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WYC boats at the B14 Worlds in Plerin France

Posted: Friday, 26 July, 2013

Two WYC B14s Seavolution GBR788 (Mark Barnes/Jeremy Williamson) and Team Harken GBR770 (Simon Hadley/Nikki Hadley) attended the recent B14 Worlds in Plerin France. The event was hot and very light with very close racing seeing both teams mixing it at the front and leading several races between them. Seavolution was joint second mid way through, finishing a solid 4th and Team Harken finishing 13th with a best result of 4th from a race they led most of the way. The B14s will be back at WYC looking to compete in the Forts Race in September. Click for
Results and Photos.

Have you seen this poster?

Posted: Thursday, 25 July, 2013

Going up at railway stations around Kent, this is the poster advertising the launch of the White Horses Whitstable floating exhibition, which will set sail from the yacht club on the 11th and 17th August.

Part art show, part boat race, these events will offer a unique and inspiring experience for spectators on the beach, and these posters will ensure that the events bring Whitstable Yacht Club and the sport of Sailing to a new audience.

White Horses Whitstable is a collaboration between Whitstable’s sailing community and Kent Artists. The project, developed by local artists Tracey Falcon and Andy Evans, and yacht club members Richard Earland and Andy Jackson, involves original artwork designed by local artists being printed onto Laser sails. More ›

Death of Nick Dewhirst

Posted: Saturday, 20 July, 2013

It is with much sadness that we pass on the news of the death of Nick Dewhirst on Friday 19th July 2013. Our thoughts are with his wife Sissy and sons Oliver and Benedict at this difficult time.

Nick was a very active member of Whitstable Yacht Club and a champion of the sport of sailing, (catamaran sailing in particular). Over the years he held a number of positions at Whitstable Yacht Club, including Beach Master, Class Captain and organiser of the Forts Race. He was President of the World Council on International Small Catamaran Handicap Rating System, Chairman of UK Catamaran Racing Association, Chairman of the Sprint 15 Class Association, and was a key campaigner in the successful bid for the return of a catamaran class to the Olympic Games.

Nick will be missed at Whitstable Yacht Club, where he was always willing to give advice to new sailors, and always pushing for a better quality of racing across the fleet.

Details of any funeral arrangements will be posted here when known.

505 Open - Report and thanks!

Posted: Monday, 08 July, 2013

Whitstable Yacht Club hosted the 505 class for an Open event on 6th and 7th July, with the event run in glorious sunshine and brisk sea breezes on the Saturday and Sunday. Visiting sailors came from Belgium, Nottingham, Rock (Cornwall), Harwich, Herne Bay and Isle of Sheppey to join the four Whitstable boats. An event of this kind cannot be run without volunteers from the club, so thank you to those who gave up some of their weekend to help out. As usual they didn't disappoint, with the Laser Class providing the majority of the helping hands! A special note of thanks to Mike Fitzpatrick for organising the event. Results are available here, and click more for additional details on the class. More ›

WYC Success at the Olympic Classes National Ranking Series for the Nacra 17 at Weymouth!

Posted: Monday, 08 July, 2013

Congratulations to Alicia Clifford/Tom Bruton who came 1st, and Abby Zambinski/Sam Brearey who came 2nd at the first of the Olympic National Ranking Series at Weymouth this weekend (6th and 7th July). Both teams were sailing their new Nacra 17 catamarans, and were tied on points, but team Clifford/Bruton took the series with a race win in the final race. With two Whitstable Yacht Club boats at the top of the ranking for the Olympic catamaran class, the road to Rio in 2016 looks like it will be an exciting one! You can follow Alicia and Tom's sailing on their blog at gbrnacrateam.com/.

Notes from the Spring Meeting of Sailors

Posted: Monday, 10 June, 2013

Click here for the notes taken at the Spring Meeting of Sailors on 18th May.

Club Championships Official Results

Posted: Wednesday, 29 May, 2013

Unfortunately there has been an error in the results for the club championships last weekend. The final official results are shown on the the Results page of this site. Although this has not altered the top two positions there are some changes to other leading positions and to the winners of the Tasar, Laser, Laser Radial and the Ladies trophies. The sailing secretary is trying to contact all those that have been affected.

