Sailing News
Wayfarer Race Report ~ Sat 22nd Oct
All season the crew of the third placed Wayfarer in each race is charged with writing a race report to share with the club. This week sees a departure from that practice with contributions from several of the teams involved in Saturday’s race. “It was fun” said one....
Dragon Race Report ~ Sat 22nd Oct
Dear Dragoners We undertook this race with the very sad news of the passing of Paul Smith on Friday. He was a very committed member of the club helping out or organizing the regattas or setting up the clubs website and was particularly adept at using Sailwave. He was...
Sonata Race Report ~ Sat 22nd Oct
Today's race report titled: Man Vs Depth sounder Well, what can one deduce from today’s race from the decks of the mighty Blue Tack. This weekend’s racing was a case of “he who dares” with most crews (and when I say crews, I mean drivers) being a touch too cavalier...
Sonata Racing 15th October
We motored downriver against the tide for the Windward/Leeward starts in good spirits, bacon sandwiches consumed. It was frisky with lots of individual grey clouds in all directions. It looked like we were in for an afternoon of gusty weather, as proved to be the...
Wayfarer Race Report – Sat 15th Oct
Saturday's wind prediction precipitated a number of WhatsApp messages discussing the merits of the scheduled windward leeward racing and whether it was the sensible option for the Wayfarers. The decision made was to put the start back to the normal time and try round...
Sonata Race Report 15th October
We motored downriver against the tide for the Windward/Leeward starts in good spirits, bacon sandwiches consumed. It was frisky with lots of individual grey clouds in all directions. It looked like we were in for an afternoon of gusty weather, as proved to be the...
Change to Sailing Instructions: 15th October
Medway Yacht Club Notice 4/2022 CHANGE TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS Notice is hereby given that for the Squib and Wayfarer classes Windward/Leeward racing is cancelled on Saturday 15th October 2022. Instead Squibs and Wayfarers will have a Club line start at 14:00 and...
How to care for your diesel engine this winter? Talk by Neil Paxton – Saturday 5th November
How to care for your diesel engine this winter? Come and join us for a ‘Coffee and Diesel engine’ chat Saturday 5 November 2022 at 10:00am on the club terrace Neil Paxton has kindly agreed to give an informal and informative chat on diesel engines and, in particular,...
Wayfarer Race Report 8th October
Following a suggestion from Stewart about going through Hoo Creek a special course was created. WNW meant a running start, and we all headed to the creak constantly changing places and the following wind bunching up the fleet. Due to the falling tide any route off the...
Cruiser Autumn Series
The annual Autumn Series runs each Sunday from 30th Oct to 27th Nov. Entry Fee. The entry fee will be £Nil*. *Note that this applies to the 2022 event only to promote entries for this year’s event. 2. Start Line. Committee Boat Starts. Note - Race 1 will finish on...
Sonata Race 8th October
7 sonatas started on an MYC line Run start Ebb tide under a glorious sun with a gentle breeze. Some crews were a man down after the A2 shenanigans! Well done to "The Major" for setting a decent course up to 20 via a few chicanes on the way. All got off the line...
Notice 3/2022 CHANGE TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS 29/10/2022
Medway Yacht Club Notice 3/2022 CHANGE TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS Notice is hereby given that the race start times for classes on Saturday 29th October 2022 are to be varied from that contained in the above Sailing Instructions and MYC calendar. Dragons and Sonatas will...