard on 01227 464919 afolkard@talktalk.net.

5o5 Pre Worlds at la Rochelle

Posted: Saturday, 21 July, 2012

Congratulations to Chris Lewns and Dan Parsons for finishing 7th overall (including one race win) in a fleet of 118 at the 5o5 Pre Worlds at la Rochelle. Good luck to them and the other 2 Whitstable boats at the World Championships starting this weekend.

Sail For Gold on July 29th

Posted: Thursday, 19 July, 2012

A morning of Olympic style sailing at Whitstable Yacht Club, and the first day of Olympic sailing on the new club TV! More ›

New Transit Pole

Posted: Thursday, 19 July, 2012

Thanks to F18 catamaran sailor Laurie King for replacing the Transit pole, which was looking a bit tired and starting to blend into the background, with a new one painted bright red and white. Now there's no excuse to be over the line at the start of the race!

Disposal of unpaid equipment

Posted: Tuesday, 03 July, 2012

The club has initiated the disposal of unpaid boats and equipment on club premises in accordance with RYA guidelines. A list of these items is on the club noticeboard, and owners, where known, have been contacted. An auction is to be held and sealed bids are invited. Bids will be opened on 1st October 2012. Details are as follows:

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Big Catamarans on Film

Posted: Tuesday, 26 June, 2012

A couple of the WYC Big Cat Fleet have been attaching video cameras to their boats and filming themselves sail (and capsize!). Hit the links to see what sailing an F18 is like, and see if you can spot where it all goes wrong!
Peter and Laurie King on F18 Shockwave: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjmM9_hrK6E and
Ghislain Melaine and Greg Crease on F18 Cirrus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqYg6ZZKmCQ More ›

FANCY GETTING A CLOSE-UP VIEW OF RACING DURING WHITSTABLE WEEK?

Posted: Tuesday, 26 June, 2012

There are opportunities join our race team during Whitstable Week as safety boat crew. No experience is necessary, you just have to be over 16, and happy to blast around the bay in a rib. You can do just one or two days in the week, or join a rib crew for the whole week. This is an ideal opportunity for non-sailors, friends and family to get involved in a fun week. Contact the club office if you want to give it a go.

Merlin Rocket Open 23/24 June - Beach Clearance

Posted: Saturday, 16 June, 2012

Would the owners of Lasers and the first (eastern) row of Tasars please move their boats to make space for visiting Merlins next weekend. It would be appreciated if this could be done before next Friday evening when we have a small working party organised to move the boats that remain. Having this space available really is appreciated by our visitors. Thank you very much indeed. John Cooper (MR class captain)

WYC SUCCESS AT B14 NATIONALS

Posted: Tuesday, 29 May, 2012

Congratulations to WYC member, Tom Pygall, crewing for Dave Hayes, won the B14 Nationals at Beer in Devon over the weekend. With Mark Barnes finishing in 4th position. An excellent result - well done to both of them. Sailing Sec.

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