Category: News

Online entry is now open for the Draycote Youth Open on 30th December: Online Entry The event is open to RS Tera, ILCA, Topper and Optimist sailors, aged 23 & under. We’ll be running 2 courses and fleet starts – full event info and the NOR are now online. The event is sponsored by Fernhurst…

Join us on Sunday 15th December for our annual Club Member’s Christmas Party! Remember, this is not just for kids or families, it’s a fun festive afternoon for ALL members! 🎄Invite your friends and family to join as well 🎄Kids enjoy a visit from Santa on his boat and a magician entertainer 🎄Santa hands out…

Draycote Dash postponed Due to the very high winds forecast, a decision has been made to cancel the Draycote Dash this weekend. It will now be hosted on the 4th & 5th January with details to be sent out in due course. AGM follow-up The minutes and slides from the recent AGM are now online…

3 weeks to go! Online entry has been open for a couple of weeks now and the numbers are steadily creeping up but there are just 12 Draycote entries so far. Entry closes on 19th November and there is no late entry option so don’t leave it to the last minute! We also have one…

Entry Now Open! Online entries are coming in now though with only one Draycote sailor so far! Remember that Draycote members get a discounted rate for the Dash event… Online Entry Dash NOR Helpers still needed… Thank you to everyone who has volunteered so far, we need a few more helpers on either/both days please.…

Winter Race Series Changes Following lots of discussion at the recent Fleet Captains meetings, and in recognition of growth in some fleets, changes have been made to both the race starts and race sheets with the aim of creating a better overall racing experience. The changes will take effect from the start of the Winter…

The new edition of our Unshackled magazine is out now with all the latest info and updates of what our Club and members have been up to. There’s the SailJuice series update, Commodore’s Cup & Honorary Members write ups, and a behind -the-scenes parent’s perspective of taking your child to an international event, and more!…

The Dinghy Show also saw our Club and members being awarded for their successes in the Fernhurst Books Selden SailJuice Series. DWSC won the prize of Top Club, Richard Botting landed 3rd palace in the 31-60 age category (out of 208), and Imogen Wade won First Lady, First Youth with Hugo Valentine, and 5th place…

We are thrilled to have been awarded the RYA Young Person’s Club of the Year and Overall Club of the Year in recognition of all our hard work in introducing new and young sailors to the sport and also developing an excellent pathway into racing. We must give thanks to Jon Hughes & volunteers for…

It is with great sadness that we have to announce the passing of Peter Burfield, just a few weeks shy of his 87th birthday, Pete had not been well for quite a long while but until very recently he had enjoyed coming to the Club for a bite to eat and a chat with his…