Eyott Sailing Club

Special thanks to Sue for supplying lunchtime bacon sandwiches, they went down well and were chased by Margaret’s early rhubarb crumble. We got a great deal of work done, replaced planks on both ramps and added strengthening beams to the ramp near the Club.

Ramp repair weekend! With mid-day low tides it was the perfect weekend to attack the ramps, and attacked they were! Thanks to Mike, Simon, Nigel, William, Margaret, Ray, John, Idris, Steve, Jeremy and Andy for all their hard work across Saturday and Sunday.

This weekend is ramp repair weekend, so do pop down to the club if you are able to help.

We had 7 boats out for the RNLI Trophy which involved a trip up to Ferry buoy in tricky conditions against the tide and shifty ESE wind. Congratulations to Andy for the win closely followed by John and Jamie, Toby and Nigel. Thanks to Bob for OOD and Grace and Oscar for safety.

Easter Weekend sailing report Storm Dave meant it was a bit blowy to go out on Friday and Saturday but Bank Holiday Monday did not disappoint with the wind being a little more exciting than forecast and the sun shining beautifully.

Congratulations to Eddie Pope for winning both races. Thanks to Sylvia, Nigel, Mark, Jeremy and Jennifer for duties.

Results and some pictures from the Comet Open held at Eyott SC on 11 Oct. The club hosted 5 visitors with 12 Comets out for both races. It was a day of light and changeable winds, which meant a last minute change to the course out on the river.

Sunday was the Ship's Cook race with 4 boats taking part. Special mention to Oscar competing in the club topper. Congratulations to Grace for the win and thank to Ray and John for Safety and Sylvia for OOD.

Weekend sailing report: On Saturday there was a pleasant fun sail in the sun and good breeze, 4 boats went towards Battlesbridge and the other towards Brandy Hole.

Mark lead as the race was finished and a very close second between Grace and Steve. Thanks to Nigel for OOD and Mike and Sue for safety.

On the main river, the weather closed in and we had torrential rain. Mike and Sue needed a bailer for the safety boat! After some thunder and lightning and a rainbow, the wind dropped to almost nothing, with light winds to get the boats home.

Weekend Sailing Update: A memorable sail for those that took part in the Peter Dale personal handicap race! The conditions were very windy to start with, but the race got underway with some smaller sails.

Thanks to Grace and Oscar for the photos, a lovely picture of William, Nigel and John demonstrating different points of sail included!

Weekend Race Report: Saturday was the Eyott Bottle. We had 7 crewed boats out which was a recent record. Congratulations to John and his crew member Jacob for a convincing win in challenging shifty conditions. Thanks to Grace and Oscar for covering safety and to Sylvia for OOD.

On Sunday was the Brandy Hole plate, with a "turn left" visit to Ferry buoy! We had 8 comets out, with two starts and some close racing. Congratulations to Andy for the win and thank you to Idris, John and Bob for covering the duties.

Congratulations to Toby and Nigel for winning the respective races (with Nigel pipping Magaret by only 34 seconds). Thank you to Jeremy, William and Jennifer for covering the duties. (Photos from Sunday)

Weekend Racing Report. We had three races this weekend. The first two on Saturday were the Presidents and Fairmaid PH race for the double handed boats. (Photos from Sunday)

Sunday was a family sail, lovely to see 2 oppies out. Next stop: Breakfast Race...

Great to see Nigel out on helm, and thanks to Mike, Sue and Mark for duty coverage.

Weekend sailing update: Saturday was a glorious day for the personal handicap race. We had 6 boats out, Margret led for most of the race but was pipped by Alexander and Bob, with Alexander taking the win. Results attached. Apologies from the safety boat for not taking pictures