I am sure you were all as delighted as we were to hear the government’s plans for a slow exit

In our last newsletter we mentioned that we would be furloughing staff. Dave, Matt and Rebecca are now on part-time

LATEST COVID-19 REGULATIONS & GUIDANCE The RYA have issued their latest guidance and it can be found HERE The Club remains

See our COVID page for details of the Club reopening plans following the November lockdown. Sunday Racing & Events Sunday

It was with regret that, on publication of the latest Covid-19 legislation, we had to take the decision to close

Each year at the AGM, our Committee awards The Commodore’s Cup to a member who they feel has significantly contributed

Pre-registration for the Selden SailJuice Winter Series is now open – click HERE ‘Making the Seldén SailJuice Winter Series work in

The AGM & Committee Don’t forget that 4th November sees our AGM and Committee elections. Committee nominations close tomorrow (Wednesday 21st October)

Well summer is now officially over (at least for those who race)!  Sunday 18th October was the last day of the

Dear Member, It has been fantastic to see good use of the Club and great turnouts over recent weeks and

Following the introduction of the new regulations concerning gatherings we have reviewed what we, as a Club need to do.

Dear Member, One of the many consequences of the current Covid-19 crisis has been to make General Meetings of an organisation

Draycote Academy dates for 2020/2021 winter training season for the first set of optimist, topper, laser (4.7 & radial) are

A date has now been set for the Sir C Barratt Pursuit race which was originally in April but had

Dear Member Thank you for your support as we have sought to open up the Club as we gradually move

Despite the best efforts of Covid-19 to restrict us, it has been great to see such a lot of activity

Phase 4 Opening It has been fantastic to see so many boats on the water in our first Wednesday evening

As three of our Pursuit Races in April and May were cancelled due to Covid-19, the Committee have decided to

Dear Member, Q&A For MembersHaving gone through several phases of the reopening plan, we are inviting members to join us

It has been great to see so many members benefit from the changes we have recently introduced allowing double-handed sailors

Dear Member, It has been great to see our members using the water again and we will continue to cautiously

As formal Club racing is still on hold, why not race against the clock – and against each other in

The Committee have agreed that we can now move to Phase 2 of reopening the Club. Please see the links

This week’s Committee Focus turns to one of our newest Committee members, Robin Warren… How did you get into sailing?

Over on Facebook, there has been a Sunday Racing Rules series. the first 4 episodes were added to our website

Following the Government’s announcements of Sunday and Monday there is still some doubt as to the status of Sailing Clubs.

For this week’s Committee Focus, we hear from our Rear Commodore House, Christine Silver… How did you get into sailing?

Over on Facebook, there has been a Sunday Racing Rules series. Here are the first three episodes so far… During

This week we hear from our long-standing and humorous Treasurer, Rodger Webb. How did you get into sailing? I am

Part three of our Committee Focus introduces our Vice-Commodore (and Menagerie Fleet Captain), Ian Macwhinnie… How did you get into

This week we’re focusing on Will Whittaker, who has been on the committee for 8 years and holds ths post

One of the items of feedback we’ve received is that some/many club members don’t feel that they know who makes

Membership renewal is a bit different this year with the current situation, hopefully this information will be helpful to you:

We would like to thank our members who sailed over the weekend who acted responsibly by socially distancing, however today

Dear Club Member Some people have asked if we, as a Club, will be suspending our membership fees when there

Dear Members, After waiting on the advice from the RYA and reviewing the latest guidance from the Government, with regards

Dear DWSC Members As you all know, the Covid-19 situation is evolving rapidly and has significant implications for your sailing

Join us for the new series of Pursuit Races to find the club champion! Plus, we’ll be serving a roast

We know of several members who are either looking to crew with experienced helms, want to try new boats, or

A write up of last weekends open meeting by Ed Tuite Dalton is at: https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/225647/Sprint-15-TT-at-Draycote?source=twitter&fbclid=IwAR0_F6yF-CpsO1sQ4HtMC3AnI1YCN-HTQqZWOfxgBdQYAI5E-oh73JrBMxc And some short footage was

Join us for a free afternoon of fun and excitement at our annual Club Christmas Party. This family event is

Join us for a free afternoon of fun and excitement at our annual Club Christmas Party. This family event is

DRAYCOTE DASH Thanks goes to all of the volunteers for running this event over the weekend, and especially to Jeremy

Draycote Water Sailing Club are thrilled to be a finalist in the RYA Yachts & Yachting ‘Club of the Year’

Join us for an afternoon of fun and excitement at our annual Club Christmas Party. This family event is open

The last 2 Pursuit Races of the series are coming up. Boxing Day – ‘Brass Monkey’ PursuitDatum 11.30amJoin us in

There are just a few days left to enter for the Draycote Dash.  Sunday 17th November is the last date

Draycote Dash – Entry closes this Sunday – 17th November There are only 11 Draycote entries from a total of 60 boats

Full report available HERE 60 boats from the Aero family (5,7 &9) turned up today for their End of Season

The AGM was well attended on Wednesday night – thank you so much to all those that came. But inevitably

We will be observing a minute silence at 11am on Sunday 10th November. Club racing will be slightly delayed and

Bar open from 7.00pm – AGM starts at 7.30pm The nominations for the Committee have closed and with only one

The latest news from the Club for November…   Draycote Dash entry is now open online HERE We have almost filled

We’ve noticed that there are quite a lot of upcoming duties that haven’t been responded to. Please take a moment