Sailing News
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...
Musto Skiff Open Meeting 1st & 2nd October
The Musto Skiff southern series made a stopover at Medway YC over the weekend of 1st /2nd October. Forecasters were painting a bit of a bleak picture of dogs off chains on Saturday followed by torrential rain on Sunday with little wind, which curtailed the number of...
Wayfarer Racing 1st October
After some discussion due to the strong winds and big gusts it was agreed we would race and seven boats took part. Loose Knots (10614, Mark Penny and Sarah Mason) chose to extend their lunch! Course 74 was chosen which kept the fleet in Gillingham reach. A flood tide...
Sonata Racing 24th September
It was a quiet day in Lower Upnor. The weak autumnal sun shone down on the Medway Yacht club and the five gallant Sonata crews as they mentally prepared for the contest. The early swallows had already departed for warmer climes and despite the balmy weather on the...
Squib Racing 24th September
Saturday 24th Sept Race 7 Harvest Series Wind was Northerly Course 86 So with a patchwork of wind the class set off on a fetch up to Wilsonian. Legend (Lg) guest crew Steve - The Bosun, made the best of it in the channel taking advantage of the ebb tide folded by...
Medway Yacht Club Musto Skiff and B14 Regatta
Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd October 2022 On the water… Saturday :- 3 - 4 races back to back with a conventional windward leeward configuration. Musto start time of 12.00 and B14 at 12.05. Sailing location up to 45 minutes downstream of sailing club. Sunday :- ...