Author: Rebecca Owen

  • Racing Rules Continued

    Racing Rules Continued

    Over on Facebook, there has been a Sunday Racing Rules series. the first 4 episodes were added to our website and can be read HERE Below are the next two episodes in the series… Episode 4 of our Racing Rules: When Boats Meet at Marks – Definitions It has taken 2 episodes to get through…

  • Youth & Juniors Lockdown Antics!

    Youth & Juniors Lockdown Antics!

    Some of our Youth & Junior’s have been very creative during this lockdown time and made this fab video… Many thanks to Paula Irish & family for organising.

  • Update – Sailing at Draycote Water

    Update – Sailing at Draycote Water

    Following the Government’s announcements of Sunday and Monday there is still some doubt as to the status of Sailing Clubs. We are required to follow the policies of the RYA and Severn Trent and until we have them, we cannot move forward. While clarity is being sought and processes are then put in place to…

  • Committee Focus – Christine Silver

    Committee Focus – Christine Silver

    For this week’s Committee Focus, we hear from our Rear Commodore House, Christine Silver… How did you get into sailing? Around 20 years ago I went to a ‘Try dinghy sailing’ afternoon at Rugby and Daventry Sailing Club, then took lessons and joined the Club which was close to home. The sailing there was limited…

  • Racing Rules Series

    Racing Rules Series

    Over on Facebook, there has been a Sunday Racing Rules series. Here are the first three episodes so far… During this time of lock down, when we can’t get out racing, we will run a series of articles on the key racing rules you need to know if you race. Episode 1: What You Need…

  • Committee Focus – Rodger Webb

    Committee Focus – Rodger Webb

    This week we hear from our long-standing and humorous Treasurer, Rodger Webb. How did you get into sailing? I am a bit of a Jonny come lately to sailing; some time around the late 80s my wife booked me on an offshore competent crew course to get me away from business for a weekend. I…

  • Committee Focus – Ian Macwhinnie

    Part three of our Committee Focus introduces our Vice-Commodore (and Menagerie Fleet Captain), Ian Macwhinnie… How did you get into sailing? I was looking up at a blue sky on a sunny Saturday afternoon in June 2000 and wondered what I would like to spend my leisure time doing and, just like that, the idea…

  • Commitee Focus – Will Whittaker

    Commitee Focus – Will Whittaker

    This week we’re focusing on Will Whittaker, who has been on the committee for 8 years and holds ths post of Rear Commodore Sail. How did you get into sailing? My Dad sailed a Lark as a member of Barnt Green Sailing Club. As the youngest of three boys, I watched my brothers sail and…

  • Committee Focus – Jeremy Atkins

    Committee Focus – Jeremy Atkins

    One of the items of feedback we’ve received is that some/many club members don’t feel that they know who makes up the Committee, what the each Committee member does, and therefore who to approach if they need to. So, each Monday we’ll be posting a quick interview with each of our Committee, and we’re starting…

  • Membership Renewals- Helpful Info

    Membership Renewals- Helpful Info

    Membership renewal is a bit different this year with the current situation, hopefully this information will be helpful to you: – If you would like to change from one annual payment to 12 monthly direct debit payments, please log in to WebCollect and use the ‘monthly’ tab (see picture) to re-order the required membership/boats and…

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