It is with great sadness that I have to report that Roger Pritchard, Past Commodore, passed away on Friday 14th April. Very few of todays DWSC members will have known Roger but the club would not be what it is today without the efforts of those early members and we pass our condolences to his…

The latest edition of our Club’s Unshackled magazine is now available.

SOLAR PANELS We’re thrilled that the solar panels have finally been installed and a week of winter sun is already showing good energy production for the Club. DISCOVER SAILING DAYS We’ll be repeating last year’s revamped 2-day format which successfully brought in over 100 people, and a good number went on to book taster sessions…

It won’t be long until the new season starts and we have a few courses coming up to help you get ready… 29th & 30th AprilOnly 6 places on the course Saturday 25th FebruaryOnly 10 spaces left Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th MayCurrently only open to DWSC members RACE DUTIES Please login to DutyMan and…

Merry Christmas! Thank you to everyone who attended the recent Christmas Party. It was lovely to see the Club festive and busy, and the children having such a wonderful time. Many thanks to Santa and Elf for joining us and making the party extra special for the children. Pursuit Races There are 2 Pursuit Races…

STW Dam Project Update We are pleased to say that stage 1 of the Hensborough dam works project is nearly complete in that Sailing Club (areas E&F) land has been resurfaced to make more usable areas which were previously too wet to use. It’s worth remembering that it is a temporary surface for the period of…

This Sunday is Remembrance Sunday and club racing will be delayed by 15 minutes for us to observe a 1 minute silence at 11am. Race 1 will start at 11.15, and race 2 will start at 13.30. The Fernhurst Books Draycote Dash entry is open and is discounted for DWSC members. Entry will close at midnight on…

Thank you to everyone who attended last night’s AGM, there was a good turnout. We’re thrilled to announce that Malcolm Lewin was awarded the Commodore’s Cup for his many years of taking excellent photos for the Club. Malcolm is back in Cornwall and sent this video below for us.

Many of you will have seen the board at the front of clubhouse which explains the work that Seven Trent are to do on the Hensborough Bank dam. In 2017, new guidance was published regarding the requirements for reservoir drawdown (i.e. emptying) capacity, to protect against dam failure. Draycote Water is one of the reservoirs…

All Members are welcome to come to our AGM. It’s a great time to hear how the Club is shaping up and about plans for the future. Papers and accounts were emailed out to Members last week. Please send any questions for the Committee to office@draycotewater.co.uk  Questions are welcome on the evening but having them in…