We are delighted to announce that our President since 1998, Harry Sayers, has been awarded an RYA Lifetime Achievement Award

COVID CONSCIOUS In the light of the current relaxation of restrictions, we’ve taken down all the Covid signage at the

As summer comes to a close we near the end of our training courses and sailing groups.  Winter training sessions

WEDNESDAY RACE STARTS This coming Wednesday 25th August and 1st September are the last 2 dates of the summer series

It is with immense sadness I report the sudden but peaceful passing away of my father, Terry Pye on 16th

Club development plan update, upcoming pursuit race and autumn dates for the diary

Covid law changes from July 19th and how it will impact our Club

All the latest Club and Youth and Junior news for June

Wet bar reopening, Sprint 15 TT opening meeting, Pursuit race winners

Calling all women! Come along on Monday evenings from 5.30pm

Dear Member We have, finally, reached Step 3 in the government’s roadmap out of lockdown! The committee has agreed significant

As we prepare to reopen our bar and wetbar we are looking for staff to work with us. Please send

MEMBERSHIP RENEWALJust a reminder that membership renewal has been delayed until 1st June.  We will be sending out specific reminder

Dear Member How wonderful it was to open the Club site on 29th March and welcome our members back! There was

It was great to see the club busy again yesterday as lovely weather welcomed our reopening.  We had 25 windsurfers,

CLUB REOPENING – 29TH MARCH It’s less than a week to go until we can welcome you back to the

Dear Member, We are very excited that, in less than 2 weeks (assuming the government does not introduce any delays)

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