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SCSC GP14 Open - Saturday 30 August
Saturday saw SCSC host the GP14 two-person dinghy Open Meeting. Paul K who was race officer set the best course possible: a long beat, short run, broad reach, short beat, long broad reach and a beam reach before they started beating again. He courteously shifted a mark to respect a bankside angler's wishes The weather was challenging with strong gusts beating some boats into capsizes and the crews More »
31 Aug 2025
Trial Safety Boat Training Course at South Cerney Sailing Club
On Sunday, 3rd August, our sailing club hosted a successful trial of a safety boat training course. Aimed at equipping members with essential skills to enhance safety on the water. The four-hour session brought together a group of volunteers eager to improve their rescue techniques and deepen their understanding of club safety procedures. The training covered key skills required for assisting sailing dinghies and other types of craft regularly used on More »
4 Aug 2025
SCSC RYA Level Training Update
Last weekend, 26-27 July 25, saw our second scheduled RYA Training weekend of the summer with Adult Level 1, Level 2 and Youth Stage 1 & 2 courses running concurrently. Eight happy sailors enjoyed almost ideal conditions in an array of dinghies, including the club Wayfarers, Toppers, RS Fusions and RS Quests (the latter two types kindly made available by the REME instructors who assisted with the course delivery). Everybody passed their selected course and More »
30 Jul 2025
SCSC Scorpions at Lymington Dinghy Regatta 19-20 July 25
Two Scorpions from South Cerney SC competed in the Lymington Dinghy Regatta 2025: 2019 'Popping Polly' (Al Sim/ Fran Neale) and 2001 'Zephyr' (Malcolm James/ Monty Hampton). The 110-boat entry was split across two separate race courses on the Solent, with the 14-strong Scorpion fleet having their own class start and racing around an extended trapezoidal course through the West Solent chop. A strong tidal flow and moderate weather conditions on the Saturday gave More »
30 Jul 2025
Upcoming events
| Sep 20 |
09:00 - No Cadet CoachingWeekly cadet coaching |
| Sep 20 |
09:30 - Site MaintenanceFurther info contact Al Sim at RearCommodore@scsailing.org.uk |
| Sep 20 |
11:00 - Stradling Trophy (Coot & Canno…Two races b2b, lunch, two races b2b: 1st start Coot |
| Sep 21 |
11:00 - Autumn Points Series. Races 11…Flying 15; Handicap; Solo: Two races back to back |
| Sep 21 |
14:30 - Club Pursuit Series: Race 10Nominal Start time 14:30 (Solo class). Race duration 90 mins. |
| September 25-26 |
RYA Powerboat Level 2 (PB2) Co…2-day RYA PB2 course taught at South Cerney Sailing Club |
| September 27-28 |
RYA Adult L1/2 |
| September 27-28 |
RYA Youth Stage 1/2 |
| Sep 27 |
09:00 - Safety Boat for RYA training,… |
| Sep 27 |
09:00 - Cadet CoachingWeekly cadet coaching |
| Sep 27 |
09:30 - Site MaintenanceFurther info contact Al Sim at RearCommodore@scsailing.org.uk |
