The 18 foot skiffs are a spectacular sight when sailing. The class is a development class and, as its name suggests is essentially limited to 18 foot in length. There are then differences between the European and Australian 18 foot skiffs. The Australian 18 footers limit the mast height to around 33 foot (on an 18 foot boat!). They…
Ron Laurie (thanks!) has had a tidy up in the boat yard, now that Stag 2 has left for her winter home and freed up some space. This involves mainly the cadet boats, Optimists and Toppers, also the Lasers. Please remember to let me know if you plan to sail over the winter (or are certain you won’t). Please…
The Southern Travellers series was completed at Frensham Pond SC in the last couple of weeks. This was the 10th event held over the year at 9 very different coastal and inland venues. The racing is always keen but the very friendly and social atmosphere on and off the water certainly makes these events a very enjoyable way to…
The forecast F6 and heavy rain depleted the fleet for the 2011 Tollesbury GP14 Open, on Saturday 17 September. Visitors were just outnumbered eight to six by locals. The challenging conditions – a blustery force 3 to 4 south westerly with occasional gusts at 5 – were evident when Parsons & Parsons managed to go over before the first…
TSC Smack & Classic Yacht Race The…
UPDATE 30/09/2022 Hi everyone, we have decided that tomorrow’s…
