HRH The Princess Royal Helps Draycote Water Sailing Club’s Celebrate 50th Anniversary
HRH The Princess Royal made a special visit to Draycote Water Sailing Club to help the club celebrate its 50th Anniversary. In her capacity as President of sailing’s national body, the Royal Yachting Association (RYA), Princess Anne was welcomed to the club, along with RYA Chief Executive, Sarah Treseder, by Commodore, Jeremy Atkins. Officers and […]
Beginner’s Insight to Sailing
Having completed my first year of university, I wanted to do something adventurous before heading back home. With a few quick searches on Google, I came across Draycote Water Sailing Club (DWSC) and realised – what better way to spend my summer than by learning a new skill? Windsurfing? Powerboating? Nope. I was going to […]
Midlands Race Prizes & NOR
Lexus Coventry are sponsoring our prizes for tomorrow’s Midlands Champion’s Race and we have a fab selection for you! All entrants who complete the race will be entered and names will be drawn out at prize giving to win one of the following: £40 Miller & Carter Steakhouse voucher Cream Tea for 2 at Coombe […]
Father’s Day Gift Vouchers
Taster Session Gift Vouchers for sailing or windsurfing make the perfect gift for Dad’s looking to try a new experience. 2 hours with an instructor to learn the basics and get a taste for a new sport. All the kit/equipment is provided. Book online HERE
Sunday Sailing Improver Group
Great improver session on Sunday, everyone sailed really well and managed to keep there boats as flat as possible. We started with a nice 12 knots then after we launched it reached around 20 knots but was great to see everyone enjoying themselves on the water.
6 in 60 ~ Get Racing
Sunday morning saw a group of 15 boats with 17 sailors having a go at our 6 in 60 session. Aimed at any sailor who’d like to join in club racing but wants to practice, pick up the lingo and understand race sequences. Our coaches were alongside in powerboats with advice and support. 6 short […]
School Holiday Sailing Courses
Looking for an exciting activity for the school holidays? For our beginner course, they don’t need any prior experience as our qualified instructors will start from the very basics covering RYA level 1 and working towards level 2. There’s only 3 places left on our half Term Beginner course so book quickly to avoid missing […]
Midland’s Champions Race
NOR is HERE! Don’t miss out on your Free race entry tickets for our Midlands Champions Race on Saturday 22nd June. A 150 boat limit has been set so enter now to be sure not to miss out on a great day of racing with evening entertainment. This is a family occasion to celebrate 50 […]
Change to 3rd Race Timings
The 3rd race on Sunday’s has been changed to start not before 3pm. This is to reduce the waiting after the 2nd race and hopefully encourage more participation.
Improver Groups & ‘6 in 60’
The Improver Groups have been going really well so far which is great to see and ‘6 in 60’ was good apart from the lack of wind but the racing was great. ‘6 in 60’ is our new monthly event to get sailors into racing as we know joining the main club racing can be […]