Briefing - 11.00hrs

First Race – 1200hrs

4 races back to back (1 discard)

Galley open all day

Prizes!

Link to full "Notice of Race" here...

Invited classes are:

- Tornado (Nationals)
- Shadow X`s
- F18`s
- Spitfire's
- Catapults

All other catamarans are welcome including foiling catamarans up to 21 feet.

Entry Fee - £30 single handed, £40 double handed

Saturday - Registration from 0930hrs, Briefing 1130hrs, First Race 1300hrs (3 races)

Sunday - First Race 1030hrs (3 races)

Saturday Social - Chicken or Vegetable Curry (£7 per head) and Band

Now that the Olympics are over, we can start looking forward to the next great sporting event of the year - the SBSC Aquathlon & Mini Triathlon!

The ‘Aquathlon’ is for cadets (aged under 14), starting at 6pm, a short swim of 150m and a 1k run.

The Mini Triathlon, starting at 7.00pm will be a 600m swim, a cycle of 5km, and a run of 2km.

Supper in the Clubhouse afterwards. The bar will also be open.

More details soon!

All Fridays in August - 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th

These are casual sailing evenings for adults who have little or no sailing experience. There will be safety boat cover and SOME informal instruction.

Note this will not be structured training, but we do have volunteers available to go out in the boat with less experienced participants.

Any adult who is a Club member is welcome to come along. You will need a wet suit and a buoyancy aid. Please be at the Club, changed and ready to go afloat, at 6.30pm. We may be able to accommodate non-members, but there will be a £5 charge.

The Bar and Galley will be open from 7.00pm for all members.

CADET WEEK & SPLASH WEEK

Monday 25th to Friday 29th July

Sailing
Fast Boats
Games
Craft
Galley
Doughnuts
BBQ

You think you know how to play ball games? Think again …

Join us at 7.00pm for our first ever "Traditional Ball Games" with a twist

Dine with us for £3.50 where we will be serving meat and veggie chilli

Everyone welcome!

If you wish to join us, please email Neil with your food choice at the5.dunns@gmail.com or put your name on the sign-up sheet!!

Club Championships 2016

Friday - Practice Race, Cadet Race, Food, Bar, Quiz

Saturday - Racing, Pimms, Cocktails, Beach Games

Sunday - Racing, Prize Giving, Cakes

More Details Soon!

Stokes Bay would like to congratulate the 12 intrepid competitors who experienced a range of testing conditions, culminating in a long last day; whilst enjoying the hospitality of Carnac ,France.

The racers graced the top step a regular basis all week ; with George Hand winning Silver closely followed by Dan Henderson in fourth. The distance of half a bowsprit from 10th to 19th separated Matt Holden, Dan Kilsby, Mike Palfreman, Ben Schooling, Richard Pelley, and Andy Tarboton.

Andy Rice (22nd) was writing and written about all week, whilst creating informative radio interviews. Paul Molsworth (23),Ed Wilkinson (29) and Andy Gould (31),alongside Steve Wright who graced the front page of Y and Y in fluorescent orange.

The club Racers all agreed that the week was a success and the event would have favoured the much missed Bruce Keen. Well done to Chris Watts and Russ Clark for excellent reports on a well presented training and interpretation in the art of rules and racing.

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ACO Musto Skiff Worlds 2016 Day 2 from Blue Sky Drones on Vimeo.

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Topper Southern Traveller

Saturday 25th June 2016

First race @ 11.30am

Four races, back to back

Congratulations to the Club for what has been entitled, 'Was this the best Dart 18 Nationals ever?' beautifully penned in an article for Yachts and Yachting.

The professionally run event onshore and around the race circuit makes all your efforts worthwhile with such unprompted praise.

The truncated 6 race event created Stokes Bay National Champions in David Lloyd and Tori Akhurst, the mainsheet trimmer/strategist and helm's left arm, with visitors Dan Norman and Alysian Markiman taking silver plus bronze going to Dave and Louise Roberts.

Dan and Jenny Kilsby were an outstanding sixth with Andy McQueen (another Musto Skiff sailor) in 10th place. Well done to the 14 Club racing boats contributing to a fine entry of 59 Darts with some occasionally completely re rigging offshore in 20 knots; especially our very own 'Banksy/Gerald Scarfe artist and apple varietal cognoscenti', Paul Chatfield, who was leisurely, but constantly pushing his port rudder down whilst enjoying winning a race by 20 boat lengths!!

Saturday 11th June @ 1230hrs (4 back to back races)

Sunday 12th June @ 1030hrs (4 back to back races)

Entry Fee - £40

Galley and Bar Open

Sponsored by SailTek Ltd  

Adventure Golf

Meet at the Club at 6.45pm for a short walk to Solent Springs Adventure Golf

Prizes for best adult and best child!

You must pay for yourself - £4 adults, £3 children and £12 family

Food orders by Wednesday 8th June - sign up on list on club notice board

Or email/text Neil the5.dunns@gmail.com 07914 569963 by Wednesday 8th June

Sausage in a roll (veggie available) @ £3.50 per head

Please let us know if you would just like to do Adventure Golf as they would like an idea of numbers

Stokes Bay Sailing Club has lost a good friend and great sailor.

Ian was a witty contributor around the tables in the Clubhouse and committee rooms, whilst always present in the Wednesday evening races plus organising and competing at the front in the Laser Traveller.

Ian's friendly presence was the first person to greet the sailors and their families from all over the country, after long journeys, at the start of the season, the Laser Qualifier each March ; in order to ease their preparations for the days racing.

The photo is of the Masters Nationals at Stokes Bay with Ian at the front, whilst most of the fleet watch the speed of his legendary yellow transom in vain.

The Club will miss the true spirit of a gentleman on the race course and our thoughts are with Barbara and his two daughters Annabelle and Jenny.

Rounders - Friday 20th May, 7.00pm

Adults v Cadets

Meet at 7.00pm for a rounders match on the field behind the Club


Food afterwards is Baked Potatoes at £3.50 per head

Sign up on sheet on notice board in the Club or email Neil at the5.dunns@gmail.com by Wednesday 18th May

Cycle Time Trial

Same route as last year, out to Lee and back (20-30 mins)

All abilities welcome but please make sure your bike is up to it!

Meet at Club 6.50pm – helmets must be worn

Junior time trial on the field behind the Club at 7.00pm

Food orders by Wednesday 4th May - Pasties and Salad - sign up on list on club notice board

Or email Neil the5.dunns@gmail.com by Wednesday 4th May

Saturday - Registration from 9.30am

First race Saturday 12.30pm, Sunday 10.30am

MPS = £30, B14, RS 800 & 4000 = £40

Saturday Night

Supper from 6.30pm - Chicken or Veggie Curry with all the trimmings, £7.00

Mount Gay Happy Hour - 7.00pm to 8.00pm

Dan Vincent Quiz - 7.00pm

I would like to try and get as many members as possible helping on the day.  My suggestion is to use the day as an opportunity to clear up your pitches, ready for the sailing season.  If we all bring some gardening equipment, then we can help each other out with mowers, strimmers, etc.  I will be awarding small prizes on the day for the best looking pitch and what ever other awards I can make up on the day. We also have some other projects to complete on the day - laying new land anchor cabling and cutting up the old pile of trailers, ready for a trip to the tip. To keep energy levels running high, there will be tea and cake provided to all the workers. See you there on Saturday 2nd April.  Plan to start at 9:30am and carry on through to 4:00pm ish.

Any time you can give on the day will be gratefully received.

Matt Downing (Compound Officer)