We are very sorry for this error and apologise to those who have been disappointed by the changes. Procedures are now being changed to ensure that a similar mistake does not happen again.

Robert Govier

Rear commodore (Sailing)

Open Day Poster

Posted: Tuesday, 28 May, 2013

Have you seen this poster around Whitstable, Canterbury and Herne Bay? We're trying to advertise the club Open Day on Saturday 8th June as widely as possible to get people through the door to see what Whitstable Yacht Club can offer!
How can you help?

Spread the word... tell your friends, relatives and neighbours about the Open Day. If they've ever been curious as to what you do on the weekend, now's their chance to find out!

Volunteer... we need members to be at the club on the Saturday to answer questions and show people around. Don't worry if your not sure about details about the club... we'll be providing a briefing sheet with all you need to know, and there'll be officers of the club available all day. All you need to do is smile and be positive! If you're available, tell your Class Captain or put your name on the list at the bar.

Go sailing... If you're not able to volunteer, head out onto the water. The more people using the club, the better the impression that the visitors will take away of our club!

For more details, go to wyc.org.uk/gosailing

CREW AVAILABLE

Posted: Thursday, 23 May, 2013

UKC student, Luke Higgins is available as a crew. If you would like to get in touch with him please call 07590 644921 or email: lukejrhiggins@gmail.com. Sailing Sec.

WYC Club Card

Posted: Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

New to the Whitstable Yacht Club bar - the WYC Loyalty Card! Get your card stamped every time you spend £5 the bar, then exchange a card with 10 stamps for £5 off your next round! Pick your card up from the bar - limited number available. Over 18s only, Ts&Cs apply.

CHARLES CAMPION FINISHES 1st GRAND MASTER AT DUTCH LASER MASTERS NATIONALS

Posted: Tuesday, 14 May, 2013

Max Hunt and Charles Campion ventured across the channel to take part in the four day Dutch Laser Masters Nationals event at Braassemermeer last weekend. Read on... More ›

Ullman Sails B14 Nationals - Final Results

Posted: Sunday, 12 May, 2013

Congratulations to Mike Bees and Martin Worth from Brightlingsea Sailing Club who won the Ullman Sails B14 Nationals at Whitstable Yacht Club this weekend. With three firsts and three seconds the pair were over 10 points ahead of the second placed boat of Mark Watts and Chris Bishop of Team Ullman Sails from Weston Sailing Club, who beat the third placed boat of Tim Harrison and Jonny Ratcliffe by only a point! 25 boats sailed in the 3 races on Friday and 4 races on Sunday, with competitors coming from as far away as La Rochelle to sail at the Whitstable event. Good luck to all of the B14 sailors heading out to the Worlds in Plérin, France in just under 2 months time!
Many thanks to the Whitstable Yacht Club volunteers and staff who helped the event run smoothly. For the full results click here.

Andrew Simpson

Posted: Friday, 10 May, 2013

Many of us have been sailing for a long time, but few reach the pinnacle of winning an Olympic medal. Some of us have been lucky enough to meet British sailor Andrew 'Bart' Simpson and found him the most modest of Olympians. Sadly he died yesterday whilst training on the AC72 Artemis in San Francisco Bay. The members of Whitstable Yacht Club send our condolences to his family at this sad time.

Spring Meeting Of Sailors

Posted: Sunday, 05 May, 2013

The Spring Meeting of Sailors will take place on Sunday 19th May, at 2pm (or as soon after that as club racing allows). The meeting is an opportunity for sailors to discuss the sailing and racing at Whitstable Yacht Club and have their views aired. The meeting will be chaired by the Rear Commodore (Sailing), and we encourage anyone who sails to come along and have their say. Click through for the agenda. More ›

Updated - Spring Series Results

Posted: Tuesday, 30 April, 2013

*Updated with the results from race 3&4*


Click here for the latest Spring Series results. More ›

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