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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
63rd Lord Birkett Trophy Regatta at Ullswater YC, 04-06 July 2025
Surrounded by the dramatic mountains of north Cumbria, Ullswater is arguably the most beautiful lake in the Lake District and the second largest in England at almost 9 miles long. Ullswater Yacht Club is the home of the annual Lord Birkett Trophy Regatta and this years' entry saw 230 boats from 63 different classes assembled on the one start line for both days. The single-lap handicap course from the club down to Norfolk Island More »
29 Jul 2025
Upcoming events
| Aug 9 |
09:00 - Cadet CoachingWeekly cadet coaching |
| Aug 9 |
09:30 - Site MaintenanceFurther info contact Al Sim at RearCommodore@scsailing.org.uk |
| Aug 9 |
14:00 - Old George Trophy Series - Han…2 races back to back , approx 45mins each |
| Aug 10 |
11:00 - Autumn Points Series. Races 3…Flying 15; Handicap; Solo: Two races back to back |
| Aug 10 |
14:30 - Club Pursuit Series: Race 5Nominal Start time 14:30 (Solo class). Race duration 90 mins. |
| Aug 13 |
19:00 - Hot Dogs Race # 20Handicap approx 45 mins |
| August 16-17 |
RYA Adult L1/2 |
| August 16-17 |
RYA Youth Stage 1/2 |
| Aug 16 |
09:00 - Cadet CoachingWeekly cadet coaching |
| Aug 16 |
09:00 - Safety Boat for RYA training,… |
| Aug 16 |
09:30 - Site MaintenanceFurther info contact Al Sim at RearCommodore@scsailing.org.uk |
