February News
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 […]
January Newsletter
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 […]
Christmas News
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 […]
November News
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 […]
Mid November News
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 […]
AGM & Commodore’s Cup
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.
Update on STW Dam Works
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 […]
Autumn & Winter Events
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 […]
AGM 2022
Dear Member, Our AGM will be held at the Club on Wednesday 2nd November. It is your opportunity to hear about the state of the Club from the Committee and raise questions with them (although you can also do that any day of the year!).The meeting will commence at 7.30pm with the bar open and registration […]
Autumn News
Club Improvements Solar Panels As the busy summer training season comes to a close we can turn to jobs and tasks around the Club. The big project for this winter will be the installation of around 80 solar panels on the Clubhouse roof to help minimise the impact of rising energy costs. Subject to the […]