Dear Member Thank you for your support as we have sought to open up the Club as we gradually move out of lockdown. The pace of change is slower now than it was previously, and we wanted to outline our plans over the next few months. We are very conscious that the opening up of…

Despite the best efforts of Covid-19 to restrict us, it has been great to see such a lot of activity at the Club: Good numbers in club racing on Wednesdays and Sundays The first pursuit race of the season which was well-attended Summer sailing courses going well for kids Numerous coaching groups improving their skills…

Phase 4 Opening It has been fantastic to see so many boats on the water in our first Wednesday evening and Sunday morning races as a result of our Phase 4 Opening.  We also ran our first socially-distanced open meeting on Saturday which was a great success. As you are all well aware, things are…

As three of our Pursuit Races in April and May were cancelled due to Covid-19, the Committee have decided to run them in the coming months… To comply with the current social distancing guidelines, these races will be for Club members only and not open to visiting clubs. Please also note the changes to some…

Dear Member, Q&A For MembersHaving gone through several phases of the reopening plan, we are inviting members to join us for a Q&A session via Zoom on Monday 13th July at 6.30pm.  This is an opportunity for us to hear feedback and to answer your questions ‘in person’.Click this link to join the meeting, and the password is: DWSC…

It has been great to see so many members benefit from the changes we have recently introduced allowing double-handed sailors to use club boats for free, members’ households to use our facilities and our SUP boards available free. Double-handed sailors please be aware that we have a range of boats to suit different sizes and…

Dear Member, It has been great to see our members using the water again and we will continue to cautiously make more activities available. We have seen: • 25 windsurfers out at the same time, which hasn’t happened for a long time• Informal racing being organised by groups up to 6• Formal coaching (by Steve…

As formal Club racing is still on hold, why not race against the clock – and against each other in a very socially distanced way – with our Stig Lap! Pop into the shop and collect a GPS tracker in a dry bag, sail around the outermost buoys, and then return the tracker to register…

The Committee have agreed that we can now move to Phase 2 of reopening the Club. Please see the links below for more information. The phases we are anticipating are here The risk assessment for Phase 2 is here DWSC Committee

This week’s Committee Focus turns to one of our newest Committee members, Robin Warren… How did you get into sailing? I started at school in 1969 through an after-school club travelling to Butterley Reservoir in Derbyshire. It was only about 50 acres. A few basic instructions from our teachers but largely left up to ourselves…