Sailing News
Regatta Report
Medway Yacht Club Keelboat Regatta 2022 Medway Regatta was reduced from the usual 3 day event to just 2 in order to avoid a clash with the planned River Pageant to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Run on the Thursday and Friday of the long Bank...
Dragon Racing 28th May
Dragon Flagon Race 1 Saturday 28th May 6 dragons sailed a well set course on Saturday 28th May with a long beat to MYA1 via 30, 28 and 26. Then a second beat to MYA1 from 26. Very light patchy winds from the SE and NE made for close racing in an ebbing tide. The...
Squib Racing 28th May
Race report for the 28th of May (auth Legend)) First let me apologies to the fleet because since Hannah and I have been sailing a Squib I think we have only had one day with good wind. And that ironically was on a day that was meant to have no wind at all and there...
Dragon Race Report 21st May
Saturday dawned sunny with light winds. Trevor set an ambitious course travelling as far as 17 for the six boats entered. The start saw one half of the fleet take the north shore and the other the club side. There was not much in it by the time the fleet crawled to...
Wayfarer Race Report 21 May 2022
HEADLINES: Goal drought continues for Medway top team. Team Devil’s Advocate out of sight in scoring second win of the season. ANALYSIS: The race took place in warm and sunny conditions with 8 boats on the start line. Wind conditions were complicated with a dying...
Squib Racing 21st May
Race 21st May (auth Monkey B) A light westerly breeze greeted 6 squibs on the line, or almost on the line, at the start. The Dragons and Sonatas had chosen the Southern side of the river as the favoured route and 5 Squibs followed on course 71. White Knuckles, Black...
Safety Extravaganza!!
Safety Extravaganza! Saturday 11th June Safety at Sea live Event supported by the Coastguard Medway Yacht Club is pleased to host this unique spectacle. There will be ‘have a go’ options as well as demonstrations. Invite your sea faring friends. Have you ever...
Cruiser Class – May Newsletter
In the very best traditions of the Cruiser Class this newsletter had its beginning in the Rose Inn at Queenborough and was generously sponsored by Guinness. There were 7 boats including our visitors from Canada and a couple of new members. If you have not sampled the...
Wednesday Evening Racing
Wednesday evening racing for cruisers and dinghies starts on the 25 May 2022 from the Medway Yacht Club line and is open to all. Warning signal is at 1855h for cruisers and 1905h for dinghies. The series will run through to 27 July and comprise of 10 races, six to...
RYA Youth Stage 1 Start Sailing 30 May – 1 June
Have fun this half term and learn a new skill. This 3-day course uses the club’s brand-new fleet of RS Zest dinghies. Royal Yachting Association Stage 1 is an introduction to the parts of the boat and the basic principles of how to get a boat sailing. If you are aged...
Youth Training Starts. Introducing the new RS Zests
Zest fest intros for the youth. The sun shone and made the new club fleet of RS Zests shine brightly! First time the whole fleet have been out, and the youth tested out the boats brilliantly. This involved single-handed sailing with a tricky gusty North Easterly....
Adult Training starts with a real breeze!
Adult sail training started in big breeze! This season’s adult informal sail training kicked off with some strong winds (force 5-6) for our adults. Everyone booked into training had sailing experience and so we could adapt the planned session to make sure Saturday...